The Pink Assassin
| Born | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
|---|---|
| Residence | Massachusetts |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) |
The Pink Assassin Bob Van Winkle Rob Van Winkle The Wrestling School Dropout |
| Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Billed weight | 231 lb (105 kg) |
| Billed from | Fire Island, New York |
| Debut | 1984 |
| Retired | 2001 |
Robert "Bob" Shoup, better known by his ring name The Pink Assassin, is an American retired professional wrestler and manager. He was best known for his time in International Championship Wrestling where he feuded with "Jumping" Joe Savoldi and Robbie Ellis over the ICW Junior Heavyweight Championship during the 1980s.
Shoup later moved on to the Century Wrestling Alliance where he became one of the promotion's biggest stars. During his tenure with the company, he won the CWA Cruiserweight Championship two times. After his retirement in 2001, Shoup managed a number of wrestlers on the Northeastern independent circuit including, most notably, Ox Baker's Army in the Millennium Wrestling Federation. From 2006 to 2008, he appeared at several charity wrestling shows for Power League Wrestling.
Shoup made his pro debut in 1984. He spent the first few years wrestling as Bob Van Winkle or Rob Van Winkle. In June 1984, Shoup was defeated by Len Kruger in a tournament final for the New England Wrestling Alliance's light heavyweight championship in Thomaston, Maine. Within two years, Shoup was working as a preliminary wrestler for the World Wrestling Federation. He teamed with Jim Powers against Big John Studd and Hercules (with Bobby Heenan and Freddie Blassie) on the May 12th edition of WWF Championship Wrestling.
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