Tony St. Clair
| Tony St. Clair | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 28, 1948 Bolton, England, United Kingdom |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Tony St. Clair |
| Billed height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Billed weight | 111 kg (245 lb) |
| Trained by | Roy St. Clair Terry Downes |
| Debut | 1966 |
| Retired | 2006 |
Tony St. Clair is a English retired professional wrestler. He is well known for his stints in Joint Promotions and All Star Wrestling in the United Kingdom, Catch Wrestling Association in Austria and Germany, and New Japan Pro Wrestling. He is also known as a trainer, with his trainees including "Gentleman" Chris Adams and Osamu Nishimura.
Tony St. Clair was born Anthony St. Clair–Gregory in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, on March 28, 1948. He grew up on professional wrestling, as his father was Francis Gregory. His older brother, Roy St. Clair, alongside Terry Downes, trained Tony, to follow in his father's footsteps.
Tony St. Clair made his debut for Joint Promotions in 1966. At the time, he teamed with his brother Roy St. Clair as The Magnificent Saints. When his brother retired in the late 1970s, he moved into singles competition, and in May 1977, he defeated Gwynn Davies to win his first championship, the British Heavyweight Championship. He held the championship for more than a year, until losing it to Giant Haystacks in November 1978. St. Clair would retaliate by regaining the title for the second time, as Giant Haystacks was disqualified. During his second reign as champion, St. Clair transferred to All Star Wrestling with the championship in 1982.
In 1982, St. Clair moved from Joint Promotions to All Star Wrestling with the British Heavyweight Championship. During that reign, he would win two World Heavyweight Championships between 1982 and 1984, before finally losing the British Heavyweight Championship to Kendo Nagasaki after reigning as champion for nearly a decade. St. Clair regained the title from Nagasaki later that year. In 1989, there were plans to unify All Star Wrestling and Joint Promotions' British Heavyweight titles, pitting St. Clair against Dalbir Singh, but Singh joined All Star Wrestling and renounced his claim to the title, making St. Clair the undisputed British Heavyweight Champion. He reigned as champion until February 1990, when he lost the title to Fit Finlay. During April and May 1991, St. Clair wrestled on the World Wrestling Federation's tour in England. In May 1993, he won the British Heavyweight Championship for the fourth and final time, but vacated the title in 1995. He remained in All Star until 2000.
...
Wikipedia