Waldo Von Erich
| Waldo Von Erich | |
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| Born |
October 2, 1933 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | July 5, 2009 (aged 75) Kitchener, Ontario, Canada |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Waldo Von Erich The Great Zimm Mr. M El Tigre Wild Man Zim The Great Hornet Blitzkrieg Terror |
| Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Billed weight | 265 lb (120 kg) |
| Trained by | Red Garner |
| Debut | 1950 |
| Retired | 1979 |
Walter Paul Sieber (October 2, 1933 – July 5, 2009) was a Canadian professional wrestler under the ring name Waldo Von Erich. He was billed as the brother of Fritz Von Erich, but was not actually related to Fritz or the rest of the Von Erich family.
Walter Paul Sieber was born in Toronto on October 2, 1933, where he trained as a professional wrestler with Red Garner at a local YMCA. He also was into bodybuilding, swimming, and weight training. Sieber became a professional wrestler at the age of 17.
He began his career in Calgary, wrestling for Stu Hart's Stampede Wrestling. He later met Jack Adkisson (known as Fritz Von Erich, his kayfabe brother), and they held the NWA American Tag Team Championship in 1967. As a von Erich, Sieber's gimmick was that of a German heel. The height of his success was in the 1960s and 1970s.
Sieber, now using the ringname Waldo Von Erich, also had success as a singles wrestler. He worked in singles matches for the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF). As a part of the WWWF, he wrestled Bruno Sammartino for the WWWF Championship in both the 1960s and the 1970s. He was also co-holder of the U.S. Tag Team Championship with Gene Kiniski. After his WWWF run, he continued to have success as a singles and tag team wrestler, holding championships in various promotions. He also had a memorable feud with Tony Atlas in Georgia in the late 1970s. His last sitnt in WWWF was from 1974 to 1975.
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