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Edward Hugh McDaniel[2] (June 19, 1938 – April 18, 2002) was an American [3] professional football player and professional wrestler better known by his ring name Wahoo McDaniel. He is notable for having held the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship five times.
Jul 29, 2021 · Back in the 1970s, one of the biggest angles in wrestling happened when Greg Valentine broke Wahoo McDaniel's leg on TV. The matches between Valentine and Wahoo were some of the toughest in...
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Apr 25, 2002 · Wahoo McDaniel, who capitalized on his American Indian heritage as a football player and then a professional wrestler, died last Thursday at a hospital in Houston. He was 63.
McDaniel’s name will live on in history books, as well as fans’ memories, thanks to his many accolades, which include five reigns as NWA United States Champion. Wahoo McDaniel's official WWE Hall of Fame profile, featuring bio, exclusive videos, photos, career highlights, classic moments and more.
- 10 Actually Native American
- 9 Started Out as A Football Player
- 8 Had A Rivalry with Superstar Billy Graham
- 7 Renowned For His Toughness
- 6 Was Also Into Golf
- 5 Competed in Football & Wrestling at The Same Time
- 4 “I Broke Wahoo’s Leg”
- 3 The “Table Leg” Match
- 2 The Origin of “Wahoo”
- 1 Decorated NWA & WCW Champion
In the history of pro wrestling, it’s not uncommon for wrestlers portraying identity-based gimmicks to not actually be part of the ethnicity or identity they’re representing. Fans of WWE trivia certainly remember Akeem the African Dream, and when it comes to Native Americans there’s WWE legend Chief Jay Strongbow, who was actually Italian-American,...
Wahoo McDaniel can be counted as one of the many professional football players who ended up making a successful transition to pro wrestling. Playing for the University of Oklahoma Sooners, McDaniel went pro and played for the American Football League’s Houston Oilers and later the Denver Broncos, New York Jets, and the Miami Dolphins. He wasn’t a f...
In the squared circle, Wahoo McDaniel put on countless matches all over America and internationally. Early on his his pro wrestling career, McDaniel found himself wrestling for the American Wrestling Association, where he entered a feud with future WWE Champion Superstar Billy Graham in the early to mid 1970s. RELATED: 10 Backstage Stories About Su...
A linebacker in the NFL, Wahoo McDaniel displayed a serious toughness on the field, so much that some legends of the sport remarked that he was one of the hardest hitters in the league. He brought that toughness to the wrestling ring as well, gaining a notoriety for his toughness in that sport, too. In particular, McDaniel had one of the stiffest c...
Outside of the ring, however, Wahoo McDaniel resorted to another sport for recreation: golf. McDaniel was known to play with some seriously notable names, too, including professional golfer Lee Trevino and baseball player Mickey Mantle. But even his recreation apparently needed to have stakes — McDaniel was also known for gambling, and often wagere...
While he was playing pro football in the 1960s, the pay wasn’t anywhere near what it is today. As a result, Wahoo McDaniel elected to venture into pro wrestlingto make extra money, and received training from Dory Funk Sr., making his debut in 196__. However, McDaniel was able to work double duty, and moved from territory to territory depending on w...
Wahoo McDaniel left football to focus on pro wrestling in 1969, and in 1974 moved from the Texas territory__ to Jim Crockett Promotions, which would later become WCW in the late 1980s. There, he continued his rivalry from Texas with Johnny Valentine, putting on intense matches for the Mid-Atlantic Championship__. In 1977, Valentine’s son Greg enter...
In the 1970s, Wahoo McDaniel also had a big rivalry going on with fellow legendary chopperRic Flair for the Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title, a feud that also resulted in an infamous moment. In one match, action spilled out to ringside, where Flair not only smashed a wooden table over McDaniel, but also swung a table leg at him. Unbeknownst to Flair,...
Fans may be wondering just what the story is behind “Wahoo.” Born Ed McDaniel, the legendary wrestler actually got his name from his father, who was an avid fisherman and was nicknamed “Big Wahoo,” after the wahoo fish. The younger McDaniel took the name as his own, using it as not only his ring name but also his first name in football. Notably, Mc...
When he wasn’t wrestling in the AWA, Wahoo McDaniel was a staple of the National Wrestling Alliance, and wrestled all over the NWA territories. In addition to being a six-time Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion for Jim Crockett Promotions, he also captured some of the big NWA Titles. In particular, he was a four-time NWA World Tag Team Champion as w...
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Wahoo McDaniel was inducted in 1995 into NWA/WCW’s Hall Of Fame at Slamboree. He held the NWF World Tag Titles with Chief White Owl. Wahoo was also lauded when he attended his only Cauliflower Alley Club reunion in 1995 in Tampa, Florida.
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Classic Wahoo Mcdaniel Interview (FULL INTERVIEW) Highspots Wrestling Network. 120K subscribers. Subscribed. 811. 47K views 1 year ago #highspotstv. 47,754 views • Premiered Mar 7, 2023 • # ...
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