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Maurice Tillet (French: [mɔʁis tije]; 23 October 1903 – 4 September 1954) was a Russian-French professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, The French Angel/The Angel. Tillet was a leading box office draw in the early 1940s and was twice World Heavyweight Champion in the American Wrestling Association run by Paul Bowser in Boston .
Mar 15, 2024 · Picryl Maurice Tillet wrestled as the “French Angel” throughout the 1940s. But by the time he’d scored his second World Heavyweight Championship title, Maurice Tillet — who was being billed as “The Ugliest Man in Wrestling” — several “Angel” imitators had begun cropping up, diluting his brand.
Feb 6, 2020 · Newsreel (silent) - The ugliest wrestler in the world, Maurice Tillet nicknamed “The French Angel”, downs a California wrestler (grappler) with a body slam to win wrestling match in Toronto,...
When he migrated to the United States, he became better known as the ‘French Angel,’ and he drew crowds in because of his unique appearance and skill. In the 1940s in Boston, under promoter Paul Bowser, Tillet became a main eventer who drew large audiences in.
Jul 6, 2023 · It’s a bust of Maurice Tillet, a professional wrestler known as The French Angel. All its features are distended beyond normal human scale: the forehead beetles, the nose protrudes, the jaw...
For an uninterrupted span of 19 months, Tillet, under the ring name “The French Angel,” reigned supreme, seizing the AWA World Heavyweight Champion title in May 1940—a distinction he held for over two years. In 1942, he secured the World Heavyweight Championship in Montreal, Canada.
Jun 27, 2024 · Renamed ‘The French Angel and often called the ‘freak ogre of the ring’, Maurice was a great success finishing off adversaries with his patented Bear Hug. On August 1, 1944 The French Angel defeated Steve ‘Crusher’ Casey for the American Wrestling Association World Championship.
Maurice Tillet, better known by his Professional wrestling name, "The French Angel". Maurice was born in St. Petersburg, Russia on October 23, 1903 of French parents. His father was an engineer involved in the construction of the Trans-Siberian railroad and his mother was a teacher of languages.
Nov 1, 2020 · It’s 1940 in Boston, MA and stepping into the ring for the night’s main event was a wrestler that appeared to be more ogre than man. He is introduced as “The French Angel”.
Maurice Tillet (October 23, 1903 – September 4, 1954) was a Russian-born French professional wrestler known as The French Angel. Tillet was a leading box office draw in the early 1940s and was twice recognized world heavyweight champion by the American Wrestling Association run by Paul Bowser in Boston.
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