Juan Kachmanian

Infobox Wrestler
name = Juan Kachmanian
names = Pampero Firpo
Ervan the Armeniancite web|title=Wrestler Profiles: Pampero Firpo|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/p/pampero-firpo.html|accessdate=2008-05-05]
Ivan the Terrible
The Missing Link
The Great Pampero
Wild Bull of the Pampas


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birth_date = April 6, 1930
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resides = San Jose, California
billed = Buenos Aires, Argentina
trainer = Rudy Dusek
debut = 1953
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Juan Kachmanian (born April 6, 1930), better known as Pampero Firpo, is a retired Argentine professional wrestler originally from Buenos Aires.

Having been trained by Rudy Dusek, he made his debut in 1953 and wrestled variously as Ervan the Armenian, Ivan the Terrible, The Missing Link, The Great Pampero and the Wild Bull of the Pampas, as well as his most famous alter-ego of Pampero Firpo (named after the original, Luis Ángel Firpo). An early pioneer of Hardcore wrestling, Kachmanian usually wrestled as a heel, although he would go on to have a run as a face after being fireballedby The Sheik. Other notable feuds in his career would include Nick Bockwinkel, Alberto Madril and Apollo Jalisco.

Amongst the titles he held in his career were the NWA World Tag Team Championship (Texas version), the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Detroit version), the NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship and the NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Championship, as well as being the inaugural holder of the NWA Americas Heavyweight Championship. [ [http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ca/la/hw/ams-h.html N.W.A. Americas Heavyweight Title] ] Using the bear hug and the El Garfio as his signature moves Kachmanian popularized the drawn-out catchphrase 'ohhh yeah!' which would later become associated with Randy Savage. He retired in 1986 and has since worked for the United States Postal Service in San Jose, California.

In wrestling

Finishing and signature moves
*El Garfio

Championships and accomplishments

*Jim Crockett Promotions:*NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (1 time) - with Larry Hamilton

*Mid-Pacific Promotions:*NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Championship (1 time):*NWA Hawaii Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Jim Hady

*NWA Detroit:*NWA United States Heavyweight Championship "(Detroit version)" (3 times)

*NWA Big Time Wrestling:*NWA World Tag Team Championship "(Texas version)" (1 time) - with Tony Borne

*NWA Hollywood Wrestling:*NWA Americas Heavyweight Championship (2 times):*NWA Americas Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Jack Evans

*NWA Southwest Sports:*NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

*Pacific Northwest Wrestling:*NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

*World Wrestling Association:*WWA Americas Heavyweight Championship (1 time, first)

*World Wrestling Council:*WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

References

External links

* [http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/p/pampero-firpo.html Online World of Wrestling profile]