Fred Curry (wrestler)

Infobox Wrestler
name = Fred Koury, Jr.
names = "Flyin'" Fred Curry
height = height|ft=5|in=11
weight = convert|200|lb|kg|abbr=on|lk=on
birth_date = birth date and age|1943|6|12|mf=ycite web | url = http://www.wrestlingclassics.com/currys/flyingfred.html | title = Fred Curry | publisher = wrestlingclassics.com/currys/.com | accessdate=2008-09-28]
death_date =
birth_place =
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resides =
billed = Hartford, Connecticut
trainer = "Wild Bull" Currycite web | url = http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/f/fred-curry.html | title = Fred Curry's Profile at Online World of Wrestling | publisher = onlineworldofwrestling.com | accessdate=2008-09-28]
debut = 1960s
retired =

Fred Thomas Koury, Jr. (born June 12, 1943) better known by his ring name ”Flyin'” Fred Curry, was an American professional wrestler of Lebanese descent. The son of "Wild Bull" Curry, Fred Koury was one of the most popular stars in the Midwest United States during the 1960s. [Conner, Floyd. "Wrestling's Most Wanted: The Top 10 Book of Pro Wrestling's Outrageous Performers, Punishing Piledrivers and Other Oddities". Dulles, Virginia: Brassey's, 2001. ISBN 1-57488-308-9 (pg. 210)]

Career

In the 1960s, Koury, Jr. took up wrestling under the name "Flyin'" Fred Curry. Unlike his father Fred was a clean cut, high flying face but the two Currys did team on a regular basis especially early in the younger Curry’s career. The two won the NWA International Tag Team Championship in 1964 and held it until 1966 as well as beating Nikolai and Boris Volkoff for the Ohio version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship.

Later in his career Fred Curry struck out on his own more and more trying to get away from his father’s legacy of rule-breaking and violence to establish a legacy of his own. Fred’s attempts to get out of his father’s shadow never caused any problems between the two Currys. cite news | author = Inside Wrestling | title = Fred Curry's Heartbreaking Decision: "I Had to Leave My Father to Restore our Good Name!" | publisher = London Publishing Co. | url= http://www.wrestlingclassics.com/currys/mag4/article4p1.html | date = October 1972 | language = English ]

In December 1972, he defeated Kurt Von Hess and Karl Von Shotz along with Tony Marino to win the Detroit version of NWA World Tag Team Championship. On January 5, 1973, they lost the titles back to Kurt Von Hess and Karl Von Shotz. They received their second Detroit titles on February 2 and lost it back to Kurt Von Hess and Karl Von Shotz on February 18.

A family business

Curry's son Fred III is currently pursuing a career in pro-wrestling and was being trained by Dory Funk, Jr.. Fred III has taken the high-flying style similar to his father. He is currently wrestling in the independent circuit in the Northeastern United States.

In Wrestling

*Finishing Move:*Dropkick

Championships & accomplishments

*NWA Detroit:*NWA World Tag Team Championship "(Detroit version)" (9 times) - with Billy Red Lyons (1), Dan Miller (1), Tony Marino (4), Luis Martinez (1), Bobo Brazil (1), and Hank Miller (1) cite book | author=Royal Duncan & Gary Will | title=Wrestling Title Histories | publisher=Archeus Communications | year=4th Edition 2000 | id=ISBN 0-9698161-5-4 ] [ cite web |url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/mi/nwa/mi-nwa-t.html |title=N.W.A. World Tag Team Title (Detroit) |accessdate= |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year=2003 |month= |format= |work= |publisher=Puroresu Dojo |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ]

*NWA Mid-Pacific Promotions:*NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [ cite web |url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/hi/hi-h.html |title=N.W.A. Hawaii Heavyweight Title |accessdate= |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year=2003 |month= |format= |work= |publisher=Puroresu Dojo |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ]

*Southwest Sports, Inc. | NWA Big Time Wrestling:*NWA Texas Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time) [ cite web |url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tx/tx-j.html |title=N.W.A. Texas Junior Heavyweight Title |accessdate= |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year=2003 |month= |format= |work= |publisher=Puroresu Dojo |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ] :*NWA International Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with "Wild Bull" Curry [ cite web |url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/alljapan/int-t.html |title=N.W.A. International Tag Team Title |accessdate= |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year=2003 |month= |format= |work= |publisher=Puroresu Dojo |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ] :*NWA American Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Fritz Von Erich [ cite web |url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tx/wccw/am-t.html |title=N.W.A. American Tag Team Title |accessdate= |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year=2003 |month= |format= |work= |publisher=Puroresu Dojo |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ]

*Pro Wrestling Illustrated:*PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year (1972)

References

External links

* [http://www.wrestlingclassics.com/currys/ The Curry Family official Website]
* [http://www.geocities.com/percivalafriend/friend010504.htm The Way It Was: Fred Curry]
* [http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/f/fred-curry.html Online World of Wrestling Profile]
* [http://www.bodyslamming.com/other/fredcurry.html Inactive Superstars - Fred Curry]
* [http://www.cagematch.de/?id=2&nr=1996&gimmick=Fred+Curry+Sr. CageMatch.de - Fred Curry Sr.]