Bob Geigel

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name= Bob Geigel


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"Texas" Bob Geigel
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Robert Geigel was an American professional wrestling promoter and also a former professional wrestler. Geigel ran the NWA Central States promotion between 1958 and 1986, until it was bought out by Jim Crockett Promotions. He was also president of the National Wrestling Alliance for most of the years 1978 to 1987.

Career

A graduate of the University of Iowa, Geigel was billed as "Texas" Bob Geigel, though he was generally introduced as being from Algona, Iowa. He also wrestled as A-Bomber while working under a mask in Amarillo.

Geigel frequently held tag team championships in his home promotion, holding the NWA Central States World Tag Team Championship four times, [http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/centralstates/nwa/cs-nwa-t.html#world2 NWA World Tag Team Championship (Central States) at Wrestling-Titles.com] ] and the NWA North American Tag Team Championship nine times. [http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/centralstates/nwa/cs-na-t.html NWA North American Tag Team Championship at Wrestling-Titles.com] ] One of Geigel's co-holders of the North America belts was Bill Miller, with whom he also formed an earlier alliance while both were in the AWA territory in the early 1960's. During that time period, Geigel acted as a policeman for Miller who was working under a mask as Mister "M".

Championships and accomplishments

*American Wrestling Association:*AWA Midwest Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Bob "The Viking" Morse.:*AWA World Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Hard Boiled Haggerty (1), Otto von Krupp (1), and Stan "Krusher" Kowalski (1)

*Cauliflower Alley Club:*Art Abrams Lifetime Achievement Award (2007)

*Central States Wrestling:*NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship (6 times):*NWA North American Tag Team Championship "(Central States version)" (9 times) - with Bob Brown (5), Bill Miller (1), Bob "The Viking" Morse (1), The Stomper (1), and Rufus R. Jones (1):*NWA United States Heavyweight Championship "(Central States version)" (2 times):*NWA World Tag Team Championship "(Central States version)" (4 times) - with Rufus R. Jones (2), Akio Sato (1), and Pat O'Connor (1)

*NWA Western States Sports:*NWA North American Heavyweight Championship "(Amarillo version)" (1 time):*NWA Southwest Heavyweight Championship (2 times):*NWA Southwest Tag Team Championship (4 times) - with Dory Funk (2), Mike Gallagher (1), and Boris Kalmikoff (1)

*Other Titles:*North Dakota Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Job Titles

*NWA President (1978 to 1980; 1982 to 1985; 1986 to 1987)
*NWA Central States promoter (1958 to September 1986; February 1987 to 1988)
*NWA St. Louis promoter (1982 to 1986)

Wrestlers Trained

*Bart Sawyer (Steve Stewart)
*Dick Murdoch
*The Equalizer
*Ox Baker (Douglas A. Baker)

References

External links

* [http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/b/bob-geigel.html Profile] at Online World Of Wrestling