Jerry Blackwell | |
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Born | [1] Stone Mountain, Georgia, U.S. | April 26, 1949
Died | January 22, 1995[1][2] Cumming, Georgia, U.S. | (aged 45)
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Crusher Blackwell[1] Jerry Blackwell[1] Sheik Ayatollah Blackwell[1] The Canadian Bumblebee[1] |
Billed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] |
Billed weight | 474 lb (215 kg)[1] |
Billed from | Stone Mountain, Georgia[2] |
Trained by | Gino Brito[1] |
Debut | 1974[1] |
Retired | 1989 |
Jerry Blackwell (April 26, 1949 – January 22, 1995) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name "Crusher" Jerry Blackwell.[1] Blackwell competed in the 1979 World's Strongest Man contest, but withdrew early in the competition due to an injury.[3] He was a main event star in the American Wrestling Association where he feuded with Mad Dog Vachon, Hulk Hogan, The Crusher, Bruiser Brody and Sheik Adnan Al-Kaissey.