Ben Bassarab

Ben Bassarab
Birth nameBenjamin Bassarab
Born (1960-03-03) March 3, 1960 (age 64)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Spouse(s)Alison Hart (divorced)[1]
Children2
FamilyHart
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Ben Bassarab
Canadian Lewis[2]
Canadian Louis[3]
Billed height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Billed weight211 lb (96 kg; 15.1 st)
Billed fromPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania[4][5]
Trained byRoss Hart[6]
Stu Hart
Debut1983[7]
Retired1992

Benjamin Bassarab (born March 3, 1960) is a Canadian former bodybuilder[8][9] and professional wrestler, best known for his appearances for Stu Hart's Stampede Wrestling promotion throughout the 1980s.[10] Bassarab is a two time Stampede International Tag Team champion. Wrestling historian Dave Meltzer described Bassarab as a semi-spectacular in-ring performer.[11]

  1. ^ Hart, Diana; McLellan, Kirstie (2001). Under the Mat: Inside Wrestling's Greatest Family. Fenn. p. 64 pp. ISBN 1-55168-256-7.
  2. ^ "Ben Bassarab". cagematch.net.
  3. ^ "Ben Bassarab". cagematch.net.
  4. ^ "RINGSIDE REMEMBRANCES — THE HART DYNASTY". 1wrestling.com. April 14, 2010. Archived from the original on December 25, 2017. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  5. ^ Meltzer, Dave. "The Wrestling Observer's Who's who in Pro Wrestling". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. page 21. (1986)
  6. ^ Hart, Diana; McLellan, Kirstie (2001). Under the Mat: Inside Wrestling's Greatest Family. Fenn. p. 64 pp. ISBN 1-55168-256-7.
  7. ^ "Ben Bassarab". wrestlingdata.com.
  8. ^ Hart, Bret (2007). Hitman: My real life in the cartoon world of wrestling. Ebury Press. p. 122 pp. ISBN 9780091932862.
  9. ^ Heath McCoy (2007). Pain and Passion: The History of Stampede Wrestling. ECWPress. p. 155. ISBN 978-1-55022-787-1.
  10. ^ "Ben Bassarab". Online World Of Wrestling. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
  11. ^ Meltzer, Dave. "The Wrestling Observer's Who's who in Pro Wrestling". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. page 21. (1986)