Don Muraco

Don Muraco
Muraco in 1988
Born (1949-09-10) September 10, 1949 (age 75)
Sunset Beach, Hawaii, U.S.
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Aka Oni
Don Muraco[1][2]
Don Morrow[1]
Dr. X
”The Rock” Don Muraco
The Magnificent Muraco[1]
Billed height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)[3]
Billed weight275 lb (125 kg)[3]
Billed fromSunset Beach, Hawaii[3]
Trained byTom Andrews[4]
Steve Bolus[4]
Bulldog Bob Brown[4]
Mr. Fuji[4]
Dean Ho[4]
Lonnie Mayne[4]
Bud Ratelle[4]
Debut1970[4]
Retired2005

Don Muraco (born September 10, 1949) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation from 1981 to 1988, where he held the WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship on two occasions and was crowned the inaugural winner of the King of the Ring tournament in 1985. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2004 and the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2014.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference owow was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Solomon, Brian (2006). WWE Legends. Pocket Books. pp. 214–218. ISBN 978-0-7434-9033-7.
  3. ^ a b c d "Don Muraco". WWE.com. WWE. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i Ward, Marshall (March 28, 2014). "Don Muraco surfs a wave into Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame". Canoe.ca. Quebecor Media. Archived from the original on February 2, 2016. Retrieved December 20, 2015.