Geeto Mongol | |
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Birth name | Newton Tattrie |
Born | Springhill, Nova Scotia, Canada | July 12, 1931
Died | July 19, 2013 Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S. | (aged 82)
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Black Jack Daniels[1] Geeto Mongol/Geto Mongol The Mongol Mongol #1 Mr. Robust[1] Skunkman[1] Tony Newbury |
Billed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] |
Billed weight | 250 lb (110 kg)[1] |
Billed from | Mongolia |
Trained by | Dave McKigney[2] |
Retired | 1982 |
Newton Tattrie (July 12, 1931 – July 19, 2013) was a Canadian professional wrestler better known by his ring name, Geeto Mongol (also spelled Geto Mongol).
Tattrie started his career in the 1960s working for Stu Hart's Stampede Wrestling promotion out of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. During his career, Tattrie wrestled all over the globe, wrestling for promotions across the United States and Canada, Africa, Japan, Singapore, and Puerto Rico. He also competed in the World Wide Wrestling Federation. He teamed with Josip Peruzovic as The Mongols, and the pair held the WWWF International Tag Team Championship twice. Tattrie later held the title once more while teaming with Johnny DeFazio.