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Karl Gotch
(1924/08/03 - 2007/07/28)
| Real Name: | Charles Istaz |
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| He used to wrestle as Karl Krauser, but in '60s, he started using the name "Gotch" after the legendary Frank Gotch. | |
| Nickname in Japan: | God of Pro-Wrestling |
| Birth: | 1924/08/03 in Antwerp, Belgium |
| Debut: | Defeats Addie Palecek in 1950/10 in Belgium (???) |
| Death: | 2007/07/28 in Tampa, Florida |
| First Match in Japan: | 45min time limit draw against Michiaki Yoshimura on 1961/05/01 in Tokyo |
| Last Match: | Defeats Yoshiaki Fujiwara on 1982/01/01 in Tokyo |
| Titles: | AWA World Heavyweight (Ohio) WWA World Tag Team (Los Angeles) WWWF World Tag Team "Real" World Heavyweight (New Japan) |
| **Match Results: | Amateur Records Early Years - 1950's |
| Hall of Fame Inductions: | The Wrestling Observer Newsletter (1996) fj.rec.sports.prowrestling (1996) The Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum (2007) International Wrestling Institute and Museum (2009) |
| Articles: | "Karl Gotch, The Quiet Man, Speaks His Piece" by Bob Leonard The Ring Wrestling, December, 1968 "Dutch Worstelen" by Ruslan C Pashayev June, 2020 |
Many people in Japan consider Karl Gotch as the God of Pro-Wrestling. Trained at Billy Riley's famous "Snake Pit" gym in England, the uncrowned champion of pro-wrestling is remembered as a legendary coach for training many Japanese stars such as Antonio Inoki, Hiro Matsuda, Tatsumi Fujinami, Osamu Kido, Yoshiaki Fujiwara, Satoru Sayama (the legendary Tiger Mask), Masanobu Fuchi, Akira Maeda, and many others.
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