Billed height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Name Bobby Shane | Debut 1963 Billed weight 224 lb (102 kg) | |
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Birth name Robert Lee Schoenberger Born August 25, 1945St. Louis, Missouri ( 1945-08-25 ) Ring name(s) Bobby ShaneBobby SchoenThe Challenger Died February 20, 1975, Tampa, Florida, United States | ||
Jack brisco vs bobby shane florida tv title match championship wrestling from florida tv 1973
Robert "Bob" Schoenberger (August 25, 1945 – February 20, 1975), better known as Bobby Shane, who also wrestled as Bobby Schoen and as The Challenger, was an American professional wrestler known for his time in NWA Florida in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He was a well-known "heel" in the National Wrestling Alliance and considered a future wrestling star at the time of his death.
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- Jack brisco vs bobby shane florida tv title match championship wrestling from florida tv 1973
- Jerry lawler copied bobby shane
- Professional wrestling career
- Death
- In wrestling
- Championships and accomplishments
- References
Jerry lawler copied bobby shane
Professional wrestling career
He started his career in the American Wrestling Association in Minnesota. Eventually winning titles in the Mid-west and Hawaii. By 1968 he went to Georgia where he became popular. In 1970, he was the masked Challenger teaming up with The Professional (Doug Gilbert) winning the NWA Georgia Tag Teams titles in a tournament. Later that year he defeated Nick Bockwinkel for the NWA Georgia Television Championship.
In 1971 he moved the NWA's Florida territory where he became a big name. He won the Florida Southern Heavyweight Championship from George Gaiser, as well as the NWA Florida Television Championship winning it two times from Bob Roop and Tim Woods in 1972. Shane won the NWA Florida Tag Team Championship with Chris Markoff, Bearcat Wright and Gorgeous George, Jr. from 1972–1974. Jack Brisco would have a feud with Shane during his time in Florida. He became known as the "King of Wrestling". In 1974 he went to World Championship Wrestling in Australia and feuded with Mario Milano.
Death
On February 20, 1975, Shane was accompanied by Gary Hart, Austin Idol and Buddy Colt, who was piloting the Cessna 182, when they took off from Opa Locka Airport, located in Miami to Peter O. Knight Airport, located in Tampa. The aircraft crashed into the Tampa Bay following a stall after Colt attempted a go-around. Amidst the crash, the Tampa Police Department retrieved the aircraft from the water where they found Shane's body and announced that Shane had died from drowning. Shane died at 29 years old and the other wrestlers survived with minor and critical injuries.
In wrestling
Championships and accomplishments
