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Birth name
  
Jimmy Saied Wehba

Debut
  
1963

Billed height
  
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)

Name
  
Skandor Akbar


Billed weight
  
232 lb (105 kg)

Role
  
Professional wrestler

Trained by
  
Jimmy Young

Retired
  
2009

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Born
  
September 29, 1934Vernon, Texas (
1934-09-29
)

Ring name(s)
  
Jimmy WehbaSkandor AkbarWildman Wehba

Died
  
August 20, 2010, Garland, Texas, United States

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Jimmy Saied Wehba (September 29, 1934 – August 19, 2010) was a professional wrestler and manager better known by his ring name Skandor Akbar, which translates as "Alexander the Great". Akbar led the villainous stable Devastation, Inc. in Bill Watts's Universal Wrestling Federation during the promotion's heyday in the 1980s, as well as other regional territories, including World Class Championship Wrestling and the Global Wrestling Federation.

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Singles wrestler

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Akbar started out as a professional wrestler in 1963 as Jimmy Wehba. He changed his name to Skandor Akbar at the suggestion of Fritz Von Erich in 1966 in order to sound more Arabic. Akbar teamed with Danny Hodge and eventually turned on him, starting a feud. Akbar joined the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) for a brief run in the late 1970s and was managed by Freddie Blassie.

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Akbar also worked as a face in the Australian World Championship Wrestling territory for a season in the mid 1970s feuding mainly with The Great Mephisto.

Manager

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Akbar retired from active wrestling in 1977 and became a villainous manager in with the Texas area territory . He always calling his stables "Akbars Army" N.W.A.'s Mid-South Wrestling for Bill Watts before it became UWF & "Devastation, Inc." in National Wrestling Alliance Texas Territory World Class Championship Wrestling for Fritz Von Erich ran from Dallas Texas But most famously in World Class Championship Wrestling, In 1991 the World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico. Akbar smoked cigars at ringside, harassed the fans during his protégés' matches, and occasionally threw fireballs at unsuspecting opponents.

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In 1994, Akbar briefly managed Kevin Von Erich as a fan favorite in the Global Wrestling Federation. Eventually, though, he turned on Von Erich only weeks before Von Erich decided to retire for good. Akbar also managed Toni Adams for a short time in the GWF.

Retirement

After his semi-retirement, Akbar still made frequent appearances on the independent circuit, while also training wrestlers. He appeared on both the Heroes of World Class and Triumph and Tragedies of World Class retrospective documentaries, released in 2005 and 2007, respectively.

From 2008 to 2010, he appeared as a manager in the Dallas-based Wrecking Ball Wrestling promotion.

Personal life

Often billed from Lebanon, Syria or Saudi Arabia, his father actually was from Lebanon, and his mother, Mary, had Arab roots as well, though she too was born in Texas. With two older sisters, he was the youngest of the family. On August 19, 2010 it was reported that Wehba had died from prostate cancer. Wehba was Catholic.

In wrestling

  • Signature move
  • Camel clutch
  • Wrestlers managed
  • Championships and accomplishments

  • Cauliflower Alley Club
  • Gulf Coast/CAC Honoree (2006)
  • Mid-South Sports
  • NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship (1 time) with Ox Baker
  • NWA Macon Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Buddy Colt (1) and Rocket Monroe (1)
  • IHW Entertainment Hall of Fame
  • 2011 inductee
  • NWA Tri-State
  • NWA Tri-State North American Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Tri-State version) (1 time) - with Danny Hodge
  • World Championship Wrestling (Australia)
  • NWA Austra-Asian Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • NWA Austra-Asian Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with George Gouliovas
  • Wrecking Ball Wrestling
  • Manager of the Year (2009–2010)
  • References

    Skandor Akbar Wikipedia