Count Bartelli

[Article on Count Bartelli]

Title History

• British Empire/Commonwealth Heavyweight title defeating ??????? (????, 1969);
• British Empire/Commonwealth Heavyweight title defeating Albert Wall (September 2, 1972);
• British Empire/Commonwealth Heavyweight title defeating Hans Streiger (????, 1981);

Career Highlights

• Count Bartelli used to wrestle under a mask before being unmasked by Kendo Nagasaki in March 1966 in the UK..
• ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Count Bartelli wrestled undefeated from 1946-1966 until the defeat to Kendo Nagasaki..
• Count Bartelli is one of only 2 men (the other was Ray Hunter) to hold the British Empire/Commonwealth Heavyweight title 3 times..
• ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~This championship was abandoned on January 18th, 1986 when Count Bartelli retired at the age of 63..
• July 26, 1993 – Count Bartelli passed away at the age of 70