1. Home
  2. Profiles
  3. Ron Hill

Ron Hill


An Interview with
Ron “The Golden Gladiator” Hill

Title History

 

Career Highlights

 

  • Ron “The Golden Gladiator” Hill was Kevin Sullivan’s original trainer in Massachusetts..
  • August 27, 2008: Ron Hill passed away at the age of 73 from complications after hip replacement surgery..

    Rick Hill (Ron’s son) wrote: [My father] picked up gimmick of Cowboy because he worked at a wild west show and they started calling him “Cowboy” when he would show up to wrestle. Finishing moves: He had a variety of them not to be pinned down to only one (pun intended) Favorite moves: Front facelock…..Feuds: Everyone he wrestled… also a lot of promoters…. Title history: World’s Light Heavyweight Champion….. Career highlights: Wrestling the old timers was the greatest time in his career. My father also has a book “When Professional Wrestlers had Cauliflower Ears”

 

Updated:

Trained By

The Old Timers (Crowbars)

Debut

1952

Birthday

August 18, 1935

Hometown

Brockton, Massachusetts

Gender

Height

5"9'

Weight

175 lbs

Finishing Move(s)

Favorite Move(s)

Front Facelock

Notable Feuds

Status