Tex McKenzie

Title History

• NWA (Toronto) Canadian Open Tag Team titles w/ Billy Watson defeating Al and Tiny Mills (January 7, 1954);
• NWA (Calgary) Canadian Tag Team titles w/ Ilio DiPaolo defeating Al and Tiny Mills (November 2, 1954);
• (Vancouver) Northwest Tag Team titles w/Ken Kenneth (November 9, 1955);
• NWA (San Francisco) World Tag Team titles w/ Ramon Torres defeating Mike and Ben Sharpe (September 21, 1957);
• IWA (Australia) World Heavyweight title defeating Killer Kowalski (July 1967);
• IWA (Australia) World Heavyweight title defeating Toru Tanaka (November 15, 1968);
• IWA (Australia) World Tag Team titles w/ Billy White Wolf defeating Spoiler and Waldo Von Erich (April 25, 1969);
• NWA Western States Heavyweight title defeating Dory Funk Sr. (November 13, 1969);
• AWA Midwest Heavyweight title defeating Tarzan Tyler (October 10, 1970);
• NWA Texas Tag Team titles w/Red Bastien (1974);
• NWA (Texas) American Tag Team titles w/ Ken Patera defeating Blackjack Mulligan and Blackjack Lanza (July 22, 1974);
• NWA (Texas) American Tag Team titles w/ Johnny Valentine defeating Blackjack Mulligan and Blackjack Lanza (September 23, 1974);

Career Highlights

• Early 50s: Jack Pfefer launched young Hugh McKenzie’s career as “Goliath” in Texas.
• Tex McKenzie made significant impressions everywhere he went; Australia, Canada, Los Angeles, Buffalo, Amarillo, Detroit etc.
• Tex McKenzie was inducted into the Stampede (Calgary) Wrestling Hall of Fame and Northwest Wrestling Hall of Fame.
• Tex McKenzie designed and built a number of private homes in the Northwestern area of the state of Washington.
• May 31, 2001: Tex McKenzie passed away at the age of 70.
• Tex McKenzie is said to have been stricken with an abdominal aortic aneurysm while on his boat in the waters off Vancouver Island.
• January 1, 3, 1974 – CWF: Tex McKenzie defeated Don Carson.
• January 10, 1974 – CWF: Dusty Rhodes defeated Tex McKenzie to retain the NWA Florida Southern Heavyweight title.
• January 16, 1974 – CWF: Dusty Rhodes defeated Tex McKenzie in a Texas death match.
• January 21, 1974 – CWF: Tex McKenzie & Tom Jones defeated Bob Orton & Dick Slater.
• January 22, 1974 – CWF: Dusty Rhodes defeated Tex McKenzie to retain the NWA Florida Southern Heavyweight title.
• January 23, 1974 – CWF: Tex McKenzie defeated Stan Vachon.
• January 29, 1974 – CWF: Tex McKenzie defeated Bob Orton.
• January 30, 1974 – CWF: Buddy Colt defeated Tex McKenzie to retain the NWA Florida heavyweight title.
• February 6, 1974 – CWF: Ron Fuller & Tex McKenzie defeated Rip Hawk & Tony Romano.
• February 11, 1974 – CWF: Tex McKenzie defeated Karl von Stroheim.
• February 12, 1974 – CWF: Buddy Colt defeated Tex McKenzie to retain the NWA Florida heavyweight title.
• February 13, 1974 – CWF: Tex McKenzie defeated The Jackal.
• March 22, 1974 – WCW: Waldo von Erich defeated Tex McKenzie.
• September 30, 1974 – Big Time Wrestling: Tex McKenzie defeated Blackjack Mulligan.
• January 11, 1975 – BTW: The Sheik defeated Tex McKenzie to retain the NWA Detroit United States Heavyweight title.
• May 6, 1975 – IWA: Tex McKenzie defeated Ron Hill.
• May 9, 1975 – IWA: Tex McKenzie defeated Bruce Swayze.
• May 20, 1975 – IWA: Ivan Koloff defeated Tex McKenzie.
• May 25, 1975 – IWA: Tex McKenzie defeated Rip Hawk.
• June 15, 1975 – IWA: Ernie Ladd defeated Tex McKenzie.
• August 7, 1975 – IWA: Dino Bravo & Tex McKenzie defeated The Love Brothers (Hartford Love & Reginald Love).
• July 27, 1978 – NWA Hollywood: Gama Singh & Tony Rocco defeated Carlos Mata & Goliath.