Johnny Powers

Last updated: April 28, 2014

NWA (Buffalo) United States Tag Team titles w/Moose Cholak defeating Doc & Mike Gallagher (January 23, 1969);
NWA (Ohio/Buffalo) North American Heavyweight title defeating Bulldog Brower (May ??, 1969);
NWA (Buffalo) United States Tag Team titles w/Great Igor defeating Doc & Mike Gallagher (November 27, 1969);
NWF (National Wrestling Federation) Heavyweight title defeating Freddie Blassie (????, 1970);
NWA (Ohio/Buffalo) North American Heavyweight title defeating Bulldog Brower (????, 1970);
NWF (National Wrestling Federation) North American Heavyweight title defeating Waldo Von Erich (October ??, 1971);
NWF (National Wrestling Federation) North American Heavyweight title defeating Johnny Valentine (????, 1972);
NWF (National Wrestling Federation) North American Heavyweight title defeating J.B Psycho (????, 1973);
NWF (National Wrestling Federation)World Tag Team titles w/Jacques Rougeau Sr. defeating Reginald & Hartford Love [Tournament] (????, 1973);
NWF (National Wrestling Federation) Heavyweight title defeating Johnny Valentine (????, 1973);
NWF (National Wrestling Federation) North American Heavyweight title defeating Karl Von Krupp (February 3, 1973);
NWF (National Wrestling Federation) North American Heavyweight title defeating Eric the Animal (May 16, 1973);
NWA (Los Angeles/Japan) North American Tag Team titles w/Pat Patterson defeating ?????? (August ??, 1973);
NWF (National Wrestling Federation) North American Heavyweight title defeating ????? (January ??, 1979);

Johnny Powers first got involved in pro wrestling at age 17 in Michigan..
1963: Johnny Powers (age 20) formally turned pro in Detroit and wrestled Ivan Kalmikoff..
1965: Johnny Powers briefly turned heel and was managed by Bobby Davis, who once managed Buddy Rogers..
Johnny Powers dyed his hair blond and wrestled as Johnny Powers, the Golden Adonis..
Early 70s: Johnny Powers was the NWF World champion in the Buffalo-Cleveland territory..
Johnny Powers turned heel, betraying The Cat Ernie Ladd..
Johnny Powers became well-known in Japan after being brought in by Antonio Inoki in the mid-1970s..
1973: Johnny Powers & Pat Patterson were billed as NWA North American tag champs for the tour of Japan..
1973: Johnny Powers was defeated by Antonio Inoki for the NWF World title on this tour..
Late 70s: Johnny Powers wrestled as North American champion in the New Japan promotion..
1982: Johnny Powers retired from wrestling, but returned a year later for a series of matches with the proceeds donated to charity..
Johnny Powers’ fighting career included 5,007 fights in 27 countries in which he won over 3,000 of those fights..
Johnny Powers is now a businessman in Ontario and heads a media and technology solutions company in Toronto..