[Gary Albright GALLERY]
Title History
- Stampede International Tag Team titles w/Makhan Singh defeating Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid (December 30, 1988);
- AJPW (All Japan) World Tag Team titles w/Stan Hansen defeating Akira Taue & Toshiaki Kawada (January 24, 1996);
- AJPW (All Japan) World Tag Team titles w/Steve Williams defeating Johnny Ace & Kenta Kobashi (July 25, 1997);
Career Highlights
Stampede Wrestling
- Gary Albright began his career in Calgary Stampede Wrestling for Stu Hart, gaining a lot of experience and exposure..
- Gary Albright wrestled as “Vokhan Singh” and formed an alliance with “Mukhan Singh” billed from Karachi, Pakistan..
- Mukhan & Vokhan Singh defeated the British Bulldogs for the International Tag Team titles..
- Mukhan & Vokhan Singh were defeated by Chris Benoit & Beef Wellington several months later for the titles..
International Experience
- Gary Albright had several tours of South Africa as well as in Carlos Colon’s WWC in Puerto Rico..
- Gary Albright worked on World Championship Wrestling spot shows in Florida from 1989 – 1990..
The UWFi
- August 1991: Gary Albright joined an organization called UWFi, which focused more on shoot style matches..
- May 8, 1992: Gary Albright knocked out Nobuhiko Takada, UWFi’s biggest Japanese star at Yokohama Arena..
- September 1992: Gary Albright lost his rematch with Nobuhiko Takada when he submitted to Takada’s cross arm breaker..
- Gary Albright began to get pushed again in 1994 as part of UWFi’s “Best of the World” tournament..
- ~~~Knocked out Billy Scott and Yoji Anjoh in the first two rounds to advance to a semifinal match with Nobuhiko Takada..
- ~~~June 1994 – Budokan Hall: Gary Albright lost by submission to Nobuhiko Takada..
- Gary Albright also feuded extensively with Big Van Vaderin UWFi..
The Death of Gary Albright
- Friday January 7, 2000: Gary Albright dies tragically in the ring at a WXW Wrestling show in Hazelton, PA..
- ~~~Gary Albright was wrestling Bill ‘Lucifer Grimm’ Owens at the American Legion for a WXW show..
- ~~~World Xtreme Wrestling is promoted by Gary Albright’s father-in-law, Afa Anoai (Wild Samoan)..
- ~~~Gary Albright was was nailed with an Ace Crusher (stunner) and immediately collapsed to the mat..
- ~~~A Coroner stated, that Gary Albright (34) died of cardiac arrest due to an artery disease..