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WRESTLER PROFILES
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| Wrestler:
| "Wildman" Dave Mckigney |
| Real Name: |
Gene Dubois |
| Birthday: |
June 9, 1932 |
| Hometown: |
Toronto, Ontario |
| Marital Status: |
Divorced from Lee Gargus
Once Dated Lynn Orser |
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| Debut: |
Early 1950s |
| Previous Names: |
Gene Dubois (debut)
The Bearman
The Wildman
The Canadian Wildman
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Dave McKigney was known for wrestling real life bears, including the famous wrestling bear known as "Terrible Ted"..
~~~July 1978: Dave McKigney accidentally left the bear cage door open, and it resulted in a horrible scene..
~~~The bear went into his house, up the stairs and tragically mauled his girlfriend, Lynn Orser, to death!
~~~All of Dave McKigney's bears were confiscated by the Ontario Humane Society..
Dave McKigney operated a promotion in Southern Ontario and Newfoundland (summer) called "All Star Wrestling"..
Dave McKigney also trained a lot of wrestlers who made their way through the Canadian Independant Circuit..
July 5, 1988: Dave McKigney died in a car accident along with Adrian Adonis & Pat Kelly on the Trans Canada Highway..
Dave McKigney's step-daughter (after he married Lee Gargus) wrestled under the name "Rachel Dubois"..
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