WRESTLER PROFILES

	Wrestler: Pat O'Connor Real Name: Patrick J. O'Connor Birthday: August 22, 1924 Hometown: Auckland, New Zealand Marital Status: Height & Weight: 6'0" - 230 lbs Trained by: Debut: Previous Names: Finishing Move: The Piledriver Favorite Moves: Spinning Leg Lock Spinning Arm Lock Rolling Reverse Cradle Notable Feuds: Buddy Rogers [Pat O'Connor Gallery]
MAC (Montreal) International Heavyweight title defeating Killer Kowalski (July 21, 1954); (New Mexico) Rocky Mountain Heavyweight title defeating Reggie Lisowski (Febuary 16, 1954); MAC (Montreal) International Heavyweight title defeating Killer Kowalski (March 9, 1955); NWA (Chicago & Detriot) World Tag Team titles w/Roy McClarty defeating Art Neilson & Crusher Lisowski (March 19, 1955); MWA Ohio Heavyweight title defeating Dick Hutton (September 22, 1955); NWA (Toronto) British Empire Heavyweight title defeating Athol Layton (March 29, 1956); NWA (Toronto) Canadian Open Tag Team titles w/Billy Watson defeating Bill & Ed Miller (May 9, 1957); NWA World Heavyweight title defeating Dick Hutton (January 9, 1959); NWA (Central States) United States Heavyweight title Awarded (August 24, 1961); NWA (Central States) United States Heavyweight title defeating Hans Schmidt (August 16, 1962); NWA Central States Heavyweight title defeating Lee Henning (October ??, 1962); NWA (Central States) World Tag Team titles w/Sonny Myers defeating Bob Geigel & Lee Henning (October 18, 1962); NWA Central States Heavyweight title defeating Lee Henning (November 16, 1962); NWA (Central States) World Tag Team titles w/Tiny Mills defeating The Medics (July 4, 1963); NWA (Central States) North American Tag Team titles w/Sonny Myers defeating Mike Sharpe & Mongolian Stomper (December 19, 1963); NWA (Central States) North American Tag Team titles w/Sonny Myers defeating Bill Miller & Bob Geigal (May 22, 1964); NWA (Central States) United States Heavyweight title defeating Bob Brown (????, 1966); AWA World Tag Team titles w/Wilbur Snyder defeating Chris Markoff & Harley Race (November 10, 1967); WWA (Indianapolis) World Tag Team titles w/Wilbur Snyder defeating Dr. Moto & Mitsu Arakawa (September 24, 1968); NWA Central States Heavyweight title defeating Dick Murdoch (June 20, 1969); NWA (Central States) World Tag Team titles w/Bob Geigel defeating Interns (July 4, 1974); NWA (Central States) World Tag Team titles w/Omar Atlas defeating Interns (August 29, 1974); NWA Central States Tag Team titles w/Bob Brown defeating Pak Song & Takachiho (June 18, 1980); NWA (New Zealand) British Empire Commonwelth Heavyweight title defeating Al Perez (November 4, 1982);
Pat O'Conner is the only New Zealander to ever hold the NWA World Heavyweight title.. 1954: Pat O'Conner defeats Killer Kowalski for the AWA International Heavyweight title.. 1955: Pat O'Conner defeats Killer Kowalski again for his second AWA International title reign.. 1955: Pat O'Conner won the NWA World Tag Team titles with Roy McClarty.. Pat O'Conner held the NWA United States title on 4 separate occasions.. 1957: Pat O'Conner & Whipper Billy Watson won the Canadian Open Tag Team titles.. January 9, 1959: Pat O'Connor defeated Dick Hutton to win the NWA World Heavyweight title.. June 30, 1961: Buddy Rogers defeated Pat O'Conner to win the NWA World title at Comisky Park in Chicago.. 1967: Pat O'Conner won the AWA World Tag titles with Wilbur Snyder.. Pat O'Conner & Wilbur Snyder won the World Wrestling Association Tag Team titles.. Pat O'Connor was co-owner of the NWA Central States territory (Heart Of America Sports) with Bob Geigel and Harley Race.. NWA WrestleWar '89: Pat O'Conner 1 of 3 judges for the Flair vs Steamboat NWA World title match.. August 16, 1990: Pat O'Conner dies at age 65 of cancer..