WRESTLER PROFILES

[Red Bastien Gallery]	Wrestler: Red Bastien Real Name: Rolland Bastein Birthday: January 27, 1931 Hometown: Marital Status: Height: Weight: Trained by: Debut: 1956 Previous Names: Texas Red -masked- (SF & LA) Flying Red Bastein Finishing Move: Favorite Moves: Notable Feuds: Buddy Rose Enrique Vera Ed Wiskwowski Ron Starr Bill Ash John Tolos Notable Feuds: The Guerreros -as Texas Red- Brother Frank Jares Ray Stevens The Vachon Brothers Hans Schnable Johnny Valentine Ernie Dusek
NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles w/Andre Drapp defeating Henry Lenz & Bulldog Curtis (September 25, 1956); NWA Pacific Coast Junior Heavyweight title defeating Kurt Von Poppenheim (January 6, 1957); NWA Texas Junior Heavyweight title defeating Rito Romero (May 27, 1957); NWA (Capitol) United States Tag Team titles w/Lou Bastien defeating Eddie & Jerry Graham (April 2, 1960); NWA (Capitol) United States Tag Team titles w/Lou Bastien defeating Eddie & Jerry Graham (April 23, 1960); NWA (Capitol) United States Tag Team titles w/Lou Bastien defeating Roy Heffernan & Al Costello (August 8, 1960); AWA (Indiana) World Tag Team titles w/Lou Bastien defeating Chris & John Tolos (Febuary 9, 1961); AWA (Indiana) World Tag Team titles w/Lou Bastien defeating Art Nielson & Ray Shire (June 27, 1961); NWA (Vancouver) Canadian Tag Team titles w/Jim Hady defeating ???????? (????, 1965); IWA (Australia) World Tag Team titles w/Mario Milano defeating Karl & Kurt Von Stroheim (July 28, 1967); IWA (Australia) World Tag Team titles w/Mario Milano defeating Killer Kowalski & Skull Murphy (September ??, 1967); IWA (Australia) World Tag Team titles w/Mario Milano defeating Killer Kowalski & Skull Murphy (October 13, 1967); NWA Florida Heavyweight title defeating Johnny Valentine (April 30, 1968); NWA (Florida) Southern Heavyweight title defeating ????????? (July ??, 1968); AWA World Tag Team titles w/Hercules Cortez defeating Butcher & Mad Dog Vachon (May 15, 1971); IWA (Japan) World Tag Team titles w/Bill Howard defeating Rusher Kimura & Thunder Sugiyama (September 7, 1971); NWA Texas Heavyweight title defeating Jose Lothario (March 8, 1972); NWA Texas Tag Team titles w/Billy Red Lyons defeating Mike York & Frank Monte (July 14, 1972); NWA Texas Heavyweight title defeating Great Mephisto (May 28, 1974); NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Heavyweight title defeating Mando Guerrero (July 1, 1977); NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Heavyweight title defeating Chavo Guerrero (September 7, 1977); NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Tag Team titles w/Victor Rivera defeating Goliath & Black Gordman (October 21, 1977);
August 14, 1970 - AWA Comiskey Park: Larry Hennig defeated Red Bastein.. Red Bastien finished off his career as the masked "Texas Red" primarily in California promotions (SF & LA).. ~~~The "Texas Red" gimmick started out as a heel, but quickly turned face.. Red Bastien briefly tried his hand at promoting in the Bay Area after Roy Shire shut down his promotion.. November 11, 2006--Professional Championship Wrestling: Red Bastien received a Lifetime Achievement Award.