WRESTLER PROFILES

	Wrestler: Ripper Collins Real Name: Roy Lee Albern Birthday: October 8, 1933 Hometown: Originally: Muskogee, Oklahoma Moved to Hawaii Marital Status: Was married to Barbara Baker With two Daughers Height & Weight: Trained by: Debut: Previous Names: "Pretty Boy" Collins "Ravishing" Ripper Collins Finishing Move: Favorite Moves: Notable Feuds: Tor Kamata Beauregaurde Tosh Togo Hans Mortier Dean Ho Karl Gotch Jim hady Eddie Morro Sam Steamboat Ed Francis Billy Robinson Tito Montez Reno & Tio Lars Anderson Notable Feuds: Bearcat Wright Victor Rivera Chief Thundercloud Eddie Sullivan Eddie Marlin Jackie Fargo Logger Larson Jimmy Snuka Eddie Sullivan Chief Jay Clintstock Ray Mendoza Lord Blears Peter Maivia
NWA Hawaii Tag Team titles w/Johnny Barend defeating Bearcat Wright & Luther Lindsay (January 4, 1966); NWA Hawaii Heavyweight title defeating Ron Reed (January 19, 1966); NWA Hawaii Heavyweight title defeating Neff Maivia (October 19, 1966); NWA Hawaii Tag Team titles w/Curtis Iaukea defeating Hans Mortier & Johnny Barend (May 3, 1967); NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight title defeating Tony Borne (May 12, 1967); IWA (Australia) World Heavyweight title defeating Mark Lewin (October ??, 1967); NWA Hawaii Tag Team titles w/Curtis Iaukea defeating Pampero Firpo & Jim Hady (March 15, 1968); NWA Hawaii Tag Team titles w/Curtis Iaukea defeating Peter Maivia & Jim Hady (June 4, 1968); NWA Hawaii Tag Team titles w/Luke Graham defeating Billy White Wolf & Jim Hady (November 6, 1968); NWA Hawaii Tag Team titles w/Buddy Austin defeating Bobby Shane & Nick Bockwinkel (April 16, 1969); NWA Hawaii Tag Team titles w/Curtis Iaukea defeating Karl & Kurt Von Steiger (October 22, 1969); NWA Hawaii Heavyweight title defeating Pampero Firpo (October 29, 1969); NWA Hawaii Heavyweight title defeating Pampero Firpo (Febuary 4, 1970); NWA Hawaii Heavyweight title defeating Sam Steamboat (June 24, 1970); NWA Hawaii Heavyweight title defeating Sam Steamboat (November 4, 1970); NWA Hawaii Heavyweight title defeating Johnny Barend (January 2, 1971); NWA Hawaii Tag Team titles w/Moondog Mayne defeating Ed Francis & Billy Robinson (January 12, 1971); NWA Hawaii Tag Team titles w/Moondog Mayne defeating Steven Little Bear & Suni War Cloud (June 26, 1971); NWA (Los Angeles) Pacific Coast Heavyweight title defeating Ruben Juarez (October 19, 1972); NWA (Los Angeles) Americas Tag Team titles w/Gordon Nelson defeating Tony Rocco & David Morgan (May 4, 1973); NWA Hawaii Tag Team titles w/Ed Francis defeating Peter Maivia & Sam Steamboat (July 25, 1973); NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team titles w/Bull Ramos defeating Al Madril & Jose Gonzales (August 11, 1973); NWA Hawaii Tag Team titles w/Johnny Valentine defeating Peter Maivia & Sam Steamboat (November 28, 1973); NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight title defeating Jimmy Snuka (????, 1974); NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight title defeating Jimmy Snuka (April 13, 1974); SCW Western States Heavyweight title defeating ????????? (????, 1975); Stampede International Tag Team titles w/Bobby Bass defeating Prince Tapu & Lumberjack Luke (????, 1976); Stampede International Tag Team titles w/Don Gagne defeating Jerry & Ed Morrow (Febuary 20, 1976); Stampede International Tag Team titles w/Larry Sharpe defeating Jerry & Ed Morrow (September 24, 1976); NWA Tennessee Tag Team titles w/Luke Graham defeating Chief Thundercloud & Danny Little Bear (May 22, 1977); NWA Alabama Tag Team titles w/Luke Graham defeating Ricky Fields & Ken Lucas (June 3, 1977); NWA (New Zealand) British Empire/Commonwealth Heavyweight title defeating Rick Martel (May 28, 1979); Polynesican Pacific Tag Team titles w/Super Samoan Sakalia defeating ????????? (????, 1980); Polynesican Pacific Tag Team titles w/Big Bad Mike defeating ??????? (????, 1982); NWA Australasian Tag Team titles w/Larry O` Day defeating ?????? (????, 1983);
Roy "Ripper" Collins formed a tag team with Phil "Whipper" Watson known as "The Ripper and the Whipper" in Hawaii.. Ripper Collins teamed often with Mad Dog (Moondog) Mayne and with Luke Graham and held various tag team titles.. "Ravishing" Ripper Collins formed a tag team with "Lucious" Larry Sharpe for Stu Hart's Stampede Wrestling in Calgary.. Ripper Collins was married to ladies wrestler Barbara Baker with two daughters but it was well known that he was homosexual.. November 11, 1991: Ripper Collins died from melanoma (skin cancer) obviously from years of exposure in the Hawaii sun..