Jerry Allen
For the former NFL football player and running back for the Washington Redskins & Baltimore Colts, see Jerry Allen (football)
| Jerry Allen | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Gerald S. Arotsky |
| Born | September 25th, 1962 New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | December 19th, 1995 (Aged 33) New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Heart Attack |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Jerry Allen Jerry O Jerry Oske Jerry Arotsky The Invader |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 (188 cm) |
| Billed weight | 254 lb (115 kg) |
| Billed from | New Haven, Connecticut Hartford, Connecticut |
| Trained by | Killer Kowalski |
| Debut | 1982 |
| Retired | 1989 |
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Jerry Allen (wrestler)
Gerald S. Arotsky (September 25th, 1962 - December 19th, 1995) Better known by his ring name Jerry Allen was an American professional wrestler.
Allen also competed in other sports such as football, baseball, and amateur wrestling before becoming a professional wrestler.
He is best known for competing in various North American wrestling promotions during the 1980s, most notably the World Wrestling Federation.
Professional wrestling career
World Wrestling Federation (1982 - 1983)
After training with Walter Killer Kowalski, Jerry Allen would begin his pro-wrestling career, he would start his pro-wrestling career with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) where he would be used as a jobber.
Allen's first match was against Buddy Rose on October 26th, 1982 on WWF Championship Wrestling which he lost. Allen wrestled two more matches that night, one against Don Muraco and the other against Ray Stevens, which he lost both matches.
The next night Jerry Allen would lose in a match against Swede Hanson on October 27th 1982. Jerry Allen would continue to wrestle for the WWF for the next several months, he would also lose to the Wild Samoans, Big John Studd, Mr. Fuji, Iron Mike Sharpe, Baron Mikel Scicluna, and Superstar Billy Graham.
While during the middle of his WWF run, Jerry Allen would wrestle in Canada specifically International Wrestling only wrestling two matches, one against Tito Senza and the other being a tag team, with teaming Antonino Ricco facing Gillies Poisson & The Hangman, however he was unsuccessful in both bouts.
After his first WWF run ended in May 1983, Allen would begin wrestling under a mask wrestling as "The Invader" in the CWA Memphis promotion and was unsuccessful at picking up wins against everyone he faced, this run was short lived, however.
Pacific Northwest Wrestling (1983 - 1984)
In late 1983, Jerry Allen would begin wrestling for Sandy Barr's Pacific Northwest Wrestling, while still using the Jerry O moniker Allen would have the opportunity to wrestle a household name such as Billy Jack Haynes on a few occasions. Even though Allen wasn't used as a main-event player or had any major storyline feuds during his time with PNW, Allen got a chance to defeat Dynamite Kid and Matt Borne who were also household names for PNW.
Universal Wrestling Federation (1984)
In the summer of 1984, Jerry Allen would try his hand across seas and began wrestling in the short-lived Japanese promotion Universal Wrestling Federation where would defeat Rambo on September 11th, 1984. Allen would also have the opportunity to wrestle the original Tiger Mask on a few occasions.
Southwest Championship Wrestling (1984)
In late 1984, Jerry Allen would wrestle for Joe Blanchard's Southwest Championship Wrestling where he would pick up the tag team titles with "Cowboy" Rick Casey defeating The Fabolous Blonde (Eric Embry & Dan Greer). Allen would also beat Leo Bruke in a Loser Leaves Town match but would lose against Killer Tim Brooks in another match.
Continental Wrestling Association (1985)
In 1985, Allen would have his biggest break and most successful run with Jerry Jarrett's Continental Wrestling Association wrestling under the moniker "Jerry Oske" during his tenure with the CWA, Allen would pick up his biggest victory over "Macho Man" Randy Savage for the AWA southern heavyweight title on May 7th, 1985 in the Louisville Gardens in Louisville, Kentucky, but would drop the belt back to Savage a few days later.
After dropping the belt back to Savage, Allen would team with Tojo Yamamoto on a few occasions and the duo would challenge The Pretty Young Things (Koko B. Ware & Norvell Austin) for the AWA southern tag team titles but were unsuccessful.
Jerry Allen would participate in a tag team title tournament with the Jay Youngblood and would beat Gino Della Serra & Les Freeman, but the pair would lose in the semifinals against Billy Joe Travis & Ron Sexton
Allen would spend the next several months wrestling Lanny Poffo, Mike Sharpe, Eddie Gilbert, Tommy Gilbert, and The Spoiler before leaving the CWA in the summer of 1985.
American Wrestling Association (1985)
Later in 1985, Jerry Allen would wrestle for Verne Gagne's American Wrestling Assocation being used as a jobber losing to names such as Curt Hennig, Scott Hall, Bill Irwin and Scott Irwin, but would pick up a few wins against Kamala and Stan Hansen, Allen would also participate in a few battle royales during his tenure with the AWA.
World Class Championship Wrestling (1986)
In 1986, Jerry Allen started a new journey with the World Class Championship Wrestling promotion, again being used as a jobber with having very few wins. Allen would wrestle and lose to The Great Kabuki at the WCWA 3rd Von Erich Memorial Parade Of Champions. He would also lose to Brickhouse Brown, Steve Regal, and Blackjack Mulligan
Return to World Wrestling Federation (1986 - 1988)
In fall of 1986, Jerry Allen would return to Vince McMahon's World Wrestling Federation, this time being used as an enhancement talent and would work a full-time schedule for WWF during the next several years. Allen would team up with Don Diggers in a losing effort against The Dream Team (Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine) on the October 5th, 1986, Wrestling Challenge episode, this being Allen's first WWF match since May 1983.
Allen's first televised win was against Tiger Chung Lee by reversing a powerslam into a small package for victory, this win occurred on the October 13th, 1986, episode of Prime-Time wrestling in the Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Canada
Shortly afterwards Jerry Allen would pick up more wins against lower-level wrestlers during the next several months, Jerry Allen would finish the year 1986 in a match against fellow babyface enhancement talent Scott McGhee which ended in a draw on December 30th, 1986.
Jerry Allen would begin the year 1987 have a string of wins against Steve Lombardi on the house show loop, Allen would also team with Sivi Afi in a losing effort against the original Demolition that included Randy Colley (Moondog Rex) in January 1987.
On the February 2nd, 1987, episode of Prime-Time wrestling, Jerry Allen would make his Madison Square Garden debut in a rematch against Tiger Chung Lee but would lose this encounter. That same month, Jerry Allen would lose to his former CWA colleague Randy Savage who infamously kept his entrance gear on during the match and beat Allen in-under 30 seconds.
Also in early 1987, Jerry Allen formed a short-live tag team with Danny Spivey after Mike Rotundo left the WWF in February 1987. The pair would mainly wrestle against Demolition, and also wrestled against The Dream Team, Hart Foundation and Bob Orton Jr. & Don Muraco. Jerry Allen & Danny Spivey would wrestle at the Frank Tunney Sr. Memorial Tag Team Tournament in Toronto, Canada on March 15th, 1987, in a losing effort against the Can-Am Connection in the first round, the teaming of Jerry Allen & Danny Spivey would split up shortly after as Danny Spivey would disappear from the WWF for a few months.
Jerry Allen would spend the rest of 1987 losing to Ron Bass, Dino Bravo, Rick Rude, Hercules, and other various heels, but would also beat lower-level heels in the opening matches on the house show loop.
Jerry Allen would also frequently team up with fellow jobbers Lanny Poffo and Scott Casey, again on house shows during the summer of 1987, but would lose to The Islanders and Demolition in these tag team matches. Jerry Allen would pick up a win against heel jobber Terry Gibbs at the Philadelphia Spectrum on June 20th, 1987.
On July 9th, 1987, in East Rutherford, New Jersey, Jerry Allen would pick up his biggest WWF win by defeating Rick Rude using a sunset flip for the victory.
Jerry Allen would be the first TV opponent of Ted DiBiase in DiBiase's "Million Dollar Man" Moniker on August 15th, 1987.
On August 24th, 1987, Jerry Allen would team up with Scott Hall (The Future Razor Ramon) in a losing effort against Barry Horowitz & Iron Mike Sharpe in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Jerry Allen would also have the opportunity to team up with Chavo Guerrero Sr. on a few occasions were the team mainly wrestled The Shadows (Jose Luis Rivera & Randy Colley) on the house show circuit.
Allen would finish the summer of 87 mainly wrestling against Frenchy Martin, Terry Gibbs, or Iron Mike Sharpe, he would also have a string of losses against Bob Orton Jr.
On November 16th, 1987, Jerry Allen would compete in a major battle royale and was the only enhancement talent competing in that battle royale which was won by Jake Roberts. He would wrestle another match that night losing to Ron Bass.
Jerry Allen would finish the year 1987, by defeating Barry Horowitz on December 30th, 1987.
By 1988, Allen's appearances became more sporadic, he would start the year by defeating Steve Lombardi at a house show, he also wrestled Bad News Brown on several occasions, although Allen would spend several January nights on the west-coast putting over Dino Bravo and Ron Bass. Jerry Allen would have his second biggest WWF win defeating Sika on February 8th, 1988. Jerry Allen would also beat Lucious Johnny V the next night.
By Spring/Summer of 1988, Jerry Allen's appearances became more sporadic as he would end up becoming win-less against Mike Sharpe, Jos Leduc, Curt Hennig, The Blue Blazer & The Conquistador.
Jerry Allen would pick up his final WWF victory in a match against Haku by Disqualification on July 17th, 1988. Jerry Allen's last WWF match was a lost against The Iron Sheik on July 25th, 1988, in Pulaski, New York
Jerry Allen was originally scheduled to wrestle the Big Boss Man at WrestleFest88 on July 31st, 1988, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, but was replaced by Scott Casey.
Later Career, Death & Steroid Controversy (1989 - 1996)
After leaving the WWF in summer of 1988, Jerry Allen would wrestle on the independents and would retire from pro-wrestling in 1989.
Jerry Allen would return to pro-wrestling in early April 1994 wrestling against Judge Dread but lost within a minute.
On Tuesday, December 19th, 1995, in New Haven, Connecticut, Jerry Allen would tragically die from a head injury/heart attack after slipping on black ice and hitting his head on a 1994 Cadillac the day prior, Allen was 33 years old at the time of his death.
In January 1996 Dave Meltzer from the Wrestling Observer Newsletter reported that Allen's name was revealed on a Steroid list that was operated by Dr. Zahorian and that Allen's name was showed on a Fed-Ex list numerous of times for delivering the illegal drug. Other wrestlers that also died in 1995, being Big John Studd and "Hot Stuff" Eddie Gilbert were also on the list.
Personal Life
Jerry Allen spent most of his life in Hartford, Connecticut, despite being billed from New Haven, before he started his wrestling career, Allen would participate in various sports such as baseball, football amateur wrestling. Jerry Allen claimed in an interview with Jerry Lawler that he did a little bit of armature wrestling at Norte Dame High School in West Haven, Connecticut. It was also believed that Allen could've participated in the sport of bodybuilding as well.
Title wins & accomplishments
AWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (1 time - as Jerry Oske)
- SWCW Southwest Tag Team Championship (1 time - as Jerry Oske - with Rick Casey)
See also
References
- Jerry Allen's wrestling record and matches profile at Jerry Allen « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database
- Jerry Allen's wrestling record and matches profile at Jerry Oske - Facts @ Wrestlingdata.com
- WWF - 1982 Results Thehistoryofwwe.com
- WWF - 1983 Results Thehistoryofwwe.com
- WWF - 1986 Results Thehistoryofwwe.com
- WWF - 1987 Results Thehistoryofwwe.com
- WWF - 1988 Results Thehistoryofwwe.com
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