Ken Dunlop
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| Ken Dunlop | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Ken Dunlop |
| Born | November 1960[citation needed] Moe, Victoria, Australia[citation needed] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Ken 'Dazzler' Dunlop, The Red Baron |
| Billed height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[citation needed] |
| Billed weight | 207 lb (94 kg) - 255 lb (116 kg)[citation needed] |
| Trained by | John Schneider, Sam Rossi, Roy Heffernan[citation needed] |
| Debut | 1978[citation needed] |
| Retired | 2000[citation needed] |
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Ken Dunlop (born in Moe, Victoria, Australia November 1960) was an Australian Hall of Fame professional wrestler[1] known as Ken 'Dazzler' Dunlop[2][unreliable source?]and one of the owners of Down Under Wrestling Promotions (later The Australian Wrestling Alliance) from 1991 to 1998.[citation needed]
Dunlop was inducted into the New Age Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2015.[3]
Dunlop released an autobiography titled Dazzler Dunlop - Inside My Squared Circle in November 2021 about his life as an openly-gay professional wrestler in Australia.[4][5] It is the first book written about an Australian professional wrestler's career.[citation needed]
Professional wrestling career[edit]
Early career[edit]
After attending an Australian World Championship Wrestling show at Melbourne Festival Hall in 1977, he was asked by local wrestlers John Schneider and Sam Rossi if he would like to learn professional wrestling.[6][unreliable source?] Dunlop then trained at MB's Gym in North Melbourne (owned by John Schneider, Sam Rossi, and three other wrestlers in Casey Miller, Fred Burger, and Jim Dimeros) and made his wrestling debut aged 17 years old on August 11th, 1978 at Watsonia RSL against Rob Magri.[citation needed]
He spent his first two years wrestling and refereeing in Melbourne for Club Wrestling, The Australian Wrestling Alliance, Australian Championship Wrestling, and Gatto Promotions.[citation needed]
Sydney[edit]
After trialling for Steve Rackman in July 1980[citation needed], Dunlop moved to Sydney that December to further his career. From 1980 to 1991, he worked for Main Event Promotions, Roy Heffernan's International Promotions, World Championship Wrestling, International Wrestling Promotions, All Star Wrestling Promotions, and World Wide Wrestling, wrestling on tours with the likes of Andre the Giant, Don Muraco, Killer Khan, Spiros Arion, Ciclon Negro, Jay Youngblood, and Mark Youngblood. In 1991 he formed Down Under Wrestling Promotions (later The Australian Wrestling Alliance) with Wayne Pickford and Bob Blassie and wrestled and promoted until August 1998.[citation needed]
United Kingdom[edit]
Dunlop wrestled on a tour in the summer of 1992 for Joint Promotions (represented in London by Dale Martin Promotions) and the British Wrestling Federation for Orig Williams with the likes of Shirley Crabtree and Danny Boy Collins.[citation needed]
Personal life[edit]
Dunlop is openly gay.[7] He came out to his family in 1982. Ken is the older brother of Australian professional wrestler Allan Dunlop, who wrestled under the name of Ricky Diamond.[citation needed]
Championships and accomplishments[edit]
Australian wrestling magazine Piledriver named Dunlop Wrestler of The Year four times in its annual awards during the early 1990s, and they also honoured his tag teams with Wayne 'Lofty' Pickford and Ace Fenton.
- 1990: Wrestler of The Year – Dazzler Dunlop; Tag Team of The Year – Dazzler Dunlop & Lofty Pickford (The Fabulous Kangaroos)
- 1991: Wrestler of The Year – Dazzler Dunlop, Lofty Pickford (tie); Tag Team of The Year – Dazzler Dunlop & Lofty Pickford (The Fabulous Kangaroos)
- 1992: Wrestler of The Year – Dazzler Dunlop; Tag Team of The Year – Dazzler Dunlop & Lofty Pickford (The Fabulous Kangaroos)
- 1994: Wrestler of The Year – Dazzler Dunlop; Tag Team of The Year – Dazzler Dunlop & Ace Fenton (The Oz Rockers)
Media Appearances[edit]
- Tonight Live with Steve Vizard on the Seven network in 1992 with Lofty Pickford as part of The Fabulous Kangaroos to promote WCW Australia.[8]
- Vox Populi on SBS[9]
- Ernie and Denise on the Seven network in the early 1990s.[10]
- Sportsworld on the Seven Network.[11]
References[edit]
- ↑ https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/nsw/get-ready-to-rumble-backyard-wrestling-is-back-ng-73a3f5df6eeaf35fbede447a8ca78dab
- ↑ https://www.australiansportsentertainment.com/austwrestlerlist.html
- ↑ https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/news/one-last-cage-fight-at-albion-for-australias-oldest-wrestler-69yearold-george-the-hitman-julio/news-story/395db66c27fc8d8144876d4d29fb5644
- ↑ https://frooty.com.au/general/ken-dazzler-dunlop-reflects-on-wrestling-career-and-coming-of-age-during-the-aids-crisis-in-autobiography
- ↑ https://latrobevalleyexpress.com.au/news/2021/12/02/ken-reflects-on-his-dazzling-life/
- ↑ https://www.mediaman.com.au/interviews/dunlop.html
- ↑ https://frooty.com.au/general/ken-dazzler-dunlop-reflects-on-wrestling-career-and-coming-of-age-during-the-aids-crisis-in-autobiography
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuULSJX7EaQ
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cjQf9AWhEQ
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cORgzlITLY
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPYOR604acc
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