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  • Otto Wanz passes away at 74 years old (Austrian professional wrestler)

    09/14/2017 1:22:34 PM PDT · by EveningStar · 6 replies
    Wrestling Observer / Figure Four Online ^ | September 14, 2017 | Dave Meltzer
    Otto Wanz, the most famous wrestler in Germany and Austria during the 70s and 80s, passed away Thursday morning from what was described as a short but heavy illness. He was 74. Wanz, a powerhouse at 6-foot-2 and 380 pounds, would be best known in the United States for his run as AWA Champion in 1982. Wanz had been champion of his own Catch Wrestling Association, but was largely unknown outside of Germany and Austria. He defeated Nick Bockwinkel for the title on August 29th, 1982, in St. Paul in a match that caused lingering hard feelings between Bockwinkel and...