285. The Missouri Mauler

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There aren’t many wrestlers who looked as imposing without doing more than just standing there, than the Missouri Mauler, Larry Hamilton.

The brother of “The Assassin”, Jody Hamilton, The Missouri Mauler would find success in many tag teams and a singles wrestler in the Mid-West, Carolinas and Florida for over twenty years, predominantly as a heel. Thick and powerful, the Mauler lived up to his moniker and looked every bit a bad ass.

The Bullet Points

Other Aliases: Larry Hamilton (Real Name)
Rocky Hamilton
Billed From: U.S.A. (St. Joseph, MO)
Key Championships Held: NWA Mid-Atlantic Southern Tag Team (2) 1w/Great Bolo & 1w/Pampero Firpo
NWA (Central States) United States Heavyweight (2)
NWA (Central States) North American Tag Team w/Dutch Savage
NWA (Florida) Southern Heavyweight (5)
NWA (Florida) Tag Team (3) 2w/Hiro Matsuda & 1w/Dale Lewis
NWA (Florida) Brass Knuckles (2)
NWA (Florida) Heavyweight
NWA Eastern States Heavyweight (2)
NWA Atlantic Coast Tag Team w/Brute Bernard
NWA (Texas) American Tag Team w/Brute Bernard
NWA (Texas) American Heavyweight
NWA Austra-Asian Tag Team w/Steve Rackman
Why they will get in: Perhaps as a family with the Hamiltons?
Why they won't get in: His run in New York predates the WWWF.
Five Greatest Matches/Moments:
1. Won his first major singles title by beating The Mongolian Stomper for the Central States United States Heavyweight Title (1/31/64)
2. Won his first NWA Florida Southern Heavyweight Title by beating Tarzan Tyler (3/8/66)
3. Defeated Red Bastien for the Florida Southern Heavyweight Title (1/??/69)
4. Won the NWA Florida Heavyweight Title from Jack Brisco (5/19/70)
5. Beat Pat O’Connor for the NWA Eastern States Heavyweight Title (10/??/70)