Killer kowalski vs edouard carpentier biography
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Killer Kowalski
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Edouard Carpentier was often said to be the nephew of former boxing great, Georges
Carpentier. From Roannes, France, he stood five foot nine inches and weighed 230
pounds. Carpentier was a former multiple-time World Champion and worldwide fan
favorite. The man known as the “Flying Frenchman” was trained by the legendary Henri
DeGlane and manged by Bob Langevin upon his arrival to the United States. He made his
rounds through St. Louis and worked for promoter Sam Muchnick.
Carpentier wrestled the tough Killer Kowalski on February 1, 1957 before 4,556 and
pinned his opponent in 25:45. The victory earned him an NWA World Title Match against
Lou Thesz at the Kiel Auditorium on February 22nd. More then six-thousand, five hundred
fans attended the card to see if Carpentier could walk away with the belt. He was counted
out after being tossed over the top rope at the 18:00 mark. Many thought Thesz was
going to be disqualified for his actions, but referee, Henry Costa stated that Carpentier
was at fault. Thesz retained.
On March 1st, he teamed with Pat O’Connor at the Auditorium in St. Louis against Fritz
Von Erich and Buddy Rogers in a tag team main event. 6,055 watched Von Erich pin
Carp
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Édouard Ignacz Weiczorkiewicz
Ring names
Édouard Carpentier
The Flying Frenchman
Eddy Wiechosk
Born
July 17, 1926(1926-07-17)
Birth Place
Roanne, Loire, France
Died
October 30, 2010 (aged 84)
Early life[]
Weiczorkiewicz was born in 1926 in Roanne, Loire, France to a Russian father and a Polish mother. He joined the French underground resistance during the period of German occupation during World War II and was subsequently awarded the Croix de Guerre and the Croix des combattant medals by the French government at the close of the war. He moved to Montreal, Quebec in 1956, becoming a Canadian citizen. He also became an all around athlete with gymnastic skills.
Career[]
Carpentier was a crowd favorite who delighted fans with acrobatic leaps from the turnbuckles and a variety of other aerial maneuvers such as the rope-aided twisting headscissors. He was one of the first wrestlers to regularly use such maneuvers. He was always a fan favorite in his bouts and was matched against numerous villains, p