Guillotine Gordon
{{Short description|American professional wrestler}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox professional wrestler
|name = Guillotine Gordon
|birth_name = Charles Weir
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1935|1|14}}{{cite web|url=https://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bios&wrestler=2227|title=Wrestlingdata.com - The World's Largest Wrestling Database|first=Axel|last=Saalbach|publisher=}}
|birth_place = Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
|names = Guillotine Gordon
Buster Gordon
Enforcer Luciano
The Enforcer
Jimmy Valentine
Big Boy Blondell
Bob Blondell
Charlie Weir
Evil Eye Gordon
Evil Eye Valentine
Jimmy Weir
John Blondell
PJ Higgins
Sonny Love
|height = {{height|ft=6|in=5}}
|weight = {{convert|308|lb|abbr=on}}
|billed =
|trainer =
|retired = 1985
}}
Charles Weir (born January 14, 1935) is a retired American professional wrestler known for working in the World Wide Wrestling Federation from 1964 to 1969 as Guillotine Gordon, and the National Wrestling Alliance as Enforcer Luciano.
Professional wrestling career
Weir began his career in the 1960s. He made his debut for the World Wide Wrestling Federation in 1964.{{cite web |url=http://thehistoryofwwe.com/1964.htm |title=Yearly Results: 1964 |last=Cawthon |first=Graham |date= 13 January 2024|website=TheHistoryOfWWE.com }} Also during that decade, he worked in Dallas, Houston, Georgia, Kansas City and Florida. In 1967, he returned to the World Wide Wrestling Federation where he had matches against Bruno Sammartino, Edouard Carpentier, Gorilla Monsoon, Tony Parisi, and Earl Maynard. He left the WWWF in 1969.{{cite book|title=WWE Encyclopedia: Updated & Expanded|last1=Shields|first1=Brian|last2=Sullivan|first2=Kevin|page=118|publisher=DK|year=2009|isbn=978-0-7566-9159-2}}{{cite web |url=http://thehistoryofwwe.com/1967.htm |title=Yearly Results: 1967 |last=Cawthon |first=Graham |date= 13 January 2024|website=TheHistoryOfWWE.com }}{{cite web |url=http://thehistoryofwwe.com/1968.htm |title=Yearly Results: 1968 |last=Cawthon |first=Graham |date= 13 January 2024|website=TheHistoryOfWWE.com }}{{cite web |url=http://thehistoryofwwe.com/1969.htm |title=Yearly Results: 1969 |last=Cawthon |first=Graham |date= 13 January 2024|website=TheHistoryOfWWE.com }}
In the 1970s, he continued to work for Georgia and the Mid-Atlantic territories.{{cite web |url=https://thehistoryofwwe.com/greensboro-coliseum-results-1970s/ |title=Greensboro Coliseum – 1970-1979 Results |last=Cawthon |first=Graham |website=TheHistoryofWWE.com }}
In 1980, he won the NWA Americas Tag Team Championship and the NWA Los Angeles Tag Team Championship both with Ox Baker as Enforcer Luciano in Los Angeles.{{cite book | author=Royal Duncan and Gary Will | title=Wrestling Title Histories | publisher=Archeus Communications | year=2006|edition=4th | isbn=0-9698161-5-4 }}
Then in 1981, he worked in Japan as The Enforcer for International Wrestling Enterprise and New Japan Pro Wrestling.
He retired from wrestling in 1985 in the American Wrestling Association.
Championships and accomplishments
- NWA Hollywood Wrestling
- NWA Americas Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ox Baker[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ca/la/hw/ams-t.html NWA Americas Tag Team Title history] At wrestling-titles.com
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Los Angeles version) (2 times) – with Ox Baker (1) and Víctor Rivera[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ca/la/la-world-t.html NWA World Tag Team Title (Los Angeles version) history] At wrestling-titles.com
References
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External links
- [http://www.profightdb.com/wrestlers/buster-gordon-5010.html Professional wrestling record for Guillotine Gordon from The Internet Wrestling Database]
- [https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profile/buster-guillontine-gordon/ Guillotine Gordon at OWW.com]
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Category:American male professional wrestlers
Category:20th-century male professional wrestlers
Category:20th-century American professional wrestlers
Category:Professional wrestlers from Michigan
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