Wellington Wilkins Jr.
| Wellington Wilkins Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Born | 31 July 1964[1] Canada |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Wellington Wilkins Jr. Wellington Wilkens WD Wellington Shark Machine Beef Wellington Wee Willie Wilkens |
| Billed height | 5"9[2] |
| Billed weight | 242 lb (110 kg) |
| Debut | 1986 |
| Retired | 2003 |
Wellington Wilkins (born 31 July 1964) is a retired Canadian professional wrestler who wrestled for Michinoku Pro Wrestling in the 1990s.
Professional wrestling career
[edit]Wilkins made his professional wrestling debut in 1986 for Jim Crockett Promotions where he lost to Bobby Eaton.[3]
From 1987 to 1988, he worked as a jobber for the World Wrestling Federation.[4][5]
In 1990, he made his debut in Japan for Universal Wrestling Federation (Japan) until the promotion shut down in October 1990. He would then debut for the newly Super World of Sports and Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi in 1991 and 1992.[6]
Wilkins would then work for Michinoku Pro Wrestling in 1993 where he spent most of his career there. He won the PWA Heavyweight Championship defeating the Hater on August 25, 1996 in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan. He retained the title against Lenny Lane on October 10, 1996 at Michinoku Pro Takewaki -These Days- in Tokyo.[7]
In 1997, Wilkins made an appearance for Extreme Championship Wrestling defeating Lenny Lane.[8]
He returned for one night for the World Wrestling Federation on April 25, 1998 when he defeated The Executioner in a dark match for Shotgun Saturday Night.[9]
Wilkins wrestled his last match as Beef Wellington on November 2, 2003 against Yone Genjin in a double count out at Michinoku Pro 10th Anniversary Last Chapter in Tokyo.[10]
Other Media
[edit]In 1997, he appeared in the video game WCW vs. nWo World Tour as "Shaman".[11]
Championships and accomplishments
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Profile". Wrestlingdata. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Wellington Wilkins Jr. « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
- ^ "1986". Thehistoryofwwe.com. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
- ^ The History of WWE. "1987 WWF results". Retrieved November 25, 2012.
- ^ "1988". Thehistoryofwwe.com. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
- ^ "PWFG 1992". ProWrestlingHistory.
- ^ "Michinoku Pro Wrestling Major Cards". ProWrestlingHistory.
- ^ "1997". Thehistoryofwwe.com. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
- ^ "1998". Thehistoryofwwe.com. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
- ^ "Events Database -Michinoku Pro". Cage Match. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
02.11.2003
- ^ Barrera, Brian (December 31, 2017). "Video Game Vertebreaker: WCW vs nWo: World Tour (Nintendo 64) [1997]".
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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