Killer Kowalski Passes Away (False Report by Wrestlezone)

[Moon Knight]

Breaking News: Killer Kowalski Passes Away

08/09/2008 by Nick Paglino

On August 8, 2008, wrestling journalist Georgiann Makropoulos reported that Walter "Killer" Kowalski had suffered a major heart attack and that doctors did not expect him to make it through the night. On August 9, 2008, wrestling journalist Dave Meltzer has reported that he was taken off life support and was unresponsive. Kowalski passed away earlier this evening. (1926 - 2008)

Wrestlezone would like to offer Kowalski's family and friends our most sincere condolences.

Can't say I know much about him, he was way before my time. He did help train some current wrestlers and paved the way for more, and that shouldn't be ignored.

 

[Steamboat Ricky]

Friggin beat me to it. He was a killer heel back in his day...a WWF hall of famer...former WWWF tag champ with both Gorilla Monsoon and Big John Studd...for NWA Calgary Canadian Champ.

 

[Dead Kennedy]

Can't say I know much about Kowalski, but anyone who passes away, and especially with his resume, deserve your respects. Peace brother.

 

[Moon Knight]

Should put some information about him in here so younger fans know more about him.

Championships and accomplishments

• Atlantic Athletic Commission
  • AAC World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• Central States Wrestling
  • NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • NWA Central States Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Bulldog Austin
  • NWA Iowa Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Ripper Daniels[9] (First and Only)

• Championship Wrestling from Florida
  • NWA Florida Southern Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• International Wrestling Alliance
  • IWA World Heavyweight Championship (5 times)
  • IWA World Tag Team Championship (4 times) - with Skull Murphy (2), Bill Miller (1), and Mark Lewin (1)

• Montreal Athletic Commission
  • MAC World/International Heavyweight Championship (12 times)

• NWA Mid-Pacific Promotions
  • NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Hawaii version) (1 time)

• NWA All-Star Wrestling
  • NWA Pacific Coast Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) (2 times) - with Ox Anderson (1) and Gene Kiniski (1)

• NWA Hollywood Wrestling
  • NWA Americas Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • NWA Americas Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Kinji Shibuya

• NWA San Francisco
  • NWA Pacific Coast Heavyweight Championship (San Francisco version) (1 time)
  • NWA Pacific Coast Tag Team Championship (San Francisco version) (1 time) - with Hans Herman
  • 
    
    Southwest Sports, Inc. | Big Time Wrestling
• • NWA Texas Brass Knuckles Championship (1 time)
  • NWA Texas Tag Team Championship (1 time)1

• Stampede Wrestling
  • NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Calgary version) (2 times)
  • NWA International Tag Team Championship (Calgary version) (2 times) - with Jim Wright2

• World Wide Wrestling Federation | World Wrestling Federation
  • WWF Hall of Fame (Class of 1996)
  • WWWF United States Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Gorilla Monsoon
  • WWWF World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Big John Studd

• Cauliflower Alley Club
  • Iron Mike Mazurki Award (2002)

• Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum
  • (Class of 2003)

• Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
  • Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 1996)

 

[Danmen001]

Thank you Kowalski. *Clap clap, clap clap clap.*
Thank you Kowalski. *Clap clap, clap clap clap.*
Thank you Kowalski. *Clap clap, clap clap clap.*
Thank you Kowalski. *Clap clap, clap clap clap.*
Thank you Kowalski. *Clap clap, clap clap clap.*​

 

[Moon Knight]

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[jpfizzle]

The man who trained triple H, Chyna and loads more. Again before our time and aside from that little nugget I don't know much about him. RIP Killer Kowalski. For a wrestler he lived a hell of a long life which is good. A sad day for wrestling but thankgod the guy got to live for so long outside of his ring days.

 

[twisty360]

hes not dead people...

http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2008/08/09/6397566.html

http://www.killerkowalskis.com/

 

[Moon Knight]

Since WZ falsely reported on his death, this thread is locked for now.