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They met for the first time when working on My Breakfast with Blassie, a 1983 movie they appeared in together.
He wrestled on the West Coast during the 1960s, taking on regional stars of the day such as Fred Blassie and The Destroyer, the latter from whom he took the World Wrestling Association's World Heavyweight Championship on March 12, 1965.
Upon Blassie's return from the war, he was billed as " Sailor " Fred Blassie to capitalize on the wave of war-time patriotism sweeping the country, but that gimmick was unsuccessful.
In later years, Blassie also appeared on The Mike Douglas Show when Philbin was a guest host.
After Blassie lost the WWA World Heavyweight Championship to Rikidōzan in Los Angeles, the two had a rematch on live Japanese television.
Blassie divorced his wife after leaving on Christmas to wrestle in Knoxville.
As a result, of his three children Gary, Cheryl, and Ron, only Ron ever spoke to Blassie on a regular basis.
The series began at Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City, NJ in 1964, with Blassie winning on a technicality, but not a pin.
Because of his close relationship with Vince McMahon, Sr. and his family, Blassie remained on the WWF roster until the day he died.
In 1975, Blassie recorded voiceovers for the songs " Blassie, King of Men " and " Pencil Neck Geek ", which were performed by Johnny Legend, featuring Billy Zoom on guitar, Jay Phillips on guitar and Steve Clark on drums.
Andy Kaufman was enamored with Freddie Blassie and constantly hounded him to get him a spot on the wrestling card.
In a 2009 shoot interview released by Pro Wrestling Diary on DVD, Peruzovic discusses in-depth his history with Fred Blassie as well as helping Blassie re-connect with his daughter.
Billed as " the top free agent in pro wrestling ," Savage's first appearances on Tuesday Night Titans featured several established managers ( including Bobby Heenan, Jimmy Hart, and " Classy " Freddie Blassie ) offering their services to Savage.
Air Force pilot First Lieutenant Michael Blassie died near An Loc when his A-37B went down on May 11, 1972.
Wrestlers such as " Wild Bull " Curry, " Classy " Freddie Blassie, Dory Funk, Sr. and Giant Baba were among those who introduced the bloody brawling style which caught on in Japan and the American South.
As a heel, flanked by Skandor Akbar and " Classy " Freddie Blassie, he competed in a series of matches against André the Giant, including a high-profile steel cage match, which he lost after André twice sat on his chest.

Blassie and Volkoff
The music video for " The Goonies R Good Enough " featured many guest stars, including WWF personalities such as the Iron Sheik, Captain Lou Albano, Roddy Piper, André the Giant, " Classy " Freddie Blassie, The Fabulous Moolah, and Nikolai Volkoff, members of the Goonies cast, and the Bangles.
In his second reign, Bruno defeated contenders such as John Tolos, Bruiser Brody, Spiros Arion, Ken Patera, Bugsy McGraw, Freddie Blassie, Baron Von Raschke, Waldo Von Erich, Ivan Koloff, " Superstar " Billy Graham, Don Leo Jonathan, Angelo Mosca, Ernie Ladd, Big Bob Duncum and Nikolai Volkoff.
Giving Slick co-managerial rights to Nikolai Volkoff, Classy Freddy Blassie also shared the contracts of the Iron Sheik and Hercules.
Volkoff was seconded by " Classy " Freddie Blassie.

Blassie and with
In 1986 Dirk Benedict starred as a low-life band manager " Harry Smilac " in the movie " Body Slam " along with Lou Albano, Roddy Piper, and cameo appearances by Freddie Blassie, Ric flair, and Bruno Sammartino.
During his reign as champion, Morales feuded with the now-heel Freddie Blassie, who was the number one contender for his title .< ref >
As a teenager, Blassie went to McKinley High School ; after graduating he got a job at a meatpacking plant, which his family hoped he would turn into a lucrative meat cutting job with the local trade union.
Blassie came up with his famous " pencil-neck geek " catchphrase early in his career to describe a fellow carnival performer known as " The Geek ", who bit the heads off chickens and snakes.
He teamed with Billy McDaniel as the McDaniel Brothers, but when they went east, they were known as the Blassie Brothers.
In 1962, Blassie had a feud with Japanese wrestling icon Rikidōzan that established his reputation in Japan.
In 1968, Blassie returned to Japan and was reunited with Miyako.
When he asked for her parents ' blessing, they were unsure of Blassie because of his reputation with Rikidōzan and because he was 28 years older than she.
In 1964, Blassie feuded with Bruno Sammartino and Bobo Brazil.
Blassie came in to the WWWF with his own world title belt, claiming to be the Pacific World Champion, and was coming to Sammartino's " back yard " to unify the world title.
During this stint with the company, Blassie was managed by his future nemesis, " Captain " Lou Albano.
" Classy " Freddie Blassie also made a cameo appearance as himself, along with " Wrestling's Living Legend " Bruno Sammartino, and Ric Flair in the 1986 film " Body Slam " starring Dirk Benedict, " Captain " Lou Albano, and " Rowdy " Roddy Piper.
As a rib to Piper, Freddie Blassie stuffed his bagpipes with toilet paper, so they wouldn't play in front of the Garden crowd.
In his autobiography " Listen, You Pencil Neck Geeks ", Freddie Blassie describes Peruzovic as a good family man who helped Blassie reconnect with a daughter with whom he had been estranged for many years.

Blassie and successfully
On July 7, Blassie successfully defended his title against the former NWA Heavyweight Champion Lou Thesz.

Blassie and for
Albano was soon joined by fellow managers Ernie Roth and Freddie Blassie, forming the " Triumverate of Terror ," managing heel opponents for Sammartino and later champions Pedro Morales and Bob Backlund.
He won his first championship in the WWWF in January 1971, when he defeated Freddie Blassie in a tournament final for the WWWF United States Championship.
After the US entered World War II, Blassie enlisted in the Navy and served in the Pacific Theater for 42 months.
In 1952, Blassie moved to Los Angeles, California to work for Jules Strongbow.
In 1960, Blassie returned to Strongbow's promotion in Los Angeles where he was a big star for the World Wrestling Association of southern California, drawing many fans to the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles.
On June 12, 1961, Blassie defeated the " Flying Frenchman " Édouard Carpentier in a best-of-three-falls match for his first WWA Championship title.
In 1964, " Dick The Bruiser " Richard Afflis defeated Blassie to become champion, and Blassie headed east to work for the World Wide Wrestling Federation.
On June 12, 1961, Carpentier lost a match to Freddie Blassie which created the basis for the WWA World Heavyweight Championship ( Los Angeles version ).
Akbar joined the World Wide Wrestling Federation ( WWWF ) for a brief run in the late 1970s and was managed by Freddie Blassie.

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