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The
Eastern Sports Association was a
professional wrestling
promotion based in
Halifax, Nova Scotia from 1969 to 1977. Former employees in the ESA consisted of
professional wrestlers,
managers,
play-by-play and
color commentators,
announcers,
interviewers and
referees.
Birth name:
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Ring name(s):
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Tenure:
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Notes
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Louis Acocella
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Gino Brito
|
1971
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[1]
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Alberto Amessa
|
Tony Romano
|
1971
|
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Orest Antonation
|
Bill Cody
|
1976–1977
|
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Antonio Baillargeon
†
|
Tony Baillargeon
|
1973
|
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Frank Hofmann
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John Firpo
|
1976
|
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Douglas Baker
†
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Ox Baker
|
1969
|
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Dennis Baldock
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Bobby Bass
|
1974–1976
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[2]
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Levi Banks
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Sweet Daddy Banks
|
1977
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Roland Barriault
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Frenchy Lamonte
|
1969
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Sydney Batt
†
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Steve Rickard
|
1971
|
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Frank Earl Black
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Earl Black
|
1972
|
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Steve Bolus
†
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Steve Bolus
|
1975
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Wayde Bowles
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Rocky Johnson
|
1969
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Adolfo Bresciano
†
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Dino Bravo
|
1972
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Jack Brisco
†
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Jack Brisco
|
1975
|
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Bob Brown
†
|
Bob Brown
|
1970, 1972, 1975–1976
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[1]
[3]
[4]
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Phil Buckley
†
|
Phil Robley
|
1970–1971
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[3]
|
Rick Cain
†
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Rick Gibson / Ricky Gibson
|
1977
|
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Ruben Cain
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Robert Gibson
|
1977
|
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Roy Callender
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Roy Callender
|
1976
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Dennis Condrey
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Dennis Condrey
|
1977
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Jean-Louis Cormier
†
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Rudy Kay
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1969–1972, 1975–1976
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[1]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
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Leonce Cormier
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Leo Burke
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1969–1976
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[1]
[3]
[4]
[5]
[8]
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Romeo Cormier
†
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Bobby Kay
|
1969, 1971–1974
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[3]
[5]
[7]
[9]
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Yvon Cormier
†
|
The Beast
|
1969–1976
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[1]
[3]
[5]
[10]
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Giacomo Costa
†
|
Al Costello
|
1969
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[3]
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Arnold Cream
†
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Joe Walcott
|
1970
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[5]
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Michael Davis
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The Brute
|
1976
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[1]
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Nicholas DeCarlo
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Nick DeCarlo
|
1975, 1977
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Peter Dougherty
|
Pete Dougherty
|
1977
|
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Andrew Douglas
|
Andrew Douglas
|
1977
|
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Yvon Durelle
†
|
Yvon Durelle
|
1969
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[11]
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Bill Eadie
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Bolo Mongol
|
1974
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[1]
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Michael Farhat
†
|
The Patriot
|
1975
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[3]
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Willie Farkas
†
|
The Wolfman
|
1973
|
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Gary Fletcher
†
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Man Mountain Mike
|
1975
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Paul Frederick
†
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Paul Jones
|
1970
|
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Dory Funk Jr.
|
Dory Funk Jr.
|
1975–1976
|
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Terry Funk
|
Terry Funk
|
1976
|
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Jean Gagné
†
|
Frenchy Martin
|
1974, 1976–1977
|
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Hubert Gallant
|
Hubert Gallant
|
1975–1977
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[7]
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Donald Gaston
†
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Don Carson
|
1977
|
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Tommy Gilbert
†
|
Tommy Gilbert
|
1976–1977
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[1]
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Ray Glendenning
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Ray Glenn
|
1974
|
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Terry Gordy
†
|
Terry Gordy
|
1977
|
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Archie Gouldie
†
|
Archie Gouldie / The Stomper
|
1969–1974, 1976
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[1]
[3]
[5]
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Neil Guay
|
Neil Guay
|
1974–1976
|
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Ib Solvang Hansen
†
|
Eric the Red
|
1972–1973
|
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George Harris
†
|
George Harris
|
1975
|
|
Houston Harris
†
|
Bobo Brazil
|
1969
|
[1]
|
Joseph Hason
†
|
Joe Dusek
|
1972
|
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Alfred Hayes
†
|
Alfred Hayes
|
1975
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[3]
|
Gilbert Hayes
|
Gil Hayes
|
1976–1977
|
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Dean Higuchi
†
|
Dean Higuchi
|
1969
|
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Don Heaton
†
|
Don Leo Jonathan
|
1969
|
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Edward Herbert
|
Ted Herbert
|
1974, 1976
|
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Frank Hester
†
|
Frank Hester
|
1975
|
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Leonard Holness
|
Lenny Hurst
|
1973–1974
|
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Jerry Jaffee
|
Jerry Jaffee
|
1977
|
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Don Jardine
†
|
The Spoiler
|
1969
|
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Dan Johnson
†
|
Danny Sharpe
|
1975
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[12]
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Francis Julian
†
|
Frank Marconi / Gorilla Marconi
|
1976–1977
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Don Kalt
†
|
Don Fargo
|
1977
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[13]
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Michel Lamarche
†
|
Mike Dubois
|
1972, 1974–1976
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[1]
[3]
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Jack Land
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Karl von Kramer
|
1973
|
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Louis Laurence
|
Louis Laurence
|
1977
|
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Allan Layton
†
|
Athol Layton
|
1969
|
[3]
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Paul LeDuc
|
Paul LeDuc
|
1969
|
[3]
|
Pierre Lefebvre
‡
|
Pierre Lefebvre
|
1972, 1974
|
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Pedro Godoy López
†
|
Pedro Godoy
|
1971
|
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Yvon Losier
†
|
Yvon Losier
|
1970
|
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Brian Mackney
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Silent Mackney
|
1975, 1977
|
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George McArthur
†
|
Man Mountain Cannon
|
1969
|
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Benny McCrary
†
|
Benny McGuire
|
1972
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Billy McCrary
†
|
Billy McGuire
|
1972
|
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Ajandro Cruz Medina
†
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Alex Medina
|
1971
|
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Henry Mittelstadt
†
|
Tiny Mills
|
1974
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George Momberg
†
|
Killer Karl Krupp
|
1972–1973, 1975
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[1]
[5]
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James Morrison
|
Nature Boy Dillon
|
1973–1975
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[1]
[3]
[5]
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Angelo Mosca
†
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Angelo Mosca
|
1973
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Steve Musulin
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Stonewall Jackson
|
1977
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[13]
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Jim Myers
†
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George "The Animal" Steele
|
1973
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Roman Napolitano
†
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Tinker Todd
|
1970
|
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Patrick O'Connor
†
|
Pat O'Connor
|
1971
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[1]
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Motoshi Okuma
†
|
Great Kuma
|
1974
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[1]
[3]
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Juan Onaindia
|
El Gaucho
|
1974–1975
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Arnold Pastricks
|
Kurt Von Steiger
|
1973
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[3]
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Paul Pellerin
|
Paul Peller
|
1974–1975
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[14]
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Jack Pesek
|
Jack Pesek
|
1970, 1973
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Michel Pigeon
†
|
Jos LeDuc
|
1969
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[3]
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Gilles Poisson
|
Gilles Poisson
|
1975
|
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Eric Pomeroy
†
|
Eric Pomeroy
|
1970–1975
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[1]
[3]
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Phil Potts
|
Phil Watson
|
1977
|
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Freddie Prosser
†
|
Fred Sweetan / Freddie Sweetan
|
1969–1974
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[3]
[5]
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Harley Race
†
|
Harley Race
|
1974
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[1]
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Tom Renesto
†
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Great Bolo
|
1970
|
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Steven Romero
†
|
Steve Romero
|
1976
|
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Victor Rosettani
†
|
Vic Rossitani
|
1969
|
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André Roussimoff
†
|
André the Giant
|
1975
|
[5]
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Gadowar Sahota
|
Gama Singh
|
1975
|
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Pete Sánchez
|
Gino Caruso / Pete Sánchez
|
1970, 1977
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Ron Sanders
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Boris Kosloff
|
1970
|
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Terry Sawyer
|
Terry Sawyer
|
1977
|
[13]
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David Schultz
|
David Schultz
|
1977
|
[13]
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Don Serrano
†
|
Don Serrano
|
1971–1972
|
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Mike Sharpe
†
|
Mike Sharpe
|
1976
|
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Dan Sheffield
†
|
George Grant
|
1970
|
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Delmarnet Skinner
†
|
Del Skinner
|
1972–1974
|
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Joe Smith Jr.
†
|
Don Kent
|
1969
|
[3]
|
Victor Tamayo
|
Joe Soto
|
1971
|
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Newton Tattrie
†
|
Geto Mongol
|
1974
|
[3]
[4]
|
Tio Taylor
†
|
Tio Tio
|
1975
|
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Terrible Ted
|
Terrible Ted the Wrestling Bear
|
1971
|
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Les Thatcher
|
Les Thatcher
|
1970
|
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Ulyssee Thomas
†
|
Tom Shaft
|
1976
|
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O.J. Timmins
†
|
Ossie Timmins
|
1969
|
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Lajos Tiza
†
|
Lou Thesz
|
1975
|
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Roderick Toombs
†
|
Roddy Piper
|
1975
|
[3]
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Tapu Tuufuli
|
Tapu Tio
|
1976
|
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Michel Vigneault
†
|
Mad Dog Martel
|
1973, 1975–1977
|
[4]
|
Rick Vigneault
|
Pat Kelly
|
1973–1974
|
[15]
|
Kenneth Weaver
†
|
Johnny Weaver
|
1972, 1975
|
[3]
|
Ed White
†
|
Sailor White
|
1977
|
[13]
|
Bruce Woyan
†
|
Buzz Sawyer
|
1977
|
|
Bill Wright
†
|
Bobby Red Cloud
|
1970
|
[1]
|
Charles Yorkston
†
|
Terry Yorkston
|
1972–1975, 1977
|
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Pedro Zapata
†
|
Oki Shikina
|
1971
|
|
Unknown
|
Abe Jacobs
|
1971
|
|
Unknown
|
Bob Boucher
|
1975
|
|
Unknown
|
Chin Lee
|
1972–1973
|
|
Unknown
|
Cowboy Kirk
|
1969–1971
|
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Unknown
|
Davey O'Hannon
|
1976
|
|
Unknown
|
Jack Ruffen
|
1975–1976
|
|
Unknown
|
Jack Steele
|
1972
|
|
Unknown
|
Jan Madrid
|
1974
|
|
Unknown
|
Johnny Ringo
|
1972
|
|
Unknown
|
Jerry Hall
|
1972
|
|
Unknown
|
Larry Lane
|
1974
|
|
Unknown
†
|
Luis Martínez / Luiz Martínez
|
1977
|
[13]
|
Unknown
|
Phil Hickerson
|
1977
|
|
Unknown
|
Rick Hamilton
|
1975
|
|
Unknown
|
Yvon Roussel
|
1973
|
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Birth name:
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Ring name(s):
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Tenure:
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Notes
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Paulla Kaye Caller
|
Paula Kaye
|
1971, 1975
|
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Mahala Coker
|
Jan Sheridan
|
1971
|
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Frances Gravette
|
Fran Gravette
|
1970
|
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Mary Ann Kostecki
†
|
Penny Banner
|
1975
|
|
Paula Lacher
|
Peggy Patterson
|
1971
|
|
Betty Jo Niccoli
|
Betty Niccoli
|
1969
|
|
Patricia Onaindia
|
Belle Starr
|
1975
|
|
Joelene Parker
|
Sandy Parker
|
1970
|
|
Tanya Lee Pope
|
Tanya West
|
1974
|
|
Lillie Thomas
|
Lilly Thomas
|
1971, 1973
|
|
Unknown
|
Ava Seedorff
|
1973
|
|
Unknown
|
Jean Antone
†
|
1969
|
|
Unknown
|
Kathy O'Day
|
1970
|
|
Birth name:
|
Ring name(s):
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Tenure:
|
Notes
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Shigeri Akabane
†
|
Little Tokyo
|
1975–1977
|
|
Robert Bradley
†
|
Cowboy Bradley
|
1969–1970
|
|
Marcel Gauthier
†
|
Sky Low Low
|
1971, 1973
|
|
Jean Jacques Girard
†
|
Little Brutus
|
1969
|
|
Lionel Giroux
†
|
Little Beaver
|
1969, 1972
|
|
Katie Glass
|
Diamond Lil
|
1970
|
|
William Guillot
†
|
Billy the Kid
|
1974–1976
|
|
Harold Lang
†
|
Cowboy Lang
|
1970, 1977
|
|
Stanley Littlejohn
†
|
Little Coco
|
1976
|
|
Sylvia McMillian
|
Darling Dagmar
|
1970
|
|
Roger Tomlin
†
|
Little Boy Blue
|
1972–1973
|
|
Eric Tovey
†
|
Lord Littlebrook
|
1970, 1975
|
|
Louis Waterhouse, Jr.
|
Little Louie
|
1975
|
|
Unknown
|
Bobo Johnson
|
1971, 1974–1976
|
|
Unknown
|
The Jamaica Kid
|
1969
|
|
Unknown
|
Joey Russell
|
1971, 1973
|
|
Unknown
|
The Mighty Atom
|
1970–1971
|
|
Unknown
|
Sonny Boy Hayes
|
1972–1973, 1975
|
|
Unknown
†
|
Wee Willie Wilson
|
1977
|
|
Birth name:
|
Ring name(s):
|
Tenure:
|
Notes
|
Malcolm Cormier
†
|
Mel Turnbow
|
|
[16]
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Company name to Year
|
Eastern Sports Association
|
1969–1976
|
International Wrestling
|
1977
|
Notes
|
†
^ Indicates they are deceased.
|
‡
^ Indicates they died while they were employed with the Eastern Sports Association.
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