Don Muraco

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Don Muraco (born September 10, 1949) is an American retired professional wrestler and podcaster. He is best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation from 1981 to 1988, where he held the WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship on two occasions and was crowned the inaugural winner of the King of the Ring tournament in 1985. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2004 and the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2014.

Championships and accomplishments​

• 50th State Big Time Wrestling
  • NWA Pacific International Championship (1 time)
• All-California Championship Wrestling
  • ACCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[29]
• Championship Wrestling from Florida
  • NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[2]
  • NWA Florida Television Championship (1 time)
  • NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Florida version) (1 time) - with Jos LeDuc
• Eastern Championship Wrestling
  • ECW Heavyweight Championship (2 times)[30]
• Georgia Championship Wrestling
  • NWA Macon Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Robert Fuller
• NWA Hollywood Wrestling
  • NWA Americas Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[2]
• NWA New Zealand
  • NWA British Empire/Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• NWA San Francisco
  • NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (San Francisco version) (1 time)[2]
  • NWA World Tag Team Championship (San Francisco version) (1 time) - with Invader #1
• Pacific Coast Championship Wrestling
  • PCCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[29]
• Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame
  • Class of 2014[31]
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI ranked him #50 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003
• Stampede Wrestling
  • Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment
  • WWF Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship (2 times)[2]
  • King of the Ring (1985)[2]
  • WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2004)[2]
• Wrestling Observer Newsletter
  • Best Heel (1981)
  • Most Impressive Wrestler (1981)

Don Muraco
Professional wrestling career
Don Muraco (bottom) against The Mongolian Stomper in June 1975
Birth name	Don Muraco
Born	September 10, 1949 (age 72) Sunset Beach, Hawaii, United States
Ring name(s)	Aka Oni Don Muraco[1][2] Don Morrow[1] Dr. X The Magnificent Muraco[1]
Billed height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)[3]
Billed weight	275 lb (125 kg)[3]
Billed from	Sunset Beach, Hawaii[3]
Trained by	Tom Andrews[4] Steve Bolus[4] Bulldog Bob Brown[4] Mr. Fuji[4] Dean Ho[4] Lonnie Mayne[4] Bud Ratelle[4]
Debut	1970[4]
Retired	1995

WWF Wrestling Greatest Matches Hulk Hogan vs. Don Muraco 5/20/85​

 

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Moraco’s heel promos are legendary. He was such the man.


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That looks as dangerous as f lol.

 

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