Wahoo McDaniel

Edward McDaniel
Nacimiento	Bernice, Oklahoma 19 de junio de 1938
Fallecimiento	Houston, Estados Unidos 18 de abril de 2002 (63 años)
Alma máter	Midland High School
Nombres artísticos	Wahoo McDaniel
Peso	114 kg (251 lb)
Estatura	1,80 m (5′ 11″)
Nacionalidad	Estados Unidos
Residencia artística	Midland, Texas
Entrenador	Dory Funk
Estadísticas
Debut	1961
Retiro	1996
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Edward "Wahoo" McDaniel (19 de junio de 1938 – 18 de abril de 2002) fue un choctaw-chickasaw nativo americano que alcanzó la fama como jugador de fútbol americano profesional y más tarde como luchador profesional. Es conocido por haber ostentado el Campeonato Peso Pesado de los Estados Unidos de NWA cinco veces. McDaniel fue una gran estrella en prominentes empresas afiliadas a National Wrestling Alliance como Championship Wrestling from Florida, Georgia Championship Wrestling, NWA Big Time Wrestling (que posteriormente sería renombrada como World Class Championship Wrestling) y Jim Crockett Promotions (la cual se convertiría en WCW tras ser comprada por Ted Turner en 1988).

Campeonatos y logros

• Cauliflower Alley Club

• Other honoree (1996)

• Championship Wrestling from Florida

• NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (1 vez)^[1]​
• NWA Florida Television Championship (1 vez)^[2]​
• NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Florida version) (2 veces)^[3]​
• NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Florida version) (1 vez) – con Billy Jack Haynes^[4]​
• NWA World Tag Team Championship (Florida version) (2 veces) – con Jose Lothario^[5]​

• Georgia Championship Wrestling

• NWA Georgia Heavyweight Championship (2 veces)^[6]​
• NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship (1 vez) – con Tommy Rich^[7]​
• NWA Macon Heavyweight Championship (1 vez)^[8]​

• International Pro Wrestling

• IWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 vez)^[9]​

• Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling / Jim Crockett Promotions / World Championship Wrestling

• NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship (5 veces)^[10]​
• NWA National Heavyweight Championship (1 vez)^[11]​
• NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (5 veces)^[12]​
• NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (4 veces) – con Mark Youngblood (2), Rufus R. Jones (1), and Paul Jones (1)^[13]​
• WCW Hall of Fame (1995)^[14]​

• NWA Big Time Wrestling

• NWA American Heavyweight Championship (2 veces)^[15]​
• NWA American Tag Team Championship (3 veces) – con Johnny Valentine (2), y Thunderbolt Paterson(1)^[16]​
• NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (2 veces)^[17]​
• NWA Texas Tag Team Championship (1 vez) – con Tony Parisi^[18]​

• Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum
  • (Class of 2010)

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated

• PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year (1976)
• Situado en el N.º 97 de los 500 PWI de 2003.

• Southwest Championship Wrestling

• SCW Southwest Heavyweight Championship (2 veces)^[19]​
• SCW Southwest Tag Team Championship (1 vez) – con Terry Funk^[20]​
• SCW World Tag Team Championship (1 vez) – con Ivan Putski^[21]​

• Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards

• Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (2002)

Referencias

1. Florida Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles.com
2. NWA Florida Television Title history At wrestling-titles.com
3. NWA Southern Heavyweight Title (Florida) history At wrestling-titles.com
4. NWA United States Tag Team Title (Florida) history At wrestling-titles.com
5. NWA World Tag Team Title (Florida) history At wrestling-titles.com
6. NWA Georgia Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles.com
7. NWA Georgia Tag Team Title history At wrestling-titles.com
8. NWA Macon Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles.com
9. IWA World Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles.com
10. NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles.com
11. NWA National Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles.com
12. NWA/WCW United States Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles.com
13. NWA World Tag Team Title (Mid-Atlantic/WCW) history At wrestling-titles.com
14. WCW Hall of Fame Inductees At wrestling-titles.com
15. NWA American Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles.com
16. NWA American Tag Team Title history At wrestling-titles.com
17. Texas Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles.com
18. Texas Tag Team Title history At wrestling-titles.com
19. SCW Southwest Television/Heavyweight Title history At wrestling-titles.com
20. SCW Southwest Tag Team Title history At wrestling-titles.com
21. SCW World Tag Team Title history At wrestling-titles.com

Enlaces externos

• McDaniel's 1967 Topps football card
• Wahoo McDaniel on Online World of Wrestling
• Newspaper Clipping For Card Where McDaniel Defeated Flair For Mid-Atlantic Title
• McDaniel's IMDb bio including details of his death.