Professional Wrestling Career

George made his wrestling debut in 1969. In September 1972 in National Wrestling
Alliance member Championship Wrestling from Florida, he lost to Mike Webster. In
1973, he wrestled for NWA member Central States Wrestling, where he won his first
major championship when he and Jim Brunzell won the Central States version of the
NWA World Tag Team Championship by defeating Roger Kirby and Lord Alfred Hayes on
October 25 in Kansas City, Kansas.

George won his first NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship by defeating
"Bulldog" Bob Brown on March 21, 1974 in Kansas City, then won the title four more
times during 1976. George later competed for Bill Watts' Mid-South Wrestling
Association, where he held several Mid-South championships, including the Mid-South
Tag Team Championship with Junkyard Dog, defeating the team of the Wild Samoans on
October 15, 1981 in Jackson, Mississippi.

In 1980, George made a few appearances for the St. Louis Wrestling Club, which was
headed by Sam Muchnick. During that year, he won his sixth NWA Central States
Heavyweight title by defeating Bob Brown in Kansas City on September 11, then he
teamed with Bob Sweetan to win his first NWA Central States Tag Team Championship
by beating Bob Brown and Rufus R. Jones on October 30 in Kansas City. In 1983,
George competed for New Japan Pro-Wrestling. During this period, George teamed with
Rusher Kimura. In late 1983, George competed for Mid-Atlantic Championship
Wrestling.

In 1985 with Central States Wrestling, George teamed with Dusty Wolfe in a loss to
the American Starship (American Starship Coyote and American Starship Eagle) on
July 3 in Kansas City, Kansas. On August 8 in Kansas City, Missouri, George along
with Art Crews and Rufus R. Jones defeated Edgar Thomas, Ricky Starr and Roger
Kirby in a six-man elimination tag team match. George later wrestled for All Japan
Pro Wrestling. Upon returning to the Central States territory, George won his first
NWA Central States Television Championship by defeating Akio Sato on May 23, 1986
in St. Joseph, Missouri.

In 1988, George returned to the Central States area, which had withdrawn from the
NWA and transformed itself into the World Wrestling Alliance. On January 23 that
year, he defeated Dick Slater in a tournament final in Kansas City to determine the
first WWA World Heavyweight Champion. He lost the title to Masa Chono on February
26 in St. Joseph, but regained in on March 17 in Kansas City. On May 8, 1988 at the
Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions in Irving, Texas, he retained his WWA title
by defeating Jeff Raitz, then continued to hold the title until the WWA closed
later in 1988. In 1989, George wrestled for the American Wrestling Association.

George continued wrestling on the independent circuit until 1991, also making
occasional appearances in World Championship Wrestling as a jobber.