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	Ring of legends: Killer Kowalski and other big names come to town to wrestle up support for charity
		Kowalski's legend grew beyond all reason because he played the bad guy to perfection in his 30 years as a professional wrestler.
		Kowalski's first name is Walter, but he was billed early on as Wladek Kowalski, a Cold War modification to imply that he was a menace from Europe.
		Kowalski never meant to hurt Yukon Eric, a bear of a man whose years in the ring had left him with brittle, cauliflower ears.
	www.post-gazette.com /magazine/19981112killer1.asp (1055 words)

	SLAM! Wrestling Canadian Hall of Fame: Killer Kowalski
		Kowalski was a hell of a man on the mike...
		Killer Kowalski provided endless hours of entertainment a kind of hero to a young boy without a father in those long ago few years and for that I will be eternally grateful to Walter Kowalski.
		After they signed the contract, Kowalski grabbed the pen and snapped it half, and proceeded to spray ink all over a white shirt the stunned Sammartino was wearing.
	www.canoe.ca /SlamWrestling/kowalski.html (4006 words)

	Finance Choices - Personal Finance Wiki
		Wladek (Walter) "Killer" Kowalski (born October 13, 1926) is a retired Polish-Canadian professional wrestler.
		Always a fearsome heel, the genuinely intimidating Kowalski stood a good deal taller than most of his opponents and was known for a mean, unrelenting attack on any and all comers.
		Further, Kowalski attempted to visit his opponent in the hospital and began laughing along with Eric at how silly the bandages looked, with Kowalski recalling years later, "I swear, the first thing I thought of was Humpty Dumpty on the wall.
	www.financechoices.co.uk /personal-finance-wiki.php?title=Wladek_Kowalski (648 words)

	Wrestling Encyclopedia
		The son of Polish immigrants, Wladek Kowalski was born on October 13, 1926 in Windsor, Ontario.
		Though Kowalski was unable to win the WWWF title, his fame and recognition was instrumental in putting over the young Sammartino as a strong and credible champion, which would ultimately lead to a successful launching for a fledgling promotion that had just recently seceded from the powerful NWA.
		Throughout the next decade, Killer Kowalski continued to reign among the sport’s most hated villains, with his iron claw submission finisher hailed as one of the most feared holds in wrestling history (and one that was even mentioned in a Seinfeld episode years after his retirement!).
	www.wrestlingencyclopedia.com /top100-27.html (1083 words)

	tScholars.com \| Wladek Kowalski (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Always a fearsome heel, the genuinely intimidating Kowalski stood a good deal taller than most of his opponents and was known for a mean, unrelenting attack on any and all comers.
		In a profession noted for its eccentrics and self-destructive elements, Kowalski was notable as a thoughtful and intellectual figure outside the ring, well-read, well-informed, a keen photographer and devotee of music.
		Today, Walter Kowalski is seen as an elder statesman in his profession,a central figure in the history of television wrestling and its popularization in the twentieth century.
	www.tscholars.com /encyclopedia/Wladek_Kowalski (530 words)

	celebfan (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Wladek (Walter) "Killer" Kowalski (born October 13, 1926) is a retired Polish-Canadian professional wrestler who was the centerpiece of the revival of his sport in the 1950s.
		Further, Kowalski attempted to visit his opponent in the hospital and began laughing along with Eric at how silly the bandages looked, with Kowalski recalling years later, "I swear, the first thing I thought of was Humpty Dumpty on the wall.
		Today, Walter Kowalski is seen as an elder statesman in his profession, a central figure in the history of television wrestling and its popularization in the twentieth century.
	www.celebfan.net /articleresources/?title=Wladek_Kowalski (694 words)

	Australian Information from Wikipedia
		Kowalski (feminine: Kowalska, plural Kowalscy) is the second most common surname in Poland (139,719).
		Kowalski - German EBM band formed in 1981, featuring Hans BÃ¤Ã¤r (bass), RÃ¼diger âLCâ Elze (guitar), RÃ¼diger Braune (drums) and Uwe Fellensiek (vocals).
		Kowalski - Crewman on the Seaview, the Submarine on the 1960s TV show Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series).
	www.thinkingaustralia.com /thinking_australia/wikipedia/default.php?title=Kowalsky (462 words)

	International Wrestling - Montreal
		Kowalski was just beginning to cause a stir here as a heel and he seemed a sensible choice to augment Thesz' NWA defenses on Forum cards until a new local hero could emerge.
		Kowalski was now "The Man" and would go on to hold the Montreal title a record 11 times and continue to draw huge gates here well into the 1970's.
		Kowalski, who was still drawing huge houses in Montreal since '52, was pegged to succeed Carpentier and return as local champion in Montreal.
	www.kayfabememories.com /Regions/intlwrestlingmont/intlwrestlingmon19-2.htm (4368 words)

	Killer Kowalski Bio.
		Kowalski had defeated the champ, Buddy Rogers, in Montreal when Rogers suffered a broken ankle and couldn't continue after the first fall.
		Sigel used this match to promote Kowalski as the NWA champion "Leading contenders for the box office leadership in 1950 were Verne Gagne and Wladek Kowalski, the Michigan killer.
		Kowalski, 24, has hung up an amazing string of victories during the year and the 275 pounder is drawing enormous crowds, recently smashing all attendance records in Texas.
	members.tripod.com /~Dokiss/killer.html (352 words)

	The Golden Age of Wrestling
		Kowalski, an intellectual and a skilled photographer, began practicing vegetarianism to metabolize his gangling physique.
		Kowalski's rep helped him make deals with the AWA and the NWA, which kept him at the top of the game for another decade.
		Kowalski remains active behind the scenes, sharing his wealth of knowledge with students at his private wrestling school.
	www.angelfire.com /ny2/Lansky2000/goldenage.html (1620 words)

	Wladek Kowalski - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		Wladek (Walter) "Killer" Kowalski was a professional wrestler.
		The legendary Wladek "Killer" Kowalski wrestled over 6,000 bouts from 1947 to 1973 in a number of organizations, including the NWA and AWA.
		He achieved his greatest fame as the main antagonist of Bruno Sammartino in the WWWF in the 1960s.
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/w/l/a/Wladek_Kowalski_48e6.html (238 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Wladek Kowalski (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Kowalski has also trained Damien Kane, Chris Nowinski, Matthew Bloom (aka A-Train.), April Hunter, Frankie Kazarian, Nikki Roxx and Ken Doane (aka Kenny Dykstra, formerly of the Spirit Squad).
		Surrealism is an artistic movement and an aesthetic philosophy that aims for the liberation of the mind by emphasizing the critical and imaginative powers of the subconscious.
		}Wladek (Walter) "Killer" Kowalski is a retired Polish-Canadian professional wrestler who was the centerpiece of the revival of his sport in the 1950s.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Wladek-Kowalski (2094 words)

	Wladek Kowalski - Definition, explanation
		Wladek (Walter) "Killer" Kowalski was a professional wrestler.
		The legendary Wladek "Killer" Kowalski wrestled over 6,000 bouts from 1947 to 1973 in a number of organizations, including the NWA and AWA.
		Always a fearsome heel, the genuinely intimidating Kowalski stood a good deal taller than most of his opponents and was known for a mean, unrelenting attack on any and all comers.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/w/wl/wladek_kowalski.php (258 words)

	Killer Kowalski - Iron Life Forums
		Killer Kowalski was perhaps one of the most famous of them all...
		Wladek "Killer" Kowalski's catchy moniker was known throughout the country soon after he made his way into the sport in the years after World War II, and he quickly became one of "TV wrestling's" (as it was sometimes called) biggest attractions.
		Kowalski, who after nearly 50 years in the business is one of the most knowledgeable trainers the sport has known, continues to be involved in wrestling to this day.
	www.ironlife.com /forum/showthread.php?t=22713 (751 words)

	Wrestling Observer - interviews
		Kowalski: "I’m proud of the fact I was able to convey to them what I knew and how I knew it.
		Kowalski: “Yes, for a year-and-a-half or two years until a new editor came in who hated wrestling and dropped it altogether.
		Kowalski: "I was on an airplane with Haystack Calhoun in 1963.
	www.wrestlingobserver.com /wo/news/interviews/default.asp?aID=3329 (1695 words)

	Professional Wrestling Online Museum - Ring Chronicle Hall of Fame Inductee - Killer Kowalski
		Wladek "Killer" Kowalski's catchy moniker was known throughout the country soon after he made his way into the sport in the years after World War II, and he quickly became one of "TV wrestling's" (as it was sometimes called) biggest attractions.
		After retiring from competition, Kowalski concentrated on working with various independent promotions and more specifically, training new wrestlers and thus continuing to contribute to the sport he loves so much.
		Kowalski, who after nearly 50 years in the business is one of the most knowledgeable trainers the sport has known, continues to be involved in wrestling to this day.
	www.wrestlingmuseum.com /pages/bios/halloffame/kowalskibio.html (742 words)

	Expert About ko:Kowalski
		Kowalski is certified in internal medicine and nuclear medicine for cardiology, and is board eligible in cardiovascular disease.
		Killer Kowalski, the founder and owner of Killer Kowalski’s Professional Wrestling School, was born on October 13, 1926 in Windsor, Ontario, the son of Polish immigrants.
		Kowalski's unapologetic stance outside of the ring and his brutality within it are the hallmarks of a lauded career that continues to fascinate each new generation of wrestling fan.
	www.expertsite.biz /dir/ko/Kowalski.htm (2082 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Wagner Brown (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Wladek Kowalski Wladek (Walter) Killer Kowalski was a professional wrestler.
		He came to the America at the age of 10 and became a fan of pro wrestling.
		He started training with the legendary Killer Kowalski in June 1997.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Wagner-Brown (1364 words)

	MAXIMUM Zero - ZERO1-MAX Support Site (Site not responding. Last check: )
		9 Lou Thesz defeated Wladek Kowalski in Houston, TX on December 30, 1949.
		40 Lou Thesz defeated Wladek Kowalski in Memphis, TN on February 27, 1950.
		Lou Thesz defeated Wladek Kowalski via DQ in Dallas, TX on September 5, 1950.
	www.puroresufan.com /ddt/z1max/history/nwa/thez4.php (2695 words)

	Wrestling, part 2 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		It's safe to say that stock options were the last thing on Kowalski's mind when he got his start in Windsor, Ontario, in the late 1940s.
		His pay wasn't much, but it was enough to make him quit his factory job and start barnstorming the independent leagues of the Midwest as Wladek Kowalski (his given name, he says, wasn't "ethnic" enough for a bad guy).
		Today, Kowalski commands respect not only as an elder statesman and a WWF Hall of Famer, but also for his presence in the community, where he gives motivational speeches about love and self-respect.
	www.bostonphoenix.com /archive/features/00/08/03/WRESTLING2.html (846 words)

	Media Man Australia - The Online Home of Greg Tingle - Journalist and TV Presenter
		Kowalski had defeated the champ, Buddy Rogers, in Montreal when Rogers suffered a broken ankle and couldn't continue after the first fall.
		Kowalski, 24, has hung up an amazing string of victories during the year and the 275 pounder is drawing enormous crowds, recently smashing all attendance records in Texas.
		He claims to have that temper of his under control and he is on good behavior, seeking another shot at Lou Thesz's title.
	www.mediaman.com.au /interviews/kowalski.html (450 words)

	GARY WILL: 1949 RESULTS: Debuts for Kowalski, Yukon Eric, midgets, and the new NWA title -- Toronto Wrestling History
		Wladek Kowalski and Yukon Eric -- two of the all-time greats in Toronto wrestling -- both made their local debuts in 1949.
		Sliding Billy Hanson, one of the Gardens regulars through the 1940s, wrestled his last bout in Toronto.
		Ben Sharpe/Wladek Kowalski W Sky-Hi Lee/Al Korman, 23:33
	www.garywill.com /toronto/1949.htm (496 words)

	Obsessed With Wrestling
		Wladek Kowalski was born in Windsor, Ontario, and is the son of Polish immigrants..
		January 14, 1953: Wladek Kowalski wrestled Yukon Eric in the first pro wrestling match to be televised in Canada at the Montreal Forum..
		Killer Kowalski travelled to New York City to be a part of the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF)..
	www.obsessedwithwrestling.com /profiles/k/killer-kowalski.php (661 words)

	W4E: Hall of Fame: Killer Kowalski - Professional Wrestling WWF4ever.de Newsboard
		Seine Eltern waren Polnische Imigranten, sein Vater arbeitete in einer Autofabrik in der auch Wladek kurz arbeitete.
		Kowalski schloss seine Ausbildung als Elektrotechniker ab und ging nach Ohio und Michigan.
		Kowalski tat dies auch, als er jedoch Yukon Eric im Hospital liegen sah, und sein ganzer Kopf bandagiert war, da lachte Kowalski los, und sagte zu den anwessenden Journalisten das Yukon Eric aussieht wie Humpty Dumpty.
	www.wwf4ever.de /index.php?action=one&nr=10387 (3697 words)

	Windsor Hall of Fame
		"Killer" retired in 1977, and soon became a teacher, operating the Killer Kowalski Institute for Professional Wrestling in Massachusetts.
		Together Kowalski and Studd held the WWF tag team titles for a short time in 1976 under masks as the Masked Executioners.
		In 1954, also at the Montreal Forum, Kowalski knee dropped Yukon Eric, and severed a piece of Eric's ear.
	www.windsorpennysaver.com /halloffame/killer_kowalski.html (320 words)

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		In the same year he went the full 90 minute time limit in a match against World Champion Bruno Sammartino, a match that both men declared was the toughest in their careers and no winner was decided.
		It was his chance meeting with pop sensation Cyndi Lauper on an aeroplane which resulted in him appearing in her video for her hit “Girls Just Wanna have fun” and Lauper then appearing in the WWE that was seen as the start of the Rock and Wrestling connection.
		Killer Kowalski’s professional debut was in 1947 and although he was always a contender for the Heavyweight Championship he never actually won the title.
	members.lycos.co.uk /diy2j/experiences18.html (5353 words)

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		He booked wrestling ''spectaculars'' in Boston Garden starring Haystack Calhoun, Bruno Sammartino and Killer Kowalski, among others.
		Ford, who headlined the Italian wrestler within walking distance of the largely Italian community in the North End.
		''He was the best guy around,'' Walter ''Killer'' Kowalski said yesterday.
	www.caulifloweralleyclub.org /AbeFord.htm (817 words)

	Tag » Kowalski
		Agnes and Zygmund Kowalski both believed this and began their careers as owners...
		The leadership of the Kowalski Sausage Company passed from generation to...
		A longtime vegetarian, Kowalski outlasted many of his peers as an active...
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	WrestlingClassics.com Message Board: Killer Kowalski
		I do remember pictures of Tarzan Kowalski and he definitely was more massive and defined than Killer later on.
		The wrestler Kowalski is referring to in that story is "The Oklahoma Kid" (Elmer Geralds) that occurred in August 1968!
		I saw Kowalski for the first time in Detroit Mich.I was so overwhelmingly impressed at his physique,he was close to 280 lbs.
	wrestlingclassics.com /cgi-bin/.ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=8&t=002352 (2225 words)

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