Prince curtis iaukea biography
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Curtis Iaukea was one of the most legendary professional wrestlers produced by the state of Hawaii. Athletic, eloquent, erudite and possessing a forehead like a World War I battlefield, whether wrestling as Prince Kuhio, Prince Iaukea, King Curtis or The Bull, he was the center of attention everywhere he went.
After two years playing football at U.C. Berkley, and a brief run in the Canadian Football League, Iaukea looked permanently to a career in wrestling. It racked up championships, and friendships everywhere he went.
From multiple tours of Japan, Australia, and all over North America, Iaukea eventually became known as a tremendous talker, influencing the likes of Dusty Rhodes and Superstar Billy Graham, and a great brawler and bleeder, influencing the likes of Abdullah the Butcher and Bruiser Brody. He was a mainstay for Ed Francis&#; 50th State Big Time Wrestling in Hawaii and Jim Barnett&#;s World Championship Wrestling in Australia.
After his in-ring days were over, he took his talents to manage and helped establish the LSD-fueled, psychedelic second act of Mark Lewin&#;s career as &#;The Purple Haze&#; and helped shape the career of Kevin Sullivan in Florida. Iaukea was one of the most popular &#;wild man&#; wrestlers of the ss.
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We distinctly remember the excitement of seeing the name Prince Curtis Iaukea on the wrestling poster. Admittedly, twelve year olds are easily impressed but here was a man who came with big credentials. In those pre super heavyweight days a wrestler said to weigh twenty-seven stones was likely to cause a stir. A star from Madison Square Gardens, New York was sure to impress in those simple days when television was in black and white, fridges were a rarity, central heating unheard of in the sort of houses most people lived in, and we dutifully returned our glass bottles to the shop to collect the deposit. Now there’s an idea. Why don’t we do that these days? Back to Curtis. Add to those credentials a Royal title, Prince no less, destined to become a King.
Prince Iaukea (pronounced ‘E-U-Kowa’) the rule bending heavyweight caused more than a few murmurs when he hit the north of England in the autumn of Rarely had we seen a wrestler of such proportions. Not too tall as we remember, though we have seen references to him standing 6’3.” Maybe it was the stocky build that made us suspicious of the advertised dimensions, because we are also dubious of the 27 stones that was
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Prince Iaukea
American seasoned wrestler (born )
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