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Armand Hussein
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Mike Barber (1934 – December 31, 2007) was an American professional wrestler, best known by the ring name Armand Hussein or Armand Hussian, who played a fictional Sudanese character during his career.[3]
Key Information
Career
[edit]Hussein began his wrestling career in 1959. He worked in various NWA territories. In 1966, he worked in Japan for Japan Wrestling Association.[citation needed] Hussein was the subject of a 1967 documentary, Sudanese Wrestler, produced for the US Information Agency.[4]
From 1966 to 1967, Hussian worked in New York City and the Northeast for the World Wide Wrestling Federationm where he teamed a few matches with Bruno Sammartino.[5][6]
In 1972, he made his debut in the Gulf Coast where he became a three-time NWA Mississippi Heavyweight Championship.[citation needed]
Hussein won the WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Championship in Puerto Rico defeating Invader 1 in 1978.[citation needed]
In 1981, Hussein worked in his home state of Texas for World Class Championship Wrestling. Hussein formed a partnership with Gary Hart known as H & H Limited in 1982.[7] His last match was on June 17, 1983, with Mike Bond and Tola Yatsu losing to Kamala (wrestler) in a Loser Leaves Town Handicap Match.[citation needed]
Personal life and death
[edit]There is not much on Hussein's life as he kept his life private. He never broke kayfabe.[8] He later in life converted to Islam.
On December 31, 2007, Hussein died at 73.[9]
Championships and accomplishments
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Oklafan.com v5 Beta > Bios > Armand Hussein". www.oklafan.com. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
- ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Armand Hussian - Facts @ Wrestlingdata.com". wrestlingdata.com.
- ^ "Arman Hussian Profile". Cagematch. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
- ^ U.S. Information Agency. (08/01/1953 - 04/01/1978). Story of a Wrestler. Records of the U.S. Information Agency.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Cawthon, Graham (January 13, 2024). "Yearly Results: 1966". TheHistoryOfWWE.com.
- ^ Cawthon, Graham (January 13, 2024). "Yearly Results: 1967". TheHistoryOfWWE.com.
- ^ "World Class Championship Wrestling".
- ^ "9 Wrestlers That Refused To Break Kayfabe". Whatculture. August 14, 2014. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
- ^ Oliver, Greg (January 8, 2008). "The mystery of Arman Hussian". Slam! Wrestling. Canadian Online Explorer.
- ^ "NWA CANADIAN TAG TEAM TITLE HISTORY". solie.org. Retrieved July 18, 2008.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Titles « NWA Mississippi Heavyweight Championship « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). "(Dallas) Texas: NWA American Tag Team Title [Fritz Von Erich]". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. ISBN 978-0-9698161-5-7.
- ^ "N.W.A. American Tag Team Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved January 19, 2020.