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Freddie Blassie

Acting

Born February 8, 1918 · St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Died June 2, 2003

Also known as The Hollywood Fashion Plate · The Vampire · The Fashion Plate of Professional Wrestling

Biography

Frederick Kenneth Blassie was an American professional wrestler and manager, known by the ring name "Classy" Freddie Blassie. His achievements in the ring included holding the Los Angeles-based World Wrestling Associates (WWA) world title four times. Renowned as "The Hollywood Fashion Plate", he was a one-time NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion and was inducted into the WWF Hall of Fame in 1994. He is regarded as one of the greatest wrestling heels, or villains, of all time.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA

Awards & recognition

  • Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame
  • WWE Hall of Fame

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