Ron Dupree (wrestler)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Russ Groves 1935 United States |
| Died | October 17, 1975 (aged 39–40)[1] Tacoma, Washington, United States |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Ron Dupree Golden Boy Dupree[1] Hell's Angel #1 Chester Colt Gorgeous Gi-Gi Russell Grobes |
| Billed height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)[2] |
| Billed weight | 216 lb (98 kg) |
| Debut | 1960 |
Russ Groves (1935 – October 17, 1975) was an American professional wrestler[3] who worked as Ron Dupree for a variety of different wrestling promotions in the United States such as Big Time Wrestling (Detroit), and Pacific Northwest Wrestling.
Professional wrestling career
Dupree made his professional wrestling debut in 1960 in Boston. In 1966, he formed a tag team with Chirs Colt as the Hell's Angels, a biker-themed tag team, in Phoenix, Arizona. Sometimes they were known as the California Hell's Angels or Comancheros. In 1968, the duo burned the American flag (kayfabe) in Phoenix on TV which the promotion shut down due to the incident. They would win many tag team titles in Phoenix, and Detroit until breaking up in 1971.[4]
In 1971, Dupree went on his own and returned to Detroit. He also worked in Toronto and Texas.
In 1974, Colt reunited with Ron Dupree as the Hells Angels in the Gulf Coast, winning the NWA Gulf Coast Tag Team Championship twice.
Death
On October 17, 1975, Dupree died from a heart attack at 40 while ring announcing.[5][6]
Personal life
Dupree and his tag team partner Chris Colt were a romantic couple outside of wrestling.[5][6]
Championships and accomplishments
- Arizona Athletic Association Inc.
- World Tag Team Championship (4 times) - with Paul Dupree (4)
- NWA Detroit
- NWA Gulf Coast
- NWA Gulf Coast Tag Team Championship - with Paul Dupree (2 times)
References
- 1 2 "Ron Dupree". Cagematch.
- ↑ "Ron Dupree". Onlineworldofwrestling.com. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
- ↑ "Ron Dupree". Wrestlingdate.
- ↑ McFarlin, Brad (May 11, 2021). "Mat Matters: When Chris Colt met Joe Cocker". Slam! Wrestling. Canadian Online Explorer.
- 1 2 "The Story Of The Dupree Brothers, The Gay Pro Wrestling Icons No One Ever Knew Existed". Pro Wrestling Stories. October 31, 2017. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- 1 2 "Welcome To My Nightmare, The Chris Colt Story". Dark Side of the Ring. Season 5. Episode 6. Vice TV.
- ↑ NWA World Tag Team Title (Detroit) history At wrestling-titles.com
External links
- Ron Dupree's profile at Cagematch, Wrestlingdata