Karl Gotch

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Information
Ring names	Karl Gotch Karl Krauser
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	231 lbs (105 kg)
Born	August 3, 1924(1924-08-03)
Birth Place	Hamburg, Germany
Died	July 28, 2007 (aged 82)
Trainer	Billy Riley
Debut	1952
Retired	January 1, 1982

Karl Gotch (August 3, 1924 – July 28, 2007) was a German professional wrestler.

Wrestling facts

• Finishing and signature moves

• Atomic Suplex
• Cradle Pildriver

• Nicknames

• "The God Of Pro Wrestling"

• Wrestlers trained

• Akira Maeda
• Animal Hamaguchi
• Antonio Inoki
• Hiro Matsuda
• Kim Duk
• Manabu Nakanishi
• Minoru Suzuki
• Original Tiger Mask
• Osamu Kido
• Tatsumi Fujinami

Championships and accomplishments

• World Wide Wrestling Federation

• WWWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Rene Goulet

• Worldwide Wrestling Associates

• WWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Mike DiBiase

• Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame (Class of 2007)
• George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame (2009)

External links

• Profile
• Profile