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Akbar started out as a professional wrestler in [[1963]] as Jimmy Wehba. He changed his name to Skandor Akbar |
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Akbar teamed with [[Danny Hodge]] and eventually turned on him, starting a feud. |
Akbar teamed with [[Danny Hodge]] and eventually turned on him, starting a feud. |
Revision as of 20:39, 18 May 2007
Jim Wehba | |
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Born | September 29, 1934 Wichita Falls, Texas, United States |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Skandor Akbar Wildman Wehba Jimmy Wehba |
Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
Billed weight | 232 lb (105 kg) |
Trained by | Jimmy Young |
Debut | 1963 |
Retired | 1977 |
Jim Wehba (born September 29, 1934), is a former professional wrestler and manager, better known by his ring name Skandor Akbar which translated means "Alexander the Great". Akbar led the heel stable Devistation Inc. in Bill Watts' Universal Wrestling Federation during the promotion's hayday in the 1980s as well as other regional territories including World Class Championship Wrestling and the Global Wrestling Federation.
Career
Akbar started out as a professional wrestler in 1963 as Jimmy Wehba. He changed his name to Skandor Akbar at the suggestion of Fritz Von Erich in 1966, in order to sound more Arabic. Akbar's, whose father is from Lebanon and mother from Syria, he looks convincingly Arabic. [citation needed]
Akbar teamed with Danny Hodge and eventually turned on him, starting a feud.
Akbar retired from active wrestling in 1977 and became a heel manager in the Texas area. He always called his stable "Devastation, Inc.". He spent most of his time in World Class Championship Wrestling and Mid-South Wrestling. Akbar smoked cigars at ringside and would harass the fans during his proteges' matches, and would occasionally throw fireballs at unsuspecting opponents.
On one strange twist, in 1995, Akbar briefly managed Kevin Von Erich as a face. Eventually, though, he turned heel on Kevin only weeks before Von Erich decided to retire for good. Akbar also managed Toni Adams for a short time in the GWF.
Akbar is now retired and trains wrestlers.
Wrestlers managed by Akbar
Championships and accomplishments
- National Wrestling Alliance
- National
- NWA United States Tag Team Championship (1 time) with Danny Hodge
- Regional
- NWA Tri-State North American Heavyweight Champion (1 time)
- NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship (1 time) with Ox Baker
- Other titles
- Australian Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Maco Tag Team Championship (1 time) with Rocket Monroe
External links
- Devistation Inc., official website
- Dallas Morning News - Wrestling The Dragon: Skandor Akbar both won and lost when he became the man you love to hate by Dave Tarrant
- J.R.'s Family Bar-B-Q: The General and His Troops
- Championship wrestling from Florida: Skandor Akbar, a collection of flyers between Sept. 21-Oct. 8, 1971.
- Profile at OWW
- TRIBUTE PAGES for Skandor Akbar