Lionel Giroux
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| Lionel Giroux | |
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| Statistics | |
| Ring name(s) | Little Beaver |
| Billed height | 4ft 4in (130 cm)[1] |
| Billed weight | 60 lbs (27 kg)[1] |
| Born | 1935[2] St. Jerome, Quebec[2] |
| Died | December 4, 1995[3][4][5][6] |
| Debut | 1950[1] |
| Retired | 1987 |
Lionel Giroux (1935 - December 4, 1995) was a Canadian midget wrestler who is best known by his ring name Little Beaver. His most famous appearance was in a six-man match at WrestleMania III for the World Wrestling Federation.
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[edit] Career
Lionel Giroux began his wrestling career in 1950, at the age of fifteen,[1] and then began to wrestle for promoters in Quebec. He, along with Sky Low Low, became two of the most famous midget wrestlers in wrestling who had enough drawing power to command a large portion of the live gate for wrestling events.[7][5] Giroux helped to create the comedy matches that have since become a trademark for midget wrestling in Canada and the United States.[7][8] During the match, Giroux suffered a back injury at the hands of Bundy, which forced him to retire from professional wrestling.[5] In a 1998 interview with King Kong Bundy, Bundy said he hoped that he wasn't responsible for Giroux's early death, saying he wouldn't want that on his conscience.[9]
[edit] Death and legacy
Giroux died on December 4, 1995 of emphysema.[3][4][5] In 2003, Giroux was inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame.[1][7]
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
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- Midget Wrestler of the Year (1972, 1973)
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- Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame Inductee (2003)
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e "Wrestler Profiles: Lionel Giroux", Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved on 2008-02-14.
- ^ a b "Real Names of Famous Folk: B", Famous Folk. Retrieved on 2008-02-14.
- ^ a b Burke, Tom. "Little Beaver", Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved on 2008-02-14.
- ^ a b "Wrestling Midgets", Professional Wrestling Online Museum. Retrieved on 2008-02-14.
- ^ a b c d "Little Beaver", SLAM! Wrestling. Retrieved on 2008-02-14.
- ^ "Wrestling Obituaries", Wrestling Information Archive. Retrieved on 2008-02-14.
- ^ a b c "Little Beaver", Canadian Pro Wrestling Page of Fame. Retrieved on 2008-02-14.
- ^ Shields, Brian (2006). Main Event: WWE in the Raging 80s. Simon and Schuster, 81. ISBN 1416532579.
- ^ Bundy-mania runs wild. SLAM! Wrestling. Retrieved on 2008-02-14.
- ^ Official Stampede Wrestling Hall of Fame (1948-1990). Wrestling Titles. Retrieved on 2008-02-14.
