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Chris Tolos

Greek-Canadian professional wrestler (1929-2005)

Field	Value
name	Chris Tolos
image	The Golden Greek Chris Tolos - Body Press-Official Wrestling Magazine - September 1971 back.jpg
birth_date	December 5, 1929
death_date
birth_place	Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
death_place	Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
names	Chris Tolos
height	6 ft 0 in
weight	220 lb
death_cause	Cancer
debut	1951
retired	1980

Chris Tolos (December 5, 1929 – August 13, 2005) was a Canadian professional wrestler.

Early life

Chris was the oldest of the three children born on December 5, 1929, to Greek parents, Nicolaos and Evangelia (Evangeline) Tolos, in Hamilton, Ontario where he and his brother John played football, hockey, lacrosse and track, and learned to wrestle. Chris got into professional wrestling via Wee Willie Davis and made his debut in Buffalo around 1951.

Professional wrestling career

Chris debuted as a heel at first, losing preliminary bouts to such performers as Johnny Barend, Sandor Kovacs and Don Beitelman (Curtis), all of whom he would fight many times over the years.

He soon formed a team with his brother John. They held numerous tag titles, including the WWWF U.S. tag titles in 1963, the NWA World Tag Team Championship in Florida in 1964 and in Detroit that same year, the World and Canadian tag titles in Vancouver in 1967 and the Pacific Coast tag belts in California in 1953.

In 1972, Chris went to Los Angeles and teamed with John as babyfaces, against Black Gordman and Goliath, one of his few stints as a babyface.

In the late 1960s he feuded with Iron Mike DiBiase in Omaha, and was a contender for the NWA World title.

Death

Chris Tolos died of cancer on Friday, August 13, 2005. His brother and tag team partner John died in May 2009.

Championships and accomplishments

American Wrestling Association
- AWA Midwest Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Stan Pulaski
Big Time Wrestling
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Detroit version) (1 time) - with John Tolos
Championship Wrestling from Florida
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Florida version) (1 time) - with John Tolos
Maple Leaf Wrestling
- NWA International Tag Team Championship (Toronto version) (3 times) - with John Tolos
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
- NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with John Tolos
NWA All-Star Wrestling
- NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) (2 times) - with John Tolos
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) (2 times) - with John Tolos
Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum
- Class of 2007 - Inducted as a member of the Canadian Wrecking Crew (with John Tolos)
Stampede Wrestling
- NWA International Tag Team Championship (Calgary version) (1 time) - with John Tolos
World Wide Wrestling Association
- WWWA American Tag Team Championship/WWWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time, final) - with John Tolos
World Wide Wrestling Federation
- WWWF United States Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with John Tolos

Notes

References

Oliver, Greg. (August 13, 2005). "Chris Tolos Dies Of Cancer". Slam Wrestling.
Noland, Claire. (June 1, 2019). "John Tolos dies at 78; notorious wrestling villain known as the Golden Greek". Los Angeles Times.
"NWA Canadian Tag Team Title (Vancouver)". Wrestling Titles.
"World Tag Team Title (Vancouver)". Wrestling Titles.
"World Wide Wrestling Association (1963)". Wrestling-Titles.

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