Freddie Blassie
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Frederick Kenneth Blassie was an American professional wrestler and manager, known by the ring name "Classy" Freddie Blassie. His achievements in the ring included holding the Los Angeles-based World
Blassie, c. 1973
Blassie in the early 1960s
Blassie in 1962
Blassie (right – foreground), with clients The Iron Sheik (left, holding flag) and Nikolai Volkoff (right – directly behind Blassie) during the mid-1980s at a Madison Square Garden event
Lou Albano
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Louis Vincent Albano was an Italian-American professional wrestler, manager and actor, who performed under the ring/stage name "Captain" Lou Albano. He was active as a professional wrestler from 1953
Freddie Blassie
…Championship, but came up short. During this stint with the company, Blassie was managed by his future fellow "Wise Man of the East" and eventual nemesis, "Captain" Lou Albano. Blassie returned to Japan to work for both the newly All Japan Pro Wrestling in 1972. In 1974, he worked for New Japan Pro Wrestling…
Publicity photograph, circa 1985
Albano in 1973