Anthony Garcia
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Anthony Garcia (born in Auckland, New Zealand) is a retired professional wrestler, better known by his stage name Tony Garea. After his in-ring retirement, he was employed by World Wrestling Entertainment to be a backstage worker.
He was born Anthony Gareljich on September 20, 1946, in Auckland, New Zealand, the son of parents of Yugoslavian and Irish descent. In 1971, he made his wrestling debut in his native New Zealand. Garea made his first WWWF appearance at a TV taping in the Philadelphia Arena on September 20, 1972, defeating Davey O'Hannon.
Profile
- Height: 6'1"
- Weight: 245 lbs.
- From: Auckland, New Zealand
- Trained by: Wild Don Scott
- Debut: 1973
- Stage names: Tony Garcia, Tony Garea
- Finishing move: Abdominal stretch
Trivia
- Tony's father, Ivan Gareljich, hailed from Podgora, Croatia.
- On June 8, 1981, Garea beat a young rookie named Chris Canyon in Madison Square Garden. Four years later, Canyon would return as King Kong Bundy.
- Out of thirty-five years in the business, Garea has spent thirty-two in WWE.
- Recently, on John Cena's "Five Questions", Cena recounts an amusing story Garea once told him. It goes that once Tony Garea was taking a vacation in Vatican City, and got to take his picture with the pope. When he returned to the states, the first reaction he got when he showed everyone the picture was, "Who's the f***ing mark between Garea and Martel?
Championships and accomplishments
- 1972 Rookie of the Year
- 5-time WWWF World Tag Team Champion (w/ Haystacks Calhoun, Dean Ho, Larry Zbyszko, and twice with Rick Martel)
- 1-Time NWA World Tag Team Champion (San Francisco version) (w/ Pat Patterson)
References
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