Smasher Sloan
| Smasher Sloan | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Eldon Lee Whittler |
| Born |
July 7, 1935 Alton, Il |
| Died |
January 2001 (aged 65) Tampa, Fl |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) |
Smasher Sloan The Beast Spoiler #2 |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Billed weight | 275 lb (125 kg) |
Eldon Lee Whittler (July 7, 1935-January 2001), known by his stage name Smasher Sloan, was an American professional wrestler who wrestled for the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) in the 1960s and early 1970s.
Professional wrestling career
Born July 7, 1935, Sloan was the son of professional wrestler Eldon “Whitey” Whittler. Mother Margret Harsh Whittler, bother Larry Dale Whittler Sloan made his debut in WWWF in 1964 in the Northeast region. Sloan's gimmick was a tough guy from Butte, Montana. He feuded with Bruno Sammartino and Arnold Skaaland. He won many squash matches against jobbers. In 1966, Sloan teamed up with Baron Mikel Scicluna to win the WWWF United States Tag Team Titles, winning over Tony Parisi and Johnny Valentine, when Valentine turned on his own partner. Valentine caused Parisi to fall out of the ring over the rop ropes; and then threw the belts to Scicluna and Sloan. Scicluna and Sloan ultimately lost the belts on Washington DC TV to Parisi and Spyros Arion. By 1968 Sloan left the WWWF and went to Dallas, Texas. He teamed up with the Spoiler Don Jardine as the Spoilers. The team was managed Gary Hart. The Spoilers won the NWA American Tag Titles defeating Fritz Von Erich and Billy Red Lyons. He also fought in WCCW and Florida. In 1971 he competed as the Beast. Bobby Duncum would unmasked him. In 1972,he returned to the WWWF, this time with no success and didn`t last long. He did have one Madison Square Garden co-feature match, being pinned by Bruno Sammartino. In July 1994, Sloan reunited with the Spoiler in a tag team losing to Terry Garvin and GI Joe at Tim Horner`s National Championship Wrestling.
He died in January 2001 at the age of 65.
Author: Larry Whittler
Region: Tampa, Fl
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Author Comment / Biography: Author of Wrestler/That Dog Hunts; Available at the Kindle Store Born September 6, 1941, Larry Dale Whittler hit the ground running. He was snatched up by his parents, who took him on a life long adventure all over America that continues today. He traveled from California to Florida including Canada by age of 17. He attended 35 different schools, and participated in fishing in Canada, hunting in Illinois, rattlesnake hunts in Tulsa, wild animal expeditions in the Florida Everglades, all before the age when he could acquire a driver’s license. He joined the Navy in 1959. He crewed on Blimps and served on isolated duty in Iceland. Upon discharge from the service he worked as first mate and professional diver on a charter boat ending up a yacht Captain in Clearwater and the Florida Keys. Adventure enticed him to join the carnival, and off he went to Ottawa, Canada. Soon after, the wrestling business called. He started Refereeing, coming full circle back to Florida. He went to college in Miami, and later joined the ranks of Small Business Owners. He became an AMA Motocross Rider where he developed, patented and manufactured items for the Motorcycle industry. In 1983 he enrolled at USF in Tampa and began a career in acting. He turned SAG and started appearing in many national commercials. He started writing and directing commercials. He built a local advertising company. Now he has an RV traveling on old Route 66, this time as a 73-year-old Barbarian. Come join Him as he travels back to the past. Review by Better World Books: Wrestler review: This is a story about a wrestling family motivated by their quest for adventure. There is humor, drama and friendships that endure through the decades. Locker room stories are passed from town to town. There is the tragedy of grudge matches carried on outside the ring. There are fans who think they are tougher than the wrestlers. There is fishing and hunting with other well known celebrities of the day..... read the whole review at Better World Books... Available at the Kindle Store