Lord Zoltan was one of the first wrestlers to start wearing facepaint in the late-1970s and, according to Pro Wrestling Illustrated, has one of the most unusual "gimmicks" in professional wrestling.
31 Facts About Lord Zoltan
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Lord Zoltan founded Deaf Wrestlefest, a long-running benefit show for the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, which ran from 1994 to 2002, and again from 2009 to 2012, and raised over $100,000.
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Lord Zoltan became interested in pro wrestling as a child after attending a live event at the McKeesport Palisades.
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Lord Zoltan was president of a fanclub for Luis Martinez.
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Lord Zoltan was one of the first wrestlers to start wearing facepaint in the late-1970s.
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The "Lord Zoltan" ringname was an homage to Pittsburgh promoter Lord Zoltan "Ace" Freeman and the other half inspired by Alexander the Great.
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Lord Zoltan made two appearances as "King Kabooki" for The Original Sheik in Detroit.
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Lord Zoltan teamed with Bill Dixon to wrestle The Invaders during the summer.
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Lord Zoltan remains one of the few currently active wrestlers to have faced Andre the Giant.
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Lord Zoltan continued wrestling in Michigan and Ohio under his Zoltan in-ring persona so fans would not recognize him on WWF television.
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Lord Zoltan lost to The Iron Sheik in Allentown a week later.
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Lord Zoltan returned to Clarksburg on February 13,1987, where he and Umana Zanuk defeated Crusher Klebanski and Tony Nardo.
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Lord Zoltan lost the belt to Kid Collins in Mansfield, Ohio three months later.
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Lord Zoltan defeated Chris Hamrick in the semi-finals and Scotty McKeaver in the finals to win the title.
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Lord Zoltan and his wife were approached at a PTA meeting, as one of the parent's was aware Jugan was a pro wrestler, when the then newly appointed school superintendent was looking for new fundraising ideas.
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Lord Zoltan wrestled Carmichael in single matches during the next two months.
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Lord Zoltan lost to Joey Bravo at Tori's Station in Fairfield, Ohio on January 31,2003.
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Lord Zoltan beat Doink the Clown a month later at "CWF Unfinished Business IV".
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Lord Zoltan successfully defended the title against Gregory at "CWF Holiday Havoc III" on November 27, winning via disqualification, and Powerhouse Hughes at "CWF Upside Down" on December 11,2004.
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Lord Zoltan returned to Butler several weeks later to defeat Battman.
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Lord Zoltan beat Rockin' Rebel, then making his PGH Pro debut, at "Rumble in the Rox 3" in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania a week later.
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Lord Zoltan was invited to the 2006 Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame ceremony in Amsterdam, New York.
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Lord Zoltan returned to FNW later that year to face The Gambino Brothers in a rematch, this time with partner Kris Krude, but lost this second encounter.
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Lord Zoltan teamed with Anthony Alexander and Lou Martin to wrestle Larry Zbyszko, Justin Sane and Kris Kash.
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Lord Zoltan defeated Del Douglas at "Revenge 2012" on February 18.
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Lord Zoltan was the first-ever active wrestler to receive that honor.
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Lord Zoltan told the hosts that he was a longtime fan and went to at least 20 games a season.
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Lord Zoltan hired a sign language interpreter for the deaf wrestlers and fans attending the ceremony.
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Lord Zoltan was scheduled to appear at the MATA Expo, an international social media trade show for people with hearing and speech disabilities, in Ontario, California along with Amazing Kong and other wrestling stars.
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Lord Zoltan defeated The Bulldozer in the semi-finals and "Dr Devastation" Lou Martin in the finals to win the tournament.
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Lord Zoltan's last in-ring wrestling match was with the KSWA in February, 2018.