Laurence Roy Heffernan was an Australian professional wrestler.
14 Facts About Roy Heffernan
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Roy Heffernan toured all over the world, but is most famous for being one half of the original version of the tag team the Fabulous Kangaroos.
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Costello and Heffernan are regarded as one of the top tag teams to ever compete in professional wrestling.
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Roy Heffernan was a native Australian, born in Lithgow NSW, and was an avid weightlifter and bodybuilder in his teens.
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Roy Heffernan was trained by his father, who was a bodybuilder, and won the Mr Australia title before making his wrestling debut at the age of twenty.
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Roy Heffernan did not have an easy time moving up the ranks in Australian pro-wrestling, as the belief at the time was that a wrestler really had to go overseas to North America and learn to be a pro before the bookers would even consider moving them up the rankings of the promotion.
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The problem was that Costello and Roy Heffernan had lost touch over the years, so the idea remained dormant until Costello went on a tour of Hawaii in 1956.
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Blanchard was good friends with Roy Heffernan and knew that he was working in Stampede Wrestling at that point in time.
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Costello and Roy Heffernan made their debut as the Fabulous Kangaroos on 3 May 1957 for Stu Hart's Stampede Wrestling promotion in a match against Maurice LaPointe and Tony Baillargeon.
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Roy Heffernan left Australia to tour the world in 1953 and wanted to return to his homeland, while Costello was determined to remain in the United States at least for a while longer.
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Roy Heffernan returned to his native Australia and became one of the main wrestlers for World Championship Wrestling under promoter Jim Barnett.
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Roy Heffernan retained his "Ultra Australian" gimmick complete with Bush hat and boomerang, but what had made him a heel in the United States made him a beloved face in Australia.
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Later in his career, Roy Heffernan became involved in the actual running of WCW before retiring in the 1980s.
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Roy Heffernan died on 24 September 1992 at St George Hospital in Sydney from a heart attack.