Tony Kontellis participated in the Greek team for the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia but a training injury forced him to withdraw.
14 Facts About Tony Kontellis
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Tony Kontellis was training in a gym when he was noticed by a visiting American wrestler, Lou Newman, who served as a mentor during Kontellis's early career.
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In 1957, Tony Kontellis teamed with Norm Ryan to compete for the vacant Australian Tag Team Championship.
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Whilst in Toronto, Ontario, Canada Tony Kontellis wrestled for Frank Tunney's Maple Leaf Wrestling promotion.
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In 1966, Tony Kontellis returned to Australia and New Zealand, facing such wrestlers as Czaja, The Great Zorro, Wadi Ayoub and Steve Rickard.
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In 1972, while in the WWWF, Tony Kontellis wrestled opponents such as Joe Nova, Fred Curry and Jimmy Valiant.
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In 1974, Tony Kontellis defeated Don Carson, Bill Dundee, Mr Moto and Les Thornton while competing in Australia.
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In 2003, Tony Kontellis became a trainer for the World Wrestling Alliance wrestling school in Cabramatta, Sydney along with his son Paul and Libnan Ayoub.
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In 2007, Tony Kontellis discontinued the school, and now resides in Sydney.
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In 1996, Tony Kontellis represented Greece at the Olympic Games in Atlanta.
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Tony Kontellis faced noted Wrestler Kurt Angle in the final ultimately went down in a narrow defeat, and therefore claiming the Silver medal.
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Tony Kontellis came out of retirement in 2008 and re-ignited his feud with King Kong Czaja in front out a capacity crowd at Acer Arena.
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Tony Kontellis won 2 of the 3 encounters with Czaja that year, finally putting an end to a rivalry that spanned over half a century.
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Tony Kontellis was forced to medically retire aged 73 after being chokeslammed through a commentary table by the Big Show.