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to the Masked Executioner on 13 December 1961. Blears also held the
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retrieved them three days later. Blears was given a can of
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1422:"Only in this group could Lord Blears be a guest of honor"
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191:, 13 August 1923 – 3 March 2016) was a British-American
1972:"Legendary Hawaiian pro wrestler, announcer dies at 92"
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Blood and Bushido: Japanese Atrocities at Sea 1941–1945
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in the United States, where he shared an apartment on
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898:WWA International Television Tag Team Championship
391:WWA International Television Tag Team Championship
850:NWA World Tag Team Championship (Chicago version)
761:Episode: "You Don't See Many Pirates These Days"
614:Blears declined hip surgery and spent many years
484:In the 1980s, Blears provided commentary for the
379:NWA World Tag Team Championship (Chicago version)
3222:British Merchant Navy personnel of World War II
3066:NWA Polynesian Pacific Heavyweight Championship
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1910:Hawai'i Sports: History, Facts, and Statistics
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354:In the early 1950s, Blears developed the
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1832:. MBI Publishing Company. p. 88.
1714:. Hawaii Pacific University. pp.
1347:Raymond Lamont-Brown (31 March 2013).
439:numerous times between 1955 and 1964.
277:on 26 March 1944 during a voyage from
266:, a Dutch merchant ship, his ship was
16:British-American professional wrestler
1936:"Sam Steamboat was a Hawaiian legend"
7:
3212:American male professional wrestlers
2431:Ray Eckert and Frederick von Schacht
2150:(Ivan Kalmikoff and Karol Kalmikoff)
1482:Greg Oliver; Steven Johnson (2007).
1076:from the original on 23 January 2024
3237:English male professional wrestlers
3057:NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Championship
2662:Man Mountain Campbell and Mr. Kleen
2624:Gene Dubuque and Fritz von Goehring
1796:Finnegan, William (6 August 2015).
1706:Hagen, Jerome T. (1 January 1996).
1515:. Krause Publications. p. 46.
880:Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame
817:NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Championship
561:filmed in Hawaii in 1982 and 1983.
3262:Professional wrestlers from Hawaii
2434:Frederick von Schacht and Tom Rice
2144:Hans Schnabel and Shoulders Newman
1982:from the original on 11 March 2016
1772:. St. Martin's Press. p. 81.
1326:. Brick Tower Press. p. 181.
1298:from the original on 22 March 2016
980:from the original on 27 March 2016
934:Historical Dictionary of Wrestling
410:NWA World Heavyweight Championship
401:four times between 1955 and 1957.
14:
3267:Professional wrestling announcers
3192:20th-century American male actors
2831:Interns (Intern #1 and Intern #2)
2329:Boris Volkoff and Nicolai Volkoff
1655:Variety's Film Reviews: 1971-1974
1463:from the original on 4 March 2016
1434:from the original on 5 April 2016
804:Championships and accomplishments
549:Blears appeared in an episode of
507:that saw Bockwinkel retain via a
328:Blears learned to wrestle at the
235:but was unable to compete due to
152:6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
3272:Professional wrestling promoters
3197:20th-century English male actors
3062:NWA Hawaii Tag Team Championship
2828:Kinji Shibuya and Great Mephisto
2156:Doc Gallagher and Mike Gallagher
1826:Marcus, Ben (15 November 2013).
1509:Kristian Pope (14 August 2005).
1420:Ostler, Scott (22 August 1985).
1258:from the original on 8 July 2023
1042:from the original on 10 May 2021
937:. Scarecrow Press. p. 343.
823:NWA Hawaii Tag Team Championship
437:NWA Hawaii Tag Team Championship
431:on 25 October 1961. He lost the
2648:Alberto Torres and Ron Etchison
2639:Ramon Torres and Great Lothario
2585:Omaya Kato and Karl von Schober
2218:Hartford Love and Reginald Love
2040:Lord James Blears's profile at
1679:Karen Rhodes (1 January 1997).
1217:from the original on 5 May 2016
475:Hawaiian Championship Wrestling
425:NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Champion
423:. Blears had a single reign as
2266:NWA World Tag Team Champions (
2084:NWA World Tag Team Champions (
1880:Lopez, Gerry (17 April 2015).
1799:Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life
1604:. Backbeat Books. p. 92.
1598:Brian Solomon (1 April 2015).
1409:. O.D. Keep. 1951. p. 44.
1280:Berger, John (29 March 2001).
1246:"Lord James Blears: 1924–2016"
1174:Heath McCoy (1 October 2007).
892:Worldwide Wrestling Associates
743:Episode: "Buster in Training"
626:in Honolulu at the age of 92.
502:AWA World Heavyweight Champion
486:American Wrestling Association
387:Worldwide Wrestling Associates
1:
3207:50th State Big Time Wrestling
3157:Honolulu International Center
3034:50th State Big Time Wrestling
2671:Joe Brunetti and Guy Brunetti
2588:Ramon Torres and Ciclon Anaya
2582:Ramon Torres and Tex McKenzie
2326:Bobby Bruns and Roy McClarity
2153:Guy Brunetti and Joe Brunetti
2086:Buffalo Athletic Club version
2001:Lentz III, Harris M. (2011).
1545:Wrestling Observer Newsletter
1353:. History Press. p. 75.
1112:Lentz III, Harris M. (2003).
811:50th State Big Time Wrestling
421:50th State Big Time Wrestling
324:Professional wrestling career
129:Professional wrestling career
2901:Norman Frederick Charles III
2591:Hans Hermann and Art Neilson
2311:Guy Brunetti and Joe Tangara
1745:. Gibbs Smith. p. 180.
1244:George, Sam (8 March 2016).
468:Pacific Wrestling Federation
3247:Male actors from Lancashire
2400:National Wrestling Alliance
1934:Oliver, Greg (4 May 2006).
1024:Oliver, Greg (March 2016).
779:Episode: "Mr. White Death"
555:in 1977 and in episodes of
385:. Blears also wrestled for
362:and carried a cane. He was
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2984:Ron Starr and Enrique Vera
2546:Emil Dusek and Ernie Dusek
2427:Ben Sharpe and Mike Sharpe
2403:World Tag Team Champions (
2007:. McFarland. p. 229.
1739:Boal, Bruce (1 May 2009).
1213:, p. 54, 2 May 2016,
1150:. Peter Lang. p. 62.
2957:Black Gordman and Goliath
2620:"Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers
2536:Bill Miller and Ed Miller
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1886:. Patagonia. p. 68.
1883:Surf Is Where You Find It
1577:. ECW Press. p. 86.
1488:. ECW Press. p. 73.
1180:. ECW Press. p. 48.
1118:. McFarland. p. 41.
579:United States citizenship
335:In 1946, he relocated to
160:233 lb (106 kg)
68:, England, United Kingdom
28:
3038:Polynesian Pro Wrestling
1631:. Lulu.com. p. 36.
1320:Bernard Edwards (1997).
1026:"Lord James Blears dies"
797:Episode: "Squeeze Play"
597:legally changed his name
272:Japanese submarine
105:(died 2007)
3161:Neal S. Blaisdell Arena
2186:and Magnificent Maurice
969:The Honolulu Advertiser
844:Fred Kohler Enterprises
452:All Japan Pro Wrestling
383:Fred Kohler Enterprises
247:Blears enlisted in the
2281:Lord Athol Layton and
2190:The Fabulous Kangaroos
1377:George Schire (2010).
1287:Honolulu Star-Bulletin
735:The Buster Keaton Show
624:Kuakini Medical Center
522:The Buster Keaton Show
412:on several occasions.
343:with fellow wrestlers
3257:People from Tyldesley
3242:English male swimmers
3128:A Hot Summer Night II
2738:The Mongolian Stomper
2405:San Francisco version
1853:Room, Adrian (1981).
1064:Kreikenbohm, Philip.
931:Grasso, John (2014).
450:– the owner of
442:At the invitation of
381:in the Chicago-based
193:professional wrestler
3252:People from Honolulu
2627:Ronnie Etchison and
2618:Ronnie Etchison and
2551:Baillargeon Brothers
2506:Ronnie Etchison and
2422:Hard Boiled Haggerty
1742:The Surfing Yearbook
1625:Terry Rowan (2014).
1550:Campbell, California
604:master of ceremonies
389:, where he held the
243:Merchant navy career
233:1940 Summer Olympics
189:James Ranicar Blears
44:James Ranicar Blears
2893:The Royal Kangaroos
2642:Enrique Torres and
2600:Hombre Montana and
2542:and Ronnie Etchison
1907:Cisco, Dan (1999).
1205:"Lord James Blears"
1144:Dell, Chad (2006).
1066:"Lord James Blears"
976:. 2 December 2007.
586:James Jr. ("Jimmy")
569:Blears was born in
481:for the promotion.
223:Blears was born in
3123:A Hot Summer Night
2555:Adrien Baillargeon
2455:and Hombre Montana
2333:Édouard Carpentier
2314:Danny Plechas and
2141:and Sheik of Araby
1710:War in the Pacific
661:The Endless Summer
599:to "Lord Blears".
531:The Endless Summer
477:broadcast and the
429:King Curtis Iaukea
307:United States Navy
295:summarily executed
3287:Surfing in Hawaii
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2736:Ciclon Negro and
2710:and Dan Manoukian
2612:Gene Dubuque and
2606:Ramon Torres and
2594:Ramon Torres and
2569:Lord James Blears
2524:and Koukichi Endo
2517:Lord James Blears
2502:Lord James Blears
2484:Lord James Blears
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2316:Iron Mike DiBiase
2308:and Roy McClarity
2283:Lord James Blears
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2110:Lord James Blears
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2032:Lord James Blears
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1866:978-0-7100-0920-3
1839:978-1-61058-855-3
1809:978-1-4721-5140-7
1779:978-1-4299-3770-2
1752:978-1-4236-0558-4
1725:978-0-9653927-0-9
1692:978-0-7864-0171-0
1665:978-0-8352-2793-3
1658:. Rr Bowker Llc.
1638:978-1-312-12047-1
1611:978-1-61713-627-6
1584:978-1-55022-708-6
1495:978-1-55490-284-2
1427:Los Angeles Times
1390:978-0-87351-620-4
1360:978-0-7524-9483-8
1333:978-1-883283-18-6
1187:978-1-55490-299-6
1157:978-0-8204-7270-6
1125:978-0-7864-1754-4
944:978-0-8108-7926-3
862:NWA San Francisco
854:Lord Athol Layton
825:(9 times) – with
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758:Arfie Loudermilk
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395:NWA San Francisco
375:Lord Athol Layton
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2692:Art Nielsen and
2668:and Reggie Parks
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2126:Art Neilson and
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