Wahoo McDaniel
Real name: Edward McDaniel
Height: 5’11″
Weight: 250 lbs.
Date of birth: June 19, 1938
Date of death: April 18, 2002
Born: Bernice, Oklahoma
Pro debut: 1961
Trained by: Dory Funk
Finishing move: Overhead Chop
Biography
– On January 22, 1965, Bobo Brazil & Wahoo McDaniel defeated Dr Jerry Graham & Luke Graham
– On January 25, 1965, Wahoo McDaniel defeated Boris Malenko
– On July 2, 1969, Wahoo McDaniel defeated Baron Von Raschke in an Indian Strap Match
– On September 16, 1970, Wahoo McDaniel defeated Johnny Valentine in a two-out-of-three falls match to win the Texas Heavyweight Title
– On March 5, 1971, Wahoo McDaniel defeated Toru Tanaka to win the NWA American Heavyweight Title
– On December 11, 1971, The Spoiler defeated Wahoo McDaniel to win the NWA American Heavyweight Title
– On September 20, 1972, Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens defeated Pedro Morales & Wahoo McDaniel by DQ to retain the AWA World Tag Team Titles
– On February 21, 1973, Wahoo McDaniel defeated Ivan Koloff in a two-out-of-three falls match
– On March 18, 1973, Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens defeated Ken Patera & Wahoo McDaniel to retain the AWA World Tag Team Titles
– On May 12, 1973, Wahoo McDaniel defeated Billy Graham in an Indian Strap Match
– On June 9, 1973, Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens defeated Dick The Bruiser & Wahoo McDaniel to retain the AWA World Tag Team Titles
– On November 28, 1974, Wahoo McDaniel defeated NWA World Champion Jack Brisco by DQ
– On March 21, 1975, Gene & Ole Anderson defeated Sonny King & Wahoo McDaniel by DQ to retain the NWA World Tag Team Titles
– On June 29, 1975, Wahoo McDaniel defeated Johnny Valentine to win the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title
– On September 20, 1975, Ric Flair defeated Wahoo McDaniel to win the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title
– On May 3, 1976, Wahoo McDaniel defeated Ric Flair to win the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title
– On May 24, 1976, Ric Flair defeated Wahoo McDaniel to win the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title
– On May 30, 1976, Blackjack Mulligan defeated Wahoo McDaniel by DQ to retain the NWA United States Title
– On July 4, 1976, Terry Dunk defeated Wahoo McDaniel by countout to retain the NWA World Title
– On September 11, 1976, Wahoo McDaniel defeated Ric Flair to win the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title
– On January 14, 1977, Greg Valentine & Ric Flair defeated Wahoo McDaniel & Rufus R Jones to retain the NWA World Tag Team Titles
– On February 18, 1977, Harley Race defeated Wahoo McDaniel to retain the NWA World Title
– On June 11, 1977, Greg Valentine defeated Wahoo McDaniel to win the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title
– On August 9, 1977, Wahoo McDaniel defeated Greg Valentine to win the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title
– On September 7, 1977, Greg Valentine defeated Wahoo McDaniel to win the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title
– On November 25, 1977, Greg Valentine & Ric Flair defeated Paul Jones & Wahoo McDaniel to retain the NWA World Tag Team Titles
– On March 3, 1978, Greg Valentine & Ric Flair defeated Ole Anderson & Wahoo McDaniel in a Lumberjack Match to retain the NWA World Tag Team Titles
– On April 2, 1978, Wahoo McDaniel defeated Greg Valentine to win the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title
– On April 9, 1978, Ken Patera defeated Wahoo McDaniel to win the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title
– On January 7, 1979, Wahoo McDaniel defeated NWA Macon Heavyweight Champion King Kong Mosca by DQ
– On May 13, 1979, Wahoo McDaniel defeated The Spoiler to win the NWA American Heavyweight Title
– On May 14, 1979, Wahoo McDaniel defeated Masked Superstar to win the NWA Georgia Heavyweight Title
– On May 18, 1979, Wahoo McDaniel & Tommy Rich defeated Ole Anderson & Ivan Koloff to win the vacant NWA Georgia Tag Team Titles
– On June 2, 1979, The Spoiler defeated Wahoo McDaniel to win the NWA American Heavyweight Title
– On June 8, 1979, Ole Anderson & Ivan Koloff defeated Wahoo McDaniel & Tommy Rich to win the NWA Georgia Tag Team Titles
– On July 30, 1979, Masked Superstar defeated Wahoo McDaniel to win the NWA Georgia Heavyweight Title
– On August 8, 1981, Wahoo McDaniel defeated Roddy Piper to win the NWA United States Title
– On May 21, 1982, Wahoo McDaniel defeated Sgt Slaughter to win the NWA United States Title
– On June 7, 1982, Sgt Slaughter defeated Wahoo McDaniel by forfeit to win the NWA United States Title
– On August 22, 1982, Wahoo McDaniel defeated Sgt Slaughter to win the NWA United States Title
– On November 4, 1982, Greg Valentine defeated Wahoo McDaniel to win the NWA United States Title
– On November 13, 1983, Ric Flair & Wahoo McDaniel defeated Bob Orton Jr & Dick Slater in a Cage Match
– On August 21, 1983, Roddy Piper & Wahoo McDaniel defeated Dick Slater & Greg Valentine in an Indian Strap Match
– On February 13, 1984, Bob Orton Jr & Don Kernodle defeated Dory Funk Jr & Wahoo McDaniel to retain the NWA World Tag Team Titles
– On April 26, 1984, Wahoo McDaniel defeated NWA Television Champion Tully Blanchard by DQ
– On June 24, 1984, Wahoo McDaniel defeated Ricky Steamboat to win the NWA United States Title
– On October 7, 1984, Wahoo McDaniel defeated Manny Fernandez to win the vacant NWA United States Title
– On January 12, 1985, Wahoo McDaniel defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair by DQ
– On March 23, 1985, Magnum TA defeated Wahoo McDaniel to win the NWA United States Title
– On August 13, 1985, Billy Jack Haynes & Wahoo McDaniel defeated Ric Flair & The Grappler in a Cage Match
– On November 28, 1985, Arn & Ole Anderson defeated Billy Jack Haynes & Wahoo McDaniel to retain the NWA National Tag Team Titles
– On July 18, 1986, Ric Flair defeated Wahoo McDaniel in a Cage Match to retain the NWA World Title
– On August 28, 1986, Wahoo McDaniel defeated Tully Blanchard to win the NWA National Heavyweight Title
– On September 28, 1986, Nikita Koloff defeated Wahoo McDaniel to win the NWA National Heavyweight Title
– On August 10, 1987, Boris Zhukov & Soldat Ustinov defeated DJ Peterson & Wahoo McDaniel to retain the AWA World Tag Team Titles
– On April 16, 1988, Wahoo McDaniel defeated Curt Hennig in a Cage Match
– On November 26, 1988, Jerry Lawler defeated Wahoo McDaniel by DQ to retain the AWA World Title
– On February 2, 1989, Wahoo McDaniel defeated Manny Fernandez in a Cage Match with Vene Gagne as special guest referee
– On May 20, 1989, Larry Zbyszko defeated Wahoo McDaniel to retain the AWA World Title
– At WCW Slamboree ’93, Blackjack Mulligan, Jim Brunzell & Wahoo McDaniel fought Dick Murdoch, Don Muraco & Jimmy Snuka to a no contest
– At WCW Slamboree ’95, Wahoo McDaniel defeated Dick Murdoch
– On July 4, 1996, Ricky & Wahoo McDaniel defeated Jake Mulligan & The Desperado to win the SCW Tag Team Titles
– On April 18, 2002, Wahoo McDaniel died of kidney failure
