| 词条 | Pepper Gomez |
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| name = Pepper Gomez | birth_name = José Serapio Palimino Gomez[1][2] | image = | image_size = | names = Pepper Gomez[3][2] | alma_mater = Los Angeles City College[3] | height = | weight = {{convert|220|lb|kg|abbr=on}}[6] | birth_date = {{birth date|1927|04|21}}[2] | death_date = {{Death date and age|2004|05|06|1927|04|21}}[3] | birth_place = Los Angeles, California, United States[3] | death_cause = Gastritis[3][11] | death_place = San Francisco, California, United States | billed = | trainer = Black Guzmán | debut = January 1953[3][13] | retired = 1982[3] | spouse = Bonnie Gomez[3] | children = 5[3] |}}José "Joseph" Serapio Palimino Gomez (April 21, 1927 - May 6, 2004) was an American professional wrestler and bodybuilder, better known by his ring name, Pepper Gomez.[1][2][3][4] Known for his exceptional abdominal muscles, he would allow rivals to perform feats such as jumping onto his stomach from the top of a ladder or driving a Volkswagen Beetle over his stomach, earning him the nickname "The Man with the Cast Iron Stomach".[5][6][7] Throughout his career, Gomez wrestled as a blue-collar Latino babyface.[8][9] Early lifeGomez was born in Los Angeles, California in 1927. While at high school, he competed at football, gymnastics and track.[11] He attended Los Angeles City College, where he played football as a fullback.[2] Bodybuilding careerIn 1947, Gomez began participating in bodybuilding.[11] His training partners included Armand Tanny and Joe Gold.[10] He took part in a series of bodybuilding competitions over the next five years, winning the "Mr. Muscle Beach" contest in Santa Monica, California in 1950.[11][12] In 1951, he placed fifth in the AAU Mr. America contest. Gomez was featured in the November 1948 issue of Strength & Health and the January 1952 issue of Muscle Power.[11] Professional wrestling careerGomez was trained to wrestle by Black Guzmán. He debuted in January 1953 in El Paso, Texas.[4] Early in his career, he toured British Columbia with the Vancouver-based Big Time Wrestling promotion, winning the Northwest Tag Team Championship three times in 1953.[1][13] In the mid-1950s, Gomez joined the Dallas, Texas-based promotion Big Time Wrestling, winning the NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship 15 times between 1955 and 1971. Gomez also held the NWA Texas Tag Team Championship on 10 occasions between 1955 and 1961 and the Texas-version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship five times between 1958 and 1961.[1] In the early-1960s, Gomez began competing for the San Francisco, California-based American Wrestling Alliance (later renamed Big Time Wrestling). In 1962, Gomez embarked on a heated feud with Ray Stevens. After Stevens convinced Gomez to allow him to jump off a ladder onto Gomez' stomach, Stevens instead delivered his signature "Bombs Away" diving knee drop to Gomez' throat, leaving him coughing up blood. Gomez and Stevens went on to wrestle in a series of matches that sold-out the Cow Palace and the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena.[6][7][14] Gomez won the vacant AWA United States Heavyweight Championship in July 1962, losing the championship to Stevens in February 1963.[1] Gomez also held the AWA World Tag Team Championship on three occasions between 1963 and 1968 and the San Francisco version of the NWA World Tag Team Championship on seven occasions between 1963 and 1977. In the late-1960s, Gomez began competing for the Minneapolis, Minnesota-based American Wrestling Association. He began a heated feud with Killer Kowalski after Kowalski delivered a knee drop to his throat in an echo of the Ray Stevens angle.[15] The feud saw Kowalski unable to apply his signature stomach claw to Gomez' muscular stomach. In the mid-1970s, Gomez joined the Indianapolis, Indiana-based World Wrestling Association. In November 1975, he defeated Ox Baker for the WWA World Heavyweight Championship. He held the championship until May 1976, when he was defeated by The Masked Strangler. Gomez also won the WWA World Tag Team Championship with Wilbur Snyder in 1974 and 1978.[1] Gomez retired in 1982. He went on to work as a maître d' in a restaurant in Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco.[2] Personal lifeGomez was of Mexican American descent.[16] He had five children.[2] At the time of his death, Gomez was married to Bonnie.[2] DeathGomez underwent surgery in April 2004 and was placed on life support. He died of gastritis on May 6, 2004.[2][4] In popular cultureA minor character in the 2008 video game Fallout 3 is named after Gomez.[17] Championships and accomplishmentsBodybuilding
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References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 {{cite book|author=Harris M. Lentz III|title=Biographical Dictionary of Professional Wrestling, 2d ed.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JyiSCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA128|date=1 January 2003|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-7864-1754-4|pages=128}} 2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 {{cite web|url=http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Pepper-Gomez-pro-wrestler-with-famously-2782051.php|author=Rubenstein, Steve|title='Pepper' Gomez -- pro wrestler with famously tough stomach|work=SFGate|publisher=Hearst|date=May 8, 2004|access-date=11 June 2016}} 3. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 {{cite web|url=http://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=1973|title=Pepper Gomez|work=Cagematch.net|access-date=11 June 2016}} 4. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2004/05/06/449622.html|title=Pepper Gomez dies|author=Oliver, Greg|work=Canoe.com|publisher=Postmedia Network|date=May 6, 2004|access-date=11 June 2016}} 5. ^1 {{cite book|author=John Grasso|title=Historical Dictionary of Wrestling|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KUsJAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA347|date=6 March 2014|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=978-0-8108-7926-3|pages=347}} 6. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/classic-lists/the-best-unknown-wrestlers/page-2|title=The 10 best wrestlers you've never heard of|publisher=WWE|access-date=12 June 2016|date=May 6, 2014}} 7. ^1 {{cite book|author=John Lister|title=Slamthology: Collected Wrestling Writings 1991-2004|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=80DO1mB_69gC&pg=PA244|date=November 2005|publisher=Lulu.com|isbn=978-1-4116-5329-0|pages=244}} 8. ^{{cite book|author=Nicholas Sammond|title=Steel Chair to the Head: The Pleasure and Pain of Professional Wrestling|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rLL38zEvicsC&pg=PT245|date=23 December 2004|publisher=Duke University Press|isbn=0-8223-8682-8|pages=245}} 9. ^{{cite book|author1=David J. Leonard|author2=Carmen R. Lugo-Lugo|title=Latino History and Culture: An Encyclopedia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FPBnBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA570|date=17 March 2015|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-317-46646-8|pages=570}} 10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ironmanmagazine.com/armand-tanny/|author=Mozee, Gene|title=Armand Tanny|work=Iron Man|access-date=12 June 2016|date=April 7, 2009}} 11. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 {{cite web|url=http://www.musclememory.com/show.php?a=Gomez,+Pepper|title=Pepper Gomez|work=MuscleMemory.com|access-date=12 June 2016}} 12. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|url=http://www.ironmanmagazine.com/gallery-of-ironmen-pepper-gomez/|author=Chapman, David|title=Gallery of Ironmen: Pepper Gomez|work=Iron Man|access-date=12 June 2016|date=November 1, 2004}} 13. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/canada/bc/bc-nw-t.html|title=Northwest Tag Team Title [British Columbia]|work=WrestlingTitles.com|access-date=12 June 2016|date=January 19, 2011}} 14. ^{{cite book|author=Larry Matysik|title=50 Greatest Professional Wrestlers of All Time: The Definitive Shoot|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TFFB1LAMbN8C&pg=PT191|date=1 February 2013|publisher=ECW Press|isbn=978-1-77090-305-0|pages=191}} 15. ^{{cite book|author1=Ed Symkus|author2=Vinnie Carolan|title=Wrestle Radio U. S. A.: Grapplers Speak|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fhNCxJzOiFAC&pg=PA43|year=2004|publisher=ECW Press|isbn=978-1-55022-646-1|pages=43}} 16. ^http://nightflight.com/my-brilliant-career-inside-the-wild-outlaw-world-of-pre-wwf-pro-wrestling-in-chicago/ 17. ^{{cite book|author=GamerGuides.com|title=Fallout 3 - Strategy Guide|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kfzRCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT200|date=28 October 2015|publisher=Gamer Guides|isbn=978-1-63102-069-8|pages=200}} External links
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