| 词条 | Lord Littlebrook |
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|name = Lord Littlebrook |birthname = Eric Henry Edward Tovey |image = Lord Littlebrook - 29 December 1975 - WRESTLING PROGRAM NORTH SIDE COLISEUM cover (cropped).jpg |names = Lord Littlebrook[1] Roger Littlebrook[1][1] |height = {{height|ft=4|in=4}}[1] |weight = {{convert|108|lb|kg|abbr=on}}[1] |birth_date = {{Birth date|1929|1|3|df=y}} |birth_place = England, UK |death_date = {{Death date and age|2016|9|9|1929|1|3|df=y}} |death_place = St. Joseph, Missouri, U.S. |resides = |billed = |trainer = |debut = 1949–1950 |retired = 1997 }}Eric Henry Edward Tovey[2] (3 January 1929 – 9 September 2016), known professionally as Lord Littlebrook, was a British midget wrestler. He enjoyed his greatest success during the 1970s, when he held the NWA World Midget's Championship. He was also part of the Wrestlemania III card in 1987 in front of a record 93,173 fans at the Pontiac Silverdome in Detroit, then the largest professional wrestling attendance in North American history.[3] CareerTovey was born in England on 3 January 1929[1] and grew up with six siblings.[4] He began performing in front of audiences in the circus at the age of 14 serving as an acrobatic midget clown. Tovey traveled to the United States with the circus in 1949 but lost his job when the circus went out of business.[4] He was then convinced by a friend that he would be an ideal midget wrestler.[5] After three months of training, Tovey made his debut as "Lord Littlebrook" against Major Tom Thumb. Although from a working class background, Tovey took a nobility gimmick in line with the general American stereotype of the British.[5] He is credited as being one of the first wrestlers to use aerial assaults on his opponents, paving the way for high wire acts such as Jimmy Snuka, The Rockers, and Koko B. Ware.[1] As Littlebrook, Tovey enjoyed great success in places such as Australia, Japan and Thailand.[1] From 1956 to 1958, he wrestled in New York state. He faced other midget wrestlers, including several who he would later wrestle in the World Wrestling Federation. He won most of his matches, although he was booked to lose several tag team matches.[6][7][8] In the late 1960s, he competed regularly for Georgia Championship Wrestling. Again, he wrestled in matches against other midget wrestlers and was victorious in the majority of his matches.[9] In 1979, Littlebrook began wrestling with the American Wrestling Association (AWA). He was brought in to team with The Crusher in a feud with Lord Alfed Hayes and Super Destroyer Mark II.[10] In 1986, he competed in a tag team match at the AWA's WrestleRock event, teaming with Little Tokyo. The pair lost to Little Mr. T and Cowboy Lang.[11] He also competed in WrestleMania III in a mixed tag-team match with Little Tokyo and King Kong Bundy against Hillbilly Jim, Little Beaver and Haiti Kid. Littlebrook's team was disqualified when Bundy bodyslammed and dropped an elbow on Little Beaver.[12][13] Tovey was involved in the wrestling business for 47 years as a wrestler, manager and a trainer. He trained Colonel DeBeers,[14] as well as Butch Reed and Mike George.[1] In the late 1980s, Tovey, as Lord Littlebrook, was brought in to World Championship Wrestling to manage Jack Victory and Rip Morgan, who teamed as The Royal Family.[1] Tovey has also been enshrined into the Canadian Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame.[1][15] Personal lifeTovey lived in Saint Joseph, Missouri, with his son Bobby.[16] His other son, Chris, and Bobby compete as Kato and Beautiful Bobby with the midget wrestling group the Half Pint Brawlers. Tovey had 28 grandchildren.[16] After retiring from wrestling, Tovey was diagnosed with dementia and lost the use of both of his legs.[17] He also had surgery for skin cancer on his arm and recovered. Tovey died on 9 September 2016 at the age of 87.[18] Championships and accomplishments
References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 {{cite web|title=SLAM! Wrestling Canadian Hall of Fame: Lord Littlebrook|work=SLAM! Wrestling|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingBios/littlebrook.html|accessdate=2008-02-13|last=Oliver|first=Greg}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.newspressnow.com/obituaries/tovey-eric/article_d9fbee59-f669-5fb2-a37e-b0f58740570c.html|title=Tovey, Eric 1929-2016|publisher=}} 3. ^1 2 {{cite web|title=Wrestler Profiles: Lord Littlebrook|work=Online World of Wrestling|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/midgets/lord-littlebrook.html|accessdate=2008-02-13}} 4. ^1 {{cite book|title=The Lives of Dwarfs: Their Journey from Public Curiosity toward Social Liberation|last=Adelson|first=Betty M.|year=2005|publisher=Rutgers University Press|isbn=0-8135-3548-4|page=361}} 5. ^1 {{cite news | author = Teal, Scott | title = Whatever happened to... Lord Littlebrook | work = The Wrestler/Inside Wrestling | publisher = Kappa Publications | id = Volume 15, 2007 | pages = 20–21 | date = June 2007}} 6. ^{{cite web|title=Buffalo: 1956|work=Steel Belt Wrestling|url=http://www.steelbeltwrestling.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=28&Itemid=45|accessdate=2008-02-13}} 7. ^{{cite web|title=Buffalo: 1957|work=Steel Belt Wrestling|url=http://www.steelbeltwrestling.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=29&Itemid=45|accessdate=2008-02-13}} 8. ^{{cite web|title=Buffalo: 1958|work=Steel Belt Wrestling|url=http://www.steelbeltwrestling.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=30&Itemid=45|accessdate=2008-02-13}} 9. ^{{cite web|title=Who's Who: Lord Littlebrook |work=Georgia Wrestling History |url=http://www.georgiawrestlinghistory.com/whoswho/l/lord_littlebrook/01.html |accessdate=2008-02-13 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071031072444/http://www.georgiawrestlinghistory.com/whoswho/l/lord_littlebrook/01.html |archivedate=2007-10-31 |deadurl=yes |df= }} 10. ^{{cite web|title=AWA #23: Page 2|work=Kayfabe Memories|url=http://www.kayfabememories.com/Regions/awa/awa23-2.htm|accessdate=2008-02-13}} 11. ^{{cite web|title=WrestleRock|work=Pro Wrestling History|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/misc/awa/stadium.html#rock|accessdate=2008-02-13}} 12. ^{{cite web|title=WrestleMania III|work=Pro Wrestling History|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/mania.html#III|accessdate=2008-02-13}} 13. ^{{cite book|title=Main Event: WWE in the Raging 80s|last=Shields|first=Brian|publisher=Simon and Schuster|year=2006|isbn=1-4165-3257-9|page=81}} 14. ^{{cite web|title=Pro Wrestling School|work=Playboy Buddy Rose|url=http://www.playboybuddyrose.com/school.html|accessdate=2008-02-13|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080213020540/http://playboybuddyrose.com/school.html|archivedate=2008-02-13|df=}} 15. ^{{cite web|title=Lord Littlebrook|work=Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame|url=http://www.pwhf.org/halloffamers/bios/littlebrook.asp|accessdate=2008-02-13|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090304024808/http://www.pwhf.org/halloffamers/bios/littlebrook.asp|archivedate=2009-03-04|df=}} 16. ^1 {{cite web|title=WWE helps one of its own |last=Hall |first=Jennifer |url=http://www.stjoenews-press.com/main.asp?FromHome=1&TypeID=1&ArticleID=98159&SectionID=81&SubSectionID=272 |work=St. Joseph News-Press |date=2007-10-20 |accessdate=2008-02-13 |df= }}{{dead link|date=June 2017|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} 17. ^http://www.pwrumors.com/11928-a-Where-Disco-Inferno-Is-Working-Now- Updates-On-Justin-Credible-amp-WM-Performer.html 18. ^{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2016/09/09/22665535.html|title=Lord Littlebrook dies at 87|publisher=}} 19. ^{{cite book | author=Royal Duncan & Gary Will | title=Wrestling Title Histories | publisher=Archeus Communications | year=2000|edition=4th | isbn=0-9698161-5-4 }} 20. ^{{cite web|title=NWA World Midgets' Title|work=Wrestling Titles|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/nwa/world/nwa-mg.html|accessdate=2008-02-13}} 21. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/world/world-mg.html|title=World Midgets' Title|website=Wrestling-Titles.com}} 22. ^{{cite web|title=Hall of Fame grows some more|date=2004-05-09|work=SLAM! Wrestling|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2004/05/09/453302.html|last=Oliver|first=Greg|accessdate=2008-02-13}} External links
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