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'''Tony Kontellis''' (born ]), is a former ] ]. '''Antonios "Tony" Kontellis''' (]: Αντώνιος Κοντέλλης; born 1935), is a former ] ].
Kontellis has worked for many wrestling promotions throughout his career, including working for ] and ] for ] Kontellis now resides in Sydney, Australia working as a trainer. Kontellis has worked for many wrestling promotions throughout his career, including ] and ] for ]


== Career highlights == == Career ==
Kontellis participated in the ] team for the ] in ], Australia but a training injury forced him to withdraw. Travelling to ] to visit relatives, he was convinced to enter professional wrestling by a local wrestler. He was training in a gym when he was noticed by a visiting American wrestler, ], who served as a mentor during Kontellis's early career.<ref name=oww>{{cite web|title=Wrestler Profiles: Tony Kontellis|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/t/tony-kontellis.html|accessdate=2009-12-16|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> In 1957, Kontellis teamed with Norm Ryan to compete for the vacant ]. They faced Jon and Frank Morro to determine the new champions but were unable to win the title belts.<ref>{{cite web|title=Australian Tag Team Title|publisher=Puroreso Dojo|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/australia/aus-t.html|accessdate=2009-12-16}}</ref>
*Kontellis participated in the ] team for the ] ] in ], Australia.
*Whilst in ] Kontellis wrestled for Frank Tunney's Maple Leaf promotion but unfortunately received a head injury whilst there.
*In ], Tony Kontellis returned to Australia & ], where he fought Czaja, The Great Zorro, ] & Steve Rickard.
*In ], while in the WWWF, Kontellis wrestled opponents such as Joe Nova, Fred Curry & ].
*In ], Kontellis defeated Don Carson, ], Mr. Moto & Les Thornton.


In 1960, he travelled to ] and ] with ] before moving on to Canada. Whilst in ], Ontario, ] Kontellis wrestled for ]'s ] promotion.<ref name=oww/> In 1966, Tony Kontellis returned to Australia and ], facing such wrestlers as Czaja, The Great Zorro, ] and ].<ref name=oww/>
== Title history ==

*Australasian Tag Team titles with ] defeating George Barnes & Bobby Shane.
In 1972, while in the WWWF, Kontellis wrestled opponents such as ], ] and ]. In 1974, Kontellis defeated Don Carson, ], ] and ] while competing in Australia.<ref name=oww/> He also won the Australasian Tag Team titles on 5 April with ] by defeating George Barnes and Bobby Shane in a tournament final. Two weeks later, they ] the title to Shane and Mr. Wrestling.<ref name=aatag/>

In 2003, Kontellis became a trainer for the World Wrestling Alliance wrestling school in ], Sydney along with his son Paul and Libnan Ayoub. In 2007, Kontellis discontinued the school, and now resides in ].{{cn|date=June 2023}}

In 1996, Kontellis represented Greece at the ]. Kontellis faced noted Wrestler Kurt Angle in the final, however, ultimately went down in a narrow defeat, and therefore claiming the Silver medal.Months later, it was revealed that Angle completed the match with a broken freakin neck.{{cn|date=June 2023}}

During the summer of 2001, Kontellis formed a successful tag-team partnership with crowd favourite Rikishi.
Kontellis and Rikishi famously claimed the Tag-Team championship in an epic TLC match with the Dudley Boyz.{{cn|date=June 2023}}
The pair held the title for 6 months and successfully defended the belts on 8 separate occasions before Rikishi famously turned on Kontellis at Summerslam, hitting him with the infamous ‘Stink Face’ finisher.{{cn|date=June 2023}}

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. Kontellis won 2 of the 3 encounters with Czaja that year, finally putting an end to a rivalry that spanned over half a century.
Kontellis was forced to medically retire aged 73 after being chokeslammed through a commentary table by the Big Show.
<ref name=oww/><ref>https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/wrestling-made-me-a-household-name-in-australia-i-still-get-recognised-today/l8ctb37ni</ref>

==Championships and accomplishments==
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**] - with ]<ref name=aatag>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/australia/aa-t.html |title=Austra-Asian Tag Team Title |accessdate=2009-12-16|publisher=Puroresu Dojo}}</ref>
**Oriental Heavyweight Championship

== References ==
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== External links == == External links ==
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*http://www.bodyslamming.com/other/kontellis.html Bodyslamming.com Profile
*http://www.mediaman.com.au/profiles/nwa_australasiantag.html N.W.A. Australasian Tag Team Title History


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Latest revision as of 16:24, 13 July 2024

Tony Kontellis
Birth nameAntonios Kontellis
Born1935
Lesbos, North Aegean, Greece
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Tony Kontellis
Billed height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Debutc. 1960
Retiredc. 1975

Antonios "Tony" Kontellis (Greek: Αντώνιος Κοντέλλης; born 1935), is a former Greek-Australian professional wrestler. Kontellis has worked for many wrestling promotions throughout his career, including WCW Australia and WWWF for Vince McMahon Sr.

Career

Kontellis participated in the Greek team for the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia but a training injury forced him to withdraw. Travelling to South Australia to visit relatives, he was convinced to enter professional wrestling by a local wrestler. He 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. In 1957, Kontellis teamed with Norm Ryan to compete for the vacant Australian Tag Team Championship. They faced Jon and Frank Morro to determine the new champions but were unable to win the title belts.

In 1960, he travelled to Pakistan and feuded with King Kong Czaja before moving on to Canada. Whilst in Toronto, Ontario, Canada Kontellis wrestled for Frank Tunney's Maple Leaf Wrestling promotion. In 1966, Tony Kontellis returned to Australia and New Zealand, facing such wrestlers as Czaja, The Great Zorro, Wadi Ayoub and Steve Rickard.

In 1972, while in the WWWF, Kontellis wrestled opponents such as Joe Nova, Fred Curry and Jimmy Valiant. In 1974, Kontellis defeated Don Carson, Bill Dundee, Mr. Moto and Les Thornton while competing in Australia. He also won the Australasian Tag Team titles on 5 April with Pat Barrett by defeating George Barnes and Bobby Shane in a tournament final. Two weeks later, they dropped the title to Shane and Mr. Wrestling.

In 2003, Kontellis became a trainer for the World Wrestling Alliance wrestling school in Cabramatta, Sydney along with his son Paul and Libnan Ayoub. In 2007, Kontellis discontinued the school, and now resides in Sydney.

In 1996, Kontellis represented Greece at the Olympic Games in Atlanta. Kontellis faced noted Wrestler Kurt Angle in the final, however, ultimately went down in a narrow defeat, and therefore claiming the Silver medal.Months later, it was revealed that Angle completed the match with a broken freakin neck.

During the summer of 2001, Kontellis formed a successful tag-team partnership with crowd favourite Rikishi. Kontellis and Rikishi famously claimed the Tag-Team championship in an epic TLC match with the Dudley Boyz. The pair held the title for 6 months and successfully defended the belts on 8 separate occasions before Rikishi famously turned on Kontellis at Summerslam, hitting him with the infamous ‘Stink Face’ finisher.

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. Kontellis won 2 of the 3 encounters with Czaja that year, finally putting an end to a rivalry that spanned over half a century. Kontellis was forced to medically retire aged 73 after being chokeslammed through a commentary table by the Big Show.

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ^ "Wrestler Profiles: Tony Kontellis". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
  2. "Australian Tag Team Title". Puroreso Dojo. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
  3. ^ "Austra-Asian Tag Team Title". Puroresu Dojo. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
  4. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/wrestling-made-me-a-household-name-in-australia-i-still-get-recognised-today/l8ctb37ni

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