David Schultz

Quick Facts

Full Name	David Schultz
Occupation	Professional Wrestler
Date Of Birth	Jun 1, 1955(1955-06-01)
Age	69
Birthplace	Palo Alto
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Gemini

David Schultz Biography

David Schultz is one of the most popular and richest Professional Wrestler who was born on June 1, 1955 in Palo Alto, California, United States. David Schultz (born June 1 1955) is a famous American professional wrestler who was formerly a professional. Although he’s famous for his participation with North American regional promotions such as Stampede Wrestling, the National Wrestling Alliance and the American Wrestling Association during the late 1970s and the early 1980s He is most likely known for his brief time in the World Wrestling Federation in 1984 when he became famous after he slapped twenty/20’s reporter John Stossel during a report about the credibility pro-wrestling.

While losing against Bob Armstrong in a match for the NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Championship in 1978, he regained the title in the year following, fighting over this title along with Ron Slinker in mid-1979. Together with Dennis Condrey, the two were later crowned the NWA Southeast Tag Team Championship after beating Dick Slater and Paul Orndorff in November 1979. They they successfully defended their titles for a few months until the title was taken away in a fight with Mike Stallings and The Matador on February 3,

1980. He was beaten by the two in a second match just a week after.

Schultz had a notorious encounter on December 28, 1984 with 20/20 reporter John Stossel while Stossel was backstage at Madison Square Garden doing a story about professional wrestling’s secrets. During an interview Stossel told Schultz that he thought pro wrestling was fake and Schultz’s response was to hit Stossel in the head twice, knocking him to the floor each time. The attack, which attracted a large amount of media coverage, was later aired on national television including ABC News which reported that the network had received more than 1,000 calls from viewers inquiring about Stossel’s health.

In 1984, while competing in Memphis, promoter Vince McMahon had become impressed with Schultz after watching an interview in which he had made derogatory remarks about Hulk Hogan during his brief stay in the area. He, along with tag team partner “Macho Man” Randy Savage and his brother Lanny Poffo, would become one of the first major regional wrestlers to be signed by Vince McMahon. Within a short time, had become one of the top “heels” in the promotion being aligned with Roddy Piper, Bob Orton and Paul Orndorff in their feud with “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka and later teamed with Piper and Orndorff to defeat S.D. Jones, Rocky Johnson and Bobo Brazil in a 6-man tag team match at the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland. On June 17, he would also face WWF World Heavyweight Champion Hulk Hogan in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

In his return back to the Maritimes region and wrestling in the role of David von Schultz in Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling and later became his initial AGPW US Heavyweight Champion on June 26th the 26th of June, 1980. The title was defended against the best like Leo Burke, Stephen Petitpas and the Great Malumba during his summer season, he ultimately was unable to defend the title as the Cuban Assassin battled AGPW North American Tag Team Champions Leo Burke and Stephen Petitpas during his final days in the region.

David Schultz Net Worth

David Schultz is one of the richest Professional Wrestler from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, David Schultz 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The trainer was Herb Welch, Schultz began wrestling in NWA Mid-America in the mid-1970s, eventually joining forces with Roger Kirby to defeat Bill Dundee and Big Bad John for the NWA Mid-America Tag Team Championship in May 1976. He also teamed up along with Bill Ash to win the NWA Mid-America Tag Team Championship before losing the title in the hands of George Gulas and Gorgeous George Jr. later in the year.

In the Maritimes In the Maritimes, he also beat Terry Sawyer for the Canadian Heavyweight Championship in Halifax, Nova Scotia on the 9th of August in 1977. After a fight with Sawyer over the title he briefly lost the title to Sawyer but regain it on August 13 and was champ until it was declared unenforceable at the end in the calendar year.

During the next several years, he began wrestling for Stu Hart’s Stampede Wrestling as part of Foley’s Army feuding with Leo Burke and Mr. Hito over the Stampede Wrestling North American Heavyweight Championship during 1981 and also faced AWA World champion Nick Bockwinkel in a non-title interpromotional match. He also briefly teamed with Wayne Ferris as the Memphis Mafia before Ferris turned on him in a storyline in which he had been “bought” by manager J.R. Foley. The two would continue feuding with each other throughout Western Canada and eventually defeated Ferris in a steel cage match in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1983.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

David Schultz height 6 ft 6 in David weight 121 kg & body measurements will update soon.

Who is David Schultz Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

David Ranked on the list of most popular Professional Wrestler. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. David Schultz celebrates birthday on June 1 of every year.