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Title: General Skandor Akbar Passes Away At Age 75:
Post by: Montague on August 20, 2010, 09:00:34 PM: Legendary pro wrestling manager and in-ring performer Jim Wheba, more famously known as General Skandor Akbar, passed away this past Thursday, August 19, at age 75.

Until recently, Wheba was still an active performer in the wrestling industry, working random independent shows as a wrestling manager in such markets as Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Arkansas.

Wheba started off as a protege of Danny Hodge, a man who is still today viewed alongside Kurt Angle and Brock Lesnar as one of the most legitimate "tough guys" in wrestling history. Wheba would go on to become a rival of Hodge in the business, working matches against him in the 1960s for the NWA Junior Heavyweight title.

Wheba will likely be most remembered for his General Skandor Akbar character, which gained him the most notoriety in his career during his run in both Mid-South Wrestling and World Class Championship Wrestling.
Title: Re: General Skandor Akbar Passes Away At Age 75:
Post by: Playboy on August 23, 2010, 04:53:07 AM: Very sad. The original manager of Kamala. RIP :'(
Title: Re: General Skandor Akbar Passes Away At Age 75:
Post by: Montague on August 23, 2010, 11:07:37 AM: Quote from: Playboy on August 23, 2010, 04:53:07 AM
Very sad. The original manager of Kamala. RIP :'(

That's right.
Didn't Vince (or Vince's dad) use Akbar for a while?
Title: Re: General Skandor Akbar Passes Away At Age 75:
Post by: Playboy on August 23, 2010, 11:47:02 AM: Quote from: Montague on August 23, 2010, 11:07:37 AM

That's right.
Didn't Vince (or Vince's dad) use Akbar for a while?
I think it was the Grand Wizard that the old WWF used.
Title: Re: General Skandor Akbar Passes Away At Age 75:
Post by: Montague on August 23, 2010, 12:15:43 PM: Quote from: Playboy on August 23, 2010, 11:47:02 AM
I think it was the Grand Wizard that the old WWF used.

Yes.
I thought that they also used Akbar in some capacity, but I could be wrong.
Title: Re: General Skandor Akbar Passes Away At Age 75:
Post by: Playboy on August 23, 2010, 12:53:48 PM: Quote from: Montague on August 23, 2010, 12:15:43 PM

Yes.
I thought that they also used Akbar in some capacity, but I could be wrong.
I honestly don't recall. I started watching WWF / WWE programming in 1983. They may have prior to that.
Title: Re: General Skandor Akbar Passes Away At Age 75:
Post by: Montague on August 23, 2010, 12:56:53 PM: Oh yeah, it would have been before '83.

I'm just happy the MSM hasn't tried to pin his death on steroids.
:D
Title: Re: General Skandor Akbar Passes Away At Age 75:
Post by: Playboy on August 24, 2010, 05:14:00 AM: Quote from: Montague on August 23, 2010, 12:56:53 PM
Oh yeah, it would have been before '83.

I'm just happy the MSM hasn't tried to pin his death on steroids.
:D
I remember seeing General Skandor regularly in the AWA promotion managing Jerry Blackwell.
Title: Re: General Skandor Akbar Passes Away At Age 75:
Post by: The Showstoppa on August 24, 2010, 08:00:49 AM: Quote from: Playboy on August 24, 2010, 05:14:00 AM
I remember seeing General Skandor regularly in the AWA promotion managing Jerry Blackwell.

I remember that. Jerry was a shiek....haha....good ole days.

RIP
Title: Re: General Skandor Akbar Passes Away At Age 75:
Post by: Playboy on August 24, 2010, 01:06:59 PM: Quote from: The Showstoppa on August 24, 2010, 08:00:49 AM
I remember that. Jerry was a shiek....haha....good ole days.

RIP
Lol...yes!
Title: Re: General Skandor Akbar Passes Away At Age 75:
Post by: Montague on August 25, 2010, 02:39:23 PM: Jim Ross posted the following on his Twitter account: "Just left Scandor Akbar's funeral service in Wichita Falls, Texas. Dan Hodge & several Dallas based wrestlers attended. He was a beloved guy."