Don Leo Jonathan

Personal life Jonathan was born in Hurricane, Utah and raised as a Mormon. His father was professional wrestler Jonathan DeLaun Heaton, a man known for bringing a pet rattlesnake, named Cold Chills, into the ring and reciting Bible verses as he wrestled, earning the nickname “The Salt Lake Rattlesnake.” Before entering the world of professional wrestling, Jonathan was a sailor in the United States Navy. After retiring from professional wrestling, he pursued a career in underwater inventions and exploration. A month before his death, US District Judge Vanessa Lynne Bryant dismissed the lawsuit.

Jonathan entered a hospital in Langley at the end of August 2018 and died there on October 13, aged 87.

Championships and accomplishments Alex Turk Promotions NWA International Tag Team Championship (Winnipeg version) (2 times) – with Whipper Billy Watson (1) and Jim Hady (1) American Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Championship (Omaha) (3 times) Catch Wrestling Association CWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) Cauliflower Alley Club Iron Mike Mazurki Award (2007) European Wrestling Union EWU World Super Heavyweight Championship (1 time) Grand Prix Wrestling GPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) International Wrestling Association (Montreal) IWA World Heavyweight Championship (2 times) Maple Leaf Wrestling NWA Canadian Open Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Gene Kiniski Midwest Wrestling Association (Ohio) MWA American Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ray Stern NWA All-Star Wrestling NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) (18 times) – with Kinji Shibuya (1), Roy McClarty (1), Gene Kiniski (1), Jim Hady (1), Haystacks Calhoun (2), Dominic DeNucci (1), Rocky Johnson (1), Sky-Hi Jones (1), Paddy Barrett (1), Johnny Kostas (1), John Tolos (1), Duncan McTavish (1), Steven Little Bear (1), Jimmy Snuka (1), John Anson (1), Dutch Savage (1), and John Quinn (1) NWA Pacific Coast Heavyweight Championship (Vancouver version) (5 times) NWA World Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) (1 time) – with Dominic DeNucci Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum Television Era (2006) NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (2 times) Stampede Wrestling NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Calgary version) (2 times) Stampede Wrestling Hall of Fame (Class of 1995) World Championship Wrestling IWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Antonio Pugliese Worldwide Wrestling Associates WWA International Television/United States Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Fred Blassie (1) and Lord Leslie Carlton (1) NWA "Beat the Champ" Television Championship (2 times) Wrestling Observer Newsletter Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 1996)