Waldo Von Erich

Early life Sieber was born in Toronto, Ontario. His parents divorced when he was seven. As a youth, he participated in weightlifting at the YMCA in Weston along other future professional wrestlers including Dave McKigney, Geeto Mongol, and Mikel Scicluna. At the age of 16, he began training as a professional wrestler under Red Garner in a garage in Richmond Hill. In the late-1950s, Hart paired Sieber with Fritz Von Erich, who also portrayed a villainous German. With Sieber changing his ring name to "Waldo Von Erich", the duo billed themselves as brothers and formed a tag team.

In 1964, Von Erich headlined Madison Square Garden in three bouts against Bruno Sammartino for the WWWF Heavyweight Championship. The first bout lasted 81 minutes, ending in a draw when the match had to be halted due to an 11 o'clock curfew. The two following bouts were won by Sammartino.

In 1968, Sieber unsuccessfully challenged Gene Kiniski for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship in a Texas death match promoted by NWA Big Time Wrestling in the HemisFair Arena in San Antonio, Texas.

In 1970, Sieber lost to "Sonny", a 750 lb Kodiak bear, in a bout for NWA Tri-State staged in the Monroe Civic Center in Monroe, Louisiana.

Sieber briefly retired in 1973, but returned to the ring later that year. He wrestled for the WWWF throughout the mid-1970s, unsuccessfully challenging Bruno Sammartino for the WWWF Heavyweight Championship in 1976. and a body press.

While not recognised as an exceptional technical wrestler, Sieber was known for his ability to draw the ire of audiences, leading promoter Vincent J. McMahon to remark "You know, Waldo, I know what you're like, but I hate your guts when you're in that ring."

Sieber married Anne Elizabeth "Betty" Jones in 1959; the couple divorced in 1988. They had three daughters together.

Death After falling on July 5, 2009, Sieber died in hospital in Kitchener, Ontario later that day at the age of 75.

Championships and accomplishments Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (1 time) - with Fritz Von Erich National Wrestling Federation NWF Heavyweight Championship (2 times) NWF North American Heavyweight Championship (1 time) NWA Big Time Wrestling NWA American Tag Team Championship (2 time) - with Fritz Von Erich NWA Brass Knuckles Championship (Texas version) (2 times) NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (1 time) NWA Tri-State NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (Tri-State version) (1 time) NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Tri-State version) (1 time) - with Karl Von Brauner Stampede Wrestling NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship (Calgary version) (1 time) Stampede Wrestling North American Championship (1 time) Stampede Wrestling Hall of Fame (Class of 1995) World Championship Wrestling IWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with The Spoiler NWA Austra-Asian Heavyweight Championship (1 time) NWA Austra-Asian Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Hiro Tojo World Wide Wrestling Federation WWWF United States Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Gene Kiniski