Red Bastien
American professional wrestler (1931–2012) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rolland "Red" Bastien[1] (January 27, 1931 – August 11, 2012) was an American professional wrestler best known for his time in Capital Wrestling Corporation where he was a three-time WWWF United States Tag Team Champion with his kayfabe brother, Lou Bastien.
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Red Bastien | |
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Birth name | Rolland Bastien |
Born | (1931-01-27)January 27, 1931 Bottineau, North Dakota U.S.[1] |
Died | August 11, 2012(2012-08-11) (aged 81) Minnetonka, Minnesota U.S.[1] |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Flying Red Bastein[2] Red Bastien[2] Texas Red[2] |
Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)[3] |
Billed weight | 242 lb (110 kg)[3] |
Debut | 1956[2] |
4th President of the Cauliflower Alley Club | |
In office 2001–2007 | |
Preceded by | Lou Thesz |
Succeeded by | Nick Bockwinkel |
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