Steven L. Olsonoski (born July 3, 1953),[1] better known by the ring name Steve O, is a retired American professional wrestler[2] from Minnesota. He was considered one of the top junior heavyweights during the 1980s.[3]
| Steve Olsonoski | |
|---|---|
 Olsonoski, c. 1983 | |
| Birth name | Steven L. Olsonoski |
| Born | July 3, 1953[1] Edina, Minnesota, U.S.[1] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Steve O Steve Olsonoski Super Ninja Super Ninja Go[1] |
| Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1] |
| Billed weight | 230 lb (100 kg)[1] |
| Trained by | Verne Gagne[1] |
| Debut | 1978[1] |
| Retired | 1991 |
Professional wrestling career
editSteve Olsonoski, purportedly from Edina, Minnesota, began his wrestling career in the late 1970s in the American Wrestling Association. He was often described as an up-and-coming star.[3] He briefly teamed with Evan Johnson in the AWA, but his career progressed substantially as a solo wrestler. He wrestled off and on for the AWA through the 1980s.
Olsonoski, also known as Steve O., also wrestled for the National Wrestling Alliance in the early 1980s in the Georgia Championship Wrestling territory. While in Georgia he won the NWA Georgia Junior Heavyweight Championship, the NWA National Heavyweight Championship, the NWA National Tag Team Championship and twice won the NWA National Television Championship. He later returned to work for Verne Gagne in the American Wrestling Association.[3]
Championships and accomplishments
edit- American Wrestling Association
- AWA Rookie of the Year Award (1978)
- Georgia Championship Wrestling
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Pro Wrestling This Week
- Wrestler of the Week (March 20–26, 1988) tied with Greg Gagne[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h "Steve O Profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved July 13, 2007.
- ^ "Jones defeats Bockwinkel". Milwaukee Sentinel. June 5, 1978. p. 2, Part 2. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
- ^ a b c Andrews, Michael (April 21, 2015). "Steve O. fondly remembers his former life as a wrestler". Canadian Online Explorer. SLAM! Sports. Archived from the original on October 16, 2015.
- ^ "NWA Georgia Television Championship history".
- ^ Hoops, Brian (January 16, 2019). "Pro wrestling history (01/16): Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton win WCW Tag Team Titles". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated Top 500 – 1991". Wrestling Information Archive. Archived from the original on June 7, 2008. Retrieved July 14, 2008.
- ^ Pedicino, Joe; Solie, Gordon (hosts) (March 26, 1988). "Pro Wrestling This Week". Superstars of Wrestling. Atlanta, Georgia. Syndicated. WATL.
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