Dennis Baldrock (born February 23, 1947) is a Canadian retired professional wrestler and manager. He wrestled under the ring name, No Class Bobby Bass where he spent most of his career in the Maritimes for Grand Prix Wrestling and Stampede Wrestling in Calgary.[1][3]
| Bobby Bass | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Dennis Baldock |
| Born | February 23, 1947 Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada[1] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Bobby Bass No Class Bobby Bass Percy Pringle Bob Pringle Bobby Kincaid Texas Outlaw |
| Billed height | 6"0 |
| Billed weight | 251 lb (114 kg)[2] |
| Trained by | Phil Whipper Watson Jr. |
| Debut | 1969 |
| Retired | 2001 |
Professional wrestling career
editBass started his career in 1969 in Kentucky where he made $25 a night.[4]
In 1970, he made his debut for Stampede Wrestling in Calgary, Alberta as Bob Pringle. He would become a three-time Stampede Wrestling International Tag Team Champion in 1974, 1976 and 1980.[5]
Then in 1973, he made his debut in the Central States and American Wrestling Association in Minnesota as Percy Pringle. This was before Willam Moody who became Percy Pringle in 1978 and later became Paul Bearer who managed The Undertaker in the WWF.[6] Bass used this name until 1977.[7]
Worked for Maple Leaf Wrestling in Toronto from 1975 to 1978 and 1982 to 1984 when the promotion was bought by the WWF.[8]
In 1976 and 1979 he worked in Japan for International Wrestling Enterprise.
In 1977, he made his debut in both NWA All-Star Wrestling in Vancouver and Portland Wrestling in the Pacific Northwest. His peak of his career was when he became five time NWA Canadian Tag Team Champion with the Iron Sheik and four different partners in a two and half year span.[9]
Bass started working for Grand Prix Wrestling based in his home province Nova Scotia in 1980. This was the promotion which he became well known for. He won the AGPW North American Tag Team Championship with the Cuban Assassin defeating Hubert Gallant and Leo Burke.[10][11]
In 1984, Bass worked for the World Wrestling Federation when the WWF had shows in Western Canada, Toronto and Buffalo, New York.[12] He continued working for WWF in Toronto until 1986 when he went into semi-retirement.
In the 1990s he continued wrestling until his last match in 2001. Afterwards he became a manager for Real Action Wrestling in Halifax.[citation needed]
Today, Bass lives in Coburg, Ontario.[13]
Championships and accomplishments
edit- All-Star Wrestling
- NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) (5 times) - with Moose Morowski (1), Joe Palardy (1), Iron Sheik (1), Joe Ventura (1), and Yaki Joe (1)
- Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling
- AGPW North American Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Cuban Assassin
- Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling / Southeastern Championship Wrestling
- Stampede Wrestling
- Stampede Wrestling International Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Ripper Collins (1), Bill Cody (1), and Duke Myers (1)[5]
References
editGeneral
- Oliver, Greg (2003). "Roll Call:Bobby Bass". The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Canadians. ECW Press. p. 115. ISBN 1-55022-531-6.
- Nevada, Vance (2022). (Un)Controlled Chaos: Canada's Remarkable Professional Wrestling Legacy. FriesenPress. ISBN 9781039154797.
- Schikov, Victor. (August 15, 2016). "He took on Andre the Giant and Roddy Piper: A West Island encounter with legendary wrestler". Montreal Gazette.
- Bass, Bobby (April 12, 2012). "Laughing my way through the Cauliflower Alley Club Reunion". SLAM! Wrestling.
- Smith, Caleb (October 2, 2017). "Pull up a chair; Bobby Bass wants to teach you a lesson". SLAM! Wrestling.
Specific
- ^ a b "Wrestler Profiles: Bobby Bass". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
- ^ "Bobby Bass: Profile". CageMatch.
- ^ "Profile". Wrestlingdata. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
- ^ Oliver, Greg (23 February 1999). "Newspaper ad led to career of No Class Bobby Bass". SLAM! Wrestling. Canoe.com. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
- ^ a b "Stampede International Tag Team Title (Alberta & Saskatchewan)". Wrestling Titles. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
- ^ "The Pringle Family".
- ^ "Bobby Bass: Matches". CageMatch.
- ^ "Pictorial & History". Maple Leaf Wrestling.
- ^ "NWA Canadian Tag Titles". Wrestling Titles. Archived from the original on April 20, 2023. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Atlantic Grand Prix Wreslting". Kayfabe Memories.
- ^ It was a form of entertainment: 50 year old wrestling roots at ATV CTV News Atlantic Nov 22 2022
- ^ Cawthon, Graham (13 January 2024). "Yearly Results: 1984". TheHistoryOfWWE.com.
- ^ "Brighton's very own 'No Class Bobby Bass'". NorthumberlandNews.com. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
- ^ Philip Kreikenbohm. "Don Bass – Titles". Cagematch.net. Retrieved January 2, 2018.