Arizona wrestling offered several cowboys over the years. Cowboy Mike Cook. Cowboy Bob Ellis, Cowboy Claw. Crazy Cowboy. Cowboy Bob Yuma. Cowboy Carlson. Then there was the infamous Masked Cowboy. While most of the cowboys were good guys, this one was a son of a bitch.
This dreaded Masked Cowboy started making a name for himself in the early 1950s in the Tucson/Phoenix area, where he entered the arena with a hood over his face and a cowboy hat. He sued every dirty trick in the book too, short of using a branding iron or a six gun on his opponent. In no time, he became one of the most hated ring personalities in the area.
The Masked Cowboy seldom lost by pin. If he didn't win himself, he was either disqualified or counted out when he bailed with action getting too hot for him.
Various opponents for The Masked Cowboy included Stan Kasabowski, Cliff Olsen, Chet Hayes, Danny Sachs and Danny Sanchez.
The routine finally ended when he was beaten and unmasked in Tucson, revealing himself to be one Sammy Duchek under the hood. he then continued to wrestle with his face revealed, under that name. He still sued illegal objects. he still punched and kicked. He still antagonizes the fans and insulted them from ringside. The only difference was with the demise of the controversial cowboy role, he was doing it with his face exposed.
More than once, some wiseguy at ringside shouted for him to put his "cowboy mask" back on, as he looked better that way.
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