His real last name was Phelps and he was trained by Ted Dibiase, making his pro debut in 1960.
The odd part was though his career was based on a sham, he was actually quite capable in the ring and especially talented on the microphone.
Gorgeous George Jr had a run in Arizona in the mid-1960s, capitalizing on the fame of his supposed "father" in decades past. He had several hair-raising and violent matches at the Phoenix Madison Square Garden.
Goerge was also big in Texas and Oklahoma, but was fired in Tennessee when in full character, he made a fatal slip on live television and called George Gulas a "sniveling little shit."
When he was not actively wrestling hismelf.Jr. worked as a manager, most notably for The Mongolian Stomper, where again, his skill as a "talker" came through.
After retirement from wrestling, Jr. saw varied lines of work, including a role as a traveling evangelist.
No one ever mentions his stay here in Portland Oregon when he took on Dutch Savage, the Kangaroos and his relentless feud with Beauregaurde. He had a goatee then. So classic when he came out dressed in his classic regalia and Beauregaurde would come out dressed like a wizard or a price making Gorgeous Gearge furious. It was hilarious. Portland Wrestling was the very best back then.
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