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Jim Whebbe
Statistics
Ring name(s) Skandor Akbar
Wildman Wehba
Jimmy Wehba
Billed height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Billed weight 232 lb (105 kg)
Born September 29, 1934 (1934-09-29) (age 73)
Wichita Falls, Texas, United States
Resides Garland, Texas
Trained by Jimmy Young
Debut 1963
Retired 1977

Jim Whebbe[1] (born September 29, 1934), is a former professional wrestler and manager, better known by his ring name Skandor Akbar which translated means "Alexander the Great". Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wichita Falls is a city in the state of Texas and the County seat of Wichita County Texas, United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Garland is a city in Dallas County in the US state of Texas. It is an inner suburb northeast of Dallas and is a major part of the Jimmy Young may refer to Jimmy Young (boxer (1948&ndash2005 Jimmy Young (disc jockey, Singer (born 1921 Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff Akbar led the heel stable Devastation, Inc. in Bill Watts' Universal Wrestling Federation during the promotion's hayday in the 1980s as well as other regional territories including World Class Championship Wrestling and the Global Wrestling Federation. Bill Watts, (born May 5 1939 in Oklahoma City Oklahoma) is a former American Professional wrestler and promoter The Universal Wrestling Federation was owner Bill Watts ' attempt at taking his Mid-South Wrestling promotion to a national level in 1986 World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW was a popular regional Professional wrestling promotion run out of Dallas and Fort Worth Texas. Global Wrestling Federation was a Professional wrestling promotion based in Dallas Texas.

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Career

Akbar started out as a professional wrestler in 1963 as Jimmy Wehba. He changed his name to Skandor Akbar at the suggestion of Fritz Von Erich in 1966, in order to sound more Arabic. Jack Barton Adkisson ( August 16 1929 - September 10 1997) was an American Professional wrestler under the Ring name Akbar's father is from Lebanon and mother from Syria. Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية

Akbar teamed with Danny Hodge and eventually turned on him, starting a feud. Daniel "Danny" Allen Hodge (born May 13, 1932)is an American wrestler and boxer

Akbar retired from active wrestling in 1977 and became a heel manager in the Texas area. In Professional wrestling, a heel is a Villain character In non-wrestling jargon heels are the "bad guys" in pro wrestling storylines. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. He always called his stable "Devastation, Inc. ". He spent most of his time in World Class Championship Wrestling and Mid-South Wrestling. World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW was a popular regional Professional wrestling promotion run out of Dallas and Fort Worth Texas. The Universal Wrestling Federation was owner Bill Watts ' attempt at taking his Mid-South Wrestling promotion to a national level in 1986 Akbar smoked cigars at ringside and would harass the fans during his proteges' matches, and would occasionally throw fireballs at unsuspecting opponents.

"The General" also used various nicknames during his ringside interviews taking potshots at various faces such as Kerry Von Erich (either horseface or eggplant brain), Eric Embry (the flamboyant piece of trash), Percy Pringle (Captain Misfit), or Chris Adams (The slimy limey from Liverpool).

On one strange twist, in 1995, Akbar briefly managed Kevin Von Erich as a face. Kevin Ross Adkisson (born May 15 1957) is a retired Professional wrestler under the Ring name Kevin Von Erich of the Von In Professional wrestling, a face or babyface is a character who is portrayed as Heroic relative to the heel wrestlers who are analogous to villains Eventually, though, he turned heel on Kevin only weeks before Von Erich decided to retire for good. Akbar also managed Toni Adams for a short time in the GWF. Toni Leah Adams is a retired American professional wrestling manager and valet who appeared in several North American regional promotions during the 1980s including the Universal

Akbar is now retired and trains wrestlers.

Wrestlers managed

Championships and accomplishments

  • NWA Austra-Asian Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

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Notes

  1. ^ Stone Cold Steve Austin. The Stone Cold Truth (p. 58)

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