Steve Olsonoski
| Steve O | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Steve Olsonoski |
| Born | July 3, 1953 [1] Edina, Minnesota[1] |
| Residence | Minneapolis, Minnesota[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 |
Steven L. "Steve" 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]
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Professional wrestling career
Steve Olsonoski, purportedly from Edina, Minnesota, began his wrestling career in the late 1970s in the American Wrestling Association. He won the AWA Rookie of the Year Award[citation needed] in his first year and 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 worked for Verne Gagne in the American Wrestling Association.[3]
In wrestling
- Signature moves
Championships and accomplishments
- 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[6]
References
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External links
- Steve Olsonoski on Facebook
- Steve O at Cagematch.net
- Steve O at Wrestlingdata.com
- Steve Olsonoski at the Internet Movie Database
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