Chief Jay Strongbow

Joseph Luke Scarpa ( born October 4, 1928 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; † 3 April 2012), better known by his Chief Jay Strongbow Ringamen, was an American professional wrestler. One of his biggest successes was the three-time receipt of the WWF Tag Team Championship.

  • 2.1 Title
  • 2.2 Awards

Career

Scarpa made ​​his debut in 1947 as Joe Scarpa. From then on he performed on various promotions, for example, in various territories of the National Wrestling Alliance ( NWA). His first title, the NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Championship, he won on May 3, 1960.

World Wide Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Federation

Since 1970, Scarpa was active as Chief Jay Strongbow in the then World Wide Wrestling Federation (now WWE). On May 22, 1972, he won the WWWF Tag Team Championship with Sonny King. The title they gave to Mr. Fuji, against the Scarpa also feuded several times, and Prof. Toru Tanaka from. With Billy White Wolf he was the WWWF Tag Team Championship in 1976 to win a second time. 1979 Scarpa feuded against Greg Valentine.

In 1982, Scarpa and his - according to storyline - nephew Jules Strongbow a tag team, the WWF was able to twice win Tag Team Championship in the same year.

After he had finished his career in 1985 initially denied Scarpa 1986 and 1987 some matches in the WWF. In 1989 he appeared in the American Wrestling Association. In 1994, he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.

Achievements

Title

  • National Wrestling Alliance
  • 2x NWA Florida Brass Knuckles Champion
  • 1x NWA Florida Heavyweight Champion
  • 3x NWA Florida Southern Tag Team Champion with Jose Lothario
  • 1x NWA Florida Tag Team Champion with Don Curtis
  • 1x NWA Gulf Coast Heavyweight Champion
  • 2x NWA Gulf Coast Southern Tag Team Championship with Lee Fields
  • 1x NWA Mid-Atlantic World Tag Team Championship with Don Curtis
  • 1x NWA Wildside Heavyweight Champion
  • World Wide Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Federation
  • 4x World Tag Team Champion 1x King with Sonny and Billy White Wolf ( WWWF ) and 2x with Jules Strongbow (WWF)

Awards

  • World Wrestling Federation
  • WWF Hall of Fame in 1994
  • PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler ( 1979)

Others

  • Scarpa played himself in the movie Bad Guys.
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