Brad Rheingans

Brad Rheingans is a umwhile Greco-Roman an professional warstler.

Career

Rheingans wis an NCAA champion in 1975 for North Dakota State University an wrestled in the 1976 Olympics, placin fowert. He qualified for the Olympic team in 1980, but did no compete due tae the Unitit States boycott.

Rheingans entered professional wrestlin wi Verne Gagne's American Wrestling Association in 1983, whaur he appeared till the organization fauldit in 1991. He an aa wrestled briefly for the WWF as an enhancement talent in 1986, occasionally for New Japan Pro Wrestling frae 1989–1991, an for various independent promotions in the Minnesota aurie durin the early hauf o the 1990s.

In addition tae coachin amateur wrestlers throughoot his career, Rheingans an aa trained numerous professional wrestlers. Some o his well-kent students include Vader, John "Bradshaw" Layfield, The Nasty Boys, Jerry Lynn, Tom Zenk, Joe Hennig an Tori. Rheingans an aa served as the heid trainer for the short-lived Ladies Professional Wrestling Association.

Rheingans wis inductit intae the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2004.

In wrestlin

• Finishin moves

• Bridging cradle suplex

• Signature moves

• Chickenwing arm lock
• Three-quarter facelock bulldog

Championships an accomplishments

Amateur wrestlin

• National Collegiate Athletic Association

• NCAA Division I All-American (1975)
• NCAA Division II Champion (1975)

• Olympics Games

• Olympic Games team member (1976, 1980)

Professional wrestlin

• American Wrestling Association

• AWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Ken Patera

• Pro Wrestling America

• PWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Baron Von Raschke

• Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards

• Rookie of the Year (1981) tied with Brad Armstrong

Freemit airtins

• International Wrestling Institute & Museum's profile
• Online World of Wrestling profile Archived 2011-05-23 at the Wayback Machine