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You probably knew him as Colonel DeBeers. Before he adopted the wrestling persona of an apartheid-supporting South African heel, he was Ed Wiskowski aka “The Polish Prince” — the intelligent wrestler who helped back up all the trash talk of “Playboy” Buddy Rose in Don Owen’s Pacific Northwest territory. In this edition of the Portland Wrestlecast, we remember Wiskowski who passed away last week. I talk to two people who knew him well: historian Matt Farmer and former wrestler Brian Blair. Learn about the ribber, the psychologist and the time Wiskowski took another gimmick from out of the headlines: cult leader. Click Here to Listen (sub needed) Source

This article first appeared on F4WOnline.com and was syndicated with permission.

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