Killer Kowalski: Profile, Career, Face/Heel Turns, Titles Won, Gimmick Evolution and Stats

On this page, you find the full wrestling profile of Killer Kowalski, with his Career History, real name, age, height and weight, the Promotions he worked for, all the Face/Heel turns, the Championship Titles he won, his Finishers, Theme Songs, Tag Teams and Stables, his appearance changes through the years, and more.

Walter Kowalski (born Edward Władysław Spulnik) was born in Windsor, Ontario, Canada on October 13, 1926.

He died on August 30, 2008 at the age of 81.

Killer Kowalski was inducted in the WWE Hall of Fame in 1996 as an individual and in the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2003 as part of the Television Era wing.

Profile Info

Gender Male

Real Name Walter Kowalski (born Edward Władysław Spulnik)

Ring Names

Killer Kowalski ( April 26, 1977 - March 14, 2008)
Executioner #1 ( March 10, 1976 - April 25, 1977)
Killer Kowalski ( April 21, 1950 - March 9, 1976)
The Masked Destroyer ( October 11, 1975 - December 23, 1975)
Wladek Kowalski ( November 29, 1948 - July 16, 1963)
Tarzan Kowalski ( January 6, 1949 - January 31, 1953)

Born October 13, 1926

Died August 30, 2008 (aged 81)

Nationality

Canada

Birth Place Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Billed From

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Height 6 ft 7 in (201 cm)

Weight

280 lbs (127 kg)

Career History

Roles

Part Time Wrestler ( June 23, 1980 - March 14, 2008)
Wrestler ( January 1, 1947 - April 24, 1977)

Companies / Promotions

Promotion	from	to
Promotion WWWF	April 29, 1974	April 23, 1977
Promotion NWA	November 29, 1948	April 11, 1976
Promotion AJPW	April 5, 1975	May 9, 1975
Promotion AJPW	November 24, 1973	December 24, 1973
Promotion WWWF	January 25, 1963	March 25, 1970
Promotion AWA	July 29, 1966	April 23, 1967
Promotion STAMPEDE	October 27, 1961	July 10, 1964

Face / Heel Turns

Alignment	from	to
Heel	January 1, 1947	March 14, 2008

Images

Apr 1977

Mar 1976

Jan 1947

Finishers

Kowalski Claw - Vice Grip to the opponent's stomach or head ( January 1, 1947 - March 14, 2008)
Diving Knee Drop ( January 1, 1947 - April 24, 1977)

Titles & Accomplishments

Hall of Fame

WWE Hall of Fame - Year 1996, Individual
Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame - Year 2003, Television Era

Titles Won

World Wide Wrestling Federation

1 WWWF World Tag Team Championship (with Big John Studd)
1 WWWF United States Tag Team Championship (with Gorilla Monsoon)

50th State Big Time Wrestling

1 NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Hawaii version)

Atlantic Athletic Commission

1 AAC World Heavyweight Championship

Central States Wrestling

1 NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship
1 NWA Central States Tag Team Championship (with Bulldog Austin)
1 NWA Iowa Tag Team Championship (with Ripper Daniels)

Championship Wrestling from Florida

1 NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Florida version)

International Wrestling Federation

1 IWF Heavyweight Championship
1 IWF Tag Team Championship (with Johnny Valiant)

Montreal Athletic Commission

13 MAC International Heavyweight Championship

NWA All-Star Wrestling

2 NWA Pacific Coast Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) (1 with Ox Anderson, 1 with Gene Kiniski)

NWA Hollywood Wrestling

1 NWA Americas Heavyweight Championship
1 NWA Americas Tag Team Championship (with Kinji Shibuya)

NWA San Francisco

1 NWA Pacific Coast Heavyweight Championship (San Francisco version)
1 NWA Pacific Coast Tag Team Championship (San Francisco version) (with Hans Herman)