Profile Info
- Gender Male
- Real Name Edward McDaniel
- Ring Names
- Wahoo McDaniel ( January 1, 1961 - April 18, 2002)
- Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
- Weight
- 235 lbs (107 kg) ( September 9, 1960 - December 15, 1968)
- 280 lbs (127 kg) ( December 16, 1968 - July 4, 1996)
- Born June 19, 1938
- Died April 18, 2002 (aged 63)
- Birth Place Bernice, Oklahoma
- Billed From
- Midland, Texas ( January 1, 1961 - April 18, 2002)
- Nicknames Chief
Career History
- Roles
- Wrestler ( December 16, 1968 - July 4, 1996)
- Part Time Wrestler ( January 1, 1961 - December 15, 1968)
- Companies / Promotions
Promotion from to Promotion 
April 22, 1972 May 3, 1991 Promotion March 29, 1962 April 25, 1987 Promotion January 21, 1965 July 26, 1965 - Face / Heel Turns
Alignment from to Face January 1, 1985 Present Heel July 1, 1984 December 31, 1984 Face January 1, 1961 June 30, 1984 - Images
Sep 1976Sep 1967
- Finishers
- Tomahawk Chop - Overhead chop
- Piledriver
- Brainbuster
Titles & Accomplishments
- Hall of Fame
- WWE Hall of Fame - Year 2019, Legacy
- Titles Won
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling/Jim Crockett Promotions/World Championship Wrestling
- 7 NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship
- 1 NWA National Heavyweight Championship
- 5 NWA United States Heavyweight Championship
- 4 NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (2 with Mark Youngblood, 1 with Paul Jones, 1 with Rufus R. Jones)
American Championship Wrestling
- 1 ACW World Heavyweight Championship
- 1 ACW United States Championship
Championship Wrestling from Florida
- 1 NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship
- 1 NWA Florida Television Championship
- 2 NWA Florida Southern Heavyweight Championship (Florida version)
- 1 NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Florida version) (with Billy Jack Haynes)
- 2 NWA World Tag Team Championship (Florida version) (2 with Jose Lothario)
Georgia Championship Wrestling
- 2 NWA Georgia Heavyweight Championship
- 1 NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship (with Tommy Rich)
- 1 NWA Macon Heavyweight Championship
International Pro Wrestling
- 1 IWA World Heavyweight Championship
Mid-Atlantic Wrestling Alliance
- 1 MAWA Heavyweight Championship
National Wrestling Federation
- 1 NWF World Tag Team Championship (with Chief White Owl)
NWA Big Time Wrestling
- 2 NWA American Heavyweight Championship
- 3 NWA American Tag Team Championship (2 with Johnny Valentine, 1 with Thunderbolt Paterson)
- 2 NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship
- 1 NWA Texas Tag Team Championship (with Tony Parisi)
North American Wrestling Alliance
- 2 NAWA Heavyweight Championship
Southwest Championship Wrestling
- 2 SCW Southwest Heavyweight Championship
- 1 SCW Southwest Tag Team Championship (with Terry Funk)
- 1 SCW World Tag Team Championship (with Ivan Putski)
Ultimate Championship Wrestling
- 1 UCW Heavyweight Championship
- Other Accomplishments
- NWA Hall of Fame induction (class of 2011)
- Kingsport Wrestling Hall of Fame induction (class of 2000)
- Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum induction (class of 2010)
- SCW Hall of Fame induction (class of 1998)
- WCW Hall of Fame induction (class of 1995)
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame induction (class of 2002)
- NWA Cadillac Cup (1976)
- NWA United States Championship Tournament (1984)
- Cauliflower Alley Club's Other honoree Winner (1996)
- PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year (1976)
- 97° in the PWI Years Top 500 (2003)
Relations
- Tag Teams & Stables
- Wahoo McDaniel and Mark Youngblood - Mark Youngblood ( September 14, 1983 - April 19, 1986)
- Wahoo McDaniel and Billy Jack Haynes - Billy Jack Haynes ( June 12, 1985 - November 28, 1985)
- Wahoo McDaniel and Terry Funk - Terry Funk ( August 15, 1981 - December 31, 1981)
- Wahoo McDaniel and Ivan Putski - Ivan Putski ( January 23, 1981 - July 31, 1981)
- Wahoo McDaniel and Tommy Rich - Tommy Rich ( January 13, 1979 - January 13, 1980)
- Wahoo McDaniel and Paul Jones - Paul Jones ( August 26, 1974 - March 5, 1978)
- Wahoo McDaniel and Rufus R. Jones - Rufus R. Jones ( April 14, 1975 - April 18, 1977)
- Wahoo McDaniel and Jose Lothario - Jose Lothario ( May 21, 1966 - October 20, 1971)
- Wahoo McDaniel and Johnny Valentine - Johnny Valentine ( May 29, 1971 - July 30, 1971)
- Wahoo McDaniel and Antonio Pugliese/Tony Pug - Tony Parisi ( January 20, 1970 - April 7, 1970)
- Wahoo McDaniel and Thunderbolt Patterson - Thunderbolt Patterson ( August 15, 1969 - November 25, 1969)
- Wahoo McDaniel and Chief White Owl - Chief White Owl ( May 11, 1965 - July 17, 1965)