Bob Geigel

Robert Geigel (October 1, 1924 – October 30, 2014) was an American professional wrestling promoter and also a former professional wrestler. Geigel ran the NWA Central States promotion between 1963 and 1986, until it was bought out by Jim Crockett Promotions. He was also president of the National Wrestling Alliance for most of the years 1978 to 1987.
==Championships and accomplishments==
*American Wrestling Association
:*AWA Midwest Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Bob "The Viking" Morse.
:*AWA World Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Hard Boiled Haggerty (1), Otto von Krupp (1), and Stan "Krusher" Kowalski (1)
*Cauliflower Alley Club
:*Art Abrams Lifetime Achievement Award (2007)
*Central States Wrestling
:*NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship (6 times)
:*NWA North American Tag Team Championship (Central States version) (9 times) - with Bob Brown (5), Bill Miller (1), Bob "The Viking" Morse (1), The Stomper (1), and Rufus R. Jones (1)
:*NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (Central States version) (2 times)
:*NWA World Tag Team Championship (Central States version) (4 times) - with Rufus R. Jones (2), Akio Sato (1), and Pat O'Connor (1)
:*NWA Iowa Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
*NWA Western States Sports
:*NWA North American Heavyweight Championship (Amarillo version) (1 time)
:*NWA Southwest Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
:*NWA Southwest Tag Team Championship (4 times) - with Dory Funk Sr. (2), Mike Gallagher (1), and Boris Kalmikoff (1)
*Other Titles
:*North Dakota Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
:*George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame (2002)
==Job titles==
*NWA President (1978 to 1980; 1982 to 1985; 1986 to 1987)
*NWA Central States promoter (1958 to September 1986; February 1987 to 1988)
*NWA St. Louis promoter (1982 to 1986)
==Wrestlers trained==
*Bart Sawyer (Steve Stewart)
*Dick Murdoch
*The Equalizer
*Ox Baker (Douglas A. Baker)
==External links==
* Profile
Category:American wrestlers
Category:George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame
Category:Promoters
Category:Former military
Category:Former amateur wrestlers
Category:AWA World Tag Team Champions
Category:Iowa wrestlers
Category:1924 births
Category:1950 debuts
Category:1976 retirements
Category:2014 deaths
Category:Alex Turk Promotions alumni
Category:All Japan Pro Wrestling alumni
Category:American Wrestling Association alumni
Category:Central States Wrestling alumni
Category:National Wrestling Alliance alumni
Category:NWA Western States Sports alumni
Category:St. Louis Wrestling Club alumni
Category:Male wrestlers
Category:Wrestlers who have died