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

References

Freemit airtins

International Wrestling Institute & Museum's profile
Online World of Wrestling profile 

Category:American male professional warstlers
Category:American sport warstlers
Category:Oleempic athletes wha warstled professionally
Category:Warstlers at the 1976 Simmer Oleempics
Category:Professional warsillin coaches an trainers
Category:Professional warsillin trainers
Category:1953 births
Category:Livin fowk