Brutus Malumba
| Brutus Malumba | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Lawrence Liger |
| Born | September 11, 1921 Georgetown, Guyana |
| Died | January 10, 2015 (aged 93)[1] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Brutus Malumba Masked Marvel Francois Valois Gene Valois |
| Billed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[2] |
| Billed weight | 264 lb (120 kg) |
| Trained by | Bert Assirati |
| Debut | 1956 |
| Retired | 1988 |
Lawrence Liger (September 11, 1921 – January 10, 2015) was a Guyanese professional wrestler who was best known as Brutus Malumba in Europe, the United Kingdom,[3] Japan and Canada.
Wrestling career
Trained by British wrestler Bert Assirati, Malumba would start his wrestling career in 1956. He would work in Germany and France before making his debut in United Kingdom in 1961.
In 1968, he worked in Japan for International Wrestling Enterprise and in 1969 in the United States in Florida.
In 1972, he worked for the new promotion New Japan Pro Wrestling and later that year made his debut in Canada in Toronto for Maple Leaf Wrestling. During the early to mid 1970s, Malumba worked in Vancouver and Calgary.
In 1976, he returned to New Japan teaming with Tiger Jeet Singh until 1977.
In 1979, Malumba started working for Grand Prix Wrestling based in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia where he became one of the territory's biggest stars.[4] He remained with Grand Prix until his retirement in 1988 at 67 years old.
Death
Malumba passed away at 93 years old from Alzheimer on January 10, 2015.
Championships and accomplishments
- Middle Eastern Heavyweight Champion (Multiple times between 1963 and 1969)
- Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling
- AGPW North American Tag Team Champion (1 times) - with Stephen Petitpas (1 time)[5]
- NWA All-Star Wrestling
References
General
- Nevada, Vance (2022). (Un)Controlled Chaos: Canada's Remarkable Professional Wrestling Legacy. FriesenPress. ISBN 9781039154797.
Specific
- ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Frank Valois". WrestlingData.com. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Brutus Malumba « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
- ^ "Prince Kumali". 27 January 2025.
- ^ "Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling".
- ^ Pat Laprade; Bertrand Hébert (2013). Mad Dogs, Midgets and Screw Jobs: The Untold Story of How Montreal Shaped the World of Wrestling. ECW Press. pp. 1, 990. ISBN 978-1-77090-296-1.
External links
- Gordon Petrie at IMDb
- "Prince Kumali". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved January 27, 2025.