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* InconsistebtSpelling: His last name is sometimes misspelled as ''[=McDaniels=]''.



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* [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Spell My Name Without An S]]: ViewerNameConfusion: His last name is sometimes misspelled as ''[=McDaniels=]''.
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* WhipItGood: Notable for taking part in several Indian Strap Matches.
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As usual, you can find the basics at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wahoo_McDaniel The Other Wiki]].
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* EverythingIsBigInTexas: Born in Louisiana and later played football at the University of Oklahoma, but he was billed from Midland, TX, and he was a huge name in the greater Houston area.

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* EverythingIsBigInTexas: Born in Louisiana and later played football at the University of Oklahoma, but he was billed from Midland, TX, and he was a huge name in the greater Houston area.
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* BashBrothers: with Paul Jones, Jose Lothario, Rufus R. Jones, the Crusher, Wrestling/DustyRhodes, Mark Youngblood.

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* BashBrothers: with Paul Jones, Wrestling/PaulJones, Jose Lothario, Rufus R. Jones, the Crusher, Wrestling/DustyRhodes, Mark Youngblood.
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'''Edward [=McDaniel=]''' (1938-2002) was a Native American football player turned {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er as '''Chief Wahoo [=McDaniel=].''' He started his football career in the 1960s and would wrestle in the off-season, until he turned full-time by the end of the decade. He regularly competed in various Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories, particularly in Texas, Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas, as well as for the [[Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation AWA]], Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} the WWWF]], Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling and various independent promotions. He made his [=PPV=] debut defeating Manny Fernandez in an Indian Strap Match at ''AWA [=SuperClash=] III.'' Among his in-ring achievements, he was a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/awa/awa-t.html AWA World Tag Team Champion]] with Wrestling/TheCrusher, a 5x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-us-h.html NWA United States Heavyweight Champion]], a 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tx/wccw/am-h.html NWA American (World Class) Heavyweight Champion]] and a multiple-time [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/midatlantic/ma-h.html NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion]]. He passed away from complications from diabetes and renal failure on April 18, 2002. He was inducted into the ''[[Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]'' Hall of Fame in 2002.

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'''Edward [=McDaniel=]''' (1938-2002) Edward [=McDaniel=] (June 19, 1938 – April 18, 2002) was a Native American football player turned {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er as '''Chief Wahoo [=McDaniel=].''' He started his football career in the 1960s and would wrestle in the off-season, until he turned full-time by the end of the decade. He regularly competed in various Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories, particularly in Texas, Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas, as well as for the [[Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation AWA]], Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} the WWWF]], Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling and various independent promotions. He made his [=PPV=] debut defeating Manny Fernandez in an Indian Strap Match at ''AWA [=SuperClash=] III.'' Among his in-ring achievements, he was a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/awa/awa-t.html AWA World Tag Team Champion]] with Wrestling/TheCrusher, a 5x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-us-h.html NWA United States Heavyweight Champion]], a 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tx/wccw/am-h.html NWA American (World Class) Heavyweight Champion]] and a multiple-time [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/midatlantic/ma-h.html NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion]]. He passed away from complications from diabetes and renal failure on April 18, 2002. He was inducted into the ''[[Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]'' Hall of Fame in 2002.




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* EverythingIsBigInTexas: Born in Oklahoma, but he was billed from Midlands, TX and he was a huge name in the old Houston territory.

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* EverythingIsBigInTexas: Born in Louisiana and later played football at the University of Oklahoma, but he was billed from Midlands, TX Midland, TX, and he was a huge name in the old greater Houston territory.area.

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* [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Spell My Name Without An S]]: His last name is sometimes misspelled as ''[=McDaniels=]''.
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* ArchEnemy: Wrestling/GregValentine, Boris Malenko, Dory Funk Jr., "Superstar" Billy Graham, Wrestling/IvanKoloff, Johnny Valentine, Tully Blanchard, Wrestling/RicFlair, Wrestling/SgtSlaughter

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* ArchEnemy: Wrestling/GregValentine, Boris Malenko, Dory Funk Jr., "Superstar" Billy Graham, Wrestling/IvanKoloff, Johnny Valentine, Tully Blanchard, Wrestling/RicFlair, Wrestling/SgtSlaughter Wrestling/GregValentine
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* ArchEnemy: Greg Valentine, Boris Malenko, Dory Funk Jr., "Superstar" Billy Graham, Wrestling/IvanKoloff, Johnny Valentine, Tully Blanchard, Wrestling/RicFlair, Wrestling/SgtSlaughter

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* ArchEnemy: Greg Valentine, Wrestling/GregValentine, Boris Malenko, Dory Funk Jr., "Superstar" Billy Graham, Wrestling/IvanKoloff, Johnny Valentine, Tully Blanchard, Wrestling/RicFlair, Wrestling/SgtSlaughter
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* TheWorfEffect: Lex Luger defeated him for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/fl/nwa/fl-south-h.html NWA Southern (Florida) Heavyweight Title]] a mere 19 '''days''' into his career.

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* TheWorfEffect: Lex Luger Wrestling/LexLuger defeated him for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/fl/nwa/fl-south-h.html NWA Southern (Florida) Heavyweight Title]] a mere 19 '''days''' into his career.
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* [[NiceHat Nice Headdress]]

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* [[NiceHat Nice Headdress]]{{Nice H|at}}eaddress
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* ArchEnemy: Greg Valentine, Boris Malenko, Dory Funk Jr., "Superstar" Billy Graham, Ivan Koloff, Johnny Valentine, Tully Blanchard, Wrestling/RicFlair, Wrestling/SgtSlaughter

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* ArchEnemy: Greg Valentine, Boris Malenko, Dory Funk Jr., "Superstar" Billy Graham, Ivan Koloff, Wrestling/IvanKoloff, Johnny Valentine, Tully Blanchard, Wrestling/RicFlair, Wrestling/SgtSlaughter
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* WhipItGood: Notable for taking part in several Indian Strap Matches.

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* WhipItGood: Notable for taking part in several Indian Strap Matches.Matches.
* TheWorfEffect: Lex Luger defeated him for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/fl/nwa/fl-south-h.html NWA Southern (Florida) Heavyweight Title]] a mere 19 '''days''' into his career.
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* EverythingIsBigInTexas: Born in Oklahoma, but he was billed from Midlands, TX and he was a huge name in the old Houston territory.
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'''Edward [=McDaniel=]''' (1938-2002) was a Native American football player turned {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er as '''Chief Wahoo [=McDaniel=].''' He started his football career in the 1960s and would wrestle in the off-season, until he turned full-time by the end of the decade. He regularly competed in various Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories, particularly in Texas, Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas, as well as for the [[Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation AWA]], Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} the WWWF]], Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling and various independent promotions. He made his [=PPV=] debut defeating Manny Fernandez in an Indian Strap Match at ''AWA [=SuperClash=] III.''' Among his in-ring achievements, he was a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/awa/awa-t.html AWA World Tag Team Champion]] with Wrestling/TheCrusher, a 5x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-us-h.html NWA United States Heavyweight Champion]], a 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tx/wccw/am-h.html NWA American (World Class) Heavyweight Champion]] and a multiple-time [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/midatlantic/ma-h.html NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion]]. He passed away from complications from diabetes and renal failure on April 18, 2002. He was inducted into the ''[[Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]'' Hall of Fame in 2002.


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'''Edward [=McDaniel=]''' (1938-2002) was a Native American football player turned {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er as '''Chief Wahoo [=McDaniel=].''' He started his football career in the 1960s and would wrestle in the off-season, until he turned full-time by the end of the decade. He regularly competed in various Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories, particularly in Texas, Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas, as well as for the [[Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation AWA]], Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} the WWWF]], Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling and various independent promotions. He made his [=PPV=] debut defeating Manny Fernandez in an Indian Strap Match at ''AWA [=SuperClash=] III.''' '' Among his in-ring achievements, he was a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/awa/awa-t.html AWA World Tag Team Champion]] with Wrestling/TheCrusher, a 5x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-us-h.html NWA United States Heavyweight Champion]], a 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tx/wccw/am-h.html NWA American (World Class) Heavyweight Champion]] and a multiple-time [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/midatlantic/ma-h.html NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion]]. He passed away from complications from diabetes and renal failure on April 18, 2002. He was inducted into the ''[[Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]'' Hall of Fame in 2002.




* BoringButPractical: His FinishingMove, a chop to the skull.

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* BoringButPractical: His FinishingMove, a chop to the skull. He once had a SquashMatch in the AWA where his ''entire'' offense was chops. It worked.

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* ArchEnemy: Greg Valentine, Boris Malenko, Dory Funk Jr., "Superstar" Billy Graham, Ivan Koloff, Johnny Valentine, Tully Blanchard, Wrestling/RicFlair, Wrestling/SgtSlaughter


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* BashBrothers: with Paul Jones, Jose Lothario, Rufus R. Jones, the Crusher, Wrestling/DustyRhodes, Mark Youngblood.


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* UsefulNotes/CollegiateAmericanFootball: At the University of Oklahoma.
** UsefulNotes/AmericanFootball: For the Houston Oilers, Denver Broncos, New York Jets and Miami Dolphins
* FaceHeelTurn: In 1984 against Wrestling/RickySteamboat, aligning himself with Tully Blanchard and winning his fourth United States Heavyweight Title in the process.


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* RingOldies: He started in the 1960s and competed until 1996.
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'''Edward [=McDaniel=]''' (1938-2002) was a Native American football player turned {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er as '''Chief Wahoo [=McDaniel=].''' He started his football career in the 1960s and would wrestle in the off-season, until he turned full-time by the end of the decade. He regularly competed in various Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories, particularly in Texas, Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas, as well as for the [[Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation AWA]], Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} the WWWF]], Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling and various independent promotions. He made his [=PPV=] debut defeating Manny Fernandez in an Indian Strap Match at ''AWA [=SuperClash=] III.''' Among his in-ring achievements, he was a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/awa/awa-t.html AWA World Tag Team Champion]] with Wrestling/TheCrusher, a 5x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-us-h.html NWA United States Heavyweight Champion]], a 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tx/wccw/am-h.html NWA American (World Class) Heavyweight Champion]] and a multiple-time [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/midatlantic/ma-h.html NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion]]. He passed away from complications from diabetes and renal failure on April 18, 2002. He was inducted into the ''[[Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]'' Hall of Fame in 2002.


As usual, you can find the basics at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wahoo_McDaniel The Other Wiki]].




* BadassNative: He was part Choctaw- Chickasaw Native American.
* BoringButPractical: His FinishingMove, a chop to the skull.
* [[NiceHat Nice Headdress]]
* RedBaron: 'Chief'
* WhipItGood: Notable for taking part in several Indian Strap Matches.

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