Don Fargo, along with wrestling "brother" Jackie Fargo, headlined Madison Square Garden on March 30, 1957. Their match against Argentina Rocca and Miguel Perez drew 20,125 people and over $60,000, the biggest attendance and gate in the Garden up to that time.
Besides teaming with Jackie, Don formed several tag teams during his career with wrestling's finest talents, including Greg Valentine, Ray Stevens, Rene Goulet, Jim Dillon, Ron Garfield, Eric Pederson, Chris Colt, and several others.
In this no-holds barred interview, Don relates his career and tells tales of the road that he experienced during his career as a pro wrestler.
If you enjoy this interview just half as much as Don enjoyed telling it, you'll have a ball.
Hell's Kitchen
1st wrestling lesson
Mr. Pittsburgh 1941
Training in Columbus, Ohio
$60 per week
Florida, 1st territory
The bull and the convertible
Bobby Davis, 16-year-old manager
To New York as Don Juan the Magnificent
Honey Boy Dickie Bishop
The Fabulous Fargos are born!
Selling 200 photos to 22,000 fans
"We'll burn our tights in the ring ...!"
Street fight with Nick Kozak
Buddy Rogers and Joe Louis on Harleys
Don and Ray Stevens
Blood capsules
Buddy Rogers' training secrets
Ribs
Picking up a hitchhiker
The Jones Boys
Firing Bobby Davis, then getting fired.
On the road to Nashville ... culture shock!
Jack Pfefer — Master manager
Jack Pfefer — Outlaw promoter
Jack Pfefer — The name game
Killing Gorgeous George's gimmick
Pickles and beer
Sneaking women into the hotel
"Where's my cigar?"
Storming into Nick Gulas' office
Naked in the dressing room
Naked at 100 mph
Naked &mdash busted!
Raining $$$$ in New York
Spending money like it had no end.
Lighting cigars with $100 bills
Eddie Graham teaches kids to swim
Dick Steinborn and Don go to jail
Lenny Montana and the diving board
Johnny Valentine's car
Roughhouse Fargo
Ricky Starr to Skull Murphy — "Get your best hold."