335. Sandor Szabo

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A former World Heavyweight Champion, Hungarian, Sandor Szabo would become a legend in California where he was not just a multi-time champion but a booker and celebrity.

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Billed From: Hungary
Key Championships Held: NWA (Los Angeles) Pacific Coast Heavyweight (9)
California State Heavyweight
NWA World Heavyweight
World (Minneapolis) Heavyweight
MAC (Montreal) International Heavyweight
NWA (San Francisco) Pacific Coast Heavyweight (6)
AWA (Boston) World Heavyweight
NWA Hawaii Heavyweight
NWA (San Francisco) Pacific Coast Tag Team w/Ron Etchison
NWA (San Francisco) World Tag Team w/Ron Etchison
NWA (Los Angeles) Beat the Champ Television (5)
NWA (Los Angeles) International Television Tag Team (4) 1w/Wilbur Snyder, 1w/Bobo Brazil, 1w/Billy Darnell & 1w/Edouard Carpentier
Alaska State Heavyweight
Why they will get in: Szabo has a great pedigree in a major wrestling town (L.A.).
Why they won't get in: There are many other from his era that could be looked at ahead of him
Five Greatest Matches/Moments: 1.   Defeated Bronko Nagurski for the NWA World Title (6/5/41)
2.   Beat Yvon Robert for the MAC International Heavyweight Title in Montreal (3/22/44)
3.   Won the Boston version of the World Title by beating Steve Casey (4/25/45)
4.   Knocked off Nagurski for the NWA Pacific Coast Heavyweight Title in San Francisco (8/29/48)
5.   Returned to Los Angeles and beat Joe Pazandak for the “Beat the Champ” television Title (4/18/52)