2. Gene Kiniski
Kiniski helped set the standard for Canadian superstars. Before professional wrestling, he was a member of the Edmonton Eskimos football team. The pinnacle of Kiniski's career finally came on January 7, 1966, when he defeated Thesz to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship in St. Louis, Missouri in front of 11,612 fans at the Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis. His title run only lasted a month. Kiniski also defeated Verne Gagne to win the AWA World Title in 1961. Kiniski challenged Bruno Sammartino in 1964 for the WWWF World Title but was unsuccessful.
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