Danny McShain (October 30, 1912 â€" July 14, 1992) was an American
professional wrestler. He competed in the southern United States from
the 1930s to the 1960s.McShain was born on October 30, 1912 in Little
Rock, Arkansas. He made his professional wrestling debut in Little
Rock, Arkansas on October 30, 1930. McShain later joined the United
States Navy, where he excelled as a boxer and won several
championships.McShain's family moved to Glendale, California, where he
competed for the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). He won his first
championship, the NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship, on October
11, 1937. Over the next ten years, he held the title another nine
times.He later moved to Alvin, Texas, where he continued to compete
for the NWA. He won the NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship on ten
occasions between in 1948 and 1960 by defeating such wrestlers as
Antonino Rocca and Verne Gagne. On November 19, 1951, he also defeated
Gagne to win the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship. In 1954,
McShain won the MWA American Tag Team Championship with partner Oyama
Kato while competing for the Midwest Wrestling Association in Ohio.
professional wrestler. He competed in the southern United States from
the 1930s to the 1960s.McShain was born on October 30, 1912 in Little
Rock, Arkansas. He made his professional wrestling debut in Little
Rock, Arkansas on October 30, 1930. McShain later joined the United
States Navy, where he excelled as a boxer and won several
championships.McShain's family moved to Glendale, California, where he
competed for the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). He won his first
championship, the NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship, on October
11, 1937. Over the next ten years, he held the title another nine
times.He later moved to Alvin, Texas, where he continued to compete
for the NWA. He won the NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship on ten
occasions between in 1948 and 1960 by defeating such wrestlers as
Antonino Rocca and Verne Gagne. On November 19, 1951, he also defeated
Gagne to win the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship. In 1954,
McShain won the MWA American Tag Team Championship with partner Oyama
Kato while competing for the Midwest Wrestling Association in Ohio.
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