Eddie Sharkey


Eddie Sharkey is an American professional wrestling trainer. He is often called "The Trainer of Champions". He has been instrumental in training some of the biggest names in the sport. He was also the owner of Pro Wrestling America.

Professional wrestling career

American Wrestling Association

In the late 1950s, he joined the carnival circuit as a wrestler. Sharkey was trained by Boris Malenko, Bob Geigel, and Joe Scarpello. Sharkey made his American Wrestling Association debut in Fargo, North Dakota in 1961 where he was a babyface. He had feuds with Danny Hodge, Bob Boyer, and Jack Donovan. Sharkey left the AWA over a disagreement with promoter Verne Gagne.
In September 1968, he won the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship from Jack Donovan in Central States Wrestling. The title was later retired.

Pro Wrestling America

While working at Gramma B's, Sharkey recognized the future that four of the bouncers could have in wrestling. Sharkey opened his own professional wrestling promotion, Pro Wrestling America, in 1982 and trained the men himself.
He also partnered with Terry Fox to open another professional wrestling school in Minnesota.

Personal life

Growing up in south Minneapolis, Sharkey was a huge wrestling fan. His father, Tom Shyman, was a first-generation immigrant from Poland who worked in the liquor-display business. Sharkey took up boxing in his teens.
Sharkey married Maryland professional wrestler Princess Little Cloud. When Jordan gave birth to their children, he left the wrestling profession for eight years to spend more time at home. He took a job as a bartender at Gramma B's in the Twin Cities. Sharkey and Jordan later divorced. He married Mary Beth Rivera on April 20, 2006.

Wrestlers trained