George Wells

Biography

George Oliver Wells (October 31, 1947 – 2020) was an American professional wrestler and Canadian Football League player who competed in North American regional promotions during the early 1970s and 1980s including the Continental Wrestling Association (CWA), Pacific Northwest Wrestling (PNW), Stampede Wrestling, and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE), most notably as the opponent of Jake "The Snake" Roberts at WrestleMania 2. It was during this live PPV match that Roberts, after having defeated Wells, had placed his pet snake "Damien" on Wells causing him to foam at the mouth. A popular star in the San Francisco-area during the late 1970s, he is credited as being only one of three African-Americans to hold the now defunct San Francisco version of the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship.

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