Skandor Akbar, American professional wrestler and wrestling manager.died he was , 75

Jimmy Saied Wehba^{[2] [1]} was a professional wrestler and manager, better known by his ring name Skandor Akbar, which translates as "Alexander the Great". Akbar led the villainous stable Devastation, Inc. in Bill Watts's Universal Wrestling Federation during the promotion's heyday in the 1980s, as well as other regional territories, including World Class Championship Wrestling and the Global Wrestling Federation died he was , 75.

(September 29, 1934 – August 19, 2010)

Professional wrestling career

Singles wrestler

Akbar started out as a professional wrestler in 1963 as Jimmy Wehba. He changed his name to Skandor Akbar at the suggestion of Fritz Von Erich in 1966, in order to sound more Arabic. Akbar teamed with Danny Hodge and eventually turned on him, starting a feud. Akbar joined the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) for a brief run in the late 1970s and was managed by Freddie Blassie.

Manager

Akbar retired from active wrestling in 1977 and became a villainous manager in the Texas area. He always called his stable "Devastation, Inc.". He spent most of his time in World Class Championship Wrestling and Mid-South Wrestling. Akbar smoked cigars at ringside, harassed the fans during his proteges' matches, and occasionally threw fireballs at unsuspecting opponents.

In 1995, Akbar briefly managed Kevin Von Erich as a fan favorite. Eventually, though, he turned on Von Erich only weeks before Von Erich decided to retire for good. Akbar also managed Toni Adams for a short time in the GWF.

Retirement

After his semi-retirement, Akbar still made frequent appearances on the independent circuit, while also training wrestlers. He appeared on both the Heroes of World Class and Triumph and Tragedies of World Class DVDs, released in 2005 and 2007, respectively. Akbar was a regular at Wrecking Ball Wrestling.^[3]

Personal life

On August 19, 2010 it was reported that Wehba had passed away. The cause of the death is currently unknown. However, fellow wrestling manager Percy Pringle speculates that it may have been prostate cancer.^[4][1]

In wrestling

• Signature move
  • Camel clutch

• Wrestlers managed

·  Abdullah the Butcher

·  Al Perez

·  Big Bubba Rogers

·   Bill Irwin

·   Black Bart

·   Brickhouse Brown 

·  Buddy Landel

·  Butch Reed

·  Cactus Jack

·  Chris Youngblood

·   Dan Spivey

·  Dick Murdoch

·  Dr. Death

·  Dr.Knuckles

·  Eli the Eliminator

·   Eric Embry

·  Kamala

·  The Missing Link

·  Goldust

·  Great

·  Steve Austin

·  Super Black Ninja

·  Ted DiBiase

·  The Terminator

·  Toni Adams                                                   

· Kabuki

·  Greg Valentine

·  Hercules Hernandez

·  Iceman Parsons

·  Jesse Barr

·  Johnny Hawk

·  John Tatum

·  Kendo Nagasaki

·  Kevin Von Erich

·  Killer Khan

·  Killer Tim Brooks

·  King Kong Bundy

·  Leroy Brown

·  Manny Fernandez

·  Mark Lewin

·  Matt Borne

·  Mike Davis

·  The Mongol

·  Moadib

·  Mr. Olympia

·  Nord the Barbarian/The Viking

·  One Man Gang

·  The Punisher

·  Scott Irwin

 

Championships and accomplishments

• Cauliflower Alley Club

• Gulf Coast/CAC Honoree (2006)

• Mid-South Sports

• NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship (1 time) with Ox Baker
• NWA Macon Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Buddy Colt (1) and Rocket Monroe (1)

• NWA Tri-State

• NWA Tri-State North American Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Tri-State version) (1 time) - with Danny Hodge

• World Championship Wrestling (Australia)

• NWA Austra-Asian Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• NWA Austra-Asian Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with George Gouliovas

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