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Edward McDaniel

Edward McDaniel

Birthday: 1938-06-19 | Place of Birth: Bernice, Oklahoma, USA

Edward McDaniel was an American Choctaw-Chickasaw professional American football player and professional wrestler better known by his ring name Wahoo McDaniel. He is notable for having held the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship five times. McDaniel was a major star in The American Wrestling Association and prominent National Wrestling Alliance affiliated promotions such as Championship Wrestling from Florida, Georgia Championship Wrestling, NWA Big Time Wrestling and, most notably, Jim Crockett Promotions. McDaniel is often compared to his contemporary, Chief Jay Strongbow, due to both portraying similar Native American gimmicks. Unlike Strongbow (who was Italian-American), McDaniel was legitimately Native American.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1994
The Life And Times of Paul Boesch

as    Wahoo McDaniel

1987
AWA Christmas Night 1987

as    "Chief" Wahoo McDaniel

1986
AWA Monsters of the Mat: volume 1

as    "Chief" Wahoo McDaniel

1974
The Wrestler

as    Wahoo McDaniel