Mark Lewin
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Image:Mark Lewin.jpg Mark Lewin was a professional wrestler.
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Career
Mark Lewin wrestled in Australia in the 1960's and 1970's with great success. He frequently formed a tag team with King Curtis Iaukea. He also spent time in Detroit working against The Sheik and fellow wildman, Terry Funk.
He found a lot of success in World Class Championship Wrestling in the late 1970's and early 1980's before going to Florida Championship Wrestling, where he joined Kevin Sullivan's "cult" as The Purple Haze.
Lewin retired in 1996.
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Profile
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- Birthday: February 26
- Hometown: Buffalo, New York
- Trainer: John Horton
- Debut: 1957
- Finisher: The Sleeper
- Managers: Gary Hart, Kevin Sullivan
- Other Gimmicks: "Maniac" Mark Lewin, The Purple Haze
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Championships/Accomplishments
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National Wrestling Alliance
- 3-Time NWA Australasian Tag Team Champion (with Steve Rickard, Al Perez and Spiros Arion)
- 1-Time NWA America's Heavyweight Champion
- 1-Time NWA North American Tag Team Champion (Northeast version) (with Don Curtis)
- 2-Time NWA Pacific Coast (Vancouver) Heavyweight Champion
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World Class Championship Wrestling
- 5-Time WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Champion
- 1-Time WCCW Six-Man Tag Team Champion (with Killer Tim Brooks and One Man Gang)
- 3-Time WCCW Texas Heavyweight Champion
- 1-Time WCCW Texas Tag Team Champion (with Dick Steinborn)
- 2-Time WCCW American Tag Team Champion (with The Spoiler)
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Florida Championship Wrestling
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Other Titles
- 1-Time WWA Heavyweight Champion
- 1-Time IWA Tag Team Champion (with Dominic DeNucci)
- 1-Time CWA Heavyweight Champion
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Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated ranked him # 265 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003.
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Trivia
Mark is the brother of wrestler Donn Lewin.
