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4 unusual facts about Gypsy Joe


Frank Stojack

In the 1950s he was the light heavyweight champion of the world, defeating Gypsy Joe in Spokane, Washington on April 10, 1953, and holding it until November 30, 1957 when he was stripped of the belt by the NWA.

Gypsy Joe

:*NWA Mid-America Tag Team Championship (7 times) – with Leroy Rochester (1), Dutch Mantel (1), Buzz Tyler (1), Tojo Yamamoto (3), and Tom Renesto, Jr. (1)

:*NWA Central States Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Mr. Pogo

In April 2003 Joe was involved in a memorable hardcore match with New Jack in which, due to Joe no-selling throughout the match and when Joe hit New Jack on the nose, Jack legitimately attacked Joe with a chain, a baseball bat wrapped in barbed wire, and several other weapons.



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