He was awarded the title when Steve Casey was stripped of the title for refusal to defend the titles.
Later in 1936, Bowser made Steve "Crusher" Casey his top star, and Casey rose to become world champion with a victory over Lou Thesz in Boston on February 11, 1938.
In 1982, Casey was awarded the Irish Hall of Fame award by 1956 Olympic Gold Medalist Ronnie Delaney.
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On February 11, 1938, he received the biggest victory of his career when he defeated Lou Thesz to win the National Wrestling Association world heavyweight championship.
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On March 29, he beat Gus Sonnenberg to start his second reign as AWA world champion, losing the title to Ed Don George on April 18 in Albany, New York.
Rudy has faced many legendary wrestlers in his day such as Jim Londos, Steve Casey, George Zaharias, Ed Lewis, and Sandor Szabo.
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In July 1994, he teamed with Steve Casey to defeat Finlay and John Hawk to win the vacant CWA World Tag Team Championship.