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David Schultz (professional wrestler)

American professional wrestler (born 1955)

This article is about the professional wrestler. For others, see David Schultz (disambiguation).

David Schultz (born June 1, 1955) is an American retired professional wrestler. Nicknamed "Dr. D", he competed in North American regional promotions Stampede Wrestling, the National Wrestling Alliance, and the American Wrestling Association in the late 1970s and early 1980s. During his short stint in the World Wrestling Federation in 1984, he gained notoriety by assaulting 20/20 reporter John Stossel during a report on the legitimacy of professional wrestling.^[4]

Professional wrestling career

Early career (1974–1980)

Trained by Herb Welch, Schultz began wrestling in NWA Mid-America during the mid-1970s eventually teaming with Roger Kirby to defeat Bill Dundee and Big Bad John for the NWA Mid-America Tag Team Championship in May 1976. He would also team with Bill Ash to win the NWA Mid-America Tag Team Championship before losing the titles to George Gulas and Gorgeous G

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David Schultz: The Man Behind the Slap Heard Round the World

AWA

After wrapping up in Stampede, David would make his way to Verne Gagne’s territory in, based in Minnesota, the AWA. The AWA produced some of the biggest names in wresting history, and the biggest would be one who David worked with on many occasions; Hulk Hogan. Although, they were adversaries onscreen, David would reveal that he and Hogan were quite close outside of it. He remembers Hogan not having much money, early in his life, and that Schultz and his wife were incredibly hospitable to him. They would feed him and even give him a place to stay. His daughter also grew fond of the future Hulkster, as David said she “loved to hear him play his guitar.”

In turn, Hogan would turn David onto bodybuilding, as David says his physique wasn’t particularly impressive before meeting Hulk. David says at this time, Vince McMahon had been making a lot of noise in the business. At one point, Hogan took him aside and revealed that he was going to work for Vince and the WWF. The two were embroiled in a feud i

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Dave Schultz (amateur wrestler)

American wrestler (1959–1996)

This article is about the Olympic wrestler. For the professional wrestler, see David Schultz (professional wrestler). For other people, see David Schultz.

David Lesley Schultz (June 6, 1959 – January 26, 1996) was an American Olympic and World champion freestyle wrestler, and a seven-time World and Olympic medalist. He coached individuals and teams at the college level and also privately.

Dave and his brother, wrestler Mark Schultz, both won gold at the same Olympics (1984). The Schultzes were one of three sets of brothers (the others are Buvaisar and Adam Saitiev, and Anatoli and Sergei Beloglazov) to win both World and Olympic championships. The Schultz brothers have won more NCAA, World, and Olympic titles than any other American brother combination in history.

Schultz was employed as a coach by John du Pont, a multimillionaire philanthropist who sponsored the private Foxcatcher wrestling team at an amateur sports center known as Foxcatcher Farm that he set up on his estate in Pennsylvania. In January 1996