Stan "Killer" Kowalski ranks with Baron von Raskhe, Mr. Fuji and Fritz von Erich as one of the most sadistic men ever to enter a ring. A large and strong man, Kowalski ripped into his opponents with a savage fury almost unheard of at the time he began wrestling in the late 50s.
    Kowalski won many titles during the 60s and gained a reputation as a no-nonsense wrestler who would not back down from any opponent. After his retirement, Kowalski began training a new age of wrestlers, his most notable graduates being Triple-H and Chyna, who now wrestle for the WWF.
    Kowalski is now retired and sometimes trains new talent. He is an outspoken individual, quick to give his comments on the current state of wrestling.

Vital Statistics:

Real Name: Wladek "Stan" Kowalski
Height: 6' 6"
Weight: 280 lbs.
Hometown: Windsor, Ontario.
AKA: "Killer" Kowalski, The Executioner, The Masked Destroyer.

Titles Held:

Stampede Tag Team Champion
WWWF United States Tag Team Champion
AWA Tag Team Champion
NWA Texas champion
NWA Texas tag champion
NWA Pacific Coast tag champion
NWA Central States champion
7-time Montreal International champion
NWA Pacific Coast champion
Pacific Coast tag champion (Vancouver)
6-time IWA World champion (Australia) 
4-time IWA World tag champion (Australia)
United States Champion (Hawai'i)
NWA Americas champion
Grand Prix champion (Montreal)
NWA Southern champion
WWWF World tag champion

PWI Rankings:

Kowalski retired before the first PWI 500 in 1991

Chronology:

1947:
    Kowalski makes his professional debut.

1950:
    August: Kowalski wins the NWA Texas Title.

1953:
    January: Kowalski faces Yukon Eric in the first televised wrestling match in Canada.

1954:
    Kowalski kneedrops Yukon Eric and severs half of his ear. This event gains Kowalski his "Killer" nickname. Kowalski turns heel and begins his sadistic streak.

1962:
    February: Kowalski and Bob Geigel beat Larry "The Ax" Hennig and Duke Hoffman for the AWA Tag Team Titles.
    April: Kowalski and Geigel lose the AWA Titles to Art and Stan Neilsen.

1963:
    November: Kowalski and Gorilla Monsoon beat Skull Murphy and Brute Bernard for the WWWF United States Tag Team Titles.
    December: Kowalski and Monsoon lose the WWWF Titles to Chris and John Tolos.

1974:
    Kowalski and Duke Savage beat The Kiwis for the Stampede Tag Team Titles. They lose them later in the year to Rick Martel and Lennie Hurst.

1976:
    May: The Executioners (Kowalski and Big John Studd) beat Tony Parisi and Louis Cerdan for the WWF Tag Team Titles.
    November: The Executioners are stripped of the WWF Titles after a third Executioner shows up.
    December: The Executioners lose to Tor Kamata and Nikolai Volkoff and the team of Billy Whitewolf and Chief Jay Strongbow in a three-team tournament to crown a new WWF Tag Team Champion.

1977:
    Kowalski retires and opens a wrestling school.

Web Links:

Killer Kowalski's Wrestling School
Kowalski's Page on Gary Will's Canadian Hall of Fame