On April 1, 1950, wrestling bear "Scary Ted" made its debut in Asbury Park, New Jersey. It defeated today's heavyweight boxer In the United States at the time, Tony Granto. Although the match seemed to outsiders to be somewhat showy, the wrestling bear "Terrible Ted" quickly became popular in North America.
"Terrible Ted" is a Canadian-American black bear who began receiving various wrestling trainings as a cub. Its owner took such pains to cultivate a bear, but also in line with the trend of the time. In the 1950s and 1960s, boxing and wrestling were very popular in North America. This sports culture brings business opportunities that are by no means limited to the square wrestling table. At various bars and carnival events, people want to drink beer while watching various exhibition matches related to boxing and wrestling.
After becoming famous in World War I, Ted was acquired by wrestler Dave McKini. McKinney then underwent a series of more professional training for Ted, and "Terrible Ted" gradually became a rising star in the wrestling world, and its weight was approaching 600 pounds.
In the beginning, "Terrible Ted" was only a guest performer, frequently haunting carnival scenes in major states in the United States. But as his fame grew, after 1955 Ted began to play against many truly famous boxers, especially wrestlers. In the first 5 years of his career, Ted has won 500 consecutive games.
After entering the 60s, the taste of Ted commercialization became stronger and stronger. On the one hand, its coaches are constantly engaged in verbal battles with the media and people in the wrestling world. As small as a few hundred dollars to tens of thousands of dollars, Dave McKinney was not turning down bets of all kinds. Ted could only travel non-stop in North America, and it became a gambling machine.
On the other hand, dave McKini could not refuse many offers from commercial companies. Because the competitions arranged by these commercial companies are all popular in North America. Ted has played against superstars such as Billy Graham, Jerry Lawler and Fritz von Goering. The former was the later WWWF champion and the latter two were members of the WWE Hall of Fame.
Ted retired from professional wrestling in 1974. After retiring, it has lived with coach McKinney. But in 1978, another bear in McKinney's family, Smoky, bit McKini's girlfriend, and Ted was soon taken away by the Passive Protection Society and has been gone ever since. In 1980, a reporter reported that the "terrible Ted" appeared at the Bondrosa Club in Alabama. But anyone who has seen the photos knows that the bear is not Ted at all. The real Ted, what kind of ending in the end, is still a mystery.