{{Short description|Canadian professional wrestler (1937–2012)}} {{Infobox professional wrestler |name=Bill Dromo |names=Bill Dromo<br>Big Bill Dromo<br>Bill Zbyszko<br>Mr. Griffin<br>Invader<br>Super Destroyer <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=6791|title=Bill Dromo « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|publisher=}}</ref> |birth_date=June 28, 1937 |birth_place=Teulon, Manitoba, Canada |height={{height|foot=6|inch=3}} |weight={{convert|275|lb|kg|abbr=on}} |relatives= |trainer=Dave Piper |debut=1958 |retired=1982 |death_date={{death date and age|2012|12|28|1937|6|28}} |death_place= Carrlton, Georgia }}
'''William Dromo''' (June 28, 1937 – December 28, 2012) was a Canadian professional wrestler who was best known as '''Bill Dromo'''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bios&wrestler=4020|title=Profile|publisher=Wrestlingdata|accessdate=2023-12-11}}</ref>
== Professional wrestling career == Dromo made his wrestling debut in 1958 in Minnesota. He also worked during most of his career in Georgia, Florida, Texas, Hawaii, Memphis and Stampede Wrestling in Calgary. In 1966, he made a tour in Australia and numerous tours to Japan in the 1960s and 1970s.
In 1982, Dromo retired from wrestling.
==Personal life== Dromo died on December 28, 2012 at 75. He had suffered form Parkinson's disease for many years.<ref>{{cite web |author=Oliver, Greg |url=https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/2012/12/29/bill-dromo-dead-at-75/ |title=Bill Dromo dead at 75 |access-date =2012-12-29 |date =29 December 2012 |work=SLAM! Wrestling|publisher=Canoe.com}}</ref>
==Championships and accomplishments== *'''Championship Wrestling from Florida''' **NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Florida version) (1 time)<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Royal Duncan | last2 = Gary Will |title=Wrestling Title Histories |publisher=Archeus Communications |year=2000 |isbn=0-9698161-5-4 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/wrestling-title-histories-4th/page/158 158] |chapter=FLORIDA: NWA Southern Title [Homer Hesterly, Bill Sallade, later Clarence Luttrall; Eddie Graham from 1971; then Duke Keomuka and Hiro Matsuda]}}</ref> **NWA Florida Television Championship (1 time)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/fl/fl-tv.html |title=NWA Florida Television Title |year=2003 |publisher=Puroresu Dojo |work=Wrestling-Titles.com|access-date=July 31, 2025}}</ref> *'''Mid-South Sports/Georgia Championship Wrestling''' **NWA Albany Heavyweight Championship (2 times) **NWA Columbus Heavyweight Championship (6 times)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ga/nwa/columbus-h.html |title=Columbus Heavyweight Title (Georgia) |year=2003 |publisher=Puroresu Dojo |work=Wrestling-Titles.com|access-date=July 31, 2025}}</ref> **NWA International Tag Team Championship (Georgia version) (1 time) – with Chief Little Eagle<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ga/nwa/ga-int-t.html |title=International Tag Team Title (Georgia) |year=2003 |publisher=Puroresu Dojo |work=Wrestling-Titles.com|access-date=July 31, 2025}}</ref> **NWA Macon Tag Team Championship (4 times) - with Alberto Torres (1) and Bob Armstrong (3)<ref>[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ga/nwa/macon-t.html Macon Tag Team Title history] At wrestling-titles.com</ref> **NWA Southeastern Tag Team Championship ''(Georgia version)'' (6 times) - with Bob Armstrong (2),<ref>[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ga/nwa/ga-se-t.html NWA Southeastern Tag Team Title (Georgia) history] At wrestling-titles.com</ref> Roberto Soto (1), Mr. Wrestling II (1), Mike McCord (1) and Don Muraco (1) *'''Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance''' **All Asia Heavyweight Championship (1 time)<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Royal Duncan | last2 = Gary Will |title=Wrestling Title Histories |publisher=Archeus Communications |year=2000 |isbn=0-9698161-5-4 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/wrestling-title-histories-4th/page/368 368] |chapter=JAPAN: JWA/All Japan All-Asian Title}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/alljapan/asia-h.html |title=All Asia Heavyweight Title (Japan / Korea) |year=2003 |publisher=Puroresu Dojo |work=Wrestling-Titles.com|access-date=July 31, 2025}}</ref> *'''NWA Mid-America / Continental Wrestling Association''' **NWA Mid-America Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Tojo Yamamoto (3) and Lorenzo Parente (1)<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Royal Duncan | last2 = Gary Will |title=Wrestling Title Histories |publisher=Archeus Communications |year=2000 |isbn=0-9698161-5-4 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/wrestling-title-histories-4th/page/196 197]–198 |chapter=TENNESSEE: NWA Mid-America Tag Team Title}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tn/nwa/midam-t.html |title=NWA Mid-America Tag Team Title (Tennessee & Alabama) |year=2003 |publisher=Puroresu Dojo |work=Wrestling-Titles.com|access-date=July 31, 2025}}</ref> *'''Stampede Wrestling''' **Stampede International Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Gil Hayes<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Royal Duncan | last2 = Gary Will |title=Wrestling Title Histories |publisher=Archeus Communications |year=2000 |isbn=0-9698161-5-4 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/wrestling-title-histories-4th/page/344 345] |chapter=CALGARY: Stampede International Tag Team Title}}</ref>
==References== '''General''' *{{cite book |last=Nevada |first=Vance |author-link=Vance Nevada |date=2022 |title=(Un)Controlled Chaos: Canada's Remarkable Professional Wrestling Legacy |location= |publisher=FriesenPress |isbn=9781039154797 }} *{{cite web |last=Nevada |first=Vance |date=November 17, 2023 |title=Bill Dromo Career Record |url=https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/1900/11/21/bill-dromo-career-record/ |website=SLAM! Wrestling }}
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==External links== *{{professional wrestling profiles}} *[https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profile/bill-dromo/ Bill Dromo at OWW.com]
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