# Bill Dromo

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{{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](/source/Teulon%2C_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](/source/Professional_wrestling) 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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Canoe.com)}}</ref>

==Championships and accomplishments==
*'''[Championship Wrestling from Florida](/source/Championship_Wrestling_from_Florida)'''
**[NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Florida version)](/source/NWA_Southern_Heavyweight_Championship_(Florida_version)) (1 time)<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Royal Duncan | last2 = Gary Will |title=[Wrestling Title Histories](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Georgia_Championship_Wrestling)'''
**NWA Albany Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
**[NWA Columbus Heavyweight Championship](/source/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)](/source/NWA_International_Tag_Team_Championship_(Georgia_version)) (1 time) – with [Chief Little Eagle](/source/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](/source/NWA_Macon_Tag_Team_Championship) ([4 times](/source/NWA_Macon_Tag_Team_Championship)) - with [Alberto Torres](/source/Alberto_Torres_(wrestler)) (1) and [Bob Armstrong](/source/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](/source/Mr._Wrestling_II) (1), Mike McCord (1) and Don Muraco (1)
*'''[Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance](/source/Japan_Pro_Wrestling_Alliance)'''
**[All Asia Heavyweight Championship](/source/All_Asia_Heavyweight_Championship) (1 time)<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Royal Duncan | last2 = Gary Will |title=[Wrestling Title Histories](/source/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](/source/NWA_Mid-America) / [Continental Wrestling Association](/source/Continental_Wrestling_Association)'''
**[NWA Mid-America Tag Team Championship](/source/NWA_Mid-America_Tag_Team_Championship) ([3 times](/source/NWA_Mid-America_Tag_Team_Championship)) &ndash; with [Tojo Yamamoto](/source/Tojo_Yamamoto) (3) and [Lorenzo Parente](/source/Lorenzo_Parente) (1)<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Royal Duncan | last2 = Gary Will |title=[Wrestling Title Histories](/source/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](/source/Stampede_Wrestling)'''
**[Stampede International Tag Team Championship](/source/Stampede_International_Tag_Team_Championship) (1 time) – with [Gil Hayes](/source/Gil_Hayes)<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Royal Duncan | last2 = Gary Will |title=[Wrestling Title Histories](/source/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](/source/SLAM!_Wrestling) }}

'''Specific'''
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{professional wrestling profiles}}
*[https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profile/bill-dromo/ Bill Dromo at OWW.com]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dromo, Bill}}
Category:1937 births
Category:2012 deaths
Category:20th-century Canadian professional wrestlers
Category:20th-century Canadian sportsmen
Category:20th-century male professional wrestlers
Category:Canadian male professional wrestlers
Category:Professional wrestlers from Manitoba

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