# Eric Pomeroy

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{{Short description|Canadian professional wrestler (1933 – 2012)}}
{{Infobox professional wrestler
|name         = Eric Pomeroy 
|birthname    = Eric Ronald Pomeroy
|image        = 
|names        = Eric Pomeroy<br>Stan Pulaski<br>Stan Vachon<br>Inferno #2<br>Igor Kamiloff<br>Mad Russian<br>Destroyer 
|height       = {{height|ft=6|in=0}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=7559&gimmick=Eric+Pomeroy|title=Stan Vachon « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|publisher=}}</ref>  
|weight       = {{convert|242|lb|kg|abbr=on}}
|birth_date   = {{birth date|1933|6|12}}
|death_date   = {{death date and age|2012|9|29|1933|6|12}}<ref name="Wrestlingdata">{{cite web|url=https://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bios&wrestler=7225&details=4|title=Eric Pomeroy |website=Wrestlingdata}}</ref>}
|birth_place  = [St. John's](/source/St._John's%2C_Newfoundland_and_Labrador), [Newfoundland](/source/Newfoundland), Canada 
|death_place  = [Stromsburg, Nebraska](/source/Stromsburg%2C_Nebraska), U.S.  
|billed       =  [Soviet Union](/source/Soviet_Union)
|trainer      = 
|debut        = 1951
|retired      = 1976
|}}
'''Eric Pomeroy''' (June 12, 1933 - September 29, 2012) was a Canadian [professional wrestler](/source/professional_wrestling), better known by his [ring name](/source/ring_name), '''Stan Pulaski''' and '''Stan Vachon'''. He competed in certain North American regional promotions including the [National Wrestling Alliance](/source/National_Wrestling_Alliance) as well as [Grand Prix Wrestling](/source/Grand_Prix_Wrestling), [American Wrestling Association](/source/American_Wrestling_Association) and [Georgia Championship Wrestling](/source/Georgia_Championship_Wrestling) during the 1960s and 1970s.<ref>{{cite web |author=Oliver, Greg |url=https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/2006/12/07/eric-pomeroy-still-a-happy-russian-and-more/ |title=Eric Pomeroy still a Happy Russian and more  |access-date =2006-12-07 |date =7 December 2006 |work=SLAM! Wrestling|publisher=[Canoe.com](/source/Canoe.com)}}</ref>

==Professional wrestling career==
Pomeory started his career in 1951 in Toronto. He spent most of his early career in Canada and various [National Wrestling Alliance](/source/National_Wrestling_Alliance) territories. In 1964, he became Igor Kamiloff began teaming with Karol Kamiloff as the [Kalmikoffs](/source/Kalmikoffs) who were billed from [Russia](/source/Russia). The team didn't last, however, as Karol died from a fatal heart attack on September 12, 1964 in Salt Lake City after a match.

After Karol's death, Igor went on his own using the Russian gimmick. He was also known as the Mad Russian, Stan Pulaski and Sergei Pulaski working in Oklahoma, Calgary, Florida and Minnesota for the [American Wrestling Association](/source/American_Wrestling_Association) (AWA). Pulaski won the [Nebraska Heavyweight Championship](/source/Nebraska_Heavyweight_Championship) defeating [Mighty Igor](/source/Mighty_Igor). He dropped the title to [Mad Dog Vachon](/source/Mad_Dog_Vachon).<ref name=neb>{{cite web|title=Nebraska Heavyweight Title|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ne/ne-h.html|access-date=2009-01-13|work=Wrestling Titles}}</ref>

In 1967, he began teaming with [Butcher Vachon](/source/Butcher_Vachon), the brother of Mad Dog Vachon as Stan Vachon being billed as a brother of the Vachons. They won the tag team titles in Georgia four times feuding with the Torres Brothers ([Enrique Torres](/source/Enrique_Torres) and [Ramon Torres](/source/Ram%C3%B3n_Torres_(wrestler))) for over a year until the titles were discontinued in November 1968. In 1969, he continued working for the American Wrestling Association and Central States in Kansas City.

Then in 1970, he made his debut in [Halifax, Nova Scotia](/source/Halifax%2C_Nova_Scotia) for [Eastern Sports Association](/source/Eastern_Sports_Association). He won the [ESA International Tag Team Championship](/source/ESA_International_Tag_Team_Championship) four times with [Buck Robley](/source/Buck_Robley), [The Beast](/source/Yvon_Cormier) and [Freddie Sweetan](/source/Freddie_Sweetan) twice during the early 1970s.

Pulaski made his only tour in Japan in 1973 as the Mad Russian for [All Japan Pro Wrestling](/source/All_Japan_Pro_Wrestling).

In 1974, he teamed with Inferno #1 and won the NWA Mid-America Southern Tag Team Champion three-times. At the end of 1974, Pulaski was in a car accident with injuries forcing him to retire from wrestling.

In 1976, he wrestled a few more matches for AWA and the Eastern Sports Association before retiring for good.

==Personal life==
After wrestling he worked as a handyman at the Good Samaritan Home in Osceola, Nebraska for 20 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oklafan.com/bios/view/1676/|title=Stan Pulaski|publisher=Oklafan.com|access-date=2017-09-03}}</ref> He resided in Nebraska until his passing.

==Death==
Pomeroy died on September 29, 2012, at 79.<ref>{{cite web |author=Oliver, Greg |url=https://slamwrestling.net/index.php/2012/10/04/multi-named-eric-pomeroy-vachon-pulaski-kalmikoff-dead-at-79/ |title=Multi-named Eric Pomeroy Vachon, Pulaski, Kalmikoff - Dead at 79  |access-date =2012-10-04 |date =4 October 2012 |work=SLAM! Wrestling|publisher=[Canoe.com](/source/Canoe.com)}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/theindependent/name/eric-pomeroy-obituary?id=21268847 | title=Eric Pomeroy Obituary (2012) }}</ref>

==Championships and accomplishments==
*'''[American Wrestling Association](/source/American_Wrestling_Association)'''
**AWA Midwest Heavyweight Championship (6 times)
**[AWA Midwest Tag Team Championship](/source/AWA_Midwest_Tag_Team_Championship) ([9 times](/source/AWA_Midwest_Tag_Team_Championship)) - with [Dale Lewis](/source/Dale_Lewis_(wrestler)) (3), [Chris Tolos](/source/Chris_Tolos) (1), [Cowboy Bob Ellis](/source/Cowboy_Bob_Ellis) (1), and [Reggie Parks](/source/Reggie_Parks) (4) 
**[Nebraska Heavyweight Championship](/source/Nebraska_Heavyweight_Championship) ([1 time](/source/Nebraska_Heavyweight_Championship))<ref name="neb" />
*Central States Wrestling
**NWA North American Tag Team Championship ( Central States Version ) ( 1 time ) - with [Danny Little Bear](/source/Danny_Little_Bear)
**NWA United States Heavyweight Championship ( Central States Version ) ( 2 times )
*'''[Eastern Sports Association](/source/Eastern_Sports_Association)'''
**[ESA International Tag Team Championship](/source/ESA_International_Tag_Team_Championship) ([4 times](/source/ESA_International_Tag_Team_Championship)) -  with [Freddie Sweetan](/source/Freddie_Sweetan) (2), [Phil Robley](/source/Buck_Robley) (1), and [The Beast](/source/Yvon_Cormier) (1)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/canada/maritimes/esa/esa-int-t.html |title=Eastern Sports Association International Tag Team Title |year=2003 |publisher=Puroresu Dojo }}</ref>
*'''[Mid-South Sports](/source/Georgia_Championship_Wrestling)'''
:*[NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship](/source/NWA_Georgia_Tag_Team_Championship) ([1 time](/source/NWA_Georgia_Tag_Team_Championship)) - with [Paul Vachon](/source/Paul_Vachon)
:*[NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Georgia version)](/source/NWA_Southern_Tag_Team_Championship_(Georgia_version)) (3 times) - with Paul Vachon (3)
*'''[Pacific Northwest Wrestling](/source/Pacific_Northwest_Wrestling)''' 
**[NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship](/source/NWA_Pacific_Northwest_Heavyweight_Championship) (1 time)
** [NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship](/source/NWA_Pacific_Northwest_Tag_Team_Championship) ([1 time](/source/NWA_Pacific_Northwest_Tag_Team_Championship)) - with [Stan Stasiak](/source/Stan_Stasiak) (1 time)

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profile/eric-pomeroy/]

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Category:20th-century male professional wrestlers
Category:20th-century Canadian professional wrestlers
Category:Canadian male professional wrestlers
Category:Entertainers from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Category:Professional wrestlers from Newfoundland and Labrador
Category:Stampede Wrestling alumni
Category:Faux Russian professional wrestlers
Category:20th-century Canadian sportsmen

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