CULTURETECHLENSBobo Brazil
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Combined Graph record U-02647 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-P-0825. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
Pioneer who headlined integrated cards and feuded with The Sheik; among the first Black wrestlers to headline mainstream arenas
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Pioneer who headlined integrated cards and feuded with The Sheik; among the first Black wrestlers to headline mainstream arenas
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- Also known as: Houston Harris
- Role(s): professional wrestler
- Known for: Pioneer who headlined integrated cards and feuded with The Sheik; among the first Black wrestlers to headline mainstream arenas
Sources
- https://www.si.com/fannation/wrestling/wwe-hall-of-fame-list-and (verification source · master store)
Evidence note (master store)
Inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 1994 — per Sports Illustrated's complete WWE Hall of Fame inductees list (fetched in full 2026-10-17). Career claims per Pro Wrestling Stories' pioneers feature (also fetched in full): born Houston Harris (July 10, 1924); a pioneer who headlined integrated cards — the first Black wrestler permitted to wrestle a white opponent in Indiana (1960) and a participant in Georgia's first integrated match (1970); feuded with The Sheik from 1956, twice defeating him for the U.S. Championship
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