Alias
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James Lott, Jimmy Lott, Kidd Lott, Kid Lott, Masked Marvel |
Mask Win
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as Jimmy Lott against Mr. X (1938/05/10) |
Mask Losses
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as Masked Marvel by The Gorilla Man (1932/12/09) | as Masked Marvel by Chief Little Wolf (1933/03/31) |
Matches Fought
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Statistics and information about the 2255 matches fought by Jimmy Lott in our events database |
- "Kid" Lott was the big hometown baby face in the Birmingham area, having been a high school football standout there in the late 1920s. - Lott also made a name for himself as a boxer, while still in high school. He began his career in wrestling as a referee and had his first match in Chattanooga in 1931. - He briefly promoted the wrestling cards for the American Legion post in Tarrant City, until transitioning to the ring full time due to increasing demand for his services as a referee and popular new fan favorite wrestler. - He would work as a referee for both Chris Jordan and Sam Siegel before transitioning to wrestling full time. - By the end of the 1930s, and especially outside Alabama, Lott would drop the "Kid" moniker and be billed as Jimmy Lott. - After a solid wrestling career of more than 20 years, Lott would become the promoter in Fort Smith, Arkansas, for LeRoy McGuirk’s Tri-State Wrestling organization, from the early 1950s to early 1970s, where the wrestling would be held at the Jimmy Lott Sports Arena. |
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