66. Spiros Arion

By the time Spiros Arion made his return to the then World Wide Wrestling Federation in the mid 70’s, he was already a star of international proportions. The Greek born grappler had already been a star in Europe, but was already one of the biggest stars in Australia. Arion came close to duplicating that status in the United States.

The bulk of his career took place in Australia where he was an instant hit with the Greek population there. Arion actually was popular with Aussies of all kind and a case could be made that he was the top wrestler there for a decade. He held the top championship of the major Australian promotions on nine different occasions often defending the territory against other wrestlers who would “invade”.

Spiros Arion would have his most known run when he returned to the WWWF (he competed there in the late 60’s) as a protégé of Bruno Sammartino. He turned on Bruno and the two tore the house down at MSG. He was a great heel in America and had he competed in the U.S. more than Australia, his profile would be significantly higher than it is today.

Should Spiros Arion be in the Hall of Fame?

Definitely put him in! - 85.7%

Maybe, but others deserve it first. - 5.7%

Probably not, but it wouldn't be the end of the world. - 5.7%

No opinion. - 0%

No way! - 2.9%

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