Anthony Garcia
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| Ring name(s) | Tony Garcia Tony Garea |
| Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Billed weight | 245 lb (111 kg/17.5 st) |
| Born | September 20, 1946 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Resides | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Trained by | Wild Don Scott |
| Debut | 1973 |
Anthony Garcia (born September 20, 1946) is a retired New Zealand professional wrestler, better known by his stage name Tony Garea, who wrestled for the National Wrestling Alliance and the World Wrestling Federation, spending thirty-two of his thirty-five year career in the promotion. After his in-ring retirement, he was employed by World Wrestling Entertainment to be a backstage worker.
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Life
The son of Croatian-born Ivan Gareljich, Anthony Gareljich was born in Auckland, New Zealand to parents of Yugoslavian and Irish descent.
In 1971, he made his wrestling debut in his native New Zealand. Garea made his first WWWF appearance at a TV taping in the Philadelphia Arena on September 20, 1972, defeating Davey O'Hannon. On June 8, 1981, Garea beat a young rookie named Chris Canyon in Madison Square Garden. Four years later, Canyon returned as King Kong Bundy.
Garea made a recent appearance where he and Rick Martel (whom he was former WWF Tag Team Champions with) came to the aid of the team of Sergeant Slaughter and Jimmy Snuka who were being beaten following their losing effort against Deuce 'N Domino at Vengeance 2007.
In wrestling
- Finishing and signature moves
Championships and accomplishments
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- WWWF/WWF World Tag Team Championship (5 times) - with Haystacks Calhoun (1), Dean Ho (1), Larry Zbyszko (1), and Rick Martel (2)
