Legendary violent brawler “King” Curtis Iaukea passed away on December 4, 2010 at the age of 73. A big star during the territory era, the Hawaiian native appeared for the original WWWF, promotions in Australia, the Pacific Northwest, Hawaii, San Francisco, All Star Pro Wrestling in Britain and Championship Wrestling from Florida. After retiring in the mid-1980s, he turned to managing. In ICW, knows as King Curtis, he managed Kevin Sullivan and Mark Lewin, taking on the gimmick of a crazed cult leader. His faction feuded with Joe Savoldi and Austin Idol. Curtis Iaukea re-appeared briefly in the WWF promotion as a manager and mouthpiece for Kamala and Sika. He also appeared briefly as ‘The Master’ of The Dungeon of Doom stable in the mid-90s. Source: TheWrestlingTruth
