off on his own to become Nikolai Volkoff and Geto (Tattrie) sold his promotion to Pedro Martinez. It was also at this time that Newton Tattrie learned to read, after spending years "bluffing it". While competing in the WWWF, The Mongols won the WWWF International Tag Team Championship from Tony Marino and Victor Rivera on June 15, 1970. They held the belts for just over a year before losing them to Bruno Sammartino and Dominic DeNucci on June 18, 1971. The Mongols regained the title in a rematch the following month and held it until losing them on November 12 to Luke Graham and Tarzan Tyler. Geto held the championship once more, teaming with Johnny DeFazio to win the belts on December 18, 1972. They held the belts until the promotion changed ownership and the title was vacated. Later career Tattrie went on to train young wrestling hopefuls including Bill Eadie (better known as The Masked Superstar and Demolition Ax). Eadie joined up with Tattrie to give a rebirth to the Mongols on the Japanese wrestling circuit. Eadie was given the name Bolo Mongol. In 1975, the duo worked for the outlaw IWA promotion where they held its World Tag Team Title. In 1982, finding it hard to get out of bed, Newton Tattrie retired from active competition. but was seen on TV in 1983 in World Class Championship Wrestling He died in 2013 in Virginia Beach, where he had resided in his later life. Championships and accomplishments NWA Detroit NWA World Tag Team Championship (Detroit version) (1 time) – with Bolo Mongol National Wrestling Federation NWF World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Bepo Mongol (1) and JB Psycho (1) International Wrestling Association IWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Bolo Mongol World Wide Wrestling Federation WWWF International Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Bepo Mongol (2) and Johnny DeFazio (1) References External links 1931 births 2013 deaths Canadian expatriate professional wrestlers in the United States Canadian male professional wrestlers Faux Mongolian professional wrestlers People from Cumberland County, Nova Scotia Professional wrestlers from Nova Scotia Professional wrestling trainers Stampede Wrestling alumni 20th-century professional wrestlers NWF World Tag Team Champions