fɹʌm hɪz deɪbjˈuː ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɪks ʌntˈɪl ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti z, hiː pɹaɪmˈɛɹᵻli wˈɜːkt æz ɐ hˈiːl ænd hæd nˈoʊɾəbəl fjˈuːdz wɪð bɹˈuːnoʊ sˌæmɑːɹtˈiːnoʊ, dˈʌtʃ sˈævɪdʒ, dʒˈɪmi snˈuːkə, tˈɛɹi fˈʌŋk, ænd mˈɪl mæskˈɑːɹɹəz.
From his debut in 1956 until the 1970s, he primarily worked as a heel and had notable feuds with Bruno Sammartino, Dutch Savage, Jimmy Snuka, Terry Funk, and Mil Máscaras.