![]() Renesto had teamed with Hamilton's older brother Larry but the two did not know each other before stepping into the ring in December 1961. After working as a singles competitor Hamilton was given a partner in late 1961, another masked Assassin, Tom Renesto. The original plan for Hamilton was that he was going to wrestle under a mask as "The Iron Russian", but once Hamilton got to Atlanta the plans had changed and instead he became “The Assassin”. When Hamilton left Florida in 1961 he intended to return to Oklahoma, but an offer came in from Georgia Championship Wrestling (GCW) that would change the direction of Hamilton's career for good. After working in Texas Hamliton would work in Oklahoma and then in Florida. Hamilton has revealed in recent years that the "Silent" moniker was because he was not a very good at interviews and promos. As a singles wrestler Jody Hamilton first got a promotional push by "NWA Western States" Booker Doc Sarpolis, who billed him as "Silent" Joe Hamilton. ![]() In May 1958 the Hamilton Brothers faced Rocca and Pérez in the main event of a Madison Square Garden show, making Jody, age 19 at the time, the youngest man to ever costar in a main event at Madison Square Garden.Īfter the Hamilton Brothers time in New York Jody Hamilton decided to strike out on his own, working as a singles wrestler. The Hamilton Brothers worked for the New York-based Capitol Wrestling which became the World Wide Wrestling Federation when Vince SR left the NWA (the precursor to World Wrestling Entertainement) where they were put in a storyline with the top tag team of the promotion Antonino Rocca and Miguel Pérez. By 1957 Hamilton had started teaming with his brother Larry and worked as a full-time professional wrestler. Louis, Missouri, where he made his debut against Rip Hawk in a 40-minute match. Hamilton started working for "Gus Karras Promotions", a Professional wrestling promotion based in St. Larry was a professional wrestler billed as "The Missouri Mauler". Before turning pro Hamilton was a promising amateur boxer, but instead of continuing his training he decided that he wanted to follow in the footsteps of his older brother Larry Hamilton.
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