King Curtis Iaukea

King Curtis Iaukea
King Curtis Iaukea
Birth name	Curtis Piehau Iaukea III
Born	September 15, 1937; Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Died	December 4, 2010 (aged 73); Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	King Curtis Iaukea; Prince Kuhio; The Wizard; Prince Curtis Iaukea; The Master
Billed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Billed weight	290 lb (130 kg)
Debut	1955
Retired	1980

Curtis Piehau Iaukea III (September 15, 1937 – December 4, 2010) was an American professional wrestler better known as King Curtis Iaukea. Iaukea won championships in several of the major regional U.S. promotions, both as a single and in various tag team combinations, during the 1960s. He then competed in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) where he won the WWF Tag Team Championship with Baron Scicluna. He was also later The Master of the Dungeon of Doom in World Championship Wrestling (WCW). Under the name "Iau Kea" he appeared in the film The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze with Moe Howard declaring "That's not a man! That's a committee!".^[2]

^ ^a ^b Shields, Brian; Sullivan, Kevin (2009). WWE Encyclopedia. Dorling Kindersley. p. 173. ISBN 978-0-7566-4190-0.
^ Solomon, Jon (2002). The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion. Comedy III Productions, Inc. pp. 538–541. ISBN 0-9711868-0-4.