LEGENDARY pro wrestling manager Sir Oliver Humperdink passes away at aged 62
Humperdink - whose real name was John Sutton - had been suffering from bladder cancer and was recently been moved into hospice care.
The red-haired and flamboyant star first made a name for himself as a heel manager in Florida Championship Wrestling during the 1970s.
Forming a heel stable called The House of Humperdink, his stars dominated in the Sunshine State and other NWA territories, including Jim Crockett Promotions, based in the Carolinas
Among the many wrestlers he managed during those days were Greg Valentine, Don Muraco, Bruiser Brody, Ivan Koloff and 'Superstar' Billy Graham.
Humperdink joined the WWE in 1987 and had a brief run as the babyface manager of Bam Bam Bigelow and Paul Orndorff.
He later worked for WCW, where he managed The Fabulous Freebirds as Big Daddy Dink.
He retired in 1993 but still attended many wrestling conventions and events in association with The Cauliflower Alley Club - where he was extremely popular with both fans and his peers.
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