| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Dorrel Dixon (1934-02-01)February 1, 1934 (age 91)[2] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Calypso Kid Dorrel Dixon Dory Dixon |
| Billed height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] |
| Billed weight | 95 kg (209 lb)[1] |
| Trained by | Rafael Salamanca |
| Debut | 1954 |
| Retired | 1987 |
Dorrel "Dory"Dixon (born February 1, 1934) is a Jamaican retiredprofessional wrestler who worked for the majority of his career inMexico, where he eventually became a Mexican citizen. He is currently a pastor for theSeventh-day Adventist Church, preaching about religion and physical health all over Mexico.
In the early 1950s Dorrel Dixon was a competitive weightlifter in his native Jamaica, winning the "Mr. Jamaica Body Beautiful" tournament. He was selected to be a part of the Jamaican weightlifting team for the1954 Central American and Caribbean Games held inMexico City, Mexico. While Dixon did not speak anySpanish he became so enamored with Mexico that he decided to stay behind when the rest of the Jamaican team returned home.[3] Dixon hid with some Mexicans at first since he did not have the proper paperwork, however, once he met the son of Rafael Avila Camacho, theGovernor of Puebla, he began working for the governor and eventually had his paperwork sorted out.[3]
Dixon was originally not a fan of professional wrestling, he was working as a Physical Education Teacher when he metSalvador Lutteroth, Mexico's premier professional wrestling promoter. Lutteroth was so impressed with Dixon's physical appearance and personality that he convinced him to give wrestling a try. After training under Rafael Salamanca, Dixon made his professional wrestling debut in 1955 for Lutteroth'sEmpresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre (EMLL).[3] In 1958 theNational Wrestling Alliance (NWA) granted Salvador Lutteroth the booking rights to theNWA World Light Heavyweight Championship at their annual NWA Conference.[4] Dixon was Lutteroth's choice as champion, defeating Al Kashley for the title on February 13, 1958.[5] For more than a year Dixon held the title, defending it in main events of shows all over Mexico before losing the belt toRay Mendoza on September 11, 1959.[5]
In 1961 Dixon began working in the United States, some times billed as "the Calypso Kid", but mainly he worked as Dory Dixon.[3] He would team withBobo Brazil to form one of the first successful allAfrican Americantag teams of that era.[3] He would also wrestleWWWF World Heavyweight ChampionBuddy Rogers inMadison Square Garden inNew York City.[3] He mainly worked forNWA Texas (Later renamed "World Class Championship Wrestling") where he won theNWA Texas Heavyweight Championship in 1961 defeatingWaldo Von Erich.[6] He also teamed withPepper Gomez to win theNWA Texas Tag Team Championship twice, a title he would later win with Nick Kozak after it had been renamed theWCCW Texas Tag Team Championship.[7][8] In 1969, went to Japan to work forInternational Wrestling Association of Japan (IWA Japan). Later that year he went to Australia to work inWorld Championship Wrestling (Australia).
He would return to Japan in 1974 workingNew Japan Pro-Wrestling. In 1975 Dory Dixon was one of many wrestlers to leave EMLL and followFrancisco Flores,Ray Mendoza and Benjamín Mora when they createdUniversal Wrestling Association (UWA). Dixon appeared on UWA's debut card and was one of the "name draws" in the mid to late 1970s. Later that year he went to Vancouver to work forNWA All-Star Wrestling. He even wrestledLou Thez in the main event of a UWA show inPachuca, Hidalgo.[3] By the early 1980s Dixon worked more as a special attractions type of wrestler, due to his long history in pro wrestling, and finally retired in 1987.[3]
Dixon before leaving Jamaica to Mexico in 1954, had a daughter he named Grace Angella born to his first love Babs Evans Shirley. He is the son of Rafael Dixon and Eunice Dixon-Spencer. Younger brother to sister, Nesta and Lloyd. Dixon was married to Ana Ayala and together they have five children, Dorrel, Eunice, Al, Lloyd and Kenneth. After that marriage was broken; Dorrel married with Virginia Soto who had three children, Althea, Dizzy and Ingmar. Now Dixon is active in the Seventh-day Adventist church, with Dory Dixon being a pastor in the church. He still keeps in shape and preaches a mixture of "healthy mind" and "healthy body" to underprivileged kids and teenagers all over Mexico.[3]
| Winner (wager) | Loser (wager) | Location | Event | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Canek (mask) | Dorrel Dixon (hair) | N/A | Live event | N/A | |
| Fishman (mask) | Dorrel Dixon (hair) | N/A | Live event | N/A | |
| Espanto I (mask) | Dorrel Dixon (hair) | Mexico City | Live event | March 20, 1964 | [3] |
| Dorrel Dixon (hair) | Black Shadow (hair) | Mexico City | Live event | 1968 | [3] |
| Black Shadow (hair) | Dorrel Dixon (hair) | Mexico City | Live event | June 11, 1968 | [3] |
| Ángel Blanco (hair) | Dorrel Dixon (hair) | Mexico City | Live event | July 26, 1981 | [18] |
| Carlos Plata (hair) | Dorrel Dixon (hair) | Xalapa, Veracruz | Live event | January 20, 1983 |
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