Dennis Baldrock

Born

1947-02-23

Birthplace

Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

Biography

Dennis Baldrock is a Canadian retired professional wrestler and manager. He wrestled under the ring name, "No Class" Bobby Bass where he spent most of his career in the Maritimes for Grand Prix Wrestling and Stampede Wrestling in Calgary. Bass started his career in 1969 in Kentucky where he made $25 a night. In 1970, he made his debut for Stampede Wrestling in Calgary, Alberta as Bob Pringle. He would become a three-time Stampede Wrestling International Tag Team Champion in 1974, 1976 and 1980. Then in 1973, he made his debut in the Central States and American Wrestling Association in Minnesota as Percy Pringle. This was before Willam Moody who became Percy Pringle in 1978 and later became Paul Bearer who managed The Undertaker in WWE. Bass used this name until 1977. Worked for Maple Leaf Wrestling in Toronto from 1975 to 1978 and 1982 to 1984 when the promotion was bought by the WWE. In 1976 and 1979 he worked in Japan for International Wrestling Enterprise. In 1977, he made his debut in both NWA All-Star Wrestling in Vancouver and Portland Wrestling in the Pacific Northwest. His peak of his career was when he became five time NWA Canadian Tag Team Champion with the Iron Sheik and four different partners in a two and half year span. Bass started working for Grand Prix Wrestling based in his home province Nova Scotia in 1980. This was the promotion which he became well known for. He won the AGPW North American Tag Team Championship with the Cuban Assassin defeating Hubert Gallant and Leo Burke. In 1984, Bass worked for the WWE when WWE had shows in Western Canada, Toronto and Buffalo, New York. He continued working for WWE in Toronto until 1986 when he went into semi-retirement. In the 1990s he continued wrestling until his last match in 2001. Afterwards he became a manager for Real Action Wrestling in Halifax. Today, Bass lives in Coburg, Ontario.