Gene Kiniski was the real deal | Wrestling News

Gene Kiniski had the rare distinction of holding both the NWA and AWA world heavyweight titles.So rare, in fact, that it's the only time that feat was ever. ... “Listen, kid, I don't want to catch you staying at the Claridge Hotel or at the Senator Hotel where all the other wrestlers stay,” Kiniski told the youngster. “You stay at a first-class hotel, the Jefferson Hotel over on 12th Street. I want to always see you in a suit or a sport coat. If you are going to make it ...