Saul Weingeroff
Solomon "Saul" Weingeroff (March 6, 1916 – March 14, 1988) was an American professional wrestling manager, known by his ringname "Gentleman" Saul Weingeroff, who led several tag teams to the NWA World Tag Team Championship during the 1960s and 70s such as The Islanders (Afa and Sika) and Kurt and Karl Von Brauner. Professional wrestling career Often using his signature cane as well as fireballs (one of the earliest managers to do so) to aid in the victories of his wrestlers, he and the Von Brauners were one of the most popular "heels" in the National Wrestling Alliance during the early 1960s both for the Von Brauners Nazi-like in ring personas as well as his eccentric antics such as his entering the 1964 U.S. presidential election. The cause of rioting in several major cities, the trio often needed to have a police escort before and after wrestling events. A well known personality in the Memphis-area, he and The Spoilers (Lorenzo Parente and Joey Corea) also had a long running feud with manager J.C. Dykes and The Masked Infernos (Frankie Cain and Rocky Smith) over the NWA Tennessee Tag Team Championship during the late 1960s later facing Dykes in several wrestling