Steve Gatorwolf
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September 20, 1957[2]
Steve Stone
Masked Zodiac
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Steve Ketcher[1] September 20, 1957[2] Grand Junction, Colorado, U.S. |
| Died | 2017 |
| Cause of death | Heart Attack |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Steve Gatorwolf Steve Stone Masked Zodiac |
| Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Billed weight | 282 lb (128 kg) |
| Debut | 1978 |
| Retired | circa 2006 |
Steve Ketcher (September 20, 1957 – 2017) was an American professional wrestler, promoter and convicted sex offender.
Ketcher worked as a professional wrestler under the ring name Steve Gatorwolf in the World Wrestling Federation during the 1980s.
Between April 2013 and March 2014, Ketcher was convicted of sexual crimes against a 15-year-old girl.[3]
Born in Colorado but raised in Florida. Ketcher made his debut in the World Wrestling Federation in 1984 as Steve Gatorwolf using a Native American gimmick.[4] He would only score victories over Terry Gibbs (wrestler), Rene Goulet, and Mr. X.[5] He only made his only pay-per-view appearance at Saturday Night's Main Event V when he lost to King Kong Bundy in 41 seconds.[6][7][8] In 1986, Gatorwolf would team up with Chief Jay Strongbow as The Indians.[9] In 1987, Gatorwolf left the WWF and worked in the independents.[10]
In January 1990, Gatorwolf worked for All Japan Pro Wrestling where he feuded with Goro Tsurumi.
Gatorwolf returned to the WWF in February 1990 when he lost to Ted DiBiase.[11]
Later in his career, he worked in the independent circuit in Arizona and Utah until he retired around 2006.[12]
Legal issues
Gatorwolf was arrested in Utah in 2001 for aggravated assault and violation of a protection order. He was sentenced to a year in prison.
In May 2014, Gatorwolf turned himself in at a Jacksonville, Florida police station for a sexual assault crime with a 15-year-old girl in western Colorado.[13] He was accused of assaulting a pre-teen girl in Colorado numerous times over several months beginning in April 2013.[14]
In August 2015, Gatorwolf was sentenced to 16 years in prison.[15][16]
Personal Life
Gatorwolf is Native American Cherokee. After wrestling, he became a truck driver and was a promoter for the American Wrestling Federation in Arizona.[17] His son, Logan was also a wrestler.
He trained Navajo Warrior.[18]
Gatorwolf passed away in 2017 in prison from a heart attack.