Career
Akbar led the villainous stable Devastation, Incorporated. in Bill Watts"s Universal Wrestling Federation during the promotion"s heyday in the 1980s, as well as other regional territories, including World Class Championship Wrestling and the Global Wrestling Federation. Singles wrestler
Akbar started out as a professional wrestler in 1963 as Jimmy Wehba. He changed his name to Skandor Akbar at the suggestion of Fritz Von Erich in 1966 in order to sound more Arabic.
Akbar teamed with Danny Hodge and eventually turned on him, starting a feud.
Akbar joined the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) for a brief run in the late 1970s and was managed by Freddie Blassie. Akbar also worked as a face in the Australian World Championship Wrestling territory for a season in the mid 1970s feuding mainly with The Great Mephisto.
Manager
Akbar retired from active wrestling in 1977 and became a villainous manager in the Texas area. He always called his stable "Devastation, Incorporated." He spent most of his time in World Class Championship Wrestling, Mid-South Wrestling and in 1991 the World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico.
Eventually, though, he turned on Von Erich only weeks before Von Erich decided to retire for good.
Akbar also managed Toni Adams for a short time in the GWF. Retirement
After his semi-retirement, Akbar still made frequent appearances on the independent circuit, while also training wrestlers. He appeared on both the Heroes of World Class and Triumph and Tragedies of World Class retrospective documentaries, released in 2005 and 2007, respectively. Signature move
Camel clutch
Wrestlers managed
Cauliflower Alley Club
Gulf Coast/CAC Honoree (2006)
Mid-South Sports
NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship (1 time) with Ox Baker
NWA Macon Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Buddy Colt (1) and Rocket Monroe (1)
IHW Entertainment Hall of Fame
2011 inductee
NWA Tri-State
NWA Tri-State North American Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Tri-State version) (1 time) - with Danny Hodge
World Championship Wrestling (Australia)
NWA Austra-Asian Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
NWA Austra-Asian Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with George Gouliovas
Wrecking Ball Wrestling
Manager of the Year (2009–2010).
