Background
Tovey was born in England and grew up with six siblings.
Tovey was born in England and grew up with six siblings.
He enjoyed his greatest success during the 1970s, when he held the NWA World Midget"s Championship. He was also part of the Wrestlemania III card in 1987 in front of a record 93,173 fans at the Pontiac Silverdome in Detroit, the largest professional wrestling attendance in North American history. He began performing in front of audiences in the circus at the age of 14 serving as an acrobatic midget clown.
Tovey traveled to the United States with the circus in 1949 but lost his job when the circus went out of business.
He was then convinced by a friend that he would be an ideal midget wrestler. After three months of training, Tovey made his debut as "Lord Littlebrook" against Major Tom Thumb.
Although from a plebeian background, Tovey took a nobility gimmick in line with the general American stereotype of Britishers. As Littlebrook, Tovey enjoyed great success in places such as Australia, Japan and Thailand.
From 1956 to 1958, he wrestled in New York state.
He faced other midget wrestlers, including several who he would later wrestle in the World Wrestling Federation. In the late 1960s, he competed regularly for Georgia Championship Wrestling. Again, he wrestled in matches against other midget wrestlers and was victorious in the majority of his matches.
In 1979, Littlebrook began wrestling with the American Wrestling Association (Aging with Attitude).
He was brought in to team with The Crusher in a feud with Lord Alfed Hayes and Super Destroyer Mark World War II In 1986, he competed in a tag team match at the Aging with Attitude"s WrestleRock event, teaming with Little Tokyo. The pair lost to Little Mr.
T and Cowboy Language. He also competed in WrestleMania III in a mixed tag-team match with Little Tokyo and King Kong Bundy against Hillbilly Jim, Little Beaver and Haiti Kid.
Littlebrook"s team was disqualified when Bundy bodyslammed and dropped an elbow on Little Beaver. Tovey was involved in the wrestling business for 47 years as a wrestler, manager and a trainer.
He trained Colonel DeBeers, as well as Butch Reed and Mike George. In the late 1980s, Tovey, as Lord Littlebrook, was brought in to World Championship Wrestling to manage Jack Victory and Rip Morgan, who teamed as The Royal Family.
Tovey has also been enshrined into the Canadian Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame.
Finishing moves
Giant swing
All-Star Wrestling Alliance
ASWA Midget Championship (1 time)
National Wrestling Alliance
NWA World Midget"s Championship (1 time)
Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame
Midget Wrestler (2004)
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
PWI Midget Wrestler of the Year (1976).