Transcript of oral history of Richie Acevedo (aka The Cuban Assassin)

Identifier:
4224.AcevedoRichie.IntTranscript.12.4.19
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Richie Acevedo (aka The Cuban Assassin)
Date:
2019-12-04
Creator:
Acevedo, Richie
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Description:
Richie Acevedo is a resident of Oak Hill, West Virginia and a professional wrestler, wrestling under the name The Cuban Assassin. His father, also a professional wrestler who went by the name The Cuban Assassin, was from Puerto Rico and of Cuban decent and his mother was from West Virginia. He spoke about his family and childhood growing up in West Virginia, his experiences in the professional wrestling industry, and the history of professional wrestling in West Virginia and more broadly in the United States and Canada.This interview is part of a series of interviews with independent professional wrestlers in West Virginia.
Subject:
Wrestling matches, Oak Hill (Fayette County, W. Va.), Wrestling, Puerto Rican families, Wrestling--History, and Wrestlers
Rights:
In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Location:
Oak Hill (Fayette County, W. Va.)
Format:
application/pdf
Language:
English
Source:
A&M 4224, West Virginia Folklife Program Collection