Henry Mittlestadt (1911–1987), best known by his ring name, Tiny Mills, was a

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born in Camrose, Alberta. He often teamed with his brother Al Mills as the

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Murder Incorporated (Murder Inc.). Later on Stan "Krusher" Kowalski would replace Al Mills as part of Murder Incorporated.

Career

Mills started his wrestling career at the

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in 1953. Teaming with his brother Al Mills, they were billed as "Murder Incorporated." Al and Tiny won Toronto's

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in the debut year, defeating the Canadian dream team of Whipper Billy Watson and

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. They drew huge houses at Maple Leaf Gardens that year. They traded the Championship with Watson and Hombre Montana as well as Ernie and Emil Dusek in 1954 and won the Championship once more in 1955, which was also the year Al made his final wrestling appearance in Toronto. After the deal of Al Mills Tiny decided to find a new partner and reform Murder Inc. in the late 1950s. He decided to team up with Minneapolis native Stan "Krusher" Kowalski. Team won the Minneapolis version of the NWA World Tag Team Championships twice while working for the NWA Minneapolis Wrestling and Boxing Club. When that promotion became the American Wrestling Association in 1960, Mills and Kowalski became the first AWA World Tag Team Champions. Mills not only worked in tag teams but as a singles wrestler as well. In 1960, Mills had a Championship match against

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Pat O'Connor at Maple Leaf Gardens. Together with Kowalski, Tiny Mills once again won the Canadian Open Tag Team Championship, defeating Watson and Ilio DiPaolo on the last Maple Leaf Gardens show of 1960. They lost the Championship early in 1961 after which Mills never came back to Toronto again. After retirement, Tiny became a sheriff in Minnesota.

Championships and accomplishments

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( 1 time) – with

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* Alex Turk Promotions **Manitoba Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Al Mills * Central States Wrestling ** NWA World Tag Team Championship ''(Central States version)'' ( 2 times) – with Al Mills (1), Pat O'Connor (1) *

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( 6 times) – with Al Mills (5) and

(1) *

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** NWA Southern Tag Team Championship ''(Mid-Atlantic version)'' ( 1 time) – with Jim Austeri *

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** NWA Southern Tag Team Championship ''(Mid-America version)'' ( 1 time) – with Jim Austeri *

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** NWA World Tag Team Championship ''(San Francisco version)'' ( 1 time) – with Hombre Montana * NWA Minneapolis Wrestling and Boxing Club / American Wrestling Association **

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( 1 time) – with

** NWA World Tag Team Championship ''(Minneapolis version)'' ( 2 times) – with

* Southwest Sports, Inc. **

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( 1 time) – with

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( 2 times) – with Al Mills ** NWA International Tag Team Championship ''(Calgary version)'' ( 1 time) – with Jack Daniels *Other titles **North Dakota Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

References

External links

Canadian Pro Wrestling Page of Fame - Al and Tiny Mills
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mills, Tiny 1911 births 1987 deaths Canadian male professional wrestlers People from Camrose, Alberta Professional wrestlers from Alberta 20th-century professional wrestlers AWA World Tag Team Champions NWA Canadian Open Tag Team Champions NWA Canadian Tag Team Champions (Calgary version) Stampede Wrestling International Tag Team Champions