| Lorenzo Squig | |
 Squig in 1944 | |
| Ring name(s) | Lorenzo Squig Jerry Mander Ebenezer Stooge |
|---|---|
| Born | May 18, 1920 Grove City, OH |
| Died | October 12, 2004 |
| Debut | 1941 |
| Retired | 1997 |
Lorenzo Squig was an Italian-American professional wrestler. He is known best for the rich career he experienced vicariously through his son, Andy Frantic.
Professional wrestling career[]
Squig began wrestling in the middle of World War II, in hopes that he would receive a hefty enough concussion to be excused from the draft. Luckily for him, it worked, and within his first year he developed severe epilepsy. Even today, in some circles an in-ring seizure is referred to as "Squigging Out."
In the 1950's, as the second Red Scare began to sweep the nation, Squig decided to wrestle under a mask as the heelish Jerry Mander, who constantly served as a reminder of the supposed faults of democracy.
In the mid-1990's, at a time when his son Andy was easily one of the most recognizable wrestlers on the planet, Lorenzo swooped in to make some money off the situation by becoming Frantic's manager. This led to a well-documented incident in which Lorenzo was attacked backstage by Vic Panache with a cash register and placed into a grueling, 17-minute Figure Eight Leg Lock, in which Squig seized at least twice. Most of the audience thought it was hilarious.
In wrestling[]
- Finishing moves
- Squoop Slam (Scoop slam)
- Chinlock