Leo Burke, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Leo Burke

Canadian professional wrestler

Date of Birth: 29-Jun-1948

Place of Birth: Dorchester, New Brunswick, New Brunswick, Canada

Profession: professional wrestler

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Leo Burke

  • Leonce Cormier (born June 29, 1948) is a Canadian retired professional wrestler.
  • He was born in Dorchester, New Brunswick.
  • He competed across Canada, in several American promotions, and wrestled internationally for both Puerto Rico's World Wrestling Council (WWC) and the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) in New Zealand.
  • In Canada, where he spent the majority of his career, Cormier used the ring name Leo Burke.
  • In the United States, however, he competed as Tommy Martin. Over the course of his career, Cormier held 46 wrestling championships.
  • Several of his title victories came as part of a tag team with his brothers, three of whom were also professional wrestlers.
  • He had long-term storyline feuds with such wrestlers as Cuban Assassin and Bret Hart, both of whom he later reconciled with and joined forces with to hold tag team championships.
  • Since his retirement in 1992, he has also trained many wrestlers for both World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW).
  • Cormier also competes in occasional wrestling matches and has been honored by both the Cauliflower Alley Club, a fraternal organization of professional wrestlers, and Stampede Wrestling, who inducted him into their hall of fame.

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