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'{{Infobox professional wrestler |name = Red Bastien |image = |birth_name = Rolland Bastien |names = Flying Red Bastein<ref name=OWOW/><br />Red Bastien<ref name=OWOW/><br />Texas Red<ref name=OWOW/> |height = {{height|ft=6|in=2}} |weight = |birth_date = {{birth date|mf=y|1931|01|27}} |birth_place = [[Bottineau, North Dakota]]<ref name=CanoeObit/> |death_date = {{death date and age|mf=y|2012|08|11|1931|01|27}} |death_place = [[Minnetonka, Minnesota]]<ref name=CanoeObit/> |billed = |trainer = |debut = 1956<ref name=OWOW/> |retired = }} '''Rolland "Red" Bastien'''<ref name=CanoeObit>{{cite news |url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2010/05/02/13796526.html|title=Red Bastien dead at 81 |last=Oliver | first=Greg |work=Slam! Sports |publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]] |date=August 11, 2012 |accessdate=August 11, 2012}}</ref> (January 27, 1931 &ndash; August 11, 2012) was an American [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestler]]. ==Professional wrestling career== He took part in football and swimming in high school and broke in on Midwest carnivals, fighting local toughs and learning wrestling the hard way. Turning professional, he began in Chicago and toured the United States with great success. Bastien was small for a wrestler at 185 pounds, but he was quick, vigorous, fast and employed a wide assortment of aerial moves. His teachers were Henry Kollan, Einar Olsen, Joe Pazandak and Verne Gagne, and his peak years were from 1959 to 1971. His favorite finishing moves were the dropkick, flying head scissors, atomic drop and abdominal stretch. Bastien teamed up with Lou Klein to form the Bastien Brothers tag team and, in 1960, won the United States Tag Team Championship from Eddie and Jerry Graham in April 1960. They won the title twice more, from the Grahams and then from the [[Fabulous Kangaroos]] ([[Roy Heffernan]] and [[Al Costello]]). Bastien went on to win several more tag team championships. Bastien was the frequent [[tag team]] partner of [[Billy Red Lyons]].<ref>{{cite book|title=The Cowboy and the Cross: The Bill Watts Story: Rebellion, Wrestling and Redemption|author=Watts, Bill|publisher=ECW Press|year=2006|isbn=1-55022-708-4|page=90}}</ref> The duo unmasked wrestler [[Don Jardine]] in 1972.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Heels|author=Oliver, Greg|publisher=ECW Press|year=2007|isbn=1-55022-759-9|page=122}}</ref> Bastien was the [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Book|booker]] in Dallas.<ref>{{cite book|title=In the Pit with Piper|chapter=The Los Angeles Years|author=Piper, Roddy|publisher=Penguin|year=2002|isbn=0-425-18721-7}}</ref> In 1964, Bastein appeared in the Worldwide Wrestling Federation, and teamed briefly with champion Bruno Sammartino. He returned for one match in Madison Square Garden in June 1970 (his last appearance there), being pinned by Professor Tanaka but, prior to that, putting on an amazing performance, dominating most of the match. He had a hot main event run in Florida in the late 1960s, including memorable bouts with Johnny Valentine. In his retirement, Bastien became a trainer and a promoter, and discovered future wrestlers [[Steve Borden|Steve "Sting" Borden]] and [[The Ultimate Warrior|Jim "The Ultimate Warrior" Hellwig]] at a [[Gold's Gym]] and convinced them to become professional wrestlers.<ref name=sting8>{{cite book|title=Wrestling Greats: Sting|author=Davies, Ross|publisher=The Rosen Publishing Group|year=2001|isbn=0-8239-3490-X|page=8}}</ref> Bastien and professional wrestling [[manager (professional wrestling)|manager]] [[Rick Bassman]] formed an alliance of wrestlers called Powerteam USA, of which Borden and Hellwig were a part.<ref name=sting8/> The team debuted in November 1985, and after the other two members left the group, Borden and Hellwig continued to tag together.<ref name=sting8/> ==Personal life== Bastien was good friends with fellow wrestler [[Roddy Piper]] and was the [[best man]] at his wedding.<ref>{{cite book|title=In the Pit with Piper|chapter=Preface|author=Piper, Roddy|publisher=Penguin|year=2002|isbn=0-425-18721-7}}</ref> Bastien served as president of the [[Cauliflower Alley Club]] for six years from 2001 to 2007, but was reported in 2010 to be suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease, his health progressively getting worse.<ref>Lateral Press Publishing, Pro Wrestling Books & Publications, April 24, 2010, http://www.lateralpress.com/red-bastien-illness-update/</ref> Bastien died on August 11, 2012 at age 81.<ref name=CanoeObit/> == Championships and accomplishments == *'''American Wrestling Alliance''' :*AWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Lou Bastien<ref name=OWOW>{{cite news |url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/r/red-bastien.html|title=Red Bastien|work=Online World of Wrestling|accessdate=August 15, 2012}}</ref> *'''[[American Wrestling Association]]''' :*[[AWA World Tag Team Championship]] ([[AWA World Tag Team Championship#Title history|1 time]]) - with [[Hercules Cortez]] and replacement partner [[The Crusher (wrestler)|The Crusher]] (1)<ref name=OWOW/> *'''[[World Wrestling Entertainment|Capitol Wrestling Corporation]]''' :*[[WWWF United States Tag Team Championship|NWA United States Tag Team Championship ''(Northeast version)'']] ([[WWWF United States Tag Team Championship#Title history|3 times]]) - with Lou Bastien<ref name=OWOW/> *'''[[Cauliflower Alley Club]]''' :*President (2001-2007) *'''[[Championship Wrestling from Florida]]''' :*[[NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship]] ([[NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship#Title history|1 time]])<ref name=OWOW/> :*[[NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Florida version)|NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship ''(Florida version)'']] ([[NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Florida version)#Title history|1 time]])<ref name=OWOW/> *'''[[International Wrestling Enterprise|International Wrestling Alliance (Japan)]]''' :*IWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Bill Howard<ref name=OWOW/> *'''[[NWA All-Star Wrestling]]''' :*[[NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version)|NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship ''(Vancouver version)'']] ([[NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version)#Title history|1 time]]) - with Jim Hady<ref name=OWOW/> *'''[[World Class Championship Wrestling|NWA Big Time Wrestling]]''' :*[[NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship]] ([[NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship#Title history|2 times]])<ref name=OWOW/> :*NWA Texas Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)<ref name=OWOW/> :*[[WCWA Texas Tag Team Championship|NWA Texas Tag Team Championship]] ([[WCWA Texas Tag Team Championship#NWA|2 times]]) - with [[Billy Red Lyons]] (1)<ref name=OWOW/> and Tex McKenzie (1) *'''[[Worldwide Wrestling Associates|NWA Hollywood Wrestling]]''' :*[[NWA Americas Heavyweight Championship]] ([[NWA Americas Heavyweight Championship#Title history|2 times]])<ref name=OWOW/> :*[[NWA Americas Tag Team Championship]] ([[NWA Americas Tag Team Championship#Title history|1 time]]) - with [[Victor Rivera]]<ref name=OWOW/> :*[[WWA International Television Tag Team Championship|NWA International Television Tag Team Championship]] ([[WWA International Television Tag Team Championship#Title history|1 time]]) - with [[Texas Red (wrestler)|Red Bastien]] *'''[[Pacific Northwest Wrestling]]''' :*[[NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship]] ([[NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship#Title history|2 times]]) - with Andre Drapp (1) and [[Roy Heffernan]] (1)<ref name=OWOW/> :*[[Pacific Coast Junior Heavyweight Championship]] ([[Pacific Coast Junior Heavyweight Championship#Title history|1 time]])<ref name=OWOW/> *'''Professional Wrestling Championship''' :*Lifetime Achievement Award (2006)<ref name=OWOW/> *'''[[Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum|Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame]]''' **Class of 2018 <small>Inducted under Executive and under Tag Team as a member of The Flying Redheads.</small> *'''[[World Championship Wrestling (Australia)]]''' :*[[IWA World Tag Team Championship (WCW Australia)|IWA World Tag Team Championship]] ([[IWA World Heavyweight Championship (WCW Australia)#Title history|3 times]]) - with [[Mario Milano]]<ref name=OWOW/> ==References== {{Reflist}} == External links == {{Portal|Professional wrestling}} * [http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/r/red-bastien.html Online World of Wrestling profile] {{DEFAULTSORT:Bastien, Red}} [[Category:American male professional wrestlers]] [[Category:Professional wrestling executives]] [[Category:Masked wrestlers]] [[Category:Disease-related deaths in Minnesota]] [[Category:Deaths from Alzheimer's disease]] [[Category:1931 births]] [[Category:2012 deaths]] [[Category:Professional wrestlers from North Dakota]]'