Larry Sharpe (wrestler)

For the Libertarian American politician, see Larry Sharpe (politician).

Larry Weil (June 26, 1951 – April 10, 2017) was an American retired professional wrestler, manager and trainer. He was better known under his ring name, "Pretty Boy" Larry Sharpe. Sharpe was perhaps most well known for creating the Monster Factory professional wrestling school.

Sharpe was born and grew up in Paulsboro, New Jersey. He was the original trainer of Kevin Von Erich, and many other well-known wrestlers. He himself was trained by Mr.Fuji, Gorilla Monsoon and by Nikolai Volkoff.

Sharpe died of liver disease on April 10, 2017 in Woodbury, New Jersey at the age of 65.

Other websites

• Larry Sharpe at Online World of Wrestling Archived 2012-08-23 at the Wayback Machine
• Now It Can Be Told: Those Pro Wrestlers Are Just Having Fun by Peter Kerr