Gérard Hervé (born June 20, 1953, Villeneuve-Saint-Georges in Val-de-Marne ) is a French wrestler better known under the name Flesh Gordon . He was a dominant fan favorite in France from the 1980s when his matches first began airing on national television until his 2016 retirement. He is co-promoter, along with veteran heel Jacky Richard, of nationwide promotion Wrestling Stars (formerly the IWSF - International Wrestling Stars Federation). [ 2 ] Hervé practiced boxing from the age of fourteen as well as pankration . In the 1970s, he went to Mexico and discovered lucha libre . He started in wrestling as Super Flèche. By 1979 he had returned home and made his debut on French TV Wrestling , initially under his real name but soon adopting the Flesh Gordon identity. He wrestled for the FFCP , regularly teaming with Walter Bordes, with whom he co-held the FFCP French Tag Team Championship. [ 3 ] Later in the decade he would team with Prince Zéfy. [ 4 ] He became a regular on Eurosport 's New Catch programme, also appearing in Wales for Welsh language channel S4C 's Reslo wrestling show [ 4 ] and home video releases by the German CWA . He became FFCP European champion in 1988 and World Light Heavyweight champion in 1992, then created a wrestling school in Faremoutiers in Seine et Marne . In 1995, Belgian TV show Strip-Tease devoted an episode to him entitled Flesh Gordon and the Firemen . [ 5 ] He wrestled for French wrestling promotion Wrestling Stars (formerly IWSF) since its creation in 2001, [ 2 ] it having evolved out of his earlier KMG promotion he had co-founded in 1979 with partners Evelyne Kaluza and the brothers Moïse and Marc Mehnaoui. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] Gordon retired February 9, 2016 and subsequently became a trainer. [ 9 ] He holds the position of National Technical Director with Wrestling Stars. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Championships and accomplishments Fédération Française de Catch Professionnel European Championship French Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Walter Bordes European Championship French Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Walter Bordes International Wrestling Stars Federation World Light Heavyweight Championship World Light Heavyweight Championship 1 2 "Flesh Gordon" . Cagematch (in English and German) . Retrieved 20 November 2015 . .

1 2 Gaillard, Barthélémy (13 June 2017). "Le catch français tente de ressusciter" [ French wrestling tries to resuscitate ] . Vice.com (in French). Archived from the original on 1 December 2022 . Retrieved 22 August 2022 . ↑ "French Tag Team Title" . 1 2 "Itvwrestling.co.uk" . ↑ Flesh Gordon et les Pompiers sur Dailymotion . 1 2 Site officiel de la Wrestling Stars . 1 2 "Flesh Gordon - Le saigneur des rings" . Arte TV . Archived from the original on 2007-06-15. ↑ "Flesh Gordon, toujours star du catch" . SportMag . Archived from the original on 2015-11-20 . Retrieved 20 November 2015 . ↑ https://actu.fr/normandie/brionne_27116/insolite-il-possede-un-ring-de-catch-dans-son-jardin-a-brionne_60108569.html Wrestling Stars Professional wrestling in France French male professional wrestlers Articles with short description Short description matches Wikidata CS1 German-language sources (de) CS1 French-language sources (fr)