Ad Santel

German-born American professional wrestler

アド・サンテル

Born

7 April 1887, Germany

Died

10 November 1966, Alameda

Citizenship

United States

Sport

amateur wrestling, professional wrestling

Occupation

amateur wrestler, professional wrestler

Adolph Ernst (April 7, 1887 – November 10, 1966), better known for his ring name Ad Santel, was a German-American professional wrestler, considered one of the greatest practitioners of catch wrestling. He was a World Light Heavyweight Champion for several years. Santel also billed himself as the World Judo Champion during his feud with the Kodokan judo school.

External links

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q4678180 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.