Steve Olsonoski

Steven L. "Steve" Olsonoski (born July 3, 1953), better known by the ring name Steve O, is a retired American professional wrestler from Minnesota. He was considered one of the top junior heavyweights during the 1980s.

Steve Olsonoski, purportedly from Edina, Minnesota, began his wrestling career in the late 1970s in the American Wrestling Association. He won the AWA Rookie of the Year Award in his first year and was often described as an up-and-coming star. He briefly teamed with Evan Johnson in the AWA, but his career progressed substantially as a solo wrestler. He wrestled off and on for the AWA through the 1980s.

Olsonoski, also known as Steve O., also wrestled for the National Wrestling Alliance in the early 1980s in the Georgia Championship Wrestling territory. While in Georgia he won the NWA Georgia Junior Heavyweight Championship, the NWA National Heavyweight Championship, the NWA National Tag Team Championship and twice won the NWA National Television Championship. He later returned to worked for Verne Gagne in the American Wrestling Association.

• Signature moves
  • Arm drag
  • Backflip
  • Dropkick
  • Flying tackle

• American Wrestling Association
  • AWA Rookie of the Year Award (1978)
• Georgia Championship Wrestling
  • NWA Georgia Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • NWA Georgia Television Championship (2 times)
  • NWA National Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ted DiBiase
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI ranked him #249 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1991
• Pro Wrestling This Week
  • Wrestler of the Week (March 20–26, 1988) tied with Greg Gagne

• "NWA Georgia Television Championship history". 
• "Pro Wrestling Illustrated Top 500 – 1991". Wrestling Information Archive. Archived from the original on 2008-06-07. Retrieved 2008-07-14. 
• Pedicino, Joe; Solie, Gordon (hosts) (March 26, 1988). "Pro Wrestling This Week". Superstars of Wrestling. Atlanta, Georgia. Syndicated. WATL.