“The Flying Greek” Mike Pappas has passed away. Pappas (real name Manoli Savvenas) lost his battle with colorectal cancer at the age of 81, according to Jason Braiser. Braiser directed “The Flying ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. He was one of the most diminutive professional wrestlers of his era, but Manoli Savvenas — known in the ring as "The Flying Greek" ...

Springfield's "Flying Greek" will be forever immortalized in downtown Springfield with a new mural just off Park Central Square. Manoli "The Flying Greek" Savvenas was a world-renowned professional ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — “The Flying Greek” is now a part of the downtown Springfield art culture with a mural dedicated to him and his fight against cancer. Manoli Savvenas, aka “The Flying Greek” Mike ...

He was one of the most diminutive professional wrestlers of his era, but Manoli Savvenas — known in the ring as "The Flying Greek" Mike Pappas — wasn't short on fight. The grappler-turned-Springfield ...