[7] Some of the stars Mondt helped create from the 1920s through the 1960s included Wayne Munn, Jim Londos, Antonino Rocca, Bruno Sammartino, Stu Hart and Cowboy Bill Watts.

Toots received his big break when he was discovered by wrestling pioneer Farmer Burns during one of his scouting trips.

As a sparring partner and trainer, Toots Mondt helped Ed Lewis develop new holds and counters.

The working relationship and unity amongst wrestling promoters was beginning to wear thin and crowd attendance was still low.

Toots conceived a solution and combined features of a boxing ring, Greco-Roman, freestyle wrestling, and the old-time lumber camp-style of fighting.

All new talent was tested in Billy Sandow's private ring while routines and finishes were carefully determined by Toots.

The Gold Dust Trio later dissolved from a power struggle between Toots Mondt & Billy Sandow's brother Max.

The new combination wasted little time and found their new title holder in Dick Shikat, a former circus strongman from Germany.

Once Dick Shickat's title reign had run its course, Mondt and Fabiani made Jim Londos their new champion and continued their hold on the Northeast.

Jess McMahon worked for boxing promoter and New York Rangers hockey franchise founder Tex Rickard, who despised wrestling and prevented bookings in Madison Square Garden (MSG) from 1939 to 1948.

In 1954, Mondt signed up Rafael Halperin a rabbi from Israel who wrestled in a blue and white costume emblazoned with the Jewish star.

Toots Mondt parted ways with NWA President Sam Muchnick on good terms so that the WWWF would not be seen as an enemy.

That fact coupled with Mondt's gambling problems allowed his business-minded partner to muscle him out of ownership of the New York territory.