Small 's training involved hauling beer kegs and sauerkraut barrels around New York City .
Viro Small , a former slave from Beaufort , South Carolina , becomes North America 's first known African American professional wrestler .
slave 's training involved hauling beer kegs and sauerkraut barrels around New York City .
Viro Small , a former slave from Beaufort , South Carolina , becomes North America 's first known African American professional wrestler .