Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 292 lbs
From: Thief River Falls, MN
Birthday: Oct 6
Pro Debut: 1983
Aliases: Man Mountain Darsow, Zar,
Krusher Darsow,
Krusher Khrushchev,
Smash of Demolition,
Repo Man,
Blacktop Bully, "Mr. Hole In One"
Barry Darsow,
Slayer 2nd of Demolition
Feds worked for: MSW,
NWA,
WWF,
WCW, AWF, WXO, Pro Wrestling America (MN), IAW, National Wrestling Superstars (NJ), USA Xtreme Wrestling (FL), Championship Wrestling International (MI), Great Lakes Championship Wrestling (WI), CHIKARA (PA), International Wrestling Cartel (PA), Pro Wrestling Syndicate (NY), Jersey All-Pro Wrestling (NJ),
Keystone State Wrestling Alliance , Canadian Elite Wrestling (Canada)
Finisher: The Crowbar
Signature Moves: Clothesline
Career Highlights: -GLCW Tag Team Champion (w/ Ax)
-IAW Tag Team Champion (w/ Paul Roma)
-KSWA Tag Team Champion (w/ Ax)
-MSW Mid-South Television Champion (1st ever)
-NWA Mid-Atlantic Champion
-NWA United States Tag Team Champion (2x, 1 each w/ Ivan Koloff &
Jim Neidhart)
-NWA World 6-Man Tag Team Champion (w/ Ivan Koloff &
Nikita Koloff)
-NWA World Tag Team Champion (2x, both w/ Ivan Koloff & Nikita Koloff [as a 3 man team])
-WWF World Tag Team Champion (3x, 2 w/ Ax; 1 w/ Ax & Crush [as a 3 man team])
-UXW Tag Team Champion (w/ Ax)
Affiliates: Nikolai Volkoff, Ivan Koloff, Nikita Koloff, Mr. Fuji, Ax, Crush, Rob Parker, Paul Roma, Temptress
Notable Feuds: Jim Duggan,
Terry Taylor, British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite
Kid), Powers of Pain (Warlord &
Barbarian), Brain Busters (Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard), Collossal Connection (
Andre the Giant & Haku), Dustin Rhodes, Mike Enos,
Chris Adams,
Wahoo McDaniel, Tom Zenk, Big Mama
Official Website: www.barrydarsowwrestling.com
Other Facts: -Father of pro wrestler Maverick Darsow
-Attended Robbinsdale High School in Robbinsdale, MN with future pro wrestlers Tom Zenk, Brady Boone, Nikita Koloff, Curt Hennig,
John Nord, and
Rick Rude
-Worked as a bouncer with Hawk & Animal of The Road
Warriors
-Was actually defeated in the finals for the Mid-South TV Title, but the blinded referee handed him the championship medalion by mistake. He was recognized as champion however.
-Was fired from WCW for his actions in the King of the Road Match with Dustin Rhodes
-Currently living in Minnesota
-Now a real estate broker in Maple Grove, MN. Also works as a screen printer specialising in material for hard hats & medical supplies.
-Began tagging with Ax as Demolition again in 2007, but in some feds used the name Slayer instead of Smash due to copyright infringement with
WWE.
-Current member of Demolition
-Former member of The
Stud Stable
-Ranked # 90 in the 1991 PWI 500
-Ranked # 55 in the 1992 PWI 500 (as Repo Man)
-Ranked # 223 in the 1998 PWI 500 (as Barry Darsow)
