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Scott Irwin

Nickname: Hog

Height: 6' 3"

Weight: 265 lbs

From: Duluth, MN

Birthday: May 14th

Pro Debut: March 13, 1976

Aliases: Yukon Eric, Lumberjack Eric, Thor the Viking, Super Destroyer, Super Destroyer #1, The Asteroid

Feds Worked For: MSW, WCCW, AWA, NWA, Pro Wrestling USA, WWWF, All Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), Central States Wrestling (IA/KS/MO), Championship Wrestling from Florida (FL), Championship Wrestling from Georgia (GA), Continental Wrestling Association (AL/TN), Georgia Championship Wrestling (GA), Houston Wrestling (TX), International Wrestling (Canada), Maple Leaf Wrestling (Canada), Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (NC/SC/VA), NWA Big Time Wrestling (CA), NWA Western States Sports (OK/TX), Pacific Coast Athletic Corporation (CA), Southern Championship Wrestling (TN/VA), Southwest Championship Wrestling (OK/TX), St. Louis Wrestling Club (MO)

Finisher: Superplex

Career Highlights: -Canadian International Tag Team Champion (w/ Bill Irwin)
-MSW Louisiana Champion
-MSW Tag Team Champion (w/ The Grappler)
-NWA American Tag Team Champion (5x; 4 w/ Super Destroyer #2/Bill Irwin; 1 w/ King Kong Bundy)
-NWA Central States Champion
-NWA (Florida) Southern Champion
-NWA Florida Tag Team Champion (w/ Bugsy McGraw)
-NWA (Florida) United States Tag Team Champion (w/ Jos LeDuc)
-NWA International Champion (5x)
-NWA National Champion
-NWA National Tag Team Champion (3x; 1 each w/ Masked Superstar, John Studd, and Bill Irwin)
-NWA (Vancouver) International Tag Team Champion (w/ Sonny Myers)
-NWA Western States Tag Team Champion (w/ Dory Funk, Jr.)
-WCCW Television Champion (2x)
-WWWF World Tag Team Champion (w/ Yukon Pierre)

Affiliates: Super Destroyer #2/Bill Irwin, Lou Albano, Lumberjack Pierre, Dory Funk, Jr., Skandar Akbar, Bugsy McGraw, Masked Superstar, John Studd, The Grappler, King Kong Bundy, Jos LeDuc, Sonny Myers, Don Muraco, Nikolai Volkoff

Notable Feuds: Jimmy Garvin, Tommy Rich, Jerry Brisco, Jack Brisco, Mike Graham, Paul Jones, Steve Keirn, Leroy Brown, Dino Bravo, Manny Fernández, Michael Hayes, The Rock-N-Soul Connection (Buck Zumhofe & King Parsons), Jake Roberts, Ted Oates, Larry Zbyszko, Tony Garea, Jay Strongbow, Dominic DeNucci, Tito Santana, Bugsy McGraw, Junkyard Dog, Ole Anderson, Peter Maivia, Paul Orndorff, Dusty Rhodes, André the Giant, Mr. Wrestling II, Bob Armstrong, Brad Armstrong, Buzz Sawyer, Dick Murdoch, Haystacks Calhoun, Special Delivery Jones, Bubba Douglas, Thunderbolt Patterson, Johnny Weaver

Other Facts: -Real name was Scott Keegan Irwin
-Brother of pro wrestler Bill Irwin. Together they donned masks and were known as The Super Destroyers. They were unmasked by The Rock-N-Soul Connection on May 19, 1984 and then were known as The Long Riders. He also trained his brother for pro wrestling.
-Trained for pro wrestling by Verne Gagne, Billy Robinson, and The Iron Sheik
-Wrestled Ricky Steamboat in Steamboat's debut match. It went to a Time Limit Draw.
-Holds the record for the longest WCCW American Tag Team Title reign (w/ Super Destroyer #2; 5 months, 6 days)
-Passed away on September 5, 1987 at the age of 35 from a brain aneurysm