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Buzz Sawyer

Nickname: Mad Dog; Buzzsaw; Bulldog

Height: 5' 9"

Weight: 242 lbs.

From: St. Petersburg, FL

Birthday: Jun 14th

Pro Debut: 1977

Feds Worked For: MSW, UWF, WCCW, ACW, NWA, Pro Wrestling USA, WCW, WWF, All Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), Capitol Sports Promotions (Puerto Rico), Central States Wrestling (IA/KS/MO), Championship Wrestling from Florida (FL), Championship Wrestling from Georgia (GA), Continental Wrestling Association (AL/FL/TN), Eastern Sports Association (Canada), Florida Championship Wrestling (FL), Georgia Championship Wresting (GA), Houston Wrestling (TX), Maple Leaf Wrestling (Canada), Maritime International Sports Ltd. (Canada), Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (NC/SC/VA), Mid-Southern Wrestling (TN), New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), Pacific Northwest Wrestling (OR/WA), Southwest Championship Wrestling (OK/TX), Vancouver All Star Wrestling (Canada), World Wrestling Council (Puerto Rico)

Finisher: Powerslam

Signature Moves: Flying Bodypress, Headbutt, Turnbuckle Ram, Piledriver, Belly-to-Belly Suplex

Career Highlights: -AWA Southern Champion
-NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champion (w/ Matt Borne)
-NWA National Champion
-NWA National Tag Team Champion (2x; both w/ Brett Sawyer)
-NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Champion (w/ Brett Sawyer)
-NWA Southeastern Television Champion
-UWF Television Champion
-WCCW Television Champion
-WCCW Texas Champion
-WCCW World Tag Team Champion (w/ Matt Borne)

Affiliates: The Road Warriors, The Spoiler, King Kong Bundy, Brett Sawyer, Paul Ellering, Gary Hart, Bob Armstrong, Terry Taylor, Dick Slater, Kevin Sullivan, Rick Steiner, The Great Muta, Kendo Nagasaki, Matt Borne, Percival Pringle III, Dark Journey, The Army of Darkness, Lou Albano, Kevin Sullivan, Cactus Jack, Ole Anderson, Lou Albano, Manny Fernandez

Notable Feuds: Tommy Rich, Fidel Sierra, Brad Armstrong, Paul Orndorff, Rip Oliver, Pez Whatley, Arn Anderson, The Road Warriors, Gene Lewis, Butch Reed, Dennis Condrey, Gran Apollo, Dick Murdoch, Thor the Viking/Super Destroyer/Scott Irwin, Jim Duggan, Mike Graham, Bobby Eaton, Bugsy McGraw, Dewey Robertson, Kevin Sullivan, Bob Armstrong, Stan Hansen, Tatsumi Fujinami, Ole Anderson

Other Facts: -Real name was Bruce Woyan
-Brother of pro wrestler Brett Sawyer, who he trained for pro wrestling
-Father of professional wrestler Travis Sawyer
-2nd cousin of pro wrestler Terry Pantera
-Was an accomplished amateur wrestler before turning pro.
-While in high school, he allegedly hammered nails with his forehead before & during intermissions of football games.
-Trained Ken Shamrock, Magnum T. A., and The Undertaker, Big Hail, and Tommy Rogers for pro wrestling. He told Magnum T. A. that a wrestling license cost $10K. After Magnum's grandfather gave him that money, Buzz left from the Mid-Atlantic territory to Oregon. Magnum would eventually track him down and get trained by Buzz.
-According to Terry Garvin [2nd], Garvin was offered an opportunity to go to "a big wrestling federation" with the Beauty and the Beast gimmick, but only if Sawyer was the Beast. Garvin refused, as Beast [2nd] was one of his best friends.
-Was Magnum T. A.'s first opponent.
-Former member of the Army of Darkness
-Former member of the Legion of Doom. Was one of the original members.
-Former member of the J-Tex Corporation
-Former member of Sullivan's Slaughterhouse
-Was fired from World Class in November 1986 after failing a drug test.
-Ranked # 156 in the 1991 PWI 500
-Passed away on February 7, 1992 as a result of a drug overdose, reportedly heroin, at the age of 32.
-Buried at Palm Beach Memorial Park in Boynton Beach, FL
-Posthumously inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Legacy Wing in 2021