Bios
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
Supplemental Information
Spotlight in History
- 1984 The Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey & Bobby Eaton) def. The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) for the MSW Mid-South Tag Team Champion
- 2004 Se7en & Li'l Joe def. Bernie Donderwitz & Mr. Brown for the ACW Tag Team Champions
- 2004 Li'l Joe def. Bernie Donderwitz for the ACW Hardcore Champion
- 2009 Maniac Mike def. Kareem Sadat for the SWCW Hardcore Champion
- 2009 Sage def. Rage Logan for the SWCW Cruiserweight Champion
- 2010 Damien Morte def. Crisstopher Crow for the SWCW Cruiserweight Champion
- 2015 Brad Michaels def. Jermaine Johnson for the IZW Heavyweight Champion
- 2020 Cody Burns def. Drake Gallows for the BCW Heavyweight Champion
- 2021 Luke Savage def. Garcia for the ASP Mid-American Champion
- 2021 Malik Mayfield became the ASP Livestream Champion
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- 05-19 1989 Super Zodiac & Cactus Jack def. Jeff Jarrett & Kerry Von Erich for the WCCW World Tag Team Champion
- 05-19 1989 Super Zodiac def. Eric Embry for the WCCW Texas Heavyweight Champion
- 05-19 2007 Brent Albright def. Rocco Valentino for the NWA-U Universal Heavyweight Champion
- 05-19 2007 Texas, Inc. (Tim Rockwell & Bernard Funk) def. Mass Destruction (Spoiler 2000 & The Bounty Hunter) for the NWA-U Universal Tag Team Champion
- 05-19 2012 Ignition def. Steven Sterling for the ComPro Showtime Champion
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- 05-21 1971 Dusty Rhodes def. Bill Watts for the TSW North American Champion
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- 05-21 2004 Cade Sydal def. X-Cal for the SRPW Light Heavyweight Champion
- 05-21 2004 Michael Faith def. Butch Dalton for the TPW Heavyweight Champion
- 05-21 2004 New Canada (AWOL & Jon Davis) def. Sexy Bologna (Anthony Jackson & Sudden Impact) for the TPW Tag Team Champions
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- 05-22 1955 Mike Clancy def. Ricki Starr for the TSW Oklahoma Junior Heavyweight Champion
- 05-22 1985 The Nightmare [1st]/The Masked Champion/The Champion def. Terry Taylor for the MSW North American Heavyweight Champion
- 05-22 2009 Texas Outlaws, Inc. (Tim Rockwell & Bernard Funk & Bobby Burns & J. W. Hardin) became the TAP Tag Team Champions
- 05-22 2021 DNR (Drake Gallows & Revan) def. Rejecs LM (Elijah Sparks & Dr. Corvus) for the EPW Tag Team Champions
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- 05-22 2021 Paul Puertorico became the XDWF New GenX Champion
- 05-23 1984 The Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey & Bobby Eaton) def. The Rock-N-Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson) for the MSW Mid-South Tag Team Champion
- 05-23 2004 Se7en & Li'l Joe def. Bernie Donderwitz & Mr. Brown for the ACW Tag Team Champions
- 05-23 2004 Li'l Joe def. Bernie Donderwitz for the ACW Hardcore Champion
- 05-23 2009 Maniac Mike def. Kareem Sadat for the SWCW Hardcore Champion
- 05-23 2009 Sage def. Rage Logan for the SWCW Cruiserweight Champion
- 05-23 2010 Damien Morte def. Crisstopher Crow for the SWCW Cruiserweight Champion
- 05-23 2015 Brad Michaels def. Jermaine Johnson for the IZW Heavyweight Champion
- 05-23 2020 Cody Burns def. Drake Gallows for the BCW Heavyweight Champion
- 05-23 2021 Luke Savage def. Garcia for the ASP Mid-American Champion
- 05-23 2021 Malik Mayfield became the ASP Livestream Champion
- 05-24 1954 Rocco Perez def. Frenchy Roy for the TSW Oklahoma Junior Heavyweight Champion
- 05-24 2020 Shawn Sanders became the ASP Mid-American Champion
- 05-25 1986 Terry Taylor def. Buzz Sawyer for the UWF Television Champion
- 05-25 2013 Brock Landers became the SWCW All-American Champion
- 05-25 2013 The American Pitbulls (Craig Stevens & Jason Jaxon) def. The Investment (Jason Noal & Jay Sinn) for the ACW Tag Team Champions
- 05-25 2019 Zakk Sinizter def. Anarchy [2nd] for the UWE Apex Champion
- 05-25 2019 Simply the Future (Alex Royal & J. D.) became the UWE Tag Team Champions
- 05-25 2019 Proclamation (Ethan Cole & Reed) def. Simply the Future (Alex Royal & J. D.) for the UWE Tag Team Champions
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Current Champions
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- Heavyweight Champion: Tino Valentino
- Women's Champion: Olivier Vegos
- Tag Team Champions: Wrestlers of Mass Destruction
- Mid-American Champion: Johnny Kove
- Livestream Champion: Malik Mayfield
Tag Cloud
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