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Bill Irwin
Nickname: Wild; Dr.
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 250 lbs
From: Pecos, TX
Birthday: Sep 17th
Pro Debut: September 16, 1978
Aliases: Super Destroyer #1, The Goon, Super Destroyer #2
Feds Worked For: GWF, MSW, PZWA, TSW, UWF, WCCW, AWA, ECW, NWA, WCW, WWE, WWF, All Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), Bad Boys of Wrestling (SD/MT/TX), Big D Pro Wrestling (TX), Central States Wrestling (IA/KS/MO), Championship Wrestling from Florida (FL), Championship Wrestling from Georgia (GA), Continental Wrestling Association (IN/KY/TN), Florida Championship Wrestling (FL), Georgia Championship Wrestling (GA), Heavy On Wrestling (WI), International Wrestling (Canada), Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (NC/SC), Mid-Southern Wrestling (TN), Midwest All-Star Wrestling (MN), Network of Wrestling (Japan), NWA Big Time Wrestling (TX), NWA Dallas (TX), Pro Wrestling Syndicate (NJ), St. Louis Wrestling Club (MO), Stampede Wrestling (Canada), Steel Domain Wrestling (MN), Wild West Wrestling (TX), World All-Star Wrestling Alliance (MN), World Class II: The Next Generation (TX)
Finisher: Superplex
Signature Moves: Bearhug, Lariat, Float Kick, Bicycle Kick, Big Boot, Crosscheck
Career Highlights: -AWA Southern Champion
-AWA Southern Tag Team Champion (w/ Larry Latham)
-Big D Brass Knuckles Champion
-Big D Champion (3x)
-Big D Tag Team Champion (w/ Mr. Mister)
-Canadian International Tag Team Champion (w/ Scott Irwin)
-GWF Brass Knuckles Champion
-GWF North American Tag Team Champion (w/ Black Bart)
-NWA American Tag Team Champion (5x; 4 w/ Super Destroyer #2/Scott Irwin, 1 w/ King Kong Bundy)
-NWA Central States Tag Team Champion (w/ Bryan St. John)
-NWA National Tag Team Champion (w/ Scott Irwin)
-NWA Texas Champion
-NWA (Texas) World Tag Team Champion (2x; 1 each w/ Frank Dusek and Bugsy McGraw)
-UWF Tag Team Champion (w/ Leroy Brown)
-WCCW World Television Champion (4x)
Affiliates: Super Destroyer #2/Scott Irwin, Skandor Akbar, Leroy Brown, Gary Young, Jimmy Hart, Frank Dusek, Bryan St. John, Larry Latham, Mr. Mister, Black Bart, King Kong Bundy, Bugsy McGraw, Jeff Raitz, Crizus
Notable Feuds: Black Bart, King Parsons, Buck Zumhofe, Tommy Rich, Michael Hayes, Genichiro Tenryu, Al Madril, Kevin Von Erich, Terry Gordy, Jimmy Valiant, Kerry Von Erich, David Von Erich, Bill Dundee, Buddy Roberts, Bugsy McGraw, Ricky Morton, Brian Adias, Héctor Guerrero, Tony Charles, Giant Baba, Jumbo Tsuruta
Other Facts: -Brother of pro wrestler Scott Irwin. Together they donned masks and were known as The Super Destroyers, with Bill as #1 and Scott as #2. They had their masks removed and then were known as The Long Riders.
-Irwin and Gary Young donned masks and were known as The Super Destroyers in GWF with Young as #1 and Irwin as #2
-Trained for pro wrestling by Verne Gagne
-Made his professional wrestling debut the day before his 23rd birthday
-Former member of Devastation, Inc.
-As The Goon, he was announced as hailing from Duluth, MN or from The Penalty Box. He was portrayed as a former professional hockey player kicked out of the league because he was too brutal. His wrestling attire consisted of a hockey jersey, hockey pants, and boots that looked like hockey skates without the skate blade on them. He also wore hockey gloves and carried a hockey stick to the ring. When the bell rang he would drop the stick and gloves and attack his opponent. His finishing move was the Cross Check.
-Was one of the many interviewees on WWE's "Triumph & Tragedy of World Class Championship Wrestling" DVD.
-Holds the record for the longest WCCW American Tag Team Title reign (w/ Super Destroyer #2; 5 months, 6 days)
-Is now a loan officer in Duluth, MN.
-Ranked #227 in the 1991 PWI 500
-Ranked #70 (as Bill Irwin) and #388 (as Super Destroyer #2) in the 1992 PWI 500
-Ranked #303 in the 1993 PWI 500
Supplemental Information
Spotlight in History
- 1979 The Spoiler became the WCCW American Heavyweight Champion
- 2007 Damien Morte def. Kareem Sadat for the SWCW Hardcore Champion
- 2007 Lady Venom became the SWCW Womens Champion
- 2007 Prophet def. Dexter Hardaway for the SWCW Sooner Xtreme Champion
- 2010 Michael Barry def. Kevin James Sanchez for the BYEW Heavyweight Champion
- 2010 Saints of the Damned (Draven Cross & Sage) def. New Canada (The Canadian Red Devil & The Canadian Luchadore) for the BYEW Tag Team Champion
- 2010 Death Row [2nd] def. Rick Russo for the BYEW Caution Champion
- 2012 Brandon Walker became the UWE Heavyweight Champion
- 2012 The Syndicate (Scott Sanders & Shawn Sanders) def. The Franchise Players (Rick Russo & Les Mayne) for the SWCW Tag Team Champions
- 2012 Drake Gallows def. Kareem Sadat for the SWCW Hardcore Champion
- 2017 Cody Burns def. Brandon Groom for the BPPW Oklahoma Champion
- 2019 Team Boner (Drake Gallows & Mascara La Parka/MLP) def. The Saints of Pro Wrestling (Scott Sanders & Shawn Sanders) for the ASP Tag Team Champions
- 2019 Brock Landers def. Adam Patrick for the ASP Inter-County Champion
- 2019 Erica became the ASP Women's Champion
Week of Sun 06-02 to Sat: 06-08
- 06-02 1979 The Spoiler became the WCCW American Heavyweight Champion
- 06-02 2007 Damien Morte def. Kareem Sadat for the SWCW Hardcore Champion
- 06-02 2007 Lady Venom became the SWCW Womens Champion
- 06-02 2007 Prophet def. Dexter Hardaway for the SWCW Sooner Xtreme Champion
- 06-02 2010 Michael Barry def. Kevin James Sanchez for the BYEW Heavyweight Champion
- 06-02 2010 Saints of the Damned (Draven Cross & Sage) def. New Canada (The Canadian Red Devil & The Canadian Luchadore) for the BYEW Tag Team Champion
- 06-02 2010 Death Row [2nd] def. Rick Russo for the BYEW Caution Champion
- 06-02 2012 Brandon Walker became the UWE Heavyweight Champion
- 06-02 2012 The Syndicate (Scott Sanders & Shawn Sanders) def. The Franchise Players (Rick Russo & Les Mayne) for the SWCW Tag Team Champions
- 06-02 2012 Drake Gallows def. Kareem Sadat for the SWCW Hardcore Champion
- 06-02 2017 Cody Burns def. Brandon Groom for the BPPW Oklahoma Champion
- 06-02 2019 Team Boner (Drake Gallows & Mascara La Parka/MLP) def. The Saints of Pro Wrestling (Scott Sanders & Shawn Sanders) for the ASP Tag Team Champions
- 06-02 2019 Brock Landers def. Adam Patrick for the ASP Inter-County Champion
- 06-02 2019 Erica became the ASP Women's Champion
- 06-03 1968 Fritz Von Erich def. Spoiler #1 for the WCCW American Heavyweight Champion
- 06-03 1968 Danny Hodge & Lorenzo Parente def. Jack Donovan & Ron Reed for the TSW United States Tag Team Champion
- 06-03 1969 Baron Von Raschke became the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Champion
- 06-03 1980 David Von Erich def. Gino Hernandez for the WCCW Texas Heavyweight Champion
- 06-03 2016 Brock Landers def. Terry Pantera for the MSWA Oklahoma Champion
- 06-03 2016 C. J. Ward became the MSWA Mid-South Cruiserweight Champion
- 06-03 2017 The Pinnacle (Anthony Andrews & Shawn Hendrix) def. Excellence Personified (Dustin Heritage & Duke Swellington) for the ComPro Tag Team Champions
- 06-04 1937 Ray Villmer became the TSW Missouri Junior Heavyweight Champion
- 06-04 1981 Kerry Von Erich def. Ernie Ladd for the WCCW American Heavyweight Champion
- 06-04 1981 The Spoiler became the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Champion
- 06-04 1984 Gino Hernandez def. Chris Adams for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Champion
- 06-04 1986 The Von Erichs (Kevin Von Erich & Lance Von Erich & Mike Von Erich) became the WCCW World 6-Man Tag Team Champion
- 06-04 2002 Billy & Chuck def. Rikishi & Rico for the WWE RAW World Tag Team Champion
- 06-04 2004 Justin Lee def. Brian Lakewood for the TPW Oklahoma Heavyweight Champion
- 06-04 2010 The Foreign Legion (Boris Saarikoski & Dutch Hagen) def. The Old School Express (Jason Jones & Jake Boulder) for the MWA Tag Team Champions
- 06-04 2021 Warren Powers def. Father Padge for the EPW Internet Television Champion
- 06-04 2022 Tommy Dean def. Mr. Nasty for the CPW Heavyweight Champion
- 06-04 2022 Phoebe def. Killista for the CPW Women’s Champion
- 06-04 2022 Mascara Purpura def. Double D for the CPW 918 Champion
- 06-05 1975 Dick Murdoch def. Danny Miller for the TSW North American Champion
- 06-05 1997 Generation X (Zane Morris & Ian St. James) became the OPW Oklahoma Tag Team Champion
- 06-05 2009 El Super Colibri became the MWA MAX-Division Champion
- 06-05 2010 Rick Russo def. 3rd Rail for the SWCW Heavyweight Champion
- 06-05 2021 Two Man Sam (Sam Stackhouse & Samuel Savage) became the CPW Tag Team Champions
- 06-05 2021 Tommy Dean def. Double D for the CPW Heavyweight Champion
- 06-06 1966 Fritz Von Erich def. Brute Bernard for the WCCW American Heavyweight Champion
- 06-06 1972 Tom Jones & Ivan Putski def. The Continental Warriors (Bobby Hart & Lorenzo Parente) for the TSW United States Tag Team Champion
- 06-06 1981 Jake Roberts def. The Grappler for the MSW North American Heavyweight Champion
- 06-07 1969 Jose Lothario def. Johnny Valentine for the WCCW Texas Heavyweight Champion
- 06-07 2008 Ky-ote Johammed def. Dane Griffin for the 3DW Violent Division Champion
- 06-07 2008 Mo'Body Gillespie def. Ky-ote Johammed for the 3DW Violent Division Champion
- 06-07 2013 Bobby Starr def. Steven Sterling for the ComPro Showtime Champion
- 06-07 2013 Ignition def. Super Skunk Ape, Jr. for the ComPro Oklahoma X Division Champion
- 06-07 2013 The Canadian Red Devil def. Michael York for the ComPro Heavyweight Champion
- 06-07 2014 Steven Sterling def. Sam Stackhouse for the ComPro Showtime Champion
- 06-07 2014 Jake O'Brien def. The Canadian Red Devil for the ComPro Heavyweight Champion
- 06-07 2014 Terry Montana def. Ignition for the ComPro Oklahoma X Division Champion
- 06-07 2014 Havoc def. Buster Cherry for the SWCW All-American Champion
- 06-07 2014 Rick Russo def. David Kyzer for the SWCW Luchadore Champion
- 06-07 2014 Kevin James Sanchez def. Kareem Sadat for the SWCW Hardcore Champion
- 06-07 2014 Kareem Sadat def. Kevin James Sanchez for the SWCW Hardcore Champion
- 06-07 2014 Terry Pantera became the BPPW Junior Heavyweight Champion
- 06-08 1959 Frankie Kovacs & Jerry Miller def. Pretty Boy Collins & Duke Scarbo for the TSW Louisiana Tag Team Champion
- 06-08 2013 L. J. McDaniels became the SWCW Hardcore Champion
- 06-08 2013 Hurricane Ross def. Billy Ray for the NAW Heavyweight Champion
- 06-08 2019 Michael Duplanti def. Anarchy [2nd] for the NAW Lightweight Champion
- 06-08 2019 Big Smooth def. Hurricane Ross for the NAW Heavyweight Champion
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