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Smash

Height: 6' 2"

Weight: 292 lbs

From: Thief River Falls, MN

Birthday: Oct 6th

Pro Debut: 1982

Aliases: Man Mountain Darsow, Zar, Tsar Mongo, Crusher Darsow, Krusher Darsow, Krusher Khrushchev, Repo Man, Blacktop Bully, Stewart Paine, Barry Darsow, Slayer [2nd]

Feds Worked For: MSW, USWA, WCCW, AWA, NWA, WCW, WWE, WWF, All Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), American Wrestling Federation (IL/MN/WA), APEX Wrestling (PA), Blue Water Championship Wrestling (MI), Border City Wrestling (Canada), Canadian Wrestling's Elite (Canada), Catch Wrestling Norddeutschland (Germany), Central States Wrestling (IA/KS/MO), Championship International Wrestling (MI), Championship Wrestling from Florida (FL), Championship Wrestling from Georgia (GA), Championship Wrestling USA (OR), CHIKARA, Deutsche Wrestling Allianz (Germany), Dynamic Wrestling Alliance (OH), East Coast Pro Wrestling (NJ/NY/PA), Empire State Wrestling (NY), Eurowrestling-Company (Germany), Fight the World Wrestling (NY), Free-Style Championship Wrestling (Germany), Full Impact Pro (FL), Funkdafied Wrestling Federation (NJ), Georgia Championship Wrestling (GA), Great Lakes Championship Wrestling (WI), Great North Wrestling (Canada), Heroes and Legends Wrestling (IN), IAW, Impact Championship Wrestling (NY), International Wrestling Cartel (PA), Jersey All Pro Wrestling (NJ), Jersey Championship Wrestling (NJ), Keystone State Wrestling Alliance (PA), Metro Pro Wrestling (KS), Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (NC/SC), Mid-Pacific Promotions (HI), Morisburg Pro Wrestling (Canada), National Wrestling Superstars (NJ), New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan), North Carolina Wrestling Asociation (NC), North Georgia Wrestling Association (GA), Northern Premier Wrestling (MN), NWA Polynesian (HI), NWA Top of Texas (TX), Pacific Northwest Wrestling (OR/WA), Pro Wrestling America (IA/MN), Pro Wrestling Blitz (IL), Pro Wrestling Syndicate (NJ/NY/PA), Pro Wrestling USA, Pro Wrestling Xtreme (FL), Real Canadian Wrestling (Canada), Revolution Wrestling Alliance (MN), Saarland Wrestling Organisation (Germany), SmashMouth Pro Wrestling (IN), Southern Wrestling Organisation (Germany), Squared Circle Wrestling (NY), St. Louis Wrestling Club (MO), Steel City Wrestling (PA/WV), Super World Sports (Japan), Top of the World Wrestling (Canada), Tri-State Wrestling Alliance (DE/NJ/PA), Universyl Wrestling Enterprises (MI), Ultimate Championship Wrestling (Canada), Ultimate Wrestling (NY), USA Xtreme Wrestling (FL), Warriors of Wrestling (NY), Westside Xtreme Wrestling (Germany), World All-Star Wrestling Alliance (MN), World Wrestling Council (Puerto Rico), WrestleCade Entertainment (NC), Xtreme Wrestling Alliance (Canada)

Finisher: The Crowbar

Signature Moves: Russian Sickle, Barely Legal, Pendulum Backbreaker, Elbow Drop

Career Highlights: -GLCW Tag Team Champion (w/ Ax)
-IAW Tag Team Champion (w/ Paul Roma)
-KSWA Tag Team Champion (w/ Ax)
-MSW Television Champion
-NWA (Florida) United States Tag Team Champion (w/ Jim Neidhart)
-NWA (Hawaii) World Tag Team Champion (w/ Gor)
-NWA Mid-Atlantic Champion
-NWA (Mid-Atlantic) World 6-Man Tag Team Champion (3x; all with Ivan Koloff & Nikita Koloff)
-NWA United States Tag Team Champion (w/ Ivan Koloff)
-NWA World Tag Team Champion (2x; both w/ Ivan Koloff & Nikita Koloff [as a 3-man team])
-UXW Tag Team Champion (w/ Ax)
-WWF World Tag Team Champion (3x; 2 w/ Ax, 1 w/ Ax & Crush [as a 3-man team])

Affiliates: Nikolai Volkoff, Ivan Koloff, Nikita Koloff, Mr. Fuji, Ax, Crush, Rob Parker, Paul Roma, Temptress, Stacy Carter, Jim Neidhart, Arn Anderson, Bunkhouse Buck, Dick Slater, Meng, Terry Funk, Johnny V

Notable Feuds: Terry Taylor, Dustin Rhodes, Mike Enos, Chris Adams, Wahoo McDaniel, Tom Zenk, Big Mama, Davey Boy Smith, Dynamite Kid, The Barbarian, The Warlord, Road Warrior Animal, Road Warrior Hawk, Jim Duggan, Haku/Meng, André the Giant One Man Gang/Akeem, Big Bubba/Big Bossman/Ray Traylor, Jim Neidhart, Bret Hart, Virgil, Ricky Morton, Robert Gibson, Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard, Tito Santana, Rick Martel, Jim Brunzell, B. Brian Blair, Ultimate Warrior, Ken Patera, Billy Jack Haynes, Don Kernodle, Jacques Rougeau, Raymond Rougeau, Dutch Mantell, Jim Powers, Pez Whatley, Manny Fernández, Junkyard Dog, Dan Spivey, Shawn Michaels, Marty Jannetty, Sam Houston, Dusty Rhodes, Greg Valentine, Ron Bass, Lanny Poffo, Bobby Jaggers

Other Facts: -Father of pro wrestler Dakota Darsow, who he trained for pro wrestling
-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
-Trained for pro wrestling by Eddie Sharkey and George Weingeroff
-As Barry Darsow, he did a golfer gimmick and used the nicknames "Mr. Hole In One" and "Putting"
-As Krusher Darsow, he was sometimes billed from the North Woods of Northern Minnesota
-Based his Repo Man character on his actual past experience in the repossession field.
-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 specializing 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.
-Inducted into the XWF/LPW Hall of Fame (w/ Ax as Demolition) in 2008.
-Inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame (w/ Ax as Demolition) in 2026
-Former member of The Stud Stable (WCW version)
-Ranked #90 in the 1991 PWI 500
Rank #55 in the 1992 PWI 500 (as Repo Man)
Rank #230 in the 1996 PWI 500 (as Blacktop Bully)
Rank #223 in the 1998 PWI 500 (as Barry Darsow)