Demolition (professional wrestling)
Demolition was a wrestling tag team, which was mainly active in the World Wrestling Federation from 1987. The team was allowed during this time three times hold the WWF World Tag Team titles and reached among fans cult status today.
- 2.1 Ax
- 2.2 Smash
- 2.3 Crush
- 2.4 Other Members
WWF time
1983 entered the members of the new Tag Teams The Road Warriors the stage of wrestling and found by their brutal wrestling style, as well as revolutionary outfits with the fans immense appeal. To this team now occurring in the National Wrestling Alliance to oppose something that you created in the World Wrestling Federation, the team Demolition. The outfit and the face painting of the members here was mainly inspired by Gene Simmons of the rock band KISS. As a first cast were William Eadie, who was also creative director of the team, as Ax and Randy Colley as Smash on. This first performance took place against two jobbers on 17 January 1987. In addition, the team Johnny Valiant was made as a manager to the side. Demolition came here as heels. However, Randy Colley soon had to leave the team. The problem was that he had previously occurred in another team as Moondog Rex and the audience recognized him despite shaving and face painting. Consequently, Barry Darsow as Smash was obliged, as this at the WWF audience was still largely unknown.
At Survivor Series 1987, were presented for the first time in a televised major event. In the meantime, Mr. Fuji was chosen as the new manager of the team. In the following period was allowed Demolition the then very flourishing Tag Team Scene dominate until they could get at WrestleMania IV against Strikeforce their first WWF World Tag Team title in 1988. After title defenses against The British Bulldogs and The Hart Foundation, a team has been committed in the summer with the Powers of Pain by the WWF, which also represented an imitation of the Road Warrior style. The original plan was to let the Powers of Pain as against Faces Demolition win the title, but Demolition was now so popular with fans that the WWF was forced to change their mind.
At Survivor Series 1988 allowed Mr. Fuji So stand on the side of the Powers of Pain, which is equal to twice took a change of heart. The title remained in Demolition. After several more feud programs, they eventually had on 18 July 1989, the tag team titles to The Brain Busters, Arn Anderson and Tully consist of Blanchard give back. With that, the, with 478 days until today longest title reign for this item to the end. On 4 November of the year they were already allowed to regain the title against the Brain Busters again. There was a feud program against the Heenan Family grouping in which the team Colossal Connection, consisting of Andre the Giant and Haku was. This should at December 30, 1989 Demolition remove the tag team titles before they clashed again at Wrestlemania VI Demolition and could be the third time champions.
Crush added
Eadie was suffering from health problems. To ensure that Demolition further maintained its presence added to the newcomer Brian Adams as a third man named Crush it. The title was defended at the time by Freebirds Rules in various formations, however, Eadie moved more into the manager role. At SummerSlam 1990, she finally gave the title from the Hart Foundation. Also at this time was the Road Warriors Legion of Doom as been committed in the WWF and began a feud same program with these. However, the high expectations of this feud were not fulfilled because Eadie was unable to take up full-time. After Survivor Series 1990, when they lost against the Legion of Doom, Kerry by Erich and the Ultimate Warrior, Eadie left the WWF. The last appearance at a major event had Demolition at Wrestlemania VII, then they separated the team. Darsow was in the sequel to Repo Man and Adams left the WWF briefly to return later with a surfer gimmick.
Demolition outside the WWF
Eadie occurred after recovery on an independent level as Axis the Demolisher and teamed again with the "original" Smash Randy Colley, and a third man, Demolition Blast ( Carmine Azza ) as Demolition. In Eadie got into a dispute with the WWF on the use of the Demolition gimmick, which he ultimately lost.
On 29 September 2007 Eadie and Darsow came back after 16 years as Demolition in United States Xtreme Wrestling on, there won the Tag Team Titles and held them until the closure of the league.
Members
Ax
Demolition Ax (* December 27, 1947 in Brownsville, Pennsylvania as William Eadie ) is an American professional wrestler.
Eadie studied to become a teacher and worked as a sports, psychology and history teacher in East Liverpool and Cambridge, Ohio. After he was discovered at an event in Pittsburgh for the wrestling and trained by Newton Tattrie, also known as Geto Mongol, he made his debut in 1973. A Japan Tour in the same year finally opened him the opportunity to work with his trainer for the first time. Nikolai Volkoff had failed as Beppo Mongol, so they gave him the ring name Bolo Mongol and they stood as day on the team.
In September 1976 Eadie went their own way and began a career as a single wrestler. He developed the gimmick of the Masked Superstar, an alleged former Olympian, went way but still occasionally referred to as Bolo Mongol on. The character of the Masked Superstar to perform very well and Eadie was so until 1985 in the National Wrestling Alliance and the World Wrestling Federation successfully. In 1986, he was a Super Machine part of the storyline to the suspension of Andre the Giant and his feud with Bobby Heenan grouping. In 1987 Demolition was created and Eadie was three times hold the WWF World Tag Team title. Today Eadie working again as a teacher and occasionally occurs in legend events.
Smash
Demolition Smash ( born October 6, 1959 in Minneapolis, Minnesota as Barry Darsow ) is an American professional wrestler.
Darsow worked with Richard Rood, Michael Hegstrand and Joseph Laurinaitis as a bouncer when they were discovered and trained by Eddie Sharkey wrestling coaches. He debuted in 1984 and initially got the gimmick of an American who was who defected to the Soviets. The first major successes came one when he worked under the ring name Krusher Kruschev together with Ivan Koloff and Nikita Koloff. 1987 was a replacement for Randy Colley was required as part of the new team Demolition in the World Wrestling Federation and as Darsow was a WWF wrestler unknown audience, he got the position. Under the name Smash he was allowed to win the WWF World Tag Team Championship three times.
From 1991, he teamed with the contracted for the diseased Ax Crush. After the team was completely dissolved, he was given a new gimmick. He now appeared as a Repo Man, a devious villain, but had only moderate success in this role. After leaving the WWF, and a short time in independent leagues, Darsow came to WCW. Here he appeared as The Blacktop Bully and denied a feud against Dustin Rhodes program. After their battle with the big event Uncensored he was dismissed for unauthorized Bladings. After another period in independent leagues, he came back in 1997 under his real name for WCW and remained there until 1999, but played no prominent role. After several appearances at independent operators, guest appearances in WWE, as well as a brief resuscitation of Demolition, Darsow is retired from wrestling. He makes up today few guest appearances on Legend events, but focuses mainly on his company, a printing company.
Crush
See Brian Adams
Other members
- Smash ( first version ) - Randy Colley
Wrestling success
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Demolitions entrance theme " Demolition" was sung by Rick Derringer and later on - published " Piledriver The Wrestling Album 2 ".
Credentials
- Tag Team