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Richard John "Dick" Beyer (July 11, 1930 – March 7, 2019) was an American professional wrestler is best known by his ring names, The Destroyer and Doctor X.Among other places, he worked extensively in Japan and in 2017 he was awarded one of the country's highest honors, the Order of the Rising Sun.
Meltzer began the Hall of Fame by choosing a list of 122 inaugural inductees in 1996. Since then, wrestlers from past and present, others employed in the professional wrestling industry, and wrestling journalists and historians have been selected by Meltzer to cast secret ballots to determine annual groups of inductees.
Kurt Beyer (born September 23, 1960) is a semi-retired American professional wrestler who competed in Japanese and international promotions during the 1990s, most notably teaming with his father The Destroyer during his last tour with All Japan Pro Wrestling in 1993.
The hall of fame was founded in 1999 in Newton, Iowa, but moved to Waterloo, Iowa in 2007. [5] The museum suffered severe flooding in the Iowa flood of 2008 , [ 6 ] but reopened in June 2009. [ 7 ] Wrestling historian and journalist Mike Chapman served as executive director of the museum until Kyle Klingman succeeded him in November 2009. [ 8 ]
The following is a list of gridiron football players who became professional wrestlers. [1] [2] [3] People may appear on the list multiple times if they were signed to more than one league.
Dick Beyer † The Destroyer 1980–1984 [2] [3] [10] Jerry Blackwell † Crusher Blackwell 1984 [14] Richard Blood: Ricky Steamboat 1985, 1987 4 [1] Nick Bockwinkel † Nick Bockwinkel 1983–1986 1 [6] Terry Bollea: Hulk Hogan 1980, 1986 [2] Larry Booker † Moondog Spot 1985 4 [1] Adolfo Bresciano † Dino Bravo 1980–1987 [2] [3] [12] [13 ...
A US Navy destroyer has come under missile fire 3 times in 3 months as the Houthis try to score a hit on a warship. Jake Epstein. December 2, 2024 at 4:29 PM.
Stampede Wrestling was a professional wrestling promotion based in Calgary, Alberta from 1948 to 1990 and from 1999 to 2008. Former employees in Stampede consisted of professional wrestlers, managers, play-by-play and colour commentators, announcers, interviewers and referees. Alumni Male wrestlers Birth name: Ring name (s): Tenure: Notes Unknown Adolph Barbee 1985 Unknown Adrian Street 1981 ...