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Bill Eadie (born December 27, 1947) is a professional wrestler who has competed under the names of Ax as part of Demolition and The Masked Superstar. He was a high school teacher and coach at Cambridge High School in Cambridge, Ohio, early in his professional wrestling career. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (362nd in leap years). ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Brownsville is a borough in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, 35 miles (56 km) south of Pittsburgh along the Monongahela River. ... Atlanta redirects here. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (362nd in leap years). ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the video game, see Pro Wrestling (video game). ... Demolition was a professional wrestling tag team in the late 80s / early 90s World Wrestling Federation made up of Ax (Bill Eadie), Smash (Barry Darsow), and later Crush (Brian Adams). ...

Career

NWA and WWWF/WWF (1973-1984)

Eadie started wrestling in 1973, making his debut in the Detroit territory of the Sheik (Ed Farhat). He wrestled under a mask as the "Medic". He then wrestled in Pittsburgh, Detorit and the IWA as Bolo Mongol, the new partner of his trainer, Geeto Mongol. He soon entered the Georgia Championship Wrestling territory and donned a mask as The Masked Superstar. He claimed to be an Olympic wrestling champion and challenged opponents to break his Cobra clutch. Had many bouts with Tommy Rich. He is known for being one of the first (if not the first) to body slam André the Giant. Among other accomplishments, he won four Georgia Heavyweight titles and unified that title with the NWA National Heavyweight Championship. He also competed in the World Wrestling Federation against many top wrestlers in 1983, using his signature move, the Cobra Clutch. He fought against many opponents, including then WWWF Champion Bob Backlund. Pittsburgh redirects here. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Georgia Championship Wrestling was a professional wrestling promotion whose self-titled TV program aired in the 1970s and 1980s on U.S. cable channel TBS (Turner Broadcasting System). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... André René Roussimoff (May 19, 1946 – January 27, 1993), best known as André the Giant, was a French professional wrestler and actor. ... NWA Georgia Heavyweight Championship The NWA Georgia Heavyweight Championship was the major title in the Georgia Championship Wrestling professional wrestling promotion. ... NWA National Heavyweight Championship. ... World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ... Robert Louis Backlund (b. ...

World Wrestling Federation: The Second Stint (1985-1990)

In 1985, he returned to the World Wrestling Federation and became Super Machine with André the Giant as Giant Machine and Blackjack Mulligan as Big Machine. The three Machines were introduced as rivals of Bobby Heenan and his massive tag team, Big John Studd and King Kong Bundy. (The Machines' masks and gimmick were copied from New Japan Pro Wrestling character "Super Strong Machine," played by Japanese wrestler Junji Hirata.) Eadie later dropped the Machine gimmick and left the WWF to head to Florida for a run as the Masked Superstar, upending Lex Luger to win the NWA Southern title. André René Roussimoff (May 19, 1946 – January 27, 1993), best known as André the Giant, was a French professional wrestler and actor. ... Blackjack Mulligan with the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship Blackjack Mulligan (Born Robert Joseph Windham on November 26, 1942 in Toiletwater, Texas) was a professional wrestler and a former football player. ... Bobby The Brain Heenan (born Raymond Louis Heenan on November 1, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former American professional wrestling manager and commentator. ... John Minton (February 19, 1948 —- March 20, 1995) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Big John Studd. ... Chris Pallies (born November 7, 1957) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, King Kong Bundy. ... The Machines was a stable of masked wrestlers in the WWF. The Machines masks and gimmick were copied from New Japan Pro Wrestling character Super Strong Machine, played by Japanese wrestler Junji Hirata. ... New Japan Pro Wrestling (新日本プロレス, shin nihon puroresu) is a major professional wrestling federation in Japan, founded by Antonio Inoki in 1972. ... Junji Hirata is a Japanese Professional wrestler who wrestles for the New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) promotion. ... Junji Hirata is a Japanese Professional wrestler who wrestles for the New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) promotion. ... The following article refers to the commonly misnamed Championship Wrestling from Florida (CWF). ... Lawrence (Larry) Wendell Pfohl (born June 2, 1958) better known by his ring name Lex Luger, is an American former bodybuilder, professional wrestler and football player. ...

In January 1987, Eadie returned to the WWF and competed as Ax, half of the tag team Demolition with Smash. Though they began as heels, their unique brawling style and charisma made them so popular that they became faces in November 1988. They won the WWF Tag Team Championship three times as a team of two, but lost the belts at SummerSlam 1990 after they turned heel by forming a threesome with Crush. The trio concept was precipitated by a mutual decision to phase out the Ax character and for Eadie to take a backstage role in the company. Popular rumor at the time cited heart problems on Eadie's part, which have been discredited in recent years. An allergic reaction to shellfish is thought to be the origin of these rumors. Eadie's new position eventually fell through and his final WWF appearance was at Survivor Series 1990. This event also marked the last time that he and Smash spoke for 17 years. Demolition was a professional wrestling tag team in the late 80s / early 90s World Wrestling Federation made up of Ax (Bill Eadie), Smash (Barry Darsow), and later Crush (Brian Adams). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... In professional wrestling, a heel is a villain character. ... In professional wrestling, a face or babyface is a character who is portrayed as heroic relative to the heel wrestlers, who are analagous to villains. ... This article is about the tag team championship that is currently defended on the RAW brand of WWE. For SmackDown!s tag team championship, see WWE Tag Team Championship. ... SummerSlam 1990 was the third annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). ... This article is about the professional wrestler. ... Survivor Series 1990 was the fourth annual Survivor Series pay-per-view professional wrestling event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

In the midst of this time period, Eadie also played opposite Hulk Hogan as "Jake Bullet" in the movie "No Holds Barred". No Holds Barred is a 1989 film produced by Vince McMahon and Michael Rachmil, directed by Thomas J. Wright, written by Dennis Hackin, and starring professional wrestler Hulk Hogan. ...

Post-WWF

In 1991, Demolition broke up and he went to the independent circuit to wrestle as Axis the Demolisher.

Independent Demolition (1994-1999)

In the mid-1990's, Ax formed a new Demolition team with Blast. They competed on several independent shows, then went their separate ways. They competed in American Classic Wrestling shows in Charleston competing against Sweet Stan Lane. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Independent Promotions (1991-present)

As of 2007, Eadie still wrestles occasionally for independent promotions and "legends" shows across the United States. He has also once again reformed the Demolition tag team, this time with a partner named Nitro. The Masked Superstar defeated Greg Valentine for the Mid-Atlantic Heritage Championship. The Title changed hands at the Carolina Wrestling Classic on Saturday, June 2, 2007 at the L.P. Frans Stadium in Hickory, North Carolina.(www.wccwonline.com) Nickname: Location in the U.S. state of North Carolina Coordinates: , Country State County Catawba County, North Carolina Government  - Mayor G. Rudy Wright, Jr. ...

Eadie supports the good work of the Inner Harbour Hospital Springs Campus in Rockmart, Georgia. For several years, the Masked Superstar has made many of his masks and wrestling gear available to wrestling fans through raffles and auctions, the proceeds of which support the general operating fund of the non-profit Inner Harbour Hospital. www.maskedsuperstar.net Rockmart Sucks. ...

In February 2006 Demolition Ax and The Barbarian defeated Psycho and Tracy Smothers with his Manager "Mr. Terrific" Tim Lawler in Pickens, South Carolina. On April 29th 2006 Demolition Ax teamed up with The Barbarian (managed by "Mr. Terrific" Tim Lawler) and wrestled against Buff Bagwell and The Patriot in front of over 3,000 fans in Staunton, Virginia for TNT Pro Wrestling's Hog-A-Mania. Pickens is a town in Pickens County, South Carolina, United States. ... Marcus Alexander Mark Bagwell (born January 10, 1970) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Buff Bagwell. ... West Beverley Street in downtown Staunton Staunton (IPA: or STAN-tehn or STANT-en) is an independent city within the confines of Augusta County in the commonwealth of Virginia. ...

On September 9, 2006 at AWA World One South in Valdosta, Georgia, Eadie (as the Masked Superstar) teamed with local independent wrestler Loco Motive in a tag team victory over the team of KI Elite (Mike Stratus & Jame Slater) is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The city of Valdosta is the county seat of Lowndes County, Georgia, United States. ...

The Millennium Wrestling Federation reunited Ax and Smash of Demolition at the Wrestling's Living Legends reunion April 1st, 2007, prior to WrestleMania 23 in Windsor, Ontario. Eadie sat down with Dan Mirade for an in-depth two hour interview highlighting the team's highs and lows in the WWF[1]. The two have agreed to many appearances together, both wrestling and autograph signings, throughout 2007 and 2008. WrestleMania 23 was the twenty-third annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). ... Nickname: Motto: The river and the land sustain us. ...

September of 2007, after months of wrestling with former tag partner Barry Darsow (a.k.a. Smash) as a character called, Demolition Slayer, Eadie and Darsow reunited finally as Ax and Smash and kicked off a whirl wind Champions tour. They are regularly competing again as Ax and Smash Demolition for the first time in 16 years now. A couple of rumors for the Slayer character are either Darsow and Eadie wanted to sort out their tag chemistry again and become more polished as a team before reclaiming their former gimmick, or that perhaps Darsow had not legally been cleared by the WWE to compete as Demolition Smash until around September of 2007.

In October 2007 Eadie was at a wrestling convention with Darsow in San Francisco signing autographs and taking pictures.

In wrestling

• Finishing and signature moves

• Swinging neckbreaker
• DDT
• Lifting hammerlock
• Cobra clutch
• Double sledgehammer blow

• With Smash or Crush

• Demolition Decapitation

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Championships and accomplishments

• Championship Wrestling from Florida

• NWA Florida Southern Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• Eastern Sports Association

• IW North American Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• Georgia Championship Wrestling

• NWA Georgia Heavyweight Championship (4 times)
• NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Austin Idol
• NWA National Heavyweight Championship (4 times)
• NWA National Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with King Kong Bundy (1), Super Destroyer (1), and Big John Studd (1)

• Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling

• NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Masked Superstar 2
• NWA Television Championship (1 time)
• NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (2 times) - with Paul Jones

• NWA Big Time Wrestling

• NWA American Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• NWA Mid-America

• NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) (1 time) - with Masked Superstar 2

• Southeastern Championship Wrestling

• NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Championship (Southern Division) (1 time)
• NWA Southeastern Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Masked Superstar 2

• World Wrestling Federation

• WWF Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Smash

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