- Bill Eadie
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Bill Eadie 
Eadie in 2009Ring name(s) Bolo Mongol
Demolition Ax
The Masked Superstar
Super MachineBilled height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Billed weight 291 lb (132 kg) Born December 27, 1947
Brownsville, PennsylvaniaResides Atlanta, Georgia Trained by Tony Newberry Debut 1973 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, and at East Liverpool, Ohio.
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Professional wrestling 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 tag team " Para-Medics". He then wrestled in Pittsburgh, Detroit, WWWF, and the IWA as Bolo Mongol, the new partner of his trainer, Geeto Mongol.[1] He soon entered the Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling territory and donned a mask as The Masked Superstar. Given the character at the advice of matchmaker George Scott. It was stated that he was an Olympic champion by various wrestling promoters.He challenged opponents with a $10,000 reward to whomever could break his Cobra clutch, as well as utilizing the deadly "Swinging Clothesline."[2] The Masked Superstar was 6' 3" and weighed 300 lbs and created many mismatches due to his size, strength and catlike quickness. He had many bouts with the Mighty Igor, Paul Jones, Blackjack Mulligan, Mr. Wrestling II and "Wildfire" Tommy Rich, Dick Murdoch, etc.[2] He was the first wrestler (Along with Blackjack Mulligan) to have 1 hour cagematches back in 1977.Then have a series of "12" ninety minute cage matches against Mulligan. It is believed that neither feat of hour or hour and half cage matches has since been performed by wrestlers.[2] He is one of the first wrestlers to body slam André the Giant.[2] Among other accomplishments, he won four Georgia Heavyweight titles and unified that title with the NWA National Heavyweight Championship.[3][4] He also competed in the World Wrestling Federation against many top wrestlers in 1983-84. He fought against many top level opponents, including then WWF Champion Bob Backlund, Hulk Hogan and the Iron Sheik, Jimmy Snuka and others.[2]
Return to World Wrestling Federation (1986–1990)
In 1986, 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).[2] 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.[5] He held the title for two weeks before Luger regained the crown.
In January 1987, Eadie returned to the WWF and formed the tag team Demolition with former Moondog Randy Colley, who wrestled as Smash while Eadie wrestled as Ax. Colley was later replaced by Barry Darsow as Smash, after it was discovered that too many people remembered him as Moondog Rex, the character he previously portrayed. Though they began as heels, their unique brawling style and charisma made them so popular that they became faces in November 1988.[6] 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.[7] 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.[6] Popular rumor at the time cited heart problems on Eadie's part, which have been discredited in recent years. An allergic reaction to shellfish while in Japan after 'WrestleMania VI' was the real cause of his temporary heart problem. Eadie confirmed this in a shoot interview in 2007. Before Eadie was medically cleared, Crush had been recruited as a temporary replacement.[6] Eadie's new position eventually fell through and his final WWF appearance was at Survivor Series 1990.[6] This event also marked the last time that he and Smash worked together for sixteen years.
In the midst of this time period, Eadie also played opposite Hulk Hogan as "Jake Bullet" in the movie No Holds Barred. He and Smash appeared in several Pizza Hut commercials for the "Kids Night Out" promotion widely seen on national television.
Independent Demolition (1991–1999)
Around 1991, Ax formed a new tag team, using the Demolition name, and pairing up with a 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Canadian wrestler, dubbed "Canadian Giant" or "Demolition Hux." They toured with New Japan Pro Wrestling , facing established stars such as Masa Saito, Riki Choshu and Tatsumi Fujinami, at the same time that Smash and Crush were still wrestling under the name for the then WWF. Eadie would then go on to form a third Demolition team with partner Blast (Carmine Azzato). They competed on a few independent shows, then went their separate ways.
Independent Promotions (1999–present)
Demolition Ax in the ring in 2006.
As of 2007, Eadie still wrestles occasionally for independent promotions and makes signing appearances in "legends" shows across the United States, Canada,and Europe. 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. The Millennium Wrestling Federation reunited Ax and Smash of Demolition at the Wrestling's Living Legends reunion April 1, 2007, prior to WrestleMania 23 in Windsor, Ontario. They began regularly competing as Ax and Smash for the first time in 16 years. On March 28, 2009, Demolition Ax was inducted into the Keystone State Wrestling Alliance (KSWA) Hall of Fame in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Ax was inducted because of his success, and the fact that he is a native of Brownsville, PA, also in Western Pennsylvania.
On October 2, 2010 Ax made his 3rd appearance for the Dynamic Wrestling Alliance based in Middletown, OH.[8]
On May 21, 2011 Demolition reunited at Full Impact Pro's debut iPPV In Full Force. Their match against Tony DeVito and Ralph Mosco went to a no contest when local commentator and manager Larry Dallas came out and said his men wanted revenge. The ring was stormed by Manu, Sami Callihan, Blain Rage and Joey Attel. Demolition, Devito and Mosco managed to clear the ring and beat Dallas to end the show.[9]
Personal life
Eadie formerly supported 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 but which has since then been closed and all operations have been moved to The Shoals campus in Douglasville,Georgia due to a lack of funding.[2]
Media
Bill Eadie will be a playable character in the upcoming WWE '12 alongside Barry Darsow as Ax and Smash of Demolition. It is worth noting that this will be Eadie's first appearance in a wrestling video game, however his long time partner Darsow was in WWF WrestleFest which was released in 1991.
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
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- As The Masked Superstar
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- Demolition Decapitation[12] (Backbreaker hold / Diving elbow drop combination)
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- "Demolition" by Rick Derringer (WWF; 1987–1990)
Championships and accomplishments
- American Wrestling Federation
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- AWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[13]
- Great Lakes Championship Wrestling
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- GLCW Tag Team Champions (1 time, current) – with Smash
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- NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Masked Superstar 2[17]
- NWA Television Championship (1 time)[18]
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (2 times) – with Paul Jones[19]
- Midwest Championship Wrestling Alliance
- MCWA Midwest Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[13]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI ranked him #112 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003[22]
- Pro Wrestling Report
- PWR Lifetime Achievement Award (2010)[23] - with Smash
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- NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Championship (Southern Division) (1 time)[24]
- NWA Southeastern Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Masked Superstar 2[25]
- United States Wrestling League
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- USWL Unified World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[13]
- United States Xtreme Wrestling
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- USXW Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) – with Smash
- Universal Superstars of America
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- WWF Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Smash[7]
References
- ^ Solomon, Brian (2006). "Nikolai Volkoff". WWE Legends. Pocket Books. p. 164. ISBN 0-7434-9033-9.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Greg Oliver & Steve Johnson (2007). "The Technicians: The Masked Superstar". the Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame - The Heels. ECW Press. pp. 258–261. ISBN -55022-759-9.
- ^ a b Royal Duncan & Gary Will (4th Edition 2006). "NWA Georgia Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. pp. 141–142. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ a b Royal Duncan & Gary Will (4th Edition 2006). "NWA National Heavyweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. pp. 145. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ a b Royal Duncan & Gary Will (4th Edition 2006). "NWA Southern Heavyweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. pp. 160. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ a b c d Greg Oliver and Steve Johnson (2005). "The National era (1980s to present): Demolition". The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Tag Teams. ECW Press. pp. 253–255. ISBN 978-1-55022-683-6.
- ^ a b Brian Shields (4th Edition 2006). "Title History: World Wrestling Federation Tag Team Championship". Main event – WWE in the raging 80s. Pocket Books. pp. 201–205. ISBN 978-1-4165-3257-6.
- ^ http://thedwa.com/
- ^ "Full Force 2011 results". Dragon Gate USA forum. http://dgusa.tv/board/index.php?PHPSESSID=1b02d3d0acc1b68eb23747f5372cdb8b&topic=1233.0. Retrieved 2011-05-21.
- ^ "1983 WWF results". History of WWE. http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/83.htm. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
- ^ "1984 WWF results". History of WWE. http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/84.htm. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
- ^ "Demolition Profile". Online World of Wrestling. http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/d/demolition.html. Retrieved 2008-04-11.
- ^ a b c d e Royal Duncan & Gary Will (4th Edition 2000). Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (4th Edition 2006). "IW North American Heavyweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. pp. 361. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (4th Edition 2006). "NWA Georgia Tag Team Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. pp. 142–143. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (4th Edition 2006). "NWA National Tag Team Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. pp. 145–146. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (4th Edition 2006). "NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. pp. 115. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (4th Edition 2006). "NWA Television Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. pp. 115–116. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (4th Edition 2006). "NWA World Tag Team Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. pp. 16–18. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (4th Edition 2006). "NWA American Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. pp. 265–266. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (4th Edition 2006). "NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version)". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. pp. 191–193. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated's Top 500 Wrestlers of the PWI Years". Wrestling Information Archive. http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwi500yr.htm. Retrieved 2010-09-15.
- ^ "Pro Wrestling Reports 2010 Honors". Pro Wrestling Report. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJdl6-5RaLI. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
- ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (4th Edition 2006). "NWA Southeastern Heavyweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. pp. 181. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (4th Edition 2006). "NWA Southeastern Tag Team Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. pp. 181. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
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