[14] On June 3, 2017, Eadie announced his retirement,[15] although he went on to have two more matches. Jimmy Snuka • (www.wccwonline.com), Eadie supports the work of the Inner Harbour Hospital Springs Campus in Rockmart, Georgia. He and Smash appeared in several Pizza Hut commercials for the "Kids Night Out" promotion widely seen on national television. He claimed to be an Olympic wrestling champion and challenged opponents to break his Cobra clutch. The Masked Superstar defeated Greg Valentine for the Mid-Atlantic Heritage Championship. 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." The Rock • They competed on several independent shows, then went their separate ways. Ax faced newly crowned NWA Anarchy champion Phil Shatter instead, winning the match under regular rules by DQ. 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. 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. Razor Ramon • Colley was later replaced by Barry Darsow as Smash, after it was discovered that too many people remembered Colley as Moondog Rex, the character he previously portrayed. It is believed that neither feat of hour or hour and a half cage matches has since been performed by any wrestlers. Eadie would then go on to form a third Demolition team with partner Blast (Carmine Azzato). World Wrestling Federation: The Second Stint (1985-1990). Slaughter, and Jimmy Snuka.[3]. They are regularly competing again as Ax and Smash of Demolition for the first time in 16 years. Eadie started wrestling in 1973, making his debut in the Detroit territory of the Sheik (Ed Farhat). [18], A long time friend of André the Giant outside of wrestling, Eadie revealed in a 2016 interview that André was the godfather to his two daughters. An allergic reaction to shellfish while in Japan after WrestleMania VI was the real cause of his temporary heart problem. They began regularly competing as Ax and Smash for the first time in 16 years.
On April 29, 2006 Demolition Ax teamed up with The Barbarian (managed by "Mr. (The Machines' masks and gimmick were copied from New Japan Pro Wrestling character "Super Strong Machine," played by Japanese wrestler Junji Hirata.) - PWInsider.com", "GPW " Events Database " CAGEMATCH - the Internet Wrestling Database", "WWE sued in wrestler class action lawsuit featuring Jimmy 'Superfly' Snuka, Paul 'Mr Wonderful' Orndorff", "Piledriver: WWE uses 'Hell in a Cell' as springboard to future shows", "Daily pro wrestling history (03/22): Dutch Mantel wins Southern title from Jerry Lawler", "NWA United States Heavyweight Title (1967-1968/05) - American Heavyweight Title (1968/05-1986/02)", "News: Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame announces 2014 HOF class", "Pro Wrestling Illustrated's Top 500 Wrestlers of the PWI Years", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ax_(wrestler)&oldid=978558792, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, AAW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with, GLCW Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) – with, KSWA "Brawl Under the Bridge" Championship (1 time), KSWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with, MCWA Midwest Heavyweight Championship (1 time), NAWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ben Steele, USWL Unified World Heavyweight Championship (1 time), USXW Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) – with Smash, USA Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Blast, This page was last edited on 15 September 2020, at 16:53. Shawn Michaels • Diamond Dallas Page. Terrific" Tim Lawler in Pickens, South Carolina. Sgt Slaughter • Demolition Ax (WWE Wrestling Classic Superstars 14) Promotion WWE Toy Company Jakks Pacific Toy line WWE Wrestling Classic Superstars 14 The Demolition Ax (WWE Wrestling Classic Superstars 14) action figure is one of the toys in the WWE Wrestling Classic Superstars 14 toy line. The sizzling scene closed out the latest episode in the seventh series of the pop…