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Barry Hardy

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Title History

  • MEWF (Mid Eastern Wrestling Federation) Tag Team titles w/Duane Gill defeating Rip Sawyer & Dave Casanova (August 2, 1991);

Career Highlights

  • Barry Hardy teamed with Duane Gill as the Lords of Darkness on the independent circuit, managed by Larry Sharpe..
  • Barry Hardy wrestled under a mask with Duane Gill as one of the many versions of The Executioners..
  • Barry Hardy wrestled as a jobber for all three major wrestling promotions in the US; WWF, WCW, and ECW..
  • March 4, 1989–Superstars: Demolition (Ax & Smash) defeated Barry Hardy & Barry Horowitz to retain the tag team titles.
  • July 15, 1989–Superstars: The Bushwhackers (Butch & Luke) defeated Barry Hardy & Sonny Austin.
  • July 22, 1989–Wrestling Challenge: The Ultimate Warrior defeated Barry Hardy.
  • October 28, 1989–Superstars: Jake Roberts defeated Barry Hardy.
  • November 12, 1989–Wrestling Challenge: The Rockers (Marty Jannetty & Shawn Michaels) defeated Alan Reynolds & Barry Hardy.
  • May 5, 1990–World Wrestling Association: Pain & Agony (Hardy & Duane Gill) defeated Big Hoss & Chief Thunder Mountain..
  • July 1, 1990–Wrestling Challenge: Demolition (Crush & Smash) defeated Barry Hardy & Duane Gill to retain the world tag team titles.
  • July 7, 1990–Superstars: The Big Bossman defeated Barry Hardy.
  • September 1, 1990–Superstars: The Bushwhackers (Butch & Luke) defeated Barry Hardy & Duane Gill.
  • September 9, 1990–Wrestling Challenge: The Legion Of Doom (Animal & Hawk) defeated Barry Hardy & Duane Gill.
  • September 22, 1990–Superstars: Rhythm And Blues (Greg Valentine & The Honky Tonk Man) defeated Barry Hardy & Duane Gill.
  • September 23, 1990–Wrestling Challenge: Power And Glory (Hercules & Paul Roma) defeated Barry Hardy & Ross Lindsey.
  • December 9, 1990–Wrestling Challenge: The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) defeated Barry Hardy & Paul Perez to retain the world tag titles.
  • December 15, 1990–Superstars: Jim Duggan defeated Barry Hardy.
  • December 23, 1990–Wrestling Challenge: Shane Douglas defeated Barry Hardy.
  • August 17, 1991–Superstars: The Legion Of Doom (Animal & Hawk) defeated Barry Hardy & Duane Gill.
  • August 25, 1991–Wrestling Challenge: The Beverly Brothers (Beau Beverly & Blake Beverly) defeated Barry Hardy & Duane Gill.
  • August 31, 1991–Superstars: The Big Bossman defeated Barry Hardy.
  • September 7, 1991–Superstars: The Bushwhackers (Butch & Luke) defeated Barry Hardy & Duane Gill.
  • September 22, 1991–Wrestling Challenge: The Texas Tornado defeated Barry Hardy.
  • September 28, 1991–Superstars: The Rockers (Marty Jannetty & Shawn Michaels) defeated Barry Hardy & Duane Gill.
  • October 6, 1991–Wrestling Challenge: Big Bully Busick defeated Barry Hardy.
  • October 12, 1991–Superstars: Jim Neidhart defeated Barry Hardy.
  • October 19, 1991–Superstars: The Natural Disasters (Earthquake & Typhoon) defeated Barry Hardy, Duane Gill & Jim Arnon in a handicap match.
  • October 26, 1991–Superstars: The Dragon defeated Barry Hardy.
  • November 3, 1991–Wrestling Challenge: Virgil defeated Barry Hardy to retain the Million Dollar title.
  • December 7, 1991–Superstars: The Legion Of Doom (Animal & Hawk) defeated The Executioners (Executioner #1 & Executioner #2) to retain the world tag team titles.
  • December 8, 1991–Wrestling Challenge: Jim Duggan & Sgt. Slaughter defeated Barry Hardy & Duane Gill.
  • December 14, 1991–Superstars: The Bushwhackers (Luke & Butch) defeated Barry Hardy & Brian Donahue..
  • December 22, 1991–Wrestling Challenge: The New Foundation (Jim Neidhart & Owen Hart) defeated The Executioners (Executioner #1 & Executioner #2).
  • March 6, 1992–World Wrestling Association: Bobby Munoz & Angel Vera defeated Pain & Agony..
  • May 9, 1992–Superstars: The Legion of Doom defeated Duane Gill & Barry Hardy.
  • May 10, 1992–Wrestling Challenge: High Energy (Koko B. Ware & Owen Hart) defeated Barry Hardy & Duane Gill.
  • May 16, 1992–Superstars: Tatanka defeated Barry Hardy.
  • May 23, 1992–Superstars: The British Bulldog defeated Barry Hardy.
  • May 31, 1992–Wrestling Challenge: Crush defeated Barry Hardy.
  • June 13, 1992–Superstars: The Natural Disasters (Earthquake & Typhoon) defeated The Executioners (Executioner #1 & Executioner #2).
  • June 20, 1992–Superstars: The Legion of Doom defeated Tom Bennett & Barry Hardy.
  • June 21, 1992–Wrestling Challenge: High Energy (Koko B. Ware & Owen Hart) defeated The Executioners (Executioner #1 & Executioner #2).
  • July 4, 1992–Superstars: Sgt. Slaughter defeated Barry Hardy.
  • July 6, 1992–Wrestling Challenge: The Natural Disasters (Earthquake & Typhoon) defeated Barry Hardy & Brian Costello.
  • July 26, 1992–Wrestling Challenge: The Undertaker defeated Barry Hardy.
  • September 26, 1992–Wrestling Challenge: The British Bulldog defeated Barry Hardy to retain the Intercontinental title.
  • October 4, 1992–Wrestling Challenge: Bret Hart defeated Barry Hardy.
  • December 13, 1992–Wrestling Challenge: Bob Backlund defeated Barry Hardy.
  • December 19, 1992–Superstars: The Big Bossman defeated Barry Hardy.
  • December 27, 1992–Wrestling Challenge: Lance Cassidy defeated Barry Hardy.
  • January 11, 1993–RAW: The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner) defeated The Executioners (Executioner #1 & Executioner #2).
  • March 1, 1993–RAW: The Steiner Brothers defeated Barry Hardy & Duane Gill..
  • March 6, 1993–WWA: Chris Candido & Ray Evans defeated Lords Of Darkness (Agony & Pain) to win the tag team titles.
  • March 22, 1993–RAW: The Steiner Brothers defeated Duane Gill & Barry Hardy.
  • March 27, 1993–Superstars: The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs & Jerry Sags) defeated Barry Hardy & Duane Gill.
  • April 3, 1993–Superstars: Tatanka defeated Barry Hardy.
  • April 11, 1993–Wrestling Challenge: Jim Duggan defeated Barry Hardy. The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner) defeated The Executioners (Executioner #1 & Executioner #2).
  • April 17, 1993–Superstars: Mr. Perfect defeated Barry Hardy.
  • June 21, 1993–RAW: The Steiner Brothers defeated Barry Hardy & Reno Riggins..
  • July 4, 1993–Wrestling Challenge: Men On A Mission (Mabel & Mo) defeated Barry Hardy & Duane Gill.
  • August 2, 1993–RAW: Mr. Perfect defeated Barry Hardy.
  • August 7, 1993–Superstars: El Matador defeated Barry Hardy.
  • August 8, 1993–Wrestling Challenge: The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner) defeated The Executioners (Executioner #1 & Executioner #2) to retain the world tag team titles.
  • August 22, 1993–Wrestling Challenge: Razor Ramon defeated Barry Hardy.
  • August 28, 1993–Superstars: The Smoking Gunns (Bart Gunn & Billy Gunn) defeated Barry Hardy & Reno Riggins.
  • September 6, 1993–RAW: The Quebecers (Jacques & Pierre) defeated Barry Hardy & Duane Gill..
  • October 11, 1993–RAW: The Rock N Roll Express defeated Duane Gill & Barry Hardy.
  • October 24, 1993–Wrestling Challenge: The Smoking Gunns (Bart Gunn & Billy Gunn) defeated Barry Hardy & Bert Centeno.
  • October 30, 1993–Superstars: The Smoking Gunns (Bart Gunn & Billy Gunn) defeated The Executioners (Executioner #1 & Executioner #2).
  • November 7, 1993–Wrestling Challenge: The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner) defeated Barry Hardy & Barry Horowitz.
  • December 20, 1993–RAW: Men on a Mission (Mabel & Mo) defeated Barry Hardy & Duane Gill..
  • December 26, 1993–Wrestling Challenge: The Smoking Gunns (Bart Gunn & Billy Gunn) defeated Barry Hardy & The Brooklyn Brawler.
  • January 1, 1994–Superstars: Owen Hart defeated Barry Hardy.
  • April 18, 1994–RAW: The Steiner Brothers defeated Barry Hardy & Mike Khoury..
  • May 7, 1994–Superstars: Lex Luger defeated Barry Hardy.
  • May 8, 1994–Wrestling Challenge: Doink defeated Barry Hardy.
  • June 27, 1994–RAW: The Headshrinkers (Fatu & Samu) defeated The Executioners (Executioner #1 & Executioner #2) to retain the tag titles.
  • July 2, 1994–Superstars: The Smoking Gunns (Bart Gunn & Billy Gunn) defeated The Executioners (Executioner #1 & Executioner #2).
  • July 16, 1994–Superstars: Razor Ramon defeated Barry Hardy.
  • July 25, 1994–RAW: The Headshrinkers (Fatu & Samu) defeated Barry Hardy & Joey Stallings.
  • July 31, 1994–Wrestling Challenge: Sparky Plugg defeated Barry Hardy.
  • September 4, 1994–Wrestling Challenge: Duke Droese defeated Barry Hardy.
  • September 12, 1994–RAW: The Bushwhackers (Butch & Luke) defeated Barry Hardy & Bert Centeno.
  • September 19, 1994–RAW: Lex Luger defeated The Executioner #2.
  • October 16, 1994–Wrestling Challenge: The British Bulldog defeated Barry Hardy..
  • October 23, 1994–Wrestling Challenge: Jim Neidhart defeated Barry Hardy.
  • October 24, 1994–RAW: Billy & Bart Gunn defeated Barry Hardy & Mike Bell..
  • November 5, 1994–Superstars: Duke Droese defeated Barry Hardy.
  • November 26, 1994–Superstars: Men On A Mission (Mabel & Mo) defeated Barry Hardy & Duane Gill.
  • December 4, 1994–Wrestling Challenge: Lex Luger defeated Barry Hardy.
  • December 25, 1994–Wrestling Challenge: Adam Bomb defeated Barry Hardy.
  • February 5, 1995–WCW Worldwide: Big Van Vader defeated Barry Hardy & Marcus Watson in a handicap match..
  • April 15, 1995–WCW Saturday Night: Meng defeated Barry Hardy..
  • April 25, 1995–Saturday Night TV Tapings: Stars And Stripes (Marcus Alexander Bagwell and The Patriot) defeated Barry Hardy and Chris Sullivan.
  • May 3, 1995–Worldwide: Flyin’ Brian defeated Barry Hardy.
  • June 10, 1995–MWCW: Kuku The Wild Samoan defeated Barry Hardy.
  • June 23, 1995–BCW: Barry Hardy defeated Doink.
  • August 17, 1996–NCW: The Executioners (Executioner #1 and Executioner #2) defeated Andy Ellison and Iceman. Jules Strongbow and Nikolai Volkoff defeated The Executioners (Executioner #1 and Executioner #2).
  • June 6, 1997–ECPW: Executioner #2 defeated Gino Caruso.
  • August 1, 1997–ECW Hardcore TV: Mikey Whipwreck defeated Barry Hardy..
  • August 1, 1997–ECW: Super Nova defeated Barry Hardy..
  • August 2, 1997–ECW: The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray Dudley & D-Von Dudley) defeated Barry Hardy & Super Nova.
  • February 6-7, 1998–Championship Wrestling: Barry Hardy defeated Thunder Morgan.
  • April 4, 2009–ESW: The Coverboys (Cade Cassidy & Tommy Caliber) defeated Barry Hardy & Brian Hardy and Southern Hospitality (Cassius Cutcher & Curtis Lee Walker) and The Emanon Boys (Brian Emanon & Eric Emanon) in a tag team gauntlet match.
  • June 6, 2009–ESW/NEW: The Dirty White Boys (Barry Hardy and Brett Mednik) defeated The Emanon Boys (Brian Emanon and Eric Emanon).
  • July 17, 2009–NWA Upstate: Hellcat defeated Barry Hardy and Chip Stetson in a 3-way match.
  • November 7, 2009–MCW: Duane Gill and Barry Hardy defeated The Holy Rollers (Earl the Pearl and Rich Myers).
  • April 10, 2010–ESW: Barry Hardy and Freddie Midnight defeated Dalton Castle and Pepper Parks.
  • May 8, 2010–ESW: Barry Hardy and Brian Hardy defeated Coconut Jones and Hellcat.
  • June 5, 2010–ESW: Barry Hardy, Brian Hardy and Jonny Puma defeated Caesar, Superbeast and Tommy Mandrake.
  • September 11, 2010–ESW: Caesar’s Legion (Superbeast and Tommy Mandrake) defeated Barry Hardy and Dalton Castle.
  • September 24, 2011–ESW: The Peacock Experience (Dalton Castle and Will Calrissian) defeated Barry Hardy and Gillberg.
  • June 2, 2012–ESW: Barry Hardy defeated Alexander Colt.
  • August 18, 2012–ESW: Johnny Adams defeated Barry Hardy by disqualification.
  • October 6, 2012–ESW: Jim Duggan and Johnny Adams defeated Barry and Brian Hardy.
  • October 13, 2012–ASWA: Barry and Brian Hardy defeated GQ Status and Random Pain to win the tag team titles.
  • July 19, 2014–All Aggressive Pro: Barry Hardy defeated Jacob Christopher.
  • August 8, 2015–ASWA: Barry Hardy, Jimmie Lee, Kenny Hendrix and Robby Collins defeated Jeff Cannon, Papa Dingo, Random Pain and Tanu.
  • December 5, 2015–ASWA: Barry Hardy, Bo Dacious, Kid Collins, Robby Collins and Thunder Morgan defeated Asylum, Jeff Cannon, Nick Brutal, Random Pain and Vladik Vornoff in a tag team elimination match.
  • June 4, 2016–ASWA: Barry Hardy defeated Vladik Vornoff.
  • August 6, 2016–ASWA: Manson Crane defeated Barry Hardy.
  • December 3, 2016–ASWA: Chris Harris, Jimmie Lee, Kenny Hendrix, Kid Collins and Thunder Morgan defeated Asylum, Barry Hardy, Manson Crane, Papa Dingo and Vladik Vornoff in a tag team elimination match.
  • June 3, 2017–ASWA: The Overlords (Agony and Thunder) defeated Bryen Douglas and Zonbi.
  • August 5, 2017–ASWA: Kid Collins and Robby Collins vs. The Overlords (Agony and Thunder) ended in a double count-out.
  • October 14, 2017–ASWA: Kenny Hendrix and Kid Collins defeated GQ Status and Random Pain & The Overlords (Agony and Thunder) in a 3-way tag team match.
  • December 9, 2017–ASWA: The Overlords (Agony and Thunder) defeated Manson Crane in a handicap match.
Updated: August 18, 2024 @ 12:54 pm

Active Promotion Inactive

Trained By

Monster Factory,
Larry Sharpe,
Charlie Fulton

Debut

1989

Birthday

Hometown

Rochester, New York

Gender

Male

Height

6' 1" (185 cm)

Weight

229 lbs (104 kg)

Finishing Move(s)

Favorite Move(s)

Notable Feuds

Status

Retired