Moondogs

Last updated: February 4, 2024

Moondogs

Title History

  • WWWF tag team titles defeating Tony Garea and Rick Martel (March 17, 1981);

Career Highlights

  • March 17, 1981: Moondogs Rex and King won the WWWF tag team titles from Tony Garea and Rick Martel.
  • May 1981: Moondog King had some work visa problems, so he dropped out and was replaced by Moondog Spot.
  • 1983: Moondogs Rex and Spot had some memorable matches in Memphis including a feud with the Fabulous Ones.
  • Most fans may remember the Moondogs as the catalyst team for Paul Orndorff’s betrayal of Hulk Hogan.
  • ~~~Hulk Hogan and Paul Orndorff defeated Rex and Spot, but Orndorff’s jealous got the better of him.
  • Moondog Spot and Moondog Splat (working as “Rex”) wrestled for Jim Cornette’s Smokey Mountain Wrestling.
  • March 8, 1993: Brian Christopher and Big Black Dog defeated the Moondogs for the USWA Tag Team title
  • During this stint they had a feud with the Bruise Brothers.
  • There was a female Moondog “Fifi” who wrestled in the United States Wrestling Association.
  • November 7, 2008 – Jerry Lawler Tribute Show: Brian Christopher and Doug Gilbert beat The Moondogs when Gilbert turned on Brian.

Check out the profiles of the individual Moondogs for career updates:

members: Moondog Rex (Randy Colley)
Moondog King (Sailor White)
Moondog Spot (Larry Latham)
Moondog Spike (Bill Smithson)
Moondog Cujo (Cousin Junior)
Moondog Splat (Lanny Keane)
Moondog Fido
Black Moondog
Moondog Rover (Crazy Paul McWight)
Moondog Fifi (Dianne Von Hoffman)
Moondog Nathan
notable feuds: The Fabulous Ones (Memphis)
The Bruise Brothers (SMW)
images: http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/gallery/m/moondogs.html
gender: Male
status: Living
type: Single
current promotion: Inactive

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