Barney Irwin
is an American former professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, "Wild" Bill Irwin. Irwin is also known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation as The Goon in 1996. He is the brother of the late Scott Irwin. Working in both the Mid South and also the WCCW in 1981, he would leave the Mid South in 1982 for WCCW, and now going by the name Wild Bill Irwin, he won the NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship off Al Madril and then having became a member of H & H Ltd tagging with Bugsy McGraw to win the NWA World Tag Team Championship (Texas version) then Vacate the NWA Texas Heavyweight belt owing to a match between him and David Von Erich by 1983s after blaming McGraw for losing them the Tag belts then afer a light feud began teaming with King Kong Bundy becoming North American Tag Team Championship witch he would do another 4 times with his brother Bill as both original tagteam named The Super Destroyers not ECW later version and there last run was as The Lone Riders also in that year he won the WCCW Television Championship to complete his total of 7 time. what? Making a late return in 1983 to WCCW as Super Distroyer #2 with his brother Scott and managed again by Skandor Akbar and recent NWA North American Tag Team Champions for the first time. Irwin later provided extensive commentary on the WWE's "The Triumph and Tragedy of WCCW" video retrospective of World Class Championship Wrestling, regarding his time in Texas, what it was like to wrestle in the Dallas Sportatorium, and his fateful trip with David Von Erich to Japan. Irwin stayed in wrestling in the independents and resurfaced in the NWA during 1989. Later he would form a tag team with Black Bart in the Global Wrestling Federation from 1991 to 1992.[5] Irwin, as "Wild" Bill Irwin, also appeared sporadically in World Championship Wrestling, including in a loss to Davey Boy Smith in Smith's WCW debut at SuperBrawl III In 1996, Irwin wrestled in the World Wrestling Federation as The Goon, a hockey character who was "kicked out of every league he ever participated in." He made his TV debut on the July 20, 1996 episode of Superstars. The gimmick did not last long, as he left a few months after arriving. In 2001, Irwin returned to the WWF for one night, resuming the gimmick of "The Goon" for the gimmick battle royal at WrestleMania X-Seven. On Raw XV, the 15th-anniversary WWE Raw special on December 10, 2007, Irwin, wrestling as "The Goon" once again, and sporting a thick moustache, participated in the 15th Anniversary Battle Royal. He was eliminated by the Repo Man.
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
as The GoonWrestleMania X-Seven was the seventeenth annual WrestleMania PPV and was presented by Snickers...
Movie pageTrish & Lita – Best Friends, Better Rivals
as Bill IrwinBehind the scenes, Trish Stratus and Lita are the best of friends, but when they go eye to eye...
Movie pageWWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
as (archive footage)The greatest moments from WWE's long and storied history with Madison Square Garden.
Movie pageWWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary
as The GoonA collection of the greatest moments of the first 15 years of Monday Night Raw.
Movie pageWWE: OMG! The Top 50 Incidents in WWE History
as (archive footage)The WWE takes a look at the 50 most incredible and outrageous moments in its history.
Movie pageWCW Clash of The Champions XII: Fall Brawl '90: Mountain Madness
as "Wild" Bill IrwinWCW Clash of The Champions XII took place on September 5, 1990 at the Asheville Civic Center in...
Movie pageWWE: The Best of Raw - After the Show
as (archive footage)Your backstage pass for when the cameras stop rolling! Monday Night Raw has delivered...
Movie pageWCW SuperBrawl III
as "Wild" Bill IrwinSuperBrawl III took place on February 21, 1993 from the Asheville Civic Center in Asheville,...
Movie pageAWA: WrestleRock '86
as "Wild" Bill IrwinThe AWA supercard was broadcast from the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome on April 20, 1986. It was...
Movie pageAWA Super Clash
as "Wild" Bill IrwinAWA Super Clash '85 – The Night of Champions was the first Super Clash professional wrestling...
Movie pageNWA The Great American Bash '89: The Glory Days
as "Wild" Bill IrwinThe Great American Bash (1989) was the fifth annual The Great American Bash professional...
Movie pageHeroes of World Class
as Super Destroyer IIIn 1983 World Class Championship Wrestling and its franchise stars, the Von Erich brothers, were...
Movie pageNWA Clash of The Champions VII: Guts & Glory
as "Wild" Bill IrwinClash of the Champions VII took place on June 14, 1989 at the Ritz-Epps Fitness Center in Fort...
Movie pageWCW Halloween Havoc '90
as "Wild" Bill IrwinWCW Halloween Havoc '90 took place on October 27, 1990 from The UIC Pavilion in Chicago,...
Movie pageAWA Wrestling For a Cure
as "Wild" Bill IrwinThe Biggest stars of the mat game converge in Boston to help The Muscular Dystrophy Association!
Movie pageWWE Raw
as The GoonA regularly scheduled, live, year-round program featuring some of the biggest WWE Superstars.
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