Dan Spivey

Born: 1952-10-14

Daniel Eugene Spivey is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling, the World Wrestling Federation, and All Japan Pro Wrestling in the 1980s and 1990s While working for the NWA as one of the Skyscrapers, Spivey also competed in his home state of Florida, winning the NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship in late 1989. However, this title win was not referred to on NWA Television. Spivey would go on to hold the title until July 1992, when he lost it to Lou Perez Spivey also kept on touring with AJPW while working for the NWA, mainly teaming with Stan Hansen. Spivey and Hansen formed a very popular Gaijin team that almost won AJPW's "World's Strongest Tag Determination League" in 1990. By the end of 1990, Spivey returned to WCW television. The Skyscrapers briefly reunited at Starrcade (1990) as he and Sid Vicious defeated The Big Cat and The Motor City Madman. Between 1990 and 1995, Spivey made regular American appearances for Herb Abrams' Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF). He defeated Johnny Ace at UWF's Blackjack Brawl to become the only UWF Americas Champion. Spivey portrayed a heel despite his character acting as a peaceful southern gentleman outside the ring. Waylon would shake the hands of the fans and thank them for coming to see him wrestle, his opponent, and even the referee before his matches. However, once the bell rang, he became vicious, insincerely apologizing for actions such as kicking or choking a downed opponent. Mercy's finishing move saw him apply a sleeper hold as he revealed a wide-eyed, insane expression. Once the bell rang, he would return to his "peaceful southern gentleman" act. Mercy was pushed upon his debut with victories over numerous enhancement talents (including a young Jeff Hardy), as well as established stars such as Bob Holly, The 1-2-3 Kid and Doink The Clown. Soon after, he competed in matches with the top faces of the WWF at the time, such as Bret Hart, Razor Ramon, and WWF World Heavyweight Champion Diesel. Spivey's only pay-per-view appearance as Waylon Mercy came at In Your House 3, where he lost to Savio Vega. Spivey defeated WWE Champion Diesel by count out in his last televised match. Spivey retired in 1995 due to injuries After retiring, Spivey briefly attempted to forge a career as a fashion model.[He went on to work for Spivey Underground Utility Construction Company, a construction company owned by his family. In 2014, Windham Rotunda revealed that his character of Bray Wyatt was given to him by Spivey who was attending the WWE Performance Center at the time, and shares a number of similarities with the Waylon Mercy character. On August 1, 2015, Spivey, at age 62, who hadn't wrestled since 1995 due to injuries, returned to the ring for Dory Funk Jr.'s !BANG! promotion. Spivey and Funk worked a 10-man Japanese Bonsai match. Spivey was also awarded the "Fighting Heart Award. Spivey was arrested on July 14, 2007 for driving under the influence in Odessa, Florida. He was released on $500 bond. He became sober in April 2009. He now owns his own company, Spivey's Sober Companions, in Odessa and Stamford, Connecticut. Spivey is also the Ambassador for the breakfast restaurant chain, The Breakfast Station in Florida.


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WWE In Your House 3: Triple Header

as Waylon Mercy
Released: 1995-09-24

All three titles will be on the line when WWE Champion Diesel and Intercontinental Champion...

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WCW WrestleWar 1991

as "Dangerous" Dan Spivey
Released: 1991-02-24

WCW WrestleWar 1991: WarGames took place on February 24, 1991 from the Arizona Veterans Memorial...

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WCW Starrcade '90: Collision Course

as "Dangerous" Dan Spivey
Released: 1990-12-16

WCW Starrcade '90: Collision Course was the eighth annual Starrcade professional wrestling PPV...

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The True Story of WrestleMania

as uncredited
Released: 2011-03-13

It is the most anticipated yearly event in Sports Entertainment, an annual pop culture touch...

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WCW SuperBrawl: Return from The Rising Sun

as "Dangerous" Dan Spivey
Released: 1991-05-19

SuperBrawl 1991 took place on May 19, 1991 from the Bayfront Arena in St. Petersburg, Florida. ...

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WCW Halloween Havoc '89

as Dan Spivey
Released: 1989-10-28

WCW Halloween Havoc '89: Settling The Score took place on October 28, 1989 from the Philadelphia...

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WCW Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun

as Dan Spivey
Released: 1989-04-02

WCW Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun took place on April 2, 1989 at The SuperDome in New...

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Grunt! The Wrestling Movie

as Battle Royale Wrestler
Released: 1985-11-07

A documentary crew follows the tale of a pro wrestler who disappeared and seems to have now...

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WrestleMania II

as "The Golden Boy" Danny Spivey
Released: 1986-04-07

Mr. T vs. Roddy Piper in a Boxing match Battle Royal featuring superstars and athletes from the...

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NWA WrestleWar '89: The Music City Showdown

as "Dangerous" Dan Spivey
Released: 1989-05-07

WrestleWar 1989: Music City Showdown was the first WrestleWar professional wrestling...

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WCW Starrcade

as "Dangerous" Dan Spivey
Released: 1992-12-28

Starrcade '92: Battle Bowl II: The Lethal Lottery took place on December 28, 1992 from The Omni...

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WCW Clash of The Champions X: Texas Shootout

as Himself
Released: 1990-02-06

WCW Clash of The Champions X: Texas Shootout took place on February 6, 1990 at the Memorial...

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WCW Clash of The Champions IX: New York Knockout

as Himself
Released: 1989-11-15

WCW Clash of The Champions IX: New York Knockout took place on November 15, 1989 at The Houston...

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WWE: The Best of Saturday Night's Main Event

as Himself
Released: 2009-02-10

The phrase Saturday Night s Main Event means the biggest WWE Superstars of the 80s and 90s...

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NWA The Great American Bash '89: The Glory Days

as Himself
Released: 1989-07-23

The Great American Bash (1989) was the fifth annual The Great American Bash professional...

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WCW Clash of the Champions XV: Knocksville USA

as "Dangerous" Dan Spivey
Released: 1991-06-12

Clash of the Champions XV took place on June 12, 1991 at the Civic Auditorium in Knoxville,...

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UWF Blackjack Brawl

as "Dangerous" Dan Spivey
Released: 1994-09-23

Try your luck with the roughest and toughest professional wrestlers when Herb Abrams presents...

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The Best of the WWF: volume 8

as Danny Spivey
Released: 1986-08-20

The WWE superstars in their most exciting matches!

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WWE Raw

as Waylon Mercy
First aired: 1993-01-11

A regularly scheduled, live, year-round program featuring some of the biggest WWE Superstars.

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WWF Wrestling Challenge

as Waylon Mercy
First aired: 1986-09-07

WWF Wrestling Challenge was a professional wrestling television program produced by the World...

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WWF Wrestling Challenge

as Danny Spivey
First aired: 1986-09-07

WWF Wrestling Challenge was a professional wrestling television program produced by the World...

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Dark Side of the Ring

as Self
First aired: 2019-04-10

Finding truth at the intersection of fantasy and reality in the veiled world of professional...

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