Scott Irwin
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Scott Irwin was a professional wrestler and the brother of Bill Irwin.
[edit] Career
Scott K. Irwin started wrestling in the American Wrestling Association in 1975 after being trained by Verne Gagne. He was one half of the "Yukon Lumberjacks" in the World Wide Wrestling Federation in the late 1970's as Yukon Eric and captured the World Tag Team Titles while there.
Scott was eventually joined by his brother, Bill Irwin, and they became a dominant heel tag team. They wrestled as "The Long Riders" in the AWA and the NWA's Jim Crockett Promotions and wore masks as the "Super Destroyers" in World Class Championship Wrestling, where they were managed by Skandor Akbar.
They were wrestling in Canada in the AWA when Scott was diagnosed with a brain tumor. He died on September 5, 1987.
[edit] Profile
- Height: 6'2
- Weight: 265lbs
- Birthday: May 14, 1952
- Hometown: Duluth, Minnesota
- Trainer: Verne Gagne
- Managers: Skandor Akbar
- Other Gimmicks: Thor the Viking, Yukon Eric, Lumberjack Eric, Super Destroyer #1, Scott "Hog" Irwin, The Super Destroyer
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
- National Wrestling Alliance
- National
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- NWA National Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Big John Studd (1) and Masked Superstar (1)
- Regional
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- NWA Florida Southern Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Bugsy McGraw
- NWA Florida United States Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Jos LeDuc
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- Ranked #280 of the 500 best singles wrestles of the PWI Years.
- Ranked # 77 of the best tag teams of the PWI Years with The Masked Superstar.
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- WCCW Television Championship (4 times)
- WCCW American Tag Team Championship (4 times) - with Bill Irwin
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- WWWF World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Yukon Pierre
- Other titles
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- Canadian International Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Bill Irwin
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