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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.


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Born:
Sep 17, 1954 In Pecos, Texas, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
28
First Appeared:
In the movie WCCW Christmas Star Wars '81 1981-12-25
Latest Project:
Movie Trish & Lita – Best Friends, Better Rivals 2019-06-11
Known For
Filmography
Movie Trish & Lita – Best Friends, Better Rivals Bill Irwin 2019-06-11
Movie WWE: The Best of Raw - After the Show (archive footage) 2014-04-22
Movie WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden (archive footage) 2013-08-13
Movie WWE: OMG! The Top 50 Incidents in WWE History (archive footage) 2011-08-23
Movie WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary The Goon 2007-12-26
Movie Heroes of World Class Super Destroyer II 2006-12-26
Movie WWE WrestleMania X-Seven The Goon 2001-04-01
Series WWE Raw The Goon 1993-01-11
Movie WCW SuperBrawl III "Wild" Bill Irwin 1993-02-21
Movie WCW Clash of The Champions XII: Fall Brawl '90: Mountain Madness "Wild" Bill Irwin 1990-09-05
Movie WCW Halloween Havoc '90 "Wild" Bill Irwin 1990-10-27
Movie NWA Clash of The Champions VII: Guts & Glory "Wild" Bill Irwin 1989-06-14
Movie CSW International Bash "Wild" Bill Irwin 1989-02-02
Movie NWA The Great American Bash '89: The Glory Days "Wild" Bill Irwin 1989-07-23
Movie WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '88 "Wild" Bill Irwin 1988-10-15
Movie WCCW Christmas Star Wars '87 "Wild" Bill Irwin 1987-12-25
Movie AWA: WrestleRock '86 "Wild" Bill Irwin 1986-04-20
Movie AWA Wrestling For a Cure "Wild" Bill Irwin 1985-08-16
Movie AWA Super Clash "Wild" Bill Irwin 1985-09-25
Movie Pro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984 "Wild" Bill Irwin 1985-12-25
Movie WCCW Parade of Champions Super Destroyer #2 1984-05-06
Movie WCCW Christmas Star Wars '83 Super Destroyer #2 1983-12-25
Movie WCCW Star Wars (June 1983) "Wild" Bill Irwin 1983-06-17
Movie WCCW Thanksgiving Star Wars '83 Super Destroyer #1 1983-11-24
Movie WCCW Fritz Von Erich Retirement Show "Wild" Bill Irwin 1982-06-04
Movie WCCW Christmas Star Wars '82 "Wild" Bill Irwin 1982-12-25
Movie WCCW Star Wars (August 1982) "Wild" Bill Irwin 1982-08-15
Movie WCCW Christmas Star Wars '81 "Wild" Bill Irwin 1981-12-25