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Dick Murdoch (August 16, 1946 - June 15, 1996) was a professional wrestler.

Career

Dick Murdoch started wrestling in 1965 as Ron Carson in a tag team with Don Carson. He soon started wrestling under his real name.

In 1968, he formed a tag team that would continue throughout the early 1970's with Dusty Rhodes called "The Texas Outlaws". After splitting with Rhodes, he wrestled for Florida Championship Wrestling, the National Wrestling Alliance and Mid-South Wrestling.

In 1984, he went to the World Wrestling Federation and formed a tag team with Adrian Adonis that captured the World Tag Team Titles. He left the WWF in 1985 and wrestled in Mid-South Wrestling briefly before turning up in the NWA's Jim Crockett Promotions in 1986. He feuded with Ric Flair and attempted to win Flair's NWA World Title.

In early 1987, Murdoch joined Ivan Koloff and Vladimir Petrov in their attempt to get Nikita Koloff and Dusty Rhodes. Murdoch injured Nikita's neck after a brain-buster suplex on the floor that summer.

Murdoch left the NWA and wrestled in the World Wrestling Council before appearing in World Championship Wrestling as one half of the "Hardliners" with Dick Slater in 1991. They feuded with Rick and Scott Steiner but could not win their titles.

Murdoch was one of the entrants in the 1995 WWF Royal Rumble.

Murdoch was wrestling in the independents when he died of a heart attack on June 15, 1996.

Trivia

Murdoch is the cousin of wrestler Killer Tim Brooks.
Murdoch appeared in 4 movies: The Wrestler in 1974, Paradise Alley in 1978, Grunt! The Wrestling Movie in 1985 and Manhatten Merengue! in 1995.

Dick Murdoch is not related to Trevor Murdoch, however Trevor took the name when a physical and facial similarity was noticed between the wrestlers.

Profile

Height: 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)

Weight: 310 lb (141 kg)

Born: August 16, 1946

Died: June 15, 1996

Town of birth: Waxahachie, Texas

Trained by: Killer Karl Kox, Bob Geigel, Pat O'Connor

Nickname: Captain Redneck

Other Gimmicks: Black Ace, Ron Carson, The Invader, Super Rodeo Machine

Managers
Finishing and signature moves

Brainbuster

Calf Branding

Championships and accomplishments

National Wrestling Alliance

:*1-Time NWA World Tag Team Champion (Detroit version), with Dusty Rhodes :*1-Time NWA World Tag Team Champion (Mid-America version), with Don Carson :*1-Time NWA United States Tag Team Champion, with Ivan Koloff

World Wrestling Federation

:*1-Time WWF World Tag Team Champion, with Adrian Adonis

Mid-South Wrestling

:*4-Time NWA Tri-State North American Champion :*1-Time Mid-South North American Champion :*3-Time Mid-South Tag Team Champion, with Junkyard Dog

Central States Wrestling

:*2-Time Central States Heavyweight Champion :*4-Time Central States Tag Team Champion, with Dusty Rhodes once, Bob Sweetan twice, and Bob Brown once :*2-Time Central States Missouri Champion

World Wrestling Council

:*1-Time WWC Universal Heavyweight Champion :*2-Time WWC Television Champion

Florida Championship Wrestling

:*1-Time Florida Southern Heavyweight Champion :*2-Time Florida Tag Team Champion, with Dusty Rhodes once and Bobby Duncum once

Other championships

:*2-Time Southwest Championship Wrestling Champion :*1-Time Western States Tag Team Champion (with Bobby Duncum) :*1-Time AJPW NWA United National Champion

Pro Wrestling Illustrated

:*PWI ranked him # 96 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003. He was also ranked twice in the best tag teams of the "PWI Years". He was ranked # 35 with Adrian Adonis and # 45 with Masked Superstar. :*Murdoch also won the PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler Award in 1974.
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