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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Credits
- 2019 ยทTrish & Lita โ Best Friends, Better Rivalsas Bill Irwin
- 2014 ยทWWE: The Best of Raw - After the Showas (archive footage)
- 2013 ยทWWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Gardenas (archive footage)
- 2011 ยทWWE: OMG! The Top 50 Incidents in WWE Historyas (archive footage)
- 2007 ยทWWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversaryas The Goon
- 2006 ยทHeroes of World Classas Super Destroyer II
- 2001 ยทWWE WrestleMania X-Sevenas The Goon
- 1993 ยทWCW SuperBrawl IIIas "Wild" Bill Irwin
- 1993 ยทRawas The Goon
- 1990 ยทWCW Halloween Havoc '90as "Wild" Bill Irwin
- 1990 ยทNWA Clash of The Champions XII: Fall Brawl '90: Mountain Madnessas "Wild" Bill Irwin
- 1989 ยทNWA The Great American Bash '89: The Glory Daysas "Wild" Bill Irwin
- 1989 ยทNWA Clash of The Champions VII: Guts & Gloryas "Wild" Bill Irwin
- 1989 ยทCSW International Bashas "Wild" Bill Irwin
- 1988 ยทWCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '88as "Wild" Bill Irwin
- 1987 ยทWCCW Christmas Star Wars '87as "Wild" Bill Irwin
- 1986 ยทAWA: WrestleRock '86as "Wild" Bill Irwin
- 1985 ยทPro Wrestling USA Star Wars: December 1984as "Wild" Bill Irwin
- 1985 ยทAWA Super Clashas "Wild" Bill Irwin
- 1985 ยทAWA Wrestling For a Cureas "Wild" Bill Irwin
- 1984 ยทWCCW Parade of Championsas Super Destroyer #2
- 1983 ยทWCCW Christmas Star Wars '83as Super Destroyer #2
- 1983 ยทWCCW Thanksgiving Star Wars '83as Super Destroyer #1
- 1983 ยทWCCW Star Wars (June 1983)as "Wild" Bill Irwin
- 1982 ยทWCCW Christmas Star Wars '82as "Wild" Bill Irwin
- 1982 ยทWCCW Star Wars (August 1982)as "Wild" Bill Irwin
- 1982 ยทWCCW Fritz Von Erich Retirement Showas "Wild" Bill Irwin
- 1981 ยทWCCW Christmas Star Wars '81as "Wild" Bill Irwin