Scott Irwin

Infobox Wrestler
name = Scott Irwin
names = Great Scott
Thor the Viking
Yukon Eric
Lumberjack Eric
Super Destroyer #1
Scott "Hog" Irwin
The Super Destroyer


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height = 6 ft. 4 in.
weight = 290 lbs.
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birth_date = May 14, 1952
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death_date = September 5 1987 (Age 35)
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billed = Duluth, Minnesota
trainer = Verne Gagne
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Scott K. Irwin (May 14 1952 - September 5 1987) was a professional wrestler and the brother of Bill Irwin.

Career

Scott 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. The Yukon Eric name had previously been used by wrestler "Yukon Eric" Holmback who died in a suicide on January 16, 1965, at age 48. [cite web|title=Wrestler Profiles: Yukon Eric|work=Online World of Wrestling|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/y/yukon-eric.html|accessdate=2008-02-09]

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.

In wrestling

*Finishing and signature moves
**Superplex

*Managers
**Skandor Akbar

Championships and accomplishments

*Championship Wrestling from Florida:*NWA Florida Southern Heavyweight Championship (1 time)cite web|title=NWA Southern Heavyweight Title (Florida)|work=Wrestling Titles|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/fl/nwa/fl-south-h.html|accessdate=2008-02-09] :*NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Bugsy McGrawcite web|title=Florida Tag Team Title|work=Wrestling Titles|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/fl/fl-t.html|accessdate=2008-02-09] :*NWA Florida United States Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Jos LeDuccite web|title=NWA United States Tag Team Title (Florida)|work=Wrestling Titles|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/fl/nwa/fl-us-t.html|accessdate=2008-02-09]

*Georgia Championship Wrestling:*NWA National Heavyweight Championship (1 time)cite web|title=NWA National Heavyweight Title|work=Wrestling Titles|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/nwa/others/nat-h.html|accessdate=2008-02-09] :*NWA National Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Big John Studd (1), Masked Superstar (1), and Bill Irwin (1)cite web|title=NWA National Tag Team Title|work=Wrestling Titles|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ga/nwa/nat-t.html|accessdate=2008-02-09]

*Lutte Internationale:*Canadian International Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Bill Irwincite web|title=International Tag Team Title (International Wrestling)|work=Wrestling Titles|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/canada/qc/pv/can-int-t.html|accessdate=2008-02-09]

*Mid-South Wrestling Association:*Mid-South Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with The Grappler

*World Class Championship Wrestling:*NWA American Tag Team Championship (4 times) - with and Bill Irwincite web|title=NWA American Tag Team Title|work=Wrestling Titles|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tx/wccw/am-t.html|accessdate=2008-02-09] :*WCCW Television Championship (2 times)

*World Wide Wrestling Federation:*WWWF World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Yukon Pierrecite web|title=World Tag Team Title History|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/worldtagteam/|accessdate=2008-02-09|work=WWE]

*Pro Wrestling Illustrated:*PWI ranked him # 77 of the 100 best tag teams of the "PWI Years" with The Masked Superstar in 2003. [cite web|title=Pro Wrestling Illustrated's Top 100 Tag Teams of the PWI Years|work=Wrestling Information Archive|url=http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/pwi/pwi100tg.htm|accessdate=2008-02-09]

*"'Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
**Best Wrestling Maneuver (1982) Superplex

References