Demolition Ax
Real Name: Bill Eadie
Birthday: 12/27/??
Stats
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 303
Professional Debut: listed in PWI as 1987, probably the year he debuted
as Ax.
Finishing Moves : Decaptitation Elbow
Other Identities: Masked Superstar, Axis the Demolisher
Tag Teams: Demolition with Smash & Crush; Hulkamaniacs with Smash,
Hulk Hogan, & Jake Roberts; The Machines with Andre the Giant; Perfect Team
with Smash, Crush, & Mr. Perfect.
One of the original members of Demoltion.
Crush later joined them to help defend the WWF World Tag Team titles.
Once managed by Mr. Fuji.
Has a master's degree in education.
Teamed with Typhoon (a former member of the Natural Disasters) in IWA during
1997, where they were tag team champions and feuded with Texas Hangmen and Greg
Valentine & Brian Costello.
Titles held
- NWA Georgia Heavyweight title: Defeated Mr. Wrestling II (1/6/79). Lost to
Wahoo McDaniel (5/14/79).
- NWA Georgia Heavyweight title: Defeated Wahoo McDaniel (7/30/79). Lost to
Wahoo McDaniel (1979).
- NWA Georgia Tag Team title: With Austin Idol. Defeated Tommy Rich &
Crusher for the vacant titles (11/25/79). Lost to Jack & Jerry Brisco
(12/25/79).
- NWA Georgia Heavyweight title: Defeated Tommy Rich (12/7/79). Lost to Mr.
Wrestling II (1/12/80).
- NWA Mid-Atlantic Television title: Defeated Blackjack Mulligan in a
tournament final (4/80). Lost to Roddy Piper (11/1/80).
- NWA World Tag Team titles: With Paul Jones. Defeated Ray Stevens &
Jimmy Snuka (11/27/80). Lost to Ray Stevens & Ivan Koloff (2/22/81).
- NWA World Tag Team titles: With Paul Jones. Defeated Ray Stevens &
Ivan Koloff (3/22/81). Lost to Gene & Ole Anderson (5/1/81).
- NWA American Heavyweight title: Defeated Ken Patera (1981). Lost to Kerry
Von Erich (1981).
- NWA Georgia Heavyweight title: Defeated Tommy Rich (8/9/81). Unified with
NWA National Heavyweight title defeating Steve Olsonoski (8/81). Lost to
Tommy Rich (9/28/81).
- NWA National Heavyweight title: Defeated Tommy Rich (11/25/81). Lost to
Tommy Rich (1/17/82).
- NWA National Tag Team titles: With Super Destroyer. Defeated Bob &
Brad Armstrong (1/22/82). Gave his half of the titles to John Studd (3/82).
- NWA National Heavyweight title: Defeated Paul Orndorff (10/17/82). Lost to
Paul Orndorff (11/17/82).
- NWA National Tag Team titles: With King Kong Bundy. Defeated Road Warriors
(1/28/84). Vacated when he left for Japan.
- NWA Southern Heavyweight title: Defeated Lex Luger (7/22/86). Lost to Lex
Luger (7/29/86).
- WWF World Tag Team titles: With Smash. Defeated Strike Force (Rick Martel
& Tito Santana) at WrestleMania IV when he pinned Martel (3/27/88). Lost
to Brainbusters (Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard) (7/18/89).
- WWF World Tag Team titles: With Smash. Defeated Brainbusters (10/2/89).
Lost to Colossal Connection (Andre the Giant & Haku) (12/13/89).
- WWF World Tag Team titles: With Smash. Defeated Colossal Connection at
WrestleMania VI when he pinned Haku (4/1/90). Smash & Crush lost a
best-of-three falls match to Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart)
at SummerSlam (8/27/90).
Pro Wrestling Illustrated Achievement Awards
- First Runners-Up Tag Team of the Year 1990 (Demolition)
- Third Runner-Up Match of the Year 1990 (Royal Rumble)
- First Runners-Up Tag Team of the Year 1989 (Demolition)
- Second Runners-Up Tag Team of the Year 1988 (Demolition)
- First Runner-Up Most Hated Wrestler 1983
PWI 500 Rankings
- 1991: #94
- 1992: #185
- 1993: #226
- 1994: #198
- 1995: #207
- 1996: #262
- 1997: #275
Major Matches
WWF Matches
11/26/87: (Survivor Series) With Smash, New Dream Team (Greg Valentine &
Dino Bravo), Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart), Islanders (Haku
& Tama), & Bolsheviks (Nikolai Volkoff & Boris Zukhov) lost a tag
team survivor match to Killer Bees (Jim Brunzell & Brian Blair), Young
Stallions (Paul Roma & Jim Powers), Strike Force (Rick Martel & Tito
Santana), British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & Dynamite Kid), & Jacques
& Ray Rougeau. Ax pinned Jacques Rougeau. Demolition was eliminated when
Smash was disqualified.
8/29/88: (SummerSlam) With Smash, successfully defended the World Tag Team
titles against Hart Foundation
11/24/88: (Survivor Series) With Smash, Jacques & Ray Rougeau, Los
Conquistadores, Bolsheviks, & Brainbusters (Arn Anderson & Tully
Blanchard) lost a tag team survivor match to Powers of Pain (Warlord &
Barbarian), Rockers (Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty), Hart Foundation,
& British Bulldogs. Demolition was eliminated when Smash was counted out.
1/15/89: (Royal Rumble) Participated in the Royal Rumble. Entered #1.
Eliminated #5 by Mr. Perfect.
4/2/89: (WrestleMania V) With Smash, successfully defended the World Tag Team
titles against Powers of Pain & Mr. Fuji in a handicap match. Hepinned Mr.
Fuji.
8/28/89: (SummerSlam) With Smash, teamed with Jim Duggan to defeat Andre the
Giant & Twin Towers (Akeem & Big Bossman)
11/23/89: (Survivor Series) With Smash, Hulk Hogan & Jake Roberts,
defeated Million-Dollar Team (Ted DiBiase, Zeus, & Powers of Pain). Pinned
by Warlord.
1/21/90: (Royal Rumble) Participated in the Royal Rumble. Entered #13. With
Smash, eliminated Andre the Giant. Eliminated #13 by Earthquake.
9/21/90: With Smash & Crush, lost to Ultimate Warrior & Legion of
Doom (Hawk & Animal)
11/22/90: (Survivor Series) With Smash, Crush, & Mr. Perfect lost a
survivor match to Ultimate Warriors (Ultimate Warrior, Kerry Von Erich, &
Legion of Doom). Pinned by Ultimate Warrior.
Independent Matches
12/7/96: (Pro Wrestling USA) Pinned Mike Sharpe
8/22/97: (Pro Wrestling USA) Defeated Kid USA
8/23/97: (ACW) Lost the ACW Heavyweight title to Manny Fernandez
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