Billy Anderson (wrestler)
| Billy Anderson | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | William Anderson |
| Born | November 10, 1956 Detriot, Michigan, U.S.[1] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Billy Anderson Bill Anderson Black Knight White Shadow Mercenario II Star Man[2] |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Billed weight | 229 lb (104 kg) |
| Trained by | Kurt von Steiger |
| Debut | June 16, 1974 |
| Retired | 1996 |
William Anderson (born November 10, 1956) is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Billy Anderson best known for working in the West Coast and Arizona, the World Wrestling Federation from 1983 to 1993, American Wrestling Association, and Japanese and Mexican promotions during the 1980s and early 1990s.[3]
Professional wrestling career
[edit]Anderson made his professional wrestling debut in 1974 against Buddy Rose in Tucson, Arizona. In 1982, Anderson became the very last NWA "Beat the Champ" Television Champion when he defeated Killer Kim in Los Angeles.
Anderson made his debut in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1983.[4] Would spend many years with the WWF whenever they were in Los Angeles, California or Phoenix.[5][6] He would work against Adrian Adonis, Bret Hart, Randy Savage, Jake Roberts, Harley Race, One Man Gang, and Tito Santana.[7][8]
In 1986, Anderson worked in Mexico and became the very first WWA World Heavyweight Champion defeating Tineblas. He dropped the title to Tineblas in January 1987.
Also in 1986, Anderson worked for American Wrestling Association whenever they were in Las Vegas until 1988.
In November 1988, Anderson became the masked Black Knight in the World Wrestling Federation.[9][10][11] He left the WWF in 1991.[12]
In 1990, he worked for Herb Abrams's Universal Wrestling Federation (Herb Abrams) as the Black Knight until 1991.
In 1991, he traveled to Tijuana, Mexico with Tim Patterson and his student Louie Spocolli, with whom he formed a stable known as "Los Mercenarios Americanos" ("The American Mercenaries"). They were a trio of masked villains who feuded with Los Villanos (Villano I, Villano III, Villano IV and Villano V). The Mercenarios were forced to unmask in July 1991.[13]
Then in late 1991, the Los Mercenarios Americanos made their debut in Japan for Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling. They disbanded in 1992. In 1992, he worked as Star Man.
In January 1993, Anderson returned to World Wrestling Federation as the masked White Shadow. His last match in the WWF was a lost to Kamala (wrestler) on April 6, 1993 for WWF Wrestling Challenge which aired on April 25.[14]
Championships and accomplishments
[edit]- NWA Hollywood Wrestling
- World Wrestling Association
- WWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- WWA World Trios Championship (3 times) – with Bill Anderson and Tim Patterson[16]
- Other titles
- Arizona Heavyweight Champion (1 time)
References
[edit]- ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Wrestlingdata.com - The World's Largest Wrestling Database".
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Bill Anderson « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
- ^ Andrews, Kendai (July 16, 2008). "The Life and Times of Flying Billy Anderson". SLAM! Wrestling. Canoe.com. Retrieved July 16, 2008.
- ^ "1983". Thehistoryofwwe.com. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
- ^ "1984". Thehistoryofwwe.com. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
- ^ "1985". Thehistoryofwwe.com. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
- ^ "1986". Thehistoryofwwe.com. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
- ^ "1987". Thehistoryofwwe.com. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
- ^ "1988". Thehistoryofwwe.com. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
- ^ "1989". Thehistoryofwwe.com. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
- ^ "1990". Thehistoryofwwe.com. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
- ^ "1991". Thehistoryofwwe.com. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
- ^ Encyclopedia staff (November 2007). "Enciclopedia de las Mascaras". Villano I (in Spanish). Mexico City, Mexico. pp. 22–23. Tomo V.
- ^ "1993". Thehistoryofwwe.com. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
- ^ "N.W.A. "Beat the Champ" International Television Title (Los Angeles)". Puroresu Dojo. 2003.
- ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). "Mexico: WWA Trios Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 401. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
External links
[edit]- Billy Anderson at IMDb
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