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Barney Irwin

Acting
1954-09-17
Pecos, Texas, USA
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.
Known For 25 titles
Raw (1993) subtitle poster
Raw
1993 TV
as The Goon
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Mid-South Wrestling (1981) subtitle poster
Mid-South Wrestling
1981 TV
as 'Wild' Bill Irwin
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World Class Championship Wrestling (1982) subtitle poster
World Class Championship Wrestling
1982 TV
as Wild Bill Irwin
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World Class Championship Wrestling (1982) subtitle poster
World Class Championship Wrestling
1982 TV
as 'Wild' Bill Irwin
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NWA World Championship Wrestling (1985) subtitle poster
NWA World Championship Wrestling
1985 TV
as "Wild" Bill Irwin
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USWA Championship Wrestling (1977) subtitle poster
USWA Championship Wrestling
1977 TV
as Dr. Bill Irwin
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Clash of the Champions (1988) subtitle poster
Clash of the Champions
1988 TV
as "Wild" Bill Irwin
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WWE WrestleMania X-Seven (2001) subtitle poster
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
2001 Movie
as The Goon
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WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary (2007) subtitle poster
WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary
2007 Movie
as The Goon
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NWA The Great American Bash 1989 (1989) subtitle poster
NWA The Great American Bash 1989
1989 Movie
as "Wild" Bill Irwin
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AWA Championship Wrestling (1986) subtitle poster
AWA Championship Wrestling
1986 TV
as Bill Irwin
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WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden (2013) subtitle poster
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
2013 Movie
as (archive footage)
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WWE: The Best of Raw - After the Show (2014) subtitle poster
WWE: The Best of Raw - After the Show
2014 Movie
as (archive footage)
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AWA Super Clash (1985) subtitle poster
AWA Super Clash
1985 Movie
as "Wild" Bill Irwin
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Heroes of World Class (2006) subtitle poster
Heroes of World Class
2006 Movie
as Super Destroyer II
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WCW SuperBrawl III (1993) subtitle poster
WCW SuperBrawl III
1993 Movie
as "Wild" Bill Irwin
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WWE: OMG! The Top 50 Incidents in WWE History (2011) subtitle poster
WWE: OMG! The Top 50 Incidents in WWE History
2011 Movie
as (archive footage)
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NWA Clash of The Champions VII: Guts & Glory (1989) subtitle poster
NWA Clash of The Champions VII: Guts & Glory
1989 Movie
as "Wild" Bill Irwin
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WCCW Star Wars (1981) subtitle poster
WCCW Star Wars
1981 TV
as "Wild" Bill Irwin
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WCW Halloween Havoc 1990 (1990) subtitle poster
WCW Halloween Havoc 1990
1990 Movie
as "Wild" Bill Irwin
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NWA Clash of The Champions XII: Fall Brawl '90: Mountain Madness (1990) subtitle poster
NWA Clash of The Champions XII: Fall Brawl '90: Mountain Madness
1990 Movie
as "Wild" Bill Irwin
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AWA WrestleRock 1986 (1986) subtitle poster
AWA WrestleRock 1986
1986 Movie
as "Wild" Bill Irwin
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WCCW Christmas Star Wars '81 (1981) subtitle poster
WCCW Christmas Star Wars '81
1981 Movie
as "Wild" Bill Irwin
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AWA Wrestling For a Cure (1985) subtitle poster
AWA Wrestling For a Cure
1985 Movie
as "Wild" Bill Irwin
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