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VITAL STATISTICS Height: 6' 4" Weight: 305 lbs. Hails From: Atlanta, GA Theme Song: "Back In Black" by AC/DC |
Road Warrior rip offs.
That was the label slapped on Ax and Smash, together known as Demolition, when they made their World Wrestling Federation debut in the late 1980�s. Some wrestling fans openly mocked them, sarcastically calling them Hawk and Animal instead of Ax and Smash. �Way to go, Vince,� the critics moaned, �hit us with another bad gimmick.� Stuck with the �Road Warrior� stigma, fans wrote off Demolition before they could apply their first elbow and collar tie up. Once that first lock up was made, however, something happened. Ax and Smash lived up to their team moniker as they demolished everyone and anyone who was unfortunate to have to face them.
It was on March 27th, 1988, in Atlantic City, NJ, Ax and Smash defeated Rick Martel and Tito Santana, known collectively as Strike Force, to capture their first of three Tag Team Championships. The talk that Demolition was a poor man's Road Warriors was laid to rest that night. Critics clammed up and fans stopped laughing. Everyone sat up, took notice, and WWF tag team history was made.
Everyone quickly discovered that Demolition were not ones to make small talk or joke lightly. They appointed themselves grand executioners of the WWF. After a sixteen month title reign, it was wrestling legends, Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard, who upended the devastating duo for the championship. Demolition, however, would not be denied their destiny and reclaimed their titles a mere three months later. In Huntsville, AL, on a cold December night in 1989, it was Bobby �The Brain� Heenan�s Colossal Connection, backed by the immense power of Andre the Giant and the immeasurable fortitude of Haku, who caused Demolition�s second period as Tag Team Champions to end. Again, Demolition would not be abjured. On April Fool�s Day, 1990, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in a heated contest which was anything but funny, Ax, Smash, and the newly found Crush overcame Andre and Haku to capture their third and final rule as WWF Champions.
Ax soon broke away from Demolition, after which they relinquished the titles for the last time to the Hart Foundation. Without tag team gold, and more importantly, without Ax, Demolition fell apart. Smash and Crush suffered through repackaging and horrible gimmicks, floundering in the WWF�s mid-card. Ax, however, would have none of it. Staying true to himself and to his fans, Demolition Ax remained Demolition Ax and ran roughshod throughout the independent wrestling circuit.
While the arsenal of wrestling moves used by Demolition Ax in the ring is somewhat limited, his unique technique has garnered him accolades and titles throughout the independent scene too numerous to count. Ax is content to use the crude batter-your-opponent-till-he-drops style, which has been met with great success. Demolition Ax's success in the ring is best characterized by the old sports adage that "the best offense is a good defense.� Ax prides himself on the amount of physical punishment he can sustain. A familiar sight in his matches is Ax teetering back and forth from an opponent's blow, but NEVER falling down. Demolition Ax is well-trained, strong as steel, tough as iron...and now he�s here, in IRON MAN CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING!
