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| June 6th ,1952 Larry Booker was born in Friendship, TN. The wrestling world did not know what Mr. Booker would have in store in the years to come. Larry earned his initial fame in the business under the name Larry Latham, teaming with Wayne Ferris as The Blonde Bombers managed by Danny Davis during the late �70s. Holding the U.S.W.A. Tag Belts multiple times, along with the AWA Southern tag-team belts, and many many others. Larry Latham is perhaps best remembered for his role in one of the most famous hard-core matches in the history of the business, teaming with Ferris against Jerry Lawler and Bill Dundee in Tupelo, Miss., on June 15, 1979. This match became a match of the ages better known as the �Tupelo concession-stand brawl. The match took place in the ring but it was after the match when the action spilled out of the ring and into the concession-stand area where a variety of weapons were used, even condiments including gallon jars of mustard and a popcorn machine. Some thirteen years later Moondogs Spot and Spike attempted to bring the match back to life, this time with Jerry Lawler and Jeff Jarrett in Kennett, Mo. The legendary encounter has been imitated by numerous wrestlers, but no one could come close to the real thing During the �80s and �90s Booker became most known for being the Moondog, Moondog Spot. Wearing cutoff jeans with a rope holding them up, and carrying giant bones to the ring, shaggy hair, and that wild look in his eyes. The Moondogs were hard-core before hard-core was cool. The moondogs were known for throwing chairs not punches. Spot joined Rex as the Moondog's and entered the WWF in 1981. Spot and Rex returned to Memphis in 1983 to start one of the most famous feuds in the Memphis area against The Fabulous Ones, Steve Kern and Stan Lane. These two team would brawl throughout the Mid-South Coliseum every Monday Night. Moondogs Spot and Rex would returned to the WWF in 1984 with Jimmy Hart as their manager. After leaving the WWF again Spot would return to the USWA in Memphis, The Moondogs (Spot and Spike) would battle the team of Jerry Lawler and Jeff Jarrett. The feud featured chairs, boom sticks, garbage cans, glass bottles and plenty of blood, with The Moondogs� brutal squash matches every Saturday morning on Memphis television setting up the weekly Monday night house shows at the Mid-South Coliseum. Spot had continued working through out the TN, Ark, Ms Area in the last few years. Larry was always known for working with the younger guys and giving advise to anyone who would listen. Larry was very well respected by everyone in the dressing rooms. In the 90's Larry had a wrestling school in Ark, where he would give the greatest gift he could to the up and comers, his knowledge of the business. He was know for giving the underdogs a shot when no one else would, among those where Tommy Redneck and Pokerface. At the time both were very small and new to the business, but Spot did not see there size he saw there ability and gave them a chance. Teaching them the IN's and out's of the business. On November 29th, 2003 at the Mid South Coliseum in a concession-stand match Larry Booker, at the age of 51, passed away due to a massive heart attack. Larry died doing what he did best, getting hard-core. Its only fitting this would be Larry's last match seeing how the �Tupelo concession-stand brawl" made him famous and the Nov. 29th "Mid-South Concession-stand match" ended the Moondog legacy. Larry leaves behind five sons and 2 daughter, an extended family (the guys and girls in the business) and many many fans. Larry Booker was laid to rest along with the Moondog gimmick at the request of his family. Larry was the Moondog, there could never be anyone that could do the gimmick the justice that Larry did, and no one should even try. Larry Booker will be missed greatly, Rest In Peace Spot. | ||