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词条 Moondog Spot
释义

  1. Professional wrestling career

  2. Death

  3. Championships and accomplishments

  4. References

  5. External links

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|name = Moondog Spot
|birthname = Larry Booker
|image = Larry Latham (wrestler).jpg
|image_size = 200px
|names = Larry Latham[1]
Moondog Spot[1]
|height = {{height|ft=6}}[1]
|weight = {{convert|375|lb|abbr=on}}[1]
|birth_date = {{Birth date|1952|1|6|mf=y}}[1]
|death_date = {{death date and age|2003|11|29|1952|1|6|mf=y}}[1]
|birth_place = Louisiana, U.S.
|death_place = Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
|death_cause = Heart attack
|billed = Parts Unknown
|trainer =
|debut = 1979[1]
|}}Larry Booker (January 6, 1952 – November 29, 2003), better known by his ring names Moondog Spot and Larry Latham, was an American professional wrestler.[1]

Professional wrestling career

Booker debuted in 1979 under the ring name Larry Latham. Latham formed a tag team with Carl Fergie called "The Ragin' Cajuns" managed by Billy Spears in the Gulf Coast territory.[1] Early in his career, he wrestled in Memphis and Mid-South. His first big push came as a member of the Blond Bombers with Wayne Farris (The Honky Tonk Man). The Blond Bombers were involved in heated feuds with several baby faces across the two competing Tennessee promotions, appearing in both Nick Gulas Nashville based territory, and Jerry Jarrett's Memphis area. The team was managed by Danny Davis. Their signature moment was the now famous "Tupelo Concession Stand Brawl" against Jerry Lawler and Bill Dundee.

Years later, Booker resurfaced as "Moondog Spot", a member of The Moondogs. Booker became a WWWF World Tag Team Champion as a replacement for Moondog King in May 1981.[10][2] Booker held the title along with Moondog Rex until they were defeated by Rick Martel and Tony Garea on July 21, 1981.[10][2]

The Moondogs also frequently appeared in Memphis where they feuded with The Fabulous Ones, The Rock 'n' Roll Express, and Midnight Express. The Moondogs became a regular gimmick in the Memphis promotion featuring a revolving door of wrestlers who teamed with Latham.

On November 7, 1985 he wrestled in the tournament on the WWF pay-per-view event Wrestling Classic. He defeated Terry Funk in the first round by count out, then lost to Junkyard Dog in the quarterfinals.[2][3]

In March 2003, he made a few appearances as Moondog Spot in NWA:Total Nonstop Action.[1]

Death

Latham died of a heart attack in the ring during Jerry Lawler's "birthday bash" show on November 29, 2003 in Memphis, Tennessee.[4]

Championships and accomplishments

  • International Championship Wrestling (New England)
  • ICW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Moondog Spike[5]
  • Moondog Championship Wrestling
    • MCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[6]
  • NWA Mid-America - Continental Wrestling Association
  • AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (5 times) – with Wayne Farris (3), Bill Irwin (1) and Moondog Rex (1)[7]
  • NWA Mid-America Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Wayne Farris[8]
  • CWA Heavyweight Championship (3 times)[9]
  • NWA Alabama Heavyweight Championship (1 times)[1]
  • Power Pro Wrestling
    • PPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Derrick King[1]
  • Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI Feud of the Year (1992) with Moondog Cujo vs. Jerry Lawler and Jeff Jarrett
  • Southern Championship Wrestling
  • SCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[6]
  • United States Wrestling Association
  • USWA World Tag Team Championship (13 times) – with Moondog Spike (3), Moondog Cujo (2), Moondog Splat (4), Moondog Rex (3), and Moondog Rover (1)[10]
  • World Wrestling Council
  • WWC North American Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Moondog Rex[1]
  • WWC Caribbean Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Moondog Rex[1]
  • WWC World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Moondog Rex[1]
  • World Wrestling Federation
  • WWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Moondog Rex[11]
  • Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
  • Feud of the Year (1992) with Moondog Cujo vs. Jerry Lawler and Jeff Jarrett

References

1. ^10 11 12 13 14 {{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/m/moondog-spot.html|title=Larry Booker's profile|publisher=Online World of Wrestling|accessdate=2009-09-05}}
2. ^{{cite book | first=Graham | last=Cawthon | title=the History of Professional Wrestling Vol 1: WWF 1963 - 1989 | publisher=CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | year= 2013 | isbn=1492825972}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/miscppvs1980s.html#classic|title=The Wrestling Classic results|publisher=Wrestling Supercards and Tournaments|accessdate= 2008-05-25}}
4. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2003/11/30/273197.html | publisher=SLAM! Wrestling | title=Moondog Spot dies during match | first=Greg | last=Oliver}}
5. ^{{cite book | author=Royal Duncan & Gary Will | title=Wrestling Title Histories | chapter= Boston: International Championship Wrestling Tag Team Title | publisher=Archeus Communications | year=2006|edition=4th | isbn=0-9698161-5-4}}
6. ^{{cite book | author=Royal Duncan & Gary Will | title=Wrestling Title Histories | publisher=Archeus Communications | year=2000|edition=4th | isbn=0-9698161-5-4 }}
7. ^{{cite book | author=Royal Duncan & Gary Will | title=Wrestling Title Histories |chapter= (Memphis, Nashville) Tennessee: Southern Tag Team Title [Roy Welsch & Nick Gulas, Jerry Jarrett from 1977] | pages= 185–189| publisher=Archeus Communications | year=2006 | isbn=0-9698161-5-4}}
8. ^{{cite book | author=Royal Duncan & Gary Will | title=Wrestling Title Histories | publisher=Archeus Communications | chapter= Tennessee: NWA Mid-America Tag Team Title | pages= 194–195 | year= 2000 | isbn=0-9698161-5-4}}
9. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tn/cwa/cwa-h.html | title=CWA Heavyweight Championship history | publisher=Wrestling-Titles.com}}
10. ^{{cite book|first=Royal|last=Duncan|author2=Gary Will |title=Wrestling Title Histories|publisher=Archeus Communications|chapter=(Memphis, Nashville) Memphis: USWA Tag Team Title|pages=200–202|date=2006|isbn=0-9698161-5-4}}
11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/titlehistory/worldtagteam/|title=History of the World Tag Team Championship|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2007-05-11}}

External links

{{Portal|Professional wrestling}}
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927224917/http://www.mikemooneyham.com/pages/viewfull.cfm?ObjectID=24CE8C25-AC46-47AB-A755101860ED5066 Moondog Spot, Joey Rossi Remembered] by Mike Mooneyham
  • In Memory of Moondog Spot
  • The Accelerator's Wrestling Rollercoaster: Moondog Spot
  • Deceased Wrestlers - Moondog Spot
  • {{IMDb name|id=0490100|name=Larry Latham}}
{{World Tag Team Championship (WWE)}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Moondog Spot}}

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