Bob Starr (wrestler)

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Bob Starr
Birth nameRobert A. Starr
Born1971 (age 52–53)
Malibu Beach, California, United States
WebsiteOfficial website
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Bob Starr
Bobby Starr
Doink
Russian Assassin
Billed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1][2]
Billed weight238 lb (108 kg)[1][2]
Billed fromHollywood, California
Baltimore, Maryland
Trained byRicky Lawless
DebutSeptember 18, 1988
Retired2019

Robert A. "Bob" Starr (born 1971) is a semi-retired American professional wrestler, trainer, and manager who has competed in numerous independent promotions throughout the United States since his debut in 1988. He is especially well known in the Mid-Atlantic region where he has competed for The Bad Crew's Eastern Wrestling Federation, Eastern Championship Wrestling, Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation, National Wrestling League, and the Virginia Wrestling Alliance. Starr also wrestled as a preliminary wrestler in both World Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation throughout the 1990s.

One of the most dominant wrestlers in the MEWF's history, Starr was among the original wrestlers who helped create the promotion, serving as its booker in later years, and was widely considered "the face" of the company;[3] he is a two-time MEWF Heavyweight Champion, a record six-time MEWF Mid-Atlantic Champion, and three-time MEWF Tag Team Champion as one-half of the Hollywood Hunks with Lucifer and Joe Thunder. He is also the last official AWA World Television Champion and, as of 2010, was still defending the title on the "indy circuit" despite the close of AWA Superstars (Mike Schwabbs version) eight years before.

Starr, himself trained by Ricky Lawless and the Monster Factory, has worked as an instructor at both the Bone Busters and Brain Busters training facilities in Baltimore, and Gillberg's Pro Wrestling Academy in Severn, Maryland. He is credited for training, among others, Lucifer,[4] Fantasia, and Ruckus. In recent years, he has been associated with Maryland Championship Wrestling as a referee and manager. In 2010, MCW's second annual "Legends of Maryland" supercard, he was inducted into the MCW Hall of Fame.

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  4. ^ Maryland Championship Wrestling (2009). "Lucifer". 2009 Inductee. MarylandWrestling.com. Archived from the original on 2012-04-02. Retrieved October 5, 2011.