Smash (wrestler)

For the wrestler who originally and briefly portrayed the character of Smash, see Randy Colley.

Smash
Smash in 2024
Birth nameBarry Allen Darsow
Born (1959-10-06) October 6, 1959 (age 65)[1]
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.[1]
Spouse(s)Theresa Darsow
ChildrenDakota Darsow
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Barry Darsow
The Blacktop Bully[2]
Crusher Darsow[2]
Krusher Khruschev[2]
Mr. Hole-In-One[2]
Repo Man[2]
Smash[2]
Tsar Mongo
Man Mountain Darsow[3]
Billed height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[4]
Billed weight290 lb (132 kg)[4]
Billed fromParts Unknown (as Smash)
The Motor City (as Repo Man)
Trained byEddie Sharkey[2]
Karl Gotch
Debut1983
Retired2017

Barry Allen Darsow[2] (born October 6, 1959)[1] is an American retired professional wrestler who performed as Smash, one half of the tag team Demolition. He also wrestled as Krusher Kruschev, Repo Man, the Blacktop Bully, Man Mountain Darsow and "Mr. Hole in One" Barry Darsow.[5]

Throughout his career, he worked for Jim Crockett Promotions, the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and several regional promotions in the 1980s and 1990s. He is a four-time former world tag team champion, winning three WWF World Tag Team Championships as part of Demolition and one NWA World Tag Team Championship as part of a three-man team with Ivan and Nikita Koloff (although the NWA no longer recognizes any former tag team champions prior to 1992, Darsow's championship is considered part of the WCW World tag team championship lineage), and a one-time NWA United States Tag Team Champion.

  1. ^ a b c "Barry Darsow Profile". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on February 17, 2009. Retrieved January 23, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Oliver, Greg (April 5, 2001). "Barry Darsow: Happy to be done wrestling; Reflecting on a long list of characters". SLAM! Wrestling. Retrieved January 23, 2009.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference ManMountain was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b Shields, Brian; Sullivan, Kevin (2009). WWE Encyclopedia. DK. p. 246. ISBN 978-0-7566-4190-0.
  5. ^ Hoffman, Brett (February 28, 2007). "Where Are They Now? - Catching up with Smash". WWE. Archived from the original on February 24, 2009. Retrieved January 23, 2009.