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Moondog Rex
Randy Adrian Colley (May 2, 1950 – December 14, 2019) was an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Moondog Rex. He was best known for his appearances in the World Wrestling Federation as a part of The Moondogs. Colley was also one of the original members of the tag team Demolition, preceding Barry Darsow as Smash.
Colley began his career in the 1970s as Jack Dalton in a tag team with Jim Dalton, collectively known as the Dalton Brothers. The two would compete in the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) in their Florida, Gulf Coast and Georgia territories. In 1976, he joined Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (MACW) under his real name, facing opponents such as Steve Strong, Two Ton Harris, and Larry Sharpe.
Colley joined the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1980, debuting under the name "Ripper Hawkins". Shortly after, he was repackaged as "Moondog Hawkins", and later "Moondog Rex" as promoter Vince McMahon Sr. noted Colley's resemblance to Moondog Mayne. He was paired with Moondog King as "The Moondogs", winning the WWF Tag Team Championship from Rick Martel and Tony Garea in March 1981, which they held for four months; Moondog Spot eventually replaced King as Rex's partner during their reign due to King being denied entry to the United States at the Canada–United States border. The WWF claimed that in storyline, King was injured after being hit by a car.
He next appeared in Georgia Championship Wrestling (GCW) with Spot. The Moondogs made their debut on October 25, 1982, in a match at the Omni against Brad Armstrong and Tito Santana. The Moondogs would continue with the promotion for the next three months, wrestling The Wild Samoans and various combinations that included Stan Hansen.
Both Moondogs then moved to the Continental Wrestling Association (CWA), where they were embroiled in a feud with The Fabulous Ones (Stan Lane and Steve Keirn) after ripping up their jackets, which were given to them by Jackie Fargo. On April 4, 1983, in the Mid-South Coliseum, the Moondogs defeated the Fabulous Ones to win the Southern Tag Team Championship, before losing them in a rematch three weeks later. Their feud pioneered hardcore wrestling and intensified when Fargo took Keirn's place after the Moondogs injured him.
The Moondogs returned to the World Wrestling Federation in 1984, during the midst of its national expansion. In June, Colley faced Hulk Hogan twice for the WWF World Championship, but failed to win the title. For the next few months, they were programmed into a house show series against the newly-arrived Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy and Buddy Roberts) and later the Brisco Brothers (Jerry and Jack). The Moondogs entered 1985 on the lower end of the tag team ranks, and were split apart as singles wrestlers to help flesh out house show cards. Colley lost to established names like Bret Hart, Barry Windham, Jimmy Snuka and Tony Atlas, but was able to defeat preliminary talent such as Rick McGraw.
Following his WWF departure, Colley made his debut for Bill Watts' Mid South Wrestling Federation (UWF) as The Nightmare and was given a substantial push under the guidance of Eddie Gilbert. On May 22, 1985, he defeated Terry Taylor to capture the Mid-South North American Championship. After rebranding as The Champion, he lost the title to Dick Murdoch on August 10. Colley also held the Mid-South Tag Team Championship with Gilbert for a month in November.
Colley made his return to the WWF in February 1986 and also toured with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) in April. Again paired with Spot, they suffered losses to established teams including The Rougeau Brothers (Jacques and Raymond) on Prime Time Wrestling, Tony Atlas and Pedro Morales, the U.S. Express (Barry Windham and Mike Rotunda) and WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan and Paul Orndorff on WWF Championship Wrestling.
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Moondog Rex
Randy Adrian Colley (May 2, 1950 – December 14, 2019) was an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Moondog Rex. He was best known for his appearances in the World Wrestling Federation as a part of The Moondogs. Colley was also one of the original members of the tag team Demolition, preceding Barry Darsow as Smash.
Colley began his career in the 1970s as Jack Dalton in a tag team with Jim Dalton, collectively known as the Dalton Brothers. The two would compete in the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) in their Florida, Gulf Coast and Georgia territories. In 1976, he joined Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (MACW) under his real name, facing opponents such as Steve Strong, Two Ton Harris, and Larry Sharpe.
Colley joined the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1980, debuting under the name "Ripper Hawkins". Shortly after, he was repackaged as "Moondog Hawkins", and later "Moondog Rex" as promoter Vince McMahon Sr. noted Colley's resemblance to Moondog Mayne. He was paired with Moondog King as "The Moondogs", winning the WWF Tag Team Championship from Rick Martel and Tony Garea in March 1981, which they held for four months; Moondog Spot eventually replaced King as Rex's partner during their reign due to King being denied entry to the United States at the Canada–United States border. The WWF claimed that in storyline, King was injured after being hit by a car.
He next appeared in Georgia Championship Wrestling (GCW) with Spot. The Moondogs made their debut on October 25, 1982, in a match at the Omni against Brad Armstrong and Tito Santana. The Moondogs would continue with the promotion for the next three months, wrestling The Wild Samoans and various combinations that included Stan Hansen.
Both Moondogs then moved to the Continental Wrestling Association (CWA), where they were embroiled in a feud with The Fabulous Ones (Stan Lane and Steve Keirn) after ripping up their jackets, which were given to them by Jackie Fargo. On April 4, 1983, in the Mid-South Coliseum, the Moondogs defeated the Fabulous Ones to win the Southern Tag Team Championship, before losing them in a rematch three weeks later. Their feud pioneered hardcore wrestling and intensified when Fargo took Keirn's place after the Moondogs injured him.
The Moondogs returned to the World Wrestling Federation in 1984, during the midst of its national expansion. In June, Colley faced Hulk Hogan twice for the WWF World Championship, but failed to win the title. For the next few months, they were programmed into a house show series against the newly-arrived Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy and Buddy Roberts) and later the Brisco Brothers (Jerry and Jack). The Moondogs entered 1985 on the lower end of the tag team ranks, and were split apart as singles wrestlers to help flesh out house show cards. Colley lost to established names like Bret Hart, Barry Windham, Jimmy Snuka and Tony Atlas, but was able to defeat preliminary talent such as Rick McGraw.
Following his WWF departure, Colley made his debut for Bill Watts' Mid South Wrestling Federation (UWF) as The Nightmare and was given a substantial push under the guidance of Eddie Gilbert. On May 22, 1985, he defeated Terry Taylor to capture the Mid-South North American Championship. After rebranding as The Champion, he lost the title to Dick Murdoch on August 10. Colley also held the Mid-South Tag Team Championship with Gilbert for a month in November.
Colley made his return to the WWF in February 1986 and also toured with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) in April. Again paired with Spot, they suffered losses to established teams including The Rougeau Brothers (Jacques and Raymond) on Prime Time Wrestling, Tony Atlas and Pedro Morales, the U.S. Express (Barry Windham and Mike Rotunda) and WWF World Champion Hulk Hogan and Paul Orndorff on WWF Championship Wrestling.