| hoosierelvisfan - April 22nd, 2024 12:38 GMT |
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Edited by hoosierelvisfan on April 22nd, 2024 12:38 GMT
I am curious how many of the Moondogs are still alive. The same question applies to Richard Lee, who used to manage the Moondogs. Is Richard still alive? Thiere is surprisingly very little about Richard Lee on the internet. He just seemed to disappear completely from Memphis and never showed up again. Not sure what he did or what promotion he went to when he left Memphis / USWA.
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| The Avenger - April 22nd, 2024 21:01 GMT |
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Good questions. I thought Richard Lee was excellent as a manager.
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| cheapseats - April 23rd, 2024 16:00 GMT |
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Outside of his run in Memphis between 1991 and 1993, nothing else is out there, wrestling wise. I am curious what else he did. He was a natural talker for sure. Could he have had another career in radio perhaps somewhere in the area?
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| The Avenger - April 23rd, 2024 17:07 GMT |
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------ QUOTE from cheapseats, April 23rd, 2024 16:00 GMT ------
Outside of his run in Memphis between 1991 and 1993, nothing else is out there, wrestling wise. I am curious what else he did. He was a natural talker for sure. Could he have had another career in radio perhaps somewhere in the area?
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I believe he had a career in country music.
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| princedice1 - April 25th, 2024 00:36 GMT |
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If Wikipedia is anything to go by, all of the core Moondog members(King,spot spike, rex, and Cujo) are deceased. If you count Fifi as a moondog, she is deceased too.
Moondog King passed away on August 26, 2005
Moondog Rex(Randy Colley) passed away on December 14, 2019
Moondog Spot (Larry Latham) passed away on November 29, 2003 from a heart attack during Jerry Lawler birthday bash show.
Moondog Cujo passed away on January 13, 2009
Moondog Fifi(Diane Von Hoffman) passed away on July 6, 2017
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| Memphisjobber - April 25th, 2024 06:53 GMT |
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Bill Smithson (Moondog Spike is gone as well
Mike Flowers (Moondog Puppyy Love is gone as well
Nathan Randolph) The second version of Moondog Rex is gone
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| Rasslin' Relics - April 25th, 2024 22:32 GMT |
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Richard was a friend of Bill Smithson, and knew Latham as well. He was a country singer who had written some wrestling related tunes. I met him before he got into wrestling, and never made the connection until years later he was the Dog's manager. I haven't a clue where he is these days.
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| Dan Shocket's Ghost - April 28th, 2024 01:27 GMT |
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Edited by Dan Shocket's Ghost on April 28th, 2024 01:29 GMT
Memphis seemed to have alot of managers who just disappeared after short runs
Brother Ernest Angel
JD Costello
Richard Lee
Tux Newman
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| Kashsinger - May 01st, 2024 22:52 GMT |
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My brothers and I talked to Richard Lee in the parking lot at the Evansville Coliseum. He was so nice and not like anything like the heel manager he portrayed.
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| Eater of the Dead - May 02nd, 2024 00:52 GMT |
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------ QUOTE from Kashsinger, May 01st, 2024 22:52 GMT ------
My brothers and I talked to Richard Lee in the parking lot at the Evansville Coliseum. He was so nice and not like anything like the heel manager he portrayed.
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This is great, I love hearing stories about this where wrestlers are friendly and cordial to fans outside the arena even though they are heels...
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| 2OldScorpio - May 04th, 2024 00:39 GMT |
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------ QUOTE from cheapseats, April 23rd, 2024 16:00 GMT ------
Outside of his run in Memphis between 1991 and 1993, nothing else is out there, wrestling wise. I am curious what else he did. He was a natural talker for sure. Could he have had another career in radio perhaps somewhere in the area?
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I could swear I've seen him in tapes of a Gulas-indy promotion from the 80's pre-USWA.
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