Robert White (December 18, 1960) was an American
professional wrestler
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better known as Moondog Splat. He was best known for his appearances in the
United States Wrestling Association
The United States Wrestling Association (USWA) was a professional wrestling promotion based in Memphis, Tennessee. The company was founded when the Memphis-based Continental Wrestling Association merged with the Dallas-based World Class Champions ...
as a part of
The Moondogs, and Goliath in
Continental Wrestling Association
Continental Wrestling Association (later the Championship Wrestling Association) was a wrestling promotion managed by Jerry Jarrett. The CWA was the name of the "governing body" for the Championship Wrestling, Inc. promotion which was usually ...
.
Professional wrestling career
White made his wrestling debut in 1986 for
Continental Wrestling Association
Continental Wrestling Association (later the Championship Wrestling Association) was a wrestling promotion managed by Jerry Jarrett. The CWA was the name of the "governing body" for the Championship Wrestling, Inc. promotion which was usually ...
in Memphis as Goliath. He won the
CWA Super Heavyweight Championship. Later he teamed with
Big Bubba as the Downtown Connection being managed by
Downtown Bruno winning the
AWA Southern Tag Team Championship
The AWA Southern Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team title in the Tennessee area from the 1940s through the late 1980s. It was originally named the NWA Southern Tag Team Championship ''(Mid-America version)'' from its ince ...
. They defeated
Jeff Jarrett
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and
Pat Tanaka for the titles. They dropped them to
Rocky Johnson
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and
Soul Train Jones.
In 1991, Goliath worked in Puerto Rico and
Super World of Sports
Super World of Sports, also known as Super World Sports or simply SWS, was a Japanese professional wrestling promotion from 1990 to 1992. Its motto was "Straight and Strong".
History Formation
In April 1990, Genichiro Tenryu, one of the top sta ...
in Japan.
Then in January 1993 he became Moondog Splat to replaced
Moondog Spike to team with
Moondog Spot as the
Moondogs. They would win the USWA Tag Team Titles four times. August 1993 saw the Moondogs meet one of their noteworthy rivals, The Dogcatchers, which played off of the Moondogs' name. The teams feuded throughout August and September 1993.
From November 1993 to March 1994, the team appeared in
Smoky Mountain Wrestling
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, feuding again with The Harris Brothers and
The Rock 'n' Roll Express
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. Spike and Splat also appeared in
W*ING's 1993 Most Dangerous Tag War Tournament, finishing with 0 points.
In 1994, Splat split up with Spot and worked in the independents. In 1996, he returned to Japan for
Tokyo Pro Wrestling
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Original Tokyo Pro Wrestling
The original Tokyo Pro W ...
. In 1997, Spalt retired from wrestling.
Championships and accomplishments
*
Continental Wrestling Association
Continental Wrestling Association (later the Championship Wrestling Association) was a wrestling promotion managed by Jerry Jarrett. The CWA was the name of the "governing body" for the Championship Wrestling, Inc. promotion which was usually ...
**
AWA Southern Tag Team Championship
The AWA Southern Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team title in the Tennessee area from the 1940s through the late 1980s. It was originally named the NWA Southern Tag Team Championship ''(Mid-America version)'' from its ince ...
(
1 time) - with
Big Bubba (1 time)
**
CWA Super Heavyweight Championship (
1 time)
*
United States Wrestling Association
The United States Wrestling Association (USWA) was a professional wrestling promotion based in Memphis, Tennessee. The company was founded when the Memphis-based Continental Wrestling Association merged with the Dallas-based World Class Champions ...
**
USWA World Tag Team Championship
The USWA World Tag Team Championship was the primary professional wrestling tag team championship promoted by the Memphis, Tennessee-based United States Wrestling Association (USWA). The Continental Wrestling Association and World Class Wrestling ...
(
4 times) - with
Moondog Spot (1)
References
External links
ProFightDB profile
1960 births
Living people
20th-century American professional wrestlers
20th-century male professional wrestlers
American male professional wrestlers
Professional wrestlers from Pennsylvania
Professional wrestlers from Pittsburgh
USWA World Tag Team Champions
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