Dan Spivey
| Dan Spivey | |
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Spivey as Waylon Mercy in October 1995.
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| Birth name | Daniel Eugene Spivey |
| Born |
October 14, 1952 Tampa, Florida, United States |
| Residence | Odessa, Florida, United States |
| Alma mater | University of Georgia |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Dan Spivey Starship Eagle Waylon Mercy |
| Billed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Billed weight | 290 lb (130 kg) |
| Billed from |
Griffin, Georgia Tampa, Florida |
| Trained by |
Rick Martel Dusty Rhodes Barry Windham |
| Debut | 1983 |
| Retired | 1995 |
Daniel Eugene "Dan" Spivey (born October 14, 1952) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling, the World Wrestling Federation, and All Japan Pro Wrestling in the 1980s and 1990s.
Spivey was born in Tampa, Florida. He attended the University of Georgia, where he played football for the Georgia Bulldogs for three seasons as a defensive end and was named an All-American football player in his sophomore year. Spivey aimed to play football professionally and was drafted by the New York Jets, but was forced to change his plans after suffering a severe knee injury in his junior year. Spivey spent several years working in a number of jobs in Tampa before meeting professional wrestler Dusty Rhodes, who offered to train him to wrestle.
Spivey was trained as a wrestler by Dusty Rhodes, the then-booker for Championship Wrestling from Florida (CWF), and made his debut in 1983. Spivey and Scott Hall formed a tag team in CWF called "American Starship". Spivey adopted the ring name "Eagle" and Hall the ring name "Coyote". The men wore furry boots, bright masks and silver pants and boots.
In 1984, Rhodes moved from Championship Wrestling from Florida to the Charlotte, North Carolina-based Jim Crockett Promotions, bringing Spivey and Hall with him. Initially, American Starship worked only sporadically. At first they were booked so sparingly that the two were given a job for the Charlotte Orioles (which Jim Crockett owned at the time) as part of the ground crew. When the two men did get into the ring it was with little success, the highlight of their stay in Jim Crockett Promotions was being defeated by Arn and Ole Anderson when the rookies challenged for the NWA National Tag Team Championship.
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