Randy Colley
| Randy Colley | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Randy Colley |
| Born |
May 2, 1950 Alexander City, Alabama |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Moondog Hawkins Moondog Rex Smash Shadow #1 The Nightmare Detroit Demolition Deadeye Dick Randy the Mountaineer Assassin #3 |
| Billed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Billed weight | 290 lb (130 kg) |
| Debut | 1971 |
| Retired | 1996 |
Randy Colley (born May 2, 1950) is a retired professional wrestler better known as Moondog Rex.
Colley competed in the World Wrestling Federation, where in 1981 he won the WWF Tag Team Championship with Moondog King (later replaced by Moondog Spot) as The Moondogs. In 1984, Rex had a WWF Title shot against Hulk Hogan on the Canadian television tapings that aired on both Maple Leaf and All-Star wrestling.
On January 4, 1987, in Springfield, MA, Colley was repackaged as "Smash" in the new tag-team of Demolition, facing and defeating The Islanders The following day in East Rutherford, NJ he made his televised debut at a WWF Superstars taping. Despite having his hair buzzed, his beard shaved off, and wearing face paint, fans almost immediately recognized him and began chanting "Moondog" when he entered the ring. Following a third appearance, this time at a Wrestling Challenge taping he was replaced by Barry Darsow.
As compensation, Colley was placed into another tag-team. This time wrestling under a mask, he teamed with Jose Luis Rivera in a tandem known as The Shadows. They made their debut at a WWF Superstars taping on April 23, 1987 and defeated Nick Kiniski & Lanny Poffo. The Shadows were immediately placed into a house show program that spring with The Young Stallions and were defeated in every instance. The Shadows dissolved following a contract dispute that led to Colley leaving the company in October 1987. Jose Luis Rivera would go on to become one half of the Conquistadors.
He had a long singles run on top in Mid South as "The Nightmare" and "The Champion" managed by both Eddie Gilbert and Sir Oliver Humperdink. After Demolition ended for him in the WWF, he went to Continental where he worked as Detroit Demolition. He was able to do this because he was co-creator of the original gimmick. His biggest career feud was in Memphis where the Moondogs had a series of wild, bloody main event matches with the Fabulous Ones.
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