The Missing Link (wrestler)
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| Birth name | Byron James John Robertson |
| Born |
February 28, 1939 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | August 16, 2007 (aged 68) Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | The Missing Link The Masked Crusader Troy Steel Dewey Crusader Robertson |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Billed weight | 250 lb (110 kg) |
| Billed from | "Parts Unknown" |
| Trained by | Jack Wentworth Al Spittles |
| Debut | 1960s |
Byron James John "Dewey" Robertson (February 28, 1939 - August 16, 2007) was a professional wrestler, known best by his ring name The Missing Link.
As The Missing Link, Robertson wore blue and green face paint and shaved portions of his head while letting the hair grow in other areas. His gimmick was similar to that of George Steele and Kamala, a crazy out-of-control wild man who needed a trainer or manager to lead him to the ring. During his matches, Robertson would often ram his own head repeatedly into the turnbuckle or wooden chair, headbutt and dive head first onto an opponent.
He achieved his greatest fame late in his career, wrestling in WCCW, managed by Skandor Akbar and in the WWF, managed by Bobby Heenan and Jimmy Hart in the mid-1980s.
Robertson started wrestling in his native Canada in the 1960s under the name of "Dewey Robertson". He was a very popular babyface in the Toronto area. It was long believed that he was a protege of former NWA World Champion Whipper Billy Watson ( William Potts ), but Watson didn't start him in the business. Watson was however the godfather of Robertson`s sons. He left to wrestle in the Southern United States and Australia in 1973, but returned a year later as "The Masked Crusader" with manager John St. John ( John Lang ). He was on a crusade to keep wrestling scientific but was soon unmasked by The Sheik. After that, Robertson formed a tag team called "The Crusaders" with Billy Red Lyons ( Willem Snip ). He also owned a gym in the 1970s, and had a famous television spot where he tore up a phone book in a supermarket ad.
Robertson's first title victory came in May 1973 when he teamed with Dennis Stamp to win the Tri-State version of the NWA United States Tag Team Championship. They held the belts until July, when they dropped them to Alex Perez and El Gran Tapio. Robertson found more success in tag team wrestling the following year while competing in Toronto, Ontario. He teamed with Billy Red Lyons to win the Toronto version of the NWA International Tag Team Championship from The Love Brothers (Hartford and Reginald) on June 23, 1974. The Love Brothers regained the belts on September 8, but Robertson and Lyons won them back on December 29. They then held the belts for over six months before dropping the title to Mike and Pat Kelly in June 1975. Robertson and Lyons had one final reign as champions, however, when they won a rematch on August 24. During one match his right leg was broken while performing a sunset flip on one of the Kelly Twins. He and Lyons had also toured Japan.
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