Larry O'Dea
| Larry O'Dea | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Larry Davies |
| Born | 1944 Canberra, Australia |
| Died | 30 June 1997 (aged 53)[1] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Larry O'Dea Larry O'Day |
| Trained by | Hal Morgan Jim Deakin |
| Debut | c. 1964 |
Larry Davies (1944 – 30 June 1997) was an Australian professional wrestler best known as Larry O'Dea. He was one half of the tag team known as "The Australians" with Ron Miller.[2][3]
Larry made his professional wrestling debut in the 1960s for George Gardiner Promotions in Australia then soon left for New Zealand[4] before joining World Championship Wrestling in 1964.[5] In 1971 Davies started teaming up with Ron Miller as one-half of the tag team "The Australians" touring the United States and in 1973 he went on a tour of Japan with All Japan Pro Wrestling[6][7] Davies became a co-owner of Australian wrestling company WCW Australia along with Ron Miller in 1974 up until 1978.[8][9]
In 1980, he went back to New Zealand.[10]
Davies had a match with his son, Jeff O'Day, at World Championship Wrestling's Clash of the Champions XIX as participants in a tag team tournament for the then vacant NWA World Tag Team Championship. They were eliminated in the first round by The Miracle Violence Connection (Steve Williams and Terry Gordy).[11]
In December 1993, he wrestled a tour of India for Indo-Asian Wrestling.[12][13][14]
Larry remained involved in the wrestling industry until his death from liver cancer on 30 June 1997.[15]
Championships and accomplishments[]
- NWA British Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship (New Zealand version) (2 times)[16]
- NWA Australasian Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Ripper Collins[17]
- NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (4 times) - with Ron Miller[18]
- NWA Tennessee Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Ron Miller[19]
- NWA Austra-Asian Tag Team Championship (9 times) - with Ron Miller (4), Bobby Hart (2), Ed Wiskoski (1), Rick Martel (1) and Mario Milano (1)
- NWA Austra-Asian Television Championship (1 time)
- NWA Australia
- Australian Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
References[]
- ^ Biographical Dictionary of Professional Wrestling, 2d ed. 2015. ISBN 9781476605050.
- ^ http://www.cagematch.net/?id=28&nr=2490&name=The+Australians[bare URL]
- ^ http://wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=tagteams&team=2983
- ^ http://www.nzwrestling.com/clipping/255/Remembering+Larry+O'Day.htm
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 January 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ http://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=3216&page=4[bare URL]
- ^ http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/japan/alljapan/sumo70.html
- ^ http://www.prowrestlinghistoricalsociety.com/jw-forgotten-titles-chapter-four.html
- ^ http://www.kiwiprowrestling.com/Larry-O-Day.609.0.html
- ^ http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/on-the-mat-ep-1980[bare URL]
- ^ http://www.profightdb.com/wrestlers/larry-o39dea-1645.html
- ^ http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=65141[bare URL]
- ^ http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=65145[bare URL]
- ^ http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=65149[bare URL]
- ^ Biographical Dictionary of Professional Wrestling, 2d ed. 2015. ISBN 9781476605050.
- ^ "British Empire/Commonwealth Heavyweight Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Puroresu Dojo. 2003.
- ^ "Australasian Tag Team Title (New Zealand)". Wrestling-Titles.com. Puroresu Dojo. 2003.
- ^ "NWA Tennessee Tag Team Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Puroresu Dojo. 2003.
- ^ "Florida Tag Team Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Puroresu Dojo. 2003.
Further reading[]
- Miller, Ron. Interview by Barry York. "Interview with Ron Miller, professional wrestler and promoter." National Library of Australia. 19 Jan. 2000. CD-R.
External links[]
- Larry O'Dea at OWW.com
- Larry O'Dea at Cagematch.net
- Larry O'Dea at KiwiProWrestling.co.nz
- 1944 births
- 1997 deaths
- Professional wrestling executives
- Australian male professional wrestlers
- Sportsmen from New South Wales
- Sportspeople from Sydney