Larry O'Dea
| Larry O'Dea | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1944 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 30 June 1997 (aged 53) |
| 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 a professional wrestler best known as Larry O'Dea. He was one half of the tag team known as "The Australians".
Larry made his professional wrestling debut in the 1960s. In 1971, Davies started teaming up with Ron Miller as one-half of the tag team "The Australians". In 1975, Davies became a co-owner of Australian wrestling company WCW Australia along with Jim Barnett.
Davies' last match was 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). Larry remained involved in the wrestling industry until his death from cancer on 30 June 1997.[1]
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Signature moves
Championships and accomplishments
- NWA British Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship (New Zealand version) (2 times)[2]
- NWA Australasian Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Ripper Collins[3]
- NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (4 times) - with Ron Miller[4]
- NWA Tennessee Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Ron Miller[5]
- NWA Austra-Asian Tag Team Championship (9 times) - with Ron Miller (5), Bobby Hart (2), Ed Wiskoski (1) and Rick Martel (1)[6]
- NWA Austra-Asian Television Championship (1 time)
- NWA Australia
- Australian Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
References
- ↑ http://www.australianwrestling.org/index.php/profiles/22-men/23-larry-odea
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Austra-Asian 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.