Post by killerkellykyle on Aug 16, 2007 9:44:35 GMT -5
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'THE MISSING LINK' DEWEY ROBERTSON PASSES AWAY FOLLOWING BATTLE WITH CANCER
by Mike Johnson @ 9:39:10 AM on 8/16/2007
Slam! Wrestling in Canada is reporting the sad news that the one and only Missing Link, real name Byron John "Dewey" Robertson passed away 3:30 am this morning in his native Hamilton, Canada following a bout with cancer. Robertson began his wrestling career in the 1960s as the protégé of Whipper Billy Watson and also appeared under the ring name Troy Steel and as the Masked Crusader.
Robertson's most famous persona was the the Neanderthal, mute, green faced Missing Link, with runs in Bill Watts' Mid-South Wrestling, World Class Championship Wrestling in Texas and even a brief run managed by Bobby Heenan in the WWF.
Robertson disappeared from wrestling for several years before resurfacing in 2004 on independent and religious-themed events. He was still in amazing physical shape for his age and released an autobiography "Bang Your Head" discussing his career and battles with drug addiction, homelessness, and returning to Canada to turn his life around.
On behalf of everyone associated with PWInsider.com, we'd like to issue our deepest condolences to the family, friends, and fans of Dewey Robertson.
To read the Slam! article on Robertson's passing, visit Slam! Wrestling.
'THE MISSING LINK' DEWEY ROBERTSON PASSES AWAY FOLLOWING BATTLE WITH CANCER
by Mike Johnson @ 9:39:10 AM on 8/16/2007
Slam! Wrestling in Canada is reporting the sad news that the one and only Missing Link, real name Byron John "Dewey" Robertson passed away 3:30 am this morning in his native Hamilton, Canada following a bout with cancer. Robertson began his wrestling career in the 1960s as the protégé of Whipper Billy Watson and also appeared under the ring name Troy Steel and as the Masked Crusader.
Robertson's most famous persona was the the Neanderthal, mute, green faced Missing Link, with runs in Bill Watts' Mid-South Wrestling, World Class Championship Wrestling in Texas and even a brief run managed by Bobby Heenan in the WWF.
Robertson disappeared from wrestling for several years before resurfacing in 2004 on independent and religious-themed events. He was still in amazing physical shape for his age and released an autobiography "Bang Your Head" discussing his career and battles with drug addiction, homelessness, and returning to Canada to turn his life around.
On behalf of everyone associated with PWInsider.com, we'd like to issue our deepest condolences to the family, friends, and fans of Dewey Robertson.
To read the Slam! article on Robertson's passing, visit Slam! Wrestling.
