Dick Murdoch
Hoyt Richard Murdoch was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring names "Dirty" Dick Murdoch and "Captain Redneck". He was best known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation and New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Murdoch started his wrestling career in 1965, and three years later, he began teaming with longtime partner Dusty Rhodes as the Texas Outlaws. After they split up, Murdoch wrestled for several territories including the National Wrestling Alliance, Florida Championship Wrestling, and Mid-South Wrestling, also touring overseas. He would join the World Wrestling Federation in 1984 and teamed with Adrian Adonis to form the North-South Connection, winning the WWE World Tag Team Championship. In 1981, Murdoch gained international exposure by joining New Japan Pro-Wrestling and stayed there until 1989. He later wrestled for Jim Crockett Promotions, engaging in feuds with the likes of Ric Flair, Nikita Koloff, and Dusty Rhodes. He also worked for World Championship Wrestling in 1991 in a tag team with Dick Slater until going into semi-retirement, while making appearances at the 1995 WWE Royal Rumble and WCW Slamboree '93: A Legends' Reunion.
Known For
Credits
- 2023 · Biography: Dusty Rhodes as Self (archive footage)
- 2013 · Legends of Mid-South Wrestling as Himself
- 2007 · Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1 as Dick Murdoch
- 1995 · WCW Slamboree 1995 as Himself
- 1995 · WWE Royal Rumble 1995 as Himself
- 1993 · ECW Super Summer Sizzler Spectacular as Dick Murdoch
- 1993 · WCW Slamboree 1993 as Himself
- 1989 · NWA WrestleWar '89: The Music City Showdown as "Dirty" Dick Murdoch
- 1989 · NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun as Dick Murdoch
- 1989 · NWA Live: March 18, 1989 as Dick Murdoch
- 1988 · The Third Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament as The Outlaw
- 1985 · Andre the Giant as Dick Murdoch (archive footage)
- 1985 · Grunt! The Wrestling Movie as Grunt Brother
- 1985 · MSW WrestleFest as Himself
- 1985 · Best of the WWF Volume 2 as Dick Murdoch
- 1985 · Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps and Bodyslams! as Self
- 1985 · WWF's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest as Dick Murdoch
- 1985 · Best of the WWF Volume 1 as Dick Murdoch
- 1985 · The WWF's Most Unusual Matches as Dick Murdoch
- 1984 · WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84 as Dick Murdoch
- 1984 · WWE The Brawl to End it All as Self
- 1984 · WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84 as Dick Murdoch
- 1980 · NWA The Last Tangle in Tampa as Himself
- 1978 · Paradise Alley as Wrestler
- 1974 · The Wrestler as Dick Murdoch
- 1973 · The Wrestling Queen as Dick Murdoch