Bugsy McGraw was a major star in significant territories during the 1970s and 1980s, including major runs in Vancouver, Australia, Florida, Dallas and Memphis.
13 Facts About Bugsy McGraw
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Under the name "Bugsy McGraw", he wrestled all over the world, including a brief stay in the World Wide Wrestling Federation.
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Bugsy McGraw feuded with major Florida stars Barry Windham, Dory Funk Jr.
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In late 1981, Bugsy McGraw moved to Texas and World Class Championship Wrestling became a huge star there, first as a babyface feuding with Great Kabuki and defeating him for the NWA American Heavyweight Championship.
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Bugsy McGraw competed as a heel, feuding with Bruiser Brody, Kerry Von Erich, and Kevin Von Erich.
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Bugsy McGraw wrestled in a Body Slam Battle Royal, losing to Andre the Giant at Texas Stadium in 1982.
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Bugsy McGraw wrestled in Memphis in the early 1980s in CWA mostly as a member of Jimmy Hart's heel First Family stable.
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Bugsy McGraw feuded with The Assassins, teaming mostly with Rufus R Jones.
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Bugsy McGraw returned to the promotion he had the longest and most prominent run in, Championship Wrestling from Florida, and would start off in a big angle with the Fabulous Freebirds turning heel right away and jumping Mike Graham only to have him make the save and get the feud rolling often teaming with Mike Graham and Brian Blair and later Wahoo McDaniel.
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Bugsy McGraw would have one more feud with Rip Rogers that would have Rip Rogers valet giving him a bottle with something in it to blind McGraw in early 1986.
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Bugsy McGraw would show up for several independent promotions and would even join the reformed Florida Championship Wrestling as a heel and feud with old partner Blackjack Mulligan.
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On October 30,2004 U of Virginia Children's Medical Center Benefit Show Bugsy McGraw beat Masked Superstar.
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On March 26,2019, the release of Bugsy McGraw's autobiography was announced through a partnership between WOHW Publishing and the Darkstream Press imprint.