Dick Murdoch

Biography

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

Mid-South Wrestling

WWE Old School

Clash of the Champions

NWA World Championship Wrestling

Tuesday Night Titans

Paradise Alley

All Movies (27)

Legends of Mid-South Wrestling2013 · as Himself
Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 12007 · as Dick Murdoch
WCW Slamboree 19951995 · as Himself
WWE Royal Rumble 19951995 · as Himself
ECW Super Summer Sizzler 19931993 · as Dick Murdoch
WCW Slamboree 19931993 · as Dick Murdoch
WCW WrestleWar 19891989 · as "Dirty" Dick Murdoch
NWA WrestleWar 19891989
NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun1989 · as Dick Murdoch
NWA Live: March 18, 19891989 · as Dick Murdoch
The Third Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament1988 · as The Outlaw
The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano1986 · as Dick Murdoch
Grunt! The Wrestling Movie1985 · as Grunt Brother
Mid-South WrestleFest '851985 · as Dick Murdoch
Andre the Giant1985 · as Dick Murdoch (Archive footage)
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams1985 · as Self
Most Unusual Matches1985 · as Dick Murdoch
Best of the WWF Volume 11985 · as Dick Murdoch
Best of the WWF Volume 21985 · as Dick Murdoch
Wrestling's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!1985 · as Dick Murdoch
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '841984 · as Dick Murdoch
WWE The Brawl to End it All1984 · as Self
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '841984 · as Dick Murdoch
NWA The Last Tangle in Tampa1980 · as Himself
Paradise Alley1978 · as Wrestler
The Wrestler1974 · as Dick Murdoch
The Wrestling Queen1973 · as Dick Murdoch

All TV Shows (8)

Clash of the Champions1988 · as Dick Murdoch
Mid-South Arena Shows1985 · as Dick Murdoch
NWA World Championship Wrestling1985 · as "Capt. Redneck" Dick Murdoch
NWA World Championship Wrestling1985 · as Dick Murdoch
Tuesday Night Titans1984 · as Dick Murdoch
Mid-South Wrestling1981 · as Dick Murdoch
Mid-South Wrestling1981 · as 'Capt. Redneck' Dick Murdock
WWE Old School1973 · as Dick Murdoch