249. Skull Murphy

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Suffering from alopecia preventing him from growing hair, the bald head and menacing look of Skull Murphy made the Canadian a natural for the world of professional wrestling. Murphy would wrestle all over the world, including a successful run in the WWWF, where was a tag team champion and would hold tag team titles in multiple promotions with various partners.

The Bullet Points

Other Aliases: John Murphy (Real Name)
Billed From: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada & Ireland
Key Championships Held: NWA (Georgia) Southern Heavyweight (3)
NWA (Georgia) Southern Tag Team w/Gypsy Joe
WWWF United States Tag Team w/Brute Bernard
NWA (Florida) World Tag Team (2) w/Brute Bernard
IWA (Australia) World Tag Team (9) 5w/Brute Bernard, 2w/Killer Kowalski,
1w/Killer Karl Kox & 1w/Professor Toru Tanaka
IWA (Australia) World Heavyweight (3)
All Asia Tag Team w/Klondike Bill
Why they will get in: He did have a decent run in the WWE and is a former champion there.
Why they won't get in: That run was fifty years ago and is not referenced at all today by anyone in the WWE.
Five Greatest Matches/Moments: 1. Won the WWWF United States Tag Team Title with Brute Bernard. (5/16/63)
2. Won the IWA (Australia) Title from Mark Lewin (8/13/66)
3. Again won the IWA Title, this time from Tex McKenzie (8/12/67)
4. Went to Japan and won the All Asia Tag Team Title with Klondike Bill (7/8/68)
5. Won his final IWA Championship, again defeating Tex McKenzie (11/18/68)