[Breaking News] "The Missing Link" Dewey Robertson Passes Away
LegendsChampionshipWrestling.com is sad to hear of the passing of another of its featured legends. Dewey Robertson, better known as "The Missing Link" passed away at 3:30 AM on Thursday morning at Hamilton's Henderson Hospital after a battle with cancer. He was 68 years old.
Robertson started wrestling in his native Canada in the 1960s under the name of Dewey Robertson. He was a very popular babyface in the Toronto area. He left to wrestle in the United States in 1973, but returned a year later as The Masked Crusader with manager John St. John. He was on a crusade to keep wrestling scientific but was soon unmasked by The Sheik. After that, Robertson formed a tag team called "The Crusaders" with Billy Red Lyons.
He owned a gym in the 1970s and had a television spot where he tore up a phone book to promote his gym.
In 1979, Robertson wrestled in the NWA's Jim Crockett Promotions as a heel with "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers as his manager. He used Rogers' figure-four leg lock as his finisher.
He changed his look and became The Missing Link in 1983 in Mid-South Wrestling and started acting crazy. He got over and was signed by the World Wrestling Federation in 1985. He was managed by both Jimmy Hart and Bobby Heenan and often was stopped from doing a flying headbutt on a chair by Heenan after a match. His gimmick eventually got him featured in Sports Illustrated.
He left for World Class Championship Wrestling in 1986 and was managed by Sunshine. In late 1986, he left for the Universal Wrestling Federation where he was managed by Dark Journey.
He retired in the 1990s but came back to do independent shows as The Missing Link starting in 2004.
Robertson had an addiction to cocaine and amphetamines that he overcame in the late 1980s. He also admitted to taking steroids and abusing alcohol during his career.
LCW Chairman of the Board Christian Calaway said in a telephone interview, "It's another sad loss for professional wrestling. He was a legend, had an incredible gimmick, a great character, and I was honored to feature him in Legends Championship Wrestling. Tomorrow's LCW Caged Heat pay-per-view will definitely be dedicated to him."
Robertson started wrestling in his native Canada in the 1960s under the name of Dewey Robertson. He was a very popular babyface in the Toronto area. He left to wrestle in the United States in 1973, but returned a year later as The Masked Crusader with manager John St. John. He was on a crusade to keep wrestling scientific but was soon unmasked by The Sheik. After that, Robertson formed a tag team called "The Crusaders" with Billy Red Lyons.
He owned a gym in the 1970s and had a television spot where he tore up a phone book to promote his gym.
In 1979, Robertson wrestled in the NWA's Jim Crockett Promotions as a heel with "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers as his manager. He used Rogers' figure-four leg lock as his finisher.
He changed his look and became The Missing Link in 1983 in Mid-South Wrestling and started acting crazy. He got over and was signed by the World Wrestling Federation in 1985. He was managed by both Jimmy Hart and Bobby Heenan and often was stopped from doing a flying headbutt on a chair by Heenan after a match. His gimmick eventually got him featured in Sports Illustrated.
He left for World Class Championship Wrestling in 1986 and was managed by Sunshine. In late 1986, he left for the Universal Wrestling Federation where he was managed by Dark Journey.
He retired in the 1990s but came back to do independent shows as The Missing Link starting in 2004.
Robertson had an addiction to cocaine and amphetamines that he overcame in the late 1980s. He also admitted to taking steroids and abusing alcohol during his career.
LCW Chairman of the Board Christian Calaway said in a telephone interview, "It's another sad loss for professional wrestling. He was a legend, had an incredible gimmick, a great character, and I was honored to feature him in Legends Championship Wrestling. Tomorrow's LCW Caged Heat pay-per-view will definitely be dedicated to him."
posted by Legends Championship Wrestling at 12:58 PM
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