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 ProWrestling 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 MidSouth Wrestling also touring overseas He would join the World Wrestling Federation in 1984 and teamed with Adrian Adonis to form the NorthSouth Connection winning the WWE World Tag Team Championship In 1981 Murdoch gained international exposure by joining New Japan ProWrestling 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 semiretirement while making appearances at the 1995 WWE Royal Rumble and WCW Slamboree 93 A Legends Reunion