35 Years Ago: Scott Irwin Wins Rare Singles Title

Scott Irwin From John Cannon: Perhaps best known for his part in championship tag teams such as the Yukon Lumberjacks, the Sup...

Scott Irwin

From John Cannon:

Perhaps best known for his part in championship tag teams such as the Yukon Lumberjacks, the Super Destroyers, and the Long Riders – the latter two with Bill Irwin, his brother – Scott Irwin left behind a solid body of work in the decade that he wrestled before his untimely death from a brain tumor in 1987. Yet tag team accomplishments aside, his singles work was not without highlights.

After a successful run as Yukon Eric in the WWWF as part of the Lumberjacks, alongside partner Yukon Pierre [Lafleur] and their manager, “Captain” Lou Albano, Irwin decided to take some time off from the business. About a year later, he returned to the squared circle, making his debut in Championship Wrestling from Florida as Thor the Viking, with manager Oliver Humperdink.

While only appearing as Thor for a few months, Irwin would win one of his few singles titles on January 20, 1979, against the legendary Terry Funk in St. Petersburg, Florida. His sole reign as Florida’s Southern Heavyweight Champion would last over two months, and by year end Irwin would debut the Super Destroyer character and continue as the masked wrestler in various territories, including Georgia and the Mid-South.

Irwin as Thor, teaming with the Masked Terror (Gordon Nelson) against Ray Stevens and Mike Graham: