Barry Darsow Barry Darsow ( October 6 , 1959 ) is a former American professional wrestler who is known as Smash , one half of the tag team Demolition , and as Krusher Kruschev , Repo Man , and The Blacktop Bully . Throughout his career he worked for Jim Crockett Promotions , the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ) , World Championship Wrestling ( WCW ) , and several regional promotions in the 1980s and 1990s . He is a four time former world tag team champion , winning three WWF World tag team titles as part of Demolition and one NWA World tag team title as part of a three - man team with Ivan and Nikita Koloff ( although the NWA no longer recognizes any former tag team champions prior to 1992 ; Darsow ' s championship is considered part of the WCW World tag team championship lineage ) , and a one - time NWA United States tag team champion . Early life . Darsow attended high school in Robbinsdale , MN with six other future wrestlers : Curt Hennig , Richard Rood ( Rick Rude ) , Brady Boone , Tom Zenk , John Nord ( The Berzerker ) , and Scott Simpson ( Nikita Koloff ) . He also worked as a bouncer with the Road Warriors , Hawk and Animal . Professional wrestling career . Darsow made his debut in Hawaii , before a short stint in New Zealand . He returned to Hawaii , before he began wrestling in 1983 in Georgia for Georgia Championship wrestling before moving in 1984 to Mid - South Wrestling as " Krusher Darsow " , a turncoat American who was now a Soviet sympathizer and a tag team partner of Nikolai Volkoff . He changed his name to Crusher Khruschev and won the first ever Mid - South Television Title in a tournament by beating Terry Taylor in the finals on May 2 , 1984 but lost it back to Taylor on June 16 , 1984 . Darsow moved on to Florida Championship Wrestling where he teamed with Jim Neidhart . They won the Florida United States Tag Team Titles on October 11 , 1984 from Hector Guerrero and Cocoa Samoa . The team held them until December 1984 , when they lost them to Mark and Jay Youngblood . Jim Crockett Promotions ( 1985 – 1987 ) . Krusher moved on to the National Wrestling Alliance to work for Jim Crockett , Jr . in December 1984 . He was awarded a third of the NWA World Six - Man Tag Team Championship with Ivan Koloff and Nikita Koloff . The Koloff ' s had already won the NWA World Tag Team Championship and Ivan declared that any two of them could defend the titles . They feuded with The Rock ' n ' Roll Express ( Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson ) and the Road Warriors . On July 9 , 1985 , he and Ivan lost the NWA Tag Titles to the Rock ' N Roll Express . At Starrcade 1985 , on November 28 , Krusher won the vacant NWA Mid - Atlantic Heavyweight Championship by defeating Sam Houston . On January 11 , 1986 , Krusher severely injured his knee in a match with Houston on TBS . He lost the title to Houston and had to take almost six months off to recover . When Krusher returned , Nikita was feuding with Magnum T . A . for the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship . On August 17 , 1986 , Krusher helped Nikita win the title in the final match of a Best of 7 series by holding the referee while Nikita used his " Russian " chain on Magnum . After helping Nikita defeat Magnum , Krusher and Ivan targeted the new NWA United States Tag Team Championship , which was to be awarded to the winners of a tournament . They reached the finals , held on September 26 , 1986 , and defeated the " Kansas Jayhawks " ( Dutch Mantel and Bobby Jaggers ) with Nikita ' s help to become the first US Tag Team Champions . In October 1986 , Magnum T . A . had a car accident that ended his career , and after admitting that he respected his one - time rival , Nikita turned his back on Ivan and Krusher to team with Magnum ' s good friend , Dusty Rhodes . Krusher and Ivan briefly feuded with Nikita and Rhodes but primarily defended their titles in rematches against Mantel and Jaggers . On December 9 , 1986 , they lost the US Tag Titles to Ron Garvin and Barry Windham . Darsow ' s contract eventually ran out and he left Jim Crockett Promotions . World Wrestling Federation ( 1987 – 1993 ) . Demolition ( 1987 – 1991 ) . Darsow next went to World Wrestling Federation , where he replaced Randy Colley as Smash in the tag team Demolition , alongside Ax . At first , they were managed by Johnny Valiant , but he was soon replaced by Mr . Fuji . Their initial feuds involved the team of Ken Patera and Billy Jack Haynes , and Strike Force ( Tito Santana and Rick Martel ) . On March 27 , 1988 at " WrestleMania IV " , they defeated Strike Force to win their first WWF World tag team title , which they held for a record 16 months . They later lost Mr . Fuji as he left to manage their newest rivals , the Powers of Pain ( The Barbarian and The Warlord ) . The double turn at Survivor Series 1988 was the solution to the massive popularity being enjoyed by Demolition , who were designed to be the heels in their rivalry with the Powers of Pain . They lost the WWF Tag Team Title to Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard , known as The Brain Busters , on the July 29 , 1989 edition of " Saturday Night ' s Main Event " . They regained the title on October 2 , but lost them to The Colossal Connection ( Haku and André the Giant ) on December 13 . They defeated the Connection at WrestleMania VI on April 1 , 1990 to become the third full - time team to win three titles in WWF history . The duo was joined by Crush ( Brian Adams ) later in 1990 , making them a 3 - man tag team and the second team Darsow had been involved in whose title reign operated under the Freebird Rule . Ax began appearing in a managerial role which was to eventually lead to the phasing out of the character . Demolition lost the titles to The Hart Foundation at SummerSlam 1990 . After a feud with the Legion of Doom , the team dropped down the card and would disband in the spring of 1991 , with Crush leaving the WWF for a year and Smash wrestling in the lower card as a singles wrestler . His final recorded match as Demolition Smash would occur on the 24th of August , 1991 , getting pinned by Davey Boy Smith . Repo Man ( 1991 – 1993 ) . In late 1991 , Darsow was repackaged as " Repo Man " , a ubiquitous , sneaky heel character who delighted in repossessing items such as cars from people when they were late on ( or unable to make ) their payments . Repo Man wore a black Lone Ranger - like mask and an outfit with tire tracks on them , and had mannerisms similar to Frank Gorshin ' s portrayal of The Riddler . He always carried a tow rope that he would tie up opponents with after defeating them and then assault them after . Shortly after his debut , he helped Ted DiBiase defeat Virgil for the Million Dollar Championship , leading to a series of matches with Virgil . Repo Man ' s most notable feud was with The British Bulldog in mid - 1992 , sparked by Repo Man hanging the Bulldog over the ring ropes with his tow rope on an episode of " Wrestling Challenge " . The two had a series of house show matches as well as a match on " Prime Time Wrestling " , all of which saw Bulldog come out victorious . Repo Man lost a match to former partner Crush at SummerSlam , though it was never acknowledged on television that Repo Man was actually Smash . Repo Man also had a short feud with Randy Savage in January 1993 when he stole Savage ' s hat on an episode of " Monday Night Raw " . The two had a match the following week , which Savage won . His final recorded match would be on the March 28 , 1993 , a loss to Typhoon . Independent Association of Wrestling ( 1993 ) . In March 1993 , Darsow left the WWF and joined the IAW promotion where he teamed with Paul Roma to win the IAW Tag Team titles on February 4 , 1993 . They held them until July 24 , when they lost them to the Iron Sheik and Brian Costello . World Championship Wrestling ( 1994 – 1999 ) . Darsow went to WCW in 1994 where he was always seen in the front row with a blow horn making noise and berating the faces while they wrestled . He was soon " arrest ed " for pushing Dustin Rhodes . Col . Rob Parker bailed him out and he became " The Blacktop Bully " , with Parker as his manager . He feuded with Runnels but was fired after Uncensored 1995 , when he and Runnels both bladed ( which was against WCW ' s ' no - blood ' policy ) during a " King of the Road " match in the back of a moving flatbed truck . From there , he went to Pro Wrestling America in Minnesota to feud with Wahoo McDaniel and Tom Zenk . He next appeared in the AWF , Tito Santana ' s promotion . He had Jimmy Valiant ' s wife Big Mama as his valet . The AWF folded at the beginning of 1997 , and Darsow disappeared until October 1997 , when he returned to WCW wrestling under his own name , and then repackaged in October 1998 as " Stewart Pain " , a villainous golf player named after Payne Stewart . He often entered the ring in casual wear and a flat cap as if ready to golf and , prior to matches , would offer his opponents a victory if they could make a putt in the ring , often only to sneak attack the opponent . After the real Stewart was killed in an airplane crash Darsow kept the gimmick but was renamed " Mr . Hole - in - One " Barry Darsow and also " Putting " Barry Darsow . Darsow feuded with " Hacksaw " Jim Duggan and Chris Adams during this time , typically on WCW ' s " C - show " " WCW Saturday Night " . Darsow ' s golf gimmick was able to keep him in WCW until the end of 1999 , when he left the company . 2000 – present . Darsow joined the WXO promotion run by Ted DiBiase . He feuded with Mike Enos until it folded shortly after in 2001 . That same year , Darsow made a special WWF appearance at WrestleMania X - Seven for the gimmick battle royal as the " Repo Man " . The Millennium Wrestling Federation ( MWF ) helped reunite Darsow with his partner Ax as Demolition and the two appeared at the Wrestling Living Legend ' s reunion in Windsor , Ontario , Canada in March 2007 . On the March 2008 MWF Ultra television program , Darsow , as " Demolition Smash " teamed with former WCW wrestler Rick Fuller to defeat Ox Baker ' s Army in a tag team casket match . On " Raw XV " , on the 15th - anniversary " WWE Raw " special on December 10 , 2007 , a bald Darsow participated in the 15th Anniversary Battle Royal under his " Repo Man " persona . Alongside Ax and One Man Gang , he competed in the Chikara King of the Trios Tournament in 2008 , but were eliminated in the second round by " The Fabulous Three " ( Larry Sweeney , Mitch Ryder and Shayne Hawke ) . Darsow still competes on the independent circuit to this day with fellow Demolition member Ax . They are currently the GLCW and USXW Tag Team Champions . On March 12 , 2011 Darsow is scheduled to make his Dynamic Wrestling Alliance debut at " Dynamic Destiny 2011 " teaming with Demolition Ax as they take on another former WWF World Tag Team combination , " The Dream Team " ( Greg " The Hammer " Valentine & Brutus " The Barber " Beefcake ) . On May 21 , 2011 Demolition reunited at Full Impact Pro ' s debut iPPV " In Full Force " . Their match against Tony DeVito and Ralph Mosco went to a no contest when local commentator and manager Larry Dallas came out and said his men wanted revenge . The ring was stormed by Manu , Sami Callihan , Blain Rage and Joey Attel . Demolition , Devito and Mosco managed to clear the ring and beat Dallas to end the show . Outside wrestling and in popular culture . Darsow balances his time between wrestling , his two businesses , his family , and the golf course . Darsow owns Added Value Printing , a printing company that specializes in hard - hats and medical supplies , and also sells real estate . In December 2008 , Darsow ' s son , Dakota , signed a developmental contract with WWE . Darsow has worked with the Millennium Wrestling Federation ( MWF ) ' s efforts with the Special Olympics . Darsow is good friends with Arn Anderson , Barry Horowitz , Bill Irwin , and Brad Rheingans . He was also good friends with Curt Hennig , Rick Rude , Brady Boone , Dino Bravo , and Brian Adams . Japanese band Aural Vampire produced a song called " The Repoman " and use video footage of Darsow and other wrestlers in live performances . Former Ring of Honor performer Adam Pearce is often heckled by fans who call him " Repo Man " because he looks similar to Darsow . At one match in 2007 , at the pay - per - view taping for Driven , against Takeshi Morishima , Pearce pulled a mask similar to the Repo Man ' s out of his tights and put it on to the delight of the crowd .