Billy Red Lyons

William Snip (17 May 1932 – 22 June 2009) was a Canadian professional wrestler, who used the stage name Billy Red Lyons. He was an active wrestler between 1956 and 1984, and won numerous championship throughout his career. He worked for promotions in both Canada and the United States, particularly in Ontario, California, Minneapolis, Texas, Georgia, and Oklahoma. He won numerous tag team championships throughout his career, including with Dick Beyer, who was his real-life brother-in-law, as well as Fritz Von Erich, Bill Watts, and Ray Gunkel. He also won singles championships, including the NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship.
After his retirement from in-ring competition, he began working for Maple Leaf Wrestling in Toronto. Lyons later became an announcer for the World Wrestling Federation. Lyons died from cancer on June 22, 2009.
==Career==
==In wrestling==
*Finishing and signature moves
**Tomahawk chop
*Teams and stables
**Crusaders with Crusader #2
**Fabulous Redheads with Red Bastien
*Wrestlers trained
**Jim Korderas
==Championships and accomplishments==
*American Wrestling Alliance
**AWA San Francisco World Tag Team Championship (1 time) with The Destroyer
*American Wrestling Association
**AWA British Empire Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
*Big Bear Promotions
**North American Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
*Japan Wrestling Association
**All Asia Tag Team Championship (1 time) with The Destroyer
*National Wrestling Alliance
**Maple Leaf Wrestling
***NWA Canadian Open Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ilio DiPaolo
***NWA International Tag Team Championship (Toronto version) (4 times) with Whipper Billy Watson (1) and Dewey Robertson (3)
**NWA Big Time Wrestling
***NWA World Tag Team Championship (Detroit version) (1 time) with Fred Curry
**NWA Big Time Wrestling
***NWA American Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
***NWA American Tag Team Championship (1 time) with Fritz Von Erich
***NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
***NWA Texas Tag Team Championship (1 time) with Red Bastien
**NWA Tri-State
***NWA United States Tag Team Championship (Tri-State version) (2 times) with Bill Watts (1) and Tom Jones (1)
==External links==
* Profile
* Profile
Category:Canadian wrestlers
Category:1932 births
Category:1956 debuts
Category:1984 retirements
Category:2009 deaths
Category:All Japan Pro Wrestling alumni
Category:American Wrestling Association alumni
Category:Championship Wrestling From Florida alumni
Category:Japan Wrestling Association alumni
Category:Jim Crockett Promotions alumni
Category:Maple Leaf Wrestling alumni
Category:National Wrestling Alliance alumni
Category:NWA Big Time Wrestling alumni
Category:NWA Detroit alumni
Category:St. Louis Wrestling Club alumni
Category:Universal Wrestling Federation (Bill Watts) alumni
Category:World Class Championship Wrestling alumni
Category:Superstars Of Wrestling alumni
Category:World Wrestling Entertainment alumni
Category:Male wrestlers
Category:Wrestlers who have died
Category:Announcers
Category:All Asia Tag Team Champions