Larry Winters

"The Living Legend" Larry Winters (April 14, 1956 - January 27, 2015) was an American professional wrestler and trainer who competed in the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and East Coast independent circuit during the 1980s and 90s. He has wrestled in the American Wrestling Association (AWA), the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), National Wrestling Federation (NWF), Pro Wrestling USA and the World Wrestling Council (WWC).
Winters was also one of the top stars of Joel Goodhart's Tri-State Wrestling Alliance. He and his tag team partner Johnny Hotbody, as the Dog Pound, were the first TWA Tag Team Champions. However, it was his feud with D.C. Drake that brought him national attention in the wrestling world. One of the earliest displays of modern "hardcore wrestling", Bill Apter wrote "professional wrestling would be forever changed due to this escalated level of violence" after watching their first match in 1990.
He was one of many former TWA wrestlers later brought into Eastern Championship Wrestling by Tod Gordon. Teaming with one-time rival Tony Stetson, the two feuded with The Super Destroyers (Doug Stahl & A.J. Petrucci) and The Suicide Blondes (Chris Candido, Johnny Hotbody and Chris Michaels) over the ECW Tag Team Championship before turning on each other. Winters is also credited for training several future ECW stars including Don E. Allen, Glen Osbourne and The Sandman.
==In wrestling==
*Finishing moves
**Cannonball Splash
*Managers
**Woman
==Championships and accomplishments==
*Eastern Championship Wrestling
** ECW Tag Team Championship (1 time) with Tony Stetson
==External links==
* Profile
* Profile
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