Larry Winters

Around 1985, Winters began wrestling for the American Wrestling Association (AWA). Feuding with "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko, other notable opponents included Nick Bockwinkel, Kendo Nagasaki and Jimmy Garvin. Winters also took part in tag team as well as singles matches. During the summer of 1985, he teamed with various partners against The Long Riders (Bill and Scott Irwin), Nick Bockwinkel and Ray Stevens, and The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy and Buddy Roberts).

In 1992, Winters joined Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). At ECW's second-ever event, D.C. Drake and J.T. Smith defeated Winters and Johnny Hotbody on March 24, 1992. Over the next few weeks, Winters won victories over Steve Richards, Derrick Domino, Max Thrasher, and King Kaluha. On June 23, Winters lost an intergender handicap match with Tony Stetson and Vivacious Veronica against Johnny Hotbody, Don E. Allen, The Sandman, and Peaches. Winters lost to The Sandman in a singles match on July 14. The following night, he and Johnny Hotbody co-won a battle royal and later fought each other to a double disqualification. On August 11, Winters lost to Hotbody in a tournament final to crown the first ECW Television Champion. Hotbody broke his ankle during the match and the title was vacated afterwards.

Briefly teaming with Jimmy Jannetty, the two feuded with King Kaluha and Scott Summers until early-October. He also wrestled Terry Taylor during the summer. Winters and Jannetty fought Chris Michaels and Damien Stone to a double disqualification on October 24. With Tony Stetson, Winters faced Michaels and Stone in a rematch two months later in Morrisville, Pennsylvania and defeated them via countout on December 19, 1992. They also defeated Michaels in a tag team match with The Samoan Warrior on March 12, 1993; that same night, Winters entered a championship tournament for the ECW TV Title but lost in the quarterfinals to "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka. Prior to the match, Snuka introduced Eddie Gilbert as his manager. This match was later broadcast on the debut episode of *Hardcore TV* the following month.

He and Stetson feuded with The Super Destroyers (Super Destroyer #1 and Super Destroyer #2) over the ECW Tag Team Championship, including putting up their hair in exchange for a title shot, and finally beat them for the titles on April 2. Their reign lasted only one day as the lost the titles to The Suicide Blondes (Chris Candido and Johnny Hotbody) the following night in Philadelphia. On May 14, Winters lost a 6-man tag team match with Glen Osbourne and Tommy Cairo against Hot Stuff International (Eddie Gilbert, Dark Patriot and Don Muraco).

Shortly after losing the tag team titles, Stetson unexpectedly turned on Winters while participating in a 16-man battle royal. On June 19, Winters lost to his former partner in a First Blood match at *ECW Summer Sizzler* at the ECW Arena in South Philadelphia. Winters continued feuding with Stetson for the next two months. Allied with The Sandman, they beat Stetson and Rockin' Rebel in a tag team match and also fought Stetson to a no-contest. In his last appearance, Winters defeated Rockin' Rebel with Stetson in his corner.

He came back later in 1993 and wrestled for a short time as the masked wrestler **Mr. X**. On October 16, he fought Tommy Cairo in North East, Maryland and teamed with Don E. Allen to beat The Hell Riders in Morrisville a week later. His final match was against The Lumberjack at the ECW Arena on December 4, 1993.

Winters passed away on January 27, 2015.