Spot and Spike captured the USWA Tag Team Championship on November 30, 1991. In late 1991, The Moondogs returned, this time managed by Richard Lee. Moondog Spike and Moondog Spot faced opponents such as Jumbo Tsuruta, Mighty Inoue, Haruka Eigen and Tiger Mask II. In October 1987, the Moondogs wrestled for All Japan Pro Wrestling. The feud continued throughout 1983 and ended when The Moondogs lost a leaves town match to the Fabs on January 16, 1984. They captured the AWA Southern Tag Team Championship from the Fabs on April 4, 1983, and lost it back to them on April 25, in a no-disqualification match. Their first run took place in the Continental Wrestling Association in 1983, where they were managed by Jimmy Hart and feuded with The Fabulous Ones. Continental Wrestling Association/United States Wrestling Association and Smoky Mountain Wrestling (1983–1996) Rex and Spot then teamed together until 1990 in various promotions. However, fans easily recognized him and gave him chants of "Moondog," leading to him being quickly replaced by Barry Darsow. In 1987, Rex was repackaged as Smash of Demolition, along with Ax. In 1984, on an episode of Maple Leaf Wrestling, Moondog Rex earned a WWF Championship title shot against Hulk Hogan. While in the WWF, the Moondogs feuded with Tony Garea, Rick Martel, Bob Backlund, Ivan Putski, Pat Patterson, and the Wild Samoans. Rex and Spot's gimmick consisted of them carrying chewed up bones to the ring and wearing cut-off blue jeans. After winning the title, Moondog King was replaced by Moondog Spot after King-a Canadian-was denied entry into the United States in 1981. Moondog Rex and Moondog King joined the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in October 1980, where they defeated Rick Martel and Tony Garea for the WWF Tag Team Championship. In 1980, Moondog Hawkins wrestled in the WWF, in which the gimmick was short-lived. He died in 1978 after being struck by car. He continued using the gimmick in Portland, Texas, California and Georgia. The Moondog gimmick in wrestling was born in 1973 when Lonnie Mayne became Moondog Mayne in the World Wide Wrestling Federation. His instrumental song "Moondog Serenade" inspired DJ Alan Freed to use the Moondog moniker in the 1950s until legal action from Hardin resulted in a judgement in Hardin's favor. Hardin (1916–1999) who used the nickname from the 1940s. The name " moondog" seems to have originated with American musician Louis T. They were known for wrestling in frayed blue jeans, sporting shaggy blond hair and beards and carrying animal bones around with them (which they chewed and used as weapons). The Moondogs were a professional wrestling stable in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and in two Memphis promotions: the Continental Wrestling Association (CWA) and the United States Wrestling Association (USWA). Professional wrestling stable The Moondogs
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