Buzz Sawyer

Buzz Sawyer (born Bruce Woyan on June 14, 1959 in St. Petersburg, Florida & died February 7, 1992) was a professional wrestler who went by the nickname of "Mad Dog". He was known for his crazy antics in the ring and out.

Career

"Mad Dog" Buzz Sawyer started wrestling in 1979 in the NWA's Jim Crockett Promotions. He stayed there with some stints in Georgia Championship Wrestling until 1984. He mainly teamed with his brother, Brett Sawyer. He had a huge feud with the Road Warriors after he left their manager Paul Ellering's Legion of Doom.

Buzz also had an epic feud with Tommy Rich that led to many bloody matches.

Sawyer had a short WWE run in 1984. He was called "Bulldog" Buzz Sawyer because Mad Dog was being used by Mad Dog Vachon. During Sawyer's only TV appearance, he was managed by Captain Lou Albano. Sawyer's gimmick included a dog chain and a lot of barking.

In 1985, Buzz went to Mid-South Wrestling and became a protege of Dick Slater's. Slater gave him the North American title to defend for him but he lost it. When the promotion became the Universal Wrestling Federation in 1986, Slater gave him his Television title to defend and he lost it too.

In 1986, Sawyer left the UWF for World Class Championship Wrestling. He formed a team with Matt Borne and they won the Tag Team Titles. He also won the TV Title and the Texas Title and feuded with Brian Adias while there. He got into a feud with Dingo Warrior and he lost his tag team titles to Warrior and Lance Von Erich before leaving the promotion.

He went back to Jim Crockett Promotions as part of Kevin Sullivan's "Slaughterhouse" stable, but left the promotion immediately after arriving.

He returned in 1990 as part of Gary Hart's "J-Tex Corporation" that was feuding with the Four Horsemen. He had some good matches against Arn Anderson but he again left a few months after arriving.

Sawyer was wrestling on the independent circuit when he died from a heart attack on February 7, 1992.

Sawyer was known for his crazy antics such as trying to fight the police outside a bar and also his drug abuse. He trained a few wrestlers, among them Magnum T.A..

Profile

• Height: 5'11"
• Weight: 240 lbs.
• Birthday: June 14, 1959
• Hometown: St. Petersburg, Florida
• Trainer: -
• Managers: Gary Hart, Kevin Sullivan, Paul Ellering, Paul Jones, Percy Pringle
• Finisher: Frog Splash

Championships/Accomplishments

National Wrestling Alliance

• 1-Time NWA National Heavyweight Champion
• 2-Time NWA National Tag Team Champion (with Brett Sawyer)
• 1-Time NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champion (with Matt Borne)
• 1-Time NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Champion (with Brett Sawyer)

World Class Championship Wrestling

• 1-Time WCCW Texas Heavyweight Champion
• 1-Time WCCW Television Champion
• 1-Time WCCW Tag Team Champion (with Matt Borne)

UWF & Mid-South

• 1-Time Mid-South North American Champion
• 1-Time UWF Television Champion

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) ranked him # 185 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003.