Larry O'Dea

Larry O'Dea
Birth nameLarry Davies
Born1944
Canberra, Australia
Died30 June 1997(1997-06-30) (aged 53)[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Larry O'Dea
Larry O'Day
Trained byHal Morgan
Jim Deakin
Debutc. 1964
Retired1993

Larry Davies (1944 – 30 June 1997) was an Australian professional wrestler best known as Larry O'Dea. He was one half of the tag team known as "The Australians" with Ron Miller.[2][3]

Larry made his professional wrestling debut in the 1960s for George Gardiner Promotions in Australia then soon left for New Zealand[4] before joining World Championship Wrestling in 1964.[5] In 1971 Davies started teaming up with Ron Miller as one-half of the tag team "The Australians" touring the United States and in 1973 he went on a tour of Japan with All Japan Pro Wrestling[6][7] Davies became a co-owner of Australian wrestling company WCW Australia along with Ron Miller in 1974 up until 1978.[8][9]

In 1980, he went back to New Zealand.[10]

Davies had a match with his son, Jeff O'Day, at World Championship Wrestling's Clash of the Champions XIX as participants in a tag team tournament for the then vacant NWA World Tag Team Championship. They were eliminated in the first round by The Miracle Violence Connection (Steve Williams and Terry Gordy).[11]

In December 1993, he wrestled a tour of India for Indo-Asian Wrestling.[12][13][14]

Larry remained involved in the wrestling industry until his death from liver cancer on 30 June 1997.[15]

Championships and accomplishments

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References

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  1. ^ Biographical Dictionary of Professional Wrestling, 2d ed. 2015. ISBN 9781476605050.
  2. ^ "Australians « Tag Teams Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". Archived from the original on 12 November 2014.
  3. ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Tag Team "Australians"". Wrestlingdata.com. Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Remembering Larry O'Day - NZ Wrestling". www.nzwrestling.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Smacka Fitzgibbon taps the mat - Jack the Insider Blog | the Australian". Archived from the original on 27 January 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Matches « Larry O'Day « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". Archived from the original on 9 June 2016.
  7. ^ "All Japan Sumo Hall Show 1970s".
  8. ^ "Forgotten Titles: Chapter Four - NWA (WCW) Austra-Asian Heavyweight Title - the Home of Historical Wrestling". Archived from the original on 6 June 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  9. ^ "read the profile of NZ wrestling legend Larry O'Day - Kiwi Pro Wrestling". www.kiwiprowrestling.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013.
  10. ^ "On the Mat - 29 July 1980 | Television | NZ On Screen".
  11. ^ "Larry O'Dea: Profile & Match Listing - Internet Wrestling Database (IWD)".
  12. ^ "Indo-Asian Wrestling « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". Archived from the original on 9 June 2016.
  13. ^ "Indo-Asian Wrestling « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". Archived from the original on 9 June 2016.
  14. ^ "Indo-Asian Wrestling « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". Archived from the original on 9 June 2016.
  15. ^ Biographical Dictionary of Professional Wrestling, 2d ed. 2015. ISBN 9781476605050.
  16. ^ "British Empire/Commonwealth Heavyweight Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Puroresu Dojo. 2003.
  17. ^ "Australasian Tag Team Title (New Zealand)". Wrestling-Titles.com. Puroresu Dojo. 2003.
  18. ^ "NWA Tennessee Tag Team Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Puroresu Dojo. 2003.
  19. ^ "Florida Tag Team Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Puroresu Dojo. 2003.
  20. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (22 March 1974). "WCW Event 22.03.1974". CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database. Archived from the original on 27 May 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2023.

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