Larry Zbyszko



Height: 5'11"

Weight: 245 lbs

Real Name: Lawrence Whistler

DOB: 12/05/1953

Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Other Names: Larry Zbysko, "The Living Legend"(WCW)

Wrestler Since: 1972

Finishing Maneuver: Shoulder Breaker

Previous PWI 500 Rankings: #492(2009), #492(2008), #50(1992), #38(1991)

Other Related Websites:
The Enforcers - Rollercoaster Bio
Larry Zbyszko - Online World of Wrestling Bio
Larry Zbyszko - Wikipedia Bio

History: (Under Construction)

Pay-Per-View/Show Summary: (17 - 25, 1 DCO, 1 Draw, 1 NC)
- WWF/NWA Title Unification (September 22, '80) = Zbyszko won, via DQ, over Tony Garea.
- Mid-South Superdome Extravaganza (July 16, '83) = Zbyszko lost the Georgia National Championship to Mr. Wrestling II.
- AWA Starcage '85 (April 21) = Zbyszko & Butch Reed fell to Bob Backlund & Brad Rheingans.
- AWA WrestleRock (April 20, '86) = Zbyszko lost a "Boxing" Match, via DQ, to Scott LeDoux.
- AWA/NWA Rage in a Cage (April 28, '86) = Zbyszko lost a "Texas Death" Match to Nick Bockwinkle.
- AWA Battle By The Bay (June 28, '86) = Zbyszko fought to a Double Countout with Scott LeDoux.
- AWA Brawl in St. Paul (December 25, '86) = Zbyszko, Mr. Saito, & Super Ninja fell to Scott Hall, Greg Gagne, & Leon White.
- NWA Starrcade '87 (November 26) = Zbyszko, Rick Steiner, & Eddie Gilbert were beaten by Jimmy Garvin, Michael Hayes, & Sting.
- NWA Bunkhouse Stampede (January 24, '88) = Zbyszko won the UWF Western States Title from Barry Windham.
- AWA War in the Windy City (July 23, '89) = Zbyszko stayed the AWA World Champion, fighting to a Draw with Greg Gagne.
- Tri-State Winter Challenge (January 27, '90) = Zbyszko retained the AWA World Title, defeating David Sammartino.
- WCW WrestleWar '91 (February 24) = The Four Horsemen (Zbyszko, Ric Flair, Barry Windham, & Sid Vicious) won a "Wargames" Match over Brian Pillman, Sting, & the Steiner Brothers.
- WCW At The Omni (March 10, '91) = Zbyszko & Dr. X were taken down by Steve Armstrong & Tracey Smothers.
- WCW At The Omni (April 14, '91) = Zbyszko was beaten by Tom Zenk.
- WCW Clash of the Champions XVI (September 5, '91) = The Enforcers (Zbyszko & Arn Anderson) won the vacated WCW World Tag Titles, beating Rick Steiner & Bill Kazmier.
- WCW At The Omni (October 12, '91) = The Enforcers defeated the Fabulous Freebirds.
- WCW Halloween Havoc '91 (October 27) = The Enforcers retained the WCW Tag-Team Titles, beating Todd Champion & Firebreaker Chip.
- WCW Clash of the Champions XVII (November 19, '91) = The Enforcers lost the WCW Tag Titles to Ricky Steamboat & Dustin Rhodes.
- WCW At The Omni (December 25, '91) = Zbyszko lost to Tom Zenk.
- WCW Starrcade '91 (December 29) = Zbyszko & El Gigante were beaten by Richard Morton & Dustin Rhodes.
- WCW At The Omni (January 1, '92) = Zbyszko was pinned by El Gigante.
- WCW/New Japan Supershow II (January 4, '92) = The Enforcers defeated Michiyoshi Ohara & Shiro Koshinaka.
- WCW Clash of the Champions XVIII (January 21, '92) = The Enforcers & Bobby Eaton lost to Dustin Rhodes, Barry Windham, & Ron Simmons.
- WCW At The Omni (February 9, '92) = Zbyskzo fell to Barry Windham.
- WCW Superbrawl II (February 29, '92) = Zbyszko & Steve Austin were taken down by Barry Windham & Dusty Rhodes.
- WCW At The Omni (March 8, '92) = Zbyszko lost a "Bullrope" Match to Barry Windham.
- WCW At The Omni (April 12, '92) = The Enforcers lost a "Bunkhouse" Match to Barry Windham & the Junkyard Dog.
- WCW WrestleWar '92 (May 17) = The Enforcers, Bobby Eaton, Steve Austin, & Rick Rude lost a "Wargames" Match to Ricky Steamboat, Dustin Rhodes, Nikita Koloff, Barry Windham, & Sting.
- WCW At The Omni (July 5, '92) = Zbyszko was pinned by Bobby Eaton.
- WCW Slamboree '94 (May 22) = Zbyszko pinned Steven Regal.
- WCW Starrcade '97 (December 28) = Zbyszko won a "Control of Nitro" Match, via DQ, over Eric Bischoff.
- WCW Boston Brawl (January 31, '98) = Zbyszko, Lex Luger, & Diamond Dallas Page won over Randy Savage & the Outsiders.
- NWA-TNA PPV (Show #28, January 22, '03) = Zbyszko fell to AJ Styles.
- NWA-TNA PPV (Show #29, January 29, '03) = Zbyszko won a "Time Limit" Match over AJ Styles. Styles had to pin Zbyszko twice in 10 minutes, but could only do it once.
- NWA-TNA PPV (Show #56, August 6, '03) = Zbyszko was pinned by Kid Kash.
- NWA-TNA PPV (Show #102, July 14, '04) = Zbyszko, Dusty Rhodes, Ron Killings, BG James, & Konnan won a "Guitar On A Pole" Match over Jeff Jarrett, Ken Shamrock, Chad Collyer, Hotstuff Hernandez, & Onyx.
- IWC Destruction In Duncansville! (July 24, '04) = Zbyszko took down Sterling James Keenan.
- Wrestle Reunion #1 (January 29, '05) = Zbyszko & Ron Bass defeated Barry Windham & Mike Rotundo.
- Wrestle Reunion #2 (August 27, '05) = Zbyszko pinned Diamond Dallas Page. Later on, Zbyszko fought to a No-Contest with Bruno Sammartino.
- TNA Victory Road '06 (July 16) = Zbyszko lost a "Hair vs. Hair" Match to Raven.
- TNA Bound For Glory '06 (October 22) = Zbyszko lost a "Loser Gets Fired" Match to Eric Young.
- IWC Night of Legends 3 (March 24, '07) = Zbyszko fell to Dominic Denucci.
- RoH SoCal Showdown (January 29, '10) = Zbyszko won a "Special Attraction" Match over Scotty 2 Hotty. Jonny Fairplay was the special referee.
- IWC Night of Legends '10 (April 10) = Zbyszko was beaten by David Sammartino.

Title Summary:
- WWWF World Tag-Team Champion w/ Tony Garea (11/21/1978 - 3/06/1979)
- NWA National Heavyweight Champion (3/23/1983 - 4/30/1983)
- NWA National Heavyweight Champion(2) (6/05/1983 - 6/19/1983)
- NWA National Heavyweight Champion(3) (1983 - 9/25/1983)
- AWA America's Heavyweight Champion (1/1985 - 6/21/1985)
- NWA/UWF Western States Heavyweight Champion (1/24/1988 - 1988)
- AWA World Heavyweight Champion (2/07/1989 - 2/10/1990)
- AWA World Heavyweight Champion(2) (4/08/1990 - 12/12/1990)
- WCW World Tag-Team Champion w/ Arn Anderson (9/05/1991 - 11/19/1991)
- WCW Television Champion (5/02/1994 - 6/23/1994)
- AWA World Heavyweight Champion(3) (2/05/2008 - 10/11/2008)

PWI Achievement Awards: (4 wins, 1 1st RU, 0 2nd RUs, 0 3rd RUs)
- 1974 Rookie of the Year
- 1980 Match of the Year (Zbyszko vs. Bruno Sammartino)
- 1980 Most Hated Wrestler
- 1980 Most Improved Wrestler, 1st Runner-Up
- 1991 Tag-Team of the Year (The Enforcers)