Every Tuesday, we’ll take a look at an outlandish character from wrestling’s days gone by. Sometimes laughable, sometimes revolting, and always preposterous, they’re part of what makes pro rasslin’ so great. Ranging from slightly peculiar to downright ludicrous, these are the wrestlers that time has rightly forgotten.
Well, there’s not really a whole lot to say about The Missing Link. As you see in the picture to the right, he was a strange man, with strange facepaint and strage hair. He also had his promotional photographs taken outdoors on the banks of a lake, by the looks of things. Dewey Robertson began his career wrestling as characters much more conventional then the one that he’ll be most fondly remembered for, traveling Canada being billed by his real name or under a mask as The Crusader. It wasn’t until nearly twenty years after his debut that Robertson became the infamous Missing Link. Once he adopted the character, it was only two years before he found his way into the World Wrestling Federation. Although his stint in the company was a short one, lasting only six short months during 1986, the Missing Link was a memorable character. Initially managed by Bobby Heenan, control of the Missing Link was later transferred to Jimmy Hart in a deal that brought King Kong Bundy into the Heenan Family. His character was that of a wild man, an out-of-control lunatic who couldn’t even make his way to the ring without the assistance of a handler. During his matches, The Missing Link was known for his insane mannerisms, which included but were not limited to smashing his own head into the turnbuckles. Unfortunately for the Link, despite his over-the-top character, he was never able to string together much momentum in the WWF. For this most part, his victories all came against established jobbers, until he himself joined their ranks. After departing from the company, he continued to wrestle in WCCW and other promotions. Despite a retirement in the 1990s, The Missing Link resurfaced on the independent scene in 2004, and continued to wrestle there through May of 2007, just three months before his death. If you’re ever curious, he released an autobiography in 2006, aptly titled Bang Your Head: The Real Story of The Missing Link.
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