William Crookshanks is a professional wrestler better known as "Superstar" Bill Dundee.

Career

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William Crookshanks grew up in the circus as a trapeze artist. He was born in Scotland and move to Australia at the age of 16. He started wrestling in Australia in 1967 and finally arrived in the United States as "Superstar" Bill Dundee in 1974.

Dundee made a name for himself in the Memphis, Tennessee area where he regularly teamed with Jerry Lawler for years. They ventured to the American Wrestling Association together in 1987 and captured the AWA World Tag Team Titles twice.

He also had a successful team with "Nature Boy" Buddy Landel that wreaked havoc in Tennessee.

Dundee had a brief run in Jim Crockett Promotions in 1986 where he teamed with Jimmy Garvin and feuded with Sam Houston for the NWA Central States Heavyweight Championship. He also briefly managed The Barbarian and The MOD Squad while there.

He also had a run in World Championship Wrestling in the early 1990's as Sir William, the manager for Lord Steven Regal.

Dundee is still active as of 2005 in Lawler's Memphis Wrestling where he has been a heel and a baby-face.

Dundee has a son who wrestles as "JC Ice", Jamie Crookshanks.

Profile

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• Height: 5 ft 7 in
• Weight: 214 lb.
• Birthday: October 24, 1943
• Hometown: Melbourne, Australia
• Resides in: McKenzie, Tennessee
• Trainer: -
• Managers: Ronald Gosset, Tessie, Samantha Pain
• Wrestlers Managed: Lord Steven Regal, The Barbarian, The MOD Squad
• Other Gimmicks: Sir William
• Finisher: Bombs Away

Trivia

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• Wrestler Bobby Eaton is married to Crookshanks' daughter.

Championships and accomplishments

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=Continentinal Wrestling Association

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• 1 time CWA World Heavyweight Champion
• 3 time CWA World Tag Team Champion (with Tommy Rich)
• 2 time NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Champion

American Wrestling Association

• 2-Time AWA World Tag Team Champion (with Jerry Lawler)
• 2-Time AWA International Champion

Mid-Southern Wrestling

• 8-Time Mid-Southern Heavyweight Champion
• 1-Time Mid-Southern International Champion
• 14-Time Mid-Southern Tag Team Champion (2-time with Big Bad John, 1-time with Norvell Austin, 4-time with Jerry Lawler, 1-time with Robert Gibson, 1-time with Robert Fuller, 2-time with Tommy Rich, 2-time with Steve Keirn and 1-time with Dutch Mantel)
• 1-Time Mid-American Champion

Ohio Valley Wrestling

• 1-Time OVW Heavyweight Champion

United States Wrestling Association

• 1-Time USWA Heavyweight Champion
• 4-Time USWA Southern Heavyweight Champion
• 4-Time USWA Tag Team Champion (2-time with Jerry Lawler and 2-time with Jamie Crookshanks)
• 1-Time USWA Junior Heavyweight Champion
• 3-Time USWA Texas Heavyweight Champion

Other titles

• 1-Time Power Pro Wrestling Tag Team Champion (with Jerry Lawler)
• 1-Time Mid-South Television Champion
• 1-Time NWA United States Junior Heavyweight Champion
• 1-Time NWA Southeast Tag Team Champion (with Tommy Rich)
• 1-Time NWA Central States Heavyweight Champion

Pro Wrestling Illustrated

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) ranked him # 192 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003. PWI also ranked him # 56 of the best tag teams of the "PWI Years" with Jerry Lawler.

1943 births | Australian professional wrestlers | AWA alumni | Living people | Professional wrestling managers and valets