Larry O'Dea explained

Larry O'Dea
Names:	Larry O'Dea Larry O'Day
Birth Name:	Larry Davies
Birth Date:	1944
Death Date:	^[1]
Birth Place:	Canberra, Australia
Trainer:	Hal Morgan Jim Deakin
Debut:	c. 1964

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

• All Star Pro Wrestling

• NWA British Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship (New Zealand version) (2 times)^[16]

• NWA Australasian Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Ripper Collins^[17]
• Championship Wrestling from Florida

• NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (4 times) - with Ron Miller^[18]
• Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling

• NWA Tennessee Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Ron Miller^[19]
• World Championship Wrestling (Australia)

• NWA Austra-Asian Tag Team Championship (9 times) - with Ron Miller (4), Bobby Hart (2), Ed Wiskoski (1), Rick Martel (1) and Mario Milano (1)

• NWA Austra-Asian Television Championship (1 time)^[20]
• NWA Australia
  • Australian Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Further reading

• Miller, Ron. Interview by Barry York. "Interview with Ron Miller, professional wrestler and promoter." National Library of Australia. 19 Jan. 2000. CD-R.

External links

• Larry O'Dea at OWW.com
• Larry O'Dea at Cagematch.net
• Larry O'Dea at KiwiProWrestling.co.nz

Notes and References

1. Book: Biographical Dictionary of Professional Wrestling, 2d ed. 9781476605050. 2015.
2. Web site: Australians « Tag Teams Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141112101331/http://www.cagematch.net/?id=28&nr=2490&name=The+Australians. 2014-11-12.
3. Web site: Tag Team "Australians" . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160327164003/http://wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=tagteams&team=2983 . March 27, 2016 . Wrestlingdata.com . Saalbach . Axel . March 8, 2023.
4. Web site: Remembering Larry O'Day - NZ Wrestling . www.nzwrestling.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150404142733/http://nzwrestling.com/clipping/255/Remembering+Larry+O%27Day.htm . 2015-04-04.
5. Web site: Smacka Fitzgibbon taps the mat - Jack the Insider Blog | the Australian . 17 May 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170127224114/http://blogs.theaustralian.news.com.au/jacktheinsider/index.php/theaustralian/comments/smacka_fitzgibbon_taps_the_mat/desc/P275/V16 . 27 January 2017 . dead .
6. Web site: Matches « Larry O'Day « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160609210406/http://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=3216&page=4. 2016-06-09.
7. Web site: All Japan Sumo Hall Show 1970s.
8. Web site: Forgotten Titles: Chapter Four - NWA (WCW) Austra-Asian Heavyweight Title - the Home of Historical Wrestling . 17 May 2016 . 6 June 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160606030653/http://prowrestlinghistoricalsociety.com/jw-forgotten-titles-chapter-four.html . dead .
9. Web site: read the profile of NZ wrestling legend Larry O'Day - Kiwi Pro Wrestling . www.kiwiprowrestling.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130209072223/http://kiwiprowrestling.com/Larry-O-Day.609.0.html . 2013-02-09.
10. Web site: On the Mat - 29 July 1980 Television NZ On Screen.
11. Web site: Larry O'Dea: Profile & Match Listing - Internet Wrestling Database (IWD).
12. Web site: Indo-Asian Wrestling « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160609224756/http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=65141. 2016-06-09.
13. Web site: Indo-Asian Wrestling « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160609205955/http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=65145. 2016-06-09.
14. Web site: Indo-Asian Wrestling « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160609222425/http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=65149. 2016-06-09.
15. Book: Biographical Dictionary of Professional Wrestling, 2d ed. 9781476605050. 2015.
16. Web site: British Empire/Commonwealth Heavyweight Title . 2003 . Puroresu Dojo . Wrestling-Titles.com.
17. Web site: Australasian Tag Team Title (New Zealand) . 2003 . Puroresu Dojo . Wrestling-Titles.com.
18. Web site: NWA Tennessee Tag Team Title . 2003 . Puroresu Dojo . Wrestling-Titles.com.
19. Web site: Florida Tag Team Title . 2003 . Puroresu Dojo . Wrestling-Titles.com.
20. Web site: WCW Event 22.03.1974 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220527083812/https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=165967 . May 27, 2022 . CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database . Kreikenbohm . Philip . March 22, 1974 . March 8, 2023.