Steve Travis (wrestler) explained

Steve Travis
Birth Name:Steve Al Musulin
Names:Steve Travis
Steve Muslin
Stonewall Jackson
Steve Valiant
Alma Mater:Guilford College
Height:6 ft 2 in
Weight:229 lb[1]
Birth Date:13 December 1950
Birth Place:Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
Death Place:Richmond, Virginia, United States
Debut:1976
Retired:1985

Steve Al Musulin (December 13, 1950 – August 10, 2018)[2] was an American professional wrestler and artist. He worked for the World Wrestling Federation and Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling in the late 1970s and early 1980s under the ring name Steve Travis.[3]

Professional wrestling career

Musulin attended Guilford College in Greenville, North Carolina where he played football.[4] After graduating from college, he began wrestling in 1976.[5] He wrestled as Stonewall Jackson in Tennessee and Ohio before making his debut in the World Wrestling Federation in 1978. In 1979, he was known as "The Rookie of the Year" where he feuded with Johnny Rodz and the Valiant Brothers. He left the WWF in late 1979.[6]

From 1980 to 1981 he worked in Japan, Toronto and Mid-Atlantic.

Then he returned to the WWF in 1981, teaming with Rick McGraw as the Carolina Connection.[7] Travis also teamed with Andre the Giant in a couple of matches. The notable one was when Travis and Andre defeated Mr. Fuji and Mr. Saito by disqualification at the Boston Garden.[8] He left the WWF later that year.

After leaving the WWF, he returned to Mid-Atlantic where he finished his career there in 1985.

After retirement, Musulin worked in a junkyard making sculptures.

Death

On August 10, 2018, Musulin died at the age of 67.[9] [10]

Championships and accomplishments

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Steve Muslin: Profile . CageMatch.
  2. Web site: Muslin, Steve. 19 August 2018.
  3. Web site: Steve Travis. January 18, 2024. Internet Wrestling Database.
  4. Web site: Former pro wrestler from Charlottesville, who played Steve Travis in the WWF, dies at 67. 24 August 2018.
  5. Web site: Steve Musulin: A Man with dual careers (1983).
  6. Web site: Yearly Results: 1979 . Cawthon . Graham . 20 January 2024. TheHistoryOfWWE.com .
  7. Book: Cawthon, Graham . the History of Professional Wrestling Vol 1: WWF 1963 - 1989 . CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform . 2013 . 978-1492825975.
  8. Web site: Events Database - World Wrestling Federation. Cage Match . January 20, 2024. 3.4.1982.
  9. Web site: Johnson, Steven . Wrestler, junkyard artist Steve Muslin dies . 2018-08-21 . 21 August 2018 . SLAM! Wrestling. Canoe.com.
  10. Web site: Steve Muslin Passes Away.
  11. Web site: NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Title . Wrestling Titles. 2024-01-20.