Robert White (December 18, 1960) was an American

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better known as Moondog Splat. He was best known for his appearances in the

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as a part of The Moondogs, and Goliath in

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Professional wrestling career

White made his wrestling debut in 1986 for

in Memphis as Goliath. He won the CWA Super Heavyweight Championship. Later he teamed with Big Bubba as the Downtown Connection being managed by Downtown Bruno winning the

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. They defeated

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and Pat Tanaka for the titles. They dropped them to

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and Soul Train Jones. In 1991, Goliath worked in Puerto Rico and

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in Japan. Then in January 1993 he became Moondog Splat to replaced Moondog Spike to team with Moondog Spot as the Moondogs. They would win the USWA Tag Team Titles four times. August 1993 saw the Moondogs meet one of their noteworthy rivals, The Dogcatchers, which played off of the Moondogs' name. The teams feuded throughout August and September 1993. From November 1993 to March 1994, the team appeared in

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, feuding again with The Harris Brothers and

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. Spike and Splat also appeared in W*ING's 1993 Most Dangerous Tag War Tournament, finishing with 0 points. In 1994, Splat split up with Spot and worked in the independents. In 1996, he returned to Japan for

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. In 1997, Spalt retired from wrestling.

Championships and accomplishments

( 1 time) - with Big Bubba (1 time) ** CWA Super Heavyweight Championship ( 1 time) *

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( 4 times) - with Moondog Spot (1)

References

External links

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