Ronald Doyle "Lonnie" Mayne (September 12, 1944 â€" August 14, 1978)
was an American professional wrestler in the 1960s and 1970s who
frequently went by the name Moondog Mayne. He wrestled in various
National Wrestling Alliance territories, as well as the World
Wrestling Federation.Born in Fairfax, California, Mayne grew up in
Salt Lake City, Utah and graduated from the College of Southern Utah
where he was an All American in Football. Lonnie's father Ken was a
professional wrestler, and Lonnie chose to follow in his father's
footsteps and become a professional wrestler as well.Lonnie won his
first NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (San Francisco
version) by defeating then-champion Pat Patterson on December 29, 1973
in San Francisco. At the time, Lonnie was a villainous "heel" and
Patterson was the good guy "face". Although the two had a
long-standing feud, both before and after Lonnie defeated Patterson
for the heavyweight belt, they eventually teamed to win the NWA (San
Francisco version) tag team title. This occurred on August 8, 1975 in
San Francisco when they defeated The Invaders.During the 1970s, Mayne
allied with Oregon wrestler "Tough" Tony Borne, teaming together in
tag team bouts and they also wrestled separately. They were initially
"bad guys" and later become "good guys", making themselves two of the
most popular wrestlers in the Pacific Northwest. During his time in
Oregon, Apache Bull Ramos broke Mayne's arm, causing the bone to stick
out through the skin.
was an American professional wrestler in the 1960s and 1970s who
frequently went by the name Moondog Mayne. He wrestled in various
National Wrestling Alliance territories, as well as the World
Wrestling Federation.Born in Fairfax, California, Mayne grew up in
Salt Lake City, Utah and graduated from the College of Southern Utah
where he was an All American in Football. Lonnie's father Ken was a
professional wrestler, and Lonnie chose to follow in his father's
footsteps and become a professional wrestler as well.Lonnie won his
first NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (San Francisco
version) by defeating then-champion Pat Patterson on December 29, 1973
in San Francisco. At the time, Lonnie was a villainous "heel" and
Patterson was the good guy "face". Although the two had a
long-standing feud, both before and after Lonnie defeated Patterson
for the heavyweight belt, they eventually teamed to win the NWA (San
Francisco version) tag team title. This occurred on August 8, 1975 in
San Francisco when they defeated The Invaders.During the 1970s, Mayne
allied with Oregon wrestler "Tough" Tony Borne, teaming together in
tag team bouts and they also wrestled separately. They were initially
"bad guys" and later become "good guys", making themselves two of the
most popular wrestlers in the Pacific Northwest. During his time in
Oregon, Apache Bull Ramos broke Mayne's arm, causing the bone to stick
out through the skin.
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