Todd Passmore is a semi-retired American professional wrestler, known by his ringname Barry Houston, who has competed in North American independent promotions including Music City Wrestling, the National Wrestling Alliance

National Wrestling Alliance

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 and World Championship Wrestling

World Championship Wrestling

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. He was also part of third incarnation of The Black Harts teaming with David Heath

David Heath (wrestler)

David William Heath is an American professional wrestler and pornographic film director. He is best known for his time in the World Wrestling Entertainment under the ring name Gangrel.-Beginning:...

 in IWA Japan during the mid 1990s.

Career

In early 1994, he began appearing in World Championship Wrestling losing to Terry Funk

Terry Funk

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 and Bunkhouse Buck in a tag team match with Erik Watts

Erik Watts

Erik Watts is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling in the early 1990s. He is the son of legendary wrestler "Cowboy" Bill Watts.-Debut:...

 during WCW Worldwide

WCW WorldWide

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on May 17 and the following week on WCW Saturday Night

WCW Saturday Night

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, teamed with Todd Morton to lose to Pretty Wonderful (Paul Orndorff

Paul Orndorff

Paul Parlette Orndorff, Jr. is a retired American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling as "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff...

 and Paul Roma

Paul Roma

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) on May 24 after being pinned by Roma. He also lost to Harlem Heat

Harlem Heat

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 in several matches with Watts, Morton, Brian Armstrong

Brian Gerard James

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 and Buddy Wayne during the next few weeks.

On April 4, 1995, Houston lost to "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff on WCW Saturday Night in Atlanta, Georgia

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; during the match, Orndorff appeared to have a black eye

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 as a result of the backstage fight between Orndorff and Big Van Vader earlier that night. Teaming with Frankie Lancaster, the two lost to Colonel Parker

Robert Fuller

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's Stud Stable (Bunkhouse Buck and "Dirty" Dick Slater

Dick Slater

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) a dark match at the Great American Bash held at the Hara Arena

Hara Arena

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 in Dayton, Ohio

Dayton, Ohio

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 on June 18, 1995. During the next several months, he would become a regular on WCW Saturday Night facing Al Snow

Al Snow

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, Kamala, The Blacktop Bully

Barry Darsow

Barry Darsow is a former American professional wrestler who is known as Smash, one half of the tag team Demolition, and as Krusher Kruschev, Repo Man, and The Blacktop Bully...

, Meng

Meng

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, Kevin Sullivan

Kevin Sullivan (wrestler)

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 and Mr. JL

Jerry Lynn

Jeremy "Jerry" Lynn is an American professional wrestler who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ....

 in single matches before teaming with Frankie Lancaster and Mark Starr in a 6-man tag team match against The Four Horsemen

Four Horsemen (professional wrestling)

The Four Horsemen were a professional wrestling stable in the National Wrestling Alliance and later World Championship Wrestling that was disbanded in 1999. The original group featured Ric Flair, Arn and Ole Anderson, and Tully Blanchard...

(Brian Pillman

Brian Pillman

Brian William Pillman was an American football player and professional wrestler best known for his appearances in the World Wrestling Federation, Extreme Championship Wrestling, and World Championship Wrestling....

, Arn Anderson

Arn Anderson

Martin Anthony Lunde better known by his ring name Arn Anderson, is a former American professional wrestler and author. His career has been highlighted by his alliances with Ric Flair and various members of the wrestling stable, The Four Horsemen, in the NWA/WCW...

 and "Nature Boy" Ric Flair

Ric Flair

Richard Morgan Fliehr is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Ric Flair. Also known as "The Nature Boy", Flair is one of the most well-known professional wrestlers in the world....

) on Monday Night Nitro on October 30, 1995.

After losing to V.K. Wallstreet on November 25, Passmore left WCW the next year and began teaming with David Heath

David Heath (wrestler)

David William Heath is an American professional wrestler and pornographic film director. He is best known for his time in the World Wrestling Entertainment under the ring name Gangrel.-Beginning:...

 as The Black Harts replacing Tom Nash as Heath's regular tag team partner. Managed by Luna Vachon, Passmore and Heath had a successful run as a gaijin tag team with IWA Japan eventually touring with Heath four more times between June 1996 and May 1997. Houston was praised by wrestler Mick Foley

Mick Foley

Michael Francis "Mick" Foley, Sr. is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, author, comedian, actor, voice actor and former color commentator. He has worked for many wrestling promotions, including WWE, WCW, ECW and TNA. He is often referred to as "The Hardcore Legend", a nickname he...

 after seeing him at Korakuen Hall

Korakuen Hall

is an arena in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan, which has hosted many boxing, professional wrestling and mixed martial arts matches. Part of Tokyo Dome City, it is one of Tokyo's biggest attractions. It opened on April 16, 1962 and has a capacity of approximately 1,800 people. The venue hosted the boxing...

 in Tokyo

Tokyo

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 on June 4, 1996. The two split after Heath began wrestling for All Japan Pro Wrestling

All Japan Pro Wrestling

is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion established in 1972. All Japan Pro Wrestling still remains one of the most popular puroresu promotions still in operation.-The Giant Baba Era :...

 and later for the World Wrestling Federation

World Wrestling Entertainment

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 the following year. On December 27, 1997, Houston himself received a tryout match for the WWF facing Tom Brandi

Tom Brandi

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 on Shotgun Saturday Night.

Briefly returning to WCW, Houston competed in the cruiserweight division against La Parka, Super Calo, El Dandy

El Dandy

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, Norman Smiley

Norman Smiley

Norman Anthony Smiley is a British professional wrestler best known for his appearances in World Championship Wrestling...

  and WCW Cruiserweight Champion Chris Jericho

Chris Jericho

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  before again training under Dory Funk, Jr. at the WWF Dojo later during the year. On October 24, 1998, Houston appeared at the NWA 50th Anniversary show in Cherry Hill, New Jersey

Cherry Hill, New Jersey

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 participating in a 14-man battle royal along with other students of the WWF Dojo including Devon Storm

Devon Storm

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, Steve Corino

Steve Corino

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, Giant Silva

Giant Silva

Paulo César da Silva , better known by his ring name Giant Silva, is a former Brazilian basketball player and mixed martial artist and current professional wrestler...

, Christopher Daniels

Christopher Daniels

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, Babu

Pablo Marquez

Pablo Márquez is a professional wrestler who has competed for various promotions such as the World Wrestling Council, International Wrestling Association, and Michinoku Pro out of Japan. Marquez is probably most famous for his brief stint in the World Wrestling Federation in 1998 as Babu...

, Teddy Hart

Teddy Hart

Teddy Annis , is a Canadian professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Teddy Hart. He is currently working on the American independent circuit for promotions such as Jersey All Pro Wrestling and Dragon Gate USA...

, Shawn Stasiak

Shawn Stasiak

Dr. Shawn Emile Stipich, DC, is an American chiropractor and former professional wrestler. He is best known under the ring name Shawn Stasiak and for his stints with World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment, where he is a fifteen time Hardcore Champion, and World Championship Wrestling, where he...

, Glenn Kulka

Glenn Kulka

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, Andrew Martin, Kurt Angle

Kurt Angle

Kurt Steven Angle is an American professional wrestler, amateur wrestler, and 1996 Olympic gold medalist. He is currently under contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he is recognized as a 15-time World Heavyweight Champion...

, Tom Prichard

Tom Prichard

Thomas Prichard is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, working in their developmental territory, Florida Championship Wrestling as a trainer using his ring name Tom Prichard...

, Tiger Ali Singh and "Dr. Death" Steve Williams who eventually won the battle royal.

In early 2000, he began competing in NWA Worldwide teaming with The Colorado Kid

The Colorado Kid

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 to defeat Big Bully Douglas and Rick Cornell on February 5 as well as single matches against Tony Falk and Basket Case that same month. He later teamed with Sean O'Hare against Rick Cornell & Alan Funk as well as wrestling against Slash and Chris Champion during the year.

Continuing to wrestle with the National Wrestling Alliance

National Wrestling Alliance

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 throughout the country, he soon became a mainstay in the Tennessee-area winning the vacant NWA Nashville Television Championship in a three-way dance with Big Bully Douglas and Chris Gatlin on April 20, 2001. He also appeared in USA Wrestling defeating Outlaw Lover on August 18. He later lost to Bart Sawyer in a fan participation strap match for a NWA USA event in Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville, Tennessee

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 on November 11.

Appearing at an event for Tony Falk's USWO, he lost to Jarell by disqualification in Madison, Tennessee

Madison, Tennessee

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 on May 23, 2003.

Championships and accomplishments

• National Wrestling Alliance

Regional

• NWA Nashville Television Championship (1 time) - first champion

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  Pro Wrestling Illustrated
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• PWI ranked him # 419 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 1994.
• PWI ranked him # 414 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 1993.

External links

• CageMatch.de - Barry Houston