It was a sad day for many wrestling fans as Dick ‘The Destroyer’ Beyer passed away at the age of 88. The wrestling world is reacting to the news and you can see a few of the posts below:
WWE is saddened to learn that Dick Beyer, a masked wrestling pioneer who was better known to fans as The Destroyer, has passed away at age 88. https://t.co/2cRKit6oLy
— WWE (@WWE) March 7, 2019
I met The Destroyer Dick Beyer(Dr.X) a few times in @wwe
He came to the shows with his mask on and I loved it
HUGE star in Japan and Main Eventer all throughout his career
Excellent wrestler pic.twitter.com/ZDn2cIOiFn— Tommy Dreamer (@THETOMMYDREAMER) March 7, 2019
Dave Taylor had us do the Dick Beyer drill every morning at Deep South Wrestling practice. RIP. https://t.co/1SY7pVwlXC
— Matt Cardona (@TheMattCardona) March 7, 2019
The Sensational Intelligent Destroyer Dick Beyer: a legendary professional wrestler revered the world over. He was a gentleman outside of the ring and had an unmistakeable style inside of it. RIP. pic.twitter.com/T05kLqdBuV
— Chris Hero (Is Back) (@ChrisHero) March 7, 2019
The Dick Beyer was a head (snap ) mare , tackle, sleep( drop down) vault ( leapfrog) and reverse monkey climb ( flip) . Tony Charles and Dick Beyer came up with those sequences and they were so well respected that their names were kept as terminology . https://t.co/c4I9tVneNl
— William Regal (@RealKingRegal) March 7, 2019
