Lonnie Mayne

Ronald Doyle Mayne
Ring name(s)	Lonnie Mayne[1] Lonnie "Moondog" Mayne[1] The Blond Bomber[1] The One Man Gang[1] Mad Dog Mayne[1]
Billed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Billed weight	275 lb (125 kg)[1]
Born	September 12, 1944(1944-09-12)[1] Fairfax, California, United States[1]
Died	August 13, 1978(1978-08-13) (aged 33)[1] San Bernardino, California
Billed from	Crabtree, Oregon Crabtree, Arkansas
Trained by	Ken Mayne Jules Strongbow
Debut	1967

Ronald Doyle "Lonnie" Mayne (September 12, 1944 – August 13, 1978) was an American professional wrestler in the 1960s and 1970s who frequently went by the name Moondog Mayne. Mayne wrestled in various NWA territories as well as the WWWF. He died in an automobile accident on August 13, 1978.^[2]

Early life

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.^{[1][3][4][5][6]}

Professional wrestling career

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 "heel" and Patterson was the "good guy". 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 his time in Oregon, Apache Bull Ramos broke Mayne's arm, causing the bone to stick out through the skin.^[7]

Personal life

Mayne died in an automobile crash on August 13, 1978 in Southern California. At the time he was the reigning NWA United States Heavyweight Champion (San Francisco version) for the third time.

In wrestling

• Nicknames
  • "Moondog"^[1]

Championships and accomplishments

• Georgia Championship Wrestling

• NWA Macon Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Luke Graham

• NWA Big Time Wrestling

• NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• NWA Hollywood Wrestling

• NWA Americas Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
• NWA Americas Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Ron Bass

• NWA Mid-Pacific Promotions

• NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• NWA Hawaii Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Ripper Collins (2) and Sweet Daddy Siki (1)

• NWA San Francisco

• NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (San Francisco version) (3 times)
• NWA World Tag Team Championship (San Francisco version) (3 times) - with Pat Patterson (1), Ray Stevens (1), and Dean Ho (1)

• Pacific Northwest Wrestling

• NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship (11 times)
• NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship (17 times) - with Tony Borne (11), Beauregard (1), Frankie Laine (1), Dutch Savage (2), Les Thornton (1), and Ron Bass (1)

References

Professional wrestling portal

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l} "OWW: Mayne Bio". http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/m/moondog-mayne.html. Retrieved 2007-05-15. 
2. ^ "Loonie Mayne profile". Online World of Wrestling. http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/m/moondog-mayne.html. Retrieved 2009-09-05. 
3. ^ "Kayfabe Memories". http://www.kayfabememories.com/Regions/pnw/pnw9.htm. Retrieved 2007-05-11. 
4. ^ "Bodyslam Bio". http://bodyslamming.com/deceased/moondogmayne.html. Retrieved 2007-05-15. 
5. ^ "Moondog Spot, Joey Rossi Remembered". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20070927224917/http://www.mikemooneyham.com/pages/viewfull.cfm?ObjectID=24CE8C25-AC46-47AB-A755101860ED5066. Retrieved 2007-05-15. 
6. ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (4th Edition 2006). Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4. 
7. ^ Oliver, Greg (October 13, 2004). ""Apache" Bull Ramos still battling". SLAM! Wrestling. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2004/09/26/644878.html. Retrieved 2008-08-31. 

External links

• Moondog Immortalized in Song

Persondata
Name	Mayne, Lonnie
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	September 12, 1944
Place of birth	Fairfax, California, United States
Date of death	August 13, 1978
Place of death	San Bernardino, California