About Ax (wrestler)
William Reid Eadie (born December 27, 1947) is an American retired professional wrestler, best known for performing under the ring names The Masked Superstar and Ax, the latter as part of Demolition. He is a former three-time WWF World Tag Team Championships as part of Demolition, including a record 478-day reign during their first title run. He is also a two time IWA World Tag Team Champion with Geeto Mongol. Individually he held the NWA Television Championship, NWA American Heavyweight Championship and was a three-time NWA National Heavyweight Champion. He was inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2014 as The Masked Superstar, and was later inducted into the New England Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2020 along with fellow Demolition partner Smash. In March 2026, The Undertaker announced that Demolition would be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2026, with Ax and Smash as the inducted members. == Early life == Eadie was born in Brownsville, Pennsylvania in 1947. He attended Brownsville High School, where he competed in gridiron football and track. After graduating high school in 1964, he attended West Virginia University on a track scholarship and received a degree in physical education in 1968. He the worked as a high school teacher and football coach, first at East Liverpool High School in East Liverpool, Ohio, and then spent 5 years at Cambridge High School in Cambridge, Ohio, before beginning his wrestling career.
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