Duncan McTavis

Duncan McTavis died in June of 2011 at the age of 80. I knew of him by reputation and Face Book conversations, which makes writing abotu his passing a bit hard. Though he traveled the world, this man was never the biggest of stars, yet he always did what was required and had numerous classic matches, including some brutal cage bouts with The Sheik in Canada

McTavis  had a very limited Arizona run. Sent to Phoenix by Pedro Martinez out of Buffalo for what was to be the first of many exchanges with Arizona promoter Ernie Muhammad, the newcomer lasted all of two weeks, while shooting the projected trade deal in the ass.

In his second week at the Phoenix Madison Square Garden, McTavis became infuriated when two Hispanic fans threw rolled up cups of ice at him as he was leaving the ring. The wrestler turned in them,  chased both up the aisle, out the door and into the street.While the other grapplers thought the whole scene was hilarious, the promoter did not and gave McTavis his notice. He was never brought back.

Decades after the fact, McTavis was still complaining about  the episode on Face Book groups where he was a member.