Bill Eadie

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.

Professional wrestling career

Early career (1972–1976) While attending a wrestling event in the early-1970s, Eadie met professional wrestler Geto Mongol, who invited him to train as a wrestler. Throughout 1973, he wrestled under a mask as the tag team "Para-Medics" in the Sheik's Detroit territory.

Eadie then wrestled in Pittsburgh, Detroit, the World Wide Wrestling Federation, and the IWA as "Bolo Mongol", the new partner of Geto Mongol.

Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (1976–1978) In 1976, Eadie entered the Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling territory under the management of Boris Malenko and donned a mask as "the Masked Superstar", given the character at the advice of matchmaker George Scott. It was stated that he was an Olympic champion by various wrestling promoters. He challenged opponents with a $10,000 reward to whoever could break his "cobra clutch", as well as utilizing the "corkscrew neckbreaker". The Masked Superstar was 6' 3", weighed 300 lbs and created many mismatches due to his size, strength and quickness. He had many bouts with Mighty Igor, Paul Jones, Blackjack Mulligan, Wahoo McDaniel, Mr. Wrestling II, Stan Hansen, "Wildfire" Tommy Rich, and Dick Murdoch.

World Wrestling Federation (1986–1990)

The Machines (1986)

In 1986, Eadie returned to the World Wrestling Federation and became "Super Machine" with André the Giant as "Giant Machine" and Blackjack Mulligan as "Big Machine". Eadie was the primary mouthpiece of the team. The three Machines were introduced as rivals of Bobby Heenan and his massive tag team of Big John Studd and King Kong Bundy. (The Machines' masks and gimmick were copied from New Japan Pro-Wrestling character "Super Strong Machine", played by Japanese wrestler Junji Hirata). They won the WWF Tag Team Championship three times.

In 1989, Eadie played opposite Hulk Hogan as "Jake Bullet" in the movie No Holds Barred. He and Smash appeared in several Pizza Hut commercials for the "Kids Night Out" promotion widely seen on national television.

In June 1990, Demolition was expanded to a stable with the addition of Brian Adams, who briefly wrestled as "B.A." before adopting the ring name "Crush". On March 1, 1998, he defeated Vladimir Koloff in Fredericksburg, Virginia to win the UCW Heavyweight Championship. On March 14, 1999, Eadie and Ben Steele captured the NAWA United States Tag Team Championship from Kane and Abel Atoms in Columbia, South Carolina.

The Millennium Wrestling Federation reunited Ax and Smash of Demolition at the Wrestling's Living Legends reunion April 1, 2007, prior to WrestleMania 23 in Windsor, Ontario. They began regularly competing as Ax and Smash for the first time in 16 years. The Masked Superstar defeated Greg Valentine for the Mid-Atlantic Heritage Championship. The title changed hands at the Carolina Wrestling Classic on Saturday, June 2, 2007, at the L.P. Frans Stadium in Hickory, North Carolina. Alongside One Man Gang, Demolition competed in the Chikara King of the Trios Tournament in 2008, but were eliminated in the second round by "The Fabulous Three" (Larry Sweeney, Mitch Ryder and Shayne Hawke). On March 28, 2009, Demolition Ax was inducted into the Keystone State Wrestling Alliance (KSWA) Hall of Fame in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Ax was inducted because of his success, and the fact that he is a native of Brownsville, PA, also in Western Pennsylvania.

On October 2, 2010, Ax made his third appearance for the Dynamic Wrestling Alliance based in Middletown, Ohio.

On May 21, 2011, Demolition reunited at Full Impact Pro's debut iPPV In Full Force. Their match against Tony DeVito and Ralph Mosco went to a no contest when local commentator and manager Larry Dallas came out and said his men wanted revenge. The ring was stormed by Manu, Sami Callihan, Blain Rage and Joey Attel. Demolition, Devito and Mosco managed to clear the ring and beat Dallas to end the show.

Demolition returned to Chikara on September 16, 2012, taking part in a tag team gauntlet match, from which they eliminated The Devastation Corporation (Blaster McMassive and Max Smashmaster), before being eliminated themselves by their old WWF rivals, The Powers of Pain (The Barbarian and Warlord). In 2013, Eadie wrestled occasionally for independent promotions and makes signing appearances in "legends" shows across the United States, Canada, and Europe.

On June 3, 2017, Eadie announced his retirement, although he went on to have two more matches. His final singles match took place at KSWA's "Brawl Under the Bridge" event in the Homestead neighborhood of Pittsburgh, PA on July 22, 2017. On August 12, 2017, Eadie had his final match, resulting in a victory in a 6-man tag team match for Georgia Premier Wrestling in Canton, Georgia.

On March 2, 2026, The Undertaker announced that the third inductees of the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2026 are Ax and Smash of Demolition. He was then added as downloadable content for WWE 2k26.

Personal life Eadie and his wife Sue reside in Roswell, Georgia, they have two daughters together Heather and Julie, and four grandchildren.

Eadie formerly supported the good work of the Inner Harbour Hospital Springs Campus in Rockmart, Georgia. For several years, the Masked Superstar made many of his masks and wrestling gear available to wrestling fans through raffles and auctions, the proceeds of which supported the general operating fund of the non-profit Inner Harbour Hospital, which has since closed and all operations moved to The Shoals campus in Douglasville, Georgia due to a lack of funding. US District Judge Vanessa Lynne Bryant dismissed the lawsuit in September 2018. In September 2020, an appeal for the lawsuit dismissed by a federal appeals court.

A long-time friend of André the Giant outside of wrestling, Eadie revealed in a 2016 interview that André was the godfather to his two daughters.

Championships and accomplishments All-American Wrestling AAW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Killer Kyle American Wrestling Federation AWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time) Eastern Sports Association IW North American Heavyweight Championship (1 time) Georgia Championship Wrestling NWA Georgia Heavyweight Championship (4 times) NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Austin Idol NWA National Heavyweight Championship (3 times) NWA National Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with King Kong Bundy (1) and Super Destroyer (1) Great Lakes Championship Wrestling GLCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Smash International Wrestling Association IWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Geeto Mongol Keystone State Wrestling Alliance KSWA "Brawl Under the Bridge" Championship (1 time) KSWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Smash Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Masked Superstar 2 NWA Television Championship (1 time) NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-Atlantic version) (2 times) – with Paul Jones Midwest Championship Wrestling Alliance MCWA Midwest Heavyweight Championship (1 time) NWA Detroit NWA World Tag Team Championship (Detroit version) (1 time) - with Geeto Mongol NWA Mid-America NWA World Tag Team Championship (Mid-America version) (1 time) – with Masked Superstar 2 New England Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame Class of 2020 – with Smash North American Wrestling Alliance NAWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ben Steele Pro Wrestling Illustrated PWI ranked him #112 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003 Southern States Wrestling East Tennessee Wrestling Hall of Fame (Class of 1999) Ultimate Championship Wrestling UCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2026) – with Smash