Birth name Norman Lowndes Debut 1960 Billed height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Name Norman Charles | Billed weight 242 lb (110 kg) Retired 1985 Trained by Al Morgan Billed from Sydney | |
Ring name(s) Norman Frederick Charles III
Maurice LaRue
Murphy the Surfie
Murphy the Magnificent
Norman Fredick Charles
Wild Red Berry | ||
Southeastern Championship Wrestling 1983 - Pt. 3 of 3
Norman Frederick Charles III was an Australian professional wrestler who is known worldwide under the name Murphy The Surfie. Initially Charles competed both in North American and international promotions as part of the Royal Kangaroos with his cousin Jonathan Boyd.
Contents
- Southeastern Championship Wrestling 1983 Pt 3 of 3
- Professional wrestling career
- Championships and accomplishments
- References
Professional wrestling career
Charles made his professional wrestling debut in 1960, wrestling initially in his native Australia before he and his cousin travelled to North America to compete as The Royal Kangaroos, a name inspired by the legendary tag team the Fabulous Kangaroos. Boyle and Charles worked mainly for Pacific Northwest Wrestling in Oregon, capturing their first NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship from Kurt and Karl Von Steiger on 11 July 1971, their first reign lasted only 6 weeks but the cousins would win the tag team title a further four times between June 1971 and December 1975.
After working for Pacific Northwest, the Royal Kangaroos headed further north to join Stu Hart's Stampede Wrestling promotion. In June 1977 the duo defeated Leo Burke and Keith Hart for the Stampede International Tag Team Championship but dropped it to Leo Burke and his new tag team partner Bobby Burke only a short time later. After their run in Stampede together the Royal Kangaroos broke up after a disagreement in Calgary Canada over differences in how to promote themselves. Charles remained with Stampede for some time while Jonathan Boyd returned to the Pacific Northwest.