Broadway Turk Superstar

Broadway Turk Superstar
NYC Hardcore Wrestling Champion
Butler Street Wrestling Club
18 Butler Street
Brooklyn, NY 11231
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Superstar the Gweat and Tewwible

After the fall of the Ducky Boy Nation, Superstar entered the 1984 NYC Golden Gloves in a desperate chance to restore the glory of the Spoiler Empire. Failing in his attempt, he relocated to San Antonio, Texas to pick up the pieces. Going back to the basics, he began powerlifting again and put on fifty pounds of beef in an unprecedented series of gains. Once more he would attempt to turn fantasy into reality, deciding to try his luck in the world of pro wrestling...

1987

Superstar began training with Mexican champion Savage Anguiano at Savage's West Side SA location in Summer '87. Impatient with the pace of the program, he bypassed Savage and cut a deal with Valadez Arena promoter Roberto Cruz. It was a serious breach in 'lucha libre' protocol which would cost Superstar dearly. Without a 'godfather', the Turk went 0-5 before leaving due to a neck injury after a 'dark match' shootout with Valadez 'spoiler' and notorious 'hooker' El Costeno. His roughest bouts were against 300-lb. Valadez bullyboy The Biker; his best match came against the Silver Shadow, one lauded by fans as one of the best of the '87 season. It ended in a draw with both grapplers unable to return to the ring in the third fall of a match wrestled at over 100 degrees in a scorching Texas sun. Superstar was paying his dues...

1988

Lady Starlight arrived from NYC in Spring of '88, and she provided the impetus that finally got Superstar's career on track. The Texas Wrestling Association set up shop in the Alamo City that summer, and Superstar was one of the local wrestlers signed up, along with local cult hero Manny Villalobos, journeyman Rudy Gonzales, teen idol Jesse Hernandez, the notorious Assassins, and later Ken Johnson and Dusty Wolfe. Superstar made his bones during three unsuccessful title shots at Villalobos; despite superior strength and skill, B.T. lacked the seasoning and the stamina to finish off the wily ring vet. He and Randy Huskins were at the top of the tag-team heap, top contenders for the TWA belt before the promotion succumbed to financial difficulty.

1989

Superstar's return to Valadez Promotions was again facilitated by Starlight's presence in his corner. Her skill behind the scenes helped their steady progress, and eventually Rudy Gonzalez approached the two with a business deal. It was the beginning of a love/hate relationship, Gonzalez seeking to go solo with Starlight as his personal manager. In forming the Street Machine, they became the uncrowned tag champs, virtually invincible in steamrolling all Valadez competition. A promotional rivalry between in-house factions caused Superstar and Starlight to split the scene, and it portended the zenith of their career. Superstar made a brief appearance with a stillborn UWF, doing a tank job for Rudy Gonzalez before fading from the spotlight.

1990

Opens Broadway Turk's Rock & Roll Club...split with Rudy Gonzalez...

1997-1999

Superstar returns to the mat from 1997-1999, enrolling in Kuk Sool Won in San Antonio where he rises to the rank of brown belt. Political problems continue to plague him as his outspoken manner creates a rift between him and the Won hierarchy. Superstar leaves the Won 1n 1999, relocating to Independence MO in 2002.

Y2K

Superstar enrolls at the Universal Hapkido school in 2003 under the tutelage of Master Brian Poorman, who helps hone BT's skills as a submission fighter. Superstar seems to be reaching his full potential just before tearing his left bicep tendon during a match in December 2004. It results in his first submission loss at the hands of Kelly Gable, a distant nephew of the legendary Dan Gable. Superstar later claimed that he only tapped out to avoid further injury to the bicep. Superstar allowed his contract to expire and the school closed shortly thereafter.

Superstar teamed up with local submission fighter "Mad Max" Anderson in Spring 2004 in forming the Independence Wrestling Association, naming Superstar as interim champion. The club was recruiting local talent with an up-and-running training camp before a sponsorship deal with the Knights of Pythias collapses. The camp falls apart and Superstar, in a last-ditch effort, makes a public challenge to pro football Kansas City Chiefs' All-Pro tight end Tony Gonzalez for a benefit match. Gonzalez is traded by the Chiefs in 2009, ending the prospect of the 'Dream Match'.

Following the death of legendary Butler Street Wrestling Club referee Manny Dizon in November 2004, Superstar returns to Butler Street and is challenged by Hardcore Hector Merced for the BSWC hardcore title. Superstar, obviously under the influence, gives Merced a physical hammering but is unable to overcome the challenger, who becomes the fourth champion in BSWC history.

Superstar embarks on a final attempt to resume his fighting career at the Pit in Independence MO. During a match, he tears his right bicep tendon in trying to power out of an armbreaker. With both arms injured, the biceps appearing as puffy remnants of his 19" pythons, the day of the Superstar appears to have passed once and for all.

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