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Dewey       Born: February 28, 1939 Kitchener, Ontario

Robertson       Died: August 16, 2007 Hamilton, Ontario

The Missing Link Music Slide Show

As most of you already know, early yesterday morning, August 16, 2007 in Hamilton, Ontario, Byron John "Dewey" Robertson lost the longest match of his life: his battle against cancer. He was 68. Under a mask as The Crusader, or wrestling as the clean cut Canadian Champ Dewey Robertson, and finally as the mysterious, ferocious Missing Link, Robertson entertained thousands. Robertson is survived by his sons Jason and Mark and their families, and companion Karen Antoniak. Old School Pro Wrestling Remembers Dewey Robertson and sends there sincerest condolences to Family and Friends of one of the all time Greats of Pro Wrestling!

Old School Pro Wrestling Honors The Legends At May 5, 2007 OSPW honored the first class of Honorary OSPW Hall of Fame Members and OSPW Legends Class of 2007. These legends included: No Class Bobby Bass, The Destroyer, The Missing Link and the Butcher Chuck Simpson. Match 4 May 5, 2007 Al Jihad with Dillion vs Dewy Robertson (The Missing Link) with Thunder  This match started with Glenn Dillion and Al Jihad crying the blues as they always do. Well the crying was just starting as Al Jihad's opponent was announced being lead to the ring by Thunder, was Dewey Robertson The Missing Link. Al Jihad found himself in a world of hurt as the legendary Missing Link took him apart in true Old School Fashion. Even Dillion felt the wrath of the legend before he finished Jihad off with a falling slam. Your Winner Dewy Robertson The Missing Link!!

Statistics

Ring name(s) The Missing Link

The Masked Crusader

Troy Steel

Dewey Crusader Robertson

 Height: 6 ft. 2 in.

 Weight: 255 lb.

Trained by: Whipper Billy Watson

Debut: 1960s

The OSPW Fan Page

(Remembers Dewey Robertson)

Dewey Robertson: " Mid-1960s: Byron "Dewey" Robertson began his professional wrestling career on the Hamilton TV show. " Byron Robertson became very popular in the Toronto territory as babyface under the name "Dewey Robertson".. " Dewey Robertson had an excellent physique and good mat skills, although he was never particularly charismatic. " 1973: Dewey Robertson left Toronto to wrestle in the United States and Internationally. " 1974: Dewey Robertson came back to Canada as the masked Crusader (with manager John St. John).. " ~~~The Crusader gimmick was that he was on a crusade for good clean "scientific" wrestling. " ~~~The Crusader wore an all-white costume and was soon unmasked after losing a match by countout to The Sheik. ________________ " April 7, 1974: The Sheik defeated The Crusader by COUNT OUT and unmasked the Crusader as Dewey Robertson. " 1974: Dewey Robertson was joined by Billy "Red" Lyons, as the tag team The Crusaders (often wrestling under masks).. " Dewey Robertson owned a gym in Burlington for a few years in the 70s and appeared on a TV commercial tearing up a phone book. " 1979: Dewey Robertson briefly wrestled as a heel in the Mid-Atlantic area, managed by former world champion Buddy Rogers. " ~~~During his association with Rogers, Robertson used the Nature Boy's trademark figure-four leglock as his finisher. ____________________ The Missing Link: " 1984: Dewey Robertson shaved most of his head, painted his face green, and became a big in the U.S. as The Missing Link. " 1985: Dewey Robertson briefly wrestled in the WWF, and got a full-page photo layout in Sports Illustrated magazine. __________________ The Missing Link (Drug Addition): " Late 1980s: Dewey Robertson overcame a battle with drugs that plagued his life and career for many many years. " 1990s: Dewey Robertson served on the board of directors of the Canadian Center on Substance Abuse (CCSA).. " Dewey Robertson's son Jason Stirling has worked on independent wrestling shows in Ontario, Canada. " ~~~Jason briefly wrestled in the UWF and in Florida in 1987 along with brother Mark Stirling. _____________________ Retirement (Byron "Dewey" Robertson): " May 7, 2004--World of Hurt Wrestling: The Missing Link defeated Doink the Clown. " May 14, 2004--CIWA: Dewey Robertson vs. Quinson Valentino ended in a Double DQ. " June 12, 2004--WWSA: The Missing Link defeated Skinhead Ivan. " September 18, 2004--Twin Wrestling Entertainment: The Missing Link defeated Flesh Gordon. " ~~~Later on they had a Legends Ceremony for Sweet Daddy Siki, Waldo von Erich, Missing Link & Baron Scicluna.. " January 29, 2005 - WrestleReunion: The Missing Link (Dewey Robertson) defeated George South. " March 18, 2005--NWS: The Missing Link (at 66 years old) defeated John Cabbie.. " November 5, 2005--MWF/AWA New England: Gino Martino vs. Missing Link (66-years-old) ended in a No Contest. " May 19, 2006--World of Hurt Wrestling: The Missing Link defeated Max Moon .... " May 5, 2007 -- Old School Pro Wrestling: The Missing Link Defeated Al Jihad at Civil War III _____________________ The Death of Byron "Dewey" Robertson: " August 11, 2007: Byron "Dewey" Robertson was gravely ill with cancer at a hospital in Hamilton, Ontario. " August 16, 2007: Byron Robertson (age 68) passed at 3:30 A.M. after a year-long battle with cancer. "May God Rest Your Soul" Dewey Robertson "We Will All Miss You"