The McGuire Twins

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The McGuire Twins
Benny (left) and Billy with Lynda Carter
Tag team
MembersBilly McCrary
Benny McCrary
George Cannon (manager)
Name(s)The McCrary Twins
The McGuire Twins
"World's Heaviest Twins"
Combined
billed weight		666 kg (1,468 lb) (Billy and Benny McCrary)
HometownHendersonville, North Carolina
Debut1971; 53 years ago (1971)
Disbanded1978; 46 years ago (1978)
TrainerGory Guerrero

Billy Leon McCrary (December 7, 1946 – July 14, 1979) and Benny Loyd McCrary (December 7, 1946 – March 26, 2001), known together as The McCrary Twins or under their

Guinness Book of World Records as the "World's Heaviest Twins" (727 pounds (330 kg) and 747 pounds (339 kg), respectively).[1][2]

Biographies

The twins were born in

dropped out of high school and moved to Texas, where they had jobs livestock branding.[3]

They spent three years working at the

Cyclone Negro.[5]

From 1974 to 1978, they participated in several matches in Japan, organized by New Japan Pro-Wrestling, defeating other notable wrestling tag teams including Kantaro Hoshino and Seiji Sakaguchi as well as Osamu Kido and Riki Choshu.[5] They used the stage name McGuire, since it was easier for Japanese ring announcers to pronounce.[4][3]

The twins often used a finishing move called the "Tupelo Splash", which involved one of the twins diving belly-first onto a prone opponent; they would follow this with "The Steamroller", where the twin would roll back and forward over the opponent.[6][4]

Billy McCrary died on July 14, 1979, at the age of 32, following a

motorcycle accident in Niagara Falls en route to a Ripley's Believe It or Not! museum.[7]

After the death of Billy, Benny tried to continue wrestling, partnering with

auctioneer in Hendersonville. He later moved to Walkertown, North Carolina and worked for the Christian Golfers Ministry. The cartilage in his knee wore out and he was eventually bedridden.[3]

Benny died at age 54 on March 26, 2001 of heart failure.[8] The brothers are buried side by side in a graveyard near Hendersonville. Their gravestone displays images of two Honda motorcycles and is inscribed "World’s Largest Twins".[2]

Personal lives

The twins were married to sisters Maryse and Danielle Juarry, whom they met in Montreal.

evangelical christian and enjoyed golf, playing until he was bedridden.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Breo, Dennis (January 9, 1978). "The Wrestling McGuire Twins Weigh 747 and 727 but It's Their Opponents Who Go Boing, Boing". People. Archived from the original on July 12, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  2. ^
    Charlotte Observer – via Yahoo!
    .
  3. ^
    SFGATE
    . April 3, 2001.
  4. ^ a b c d "McCrary Twins Awe Wrestling Fans Across Country". The Times-News. January 9, 1973.
  5. ^ a b "McCrary Twins: Matches". CageMatch.
  6. ^ "1978: Heaviest Twins". Guinness World Records. August 19, 2015.
  7. Hendersonville, NC
    . July 18, 1979.
  8. Slam Wrestling
    .

External links

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