Demolition became known for their aggressive style in the ring and the way that they dominated their matches. On the March 14 edition of Saturday Night's Main Event, Demolition participated in a battle royal, won by Hercules Hernandez. Eadie felt that many WWF fans would not recognize Darsow, who left Jim Crockett Promotions following a dispute in order to take over the role of Smash. The WWF pitched a few potential replacements to Eadie, but he felt fans would recognize the suggested replacements. In a RF Video shoot interview with Eadie and Darsow, Eadie claimed that Colley was replaced because he was recognizable to the fans as the man who previously performed as Moondog Rex. After only a few matches, Colley was replaced with Barry Darsow. Resembling Lord Humungus of the 1981 film Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, Demolition wore studded black leather outfits and leather-covered hockey masks to the ring, which they removed to reveal face paint usually made up of some combination of black, white, red, or silver colors, though other colors were sometimes included. They debuted as a heel tag team on the Januedition of Superstars, alongside manager Luscious Johnny V, defeating the team of Salvatore Bellomo and Mario Mancini. Randy Colley and Bill Eadie created the Demolition gimmick and worked for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). 1.1.2 The Beginning of Domination (1987).
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