ɹˈɪtʃɚd dʒˈɑːn bˈeɪɚ dʒuːlˈaɪ ɪlˈɛvən, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi mˈɑːɹtʃ sˈɛvən, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪntiːn wʌz ɐn ɐmˈɛɹɪkən pɹəfˈɛʃənəl ɹˈɛslɚɹ ɪz bˈɛst nˈoʊn baɪ hɪz ɹˈɪŋ nˈeɪmz, ðə dᵻstɹˈɔɪɚ ænd dˈɑːktɚɹ ˈɛks. ɐmˌʌŋ ˈʌðɚ plˈeɪsᵻz, hiː wˈɜːkt ɛkstˈɛnsɪvli ɪn dʒəpˈæn ænd ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvəntˌiːn hiː wʌz ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd wˈʌn ʌvðə kˈʌntɹiz hˈaɪɪst ˈɑːnɚz, ðɪ ˈɔːɹdɚɹ ʌvðə ɹˈaɪzɪŋ sˈʌn.
Richard John Beyer (July 11, 1930 – March 7, 2019) was an American professional wrestler is best known by his ring names, The Destroyer and Doctor X. Among other places, he worked extensively in Japan and in 2017 he was awarded one of the country's highest honors, the Order of the Rising Sun.