Tracy Smothers
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| Tracy Smothers | |
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| Ring name(s) | Tracey Smothers Freddie Joe Floyd Golden Vampire XIII Shaquille Ali The Wild Eyed Southern Boy The Main Man Jason The Terrible |
| Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
| Billed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Born | September 2, 1962 Springfield, Tennessee |
| Resides | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Trained by | Stan Lane, Steve Keirn |
| Debut | 1982 |
Tracy Smothers (born September 2, 1962) is an American professional wrestler and is the current Cleveland All-Pro Wrestling Heavyweight Champion.
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[edit] Career
[edit] WCW 1990-1992
Tracy Smothers competed in World Championship Wrestling for a number of years, forming a long-term tag team with Steve Armstrong known variously as the Southern Boys and the Young Pistols. They feuded heavily with The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes and Jimmy Garvin). Smothers' last major appearance for WCW was on January 21, 1992 at The Clash of Champions, as he teamed with Terry Taylor in a loss to Marcus Alexander Bagwell and Brian Pillman.
[edit] SMW 1992-1995
Smothers achieved his greatest singles success in Jim Cornette's Smokey Mountain Wrestling promotion which was based out of Knoxville, Tennessee. Between 1992 and 1995, "The Wild Eyed Southern Boy," competing as a babyface for SMW and won the Heavyweight title twice, the tag team titles once (with "Dirty White Boy" Tony Anthony, known as the "T.H.U.G.'S"), and the "Beat the Champ" TV title on three separate occasions. Smothers had notable feuds during this time against "Prime Time" Brian Lee, Chris Candido, Tony Anthony, The Heavenly Bodies, and the The Gangstas. He also competed as a heel in the United States Wrestling Association during the SMW vs. USWA feud in 1995.
[edit] USWA 1995-1996
After SMW folded, Smothers continued to work for the USWA (and the WWF). Smothers at one pointed even joined the USWA branch of the Nation of Domination, changing his name to Shaquille Ali (a take off of NBA star Shaquille O'Neal and legendary boxer Muhammad Ali).
[edit] WWF 1995-1998
Before SMW folded in late 1995, Smothers began wrestling in the summer of that year as Freddie Joe Floyd in the WWF as a babyface jobber to various up and comers, most notably Hunter Hearst-Helmsley and Stone Cold Steve Austin. His only meaningful win under the Floyd gimmick was an upset of Justin "Hawk" Bradshaw in his debut, which resulted in Bradshaw beating Floyd in a subsequent rematch. He also scored a count out win over Triple H, thanks to Mr. Perfect distracting Helmsley. His enitre gimmick was a rib on Gerald Brisco and Jack Brisco, as they both came from Bowlegs, Oklahoma (the same home town Freddie Joe Floyd was billed as being from). Jack Brisco’s real name is Fred Joe Brisco, and Gerald’s full name is Floyd Gerald Brisco.
[edit] ECW 1998-2000
Later in his career he joined Extreme Championship Wrestling as "The Main Man" Tracy Smothers and was part of the Full Blooded Italians (or F.B.I.). He was most notably remembered for doing a goofy dance, that ECW announcer Joey Styles often commented on by saying "what the hell is with that awful dance." The FBI during this time was mostly a comedy heel tag team, which also featured Little Guido, "The Big Don" Tommy Rich, and the "Italian Stallion" JT Smith. Smothers, long associated with being a stereotypical southern wrestler, was billed as being from "Nashville, Italy" during this time.
[edit] ECW Reunion Shows
Smothers wrestled at both of the June 2005 ECW reunion shows, defeating The Blue Meanie at Hardcore Homecoming with the help of J.T. Smith, and accompanying Little Guido to ringside for his match with Yoshihiro Tajiri and Super Crazy at ECW One Night Stand 2005. On June 18, 2005 at a Championship Wrestling event, Smothers challenged WWE employee John "Bradshaw" Layfield to a fight after JBL shot on The Blue Meanie during a brawl at the end of One Night Stand. He also wrestled at all 4 Hardcore Homecoming events.
[edit] Indys 2005 to present
In late 2005 and early 2006, Smothers worked a full-time schedule at various independent promotions in Tennessee and around the midwest and eastern United States. He also toured the United Kingdom and teaming with Chris Hamrick on 1 Pro Wrestling shows there as 'Southern Comfort'.
In late 2006, he worked a multi-month, full-time tour of Europe for a number of small independent promotions in the UK, Germany, and Scotland, such as Wrestle Zone Wrestling where in Hartlepool, England, Smothers was crowned the new wZw Heavyweight Champion. He later relinquished that title.
On February 25, 2007 in Cincinnati, Ohio, Smothers defeated Corporal Robinson to win the Pro Wrestling Unplugged Hardcore Championship.
[edit] Wrestling facts
[edit] Finishing and signature moves
- Jaw Jacker (Flying back elbow to the face)
- Southern Kick (Jumping spinning heel kick)
- Spinebuster
- Pumphandle slam
[edit] With Little Guido
- Paisan Elbow Drop (Modified double elbow drop)
[edit] Managers
- "The Big Don" Tommy Rich
- Marcus Woodrow III
- Sherri Martel
- Spragga Benz
[edit] Quotes
- "Shutuppa you face!"
- "If I hear anybody say 'Tracy sucks,' everybody dies!"
- "I'll commit ultra mega mass homicide!"
- "I'm a 'tweener, man, what can I say?"
- "It's not hyperbole. I'm powerful."
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
- Bad 2 The Bone Wrestling
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- BBW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Cleveland All-Pro Wrestling
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- CAPW HeavyWeight Championship (1 time, current)
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- CWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with John Paul
- Continental Wrestling Federation
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- CWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Steve Armstrong
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- ECW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Little Guido
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- IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- IWA Mid-South Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Chris Hamrick
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- IWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Cactus Jack
- International Wrestling Cartel
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- IWC Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Chris Hamrick
- Main Event Championship Wrestling
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- MECW Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- National Wrestling Alliance
- Regional
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- NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Steve Armstrong
- NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- NWA Southeast Continental Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Steve Amrstrong
- NWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
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- OVW Southern Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Steve Armstrong
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- PWI ranked him # 371 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003.
- Pro Wrestling Unplugged
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- PWU Hardcore Championship (1 time)
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- SMW Heavyweight Championship (2 time)
- SMW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Dirty White Boy
- SMW Television Championship (3 times)
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- USWA Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Jesse James Armstrong
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- WCW United States Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Steve Armstrong
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- 1993 Most Improved Wrestler
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- wZw British Heavyweight Championship (1 time) – Stripped of Title
[edit] Trivia
Tracy Smothers wrestled an unmuzzled bear in the Continental Wrestling Federation. The bear was announced as 550 lbs. and Tracy took the bear to the mat several times. [1]
On October 26, 2006 it was reported in the Nashville city paper that Tracy Smothers is facing a new round of criminal charges for alleged threats he made to his girlfriend.
