Bison Smith
Bison Smith | |
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Denver, Colorado, United States | |
Trained by | Donovan Morgan[4] Michael Modest[4] |
Debut | April 1998[5] |
Mark Smith
After being trained by
Early life and career
Smith was born and raised in Fresno, California. He began weightlifting at the age of 13.[4] He played American football at the University of Colorado, where he was an offensive lineman.[1] After his final year at college, Smith worked as a furniture mover.[4] He later moved to Colorado.[4]
Professional wrestling career
Training and early career
While in California Smith trained at the
He also wrestled under a mask in 2000 as "Super Destroyer 2000" managed by Buddy Sotello Esq. as part of the "Sotello Syndicate", along with tag team partner Vinnie "the Innovator" Massaro.Independent and Japanese promotions
Smith toured in Japan first in July 2001.
He began competing for the Japanese promotion, Pro Wrestling Noah, in 2005, where he competed mainly in tag team matches.[1] He made his Pro Wrestling Noah debut on May 29, 2005, where he, Akitoshi Saito, and Takashi Sugiura defeated Akira Taue, Takuma Sano, and Jun Izumida.[7] In his next appearance two days later, Smith and Low Ki were defeated by KENTA and Kenta Kobashi.[8] He teamed with fellow Americans, and his trainers, Michael Modest and Donovan Morgan in June to defeat Takeshi Rikio, Muhammad Yone, and Yoshinobu Kanemaru, which was followed by a defeat for his team, also including Akitoshi Saito and Masao Inoue, to Mitsuharu Misawa, Akira Taue, and Jun Izumida.[9][10] Smith didn't appear again in Pro Wrestling Noah until he went on a tour with them in November 2005, where he usually teamed up with fellow "gaijins", or foreigners, most commonly Low Ki.[11][12][13] He also teamed with Nigel McGuinness, Doug Williams and Scorpio on various occasions throughout November and December 2005.[14][15][16]
At the start of 2006, Smith returned to the
Ring of Honor
Smith made his
Death
Smith died on November 22, 2011, in
Championships and accomplishments
- All Pro Wrestling
- APW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Boyce LeGrande[1]
- American Wrestling Federation
- AWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[1]
- International Wrestling Association
- 2 times)[2]
- 1 time)[2]
- IWA Hardcore Championship (1 time)[2]
- Miguel Perez
- New Breed Wrestling Association
- NBWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[1]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Pro Wrestling IRON
- PWI International Wrestling Championship (1 time)[2]
- Pro Wrestling Noah
- GHC Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Akitoshi Saito (1)[2] and Keith Walker (1)[17]
- Global Tag League (2008) – with Akitoshi Saito[2]
- Global Tag League Outstanding Performance (2009)- with Akitoshi Saito[26]
- Global Tag League Technique Prize (2011)- with Masao Inoue[27]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Bison Smith profile". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on February 17, 2009. Retrieved April 14, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Bison Smith". Purolove.com. Retrieved April 14, 2009.
- ^ a b c Caldwell, James (November 22, 2011). "Other News: Bison Smith reportedly dies at age 38". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
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- ^ a b c "Ring of Honor roster – Bison Smith". Ring of Honor. Archived from the original on January 13, 2010. Retrieved April 14, 2009.
- ^ "IWA - Histeria Boricua: Nuevos Campeones Mundiales en Parejas". Archived from the original on January 22, 2009. Retrieved January 7, 2009.
- ^ "Japanese Results – NOAH – May 29, 2005 – NOAH at Kitami Municipal Sports Center, Japan". Online World of Wrestling. May 29, 2005. Retrieved April 14, 2009.
- ^ "Japanese Results – NOAH – May 31, 2005 – NOAH at Asahikawa Local Industry Center". Online World of Wrestling. May 31, 2005. Retrieved April 14, 2009.
- ^ "Japanese Results – NOAH – June 4, 2005 – NOAH at Sapporo Media Park Spica, Japan". Online World of Wrestling. June 4, 2005. Retrieved April 14, 2009.
- ^ "Japanese Results – NOAH – June 5, 2005 – NOAH at Sapporo Media Park Spica, Japan". Online World of Wrestling. June 5, 2005. Retrieved April 14, 2009.
- ^ "Japanese Results – NOAH – November 18, 2005 – NOAH at Tokyo Korakuen Hall, Japan". Online World of Wrestling. November 18, 2005. Retrieved April 14, 2009.
- ^ "Japanese Results – NOAH – November 20, 2005 – NOAH at Tokyo Differ Ariake, Japan". Online World of Wrestling. November 20, 2005. Retrieved April 14, 2009.
- ^ "Japanese Results – NOAH – November 21, 2005 – NOAH at Miyagi Sports Center, Japan". Online World of Wrestling. November 21, 2005. Retrieved April 14, 2009.
- ^ "Japanese Results – NOAH – November 22, 2005 – NOAH at Niigata City Gymnasium, Japan". Online World of Wrestling. November 22, 2005. Retrieved April 14, 2009.
- ^ "Japanese Results – NOAH – November 26, 2005 – NOAH at Sapporo Media Park Spica, Japan". Online World of Wrestling. November 26, 2005. Retrieved April 14, 2009.
- ^ "Japanese Results – NOAH -December 4, 2005 – NOAH at Yokohama Bunka Gymnasium, Japan". Online World of Wrestling. December 4, 2005. Retrieved April 14, 2009.
- ^ a b "4/14 ..... Osaka Furitsu Gym #2 (Attendance: 1000)". Pro Wrestling Noah. Archived from the original on April 28, 2010. Retrieved April 18, 2010.
- ^ "Full Circle- Manassas, VA 1/16/09". Ring of Honor. January 16, 2009. Archived from the original on March 22, 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
- ^ "Injustice II- Edison, NJ 1/17/09". Ring of Honor. January 17, 2009. Archived from the original on March 22, 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
- ^ "Proving Ground 2009 Night 1- Coral Springs, FL 2/6/09". Ring of Honor. February 6, 2009. Archived from the original on March 22, 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
- ^ "Proving Ground 2009 Night 2- Orlando, FL 2/7/09". Ring of Honor. February 7, 2009. Archived from the original on March 22, 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
- ^ "Newswire For The Week of March 1st". Ring of Honor. March 3, 2009. Archived from the original on January 13, 2010. Retrieved April 15, 2009.
- ^ "Stylin' & Profilin'- Collinsville, IL 3/13/09". Ring of Honor. March 13, 2009. Archived from the original on March 22, 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
- ^ "7th Anniversary Show- New York, NY 3/21/09". Ring of Honor. March 21, 2009. Archived from the original on March 22, 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
- ^ ""PWI 500": 101–200". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. July 29, 2010. Retrieved July 31, 2010.
- ^ "PUROLOVE.com". www.purolove.com.
- ^ "PUROLOVE.com". www.purolove.com.
External links
- Profile at Green Destiny
- Profile at Purolove.com
- Bison Smith's profile at Cagematch.net , Internet Wrestling Database
- Interview with Bison Smith