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Post by jimsteel on Oct 22, 2020 18:00:38 GMT -5
 UK Wrestler Mike Weaver has passed away aged just 53 years of age. |
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Post by jimsteel on Oct 22, 2020 19:34:03 GMT -5
 Indy Manager/Referee The King Gary Allen passed away from Covid-19 |
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Post by jimsteel on Oct 25, 2020 22:15:54 GMT -5
CANT FIND A PIC OF HIM SO FROM FACEBOOK  Scottish Wrestker,referee and MC Jim Isdale has passed away. Wrestled as Jumping Jim Farrell Not to be confused with our other Jim Farrell this was Jim Isdale, the taller and the younger of the two wrestling Isdale brothers that enlivened the Scottish wrestling scene in the 1970s. Jim started at The Old Mossblown Wrestling Gym as a sixteen year old in the late 1960's. He progressed under the tutelage of Dale Storm and eighteen months later had his first professional bout. Having pursued a busy grappling career for a few years, then having finished his Mechanical Training Jim joined the RAF Regiment and served in many theatres including Northern Ireland. |
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Post by jimsteel on Oct 28, 2020 10:38:47 GMT -5
 Tracy Smothers passed away from cancer at 58 |
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Post by TTX on Oct 28, 2020 11:00:27 GMT -5
Shame to hear. He was a guy I learned to appreciate well after his prime. RIP.
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Post by tystates on Oct 28, 2020 11:31:37 GMT -5
When I signed Tracy Smothers I got to talk to to him on the phone. It's always cool when that happens. Just a quick chat. Plenty of memorable moments throughout his career. From the Southern Boys in WCW to Smoky Mountain Wrestling and getting a singles push to ECW and the FBI.
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Post by tystates on Oct 28, 2020 11:47:08 GMT -5
I always like to see if a wrestler got to work in Japan during their career. A quick search of my lists found these matches for Tracy Smothers. I would figure there were more. Looking at wrestlers in the game here's Smothers in tag teams with Steve Williams, Stan Hansen and Ted DiBiase.
1988 New Japan
July 25th: The Aomori citizen gymnasium
Koshinaka, Fujinami vs Southern Boys
November 11th: Korakuen hall
Hashimoto, Chono, Fujinami vs Smothers, Armstrong, Takano (Six-Man Elimination League)
1993 All Japan
August 22nd 1993 (taped 8/20 Tokyo)
The Patriot/The Eagle vs. Steve Williams/Tracy Smothers *** 1/4 4:01
August 29th 1993 (taped 8/23 Shizuoka)
Mitsuharu Misawa/Kenta Kobashi/Tsuyoshi Kikuchi vs. Steve Williams/Joel Deaton/Tracy Smothers *** 1/2 17:18
September 19th 1993 (taped 9/3 Tokyo)
Stan Hansen/Tracy Smothers/Ted Dibiase vs. Mitsuharu Misawa/Kenta Kobashi/Jun Akiyama *** 1/2 8:46
November 28th 1993 (taped 11/24 Osaka)
Johnny Ace/Dan Spivey vs. Tracy Smothers/Richard Slinger 1:25
December 12th 1993 (taped 12/1 Nagoya)
Shoehi Baba/Stan Hansen vs. Tracy Smothers/Richard Slinger * 1/2 5:46
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Post by TDalton on Oct 28, 2020 13:35:35 GMT -5
Very sad news. I met Smothers during the Smoky Mountain Fanweeks back in the mid-90s and he was a genuinely nice guy. Tremendously underrated wrestler. Remember going to ECW's first show in Buffalo, and Tracy was easily the most polished performer on the show.
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Post by Bazzy on Oct 28, 2020 14:09:26 GMT -5
Sad news R.I.P Tracy . Anyone see 1PW (UK federation) feud v German Ulf Herman , They had some wild hardcore matches
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Post by ajcostello on Oct 28, 2020 20:01:30 GMT -5
Tracy Smothers was one of the all-time greats, and I'll fight anyone who tries to tell me otherwise.
RIP Tracy Smothers.
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