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Post by laker8kiss on Dec 31, 2010 12:25:48 GMT -5
Who is this guy? I saw a trailer for his shoot interview, he seems to hate everybody. JBL, Flair, Nash, Sting (I mean the Stinger who no one bad mouths). Never heard of this guy.
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Post by Jeremy on Dec 31, 2010 12:33:00 GMT -5
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Post by joeskvorecky on Dec 31, 2010 12:34:20 GMT -5
Smothers is an amazing wrestler.
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Post by Madman Szalinski on Dec 31, 2010 13:12:02 GMT -5
The IWA-EC match with Oderus isn't an example of what he can do from a technical standpoint, but a better source of entertainment in a ring, there is none.
I met the guy in Parkersburg this past July. His daughter, Jessie, wrestled on the show. When I saw him, all I could say was "holy shit, you're Tracey Smothers." (He wasn't advertised on the card.) He seemed happy to know that out of a crowd of 200 people, I was the first to recognize him. He explained to me about how he was supposed to be in Chicago that night, but somehow he got booked here. How you go from Chicago to Parkersburg is anybody's guess.
And oh yeah, he got stiff with his opponents for trying to no-sell him. Good times.
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Post by invaderdave on Dec 31, 2010 13:30:49 GMT -5
Tracy is the man. Maybe a little gruff and bitter, but he's definitely one of the unsung heroes of pro wrestling.
But my favorite Tracy moment didn't even feature him. During Chris Hero's mini-feud with Nigel McGuinness in early 2007, Hero stopped himself during a match, said "I feel something coming...TRACY SMOTHERSSSS!" and started dishing out Smothers style offense. It was great.
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Post by Peeetah on Dec 31, 2010 13:56:44 GMT -5
He once wrestled in my home town of Hartlepool England. If you've ever been here you would realise the madness of that statement.
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Post by Joe Neglia on Dec 31, 2010 14:00:49 GMT -5
longtime Tennessee and WCW wrestler, got his first real nationwide expsoure as a member of the Southern Boys/Young Pistols.
Excellent worker
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Post by mor666gie on Dec 31, 2010 14:59:56 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2010 16:51:09 GMT -5
In the Wild Eyed Southern Boys (later renamed the Young Pistols) in NWA/WCW, he held the NWA United States Tag Team Titles around '90ish.
Also worked a bit in All Japan during the early '90s. Was all over Memphis/USWA at different periods. Was the top singles babyface in Smoky Mountain Wrestling.
He's awesome.
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Post by Baixo Astral on Dec 31, 2010 16:58:15 GMT -5
Tracy Smothers is quite simply exceptional. Probably the most misused guy of all time.
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Post by Mozenrath on Dec 31, 2010 17:01:36 GMT -5
I could be remembering wrong, but I want to say he was a big inspiration fro Steve Corino.
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Post by Baixo Astral on Dec 31, 2010 17:03:28 GMT -5
Wouldn't surprise me.
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Post by Kash Flagg on Dec 31, 2010 17:04:06 GMT -5
In my opinion the most underrated guy in wrestling.
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Post by dlg3000 on Dec 31, 2010 18:11:45 GMT -5
According to New Jack he is also legitimately tough.
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Post by Young Game on Dec 31, 2010 18:15:40 GMT -5
Tracy Smothers is quite simply exceptional. Probably the most misused guy of all time. Agreed. Smothers even made JCW entertaining. I could watch him cut a heel promo on a crowd full of Juggalos over and over again. Absolutely amazing.
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Post by Joe Galt on Dec 31, 2010 19:00:42 GMT -5
He`s a guy people say that I would never want to cross the wrong way. Nobody ever seems to explain why. I am guessing that whoever could explain why, are already dead.
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Post by azrael502 on Dec 31, 2010 20:38:05 GMT -5
he wrestled in a tag team with chris hamrik pretty damn good too saw them on 1pw show
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Post by thesam07 on Dec 31, 2010 21:20:34 GMT -5
Last year on Twitter, Chris Hero was tweeting about hanging out with Tracy and I tweeted something along the lines of "if you're the king of the elbow, and Claudio is the king of Europe. Does that make Tracy the king of the south?"and Hero replied with "T.S. > T.I." And that's my Tracy Smothers story everyone.
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Post by Beebs is the Final Girl on Jan 1, 2011 3:59:50 GMT -5
um, yeah, Tracy Smothers is a total badass.
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Post by Timmy8271 on Jan 1, 2011 4:59:00 GMT -5
Tracy Smothers and Bobby Eaton's riot might be the best thing to ever happen in wrestling. Just outstanding.
And if you don't like Tracy, He'll come to your town and commit mega mass bloody homicide.
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