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Grizzly Smith
Height: 6' 8"
Weight: 350 lbs.
From: Metairie, LA
Birthday: Aug 6th
Pro Debut: 1958
Aliases: Jake Smith, Ski Hi Jones, Tiny Anderson, Tiny Smith, Hurricane Smith, Tiny Evans, The Kentuckian
Feds Worked For: MSW, TSW, AWA, NWA, WWWF, All Star Wrestling (Canada), All Star Wrestling (NE), Central States Wrestling (IA/KS/MO), Championship Wrestling from Florida (FL), Georgia Championship Wrestling (GA), Gulf Athletic Club (TX), International Championship Wrestling (MS), International Wrestling Enterprise (Japan), Japan Wrestling Association (Japan), Louisiana Wrestling Enterprises (LA), M & M Promotions (NM/TX), Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (NC/SC), Mike London Sports (AQZ/CO/NM), Northwest Wrestling Promotions (Canada), NWA Big Time Wrestling (TX), NWA Hollywood (CA), NWA Mid-America (AL), Pacific Coast Athletic Commission (CA), Pacific Northwest Wrestling (OR/WA), Stampede Wrestling (Canada), Super Pro Wrestling (PA), Tokyo Pro Wrestling (Japan), Vancouver All-Star Wrestling (Canada), Wolverine Wrestling (MI), World Wrestling Association (CA)
Finisher: Bearhug
Signature Moves: Stump Puller, Boston Crab
Career Highlights: -AWA Midwest Tag Team Champion (w/ Luke Brown)
-NWA American Tag Team Champion (2x; both w/ Fritz Von Erich)
-NWA (Florida) Southern Tag Team Champion (w/ Moose Evans)
-NWA (Georgia) Southern Champion
-NWA (Georgia) Southern Tag Team Champion (w/ Luke Brown)
-NWA (Georgia) World Champion
-NWA Texas Champion
-NWA Texas Tag Team Champion (w/ Moose Evans)
-NWA (Toronto) International Tag Team Champion (w/ Ciclon Negro)
-NWA (Vancouver) Canadian Tag Team Champion (w/ Don Leo Jonathan)
-TSW United States Tag Team Champion (2x; both w/ Luke Brown)
-WWA Tag Team Champions (w/ Luke Brown)
Affiliates: Luke Brown, Fritz Von Erich, Don Leo Jonathan, Moose Evans, Ciclon Negro, Mr. Wrestling, Danny Hodge, Nelson Royal, George Becker
Notable Feuds: The Assassins, Bronko Lubich, The Spoiler, Rocky Smith, Aldo Bogni, Brute Bernard, Great Mephisto, Curtis Smith, Luke Graham, The Von Brauners, Dale Lewis, Gene Anderson, Skandar Akbar, Bob Sweetan, Skull Murphy, Swede Hanson, Boris Malenko, Homer O'Dell, Harley Race, Hiro Matsuda, George Harris, Gypsy Joe, Randy Rice, Waldo Von Erich, Dusty Rhodes, Chati Yokouchi, Ole Anderson
Other Facts: -Real name was Aurelian Smith, Sr.
-Father of pro wrestlers Jake Roberts, Sam Houston, & Rockin' Robin
-Former father-in-law of wrestling valets Baby Doll and Cheryl Roberts
-Grandfather of pro wrestler Samantha Starr
-Grandfather-in-law of pro wrestler Dustin Bozworth, although Smith had already passed when Bozworth married Smith's granddaughter Samantha Starr
-As Jake Smith, he used the nickname "Grizzly"
-Prior to breaking into the wrestling business, he worked in the oil fields. On Fridays, he would stand outside the building where the business was headquartered and fellow workers would pay 25 - 50 cents to punch him in the stoumach to see if they could get him to double over. He allegedly made more money that was than he did in the oil field job.
-Jake Roberts and Rockin’ Robin have both gone on record to state that their father was a pedophile. Robin said she was one of his victims.
-Appeared in the movie "The Wrestling Queen" in 1975
-Booker for MSW, and one of Bill Watts' most trusted employees
-In 2005, Smith and his son Sam Houston lost nearly all their possessions in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. In addition, Smith developed a staph infection in his leg and almost had to have that amputated as well.
-Inducted into the NWA Hall of Heroes in 2008
-Passed away June 12, 2010 from complications due to Alzheimer's at the age of 78.
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