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Don Kent

Nickname: Bulldog, Murder, Inc., The One Man Army, The Destroyer

Height: 5'10"

Weight: 250 lbs.

From: Fort Benjamin Harrison, IN

Birthday: Jun 24th

Pro Debut: 1956

Aliases: Joe Smith, Doug Kent, Ray Kent, The Black Dragon, Super Medico III

Feds Worked For: TSW, TWWA (Japan), Arizona, Central States (KS/MO), World Wrestling Association (IN), NWA, Detroit, World Wrestling Council (Puerto Rico), NWA Mid-America (TN), Florida

Career Highlights: -Central States Champion
-NWA Arizona Champion
-NWA (Arizona) Western States Tag Team Champion (2x; 1 each w/ Chuck Karbo and Luis Martinez)
-NWA (Detroit) United States Champion (2x)
-NWA (Detroit) World Tag Team Champion (w/ Al Costello)
-NWA Global Tag Team Champion (4x, w/ Johnny Heffernan)
-NWA Mid-American Champion (5x)
-NWA Mid-American Tag Team Champion (3x, 2 w/ Chris Gallagher, 1 w/ Count Drummer)
-NWA (Mid-American) World Tag Team Champion (3x, w/ Al Costello)
-NWA Missouri Junior Heavyweight Champion
-TSW Oklahoma Champion
-TSW Oklahoma Junior Heavyweight Champion (2x)
-TSW United States Tag Team Champion (w/ Hiro Matsuda)
-TWWA Tag Team Champion (w/ Al Costello)
-Western States Tag Team Champion (w/ Luis Hernandez)
-WWA (Indianapolis) Tag Team Champion (4x; 2 w/ Al Costello, 1 each w/ Jerry Graham, Jr. & Chris Carter)
-WWC Carribbean Champion
-WWC Carribbean Tag Team Champion (w/ Bruno Bekkar)
-WWC Junior Heavyweight Champion
-WWC North American Tag Team Champion (3x, 2 w/ Bruno Bekkar 1 w/ Johnny Heffernan)
-WWC Universal Tag Team Champion (2x, 1 each w/ Al Costello & Johnny Heffernan)

Affiliates: Al Costello, Chris Gallagher, Johnny Heffernan, Bobby Heffernan, George Cannon, Count Drummer, Luis Hernandez, Jerry Graham Jr., Chris Carter, Bruno Bekkar, Dudley Clement

Notable Feuds: Luke Graham, Ed George, The Comancharos, Nick de Carlo, Lanny Poffo, Randy Savage, Jackie Fargo, Luke Graham, Frank Monte, Juan Garcia, Len Rossi, Nelson Royal, Tito Montez, Jay Strongbow, Dominic Denucci, Fred Curry, Luis Martinez, Mark Lewin, Jose Lothario, Danny Hodge, Jack Brisco, Tor Kamata, Freddie Baron, Frankie Caine, Tony Marino, Indio Bravo, Mighty Igor, Amazing Zuma, Jack Allen, The Mighty Puma, Tom Collins, Haystacks Calhoun

Other Facts: -Real name was Leo Joseph Smith, Jr. He began his career as "Joe Smith"
-Billed as the brother of pro wrestler Jimmy Kent
-Sometimes billed from Toledo, OH
-While competing as one of the Fabulous Kangaroos, he was billed from Australia
-In the 1960s, Don Kent feuded with Tito Montez and filled the Phoenix Madison Square Garden for nine weeks straight - standing room only
-Between 1968-74, Kent was a member of The Fabulous Kangaroos with tag team partner Al Costello. He replaced Roy Heffernan.
-Masqueraded as Super Medico III and defended the WWC Tag Team titles. When he was unmasked and revealed to be an imposter, the titles were stripped.
-Was Scott Steiner's first opponent.
- Was featured in the video documentary "I Like to Hurt People."
-Passed away on June 14, 1993 as a result of Leukemia at the age of 61. He is buried in Battle Creek, MI.
-Posthumously inducted into the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame in 1996 (w/ Al Costello & Roy Heffernan as The Fabulous Kangaroos)