Although Gulas' booker Tom Renesto reassured Smith that he was welcome to return, Smith felt Gulas had acted unprofessionally and refused to work for him again. After the match, Smith was berated by promoter Nick Gulas in front of the entire locker room. Smith attributed his poor performance to nervousness as he was used to wrestling in front of much smaller crowds. On September 16, 1978, Smith (substituting for Tamaya Soto) wrestled Burr Head Jones for an NWA Mid-America television taping at the Memorial Auditorium in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The crowd's reaction convinced him to perform as a "heel" for the majority of his career. He was pelted with Coke cans and other items by unruly fans while paramedics loaded him into the ambulance. Smith had never been in such an event and, after being thrown over the top rope, broke his leg in three places. One of his earliest matches was a battle royal in which all the participants wore masks. He spent the next two years wrestling for "outlaw" promotions as "Pretty Smitty from New York City" in Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia.
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Professional wrestling career Early career Austin later introduced Smith to Rick Conner who agreed to train him. He eventually met Norvell Austin at a Southeastern Championship Wrestling. Smith continued watching wrestling after moving to Knoxville, Tennessee in the mid-1970s. Smith denied any wrongdoing and was allowed to leave. The young wrestling fan was brought to the dressing room by building security after the match where he was confronted by Sullivan, Gorilla Monsoon and Arnold Skaaland. Smith, who often cheered for the " heel" wrestlers, had been heckling Sullivan (then a " babyface") throughout the night causing the wrestler to believe that Smith was responsible.
Sullivan had been hit with an unknown object at the end of his bout against Davey O'Hannon. In his early 20s Smith had an altercation with Kevin Sullivan while attending a live event at Sunnyside Gardens. Around 1971, Smith also co-founded an unofficial fan club for Freddie Blassie with members wearing homemade "Blassie's Army" T-shirts. A childhood friend claimed that they were the first wrestling fans to bring signs to local World Wide Wrestling Federation house shows. He became a wrestling fan in the late 1950s. Smith was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. At various times his stable included Barry O, Bob Orton, Jr., Boris Malenko, Crusher Broomfield, James "Sugar Bear" Harris, The Mongolian Stomper, Randy Savage, Ray Candy, Rip Rogers and The Devil's Duo (Doug Vines and Jeff Sword). He also had brief stints in Georgia Championship Wrestling, Jim Crockett Promotions, Maple Leaf Wrestling, and the World Wrestling Federation. Jeff Smith (Decem – December 28, 2019), better known as Izzy Slapawitz, was an American professional wrestler, manager and color commentator, best known for his time with International Championship Wrestling.įrom 1978 to 1982, Smith led the Slapowitz Syndicate in the NWA's Mid-South and Knoxville territories as well as many "outlaw" promotions in the Southern United States. American professional wrestler (1948–2019) Izzy Slapawitz
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