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Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter
Tracy was the first name I ever worked. He taught me so much just that first night, and continued to do so for years. He loved working shows full of young kids and always helped share his knowledge. Always asked if I was swimming and eating cans of tuna. 1/5 (https://twitter.com/CMPunk/status/1321483917153705985?s=19)
His shadow boxing to warm up is legendary. I can hear it now if I close my eyes. I watched him try to take a guys eye out once, then immediately start brushing his teeth. One time he grabbed nachos from a fan and I was so terrified he was going to dump cheese all over me and 2/5 (https://twitter.com/CMPunk/status/1321484169864687616?s=19)
I’d have to drive home from kentucky covered in concession stand nacho cheese (no showers in IWA) but he said, “block it, hit me with the cheese, kid”. He wrestled bears. He was in the greatest tag match of all time with Brad vs the Midnights. He was a THUG. 3/5 (https://twitter.com/CMPunk/status/1321484217482727424?s=19)
T is for terrible, H is for hell, U is for ugly and G is for jail because a thug can’t spell! I can recite his SMW promo vs Candido from the coal miners glove match by heart. Most IWA shows he would look out the curtain and say“well if they riot, we got em out numbered boys!”4/5 (https://twitter.com/CMPunk/status/1321484258284871681?s=19)
Fresh from a shower, covered in soap and barely holding a towel to his body he fought police dogs during a riot in ECW. He was one of a kind.The Wild Eyed Southern Boy, and he left his mark on the wrestling business. I love Tracy Smothers. Rest in power Tracy, watch the cheese5/5 ( https://twitter.com/CMPunk/status/1321484293370220544?s=19)
I've heard only good, fun things about Tracy and his matches. I wanted a few recommendations on matches available to watch either free or the network if possible.
I’ll always love his grape jelly.
I know plenty of people have been talking about this episode since yesterday, but i had to watch it when i got home from work, and man that episode never disappoints, all the stories are great and the chemistry between all four of them was amazing, Tracy was such a humble guy
So.i watched a video where tracy smothers might have legit shot on people almost causing a riot, and I was wondering if anyone has the backstory on that angle of it was a shoot ora work. Also as someone that's never watched IWA how has it changes from way on until now?
So ive been loving all the stories about Tracy in IWA MS, are there any videos of him causing riots and fighting fans at IWA MS? Or the Bobby Eaton brawl?
I had the pleasure of meeting Tracy back in 2008 after a JCW show at Pop's Concert Venue. I was chilling by myself after the show because my friend bailed on me, but Tracy seeing that I was by myself invited me to his table of friends.
Tracy not only invited me to the table but also granted me a chance to speak with two of my favorite ECW legends at the time, Raven and Sabu.
Tracy was a great guy and will be missed.
Does anyone else have any Tracy Smothers stories?
This is pretty sad cause Tracy Smothers seemed like a really good no bullshit type of dude.And TBH, somebody with that Limited of a ceiling Marketbility-wise ,he had one hell of a career. You had The WCW Southern Boys,corny and Tone-Death as it was , they were a good team(it was actually more over than The Young Pistols crap) who can forget Freddie joe Floyd? And he's a building block in the original ECW with the original Full Blooded Italians,an absolute rib of a gimmck than the whole Audience was all in on.(until WWE decided to play it straight for Smackdown) There was also the THUGS in USWA (with Tracy giving one the best forgotten promos in wrestling ever) he was one of pro wrestlings great character actors. He seemed like he knew that he earned his spot in Wrestling,but was very lucky to be there and never put on airs and did his job. And overall seemed like a good dude. Rest in Peace Tracy Smothers.
