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My Take
Tracy Smothers is the kind of wrestler I respect more the longer I think about him. He never became a household name on the level of the era's top draws, but he turned up everywhere that mattered, WCW, WWF, Smoky Mountain, ECW, and earned a reputation as a dependable hand who could make any match work. To me that journeyman versatility is its own kind of greatness. A Tennessee kid who grafted for decades and was clearly loved by the gritty regional crowds, he embodies the unglamorous backbone of pro wrestling. His passing in 2020 felt like losing a quiet pillar of the business.
Overview
Tracy Stanton Smothers (September 2, 1962 – October 28, 2020) was an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling, Smoky Mountain Wrestling, the World Wrestling Federation, and Extreme Championship Wrestling.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Tracy Smothers
- Name (Japanese)
- トレイシー・スマザーズ
- Reading
- とれいしー・すまざーず
- Born
- September 2, 1962 – October 28, 2020
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Tiger
- Origin
- Springfield, Tennessee, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- professional wrestler
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.