Bill Smithson
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| Bill Smithson | |
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| Statistics | |
| Ring name(s) | Moondog Spike Dizzy Golden Inferno #1 |
| Billed height | 6'2" |
| Billed weight | 345 lbs. |
| Trained by | Tojo Yamamoto |
| Debut | 1978 |
| Retired | 1994? |
Bill Smithson was a professional wrestler who wrestled as Moondog Spike during the early 1990s with Moondog Spot from 1991 to 1992 and Moondog Cujo from 1992 to 1993 as part of the Moondogs. Trained by Tojo Yamamoto in Tennessee, Smithson made his debut in 1978 as a tag team partner of Jerry Ralph in one of the many incarnations of the "Inferno" tag teams managed by Mike Dupree.
During the mid-1980s, under the name Dizzy Golden, he formed a tag team with his storyline brother Mike Golden in the Mid-South area winning the Texas All-Star U.S.A. Tag Team Championship twice during a feud with the "Dream Team" of King Parsons and Tiger Conway, Jr. in 1986 and reigned as its last tag team champions until the title was retired in November 1986 following the federation's purchase by World Class Championship Wrestling.
While wrestling in the Memphis-based United States Wrestling Association, Smithson was chosen as a replacement for Randy Colley (or Moondog Rex) who signed with the World Wrestling Federation as Smash of Demolition in 1992. Smithson, having previously been a seven time USWA Tag Team champion, soon began teaming with Moondog Spot who together violently feuded with Jeff Jarrett and Jerry "The King" Lawler thoughout the year; the fued being featured in Pro Wrestling Illustrated's "Feud of the Year" in 1992.
With Moondog Spot's retirement the following year, Lanny Keane, Jr. was brought in as Moondog Cujo to replace Moondog Spot. Smithson and Keane, Jr. would feud with The Dogcatchers and win the USWA Southern Tag Team Championships several times before Lanny Keane left to pursue a singles career as Bloody Ox Brody. Smithson disapeared soon after the split however, possibly due to health problems resulting from his weight gain, and has been inactive as of 2007.
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
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- ICW Heavyweight Championship
- ICW Tag Team Championship (2 time) - with Moondog Spot(1) and The Dungeon Master(1)
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- PWI ranked him # 292 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 1996
- PWI ranked him # 319 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 1995
- PWI ranked him # 289 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 1994
- PWI ranked him # 157 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 1993
- PWI ranked him # 150 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 1992
