Norman Anthony Smiley (born February 28, 1965) is an English-American retired

professional wrestler Professional wrestling is a form of theater that revolves around staged wrestling matches. The mock combat is performed in a ring similar to the kind used in boxing, and the dramatic aspects of pro wrestling may be performed both in the ring or ...

and vocalist specializing in

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. He is best known for his appearances with the Mexican

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from 1991 to 1995 and with the American promotion

World Championship Wrestling World Championship Wrestling, Inc. (WCW) was an American professional wrestling promotion founded by Ted Turner in 1988, after Turner Broadcasting System, through a subsidiary named Universal Wrestling Corporation, purchased the assets of Nation ...

from 1997 to 2001. He currently works for

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as a trainer for

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. Championships held by Smiley over the course of his career include the

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and the

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Early life

Smiley was born in

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in the United Kingdom. In the early 1970s, his parents divorced and Smiley and his mother

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Miami, Florida Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a East Coast of the United States, coastal metropolis and the County seat, county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade C ...

in the United States. Smiley attended

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, where he took part in

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and

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. He graduated in 1984.

Professional wrestling career

Early career (1985–1991)

Norman Smiley trained under Boris Malenko and

Dean Malenko Dean Simon (born August 4, 1960), better known by the ring name Dean Malenko, is an American retired professional wrestler. He is currently signed with All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as a senior producer. He is best known for his time with Extreme ...

before making his debut in 1985 on the Floridian

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. He was originally known as "Black Magic", then as the hated "Lord Henry Norman". Smiley wrestled in Japanese shoot-style group the Universal Wrestling Federation in 1988 and 1989. In 1990 Smiley competed at the

Starrcade 1990 event teaming with Chris Adams against the team of

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and

Rey Misterio, Sr. Miguel Ángel López Díaz (born July 8, 1956) is a Mexican retired professional wrestler and trainer, better known by his ring name, Rey Misterio ("Mystery King"). He is also referred to as Rey Misterio Sr. to distinguish him from his nephew. ...

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (1991–1995)

In 1991, he began wrestling for

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as "Black Magic", winning the

and holding it until losing to

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in 1993.

Extreme Championship Wrestling (1995–1996)

In 1995 and 1996, he briefly competed in the

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-based

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World Championship Wrestling

Early years (1997–1999)

Smiley signed with

(WCW) in 1997, making his debut on a television taping of ''

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'' by defeating Manny Fernandez on October 9, 1997. Smiley made his televised debut and first pay-per-view appearance at the World War 3

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on November 23, competing in the titular battle royal; however the match was won by Scott Hall. After being removed from

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, he returned on the February 9, 1998 episode of ''Nitro'', with a new gimmick, which saw him perform his signature dance move, the "Big Wiggle". However, in his return match, he would be defeated by

. Smiley received his first title shot in WCW on the June 8 episode of ''Nitro'' as he unsuccessfully challenged

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for the World Television Championship. At

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, Smiley faced

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in a losing effort. Smiley turned

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in a backstage

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on the December 19 episode of '' Saturday Night'', where he mocked the fans for saying his name incorrectly. At

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, he defeated

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. He then feuded with Chavo Guerrero Jr., on one occasion destroying Guerrero's

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mascot, Pepè, by feeding it into a

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on the January 11, 1999 episode of ''Nitro''. This culminated in a match between the two at

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on January 17, which Smiley won.

Hardcore Champion (1999–2001)

In late 1999, Smiley entered the

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division. He participated in a tournament for the vacant

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, in which he defeated

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in the opening round in a hardcore match on the October 25 episode of ''Nitro'' before losing to

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in a hardcore match in the second round on November 1. Smiley would go on to become the inaugural title holder of the

by defeating

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in a tournament final at Mayhem on November 21. During his run with the championship, he would adopt the nickname 'Screamin', due to constantly screeching in a high-pitched tone during his matches, because of his fear of weapons. He would also often wear protective sports equipment as he entered the ring, usually also in the uniform of a local pro or collegiate sports team to gain a cheap pop. He successfully defended the title against

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and Fit Finlay while also retaining the title against

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. Smiley unsuccessfully challenged

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for the United States Heavyweight Championship in a

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on January 6, 2000 episode of ''

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''. The following week, on ''Thunder'', Smiley lost the Hardcore Championship to Knobbs, which he failed to regain at

in a

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also involving Fit Finlay and Meng. Smiley would then begin feuding with 3 Count, competing against the trio in a

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SuperBrawl 2000 SuperBrawl 2000 was the tenth SuperBrawl professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). The event took place on February 20, 2000 from the Cow Palace in Uncensored, Smiley teamed with The Demon to defeat XS (

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and

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) in a tag team match. On the April 10 episode of ''Nitro'', all the WCW titles were declared vacant and the promotion was re-booted in storyline. At Spring Stampede, Smiley faced

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in a

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for the vacant Hardcore Championship, which Funk won. Smiley would continue to feud with Funk over the title and recruited

Chris Jericho Christopher Keith Irvine (born November 9, 1970), better known by the ring name Chris Jericho, is an American-Canadian professional wrestler and singer. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is the leader of the Jeri ...

's former associate Ralphus to be his

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. With the assistance of Ralphus, he stole a

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from a group of children during a

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. Smiley and Ralphus unsuccessfully challenged Funk for the title in handicap matches at

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and the following night's edition of ''Nitro''. On the May 23 episode of ''Nitro'', Smiley teamed with Funk to challenge

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for the title in a handicap match, which Funk won. Smiley would then continue to pursue the Hardcore Championship as he unsuccessfully challenged

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and Lance Storm for the title on various occasions. On the August 14 episode of ''Nitro'', Smiley defeated newly crowned champion

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to win his second Hardcore Championship. He successfully defended the title against

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in a handicap match on the August 21 episode of ''Nitro'' and MI Smooth in an "I Quit" match on the August 23 episode of ''Thunder''. Smiley was stripped off the title by the WCW Commissioner Mike Sanders on the September 27 episode of ''Nitro''. Smiley made his final pay-per-view appearance in WCW at

Millennium Final Millennium Final was a Germany-only professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event from World Championship Wrestling (WCW). It took place on November 16, 2000 from the Arena Oberhausen in Oberhausen, Germany, marking the finale of WCW's "Millenn ...

, where he participated in an 18-man

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which he failed to win. Later that night, he defeated Fit Finlay in an Octoberfest Hardcore match. Smiley's final

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in WCW took place in early 2001, where he was placed with the returning

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in comedic skits where he was supposed to aid Smiley in his matches but took his time coming to the ring in order to interact with fans. He then entered the ring after the fact to pose for the fans before pushing Smiley out of the way to perform his old kata routine. This would lead to Smiley lose his matches. Smiley remained in WCW until the company was sold to the

World Wrestling Federation World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., d/b/a as WWE, is an American professional wrestling promotion. A global integrated media and entertainment company, WWE has also branched out into other fields, including film, American football, and vario ...

in March 2001. He was not hired by the WWF following the sale.

Independent circuit (2001–2007)

Smiley wrestled for the short-lived

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and the

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before returning to the independent circuit.

NWA Total Nonstop Action (2002, 2006–2007)

He wrestled briefly for

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in 2002 and then had several tryout matches with

in 2003 and 2004. In February 2006, he was backstage during the TNA

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, and he wrestled in an eight-man opening match on an episode of ''

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'' shortly thereafter, doing the Big Wiggle on

. At TNA Destination X 2006, Smiley and

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lost to David Young and

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. on the March 18 episode of Impact, Smiley and Shark Boy defeated

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(

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and

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). on the April 8 episode of Impact, Smiley and Shark Boy competed against Elix Skipper and David Young with the match ending in a no contest when Jeff Jarrett's Army (

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, and America's Most Wanted) attacked all four men and Smiley was inactive for several weeks following an attack at the hands of

, but returned on the June 29 episode of ''Impact!'', losing to

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. on the July 13 episode of Impact, Smiley lost to

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. on the September 7 episode of Impact, Smiley, Shark Boy and

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lost to America's Most Wanted,

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and Kazarian. on the October 5 episode of Impact, Smiley competed in a fatal five-way match which was won by Shark Boy. on the October 19 episode of Impact, Smiley lost to

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in a street fight. At Bound for Glory, Smiley competed in Open Invitational

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Gauntlet battle royal which was won by Austin Starr. On the February 16, 2007 episode of ''Impact!'' Smiley made his return, teaming with Shark Boy in a loss to

(

and

) this tag team match would turn out to be Smiley's final match with TNA.

WWE (2007–present)

In 2007, Smiley relocated to Orlando to work as a trainer for

's then development territory,

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. He also wrestled his last WWE match in November 2007 against

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in a dark match at a Heat taping. In early 2010, he started making on-camera appearances as the lieutenant general manager of FCW and later in August of that year he was known on FCW TV as the liaison for the FCW president, Steve Keirn. Since its inception as a developmental territory, Smiley has continued to work as a trainer for WWE in

Championships and accomplishments

( 1 time) *Four Star Championship Wrestling **FSCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *

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** FOW Heavyweight Championship ( 1 time) *Global Wrestling Alliance **GWA Global Television Championship (1 time) *Independent Pro Wrestling Association **IPWA Southern Championship (1 time) **IPWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Joe DeFuria *Maximum Pro Wrestling **MXPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *''

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'' **Ranked No. 107 of the 500 best singles wrestler of the ''

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'' in 2000 **Ranked No. 375 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the

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in 2003 *

(

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)WCW Hardcore Championship
at Wrestling-Titles.com *Xtreme Wrestling Alliance **XWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

References

External links

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