Chris Champion
| Chris Champion | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Christopher Ashford-Smith |
| Born |
February 17, 1961 Tampa, Florida, United States |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Chris Champion Dennis Smith The Karate Kid Kowabunga Sinn Yoshi Kwan |
| Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Billed weight | 222 lb (101 kg) |
| Billed from | "The Future" (as part of The New Breed) Hunan / Hong Kong (as Yoshi Kwan) |
| Trained by |
Boris Malenko Dean Malenko Joe Malenko |
| Debut | 1984 |
Christopher Ashford-Smith (born February 17, 1961) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Chris Champion. As Chris Champion he primarily worked for various National Wrestling Alliance member territories, including Florida Championship Wrestling and Jim Crockett Promotions. Ashford-Smith is also known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) as Yoshi Kwan.
Ashford-Smith started wrestling in 1984 using the ring name Dennis Smith.
in 1986 he began working for Florida Championship Wrestling and changed his ring name to "Chris Champion", the name he would be most known under. Champion teamed up with Sean Royal to form a tag team called The New Breed. The "gimmick" of the New Breed was that they claimed to be sent back from the year 2002 to 1986 to compete. As part of their gimmick they claimed that Dusty Rhodes would be elected President of the United States in the 2000 election, and addressed him as "Mr. President". They also referred to having robots and sported very unusual haircuts and bright "futuristic" ring gear in neon colors. Their entrance music was the Beastie Boys' song "Fight For Your Right to Party".
On August 3, 1986 Champion defeated Tyree Pride to win the NWA Florida Bahamian Championship from him, a title he would hold until September 28, 1986 where he lost it to The Falcon. The New Breed won the NWA Florida Tag Team Championship when they defeated Kendall Windham and Vic Steamboat in the finals of a tournament for the vacant titles. The New Breed held the Florida Tag titles from December 25, 1986 until February 21, 1987 where they lost the belts to the Southern Boys (Steve Armstrong and Tracy Smothers. Shortly after the title loss the New Breed left Florida to work for Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP).
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