Sam Houston (wrestler)
| Sam Houston | |
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| Birth name | Michael Samuel Smith |
| Born |
October 11, 1963 Waco, Texas,United States |
| Spouse(s) | Baby Doll (m. 1986; div. 1994) |
| Children | 2 |
| Family |
Jake Roberts (half-brother) Rockin' Robin (sister) Grizzly Smith (father) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Midnight Rider Sam Houston |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Billed weight | 222 lb (101 kg) |
| Trained by |
Grizzly Smith Dusty Rhodes Magnum T.A. |
| Debut | 1983 |
Michael Samuel Smith (born October 11, 1963) is a semi-retired professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Sam Houston in the 1980s. His father was wrestler Grizzly Smith, his half-brother is Jake Roberts, and his younger sister is former WWF Women's Champion Rockin' Robin. From 1987 to 1989, the three siblings were in the World Wrestling Federation together.
Smith started wrestling in 1983, initially competing in Championship Wrestling from Florida.
In 1985, he began working in the NWA's Jim Crockett Promotions. He was billed as a protégé of Dusty Rhodes and Magnum T.A., which made him a target for the Four Horsemen. They finally got to him in the summer of 1985 when Tully Blanchard, Ole Anderson, and Arn Anderson (kayfabe) broke his arm during a six-man tag team match.
In late 1985, he feuded with Krusher Khruschev over the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship, which he won in January 1986. He then feuded with Black Bart, who won the title from him a few months later.
Houston formed a cowboy themed team with Nelson Royal during the summer of 1986. He moved on to the Central States territory later that year, where he won the title while feuding with Bulldog Bob Brown and Bill Dundee. His first few months of 1987 were spent in the Universal Wrestling Federation where he teamed up with Terry Taylor for a short period of time.
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