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class="infobox-above fn">Bison Smith</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Bison_smith.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/08/Bison_smith.jpg/220px-Bison_smith.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="253" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/08/Bison_smith.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="265" data-file-height="305" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Smith's <a href="/wiki/Pro_Wrestling_Noah" title="Pro Wrestling Noah">Pro Wrestling Noah</a> publicity photo.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Birth name</th><td class="infobox-data nickname">Mark Thomas Smith<sup id="cite_ref-OWOW_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OWOW-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data">September 24, 1970<sup id="cite_ref-father_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-father-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><a href="/wiki/Arcadia,_California" title="Arcadia, California">Arcadia, California</a>, United States<sup id="cite_ref-OWOW_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OWOW-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">November 22, 2011<span style="display:none">(2011-11-22)</span> (aged 41)<sup id="cite_ref-DeathPWTorch_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DeathPWTorch-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><a href="/wiki/Carolina,_Puerto_Rico" title="Carolina, Puerto Rico">Carolina, Puerto Rico</a><sup id="cite_ref-DeathPWTorch_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DeathPWTorch-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Cause of death</th><td class="infobox-data">Heart complications</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">2</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em"><a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling" title="Professional wrestling">Professional wrestling career</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ring_name" title="Ring name">Ring name(s)</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data">Bison Smith<br />Bison<br />Buffalo Bison<br />Mark Smith<br />Super Destroyer 2000</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Billed height</th><td class="infobox-data">6 ft 3 in (191 cm)<sup id="cite_ref-Slamobit_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Slamobit-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Billed weight</th><td class="infobox-data">280 lb (127 kg)<sup id="cite_ref-Slamobit_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Slamobit-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ROHroster_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ROHroster-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Billed from</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Denver,_Colorado" class="mw-redirect" title="Denver, Colorado">Denver, Colorado</a>, United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Trained by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Donovan_Morgan" title="Donovan Morgan">Donovan Morgan</a><sup id="cite_ref-Slamobit_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Slamobit-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><a href="/wiki/Michael_Modest" title="Michael Modest">Michael Modest</a><sup id="cite_ref-Slamobit_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Slamobit-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Debut</th><td class="infobox-data">April 12, 1998<sup id="cite_ref-ROHroster_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ROHroster-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Mark Thomas Smith</b><sup id="cite_ref-OWOW_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OWOW-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (September 24, 1970 – November 22, 2011) was an American <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling" title="Professional wrestling">professional wrestler</a>, better known by his <a href="/wiki/Ring_name" title="Ring name">ring name</a>, <b>Bison Smith</b>. He was best known for his appearances with <a href="/wiki/Pro_Wrestling_Noah" title="Pro Wrestling Noah">Pro Wrestling Noah</a> in <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a>; and <a href="/wiki/World_Wrestling_Council" title="World Wrestling Council">World Wrestling Council</a> and <a href="/wiki/International_Wrestling_Association_(Puerto_Rico)" title="International Wrestling Association (Puerto Rico)">International Wrestling Association</a> in <a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico" title="Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In January 2009, he joined the American <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_promotion" class="mw-redirect" title="Professional wrestling promotion">promotion</a> <a href="/wiki/Ring_of_Honor" title="Ring of Honor">Ring of Honor</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ROHroster_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ROHroster-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After being trained by <a href="/wiki/Donovan_Morgan" title="Donovan Morgan">Donovan Morgan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Michael_Modest" title="Michael Modest">Michael Modest</a>, Smith began wrestling on the <a href="/wiki/Independent_circuit" title="Independent circuit">independent circuit</a>. He began competing for the <a href="/wiki/International_Wrestling_Association_(Puerto_Rico)" title="International Wrestling Association (Puerto Rico)">International Wrestling Association</a> in Puerto Rico in 2003, and held the <a href="/wiki/IWA_World_Heavyweight_Championship_(Puerto_Rico)" class="mw-redirect" title="IWA World Heavyweight Championship (Puerto Rico)">IWA World Heavyweight Championship</a> on two occasions, the <a href="/wiki/IWA_World_Tag_Team_Championship" title="IWA World Tag Team Championship">IWA World Tag Team Championship</a> once, the <a href="/wiki/IWA_Intercontinental_Heavyweight_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="IWA Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship">IWA Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship</a> once, and the <a href="/wiki/IWA_Hardcore_Championship" title="IWA Hardcore Championship">IWA Hardcore Championship</a> one time. He also wrestled for Pro Wrestling Noah, and on May 23, 2008, he won the <a href="/wiki/GHC_Tag_Team_Championship" title="GHC Tag Team Championship">GHC Tag Team Championship</a> with <a href="/wiki/Akitoshi_Saito" title="Akitoshi Saito">Akitoshi Saito</a> and again on April 14, 2010, with <a href="/wiki/Keith_Walker_(wrestler)" title="Keith Walker (wrestler)">Keith Walker</a>. He also won the Global Tag League tournament with Saito in 2008. In January 2009, he debuted for Ring of Honor, where he was <a href="/wiki/Push_(professional_wrestling)" title="Push (professional wrestling)">pushed</a> as "unstoppable", before he joined <a href="/wiki/Prince_Nana" title="Prince Nana">Prince Nana</a>'s <a href="/wiki/The_Embassy_(professional_wrestling)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Embassy (professional wrestling)">Embassy</a> faction. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_career">Early life and career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bison_Smith&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Smith was born in <a href="/wiki/Arcadia,_California" title="Arcadia, California">Arcadia, California</a> and moved to <a href="/wiki/Fresno,_California" title="Fresno, California">Fresno, California</a> when he was one year old, where he was raised. He began <a href="/wiki/Olympic_weightlifting" title="Olympic weightlifting">weightlifting</a> at the age of 13.<sup id="cite_ref-Slamobit_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Slamobit-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He played <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">American football</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Colorado_Buffaloes_football" title="Colorado Buffaloes football">University of Colorado</a>, where he was an <a href="/wiki/American_football_positions#Offense" title="American football positions">offensive lineman</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-OWOW_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OWOW-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After his final year at college, Smith worked as a furniture mover.<sup id="cite_ref-Slamobit_4-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Slamobit-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He later moved to <a href="/wiki/Colorado" title="Colorado">Colorado</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Slamobit_4-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Slamobit-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Professional_wrestling_career">Professional wrestling career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bison_Smith&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Professional wrestling career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Training_and_early_career">Training and early career</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bison_Smith&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Training and early career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>While in California Smith trained at the <a href="/wiki/All_Pro_Wrestling" title="All Pro Wrestling">All Pro Wrestling</a> <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_promotion" class="mw-redirect" title="Professional wrestling promotion">promotion</a> under <a href="/wiki/Donovan_Morgan" title="Donovan Morgan">Donovan Morgan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mike_Modest" class="mw-redirect" title="Mike Modest">Mike Modest</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Slamobit_4-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Slamobit-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He debuted in 1998.<sup id="cite_ref-Slamobit_4-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Slamobit-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also wrestled under a mask in 2000 as "Super Destroyer 2000" managed by Buddy Sotello Esq. as part of the "Sotello Syndicate", along with tag team partner Vinnie "the Innovator" Massaro. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Independent_and_Japanese_promotions">Independent and Japanese promotions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bison_Smith&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Independent and Japanese promotions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Smith toured in Japan first in July 2001.<sup id="cite_ref-Slamobit_4-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Slamobit-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On June 7, 2003, Smith won the Pro Wrestling IRON Heavyweight Championship, by defeating Bart Blaxson, and held the title for nearly two years before he <a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_professional_wrestling_terms#Drop" title="Glossary of professional wrestling terms">dropped</a> it on April 28, 2005, to California wrestler Malachi.<sup id="cite_ref-purolove_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-purolove-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He competed for the <a href="/wiki/International_Wrestling_Association_(Puerto_Rico)" title="International Wrestling Association (Puerto Rico)">International Wrestling Association</a> (IWA) in <a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico" title="Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico</a>, where, on November 1, 2003, he defeated <a href="/wiki/Shane_Sewell" title="Shane Sewell">Glamour Boy Shane</a> to win the <a href="/wiki/IWA_World_Heavyweight_Championship_(Puerto_Rico)" class="mw-redirect" title="IWA World Heavyweight Championship (Puerto Rico)">IWA World Heavyweight Championship</a>, which he held for over a month, before losing it back to Glamour Boy Shane.<sup id="cite_ref-purolove_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-purolove-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On July 16, 2004, he defeated <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Kindred" class="mw-redirect" title="Christopher Kindred">Slash Venom</a> to win the vacant <a href="/wiki/IWA_Hardcore_Championship" title="IWA Hardcore Championship">IWA Hardcore Championship</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-purolove_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-purolove-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He lost it later that month to Chet Jablonski.<sup id="cite_ref-purolove_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-purolove-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On September 25, 2004, Smith won the New Breed Wrestling Association's top championship, the NBWA Championship, when he and Morgan defeated <a href="/wiki/B._J._Whitmer" title="B. J. Whitmer">B. J. Whitmer</a> and <a href="/wiki/ODB_(wrestler)" title="ODB (wrestler)">ODB</a> in a tag team match, where the person who won the <a href="/wiki/Pin_(professional_wrestling)" title="Pin (professional wrestling)">pin</a>, won the Championship.<sup id="cite_ref-OWOW_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OWOW-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He competed sporadically for the next few months, and won the <a href="/wiki/IWA_Intercontinental_Heavyweight_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="IWA Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship">IWA Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship</a> from Glamour Boy Shane on November 20, 2005.<sup id="cite_ref-purolove_7-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-purolove-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He held the Championship for over a year, before losing it to Slash Venom on December 12, 2005, in a <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling_match_types#Cages" title="Professional wrestling match types">steel cage match</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-purolove_7-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-purolove-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He began competing for the <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japanese</a> promotion, <a href="/wiki/Pro_Wrestling_Noah" title="Pro Wrestling Noah">Pro Wrestling Noah</a>, in 2005, where he competed mainly in tag team matches.<sup id="cite_ref-OWOW_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OWOW-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He made his Pro Wrestling Noah debut on May 29, 2005, where he, <a href="/wiki/Akitoshi_Saito" title="Akitoshi Saito">Akitoshi Saito</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Takashi_Sugiura" title="Takashi Sugiura">Takashi Sugiura</a> defeated <a href="/wiki/Akira_Taue" title="Akira Taue">Akira Taue</a>, <a href="/wiki/Naoki_Sano" title="Naoki Sano">Takuma Sano</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Jun_Izumida" title="Jun Izumida">Jun Izumida</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In his next appearance two days later, Smith and <a href="/wiki/Low_Ki" title="Low Ki">Low Ki</a> were defeated by <a href="/wiki/Kenta_Kobayashi" title="Kenta Kobayashi">KENTA</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kenta_Kobashi" title="Kenta Kobashi">Kenta Kobashi</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He teamed with fellow Americans, and his trainers, <a href="/wiki/Michael_Modest" title="Michael Modest">Michael Modest</a> and <a href="/wiki/Donovan_Morgan" title="Donovan Morgan">Donovan Morgan</a> in June to defeat <a href="/wiki/Takeshi_Rikio" title="Takeshi Rikio">Takeshi Rikio</a>, <a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Yone" title="Muhammad Yone">Muhammad Yone</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Yoshinobu_Kanemaru" title="Yoshinobu Kanemaru">Yoshinobu Kanemaru</a>, which was followed by a defeat for his team, also including Akitoshi Saito and <a href="/wiki/Masao_Inoue_(wrestler)" title="Masao Inoue (wrestler)">Masao Inoue</a>, to <a href="/wiki/Mitsuharu_Misawa" title="Mitsuharu Misawa">Mitsuharu Misawa</a>, Akira Taue, and Jun Izumida.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Smith didn't appear again in Pro Wrestling Noah until he went on a tour with them in November 2005, where he usually teamed up with fellow "<a href="/wiki/Gaijin" title="Gaijin">gaijins</a>", or foreigners, most commonly Low Ki.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also teamed with <a href="/wiki/Nigel_McGuinness" title="Nigel McGuinness">Nigel McGuinness</a>, <a href="/wiki/Doug_Williams_(wrestler)" title="Doug Williams (wrestler)">Doug Williams</a> and <a href="/wiki/2_Cold_Scorpio" title="2 Cold Scorpio">Scorpio</a> on various occasions throughout November and December 2005.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At the start of 2006, Smith returned to the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>, where he began competing for New Wrestling Superstars.<sup id="cite_ref-OWOW_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OWOW-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In August 2006, Smith began regularly wrestling for Fusion Pro Wrestling.<sup id="cite_ref-OWOW_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OWOW-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also wrestled for the <a href="/wiki/American_Wrestling_Federation" title="American Wrestling Federation">American Wrestling Federation</a> (AWF), and on November 11, 2006, he won the <a href="/wiki/American_Wrestling_Federation#AWF_Heavyweight_Championship" title="American Wrestling Federation">AWF Heavyweight Championship</a> by defeating Steve Gatorwolf.<sup id="cite_ref-OWOW_1-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OWOW-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In July 2007, he returned to the IWA in Puerto Rico, where he won the IWA World Heavyweight title for the second time by defeating <a href="/wiki/Chicano" title="Chicano">Chicano</a> on July 15.<sup id="cite_ref-purolove_7-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-purolove-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He later lost the Championship to <a href="/wiki/Phil_Blitz" class="mw-redirect" title="Phil Blitz">Blitz</a> on September 30, 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-purolove_7-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-purolove-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In October 2007, while touring Japan with Pro Wrestling Noah, he suffered a <a href="/wiki/Sternal_fracture" title="Sternal fracture">broken breastbone</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-OWOW_1-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OWOW-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2008, he returned to Pro Wrestling Noah, and, with Akitoshi Saito, won the <a href="/wiki/GHC_Tag_Team_Championship" title="GHC Tag Team Championship">GHC Tag Team Championship</a> on May 23, by defeating <a href="/wiki/Naomichi_Marufuji" title="Naomichi Marufuji">Naomichi Marufuji</a> and <a href="/wiki/Takashi_Sugiura" title="Takashi Sugiura">Takashi Sugiura</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-purolove_7-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-purolove-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Smith and Saito also won the Global Tag League 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-purolove_7-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-purolove-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On April 14, 2010, Smith teamed up with <a href="/wiki/Keith_Walker_(wrestler)" title="Keith Walker (wrestler)">Keith Walker</a> to win the GHC Tag Team Championship from <a href="/wiki/Takeshi_Rikio" title="Takeshi Rikio">Takeshi Rikioh</a> and Muhammad Yone.<sup id="cite_ref-Walker_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Walker-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On August 31, however, Walker's father died. Walker later chose not to immediately return to Japan, and on September 10 both Smith and Walker were stripped of the GHC Tag Team Championship. On January 15, 2011, Smith unsuccessfully challenged Takashi Sugiura for the <a href="/wiki/GHC_Heavyweight_Championship" title="GHC Heavyweight Championship">GHC Heavyweight Championship</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ring_of_Honor">Ring of Honor</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bison_Smith&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Ring of Honor"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Smith made his <a href="/wiki/Ring_of_Honor" title="Ring of Honor">Ring of Honor</a> (ROH) debut at <i>Full Circle</i> on January 16, 2009, in <a href="/wiki/Manassas,_Virginia" title="Manassas, Virginia">Manassas, Virginia</a>, by interrupting a match between <a href="/wiki/Rhett_Titus" title="Rhett Titus">Rhett Titus</a> and Sean Denny, and attacking both men.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The next night at <i>Injustice II</i>, Smith interrupted a match between Grizzly Redwood and Chris Escobar, and attacked both men.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the <a href="/wiki/Caged_Collision" title="Caged Collision">Caged Collision</a> pay-per-view, which was taped on January 31, Smith attacked <a href="/wiki/Bryan_Danielson" title="Bryan Danielson">Bryan Danielson</a>, during a number one contender's match, <a href="/wiki/Powerbomb" title="Powerbomb">powerbombing</a> him on the floor and giving him a <a href="/wiki/Concussion" title="Concussion">concussion</a>. Smith made his in-ring debut on February 6, at <i>Proving Ground 2009 Night One</i>. He <a href="/wiki/Squash_(professional_wrestling)" class="mw-redirect" title="Squash (professional wrestling)">quickly defeated</a> <a href="/wiki/Sal_Rinauro" title="Sal Rinauro">Sal Rinauro</a> gaining the victory with the Skull Vise Slam.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The next night at <i>Proving Ground Night Two</i>, Smith gained his second victory, defeating John Kermon.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On the March 4 edition of the <i>ROH Video Wire</i>, it was revealed that <a href="/wiki/Prince_Nana" title="Prince Nana">Prince Nana</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Manager_(professional_wrestling)" title="Manager (professional wrestling)">manager</a> who had just recently returned to ROH, was controlling Smith.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Smith had his first loss in ROH on March 13 at <i>Stylin' and Profilin'</i>, when he lost to Danielson by <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling#Countout" title="Professional wrestling">countout</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Smith made his debut in the <a href="/wiki/Hammerstein_Ballroom" title="Hammerstein Ballroom">Hammerstein Ballroom</a> in <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a> in a losing effort teaming with the returning <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Rave" title="Jimmy Rave">Jimmy Rave</a> against Danielson and the returning <a href="/wiki/Colt_Cabana" title="Colt Cabana">Colt Cabana</a> on March 21.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Smith, with Rave and Ernie Osiris, then joined the newly reformed <a href="/wiki/The_Embassy_(professional_wrestling)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Embassy (professional wrestling)">Embassy</a> faction, led by Prince Nana. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Death">Death</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bison_Smith&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Death"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Smith died on November 22, 2011, in <a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico" title="Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico</a> due to heart complications.<sup id="cite_ref-DeathPWTorch_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DeathPWTorch-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Men in Smith's family had a history of early deaths linked to heart disease, Smith's maternal grandfather died at the age of 43 due to heart disease, and several of his maternal great-uncles also passed away from heart-related issues. Heart disease was a recurring condition in Smith's family.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Smith was in Puerto Rico because he was due to fight <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Colon" class="mw-redirect" title="Eddie Colon">Eddie Colon</a> the same week during <a href="/wiki/World_Wrestling_Council" title="World Wrestling Council">World Wrestling Council</a>'s <i>Crossfire</i> show. The event started with a tribute to Smith by Willie Urbina with the WWC roster in the arena. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Championships_and_accomplishments">Championships and accomplishments</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bison_Smith&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Championships and accomplishments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/All_Pro_Wrestling" title="All Pro Wrestling">All Pro Wrestling</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/APW_Tag_Team_Championship" title="APW Tag Team Championship">APW Tag Team Championship</a> (<a href="/wiki/APW_Tag_Team_Championship#title_history" title="APW Tag Team Championship">1 time</a>) – with Boyce LeGrande<sup id="cite_ref-OWOW_1-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OWOW-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/American_Wrestling_Federation" title="American Wrestling Federation">American Wrestling Federation</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Wrestling_Federation#AWF_Heavyweight_Championship" title="American Wrestling Federation">AWF Heavyweight Championship</a> (1 time)<sup id="cite_ref-OWOW_1-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OWOW-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/International_Wrestling_Association_(Puerto_Rico)" title="International Wrestling Association (Puerto Rico)">International Wrestling Association</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/IWA_World_Heavyweight_Championship_(Puerto_Rico)" class="mw-redirect" title="IWA World Heavyweight Championship (Puerto Rico)">IWA World Heavyweight Championship</a> (<a href="/wiki/IWA_World_Heavyweight_Championship_(Puerto_Rico)#Title_history" class="mw-redirect" title="IWA World Heavyweight Championship (Puerto Rico)">2 times</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-purolove_7-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-purolove-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IWA_Intercontinental_Heavyweight_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="IWA Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship">IWA Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship</a> (<a href="/wiki/IWA_Intercontinental_Heavyweight_Championship#Title_history" class="mw-redirect" title="IWA Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship">1 time</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-purolove_7-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-purolove-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IWA_Hardcore_Championship" title="IWA Hardcore Championship">IWA Hardcore Championship</a> (<a href="/wiki/IWA_Hardcore_Championship#Title_history" title="IWA Hardcore Championship">1 time</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-purolove_7-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-purolove-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IWA_World_Tag_Team_Championship" title="IWA World Tag Team Championship">IWA World Tag Team Championship</a> (<a href="/wiki/IWA_World_Tag_Team_Championship#Title_history" title="IWA World Tag Team Championship">1 time</a>) – with <a href="/wiki/Miguel_P%C3%A9rez,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Miguel Pérez, Jr.">Miguel Perez</a></li></ul></li> <li><b>New Breed Wrestling Association</b> <ul><li>NBWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)<sup id="cite_ref-OWOW_1-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OWOW-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/Pro_Wrestling_Illustrated" title="Pro Wrestling Illustrated">Pro Wrestling Illustrated</a></b></i> <ul><li>PWI ranked him #<b>196</b> of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the <a href="/wiki/Pro_Wrestling_Illustrated#PWI_500" title="Pro Wrestling Illustrated">PWI 500</a> in 2010<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li><b>Pro Wrestling IRON</b> <ul><li>PWI International Wrestling Championship (1 time)<sup id="cite_ref-purolove_7-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-purolove-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Pro_Wrestling_Noah" title="Pro Wrestling Noah">Pro Wrestling Noah</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/GHC_Tag_Team_Championship" title="GHC Tag Team Championship">GHC Tag Team Championship</a> (<a href="/wiki/GHC_Tag_Team_Championship#Title_history" title="GHC Tag Team Championship">2 times</a>) – with <a href="/wiki/Akitoshi_Saito" title="Akitoshi Saito">Akitoshi Saito</a> (1)<sup id="cite_ref-purolove_7-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-purolove-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Keith_Walker_(wrestler)" title="Keith Walker (wrestler)">Keith Walker</a> (1)<sup id="cite_ref-Walker_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Walker-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Global_Tag_League" title="Global Tag League">Global Tag League</a> (<a href="/wiki/Global_Tag_League#2008" title="Global Tag League">2008</a>) – with <a href="/wiki/Akitoshi_Saito" title="Akitoshi Saito">Akitoshi Saito</a><sup id="cite_ref-purolove_7-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-purolove-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Global Tag League Outstanding Performance (2009)- with Akitoshi Saito<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Global Tag League Technique Prize (2011)- with <a 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.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090217100217/http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/b/bison-smith.html">"Bison Smith profile"</a>. 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hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Bison Smith</a> and <a href="/wiki/Keith_Walker_(wrestler)" title="Keith Walker (wrestler)">Keith Walker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naoki_Sano" title="Naoki Sano">Takuma Sano</a> and <a href="/wiki/Yoshihiro_Takayama" title="Yoshihiro Takayama">Yoshihiro Takayama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bad_Intentions_(professional_wrestling)" title="Bad Intentions (professional wrestling)">Bad Intentions</a> (<a href="/wiki/Matt_Bloom" title="Matt Bloom">Giant Bernard</a> and <a href="/wiki/Karl_Anderson" title="Karl Anderson">Karl Anderson</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Aldis" title="Nick Aldis">Magnus</a> and <a href="/wiki/Samoa_Joe" title="Samoa Joe">Samoa Joe</a></li> <li>No Mercy (<a href="/wiki/Kenta_Kobayashi" title="Kenta Kobayashi">Kenta</a> and <a href="/wiki/Maybach_Taniguchi" title="Maybach Taniguchi">Maybach Taniguchi</a>)</li> <li><a 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