Michael Smith (wrestler)

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Michael Smith
Statistics
Ring name(s)	Midnight Rider Sam Houston
Billed height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Billed weight	222 lb (101 kg)
Born	October 11, 1963 (1963-10-11) (age 44)
Resides	Tampa, Florida
Debut	1983

Michael Maurice Smith (born October 11, 1963) is a second generation professional wrestler in the 1980s. His father is former wrestler Grizzly Smith, his half-brother is Jake "The Snake" Roberts, and his younger sister is Rockin' Robin.

Smith was once married to Baby Doll. They have two daughters named Mikala Joy and Mikka Tyler (Smitty).

1 Career
2 In wrestling
3 Championships and accomplishments
4 References

[edit] Career

Smith started wrestling in 1985 in the NWA's Jim Crockett Promotions. He was the protege 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 in a six-man tag team match.

In late 1985, he feuded with Krusher Khruschev over the Mid-Atlantic Title, which he won in January 1986. He then feuded with Black Bart, who won the title from him.

He formed a team during the summer of 1986 with Nelson Royal. In late 1986, he moved on to the Central States territory where he won the title and feuded with Bulldog Bob Brown and Bill Dundee.

In 1987, Houston went to the WWF, feuding with Danny Davis and Barry Horowitz through 1988. He then wrestled in the independents before showing up in the Global Wrestling Federation in 1992.

Baby Doll chose to devote her time to her new baby girls instead of returning to wrestling. She divorced Houston in 1994, claiming Houston wanted to "be the life of the party." In 2005, Houston was sentenced to 10 years in prison for repeated DUI arrests. ^[1]