August Smisl (born 19 February 1968) is an

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n retired

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, who spent his whole career in

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in Germany in the 1990s.

Professional wrestling career

Smisl had a background in judo where he won three silver and two bronze medals from 1985 to 1993. He would make his debut in 1992 for

in Germany after being trained by Austrian wrestler

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. In 1994, Smisl won the CWA World Tag Team Championship with

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as they held the titles for 446 days. Smisl also won the titles again with Herman in 1996 and Tony St. Clair in 1995. In 1996, Smisl won the Catch Cup in Graz where he defeated

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in the finals. Smisl fought in a match for the WWF in the DX in Germany Tour losing to Bradshaw. Smisl retired from wrestling at the end of 1998. Smisl returned for one match on 23 September 2002, teaming with Tony St. Clair as they defeated Salvatore Bellomo and Colonel Brody for EWP Gilde Wrestling Festival 2002 in Hanover, Germany.

Mixed martial arts career

Smisl fought only one match in MMA on 16 May 1996, in Tokyo, Japan losing to

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at Pancrase: Truth 5 by submission with a rear naked choke in round 1.

Personal life

Smisl owns a gym in

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called Top Gym.

Championships and accomplishments

** Catch Cup (1996) ** CWA World Tag Team Championship ( 3 times) - with

(2) and Tony St. Clair (1)

Mixed martial arts record

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, Japan ,

References

External links

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Professional wrestling record for August Smisl from The Internet Wrestling Database

August Smisl at Wrestlingdata.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Smisl, August 1968 births Living people Austrian male professional wrestlers Austrian male judoka 20th-century Austrian sportsmen