Zechariah Smith, (born June 17, 1991) better known by his ring names Jack Talos, Painful Paul, or Zech Smith is an

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, former

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and

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, previously signed to

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, NWA and Coastal Championship Wrestling. Smith has made appearances on

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, and

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. He now wrestles for

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and

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Early life and education

Smith born and grew up in

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. He got his early life education from

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. Smith went to

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for higher education and joined college basketball team. Eventually, he became a professional basketball player and played against several teams at college level. Smith played two seasons for

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and was part of Oklahoma Magic AAU squad from 2006-2010. He also played for

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against The Washington Generals. Smith left basketball and later in 2020 he became involved in professional wrestling and made his debut at CCW's Untouchable event and defeated Bull Anderson.

Career

WWE (2020-2022)

Smith was recruited by

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in 2020 as a developmental talent for their NXT brand. He was not involved in major televised shows produced by WWE but made an appearance in the 2020

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event. He was released by WWE in 2022 along with Stephon Smith and Zanjeer.

NWA (2023-present)

After Smith was releases by WWE, He made his debut at NWA 312 Pre-Show for

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where he along with Daisy Kill were defeated by

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and

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in a

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BRCW (2023-present)

Smith debuted at BRCW in early 2023 along with Frank The Clown. He appeared on a NWA Pop-Up Event with Daisy Kill for a tag team match against Bull James and Gangrel.

Championships and accomplishments

** BRCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) * Empire Pro Wrestling ** EPW Americas Championship (1 time, current) *

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(1 time) – with Daisy Kill

Filmography

References

External links

*
Jack Talos
at

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