Julius Smokes
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Julius Smokes is an American
professional wrestling manager
, known most notably from his work in Ring of Honor
. He has also appeared in Major League Wrestling
and Jersey All Pro Wrestling
, among others. He is best known as having been the manager of ROH's heel
stable The Rottweilers.
at the time, during his feud with The Carnage Crew
. He participated in the infamous riot
at ROH's One Anniversary Show, an event that is believed to have been staged
, despite extensive speculation to the contrary. He appeared in the crowd with other street thugs in the weeks before The Epic Encounter, his in-ring debut in a bunkhouse match fighting alongside Homicide, Dusty Rhodes
, and other thugs against members of Steve Corino's Group. From then on, Smokes functioned as Homicide's cornerman, engaging in a feud with Low Ki
over whether Smokes' street lifestyle "belonged in ROH" (ironically, Smokes would later manage Ki). Until Homicide's heel turn in the spring of 2004, Smokes was an entertaining obnoxious face at ringside, spouting such catchphrases as "Yeah yeah yeah!" "Oh yeah!" (said with a distinctive growl) and "BRRRRRRAT" (with the rolling R's
), mimicking the sound of automatic gunfire. When Homicide turned heel, Smokes did as well, viciously insulting audience members at ringside, shouting more violent catchphrases, and freely interfering in matches.
. When the Havana Pitbulls
debuted in ROH in the spring of 2004, they joined forces with Homicide and Smokes, now heels, and reformed the Rottweilers. They were soon joined by Low Ki. This version of the Rottweilers, heels until the winter of 2006 when Homicide turned, lasted until when Homicide was made exclusive property of TNA in 2007. At that point, Smokes was removed from the scene and was set to be repackaged and re-debut at a later date.
introduced Julius Smokes as the "trainer" of his newly formed "Vulture Squad", Evans' stable to counter Roderick Strong
's No Remorse Corps and Austin Aries
' Resilience. CZW's Ruckus
was then revealed as the second member of the new faction, with a third member to be revealed at a later date. The third member of the faction, as was revealed on the Ring of Honor homepage, is the Chikara wrestler Jigsaw
. In late December, Evans revealed another member of the group, returning Shimmer
talent Mercedes Martinez
.
on December 19, 2009, where he worked as a guest referee.
Smokes once again returned to ROH the following year at Final Battle 2010
on December 18, 2010, managing former Rottweiler Homicide
who defeated ROH World Television Champion Christopher Daniels
in a non-title match at the event.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
professional wrestling manager
Manager (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a manager is a secondary character paired with a wrestler for a variety of reasons. The manager is often either a non-wrestler, an occasional wrestler, an older wrestler who has retired or is nearing retirement or, in some cases, a new wrestler who is breaking into the...
, known most notably from his work in Ring of Honor
Ring of Honor
Ring of Honor ' is an American professional wrestling promotion, founded in 2002 by Rob Feinstein and Gabe Sapolsky. From 2004 to 2011, the promotion was under the ownership of Cary Silkin before being sold to the Sinclair Broadcast Group in May 2011...
. He has also appeared in Major League Wrestling
Major League Wrestling
Major League Wrestling is a professional wrestling promotion that markets its presentation around hybrid wrestling, which encompasses and showcases many different forms of wrestling. MLW's mission is to present itself as an alternative to sports entertainment...
and Jersey All Pro Wrestling
Jersey All Pro Wrestling
Jersey All Pro Wrestling is an independent wrestling promotion based in New Jersey.-1997:Jersey All Pro Wrestling is an independent wrestling promotion that was founded by "Fat" Frank Iadeavia on April 19, 1997. This promotion was born out of a dream of "Fat" Frank. He wanted to take the promotion...
, among others. He is best known as having been the manager of ROH's heel
Heel (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a heel is a villain character. In non-wrestling jargon, heels are the "bad guys" in professional wrestling; the term heel coming from the term take to you heels, which means to run away which heel champions tend to do to avoid losing their titles.storylines...
stable The Rottweilers.
Ring of Honor
Smokes debuted in ROH in the fall of 2002 as a street thug supporting Homicide, a faceFace (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a babyface or face or in simple words, a fan favorite is a character who is portrayed as a heroic relative to the heel wrestlers, who are analogous to villains...
at the time, during his feud with The Carnage Crew
The Carnage Crew
-History:The Carnage Crew of Loc and DeVito had their first ROH match together at Night of Appreciation defeating The Ring Crew Express. They were very hard hitting and used many high impact moves. At the time, there were two other similar teams in ROH: Da Hit Squad and the Natural Born Sinners...
. He participated in the infamous riot
Riot
A riot is a form of civil disorder characterized often by what is thought of as disorganized groups lashing out in a sudden and intense rash of violence against authority, property or people. While individuals may attempt to lead or control a riot, riots are thought to be typically chaotic and...
at ROH's One Anniversary Show, an event that is believed to have been staged
Kayfabe
In professional wrestling, kayfabe is the portrayal of events within the industry as "real" or "true". Specifically, the portrayal of professional wrestling, in particular the competition and rivalries between participants, as being genuine or not of a worked nature...
, despite extensive speculation to the contrary. He appeared in the crowd with other street thugs in the weeks before The Epic Encounter, his in-ring debut in a bunkhouse match fighting alongside Homicide, Dusty Rhodes
Dusty Rhodes (wrestler)
Virgil Riley Runnels, Jr. , better known as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, is a semi-retired American professional wrestler currently working for WWE...
, and other thugs against members of Steve Corino's Group. From then on, Smokes functioned as Homicide's cornerman, engaging in a feud with Low Ki
Low Ki
Brandon Silvestry is an American professional wrestler. He is best known under his ring names Low Ki, Senshi in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, and Kaval in World Wrestling Entertainment. He is a former one-time PWG World Champion and a former ROH Champion...
over whether Smokes' street lifestyle "belonged in ROH" (ironically, Smokes would later manage Ki). Until Homicide's heel turn in the spring of 2004, Smokes was an entertaining obnoxious face at ringside, spouting such catchphrases as "Yeah yeah yeah!" "Oh yeah!" (said with a distinctive growl) and "BRRRRRRAT" (with the rolling R's
Alveolar trill
The alveolar trill is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents dental, alveolar, and postalveolar trills is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is r. It is commonly called the rolled R, rolling R, or trilled R...
), mimicking the sound of automatic gunfire. When Homicide turned heel, Smokes did as well, viciously insulting audience members at ringside, shouting more violent catchphrases, and freely interfering in matches.
The Rottweilers
In the fall and winter of 2003 in Ring of Honor, Smokes assembled a face stable called The Rottweilers. Its original members were Homicide, Grim Reefer, Slugger, and Benny Blanco. Other than Homicide, who was already a well-established star with the company, no one from this first incarnation of the Rottweilers really caught on with fans, and the stable was quietly depushedPush (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a push is an attempt by the booker to make the wrestler win more matches and become more popular or more reviled with the fans depending on whether they are a heel or a face...
. When the Havana Pitbulls
Havana Pitbulls
The Havana Pitbulls were a professional wrestling tag team, consisting of Rocky Romero and Ricky Reyes. Working most notably for Ring of Honor as a member of The Rottweilers, they have also worked for Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, Empire Wrestling Federation, Ultimate Pro Wrestling, and Liberty States...
debuted in ROH in the spring of 2004, they joined forces with Homicide and Smokes, now heels, and reformed the Rottweilers. They were soon joined by Low Ki. This version of the Rottweilers, heels until the winter of 2006 when Homicide turned, lasted until when Homicide was made exclusive property of TNA in 2007. At that point, Smokes was removed from the scene and was set to be repackaged and re-debut at a later date.
The Vulture Squad
On Saturday, August 25, 2007 at New York City's Manhattan Center, Jack EvansJack Evans
Jack Edward Miller is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Jack Evans. He currently performs for the Mexican-based promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración, where he is the current World Cruiserweight Champion and a former World Tag Team Champion. He is the cousin...
introduced Julius Smokes as the "trainer" of his newly formed "Vulture Squad", Evans' stable to counter Roderick Strong
Roderick Strong
Chris Lindsey is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Roderick Strong. Strong currently competes in several independent promotions, most notably Ring of Honor , Full Impact Pro , and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla .He initially debuted as The Jester on the Floridian...
's No Remorse Corps and Austin Aries
Austin Aries
Daniel Healy "Dan" Solwold, Jr. better known by his ring name Austin Aries, is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , where he is the current X Division Champion...
' Resilience. CZW's Ruckus
Claude Marrow
Claude Marrow is an American independent professional wrestler better known by his ring name Ruckus. Marrow current performs in Combat Zone Wrestling, Ring of Honor, Maryland Championship Wrestling, Chikara and Jersey All Pro Wrestling...
was then revealed as the second member of the new faction, with a third member to be revealed at a later date. The third member of the faction, as was revealed on the Ring of Honor homepage, is the Chikara wrestler Jigsaw
Jigsaw (wrestler)
Jigsaw is an American professional wrestler currently competing in the Chikara and Dragon Gate USA professional wrestling promotions...
. In late December, Evans revealed another member of the group, returning Shimmer
SHIMMER Women Athletes
Shimmer Women Athletes is an American, Chicago based female independent professional wrestling promotion which held its first event on November 6, 2005...
talent Mercedes Martinez
Mercedes Martinez
Mercedes Martinez is a American professional wrestler, currently performing for Shimmer Women Athletes, as well as numerous independent promotions including World Xtreme Wrestling, Women Superstars Uncensored, and Full Impact Pro....
.
Return to ROH
Smokes was seen in an ROH video wire walking the streets of New York and stating that he was looking for wrestlers to manage. Smokes did not make an appearance in ROH until Final Battle 2009Final Battle 2009
Final Battle 2009 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by Ring of Honor , which was only available online. It took place on December 19, 2009 from the Manhattan Center in New York City...
on December 19, 2009, where he worked as a guest referee.
Smokes once again returned to ROH the following year at Final Battle 2010
Final Battle 2010
Final Battle 2010 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by Ring of Honor. It took place on December 18, 2010, at the Manhattan Center in New York City. It was the eighth annual event in the Final Battle chronology, with the first taking place in 2002, but only the second to be...
on December 18, 2010, managing former Rottweiler Homicide
Homicide
Homicide refers to the act of a human killing another human. Murder, for example, is a type of homicide. It can also describe a person who has committed such an act, though this use is rare in modern English...
who defeated ROH World Television Champion Christopher Daniels
Christopher Daniels
Daniel Christopher Covell is an American professional wrestler, best known in the United States by his ring name "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels. He is also known for performing under the ring name Curry Man. He is currently under contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , while also...
in a non-title match at the event.
In wrestling
- Wrestlers managed by Julius Smokes
- Homicide
- Low KiLow KiBrandon Silvestry is an American professional wrestler. He is best known under his ring names Low Ki, Senshi in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, and Kaval in World Wrestling Entertainment. He is a former one-time PWG World Champion and a former ROH Champion...
- Ricky ReyesRicky ReyesRicky Reyes is a Cuban professional wrestler. Known for his appearances in Ring of Honor, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, and various other independent promotions, he is currently primarily working for the World Wrestling Council....
- Rocky RomeroRocky RomeroJohn R. Rivera is a Cuban American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Rocky Romero and as the fourth incarnation of Black Tiger. As Romero he was one half of the tag team The Havana Pitbulls , along with Ricky Reyes...
- SluggerSpecial K (professional wrestling)Special K was a heel professional wrestling stable in Ring of Honor. They were billed as "rich kid ravers" from Webster Hall, New York City who had everything handed to them by their rich families. They had a spotfest style, performing many high flying and high risk moves with no regards to their...
- Grim Reefer
- Benny Blanco
- Bison
- Jack EvansJack EvansJack Edward Miller is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Jack Evans. He currently performs for the Mexican-based promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración, where he is the current World Cruiserweight Champion and a former World Tag Team Champion. He is the cousin...
- RuckusClaude MarrowClaude Marrow is an American independent professional wrestler better known by his ring name Ruckus. Marrow current performs in Combat Zone Wrestling, Ring of Honor, Maryland Championship Wrestling, Chikara and Jersey All Pro Wrestling...
- JigsawJigsaw (wrestler)Jigsaw is an American professional wrestler currently competing in the Chikara and Dragon Gate USA professional wrestling promotions...
- Mercedes MartinezMercedes MartinezMercedes Martinez is a American professional wrestler, currently performing for Shimmer Women Athletes, as well as numerous independent promotions including World Xtreme Wrestling, Women Superstars Uncensored, and Full Impact Pro....
- NicknameNicknameA nickname is "a usually familiar or humorous but sometimes pointed or cruel name given to a person or place, as a supposedly appropriate replacement for or addition to the proper name.", or a name similar in origin and pronunciation from the original name....
s- "Devil's Son-in-Law"
- "J-Train"