Robert Smedley is a former American professional wrestler

Professional wrestling

Professional wrestling is a mode of spectacle, combining athletics and theatrical performance.Roland Barthes, "The World of Wrestling", Mythologies, 1957 It takes the form of events, held by touring companies, which mimic a title match combat sport...

 better known under his stage name

Stage name

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 Bobby Blaze. He has performed for several wrestling promotions

Professional wrestling promotion

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, including Smoky Mountain Wrestling

Smoky Mountain Wrestling

Smoky Mountain Wrestling was a professional wrestling promotion that held events in the Appalachian area of the United States from October 1991 to December 1995, when it was run by Jim Cornette...

 and World Championship Wrestling

World Championship Wrestling

World Championship Wrestling, Inc. was an American professional wrestling promotion which existed from 1988 to 2001. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, it began as a regional promotion affiliated with the National Wrestling Alliance , named Jim Crockett Promotions until November 1988, when Ted Turner and...

. He beat Jerry "The King" Lawler

Jerry Lawler

Jerry O'Neil Lawler is an American professional wrestler, wrestling commentator, musician, businessman, commercial artist and film actor, known throughout the wrestling world as Jerry "The King" Lawler. He is currently signed to WWE, working on its Raw brand as the color commentator and occasional...

 to win Smokey Mountain Heavyweight Title in Knoxville, TN at Bloody Sunday on February 26, 1995. He entered 1997's World War 3

WCW World War 3

World War 3 was an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Championship Wrestling. The pay-per-view's title also was the name of its signature match, a three-ring, sixty-man battle royal which was their answer to the World Wrestling Federation's Royal Rumble. The event...

 in WCW. Bobby Blaze toured Japan 7 times for Michinoku Pro Wrestling. He also wrestled in Mexico, England, and Canada for Grand Prix Wrestling. He also toured South Africa in 1992 for All-Star Wrestling. Blaze toured Australia in 1993.

Championships and accomplishments

• Cleveland All Pro Wrestling
• CAPW North American Heavyweight Championship (2 times)

• Heartland Wrestling Association
  Heartland Wrestling Association
  The Heartland Wrestling Association is a Midwestern independent professional wrestling promotion based in Cincinnati, Ohio. A former developmental territory for both World Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation during the 1990s, it was listed as one of the top independent...
  
  
• HWA Heavyweight Championship
  HWA Heavyweight Championship
  The HWA Heavyweight Championship is the heavyweight title contested in the Heartland Wrestling Association.- Title history :...
  
   (1 time)

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  Pro Wrestling Illustrated is a professional wrestling magazine. PWI is currently based in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania and published by Kappa Publishing Group.-History:The first issue of Pro Wrestling Illustrated was released in 1979...
  
  
• PWI ranked him #109 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500
  Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  Pro Wrestling Illustrated is a professional wrestling magazine. PWI is currently based in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania and published by Kappa Publishing Group.-History:The first issue of Pro Wrestling Illustrated was released in 1979...
  
   in 1995.

• Smoky Mountain Wrestling
  Smoky Mountain Wrestling
  Smoky Mountain Wrestling was a professional wrestling promotion that held events in the Appalachian area of the United States from October 1991 to December 1995, when it was run by Jim Cornette...
  
  
• SMW Beat the Champ Television Championship
  SMW Beat the Champ Television Championship
  The SMW "Beat the Champ" Television Championship was the secondary singles championship for the Smoky Mountain Wrestling professional wrestling promotion. The title was created in 1992 and was active until SMW closed its doors on November 26, 1995. The storyline concept of the title was that the...
  
   (3 times)
• SMW Heavyweight Championship
  SMW Heavyweight Championship
  The SMW Heavyweight Championship was the major singles title in Smoky Mountain Wrestling. It existed from 1992 until 1996 when SMW folded. "Dirty White Boy" Tony Anthony held the title the most times with three reigns. The United States Wrestling Association briefly recognized the SMW Heavyweight...
  
   (1 time)
• SMW United States Junior Heavyweight Championship
  SMW United States Junior Heavyweight Championship
  The SMW United States Junior Heavyweight Championship was a singles title in Smoky Mountain Wrestling. It existed from 1992 until the promotion's close in 1995. There were three officially recognized champions and eight title reigns, with Bobby Blaze holding the title a record four times .-Title...
  
   (3 times)

Finishing Move: Blaze Buster
Favorite Moves: Northern Lights Suplex

External links

• Online World of Wrestling profile