Chris Champion | |
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Born | Christopher Dennis Ashford-Smith February 17, 1961 Worcester, England |
Died | August 22, 2018 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | (aged 57)
Relatives | Mark Starr (brother) |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Chris Champion Dennis Smith The Karate Kid Kowabunga[1] Sinn Turtle Kamen Yoshi Kwan[1] |
Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
Billed weight | 222 lb (101 kg) |
Billed from | "The Future" Hunan Hong Kong |
Trained by | Boris Malenko Dean Malenko Joe Malenko |
Debut | 1984 |
Retired | 2017 |
Christopher Dennis Ashford-Smith (17 February 1961 – 22 August 2018), better known by his ring name Chris Champion, was an English professional wrestler. He primarily worked for various National Wrestling Alliance member territories, including Championship Wrestling from Florida and Jim Crockett Promotions. He is also known as Yoshi Kwan, initially from World Championship Wrestling (WCW).