| Don Kent | |
|---|---|
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| Birth name | Leo Joseph Smith Jr. |
| Born | June 24, 1933 Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana |
| Died | June 7, 1993 (aged 59) Battle Creek, Michigan |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | The Black Dragon "Bulldog" Kent Don Kent Doug Kent Joe Smith Ray Kent Super Médico III |
| Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Billed weight | 250 lb (110 kg) |
| Billed from | Australia (Kangaroos) Indiana |
| Trained by | Larry Chene |
| Debut | 1956 |
| Retired | 1992 |
Leo Joseph "Joe" Smith Jr. (June 24, 1933 – June 7, 1993) was an American professional wrestler who wrestled as Don Kent and also as The Black Dragon, Doug Kent, Joe Smith and Super Medico III during his 36 years in professional wrestling.[1]
Don Kent is one half of The Fabulous Kangaroos alongside partners Al Costello, Bruno Bekkar or Johnny Heffernan. Despite being born in America, Kent was billed as Australian when he competed as a Kangaroo using the Kangaroos' "Ultra Australian" gimmick, complete with boomerangs, bush hats and "Waltzing Matilda" as their entrance music.[1]
When Kent was not one half of the Kangaroos, he mainly worked as "Bulldog" Don Kent in NWA Mid-America and Big Time Wrestling in the singles and the tag team divisions until his retirement in 1986.[1]
- ^ a b c Greg Oliver and Steve Johnson (2005). "Top 20: #1 The Fabulous Kangaroos". The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Tag Teams. ECW Press. pp. 17–24. ISBN 978-1-5502-2683-6.