Line #18 Wrestling/NormanSmiley


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2	[[caption-width-right:177:As [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/mexico/cmll/cmll-h.html CMLL World Heavyweight Champion]]]]
3	->''"Another of my hardcore opponents was Norman Smiley. Smiley was a great guy who got the gimmick of "Screamin'" Norman from Russo. What a lot of guys didn’t realize was that Norman was a whole lot tougher than they thought he was. He worked for Japan’s UWFI, which was a group working in a shoot style, a brutal punishing way to work. I knew Smiley could go, although he never felt like he had to prove how tough he was. I was also glad I was never someone he needed to prove it to."''
4	-->-- Wrestling/TerryFunk
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6	Norman Anthony Smiley (born 28 February 1965) is a retired UsefulNotes/{{Brit\|ain}}ish {{Professional Wrestl\|ing}}er and trainer best known for his time in Wrestling/{{WCW}} from the late 1990s until the promotion's demise in 2001. He started his career in UsefulNotes/{{Florida}} in 1985 after training at the Malenko family's school. He made his [=PPV=] debut teaming with Wrestling/ChrisAdams as Team United Kingdom in a losing effort against Team Mexico (Wrestling/{{Konnan}} and Rey Misterio Sr.) in the Pat [=O'Connor=] Memorial Tag Team Tournament at ''NWA [=Starrcade=] 90.'' He first made his name in Mexico as '''Black Magic.''' He made a few appearances for Wrestling/{{ECW}} in 1995, teaming with Wrestling/MikeyWhipwreck in losing efforts against Wrestling/ChrisBenoit and Wrestling/DeanMalenko. He spent years {{Jobb\|er}}ing in WCW before he finally caught on with the audience competing in the [[GarbageWrestler hardcore]] division. He would hold the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-hc.html WCW Hardcore Title]] twice, with his gimmick being that he really didn't want to do hardcore matches and didn't want the title. After WCW died, he competed in a variety of promotions, including making some on-and-off appearances for Wrestling/{{TNA}} in between 2002 and 2007. He has also competed for Wrestling/{{AAA}}, Wrestling/{{MLW}}, Wrestling/JuggaloChampionshipWrestling, Wrestling/{{WWE}} (some dark [non-televised] matches), Future Of Wrestling, Wrestling/DragonGate and several others in Mexico, the U.S. and Japan. He had an onscreen role as a lieutenant general manager and liaison to [[Wrestling/TheFabulousOnes Steve Keirn]] in WWE's FCW developmental promotion, and also worked offscreen as a trainer. He now works full-time as a trainer for WWE's NXT developmental territory.
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10	!! "Screamin' Tropes":
11	%%* ArchEnemy: Wrestling/ChavoGuerreroJr, [[Wrestling/TheNastyBoys Bryan Knobbs]], Wrestling/{{Meng}}
12	* AscendedExtra: From a low card {{Jobber}} to the star of WCW's brief Hardcore Division.
13	%%* BadassInANiceSuit: In FCW.
14	%%* BashBrothers: Negro Casas, Music/ManoNegra, Wrestling/SharkBoy
15	%%* BlackAndNerdy
16	* BlackMagic: He actually used this as his ring name for a time, and it doubles as a RedBaron.
17	* CheapHeat: Would often wear the sports jerseys of whatever town he was in on a given night.
18	* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: He looks like probably the least threatening person ever(even before his cowardly gimmick), but he is actually a tough guy in real life with a lot of solid experience, and [[OffscreenMomentOfAwesome he once [=KO'ed=]]] '''Rick Steiner''' with ''one punch!''
19	* DanceBattler: Incorporates his "Big Wiggle" dance into some of his moves.
20	* DiabolusExMachina: The medium through which the FCW higher ups delivered Dusty Finishes while he was liaison to the FCW president. Just ask Wrestling/SethRollins.
21	* DirtyCoward: The point of his "Screamin" gimmick, though it again failed to get the WCW audience to turn against him.
22	* EvilBrit
23	** When he was hired by La Legion Extranjera in AAA
24	** {{Funny foreigner}}: WCW's attempts to give Normal smiley lasting heel heat never achieved long-term success, so he was really a baby face evil Brit most of the time.
25	* {{Expy}}: To the Japanese, he was one to Wrestling/YoshiakiFujiwara and even called him the "Black Fujiwara".
26	* FinishingMove: Rolling kneebar, Norman Conquest (crossface chickenwing)
27	* GarbageWrestler: {{Subverted\|Trope}}, he'd dish it out, but he was so afraid of getting hit by weapons and hard items, he'd wear sport-related armor (usually a Football uniform, jersey, pads and all) to the matches.
28	* IKnowKarate: Trained under the Malenkos and competed in the Wrestling/UniversalWrestlingFederation early in his career. He also did amateur wrestling and powerlifting in high school.
29	* LovableCoward[=/=]DirtyCoward: Depending if he was {{Face}} or {{Heel}}.
30	* OddCouple: With [[Characters/ImpactWrestling Shark Boy]] in TNA. He teamed with Wrestling/{{Raven}} in a losing effort against Wrestling/CMPunk and [[Characters/ImpactWrestling Michael Shane]] at ''MLW Rise of the Renegades'', July 26, 2003.
31	** Had Wrestling/ChrisJericho's former "security guard" Ralphus as his manager in WCW in 2000.
32	* PecFlex
33	* PowerStable: (in AAA): La Legion Extranjera (led by Konnan)
34	* PretentiousPronunciation: Claimed in WCW that his name should be pronounced "Nor-MAN Smi-LAY."
35	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: In FCW.
36	* RedBaron: "Screamin'". Because he...
37	** ScreamsLikeALittleGirl
38	* RefugeInAudacity[=/=]CombatPragmatist: During his match with Michael Shane (w[=/=]Wrestling/{{Francine}}) at ''MLW Revolutions,'' May 9, 2003, Francine, of course, got involved and gave him the [[Wrestling/SeanWaltman Bronco Buster]] in the corner. Norman countered by grabbing the front of Francine's shorts and simulating oral sex. It didn't help, as Norman still lost the match.
39	* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Known for a time as Lord Norman.
40	* TokenMinority: Was the only black guy during his time in UWF Newborn.

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