Mark Ashford-Smith
Born: December 26, 1962
Died: June 7, 2013
in Stafford, Staffordshire, England
Died: June 7, 2013
in Stafford, Staffordshire, England
was an English professional wrestler best known by his ring name Mark Starr. He competed as a member of several tag teams. He remained with the company for several months before joining World Championship Wrestling (WCW). In WCW, he competed in the battle royal main events at the company's 1995 and 1996 World War 3 pay-per-views but was not victorious in either. Although these were his only televised appearances at WCW pay-per-views, he also competed in dark matches at Uncensored 1995, Slamboree 1995, and Bash at the Beach 1995, losing to Alex Wright, Sgt. Craig Pittman, and Road Warrior Hawk, respectively.
Men at Work (1995–1996)
In his later career, Starr formed a tag team known as Men at Work with Chris Kanyon in WCW. The team faced many of WCW's top tag teams but lost the majority of their matches. One notable victory came on the January 10, 1996 episode of WCW Saturday Night, when they defeated former WCW World Tag Team Champions Bunkhouse Buck and Dick Slater.
Final years and retirement (1996–1998)
Starr also competed as a singles wrestler, once again playing the role of a jobber. In one match, he teamed with Cobra, Prince Iaukea, and Rex King to face The Giant in a handicap match, which The Giant won in 38 seconds. He was also one of the many opponents defeated by Bill Goldberg during Goldberg's 173-match winning streak.
He would go on to challenge Dean Malenko and Ultimo Dragon for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship in 1997. One of Mark's most important final matches on WCW Monday Nitro was the infamous loss in the Superdome in New Orleans, to Diamond Dallas Page in 54 seconds. Starr's final match of his career took place against Sick Boy at Nitro on February 16, 1998.
He retired in 1998, due to a back injury.
Starr died from a heart attack in Brandon, Florida on June 7, 2013; he was 50 years old
Men at Work (1995–1996)
In his later career, Starr formed a tag team known as Men at Work with Chris Kanyon in WCW. The team faced many of WCW's top tag teams but lost the majority of their matches. One notable victory came on the January 10, 1996 episode of WCW Saturday Night, when they defeated former WCW World Tag Team Champions Bunkhouse Buck and Dick Slater.
Final years and retirement (1996–1998)
Starr also competed as a singles wrestler, once again playing the role of a jobber. In one match, he teamed with Cobra, Prince Iaukea, and Rex King to face The Giant in a handicap match, which The Giant won in 38 seconds. He was also one of the many opponents defeated by Bill Goldberg during Goldberg's 173-match winning streak.
He would go on to challenge Dean Malenko and Ultimo Dragon for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship in 1997. One of Mark's most important final matches on WCW Monday Nitro was the infamous loss in the Superdome in New Orleans, to Diamond Dallas Page in 54 seconds. Starr's final match of his career took place against Sick Boy at Nitro on February 16, 1998.
He retired in 1998, due to a back injury.
Starr died from a heart attack in Brandon, Florida on June 7, 2013; he was 50 years old
Movies for Mark Ashford-Smith...
Title: The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1
Character: Mark Starr
Released: August 7, 2011
Type: Movie
Collection of the best matches from the weekly professional wrestling events which aired from 1995 to 2001. Among the fights included are the 1996 World Tag Team Championship in which Sting and Lex Luger competed against The Road Warriors, the 1998 World Heavyweight Championship between Hulk Hogan and Goldberg and the 2000 Steel Cage Match between Jeff Jarrett and Diamond Dallas Page.
Title: WCW World War 3 1996
Character: Mark Starr
Released: November 24, 1996
Type: Movie
A future opportunity at the WCW World Heavyweight Championship is on the line in a 60-Man Three Ring Battle Royale. The Outsiders defend the WCW World Tag Team Championship against The Faces of Fear and The Nasty Boys. Plus, The Giant faces Jeff Jarrett, Dean Malenko battles Psychosis, and much more!
Title: WCW World War 3 1995
Character: Mark Starr
Released: November 26, 1995
Type: Movie
Sixty men fill three rings for one gigantic Battle Royal for the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Championship. Participants include Lex Luger, "Diamond" Dallas Page, "The Macho Man" Randy Savage and many more. Plus, Sting battles Ric Flair and much more action!
Title: WWE Raw
Character: Mark Starr
Released: January 11, 1993
Type: TV
A regularly scheduled, live, year-round program featuring some of the biggest WWE Superstars.
Title: PWFG: Try Again Vol 1
Released: December 5, 1992
Type: Movie
Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi was a shoot style professional wrestling promotion based in Tokyo, Japan. This event was held on December 5th, 1992 at City Gymnasium in Niigata, Japan and presented the following matches: Yuki Ishikawa vs. Mark Ashford-Smith, Ryushi Yanagisawa vs. Bart Vale, Kazuo Takahashi vs. Aleksey Medvedev, Minoru Suzuki vs. Jerry Flynn, Wayne Shamrock vs. Yoshiaki Fujiwara & Masakatsu Funaki vs. David Gobejishvili.
Title: The Third Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
Character: Mark Starr
Released: April 23, 1988
Type: Movie
The third and final Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament was held over two nights, April 22 and 23, 1988. Scheduled to feature 24 teams, the tournament included a few changes to the original lineup.
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