Chris Champion Death
Chris passed away on August 22, 2018 at the age of 57 in Tampa, Florida, United States.
When did Chris Champion die?
August 22, 2018How old was Chris Champion when died?
57Where did Chris Champion die? What was the location of death?
Tampa, Florida, United States
Chris Champion Birthday and Date of Death
Chris Champion was born on February 17, 1961 and died on August 22, 2018. Chris was 57 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: February 17, 1961
Date of Death: August 22, 2018
Age at Death: 57
Chris Champion - Biography
Christopher Ashford-Smith, better known by his ring name Chris Champion, was an American professional wrestler. He primarily worked for various National Wrestling Alliance member territories, including Florida Championship Wrestling and Jim Crockett Promotions. He is also known as Yoshi Kwan, initially from World Championship Wrestling (WCW).
in 1986, he began working for Florida Championship Wrestling and changed his ring name to "Chris Champion", the name he would be most known under. Champion teamed up with Sean Royal to form a tag team called The New Breed. The "gimmick" of the New Breed was that they claimed to be sent back from the year 2002 to 1986 to compete. As part of their gimmick they claimed that Dusty Rhodes would be elected President of the United States in the 2000 election, and addressed him as "Mr. President". They also referred to having robots and sported very unusual haircuts and bright "futuristic" ring gear in neon colors. Their entrance music was the Beastie Boys' song "Fight For Your Right to Party".
After leaving the USWA, Champion began working for World Championship Wrestling (WCW), where he was given the ring persona "Yoshi Kwan", managed by Harley Race. Originally, the name was supposed to be "Yochi Kwan"- a Chinese name, but announcer Tony Schiavone announced the first name as "Yoshi" (which is Japanese), and it stuck. The Yoshi Kwan character was billed as being from Asia (either Hunan or Hong Kong) and wore makeup to make him appear to be Asian. As Yoshi Kwan he feuded with Cactus Jack, the two faced off in a singles match at WCW's 1993 Fall Brawl which Cactus Jack won. After the loss to Cactus Jack, a knee injury prevented him from wrestling and he was soon out of WCW.
