August Smisl

Smisl had a background in judo where he won three silver and two bronze medals from 1985 to 1993.{{cite web|url=https://www.judoinside.com/judoka/7284/August_Smisl/judo-career |title=JudoInside - August Smisl Judoka }} He would make his debut in 1992 for Catch Wrestling Association in Germany after being trained by Austrian wrestler Otto Wanz.

In 1994, Smisl won the CWA World Tag Team Championship with Ulf Herman as they held the titles for 446 days. Smisl also won the titles again with Herman in 1996 and Tony St. Clair in 1995.

In 1996, Smisl won the Catch Cup in Graz where he defeated Maxx Payne in the finals.{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=30195|title=CWA|publisher=Cagematch|accessdate=2018-01-06|date=June 30, 1996}}

Smisl fought in a match for the WWF in the DX in Germany Tour losing to Bradshaw.{{cite web|url=http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/98.htm |title=1998 |website=Thehistoryofwwe.com |access-date=2016-12-31}}

Smisl retired from wrestling at the end of 1998.

Smisl returned for one match on 23 September 2002, teaming with Tony St. Clair as they defeated Salvatore Bellomo and Colonel Brody for EWP Gilde Wrestling Festival 2002 in Hanover, Germany.{{cite web |title=Events Database - European Wrestling Promotion |url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=491 |website=Cage Match |access-date=February 21, 2024|quote=23.9.2002}}

Smisl fought only one match in MMA on 16 May 1996, in Tokyo, Japan losing to Masakatsu Funaki at Pancrase: Truth 5 by submission with a rear naked choke in round 1.{{sherdog|881}}{{cite web |url=https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/fighters/9507-august-smisl-joseph |title=August Smisl ("Joseph") | MMA Fighter Page }}

Smisl owns a gym in Bremen, Germany called Top Gym.{{cite web | url=https://www.derstandard.de/story/3000000194882/als-catcher-und-judoka-stiess-august-smisl-das-tor-zur-welt-auf | title=Als Catcher und Judoka stieß August Smisl das Tor zur Welt auf}}{{cite news |title=The Journey to Success: A Profile of August Smisl, Top Gym Founder |url=https://www.archysport.com/2023/11/the-journey-to-success-a-profile-of-august-smisl-top-gym-founder/}}

• Catch Wrestling Association
• Catch Cup (1996){{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=26&nr=881=Tournaments#Tournaments|title=Tournaments}}
• CWA World Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Ulf Herman (2) and Tony St. Clair (1){{cite web|url=http://www.titlehistories.com/Catch_Wrestling_Association.htm|title=catch Wrestling Association Title Histories|access-date=2008-07-11|publisher=titlehistories.com}}

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• [http://www.profightdb.com/wrestlers/august-smisl-18251.html Professional wrestling record for August Smisl from The Internet Wrestling Database]
• [https://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bios&wrestler=8292&bild=0 August Smisl at Wrestlingdata.com]

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Category:1968 births

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Category:Austrian male professional wrestlers

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