Mark Ashford-Smith
1962 - 2013Men 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
The 3rd Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
Jim Crockett Jr.
Ric Flair, Scott Simpson
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.
The Third Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament
The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1
Shane McMahon, Stephanie McMahon
Ric Flair, Bill Goldberg
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.
The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1
WCW World War 3 1996
Eric Bischoff
Kevin Nash, Scott Hall
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!
WCW World War 3 1996
WCW World War 3 1995
Eric Bischoff
Steve Borden, Ric Flair
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!
WCW World War 3 1995
PWFG: Try Again Vol 1
Yuki Ishikawa, Mark Ashford-Smith
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.
PWFG: Try Again Vol 1
