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|crimes = [[Domestic Abuse|Domestic abuse]]<br>[[Child Abuse|Child abuse]]<br>Psychological abuse<br>[[Pedophilia]]<br>[[Rape]]<br>[[Incest]]<br>[[Misogyny]]<br>[[Hebephilia]] | |crimes = [[Domestic Abuse|Domestic abuse]]<br>[[Child Abuse|Child abuse]]<br>Psychological abuse<br>[[Pedophilia]]<br>[[Rape]]<br>[[Incest]]<br>[[Misogyny]]<br>[[Hebephilia]] | ||
|hobby = Abusing his children<br>Raping girls | |hobby = Abusing his children<br>Raping girls | ||
}}{{Quote|My intention is not to destroy a legacy that was. My dad was great at what he did. He could be a hero. But to me, he was my monster.|Robin Smith, Aurelian's daughter, on how he sexually abused her.}} | }}{{Quote|My intention is not to destroy a legacy that was. My dad was great at what he did. He could be a hero. But to me, he was my monster.|[[wikipedia:Rockin' Robin (wrestler)|Robin Smith]], Aurelian's daughter, on how he sexually abused her.}} | ||
'''Aurelian Smith''' (August 1, 1932 – June 12, 2010) was an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name '''Grizzly Smith'''. He was the father of professional wrestlers Jake "The Snake" Roberts, Rockin' Robin, and Sam Houston. | '''Aurelian Smith''' (August 1, 1932 – June 12, 2010) was an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name '''Grizzly Smith'''. He was the father of professional wrestlers Jake "The Snake" Roberts, Rockin' Robin, and Sam Houston. | ||
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Smith retired from wrestling and moved to Louisiana, where he shared a house with his son Michael (Sam Houston) in Metairie. Smith and Houston took on jobs performing maintenance in a cemetery near New Orleans' French Quarter. The pair lost most of their possessions in the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. They were able to salvage some footwear and canned food, but flooding destroyed the remainder of their belongings. Smith's health had been deteriorating for several years, and he developed a staphylococcal infection after scraping his leg the day before the storm hit. He was not able to get medical attention and almost lost his leg as a result. Smith died of Alzheimer's disease on June 12, 2010 in Amarillo, Texas. | Smith retired from wrestling and moved to Louisiana, where he shared a house with his son Michael (Sam Houston) in Metairie. Smith and Houston took on jobs performing maintenance in a cemetery near New Orleans' French Quarter. The pair lost most of their possessions in the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. They were able to salvage some footwear and canned food, but flooding destroyed the remainder of their belongings. Smith's health had been deteriorating for several years, and he developed a staphylococcal infection after scraping his leg the day before the storm hit. He was not able to get medical attention and almost lost his leg as a result. Smith died of Alzheimer's disease on June 12, 2010 in Amarillo, Texas. | ||
Smith had a strained relationship with his son Aurelian Jr. (Jake "The Snake" Roberts), which Roberts stated was partially the result of his father not informing his children of the scripted nature of professional wrestling. In an interview on ''Jake "The Snake" Roberts: Pick Your Poison'', a video released by World Wrestling Entertainment, Roberts stated that his father convinced the family that his injuries in the ring were real and wore a neck brace at home to sell a storyline. | Smith had a strained relationship with his son Aurelian Jr. ([[wikipedia:Jake "The Snake" Roberts|Jake "The Snake" Roberts]]), which Roberts stated was partially the result of his father not informing his children of the scripted nature of professional wrestling. In an interview on ''Jake "The Snake" Roberts: Pick Your Poison'', a video released by World Wrestling Entertainment, Roberts stated that his father convinced the family that his injuries in the ring were real and wore a neck brace at home to sell a storyline. | ||
In ''Dark Side of the Ring'', Jake also stated that his father was a [[pedophile]] and that, during his later career in wrestling as a backstage agent in the 70s and 80s, he would pick up teenage girls who were training to become wrestlers and rape them during road trips. Jim Cornette has also stated that, during this same time period as he was first getting involved, other wrestlers would make jokes about Aurelian's behaviors with the young female trainees. | In ''Dark Side of the Ring'', Jake also stated that his father was a [[pedophile]] and that, during his later career in wrestling as a backstage agent in the 70s and 80s, he would pick up teenage girls who were training to become wrestlers and rape them during road trips. Jim Cornette has also stated that, during this same time period as he was first getting involved, other wrestlers would make jokes about Aurelian's behaviors with the young female trainees. | ||
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In the DVD documentary, ''Old School with Rockin' Robin'', Robin details how she was sexually abused by her father, beginning at age 6 or 7, and also mentions that Jo Lynn was abused in the same ways. | In the DVD documentary, ''Old School with Rockin' Robin'', Robin details how she was sexually abused by her father, beginning at age 6 or 7, and also mentions that Jo Lynn was abused in the same ways. | ||
These allegations were the subject of the season 3 episode of ''Dark Side of the Ring'' named "In The Shadow of Grizzly Smith". In addition to Robin and Jake, his other two sons, Michael and Richard, were also interviewed. | These allegations were the subject of the season 3 episode of ''Dark Side of the Ring'' named "In The Shadow of Grizzly Smith". In addition to Robin and Jake, his other two sons, [[wikipedia:Sam Houston (wrestler)|Michael]] and Richard, were also interviewed. | ||
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