PB Smooth

Paul Bilbo is an American Professional wrestler under the ring name Pretty Boy (P.B.) Smooth. He currently competes on the independent wrestling circuit for promotions including Absolute Intense Wrestling, Glory Pro (Saint Louis, MO), C4 Wrestling (Ottawa, ON), IWA- Mid South (Jeffersonville, IN) and Revenge Pro Wrestling (Erie, Pa). He has also been used as extra talent for WWE.[1]

PB Smooth
Birth namePaul Bilbo
Born (1991-10-15) October 15, 1991
Hempstead, New York
ResidenceErie, PA
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)PB Smooth

Pretty Boy Smooth

Mr. Fresh 2 Death
Billed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Billed weight260 lb (118 kg)
Trained byAaron Draven, Candice LeRae, Johnny Gargano
DebutMarch 12, 2016

Early life

Born in Hempstead, NY, he started at St. Dominic High School in Oyster Bay, NY, where he helped lead the Bayhawk team to a 52–24 record in his last three seasons.

Bilbo played Division 1 basketball at Hofstra University with former future Golden State Warriors 2011 second round draft pick, Charles Jenkins. Bilbo finished his collegiate career at Division 2 college, Mercyhurst College.[2]

Professional Wrestling

PB Smooth debuted in professional wrestling in March 2016 and trained for Pro Wrestling Rampage under head trainer, Aaron Draven. When the school closed, he trained under WWE's Johnny Gargano at the Absolute Intense Wrestling School. After several months of training, he debuted for Absolute Intense Wrestling on October 15, 2016 in a tag match with Gary “The King Baller” in a losing effort against the tag team, Weirdworld.

Smooth has become a mainstay at AIW and won several titles including an eight-month tag team title run with Hornswoggle, and a victory over Tracy Williams for the AIW Absolute Championship. In 2018, Smooth began training at Grapplers Anonymous in Buffalo, NY under Pepper Parks after Johhny Gargano's departure for WWE NXT. He recently won the Revenge Pro Heavyweight Championship against Wardlow All Elite Wrestling Superstar on Sept 21, 2019.

Personal life

PB Smooth is born in Hempstead, New York on October 15, 1991. He attended Mercyhurst University and received a bachelor's degree in communications and a master's degree in organizational leadership.[3]

PB Smooth is involved in the community and is currently working with Mercyhurst to offer in Fall 2020, the very first PB Provides Scholarship Fund to an African-American recipient who is interested in obtaining a communications degree at Mercyhurst University.[3]

Championships and Accomplishments
  • Bilbo has wrestled for Absolute Intense Wrestling and CWF Mid-Atlantic in North Carolina.[4]
  • October 2016: Debuted with Absolute Intense Wrestling.[5]
  • May 27, 2017: Won Absolute Intense Wrestling Future Cup.[6]
  • July 8, 2017: Won Pro Wrestling Rampage Tag Team Titles with Colby Redd.
  • Pro Wrestling Illustrated ranked him # 379 in their 29th Annual PWI 500.[7]
  • June 9, 2018: Debuted with MCW and won a 60-second victory vs. Lor Diaz.[8]
  • 2019: Won AIW Absolute Championship.[9]

References
  1. "Scoop B: Former Hofstra U & St. Dominic HS forward details how he turned from hooping to wrestling". RESPECT. October 26, 2017.
  2. "Man rises through ranks in pursuit of wrestling dream". AP NEWS. February 16, 2019.
  3. "Mike Copper: Nothing fake about pro wrestler's intentions". GoErie.com. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  4. "Man rises through ranks in pursuit of wrestling dream". The Washington Times.
  5. Fernandes, Victor. "'PB Smooth' Paul Bilbo excels in rough-and-tumble pro wrestling". GoErie.com.
  6. "AIW Results 12.29.17: Sid Doesn't Appear, EC3 Steps In". 411MANIA.
  7. "PWI Ratings for PB Smooth". Pro Wrestling Illustrated Ratings.
  8. "Saturday at MCW in Joppa, MD: Bruiser/York vs. Mercury/Corp!". Pro-wrestling.com.
  9. Greer, Jamie (February 24, 2019). "#AndNEW: PB Smooth Wins AIW Absolute Championship". LWOPW.
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