WWF Shotgun Saturday Night June 28th 1997

Owen Hart vs. Goldust The Disciples of Apocalypse vs. The Headbangers Jesse James vs. The Brooklyn Brawler The Truth Commission vs. Al Brown, Rhino & Gene Miller Robin B. Smith was an actor who starred in American Ninja 4 The Annihilation and soon became a professional wrestling manager in early 1997. Bret Hart visited South Africa and met Smith. Hart recommended him for a role as a manager in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), however he never fought as a wrestler. Smith made his wrestling debut in Tennessee in the United States Wrestling Association (USWA). He managed under the name Commandant, and managed a stable of paramilitary wrestlers including "Interrogator", "Tank" and "Recon" as the "Truth Commission"; a take on the similarly named Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa. This team won the USWA Tag Team Championship three times. In June 1997, the Truth Commission made their WWF debut. Smith made promos on WWF about the Truth Commission and attacking the United States for not having discipline. He was hated by the fans. "Sniper" replaced "Tank" on the commission. He was interviewed by Sunny, but scared her by yelling at her. During the summer of 1997 the group lost only to The Legion of Doom. In September, Smith was replaced by The Jackyl; the reason for Smith's departure was because Smith wasn't trained to wrestle and the WWF needed a manager who could take bumps and take part in the matches. Smith returned to South Africa, ending his wrestling career. #americanninja4