Smoky Mountain Wrestling

Smoky Mountain Wrestling
AcronymSMW
FoundedOctober 30, 1991
DefunctDecember 1, 1995
StyleRasslin'
HeadquartersKnoxville, Tennessee
Morristown, Tennessee
Founder(s)Jim Cornette
Rick Rubin
Sandy Scott
Owner(s)Jim Cornette
(1991–1995)
ParentWWE (WWE Libraries)
(since the 2000s)
SuccessorNWA Smoky Mountain (unofficial)

Smoky Mountain Wrestling was a professional wrestling promotion that held events in the Appalachian area of the United States from October 1991 to December 1995, when it was run by Jim Cornette. The promotion was based in Knoxville, Tennessee, with offices in Morristown, Tennessee.

History and overview

Formation

Cornette formed the promotion in October 1991 upon leaving World Championship Wrestling, with Sandy Scott and backed financially by music producer Rick Rubin.[1] The first events and TV tapings were held in October and November 1991. Matches from these shows were first shown in February 1992. The first Smoky Mountain Heavyweight Champion, "Primetime" Brian Lee, won the championship in a tournament held at Volunteer Slam on May 22, 1992, in Knoxville, Tennessee.[2] The first Smoky Mountain Tag Team Champions were crowned in a tournament final at a TV taping on April 23, 1992, in Harrogate, Tennessee, when The Heavenly Bodies defeated The Fantastics; the match would air on May 9, 1992.[3]

Territorial reach

Cornette had initially envisioned a territory reaching from Kentucky into as far as South Carolina and Georgia. Though they did eventually run events over that large of a region, including a few shows at the Cobb County Civic Center in Marietta, Georgia, the promotion's biggest towns included Knoxville, Tennessee, and Johnson City, Tennessee. SMW event tours also included high school gyms and fairs in cities throughout Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia, and North Carolina.[4][5][6][7]

In 1993, Smoky Mountain Wrestling signed deals with World Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation to showcase their wrestlers on the larger companies' shows.[8] This led to The Rock 'n' Roll Express wrestling The Heavenly Bodies (Tom Prichard and Stan Lane) at SuperBrawl III in February 1993.[9] The Heavenly Bodies (Prichard and Jimmy Del Ray) then faced The Steiner Brothers for the WWF Tag Team Championship at SummerSlam 1993,[10][11] and then defeating The Rock 'n' Roll Express at Survivor Series 1993 for the SMW Tag Team Championship.[12][13]

Notable talent

The promotion featured a number of wrestlers who were regulars in the Southeastern wrestling scene including the Heavenly Bodies, Stan Lane and Tom Prichard and later, Prichard and Jimmy Del Ray.[14] The Heavenly Bodies, managed by Jim Cornette, were featured heavily throughout the years as they worked storyline feuds with The Rock 'n' Roll Express, The Fantastics and The Armstrong Family (especially Bob Armstrong).[14] Smoky Mountain Wrestling also featured a number of younger wrestlers who had not yet made their mark on a national stage, including Bob Holly,[15] New Jack, Al Snow,[16] Balls Mahoney, Chris Jericho,[17] Glenn Jacobs (then known as Unabomb, later better known under the ring name Kane),[18] Lance Storm,[17] Chris Candido,[19] Tammy Lynn Sytch,[19] Brian Girard James (B.G. James / Road Dogg) and D'Lo Brown, but ultimately, like most independents, was not financially successful. Cornette eventually signed a working agreement with the World Wrestling Federation to trade talent, manage and serve as an on-air talent for that company.

Brian Hildebrand was a Smoky Mountain mainstay, occupying such myriad roles as Head of Merchandise, referee (under his alter ego Mark Curtis) and sound director.

Style and controversy

Cornette, a traditionalist, catered to fans that Mick Foley described as "old-time fans...who still believed in good guys and bad guys, and to whom cheating was still reason to get upset." Bob Caudle, who was the play-by-play announcer on the TV program, would also proclaim at the beginning of each show that Smoky Mountain Wrestling was "professional wrestling the way it used to be, and the way you like it." This was in sharp contrast to ECW, in which edgy angles, "tweeners" and anti-heroes increasingly took precedence over clearcut heroes and villains. Smoky Mountain was, however, the birthplace of the controversial "Gangstas" gimmick, where black wrestlers New Jack and Mustafa would cut promos about activist Medgar Evers, while also using fried chicken and watermelon as props. The gimmick, among other things, led to the end of the friendship between Cornette and Mark Madden and their ongoing feud to this day, as Madden--who at the time was coming off the heels of getting Bill Watts fired from WCW after informing Hank Aaron of Watts' employment within the Turner Broadcasting System following publications of controversial comments made by Watts--had called the Gangstas gimmick racist.[20][21] The promotion also caused controversy when they gave Chris Powers "The StormTrooper" gimmick, whose uniform, including mask were emblazoned with Swastikas, and upon entering the ring, would raise their arm to the crowd.

National Wrestling Alliance

The promotion had a brief association with the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), whose flagship promotion Eastern Championship Wrestling had split away in August 1994, leaving the NWA with no World Heavyweight Champion. A 10-man tournament was held in Cherry Hill, New Jersey in November, featuring many SMW wrestlers; the participants were Tracy Smothers, Devon Storm, Eddie Gilbert, Johnny Gunn, Chris Candido, Al Snow, Dirty White Boy, Jerry Lawler, Lou Perez, and Osamu Nishimura. The winner was Chris Candido, who defended his title mostly at SMW events.[6][7][22] In February 1995, however, Candido lost the belt to Ultimate Fighting Championship winner Dan Severn,[22] who as a freelancer decided to become a traveling World Champion, depriving SMW of a basis for World Heavyweight championship matches. However in April 1995, The Rock 'n' Roll Express won the NWA World Tag Team Championship for the fifth time, giving SMW a handful of World Tag Team championship matches.

Demise

Though the promotion was highly thought of, it struggled to get a profitable television deal, and operated throughout a wrestling recession that would not end until the second half of 1996. After years of operating in red ink, and the loss of financial backing from Rubin, Cornette shut the promotion down in December 1995 to work full-time with the WWF. The last SMW show was held on November 26, 1995 in Cookeville, Tennessee (though it had been announced on SMW TV's November 25, 1995 episode that upcoming shows were to be held at the Collett Street Rec Center in Morganton, North Carolina on December 1, 1995, and at Cloudland High School in Roan Mountain, Tennessee the following night), and featured the entire SMW roster attacking Jim Cornette, who was then pinned by referee Mark Curtis.[23] Several SMW wrestlers would soon obtain work in the WWF, including Tracy Smothers, The Dirty White Boy, and Boo Bradley. WWE now owns the SMW video library.

Both Curtis Comes Home and the 2005 sequel show, held in memory of SMW head referee Mark Curtis are considered "unofficial" reunion shows.[24][25]

Former personnel

Main article: List of former Smoky Mountain Wrestling personnel

Major events

1992

Date Event Venue Location Main event
May 22 Volunteer Slam Civic Coliseum Knoxville, Tennessee Brian Lee vs. Paul Orndorff in a tournament final for the inaugural SMW Heavyweight Championship[4]
July 17 Summer Blast Brian Lee & Ron Garvin vs. Paul Orndorff & The Dirty White Boy[4]
August 8 Fire on the Mountain Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, Tennessee The Heavenly Bodies (Stan Lane and Tom Prichard) (c) vs. The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton and Jackie Fulton) in a Barbed Wire Steel Cage match for the SMW Tag Team Championship[4]
November 26 Thanksgiving Thunder Memorial Gym Hazard, Kentucky The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) (c) vs. The Heavenly Bodies (Stan Lane and Tom Prichard) in a Falls Count Anywhere match for the SMW Tag Team Championship[4]
November 27 National Guard Armory Welch, West Virginia The Heavenly Bodies (Stan Lane and Tom Prichard) (c) vs. The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) in a Texas Deathmatch for the SMW Tag Team Championship[4]
November 28 Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, Tennessee The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) (c) vs. The Heavenly Bodies (Stan Lane and Tom Prichard) in a street fight for the SMW Tag Team Championship[4]
November 29 Civic Coliseum Knoxville, Tennessee The Heavenly Bodies (Stan Lane and Tom Prichard) (c) vs. The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) in a Steel Cage match for the SMW Tag Team Championship[4]
December 25 Christmas Chaos The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) vs. The Heavenly Bodies (Stan Lane and Tom Prichard) and Jim Cornette[4]
December 26 Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, Tennessee
December 27 Raleigh County Armory Beckley, West Virginia

1993

Date Event Venue Location Main event
April 2 Bluegrass Brawl Pikeville College Gymnasium Pikeville, Kentucky Bobby Eaton and The Heavenly Bodies (Stan Lane and Tom Prichard) vs. Arn Anderson and The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) vs. Dutch Mantel and The Stud Stable (Robert Fuller and Jimmy Golden)[5]
May 9 Volunteer Slam II: Rage in a Cage Civic Coliseum Knoxville, Tennessee Brian Lee, The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) and The Stud Stable (Robert Fuller and Jimmy Golden) vs. Kevin Sullivan, The Tazmaniac, Killer Kyle and The Heavenly Bodies (Stan Lane and Tom Prichard) in a Rage in a Cage match[5]
May 15 The Last Tango in Tennessee Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, Tennessee The Heavenly Bodies (Stan Lane and Tom Prichard) (c) vs. The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) in a Loser Leaves SMW match for the SMW Tag Team Championship[5]
July 8 Summer Blast Memorial Gymnasium Hazard, Kentucky The Armstrong Family (Bob Armstrong, Scott Armstrong and Steve Armstrong) vs. Jim Cornette and The Heavenly Bodies (Tom Prichard and Jimmy Del Ray)[5]
July 9 Fleming-Neon High School Fleming-Neon, Kentucky
July 10 Raleigh County Armory Beckley, West Virginia
July 15 Evarts High School Evarts, Kentucky
July 16 Civic Coliseum Knoxville, Tennessee
July 17 Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, Tennessee
August 13 Hot August Night in Mo-Town East High School Gymnasium Morristown, Tennessee
August 14 Fire on the Mountain Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, Tennessee The Armstrong Family (Bob Armstrong, Scot Armstrong and Steve Armstrong) and The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) vs. Jim Cornette, The Bruise Brothers (Ron Bruise and Don Bruise) and The Heavenly Bodies (Tom Prichard and Jimmy Del Ray) in a Rage in a Cage match with The Big Boss Man as special guest referee[5]
August 20 K-Town Showdown Civic Coliseum Knoxville, Tennessee Bob Armstrong vs. Jim Cornette in a Lumberjacks with Tennis Rackets match with The Big Boss Man as special guest referee[5]
October 1 Big Apple Grapple Paintsville High School Gymnasium Paintsville, Kentucky 13-man Battle Royal
October 7 Parade of Champions Memorial Gymnasium Hazard, Kentucky The Heavenly Bodies (Tom Prichard and Jimmy Del Ray) vs. The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner)[5]
October 8 Civic Coliseum Knoxville, Tennessee
October 9 Knox County High School Barbourville, Kentucky
October 10 Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, Tennessee
November 25 Thanksgiving Thunder Memorial Gymnasium Hazard, Kentucky The Bruise Brothers (Ron Bruise and Don Bruise) vs. The Heavenly Bodies (Tom Prichard and Jimmy Del Ray) in a street fight[5]
November 26 Civic Coliseum Knoxville, Tennessee
November 27 Knox Central High School Gymnasium Barbourville, Kentucky
November 28 Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, Tennessee
December 25 Christmas Chaos Civic Coliseum Knoxville, Tennessee Brian Lee (c) vs. Tracy Smothers vs. The Dirty White Boy for the SMW Heavyweight Championship[5]
December 26 Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, Tennessee
December 27 Knox Central High School Gymnasium Barbourville, Kentucky

1994

Date Event Venue Location Main event
February 13 Sunday Bloody Sunday Civic Coliseum Knoxville, Tennessee The Bruise Brothers (Don Bruise and Ron Bruise) vs. The Moondogs (Moondog Spot and Moondog Rex) in a Steel Cage match[6]
March 10 Golden Week Cobb County Civic Center Marietta, Georgia Bob Armstrong vs. Jim Cornette in a Steel Cage match[6]
March 11 Johnson Central High School Paintsville, Kentucky The Dirty White Boy and The Dirty White Girl vs. Brian Lee and Tammy Fytch[6]
March 12 Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, Tennessee The Heavenly Bodies (Tom Prichard and Jimmy Del Ray) (c) vs. The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) in a 60-minute iron man match for the SMW Tag Team Championship[6]
March 13 Civic Coliseum Knoxville, Tennessee
March 15 Clinton County High School Albany, Kentucky The Heavenly Bodies (Tom Prichard and Jimmy Del Ray) (c) vs. The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) for the SMW Tag Team Championship[6]
March 17 Nixon Center Hyden, Kentucky
March 18 Knox County High School Barbourville, Kentucky The Heavenly Bodies (Tom Prichard and Jimmy Del Ray) (c) vs. Tim Horner and Robert Gibson in a 60-minute iron man match for the SMW Tag Team Championship[6]
March 19 Cawood High School Gymnasium Harlan, Kentucky The Heavenly Bodies (Tom Prichard and Jimmy Del Ray) (c) vs. Tracy Smothers and Robert Gibson for the SMW Tag Team Championship[6]
April 1 Bluegrass Brawl II: The Famous Final Scene Pikeville College Gymnasium Pikeville, Kentucky The Heavenly Bodies (Tom Prichard and Jimmy Del Ray) (c) vs. The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) in a Loser Leaves Town Steel Cage match for the SMW Tag Team Championship[6]
May 20 Volunteer Slam III Civic Coliseum Knoxville, Tennessee Jake Roberts (c) vs. The Dirty White Boy for the SMW Heavyweight Championship[6]
July 1 Summer Blast Civic Coliseum Knoxville, Tennessee The Dirty White Boy vs. Bruiser Bedlam in a Steel Cage match[6]
July 2 Knox County High School Barbourville, Kentucky The Dirty White Boy vs. Jim Cornette in a Steel Cage match[6]
July 3 Cobb County Civic Center Marietta, Georgia The Dirty White Boy vs. Bruiser Bedlam in a steel cage[6]
July 4 Paintsville High School Gymnasium Paintsville, Kentucky Bambi and The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) vs. Tammy Fytch, Chris Candido and Brian Lee[6]
July 7 Cawood High School Harlan, Kentucky Tracy Smothers vs. Bruiser Bedlam in a street fight[6]
July 8 Raleigh County Armory Beckley, West Virginia
July 9 Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, Tennessee The Dirty White Boy vs. Chris Candido in a Steel Cage match for the SMW Heavyweight Championship[6]
August 5 The Night of the Legends Civic Coliseum Knoxville, Tennessee Bob Armstrong, Tracy Smothers and Road Warrior Hawk vs. Bruiser Bedlam and The Funk Brothers (Dory Funk Jr. and Terry Funk) in a "Coward Waves the Flag" match[6]
August 6 Fire on the Mountain Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, Tennessee Bob Armstrong, Tracy Smothers and Road Warrior Hawk vs. Bruiser Bedlam and The Funk Brothers (Dory Funk Jr. and Terry Funk) in a Texas Deathmatch
September 30 Big Apple Grapple Paintsville High School Gymnasium Paintsville, Kentucky The Dirty White Boy, Tracy Smothers and The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) vs. Boo Bradley, Bruiser Bedlam and The Gangstas (New Jack and Mustafa)[6]
November 17 SMW/NWA Championship Wrestling America (NWA World Heavyweight Championship tournament) Stanton Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The Gangstas (New Jack and Mustafa) vs. The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) for the SMW Tag Team Championship
November 18 Pleasantville High School Pleasantville, New Jersey
November 19 National Guard Armory Cherry Hill, New Jersey Chris Candido vs. Tracy Smothers in a tournament final for the vacant NWA World Heavyweight Championship
November 24 Thanksgiving Thunder Civic Coliseum Knoxville, Tennessee The Gangstas (New Jack and Mustafa) vs. The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) in a Ghetto Street Fight for the SMW Tag Team Championship[6]
November 25 Paintsville High School Gymnasium Paintsville, Kentucky
November 26 Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, Tennessee
November 27 Cobb County Civic Center Marietta, Georgia
December 25 Christmas Chaos Civic Coliseum Knoxville, Tennessee The Gangstas (New Jack and Mustafa) vs. The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) for the SMW Tag Team Championship[6]
December 26 Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, Tennessee The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) (c) vs. The Gangstas (New Jack and Mustafa) for the SMW Tag Team Championship[6]
December 27 Mulberry Street Recreation Center Lenoir, North Carolina
December 29 Peel's Palace Erlanger, Kentucky Battle Royal[6]
December 30 National Guard Armory Ashland, Kentucky Bobby Blaze and The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) vs. D-Lo Brown and The Gangstas (New Jack and Mustafa)[6]

1995

Date Event Venue Location Main event
January 28 Super Saturday Night Fever Civic Coliseum Knoxville, Tennessee 16-man K-Town Rumble match[7]
February 25 Brawl in the Hall Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, Tennessee The Heavenly Bodies (Tom Prichard and Jimmy Del Ray) vs. The Gangstas (New Jack and Mustafa) in a street fight
February 26 Sunday Bloody Sunday II Civic Coliseum Knoxville, Tennessee Jim Cornette and The Heavenly Bodies (Tom Prichard and Jimmy Del Ray) vs. D-Lo Brown and The Gangstas (New Jack and Mustafa) with Bob Armstrong as special guest referee[7]
March 18 March Madness Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, Tennessee The Dirty White Boy vs. Buddy Landel in a Steel Cage match[7]
March 19 Civic Coliseum Knoxville, Tennessee
April 7 Bluegrass Brawl III Pikeville College Gymnasium Pikeville, Kentucky Tracy Smothers and The Undertaker vs. D-Lo Brown and The Gangstas (New Jack and Mustafa) in a Loser Salutes the Flag match[7]
April 8 Fright Night Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, Tennessee Bob Armstrong, Tracy Smothers and The Undertaker vs. D-Lo Brown and The Gangstas (New Jack and Mustafa) in an "I quit" match[7]
May 19 Volunteer Slam IV Civic Coliseum Knoxville, Tennessee Ricky Morton vs. Al Snow in a scaffold match[7]
May 20 Charlotte Memories Grady Cole Center Charlotte, North Carolina The Dynamic Duo (Al Snow and Unabomb) vs. The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) [7]
July 15 Summer Blast Civic Coliseum Knoxville, Tennessee The Dynamic Duo (Al Snow and Unabomb) vs. The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) in a street fight[7]
August 4 Super Bowl of Wrestling Civic Coliseum Knoxville, Tennessee Shawn Michaels (c) vs. Buddy Landel for the WWF Intercontinental Championship[7]
August 12 Fire on the Mountain: Night of the Dream Matches Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, Tennessee The Heavenly Bodies (Tom Prichard and Jimmy Del Ray) (c) vs. The Thugs (The Dirty White Boy and Tracy Smothers) for the SMW Tag Team Championship[7]
August 13 Carolina Cup Grady Cole Center Charlotte, North Carolina The Heavenly Bodies (Tom Prichard and Jimmy Del Ray) vs. The Thugs (The Dirty White Boy and Tracy Smothers) in the Carolina Cup Tag Team Tournament Finals
October 20 Halloween Scream Civic Coliseum Knoxville, Tennessee Tommy Rich vs. Buddy Landel in a chain match[7]
October 21 East High School Gymnasium Morristown, Tennessee Tommy Rich vs. Buddy Landel in a Falls Count Anywhere match[7]
October 27 Cookeville Community Center Cookeville, Tennessee Tommy Rich vs. Buddy Landel in a First Blood match[7]
October 28 Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, Tennessee Tommy Rich vs. Buddy Landel in a barbed wire match[7]
November 23 Thanksgiving Thunder Civic Coliseum Knoxville, Tennessee Robert Gibson and The Heavenly Bodies (Tom Prichard and Jimmy Del Ray) vs. The Thugs (The Dirty White Boy and Tracy Smothers) and a mystery partner[7]
November 24 Knox Central High School Gymnasium Barbourville, Kentucky Robert Gibson and The Heavenly Bodies (Tom Prichard and Jimmy Del Ray) vs. Ricky Morton and The Thugs (The Dirty White Boy and Tracy Smothers)[7]
November 25 Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, Tennessee
November 26 Cookeville Community Center Cookeville, Tennessee Jim Cornette vs. Mark Curtis[7]

Tournaments

Smoky Mountain Wrestling held a variety of professional wrestling tournaments between 1992 and 1995 that were competed for by wrestlers that were a part of their roster.

SMW Tag Team Championship Tournament

The SMW Tag Team Championship Tournament was a tournament to crown the first-ever SMW Tag Team Champions. It was held between March 12 and April 23, 1992; the finals of the tournament was originally scheduled for Volunteer Slam on May 22 in Knoxville, but the teams that made the finals, The Fantastics and The Heavenly Bodies, decided to have the tournament final on the April 23, 1992 TV taping, which aired on May 9.[26]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
The Heavenly Bodies
(Stan Lane and Tom Prichard) 		Pin
The Batten Twins
(Bart Batten and Brad Batten) 		06:15
The Heavenly Bodies Pin
Joey Maggs and Danny Davis 08:37
Joey Maggs and Danny Davis Pin
The Koloffs
(Ivan Koloff and Vladimir Koloff) 		07:21
The Heavenly Bodies Pin
The Fantastics 09:55
The Maulers
(Rip Morgan and Jack Victory) 		Pin
Johnny Rich and Davey Rich 10:31
The Maulers Pin
The Fantastics 08:37
The Wild Bunch
(Joel Deaton and Billy Black) 		Pin
The Fantastics
(Bobby Fulton and Jackie Fulton) 		11:52

SMW Heavyweight Championship Tournament

Main article: Volunteer Slam I § Tournament bracket

King of Kentucky Tournament

The King of Kentucky Tournament was a one-night single elimination tournament held in Hazard, Kentucky on June 24, 1993.[27]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
Bobby Blaze DQ
Killer Kyle
Bobby Blaze
Brian Lee
Brian Lee
Jimmy Golden
Brian Lee Pin
Tracy Smothers
The Dirty White Boy
Tim Horner
The Dirty White Boy
Tracy Smothers
Chris Candido Pin
Tracy Smothers

NWA World Heavyweight Championship Tournament (1994)

The NWA World Heavyweight Championship Tournament was a one-night single elimination tournament held in Cherry Hill, New Jersey on November 19, 1994, to decide a new NWA World Heavyweight Champion. The previous champion Shane Douglas had infamously "threw down" the NWA title in favor of the ECW World Heavyweight Championship after defeating 2 Cold Scorpio at the NWA World Title Tournament three months earlier.[28]

Qualifiers Quarterfinals Semi-finals Finals
        
Tracy Smothers Pin
Devon Storm
Tracy Smothers Pin
Eddie Gilbert
Eddie Gilbert Pin
Johnny Gunn
BYE
BYE
Chris Candido Pin
Al Snow
Chris Candido Pin
The Dirty White Boy
The Dirty White Boy DQ
Jerry Lawler
Tracy Smothers Pin
Chris Candido
Osamu Nishimura Draw
Lou Perez
BYE
BYE
BYE
BYE
BYE
BYE
BYE
BYE
BYE
BYE
BYE
BYE

Carolina Cup Tag Team Tournament

The Carolina Cup Tag Team Tournament was a one-night single elimination tournament held at the Grady Cole Center on August 13, 1995.[29]

QuarterfinalsTaped March 12 Semifinals Final
         
The Heavenly Bodies
(Tom Prichard and Jimmy Del Ray) 		Pin
Bobby Fulton and Boo Bradley
The Heavenly Bodies
BYE
BYE
BYE
The Heavenly Bodies Pin
The Thugs
The Thugs
(The Dirty White Boy and Tracy Smothers) 		Pin
Tommy Rich and The Punisher
The Headbangers Pin
The Thugs
The Headbangers
(Mosh and Thrasher) 		Pin
Robert Gibson and Curtis Thompson

Final champions

Championship Last Recognized Champion From Until Notes
SMW Heavyweight Championship Jerry Lawler May 22, 1992 December 30, 1995 [2][30]
SMW "Beat The Champ" Television Championship Bobby Blaze December 12, 1992 1995 [30][31]
SMW Tag Team Championship The Heavenly Bodies
(Tom Prichard and Jimmy Del Ray)		 April 23, 1992 November 26, 1995 [3][30]
SMW United States Junior Heavyweight Championship Bobby Blaze September 13, 1993 July 29, 1994 [30][32]

† After SMW closed, Brad Armstrong declared himself SMW champion and defended the SMW Heavyweight Championship in the United States Wrestling Association. He eventually lost the belt to Jerry Lawler on December 30, 1995.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Meltzer, Dave (December 22, 2007). "WWE". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. p. 11.
  2. ^ a b c Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). "(Tennessee) Knoxville: Smokey Mountain Wrestling Heavyweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  3. ^ a b Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). "(Tennessee) Knoxville: Smokey Mountain Wrestling Tag Team Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i Cawthorn, Graham. "Smokey Mountain Wrestling > Ring Results > 1991-92". The History of WWE. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Cawthorn, Graham. "Smokey Mountain Wrestling > Ring Results > 1993". The History of WWE. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x Cawthorn, Graham. "Smokey Mountain Wrestling > Ring Results > 1994". The History of WWE. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Cawthorn, Graham. "Smokey Mountain Wrestling > Ring Results > 1995". The History of WWE. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  8. ^ "A Look Back at Smoky Mountain Wrestling". Wrestling Observer. Archived from the original on 2007-10-31. Retrieved 2007-09-29.
  9. ^ Hoops, Brian (2008-02-18). "Nostalgia Review: WCW SuperBrawl III; Sting vs. Vader Strap Match, Hollywood Blondes, Barry Windham vs. The Great Muta, Cactus Jack vs. Paul Orndorff". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
  10. ^ "About". The Doctor's Note with Tom Prichard. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
  11. ^ "Full Event Results". WWE. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
  12. ^ Earl, Dennis (2015-11-23). "Survivor Series Trivia". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
  13. ^ "Full Event Results". WWE. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
  14. ^ a b "Pro Wrestling Illustrated Top 100 Tag Teams of the PWI Years: 17 The Heavenly Bodies". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States: Sports and Entertainment publications LLC. October 18, 2003. p. 20. November 2003.
  15. ^ Milner, John M. "Hardcore Holly". Canoe.ca. Québecor Média. Archived from the original on July 20, 2012. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
  16. ^ Leverro, Thom (2006). The Rise and Fall of ECW. Simon & Schuster. pp. 83–84. ISBN 1-4165-1058-3.
  17. ^ a b John, Milner; Richarad Kamen. "Chris Jericho bio". SLAM Wrestling. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on July 13, 2012. Retrieved 2009-07-21.
  18. ^ Smith, Jason. "Weekend show pays tribute to Midwest stars". SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from the original on June 30, 2012. Retrieved 2007-10-10.
  19. ^ a b Murphy, Ryan (January 12, 2011). "Where Are They Now? Sunny". WWE.com. WWE. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
  20. ^ "411MANIA". Mark Madden: Jim Cornette is Like a ‘Two-Dollar Hooker’.
  21. ^ "Hank Aaron Sparked Pro Wrestling's First Major Racism Story 25 Years Ago". Deadspin. 16 February 2018.
  22. ^ a b Gary Will and Royal Duncan (2006). "(United States: 19th Century & widely defended titles – NWA, WWF, AWA, IW, ECW, NWA) National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  23. ^ "Remember when... Smokey Mountain Wrestling was still around?". Power Slam Magazine. Lancaster, Lancashire, England: SW Publishing LTD. August 2003. p. 12. 109.
  24. ^ Cornette, Jim (August 2014). "REMEMBERING BRIAN & BUBBA". Fighting Spirit Magazine. 1 (109). Uncooked Media Ltd. Archived from the original on 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
  25. ^ Johnson, Mike (May 8, 2012). "THIS DAY TO HISTORY: TNA IS OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED, WWE HOLDS SLAMMY AWARDS PRIVATELY FOR BUSINESS PARTNERS, NIKITA AND MUTA TEAM, FUNK INDUCTED INTO PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME, MARK CURTIS MEMORIAL, WRESTLEMANIA 24 BUYRATE BREAKS ONE MILLION, DGUSA TAPES FIRST PPV IN CANADA AND MUCH MORE". PWInsider.com.
  26. ^ "SMW Tag Team Title Tournament". ProWrestlingHistory.com.
  27. ^ "King of Kentucky Tournament". ProWrestlingHistory.com.
  28. ^ "NWA World Title Tournament 1994". ProWrestlingHistory.com.
  29. ^ "Carolina Cup Tag Team". ProWrestlingHistory.com.
  30. ^ a b c d "SMW Title Histories". ProWrestlingHistory.com. Retrieved 2007-07-14.
  31. ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). "(Tennessee) Knoxville: Smokey Mountain Wrestling "Beat the Champ" Television Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  32. ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). "(Tennessee) Knoxville: Smokey Mountain Wrestling United States Junior Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.

Read other articles:

Proteinuria

Presence of an excess of serum proteins in the urine Medical conditionProteinuriaVarious test tubes of urinePronunciation/ˌproʊtiːˈnjʊəriə/ SpecialtyNephrologyComplicationsProtein toxicity Proteinuria is the presence of excess proteins in the urine. In healthy persons, urine contains very little protein, less than 150 mg/day; an excess is suggestive of illness. Excess protein in the urine often causes the urine to become foamy (although this symptom may also be caused by othe...

 

Федір Мохнацький

У Вікіпедії є статті про інших людей із прізвищем Мохнацький. Федір МохнацькийНародився 1766Перемишльська єпархія, Республіка ПольщаКраїна  Габсбурзька монархія Австрійська імперіяДіяльність священникAlma mater Львівська духовна семінарія Святого ДухаКонфесія Україн

 

Rock Songs

Rock Songs is een muziekhitlijst in de Verenigde Staten die sinds 20 juni 2009 wekelijks door het tijdschrift Billboard online wordt uitgegeven. Tot 13 oktober 2012 bestond de lijst uit vijftig, op airplay gesorteerde, nummers uit de alternatieve rock, mainstream rock en triple a-formats. [bron?] Vanaf 13 oktober 2012 wordt de lijst samengesteld op basis van verkoop, airplay en streaming. Records Artiesten met de meeste nummer 1-nummers Foo Fighters (3) Linkin Park (2) Alice in Chains...

Các địa điểm của Cải cách Công nghiệp Minh Trị tại Nhật Bản: Sắt thép, Đóng tàu và Khai mỏ

Các địa điểm của Cải cách Công nghiệp Minh Trị tại Nhật Bản: Sắt thép, Đóng tàu và Khai mỏDi sản thế giới UNESCOẢnh trên không của thị trấn Lâu đài HagiVị tríNhật BảnTiêu chuẩnVăn hóa:(ii), (iv)Tham khảo1484Công nhận2015 (Kỳ họp 39)Diện tích306,66 ha (757,8 mẫu Anh)Vùng đệm2.408,33 ha (5.951,1 mẫu Anh)Tọa độ34°25′50″B 131°24′44″Đ / 34,43056°B 131,41222°Đ / 34...

 

Pulau Bonerate

BonerateKoordinat7°21′25.721″LS,121°6′47.136″BTNegaraIndonesiaGugus kepulauanSelayarProvinsiSulawesi SelatanKabupatenKepulauan Selayar Pemandangan di Pulau Bonerate Pulau Bonerate adalah salah satu pulau yang berada di gugusan Kepulauan Selayar dan secara administratif masuk pada wilayah Desa Bonerate, Kecamatan Pasimarannu, Kabupaten Kepulauan Selayar, Sulawesi Selatan, Indonesia. Secara astronomis, pulau ini terletak di titik koordinat 7°21′25.721″LS,121°6′47.136″BT...

 

Endi Sutendi

Endi SutendiWakil Kepala Kepolisian Daerah Sulawesi Barat ke-2Masa jabatan29 September 2017 – 3 Agustus 2020PendahuluTajuddinPenggantiUmar Faroq Informasi pribadiLahir0 April 1968 (umur 55)IndonesiaAlma materAkademi Kepolisian (1991)Karier militerPihak IndonesiaDinas/cabang Kepolisian Negara Republik IndonesiaMasa dinas1991—sekarangPangkat Brigadir Jenderal PolisiSatuanIntelSunting kotak info • L • B Brigjen. Pol. Dr. H. Endi Sutendi, S.I.K. S.H.,...

HMS Avenger (D14)

Авіаносець «Евенджер» Авіаносець «Евенджер» Служба Тип/клас Ескортний авіаносець Держава прапора Спущено на воду 28 листопада 1940 року Введено в експлуатацію 2 березня 1942 року Виведений зі складу флоту 15 листопада 1942 року потоплений німецьким підводним човном U-155 Іденти...

 

Botschaft Venezuelas in Berlin

Venezuela Botschaft Venezuelas in Berlin Logo Staatliche Ebene bilateral Stellung der Behörde Botschaft Aufsichts­behörde(n) Außenministerium der Bolivarischen Republik Venezuela Hauptsitz Deutschland Berlin Botschafter Orlando Maniglia Ferreira Website https://www.botschaft-venezuela.de Botschaftssitz Schillstraße 10 Die Botschaft Venezuelas in Berlin ist die diplomatische Vertretung der Bolivarischen Republik Venezuela in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Sie befindet sich im Or...

 

Giuseppe Conte

Giuseppe ContePotret resmi, 2018Perdana Menteri Italia ke-58Masa jabatan1 Juni 2018 – 26 Januari 2021PresidenSergio MattarellaWakilLuigi Di MaioMatteo SalviniPendahuluPaolo GentiloniPenggantiMario DraghiPresiden Gerakan Lima BintangPetahanaMulai menjabat 6 Agustus 2021PendahuluVito Crimi (Akting) Informasi pribadiLahir8 Agustus 1964 (umur 59)Volturara Appula, Apulia, ItaliaPartai politikIndependen (sebelum 2021)[a][1]Gerakan Bintang Lima (2021-sekarang)...

Cagar Alam Bantarbolang

Artikel ini membutuhkan rujukan tambahan agar kualitasnya dapat dipastikan. Mohon bantu kami mengembangkan artikel ini dengan cara menambahkan rujukan ke sumber tepercaya. Pernyataan tak bersumber bisa saja dipertentangkan dan dihapus.Cari sumber: Cagar Alam Bantarbolang – berita · surat kabar · buku · cendekiawan · JSTOR (April 2021) Cagar Alam BantarbolangCagar Alam BantarbolangLetakPemalang, Jawa Tengah, IndonesiaKoordinat7°0′40″S 109°23′30...

 

Михайловское сельское поселение (Тацинский район)

У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. Михайловское сельское поселение. Сельское поселениеМихайловское сельское поселение Флаг Страна  Россия Входит в Тацинский район Включает 9 населённых пунктов Адм. центр хутор Михайлов Глава Присяжнюк Лариса Сергее...

 

Kerala House

BuildingKerala HouseCochin House, the main building of the Kerala House complexGeneral informationConstruction started1903; 120 years ago (1903)Completed1911; 112 years ago (1911)Cost₹2.5 croreOwnerKingdom of Cochin Cochin Maharaja (former)Government of Kerala (present)ManagementHon. Resident Commissioner of Kerala to Government of IndiaTechnical detailsFloor area1,000 m2 (11,000 sq ft)Lifts/elevators5Design and constructionMain contractorS...

Daniela Escobar

Brazilian actress (born 1969) In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Escobar and the second or paternal family name is Duncan. Daniela EscobarEscobar in 2016BornDaniela Escobar Duncan (1969-01-16) 16 January 1969 (age 54)São Borja, Rio Grande do Sul, BrazilAlma mater Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul University of California, Los Angeles OccupationsActresstelevision presentervoice actressYears active1989–presentSpouses Jayme Monja...

 

Eddie Morales

Texas legislator Eddie MoralesMorales in 2023Member of the Texas House of Representativesfrom the 74th districtIncumbentAssumed office January 12, 2021Preceded byPoncho Nevárez Personal detailsBornHeriberto Morales Jr. (1975-01-24) January 24, 1975 (age 48)Piedras Negras, Coahuila, MexicoPolitical partyDemocraticSpouseHellen MartinezChildren3Residence(s)Eagle Pass, Texas, U.S.Alma materUniversity of Texas at Austin (BA)St. Mary's University School of Law (JD)OccupationAt...

 

Vasileios Sachinis

Vasileios Sachinis Vasileios Sachinis (Greek: Βασίλειος Σαχίνης; 1897 – 18 November 1943) was a Greek leader of the Northern Epirote Liberation Front (MAVI) (1942–1943), an organization related to the National Republican Greek League of Napoleon Zervas. Biography Sachinis was born at the village of Dhuvjan in Dropull area (south of Gjirokastër) and studied at the Robert College in Constantinople (Istanbul).[1] Then he became a businessman in Gjirokastër. During W...

The Top 100 Crime Novels of All Time

The two Crime Companions The Top 100 Crime Novels of All Time is a list published in book form in 1990 by the British-based Crime Writers' Association.[1][2] Five years later, the Mystery Writers of America published a similar list titled The Top 100 Mystery Novels of All Time.[3][4] Many titles can be found in both lists.[3] See also Tozai Mystery Best 100 References ^ Moody, Susan, ed. (1990). The Hatchards Crime Companion. 100 Top Crime Novels Select...

 

Dance Naked

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: Dance Naked – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (May 2007) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) 1994 studio album by John MellencampDance NakedStudio album by John MellencampReleasedJune 21, 1994 (1994-06-21)Reco...

 

Goudy Sans

Typeface Goudy SansCategorySans-serifClassificationHumanist[1]Designer(s)Frederic GoudyFoundryLanston MonotypeITCDate created1929VariationsITC Goudy SansAlso known asGoudy Sans Serif Goudy Sans is a sans-serif typeface designed by Frederic Goudy around 1929–1931 and published by Lanston Monotype.[2][3][4][5] Unlike many sans-serifs, which often have an unadorned appearance with a geometric or industrial aesthetic, Goudy Sans has a more organic and dec...

Tugu, Semarang

Untuk tempat lain yang bernama sama, lihat Tugu (disambiguasi). TuguKecamatanPeta lokasi Kecamatan TuguNegara IndonesiaProvinsiJawa TengahKotaSemarangPemerintahan • CamatB. KunhantiyoPopulasi • Total- jiwaKode Kemendagri33.74.16 Kode BPS3374150 Luas31,78 km²Desa/kelurahan7 Tugu (Jawa: ꦠꦸꦒꦸ​) adalah sebuah kecamatan di Kota Semarang, Provinsi Jawa Tengah, Indonesia. Sampai tanggal 1 Juli 1976, Kec. Tugu masih bagian dari Kabupaten Kendal. Pranala lua...

 

Nemzeti Bajnokság I 2007-08

Nemzeti Bajnokság I 2007-08Datos generalesSede Hungría HungríaFecha 20 de julio de 20072 de junio de 2008Edición 106.ª ediciónOrganizador Federación Húngara de FútbolPalmarésPrimero MTK BudapestSegundo Debreceni VSCTercero Győri ETO FCDatos estadísticosParticipantes 16Partidos 240Goleador Róbert Waltner, 18 Cronología NB I 2006-07 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 2007-08 NB I 2008-09 [editar datos en Wikidata] La Nemzeti Bajnokság I 2007-08 fue la 106.ª temporada de la Prim...

 

Strategi Solo vs Squad di Free Fire: Cara Menang Mudah!