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Smoky Mountain Wrestling
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...
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Professional wrestling
Professional wrestling is a mode of spectacle, combining athletics and theatrical performance.Roland Barthes, "The World of Wrestling", Mythologies, 1957 It takes the form of events, held by touring companies, which mimic a title match combat sport...
promotion. The title was created in 1992 and was active until SMW closed its doors on November 26, 1995. The storyline concept of the title was that the champion would defend his title every week against a "randomly drawn" opponent. For each successful defense of the belt, the wrestler won $1000, and if the champion could win five title matches in a row, including the title win, then the title was vacated and the champion received a $5000 bonus. In reality, the opponents were predetermined, and the winner never received the bonus. Moreover, the title was never represented by a belt.
Title history
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| Tracy Smothers Tracy Smothers Tracy Smothers is an American professional wrestler.-Early career:Tracy started his career in the Memphis promotion on Saturday morning TV. Steve Armstrong and Tracy Smothers started teaming as The Southern Boys in Florida Championship Wrestling in 1987 where they feuded with The New Breed... |
1 | December 12, 1992 | Morristown, TN Morristown, Tennessee Morristown is a city in, and the county seat of, Hamblen County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 29,137 at the 2010 United States Census. It is the principal city of the Morristown, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Grainger, Hamblen and Jefferson counties... |
Defeated Jimmy Golden Jimmy Golden James "Jimmy" Golden is an American professional wrestler, who is better known as Bunkhouse Buck.Golden has many relatives in wrestling: his cousins are Robert & Ron Fuller, his father is Billy Golden and his uncle is Buddy Fuller and his nephew is Eddie Golden. His grandfather is Roy Welch... , The Dirty White Boy and Killer Kyle in a four-way elimination tournament final. |
| The Nightstalker Bryan Clark Bryan Emmeth Clark, Jr. is a American former professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling.-Early career:... |
1 | February 02, 1993 | Jellico, TN Jellico, Tennessee Jellico is a city in Campbell County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 2,448 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Jellico is located at . The city is situated amidst the Cumberland Mountains in the Elk Creek Valley, which runs perpendicular to the Tennessee-Kentucky state line... |
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| Tim Horner Tim Horner Tim Horner is a professional wrestler best known for his "Lightning Express" tag team with Brad Armstrong.-Career:Tim Horner started wrestling in 1982 in the Alabama territory. He formed a tag team called the "Lightning Express" with Brad Armstrong and they had a lot of success. They won the... |
1 | February 08, 1993 | Jellico, TN | |
| Bobby Eaton Bobby Eaton Robert Lee "Bobby" Eaton is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, who made his debut in 1976. Eaton is most famous for his work in tag teams, especially his days as one-half of the team the Midnight Express. Under the management of Jim Cornette, Eaton originally teamed with Dennis... |
1 | March 01, 1993 | Sevierville, TN Sevierville, Tennessee Sevierville is a city in Sevier County, Tennessee, located in the Southeastern United States. Its population was 11,757 at the 2000 United States Census; in 2004 the estimated population was 14,101. Sevierville is the county seat of Sevier County, Tennessee.... |
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| Brian Lee Brian Lee Brian Lee Harris is a retired American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name "Prime Time" Brian Lee... |
1 | April 09, 1993 | Barbourville, KY Barbourville, Kentucky Each year in early October, Barbourville hosts the Daniel Boone Festival commemorating the American pioneer Daniel Boone who explored the area in 1775. The festival features open air concerts, carnival attractions, a beauty pageant, a parade, and other events.... |
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| Vacated | June 07, 1993 | Lee won five consecutive matches. | ||
| Bobby Blaze Robert Smedley Robert Smedley is a former American professional wrestler better known under his stage name Bobby Blaze. He has performed for several wrestling promotions, including Smoky Mountain Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling... |
1 | June 07, 1993 | Cumberland, KY Cumberland, Kentucky As of the census of 2000, there were 2,611 people, 1,076 households, and 723 families residing in the city. The population density was 570.5 people per square mile . There were 1,288 housing units at an average density of 281.4 per square mile... |
Defeated The Dirty White Boy. |
| The Dirty White Boy Tony Anthony Darrell W. "Tony" Anthony is a semi-retired American professional wrestler best known as Dirty White Boy, who wrestled primarily for independent promotions in the Southeastern United States... |
1 | June 28, 1993 | Council, VA Buchanan County, Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 26,978 people, 10,464 households, and 7,900 families residing in the county. The population density was 54 people per square mile . There were 11,887 housing units at an average density of 24 per square mile... |
Won the title under a mask as The Mighty Yankee. |
| Vacated | August 16, 1993 | The Dirty White Boy won five consecutive title matches. | ||
| Jimmy Del Ray Jimmy Del Ray David Ferrier is a retired American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, "Gigolo" Jimmy Del Ray. Del Ray is best known for his appearances in the World Wrestling Federation as one half of the Heavenly Bodies with his tag team partner, Tom Prichard... |
1 | August 16, 1993 | Clinton, TN Clinton, Tennessee Clinton is a city in Anderson County, Tennessee, United States. Its population was 9,409 at the United States Census, 2000. It is the county seat of Anderson County. Clinton is included in the "Knoxville, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area".-Geography:... |
Defeated Ricky Morton Ricky Morton Richard Wendell "Ricky" Morton is an American professional wrestler who has worked for such wrestling organizations as Jim Crockett Promotions, the American Wrestling Association, Extreme Championship Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling, the World Wrestling Federation and Total Nonstop Action... . |
| Robert Gibson Reuben Kane Robert Gibson is a professional wrestler. He is famous as half of the tag team known as Rock 'N Roll Express, with Ricky Morton.-Early career:Cain started wrestling as Robert Gibson in 1977... |
1 | September 13, 1993 | Oakwood, VA Oakwood, Virginia Oakwood is an unincorporated area in Buchanan County, Virginia. It is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 460 and Secondary Route 624 and contains one of the campuses of the Appalachian College of Pharmacy, located on the campus of the former Garden High School.... |
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| The Dirty White Boy | 2 | September 13, 1993 | Oakwood, VA | |
| Vacated | October 04, 1993 | Jellico, TN | ||
| Tim Horner | 2 | October 04, 1993 | Jellico, TN | Defeated Juicy Johnny. |
| Vacated | December 06, 1993 | Jefferson, NC Jefferson, North Carolina Jefferson is a town in Ashe County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 1,422 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Ashe County.-History:... |
Horner injured by Prince Kharis | |
| Tracy Smothers | 2 | December 06, 1993 | Jefferson, NC | Defeated Chris Candido. |
| Chris Candido Chris Candido Christopher Raul Candito was an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Chris Candido... |
1 | December 06, 1993 | Jefferson, NC | |
| Robbie Eagle | 1 | January 10, 1994 | Chilhowie, VA Chilhowie, Virginia Chilhowie is a town in Smyth County, Virginia, United States.Chilhowie, pronounced Chil·´how·ee, the Cherokee word meaning “valley of many deer,” was adopted as the town’s name when the town became incorporated in 1913. The population was 1,781 at the 2010 census... |
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| The Hornet | 1 | February 07, 1994 | Jellico, TN | |
| Killer Kyle | 1 | February 07, 1994 | Jellico, TN | |
| Mike Furnas | 1 | March 07, 1994 | Dungannon, VA Dungannon, Virginia Dungannon is a town in Scott County, Virginia, United States. The population was 332 at the 2010 census. It derives its name from the medium-sized town, Dungannon, situated in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland.... |
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| Bruiser Bedlam Ion Croitoru Ion William Croitoru is a Canadian former professional wrestler of Romanian descent. He was born and raised in Ontario, Canada. To wrestling fans, Croitoru is better known by his ring names, Johnny K-9 and Bruiser Bedlam... |
1 | April 04, 1994 | Clinton, TN | |
| Vacated | May 02, 1994 | Bedlam won five consecutive title matches. | ||
| Kendo the Samurai (Tim Horner) | 3 | May 02, 1994 | Harriman, TN Harriman, Tennessee Harriman is a city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, primarily in Roane County, with a small extension into Morgan County. It is the principal city of and is included in the Harriman Micropolitan Statistical Area, which consists of Roane County and is a component of the Knoxville-Sevierville-La... |
Defeated Chris Hamrick Chris Hamrick Chris Hamrick is an American professional wrestler. He is perhaps best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling throughout the early 2000s... in a tournament final. |
| Tracy Smothers | 3 | June 07, 1994 | Loudon, TN Loudon, Tennessee Loudon is a city in and the county seat of Loudon County, Tennessee, United States. Its population was 4,476 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Knoxville, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is located in eastern Tennessee, southwest of Knoxville, on the Tennessee River... |
Bobby Blaze, not Tim Horner, played Kendo the Samurai in this match. |
| Vacated | July 05, 1994 | Smothers won five consecutive title matches. | ||
| Tracy Smothers | 3 | July 05, 1994 | Warrensville, NC Ashe County, North Carolina - History :Historical evidence shows that Ashe county was inhabited by Native Americans, which included the Cherokee, Creek, and Shawnee tribes. Pieces of broken pottery, arrowheads, and other Native American artifacts have been found, indicating their presence... |
Defeated Scott Studd. |
| Lance Storm Lance Storm Lance Timothy Evers known professionally by his ring name Lance Storm, is a semi-retired Canadian professional wrestler. He is best known for his work in World Wrestling Entertainment, Extreme Championship Wrestling, and World Championship Wrestling... |
1 | August 08, 1994 | Saltville, VA Saltville, Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 2,204 people, 909 households, and 660 families residing in the town. The population density was 273.7 people per square mile . There were 1,003 housing units at an average density of 124.5 per square mile... |
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| Boo Bradley Balls Mahoney Jonathan Rechner better known by his ring name Balls Mahoney , is an American professional wrestler... |
1 | September 05, 1994 | Cumberland, KY | |
| Scott Studd | 1 | October 03, 1994 | Morganton, NC Morganton, North Carolina Morganton is a city in Burke County, North Carolina, United States. Reader's Digest included Morganton in its list of top ten places to raise a family. The town was recently profiled in The 50 Best Small Southern Towns. The population was 17,310 at the 2000 census... |
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| Bryant Anderson | 1 | October 03, 1994 | Morganton, NC | |
| Vacated | November 07, 1994 | Anderson won five consecutive title matches. | ||
| Brian Lee | 2 | November 07, 1994 | Oakwood, VA | Defeated The Nightmare (Ted Allen). |
| Buddy Landel Buddy Landel William Ansor is a professional wrestler better knownas "Nature Boy" Buddy Landel.-Career:Buddy Landel started his career in 1979 as a young talented athlete in ICW. He left high school even though he had received letters of intent to play baseball and football at the University of Tennessee... |
1 | December 05, 1994 | Princeton, WV Princeton, West Virginia Princeton is a city in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 7,652 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bluefield, WV-VA micropolitan area which has a population of 111,586. It is the county seat of Mercer County... |
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| Vacated | February 06, 1995 | Landel won five consecutive title matches. | ||
| Boo Bradley | 2 | February 06, 1995 | Lenoir, NC Lenoir, North Carolina Lenoir is a city in Caldwell County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 18,228 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Caldwell County. Lenoir is located in the Blue Ridge foothills. The city also contains the Brushy Mountains, a spur of the Blue Ridge Mountains... |
Defeated The Wolfman. |
| Billy Black | 1 | February 06, 1995 | Lenoir, NC | |
| Vacated | March 06, 1995 | Lenoir, NC | Black left the promotion. | |
| Killer Kyle | 2 | March 06, 1995 | Lenoir, NC | Defeated Boo Bradley. |
| Bobby Blaze | 2 | April 13, 1995 | Pikeville, KY Pikeville, Kentucky Pikeville is a city in Pike County, Kentucky. The population was 6,903 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Pike County.-History:On March 25, 1822, the county's government officials decided to build a new county seat named Liberty, one and one-half mile below the mouth of the Russell Fork... |
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| Blaze last defended the title that same night, defeating Al Snow Al Snow Allen Ray Sarven is an American professional wrestler and actor better known by his ring name of Al Snow. He is best known for his work in Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment and currently works for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as a road agent.-Early career:Sarven... . The match aired on May 20, 1995, and following the airing, the title was never mentioned again. SMW closed on November 26, 1995. |
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