SMW Heavyweight Championship
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The SMW Heavyweight Championship was the major singles title in Smoky Mountain Wrestling
. It existed from 1992 until 1996 when SMW folded. "Dirty White Boy" Tony Anthony held the title the most times with three reigns. The United States Wrestling Association
briefly recognized the SMW Heavyweight Championship as part of a USWA vs. SMW feud in late 1995, before abandoning the title .
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...
. It existed from 1992 until 1996 when SMW folded. "Dirty White Boy" Tony Anthony held the title the most times with three reigns. The United States Wrestling Association
United States Wrestling Association
The United States Wrestling Association or USWA was a professional wrestling promotion based in Memphis, Tennessee. It was founded by former CWA owner Jerry Jarrett.-Foundation:...
briefly recognized the SMW Heavyweight Championship as part of a USWA vs. SMW feud in late 1995, before abandoning the title .
Title history
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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 | 1992-05-22 | Knoxville, Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee Founded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, U.S.A., behind Memphis and Nashville, and is the county seat of Knox County. It is the largest city in East Tennessee, and the second-largest city in the Appalachia region... |
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The Dirty White Boy | 1 | 1992-08-08 | Johnson City, Tennessee Johnson City, Tennessee Johnson City is a city in Carter, Sullivan, and Washington counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee, with most of the city being in Washington County... |
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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 | 1993-04-02 | Pikeville, Kentucky 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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Title held up after a match against Tony Anthony on 1993-05-15 in Johnson City, Tennessee. | ||||
Tracy Smothers | 2 | 1993-06-11 | Knoxville, Tennessee | |
Brian Lee | 2 | 1993-07-17 | Johnson City, Tennessee | |
The Dirty White Boy | 2 | 1994-02-13 | Knoxville, Tennessee | |
Jake Roberts | 1 | 1994-05-02 | Harriman, Tennessee 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... |
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The Dirty White Boy | 3 | 1994-07-05 | Warrensville, North Carolina 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... |
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Jerry Lawler Jerry Lawler Jerry O'Neil Lawler is an American professional wrestler, wrestling commentator, musician, businessman, commercial artist and film actor, known throughout the wrestling world as Jerry "The King" Lawler. He is currently signed to WWE, working on its Raw brand as the color commentator and occasional... |
1 | 1995-01-28 | Knoxville, Tennessee | |
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 | 1995-02-26 | Knoxville, Tennessee | |
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 | 1995-04-08 | Johnson City, Tennessee | |
Title held up after a match against Brad Armstrong on 1995-07-01 in Barbourville, Kentucky 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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Brad Armstrong | 1 | 1995-08-12 | Johnson City, Tennessee | |
Terry Gordy Terry Gordy Terry Ray 'Bam Bam' Gordy, Sr. was a professional wrestler who was best known in North America for being a member of the Fabulous Freebirds.-Career:... |
1 | 1995-10-20 | Knoxville, Tennessee | |
Brad Armstrong | 2 | 1995-11-23 | Knoxville, Tennessee | |
Tommy Rich Tommy Rich Thomas Richardson , better known by his ring name, "Wildfire" Tommy Rich, is a professional wrestler. He is best known for his wrestling career in Georgia and Memphis throughout the 1980s.-Professional wrestling career:... |
1 | 1995-11-25 | Johnson City, Tennessee | |
SMW held its final event on 1995-11-26 in Cookeville, Tennessee Cookeville, Tennessee Cookeville is a city in Putnam County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 23,923 at the 2000 census. of Cookeville's population was 30,435, and the combined total of those living in Cookeville's in 2010 was 65,014. It is the county seat of Putnam County and home to Tennessee... . |
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Brad Armstrong | 3 | 1995-11-27 | Memphis, Tennessee Memphis, Tennessee Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers.... |
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Jerry Lawler | 2 | 1995-12-26 | Louisville, Kentucky Louisville, Kentucky Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096... |
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Lawler's victory over Armstrong was recognized on television on 1995-12-30. Following this mention, the title was abandoned, as it was never mentioned again. | ||||