Showtime All-Star Wrestling
Encyclopedia
Showtime All-Star Wrestling is an American professional wrestling
promotion based in Nashville, Tennessee
. SAW has local broadcasts every Saturday night on Nashville’s WNAB
, and throughout the country on syndicate. SAW has also had many well known indy wrestlers such as Raven
, Jerry Lynn
, Kid Kash, and Al Snow
.
. In 2009, Riggins and Weatherby had a falling out, and Riggins left. He then began to run shows in Nashville, at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds
. SAW now run shows at Freddie Morton's Auction House (redubbed the new "SAW Mill") in Columbia, Tennessee
, and at the Old Armory Building in Pulaski, Tennessee
. SAW tours as well.
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 based in Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
. SAW has local broadcasts every Saturday night on Nashville’s WNAB
WNAB
WNAB, virtual channel 58 is the CW-affiliated television station in Nashville, Tennessee. It is owned by Tennessee Broadcasting, although operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group under an outsourcing agreement. It currently serves as a sister station to WZTV and WUXP-TV. It is currently branded as...
, and throughout the country on syndicate. SAW has also had many well known indy wrestlers such as Raven
Scott Levy
Scott Anthony Levy , better known by his ring name Raven, is an American professional wrestler, wrestling producer, wrestling writer, and occasional author and actor currently working for Juggalo Championship Wrestling , where he is co-holder of the JCW Tag Team Championship, as well as other...
, Jerry Lynn
Jerry Lynn
Jeremy "Jerry" Lynn is an American professional wrestler who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ....
, Kid Kash, and 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...
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History
SAW began as a promotion in April, 2007, by then business partners Reno Riggins and TJ Weatherby. They ran weekly shows at Weatherby’s “SAW Mill,” in Millersville, TennesseeMillersville, Tennessee
Millersville is a city in Robertson and Sumner counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The population was 5,308 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Millersville is located at ....
. In 2009, Riggins and Weatherby had a falling out, and Riggins left. He then began to run shows in Nashville, at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds
TNA Asylum
The Asylum is the nickname given to the Tennessee State Fairgrounds arena that housed Total Nonstop Action Wrestling for two-and-a-half years...
. SAW now run shows at Freddie Morton's Auction House (redubbed the new "SAW Mill") in Columbia, Tennessee
Columbia, Tennessee
Columbia is a city in Maury County, Tennessee, United States. The 2008 population was 34,402 according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates. It is the county seat of Maury County....
, and at the Old Armory Building in Pulaski, Tennessee
Pulaski, Tennessee
Pulaski is a city in Giles County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 7,870 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Giles County. It was named to honor the Polish-born American Revolutionary War hero Kazimierz Pułaski...
. SAW tours as well.
Wrestlers
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Phill Shatter Chad Lail is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling promotion, where he performs under the ring name Gunner. In TNA, Lail is a member of the Immortal stable and a former one-time TNA Television Champion... Tommy Mercer Tommy Mercer is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Crimson. He is currently one half of the TNA World Tag Team Champions with Matt Morgan... Vordell Walker "Eddie" Walker is an American professional wrestler, currently wrestling under the ring name Vordell Walker. He is perhaps best known for his work in Ring of Honor and Total Nonstop Action.-Professional wrestling career:... |
Stables
- The A-Team – “The Problem Solver” David YoungDavid Young (wrestler)David Williams , better known by his ring name, David Young, is an American professional wrestler. Though he has mainly appeared with NWA Wildside and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, Young has also competed for Ring of Honor, Asistencia Asesoría y Administración and ZERO-ONE...
& “Nature’s Greatest Miracle” Rick Santel (with Paul Adams & Roxy Rossi) - Derrick King Enterprises – Derrick King, “Teen Excitement” Drew Haskins, Jesse Emerson & Johnny Bandana (with Sista O’Feelya)
- Picture Perfect – Christian Jacobs & John Micheal Worthington
On-Air Talent
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Championships
| Championship | Champion(s) | Previous | Date Won | Location |
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| SAW International Heavyweight Championship | Reno Riggins Neal Hargrove Neal Hargrove, known by his ring name Reno Riggins, is an American professional wrestler who has competed in Southeastern independent promotions including the United States Wrestling Association and the National Wrestling Alliance during the 1990s... |
Kid Kash | October 8, 2011 | Old Hickory, TN Old Hickory, Tennessee Old Hickory, Tennessee is a section of metropolitan Nashville, Tennessee, named in honor of President Andrew Jackson who was nicknamed "Old Hickory."... |
| SAW Tag Team Championship | The Brotherhood |
Picture Perfect |
May 28, 2011 | Nashville, TN Nashville, Tennessee Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home... |