Tom Beninghaus is an American professional wrestler

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...

, most notable for his work in the now-defunct World Championship Wrestling

World Championship Wrestling

World Championship Wrestling, Inc. was an American professional wrestling promotion which existed from 1988 to 2001. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, it began as a regional promotion affiliated with the National Wrestling Alliance , named Jim Crockett Promotions until November 1988, when Ted Turner and...

. Under the name Tough Tom and alongside his partner Mean Mike, their team known as Disorderly Conduct wrestled many job matches in WCW. Most of their appearances were on WCW Saturday Night

WCW Saturday Night

WCW Saturday Night was a weekly Saturday night TV show on TBS produced by World Championship Wrestling. The program existed through various incarnations under different names before becoming WCW Saturday Night in 1992...

. He has also wrestled for independent

Independent circuit

In professional wrestling, the independent circuit or indy circuit refers to the many independent promotions which are much smaller than major televised promotions. They are roughly analagous to a minor league for pro wrestling, or community or regional theatre.Specific promotions on the...

 organizations, including Windy City Pro Wrestling

Windy City Pro Wrestling

Windy City Pro Wrestling was an American regional professional wrestling promotion based in Chicago, Illinois. Established by retired wrestler Sam DeCero in 1988, the promotion was one of several major regional territories in the Midwest during the late 1980s, along with Dick the Bruiser's World...

, and also wrestled under the name Strangler as part of the Texas Hangmen tag-team.

Championships and accomplishments

• Other titles
  • IAW Tag Team Championship (6 times) – with Texas Hangman Psycho
    Bull Pain
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• Windy City Pro Wrestling
  Windy City Pro Wrestling
  Windy City Pro Wrestling was an American regional professional wrestling promotion based in Chicago, Illinois. Established by retired wrestler Sam DeCero in 1988, the promotion was one of several major regional territories in the Midwest during the late 1980s, along with Dick the Bruiser's World...
  
  
  • WCPW Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Mean Mike

• World Wrestling Council
  World Wrestling Council
  The World Wrestling Council is one of Puerto Rico's two main professional wrestling promotions, the other one being the International Wrestling Association....
  
  
  • WWC World Tag Team Championship
    WWC World Tag Team Championship
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     (2 times) – with Texas Hangman Psycho

• 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:...
  
  
  • USWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Texas Hangman Psycho

External links

• Cagematch.de profile
• Beepworld wrestling