Smoky Mountain Wrestling
Encyclopedia
Smoky Mountain Wrestling was a professional wrestling
promotion
that held events in the Appalachia
n 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
.
with Stan Lane
, Tim Horner
and Sandy Scott
. The promotion was backed financially by music producer Rick Rubin
. 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, TN. The first Smoky Mountain Tag Team Champion
s were crowned in a tournament final on April 23, 1992, in Harrogate, TN, when The Heavenly Bodies
defeated The Fantastics.
, New Jack
, Al Snow
, Balls Mahoney, Chris Jericho
, Freddy Brooker, Glenn Jacobs (aka Kane), Lance Storm
, Chris Candido
, Tammy Lynn Sytch
, Brian Gerard James
(B.G. James / The Road Dogg) and D'Lo Brown
, but ultimately like most independents was not financially successful. Cornette eventually signed a working agreement with the WWF
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.
described as "old-time fans...who still believed in good guys and bad guys, and to whom cheating was still reason to get upset." This was in sharp contrast to ECW
, WCW
and the WWF, 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
, use fried chicken and watermelons as props and win matches as a result of a two count (rather than the conventional three count), which the Gangstas (kayfabe
) insisted on due to Affirmative Action
. In addition, an alleged race riot broke out at an SMW event in Wise, VA, in 1993, allegedly instigated by remarks Cornette made to black fans at ringside.
(NWA), whose flagship promotion Eastern Championship Wrestling had split away in autumn 1994, leaving the NWA with no World Heavyweight Champion
. A 10-man tournament was held in Cherry Hill, New Jersey
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.
, and featured the entire SMW roster attacking Jim Cornette
, who was then pinned by referee Mark Curtis
. 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
.
† Lawler won the belt on a USWA show after SMW closed. The final champion as recognized by the promotion was Tommy Rich
.
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
Professional wrestling promotion
A professional wrestling promotion is a company or business that regularly performs shows involving professional wrestling. Promotion also describes a role which entails management, advertising and logistics of running a wrestling event...
that held events in the Appalachia
Appalachia
Appalachia is a term used to describe a cultural region in the eastern United States that stretches from the Southern Tier of New York state to northern Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia. While the Appalachian Mountains stretch from Belle Isle in Canada to Cheaha Mountain in the U.S...
n area of the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
from October 1991 to December 1995, when it was run by Jim Cornette
Jim Cornette
James Mark "Jim" Cornette is an American professional wrestling manager, commentator, promoter, and booker. As a manager, he has worked for Jim Crockett Promotions, World Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Federation and from 1991 to 1995, was the owner of Smoky Mountain Wrestling...
. The promotion was based in 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...
, with offices in Morristown, Tennessee
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...
.
Formation
Cornette formed the promotion in October 1991 upon leaving World Championship WrestlingWorld 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...
with Stan Lane
Stan Lane
Wallace Stanfield "Stan" Lane is an American professional wrestler, trained by Ric Flair, who started wrestling in 1974 in Championship Wrestling from Florida. For a brief time in Florida, he was nicknamed Nature Boy...
, 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...
and Sandy Scott
Sandy Scott
Angus Mackay Scott , better known by his ring name Sandy Scott, was a Canadian professional wrestler. He worked with his older brother George from the 1950s until the 1970s as The Flying Scotts in North American regional promotions including the National Wrestling Alliance, particularly the Midwest...
. The promotion was backed financially by music producer Rick Rubin
Rick Rubin
Frederick Jay "Rick" Rubin is an American record producer and the co-president of Columbia Records. Along with Russell Simmons, Rubin was the co-founder of Def Jam Records and also established American Recordings...
. 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
SMW Heavyweight Championship
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...
, "Primetime" Brian Lee
Brian Lee
Brian Lee Harris is a retired American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name "Prime Time" Brian Lee...
, won the championship in a tournament held at Volunteer Slam on May 22, 1992, in Knoxville, TN. The first Smoky Mountain Tag Team Champion
SMW Tag Team Championship
The SMW Tag Team Championship was the tag team title in Smoky Mountain Wrestling . It existed from 1992 until 1995 when the promotion closed .-Title history:...
s were crowned in a tournament final on April 23, 1992, in Harrogate, TN, when The Heavenly Bodies
The Heavenly Bodies
The Heavenly Bodies was a professional wrestling tag team famous for having worked in Smoky Mountain Wrestling, the World Wrestling Federation, and various independent promotions...
defeated The Fantastics.
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, TN, and Johnson City, TN. SMW event tours also included high school gyms and fairs in cities such as Morristown, TN; Pikeville, KY; Beckley, WV; Paintsville, KY; Barbourville, KY; East Ridge, TN; Lenoir, NC; Cleveland, TN; Saltville, VA; and Bluefield, WV.Notable talent
The promotion featured some of the most popular wrestlers in wrestling and served as a platform for young talent, including Bob HollyBob Holly
Robert "Bob" Howard better known by his ring name Bob "Hardcore" Holly, is a American professional wrestler. He is best known for his 15-year stint with World Wrestling Entertainment ....
, New Jack
New Jack
Jerome Young is an American professional wrestler, better known by his stage name New Jack in ECW.He is known for his willingness to take dangerous bumps and his stiff hardcore wrestling style, often taking high risks and "shooting" on opponents, though he is only known to shoot on opponents who...
, 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...
, Balls Mahoney, Chris Jericho
Chris Jericho
Christopher Keith Irvine , better known by his ring name Chris Jericho, is an inactive Canadian-American professional wrestler, musician, songwriter, radio personality, television host, actor, author, and dancer...
, Freddy Brooker, Glenn Jacobs (aka Kane), 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...
, Chris Candido
Chris Candido
Christopher Raul Candito was an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Chris Candido...
, Tammy Lynn Sytch
Tammy Lynn Sytch
Tamara "Tammy" Lynn Sytch is an American professional wrestling manager, personality,and occasional wrestler. She achieved her greatest success under the ring name Sunny within the World Wrestling Federation during the 1990s, and is widely considered as one of the first Divas...
, Brian Gerard James
Brian Gerard James
Brian Gerard James is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to WWE as an agent and producer. He is best known for his tenure with the World Wrestling Federation as "The Road Dogg" Jesse James or simply Road Dogg...
(B.G. James / The Road Dogg) and D'Lo Brown
D'Lo Brown
Accie Julius Connor better known by his ring name D'Lo Brown , is an American professional wrestler. Well known for his appearances with World Wrestling Entertainment, he is currently working as an agent for Impact Wrestling.Connor has held forty-eight championships in various promotions during...
, but ultimately like most independents was not financially successful. Cornette eventually signed a working agreement with the WWF
World Wrestling Entertainment
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is an American publicly traded, privately controlled entertainment company dealing primarily in professional wrestling, with major revenue sources also coming from film, music, product licensing, and direct product sales...
to trade talent, manage and serve as an on-air talent for that company.
Brian Hildebrand
Brian Hildebrand
Brian Curtis Hildebrand was a professional wrestling manager, wrestler and referee who sometimes went by the name of Mark Curtis...
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 FoleyMick Foley
Michael Francis "Mick" Foley, Sr. is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, author, comedian, actor, voice actor and former color commentator. He has worked for many wrestling promotions, including WWE, WCW, ECW and TNA. He is often referred to as "The Hardcore Legend", a nickname he...
described as "old-time fans...who still believed in good guys and bad guys, and to whom cheating was still reason to get upset." This was in sharp contrast to ECW
Extreme Championship Wrestling
Extreme Championship Wrestling was a professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1992 by Tod Gordon and closed when his successor, Paul Heyman, declared bankruptcy in April 2001...
, WCW
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...
and the WWF, 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
The Gangstas
The Gangstas was a professional wrestling tag team and stable, most notably consisting of New Jack and Mustafa Saed in Extreme Championship Wrestling...
" gimmick, where black wrestlers New Jack and Mustafa
Jamal Mustafa
Jamal Mustafa is a professional wrestler who once worked for Extreme Championship Wrestling, World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico and Smoky Mountain Wrestling as one half of The Gangstas with New Jack...
would cut promos about activist Medgar Evers
Medgar Evers
Medgar Wiley Evers was an African American civil rights activist from Mississippi involved in efforts to overturn segregation at the University of Mississippi...
, use fried chicken and watermelons as props and win matches as a result of a two count (rather than the conventional three count), which the Gangstas (kayfabe
Kayfabe
In professional wrestling, kayfabe is the portrayal of events within the industry as "real" or "true". Specifically, the portrayal of professional wrestling, in particular the competition and rivalries between participants, as being genuine or not of a worked nature...
) insisted on due to Affirmative Action
Affirmative action
Affirmative action refers to policies that take factors including "race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or national origin" into consideration in order to benefit an underrepresented group, usually as a means to counter the effects of a history of discrimination.-Origins:The term...
. In addition, an alleged race riot broke out at an SMW event in Wise, VA, in 1993, allegedly instigated by remarks Cornette made to black fans at ringside.
National Wrestling Alliance
The promotion had a brief association with the National Wrestling AllianceNational Wrestling Alliance
The National Wrestling Alliance is a wrestling promotion company and sanctions various NWA championships in the United States. The NWA has been in operation since 1948...
(NWA), whose flagship promotion Eastern Championship Wrestling had split away in autumn 1994, leaving the NWA with no World Heavyweight Champion
NWA World Heavyweight Championship
The National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in the National Wrestling Alliance. Its lineage has been traced from the first World Heavyweight Championship, which traces its lineage to Georg Hackenschmidt's 1905 title and...
. A 10-man tournament was held in Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Cherry Hill is a township in Camden County, New Jersey, in the United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township had a population of 71,045, representing an increase of 1,080 from the 69,965 residents enumerated during the 2000 Census...
featuring many SMW wrestlers; the participants were 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...
, Devon Storm
Devon Storm
Christopher "Chris" Ford is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenure in World Championship Wrestling under the ring name Crowbar, where he was a one time Hardcore Champion, a one time World Tag Team Champion with David Flair and a one time Cruiserweight Champion, which he...
, Eddie Gilbert, Johnny Gunn, Chris Candido
Chris Candido
Christopher Raul Candito was an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Chris Candido...
, 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...
, 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...
, 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...
, Lou Perez
Lou Perez
Lou Perez is an American professional wrestler who has competed in North American promotions including the National Wrestling Alliance and World Championship Wrestling during the late 1980s and early 1990s as well as the Puerto Rican-based promotion IWA Puerto Rico.Although billed as the younger...
, and Osamu Nishimura
Osamu Nishimura
Osamu Nishimura is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for All Japan Pro Wrestling. Nishimura formerly worked for New Japan Pro Wrestling and MUGA World Pro Wrestling.-Early years :...
. The winner was Chris Candido, who defended his title mostly at SMW events.
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 1997. After years of operating in red ink, Cornette shut the promotion down in December 1995 to work full-time with the WWF. The last SMW show was on November 26, 1995 in Cookeville, TennesseeCookeville, 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...
, and featured the entire SMW roster attacking Jim Cornette
Jim Cornette
James Mark "Jim" Cornette is an American professional wrestling manager, commentator, promoter, and booker. As a manager, he has worked for Jim Crockett Promotions, World Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Federation and from 1991 to 1995, was the owner of Smoky Mountain Wrestling...
, who was then pinned by referee Mark Curtis
Brian Hildebrand
Brian Curtis Hildebrand was a professional wrestling manager, wrestler and referee who sometimes went by the name of Mark Curtis...
. Several SMW wrestlers would soon obtain work in the WWF, including 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...
, 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...
, and Boo Bradley. WWE now owns the SMW video library
WWE Video Library
The WWE video library is currently the largest collection of professional wrestling videos and copyrights in the world. It is comprised not only of past and current works by WWE but the works of now defunct professional wrestling promotions dating back to the 1940s...
.
1992
| Event | Date | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volunteer Slam | May 22, 1992 | Civic Coliseum | 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... |
| Summer Blast | July 17, 1992 | Civic Coliseum | Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Fire on the Mountain | August 8, 1992 | Freedom Hall Civic Center | 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... |
| Thanksgiving Thunder | November 27, 1992 | National Guard Armory | Welch, West Virginia Welch, West Virginia Welch is a city located in McDowell County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The population was 2,406 at the 2010 census. Incorporated as a city in 1893, it is the county seat of McDowell County.-History:... |
| November 28, 1992 | Freedom Hall Civic Center | Johnson City, Tennessee | |
| November 29, 1992 | Civic Coliseum | Knoxville, Tennessee | |
1993
| Event | Date | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegrass Brawl | April 2, 1993 | Pikeville College Gymnasium Pikeville College The University of Pikeville is a private, liberal arts university affiliated with the Presbyterian Church, located in Pikeville, Kentucky. The university is home to one of three medical schools in the state of Kentucky. It's current president is former Kentucky Governor Paul E... |
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... |
| Volunteer Slam II: Rage in a Cage | May 9, 1993 | Civic Coliseum | Knoxville, Tennessee |
| The Last Tango in Tennessee | May 15, 1993 | Freedom Hall Civic Center | Johnson City, Tennessee |
| Hot August Night in Mo-Town | August 13, 1993 | East High School Gymnasium | Morristown, Tennessee 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... |
| Fire on the Mountain | August 14, 1993 | Freedom Hall Civic Center | Johnson City, Tennessee |
| K-Town Showdown | August 20, 1993 | Civic Coliseum | Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Big Apple Grapple | October 1, 1993 | Paintsville High School Gymnasium Paintsville High School Paintsville High School is a secondary-level school located in Paintsville, Johnson County, Kentucky and is part of the Paintsville Independent School District. Its student enrollment as of 2006 was 344 in grades 7 through 12... |
Paintsville, Kentucky Paintsville, Kentucky -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 4,132 people, 1,681 households, and 1,079 families residing in the city. The population density was 786.1 people per square mile . There were 1,901 housing units at an average density of 361.7 per square mile... |
| Thanksgiving Thunder | November 25, 1993 | Memorial Gymnasium | Hazard, Kentucky Hazard, Kentucky As of the census of 2000, there were 4,806 people, 1,946 households, and 1,266 families residing in the city. The population density was 684.6 people per square mile . There were 2,291 housing units at an average density of 326.4 per square mile... |
| November 26, 1993 | Civic Coliseum | Knoxville, Tennessee | |
| November 27, 1993 | Knox Central High School Gymnasium | 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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| November 28, 1993 | Freedom Hall Civic Center | Johnson City, Tennessee | |
| Christmas Chaos | December 25, 1993 | Civic Coliseum | Knoxville, Tennessee |
| December 26, 1993 | Freedom Hall Civic Center | Johnson City, Tennessee | |
| December 27, 1993 | Knox Central High School Gymnasium | Barbourville, Kentucky | |
1994
| Event | Date | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday Bloody Sunday | February 13, 1994 | Civic Coliseum | Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Bluegrass Brawl II: The Famous Final Scene | April 1, 1994 | Pikeville College Gymnasium | Pikeville, Kentucky |
| Volunteer Slam III | May 20, 1994 | Civic Coliseum | Knoxville, Tennessee |
| The Night of the Legends | August 5, 1994 | Civic Coliseum | Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Fire on the Mountain | August 6, 1994 | Freedom Hall Civic Center | Johnson City, Tennessee |
| Big Apple Grapple | September 30, 1994 | Paintsville High School Gymnasium | Paintsville, Kentucky |
| SMW/NWA Championship Wrestling America (NWA World Heavyweight Championship NWA World Heavyweight Championship The National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in the National Wrestling Alliance. Its lineage has been traced from the first World Heavyweight Championship, which traces its lineage to Georg Hackenschmidt's 1905 title and... tournament) |
November 17, 1994 | Stanton Hall | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,... |
| November 18, 1994 | Pleasantville, New Jersey Pleasantville, New Jersey -Local government:Pleasantville operates under the City form of New Jersey municipal government, led by a Mayor and a seven-member City Council. The City Council consists of two members elected from wards to three-year terms, and five members elected at-large to four-year terms in office, all of... |
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| November 19, 1994 | National Guard Armory | Cherry Hill, New Jersey Cherry Hill, New Jersey Cherry Hill is a township in Camden County, New Jersey, in the United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township had a population of 71,045, representing an increase of 1,080 from the 69,965 residents enumerated during the 2000 Census... |
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| Thanksgiving Thunder | November 24, 1994 | Civic Coliseum | Knoxville, Tennessee |
| November 25, 1994 | Paintsville High School Gymnasium | Paintsville, Kentucky | |
| November 26, 1994 | Freedom Hall Civic Center | Johnson City, Tennessee | |
| November 27, 1994 | Cobb County Civic Center | Marietta, Georgia Marietta, Georgia Marietta is a city located in central Cobb County, Georgia, United States, and is its county seat.As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 56,579, making it one of metro Atlanta's largest suburbs... |
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| Christmas Chaos | December 25, 1994 | Civic Coliseum | Knoxville, Tennessee |
| December 26, 1994 | Freedom Hall Civic Center | Johnson City, Tennessee | |
| December 27, 1994 | Mulberry Street Recreation Center | Lenoir, North Carolina 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... |
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1995
| Event | Date | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| Super Saturday Night Fever | January 28, 1995 | Civic Coliseum | Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Brawl in the Hall | February 25, 1995 | Freedom Hall Civic Center | Johnson City, Tennessee |
| Sunday Bloody Sunday II | February 26, 1995 | Civic Coliseum | Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Bluegrass Brawl III | April 7, 1995 | Pikeville College Gymnasium | Pikeville, Kentucky |
| Fright Night | April 8, 1995 | Freedom Hall Civic Center | Johnson City, Tennessee |
| Volunteer Slam IV | May 19, 1995 | Civic Coliseum | Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Charlotte Memories | May 20, 1995 | Grady Cole Center Grady Cole Center Grady Cole Center is a small civic center located near Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte, North Carolina.The 3,000 seat center is located near the city's center, and can host several types of events. It was built in 1954 to replace the Charlotte Armory Arena, which had been destroyed... |
Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009... |
| Summer Blast | July 15, 1995 | Civic Coliseum | Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Super Bowl of Wrestling | August 4, 1995 | Civic Coliseum | Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Fire on the Mountain: Night of the Dream Matches | August 12, 1995 | Freedom Hall Civic Center | Johnson City, Tennessee |
| Halloween Scream | October 20, 1995 | Civic Coliseum | Knoxville, Tennessee |
| October 21, 1995 | East High School Gymnasium | Morristown, Tennessee | |
| October 26, 1995 | Collett Street Recreation Center | Morganton, North Carolina 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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| October 27, 1995 | Cookeville Community Center | 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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| October 28, 1995 | Freedom Hall Civic Center | Johnson City, Tennessee | |
| Thanksgiving Thunder | November 23, 1995 | Civic Coliseum | Knoxville, Tennessee |
| November 24, 1995 | Knox Central High School Gymnasium | Barbourville, Kentucky | |
| November 25, 1995 | Freedom Hall Civic Center | Johnson City, Tennessee | |
| November 26, 1995 | Cookeville Community Center | Cookeville, Tennessee | |
Final champions
| Championship | Final champion(s) |
|---|---|
| SMW Heavyweight Championship SMW Heavyweight Championship 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... |
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... † |
| SMW "Beat The Champ" Television Championship SMW Beat the Champ Television Championship The SMW "Beat the Champ" Television Championship was the secondary singles championship for the Smoky Mountain Wrestling professional wrestling 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... |
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... |
| SMW Tag Team Championship SMW Tag Team Championship The SMW Tag Team Championship was the tag team title in Smoky Mountain Wrestling . It existed from 1992 until 1995 when the promotion closed .-Title history:... |
The Heavenly Bodies The Heavenly Bodies The Heavenly Bodies was a professional wrestling tag team famous for having worked in Smoky Mountain Wrestling, the World Wrestling Federation, and various independent promotions... |
| SMW United States Junior Heavyweight Championship SMW United States Junior Heavyweight Championship The SMW United States Junior Heavyweight Championship was a singles title in Smoky Mountain Wrestling. It existed from 1992 until the promotion's close in 1995. There were three officially recognized champions and eight title reigns, with Bobby Blaze holding the title a record four times .-Title... |
Bobby Blaze |
† Lawler won the belt on a USWA show after SMW closed. The final champion as recognized by the promotion was 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:...
.