The SMW Heavyweight Championship was the top heavyweight championship in Smoky Mountain Wrestling. It existed from 1992 until 1995 when SMW folded. "Dirty White Boy" Tony Anthony and Brad Armstrong were tied at the most reigns at three. 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.[1][2][3]
| SMW Heavyweight Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Promotion | Smoky Mountain Wrestling United States Wrestling Association | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date established | May 22, 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date retired | December 30, 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Title history
edit| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||
| 1 | Brian Lee | May 22, 1992 | Volunteer Slam[4] | Knoxville, Tennessee | 1 | 78 | Defeated Paul Orndorff in a tournament final. | |
| 2 | The Dirty White Boy | August 8, 1992 | Fire on the Mountain[4] | Johnson City, Tennessee | 1 | 237 | ||
| 3 | Tracy Smothers | April 2, 1993 | Bluegrass Brawl[4] | Pikeville, Kentucky | 1 | 43 | This was a Tennessee Chain Match. | |
| — | Vacated | May 15, 1993 | — | — | — | — | Championship held up after a match against Tony Anthony. | |
| 4 | Tracy Smothers | June 11, 1993 | SMW Live event | Knoxville, Tennessee | 2 | 36 | Defeated Tony Anthony in a rematch. | |
| 5 | Brian Lee | July 17, 1993 | SMW Live event | Johnson City, Tennessee | 2 | 211 | [5] | |
| 6 | The Dirty White Boy | February 13, 1994 | Sunday Bloody Sunday[4] | Knoxville, Tennessee | 2 | 78 | This was a Tennessee Chain Match. | [6] |
| 7 | Jake Roberts | May 2, 1994 | SMW Live event | Harriman, Tennessee | 1 | 64 | Aired May 14, 1994 on SMW TV. | |
| 8 | The Dirty White Boy | July 5, 1994 | SMW Live event | Warrensville, North Carolina | 3 | 207 | This was a fictitious title change as Roberts had no-showed several events. Dirty White Boy defeated Brian Logan in a non-title match on this day and then defended the title against Chris Candido on July 9 in Johnson City, Tennessee. | |
| 9 | Jerry Lawler | January 28, 1995 | Super Saturday Night Fever[4] | Knoxville, Tennessee | 1 | 29 | Aired February 4, 1995 on SMW TV | |
| 10 | Bobby Blaze | February 26, 1995 | Sunday Bloody Sunday II[4] | Knoxville, Tennessee | 1 | 41 | Aired March 11, 1995 on SMW TV | |
| 11 | Buddy Landel | April 8, 1995 | Fright Night[4] | Johnson City, Tennessee | 1 | 84 | Landel's watch, car and money was also on the line. Aired on April 15, 1995 on SMW TV. | |
| — | Vacated | July 1, 1995 | — | — | — | — | Title held up after a match against Brad Armstrong that ended in a no-contest. Landel and Armstrong had several rematches that ended in disqualifications. | |
| 12 | Brad Armstrong | August 12, 1995 | Fire on the Mountain IV[4] | Johnson City, Tennessee | 1 | 69 | Defeated Buddy Landel in a rematch. It was also a lumberjack match. Aired on August 26, 1995 on SMW TV. | |
| 13 | Terry Gordy | October 20, 1995 | Halloween Scream 1995 tour[4] | Knoxville, Tennessee | 1 | 34 | With Headbanger Thrasher, defeated Brad Armstrong and The Wolfman in a tag team match in which Armstrong's title was on the line. | |
| 14 | Brad Armstrong | November 23, 1995 | Thanksgiving Thunder 1995 tour[4] | Knoxville, Tennessee | 2 | 2 | This was a Badstreet Death Match. | |
| 15 | Tommy Rich | November 25, 1995 | Thanksgiving Thunder tour[4] | Johnson City, Tennessee | 1 | 1 | ||
| — | Deactivated | November 26, 1995 | — | — | — | — | SMW held its final event. | |
| 16 | Brad Armstrong | November 27, 1995 | USWA Live event | Memphis, Tennessee | 3 | 29 | Armstrong did not defeat Rich for the title, but defended it the night after SMW closed at a United States Wrestling Association event against Jerry Lawler and lost by disqualification. | |
| 17 | Jerry Lawler | December 26, 1995 | USWA Live event | Louisville, Kentucky | 2 | 4 | Also defeats Rich on December 27, 1995, in Memphis, Tennessee. | |
| — | Deactivated | December 30, 1995 | — | — | — | — | Lawler's victory over Armstrong was recognized on television. Following this mention, the title was abandoned, as it was never mentioned again. | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ "SMW Title Histories". ProWrestlingHistory.com. Retrieved 2007-07-14.
- ^ Ed Grabianowski (13 January 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". How Stuff Works. Retrieved April 5, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Pro Wrestling History". prowrestlinghistory.com.
- ^ Hoops, Brian (July 17, 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history, Kangaroos, Gagne vs. Kiniski in Hawaii, Gordy wins Triple Crown, Hogan wins WCW title from Flair at Bash at the Beach, famous Punk vs. Cena Chicago bout". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
- ^ Hoops, Brian (February 13, 2017). "On this day in pro wrestling history (Feb 13): Shawn Michaels loses his smile". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 15, 2017.