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Professional wrestling championship
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]
Title history [ edit ]
Key
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[5]
Johnson City, Tennessee
1
237
3
Tracy Smothers
April 2, 1993
Bluegrass Brawl[6]
Pikeville, Kentucky
1
43
This was a Tennessee Chain Match.
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Vacated
May 15, 1993
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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
[7]
6
The Dirty White Boy
February 13, 1994
Sunday Bloody Sunday[8]
Knoxville, Tennessee
2
78
This was a Tennessee Chain Match.
[9]
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[10]
Knoxville, Tennessee
1
29
Aired February 4, 1995 on SMW TV
10
Bobby Blaze
February 26, 1995
Sunday Bloody Sunday II[11]
Knoxville, Tennessee
1
41
Aired March 11, 1995 on SMW TV
11
Buddy Landel
April 8, 1995
Fright Night[12]
Johnson City, Tennessee
1
84
Landel's watch, car and money was also on the line. Aired on April 15, 1995 on SMW TV.
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Vacated
July 1, 1995
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—
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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[13]
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[14]
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[15]
Knoxville, Tennessee
2
2
This was a Badstreet Death Match.
15
Tommy Rich
November 25, 1995
Thanksgiving Thunder tour[16]
Johnson City, Tennessee
1
1
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Deactivated
November 26, 1995
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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.
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Deactivated
December 30, 1995
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Lawler's victory over Armstrong was recognized on television. Following this mention, the title was abandoned, as it was never mentioned again.
See also [ edit ]
References [ 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 .
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^ 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 .
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^ 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 .
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