List of former Smoky Mountain Wrestling personnel

Smoky Mountain Wrestling was a professional wrestling promotion based in Knoxville, Tennessee from 1991 to 1995. Former employees in SMW consisted of professional wrestlers, managers, play-by-play and color commentators, announcers, interviewers and referees.

Alumni

Male wrestlers

Birth name:	Ring name(s):	Tenure:	Notes
Jason Ahrndt	Jason Ahrndt	1995	[1]
Terry Alexander	Mr. USA	1994
Brad Anderson	Brad Anderson	1991	[2]
Roger Anderson †	Roger Anderson	1993
Darrell Anthony	Dirty White Boy / The Mighty Yankee	1991–1995	[1] [3] [4] [5]
Scott Antol	Scott Studd	1994
Christopher Ashford-Smith †	Kowabunga	1993
Richard Aslinger	Richard Slinger	1994
Roger Barnes	Ronnie Garvin	1992, 1994	[6]
Tom Barrett	Tommy Angel	1991–1992	[2]
Bart Batten	Bart Batten	1992–1995	[1]
Brad Batten †	Brad Batten	1992–1995	[1]
Larry Booker †	Moondog Spot	1993–1994	[7]
Tom Brandi	Johnny Gunn	1994
Carl Brantley	Vladimir Koloff	1991–1992	[2]
Daniel Briley	Danny Davis / The Galaxian	1992
Jason Broyles	Steve Skyfire	1994
Barry Buchanan	The Punisher	1995	[8]
Ruben Cain	Robert Gibson	1991–1995	[1] [2] [3] [9] [10] [11]
Mark Calaway	The Undertaker	1995 WWF	[3] [12]
Chris Candido †	Chris Candido / The Avenger	1993–1995	[3] [4] [9] [13]
Sean Casey	Sean Casey	1994
Joe Cazana	Joe Cazana	1991–1994
Bryan Clark	The Nightstalker	1992–1993
Accie Connor	A.C. Conner / D'Lo Brown	1994–1995	[3] [4]
Thomas Couch †	Tommy Rogers	1992	[4]
Ion Croitoru †	Bruiser Bedlam	1994	[4] [7] [14]
Jamie Cruikshanks	J. C. Ice	1995 USWA	[3] [8]
William DeMott	Crash the Terminator	1993
Steve Doll †	Steven Dunn	1994	[15]
Daniel Dubiel	Dan Dubiel	1994
Bobby Eaton †	Bobby Eaton	1993
Steve Eisenhower	Butch Cassidy	1995
William Ensor †	Buddy Landel	1992, 1994–1995	[3] [16]
Lance Evers	Lance Storm	1994	[4] [17] [18]
Jeff Farmer	The Black Scorpion	1991
David Ferrier †	Jimmy Del Ray	1993–1995	[19] [11]
Mick Foley	Cactus Jack	1994
Christopher Ford	Devon Storm	1994
Jeff Frushia	Jeff Daniels	1992–1993
Tim Frye	Tim Frye	1991
Dory Funk Jr.	Dory Funk Jr.	1994
Terry Funk †	Terry Funk	1993–1995	[3] [9] [20]
Doug Furnas †	Doug Furnas	1992–1994	[7]
Danny Gimondo	The Inferno Kid	1994
Eddie Gilbert †	Eddie Gilbert	1994–1995	[3]
Jimmy Golden	Jimmy Golden	1991–1993	[2]
Terry Gordy †	Terry Gordy	1992, 1994–1995	[3] [4] [21]
Archie Gouldie †	The Mongolian Stomper	1992–1995	[9] [16]
Steve Gower †	The Flame	1994
Terry Gower	The Jailhouse Rocker	1994
Chris Hamrick	Chris Hamrick	1994	[15]
Jeff Hardy	Jeff Hardy	1995	[15]
Matt Hardy	Matt Hardy	1995	[1] [15]
Neal Hargrove	Reno Riggins	1992–1993	[10]
Rex Hargrove	Rex Hargrove	1992–1993
Billy Harris	Hillbilly Festus	1994
Brian Lee Harris	Brian Lee	1991–1995	[2] [3] [4] [11]
Don Harris	Don Bruise / Don Harris	1993–1994	[3]
Karl Harris	Bobo Brazil Jr.	1995
Ron Harris	Ron Bruise / Ron Harris	1993–1994	[3]
Owen Hart †	Owen Hart	1994
David Haskins	Davey Rich	1992
William Haynes, Jr.	Billy Jack Haynes	1995	[8]
Michael Hegstrand †	Road Warrior Hawk	1994	[7]
Michael Hickenbottom	Shawn Michaels	1995 WWF	[3]
Brian Hildebrand †	Kowabunga	1992, 1994–1995
George Hines	Jackie Fulton	1991–1993, 1995	[2] [3] [8]
James Hines	Bobby Fulton	1991–1993, 1995	[2] [3]
Tim Horner	Tim Horner / Kendo the Samurai	1991–1994	[2] [4] [10]
Barry Horowitz	Barry Horowitz	1991–1992
Robert Howard	Bob Holly	1991–1992	[2] [4] [10]
Michael Imburgia	The Tower of Doom	1994
Christopher Irvine	Chris Jericho	1994	[4] [17] [18] [22]
Hiroshi Itakura	Hiroshi Itakura	1993
Glenn Jacobs	Unabomb	1995	[1] [3] [4] [9] [18]
Bradley James †	Brad Armstrong	1995	[1] [3] [4] [8] [9]
Brian James	Brian Armstrong / The Dark Secret	1992–1995	[9]
Joseph Melton James †	Bob Armstrong / The Bullet	1992–1995	[4] [8] [9] [23]
Joseph Scott James	Scott Armstrong / Dixie Dynamite	1991–1995	[9] [4]
Steve James	Steve Armstrong	1993–1995	[9]
Jimmy Jannetty	Jimmy Jannetty	1993
Marty Jannetty	Marty Jannetty	1995	[3] [8]
Joel Jones	Joel Deaton	1992
Yukihiro Kanemura	Yukihiro Kanemura	1993
Lanny Kean †	Moondog Rex	1993–1994	[7]
Brian Kees	Brian Logan / Gabriel Brimstone / The Hornet	1993–1995
Robert Kellum	Robbie Eagle	1992–1994
Wayne Keown	Dutch Mantell	1991–1993
Christopher Kindred	Flash Flanagan	1995
Christopher Klucsaritis †	Chris Canyon	1993	[4] [24]
Mark Kyle	Killer Kyle	1991–1995	[2] [4]
Terrance Ladd	Mustafa Saed	1994–1995	[3] [4] [9] [12] [25]
Stan Lane	Stan Lane	1992–1993	[19] [26]
Jerry Lawler	Jerry Lawler	1994–1995	[3]
Scott Levy	Scotty Flamingo	1994
Ted Lipscomb †	The Nightmare / Ted Allen / Power Ranger	1993–1995
Héctor Llanes	Héctor Guerrero	1991–1992	[2] [6]
Martin Lunde	Arn Anderson	1993 WCW
Jerry Lynn	Jerry Lynn	1992
Joseph Magliano †	Joey Maggs	1991–1992
Mike Maraldo	Mike Maraldo / Doink the Clown	1994
Rob Mayze	Prince Kharis / Malachi the Grim Reaper	1992–1994	[7] [24]
Anthony Michaels	Anthony Michaels / Fire the Inferno	1993–1995	[1]
Peter Miller	The Mongolian Mauler	1992
Mike Morgan	Rip Morgan	1992
Ricky Morton	Ricky Morton	1992–1995	[1] [3] [9] [11]
Louis Mucciolo, Jr. †	Louie Spicolli	1994	[7]
Hoyt Murdoch †	Dick Murdoch	1993–1994
Ricky Nelson	Rikki Nelson	1991–1992	[2] [4]
Osamu Nishimura	Osamu Nishimura	1994
Paul Orndorff †	Paul Orndorff	1991–1993 WCW	[9] [6]
Bob Orton Jr.	Bob Orton Jr.	1994
Lou Perez	Lou Perez	1994
Miguel Pérez Jr. †	Miguel Pérez Jr.	1993
Oreal Perras †	Ivan Koloff	1991–1992	[2]
Gene Petit †	Cousin Luke	1994
Larry Pfohl	Lex Luger	1994 WWF
Bill Pierce	Chris Comet / Chris Michaels	1992–1993, 1995
Randy Poffo †	Randy Savage	1994 WWF	[7]
Chris Powers	Stormtrooper	1992
Tom Prichard	Tom Prichard	1992–1995	[19] [11]
Jonathan Rechner †	Boo Bradley / Abuddah Singh	1994–1995	[1] [4]
Robert Rechsteiner	Rick Steiner	1993
Scott Rechsteiner	Scott Steiner	1993
John Richardson	Johnny Rich	1992
Thomas Richardson	Tommy Rich	1995	[3] [4]
Ken Rinehurst	Jack Victory	1992
Brian Rogowski	Bryant Anderson	1994–1995	[4]
Pat Rose	Pat Rose	1991–1992, 1994
Mike Rotunda	Irwin R. Schyster	1994
Glenn Ruth	Headbanger Thrasher	1995 WWF	[3] [19]
Michael Samples	Mike Samples	1995
Allen Sarven	Al Snow / Shinobi	1994–1995	[1] [3] [4] [8] [9] [25]
Mark Sciarra	Rip Rogers	1991–1993
Peter Senerchia	The Tasmaniac	1993
Dan Severn	Dan Severn	1995	[3] [8] [13]
Chad Slivenski	Chad Austin	1994	[12]
Robert Smedley	Bobby Blaze / The Underdog	1993–1995	[3] [4] [8]
Aurelian Smith Jr.	Jake Roberts	1994	[3]
Timothy Smith †	Timothy Well	1994	[9] [15]
Tracy Smothers †	Tracy Smothers	1992–1995	[1] [12] [11]
George South	George South / The Executioner	1994–1995	[1] [15]
Kevin Sullivan †	Kevin Sullivan / The Master	1992–1994 WCW	[3]
Curtis Thompson	Curtis Thompson	1993–1995	[4] [8]
Raymond Traylor †	Big Boss Man	1993	[3]
Gary Valiant	Gary Scott	1992–1993
Richard Van Slater †	Dick Slater	1994
Sean Waltman	The 1-2-3 Kid	1994 WWF
Charles Warrington	Headbanger Mosh	1995 WWF	[3] [19]
George Weingeroff	Abdul Hassan	1993
Robert Welch	Robert Fuller	1992–1993
Billy White Jr.	Billy Black	1992, 1995
White, Robert	Moondog Splat	1993
Kelly Wolfe	Wolfie D	1995 USWA	[3] [8]
Steve Womack	Larry Santo / The Black Ninja	1993–1995	[1]
Jerome Young †	New Jack	1994–1995	[3] [4] [9] [12] [25]
Unknown	Ben Jordan	1992
Unknown	Bill Maddox	1993
Gregory Craig	Bo Alexander	1994
Unknown	Brian Taylor	1994
Unknown	The Buddha / The Mighty Buddha	1994–1995
Unknown	Carl Stiles	1992	[2]
Unknown	The Carolina Kid	1995
Unknown	Chris Walker	1994
Unknown	Colin West	1992
Unknown	Daniel Little Bear	1992
Unknown	The Demon	1992
Unknown	Derek Domino	1994
Unknown	Doug Dalton	1994
Unknown	Gator McAllister	1993
Unknown	Greg Maddox	1993
Unknown	James Adkins	1994
Unknown	James Alls	1994
Unknown	Jason Herd	1994
Unknown	Jason West	1993–1994
Unknown	Jeff Victory	1994
Unknown	John Hitchcock	1993
Unknown	Johnny Del Rio	1993
Unknown	Johnny Kidd	1993
Unknown	Juicy Johnny	1993
Unknown	Kenny Arden	1995	[1]
Unknown	Keith Hart (wrestler)	1992
Unknown	Lee Thomas	1994–1995	[1]
Unknown	Lynn Fields	1993
Unknown	Mad Dog	1992
Unknown	The Master of Disaster	1992
Unknown	Michael Collins	1993
Mike Furnas	Mike Furnas	1993–1994	[7]
Unknown	Mike Mason	1995	[1]
Unknown	Mike Samson	1992–1995
Unknown	Newton Stephie	1992
Unknown	Paul Lee / Paul Miller	1991–1992
Unknown	Richie Dye	1992
Unknown	Rick Cannon	1992
Unknown	Rick Newsome	1992
Unknown	Rob Morgan	1993
Unknown	Rock Regal	1993
Unknown	Rocky Patterson	1992
Unknown	Ron Cumberledge	1994
Ron Davis	Ron Davis	1995	[27]
Scott Campione	Scott Campione	1993
Unknown	Scott Sandlin	1992
Unknown	Scotty McKeever	1995	[15]
Unknown	Shawn Power	1993
Unknown	Silo Slim	1994
Brian Stanley	Stan Lee	1993
Unknown	Thunder Tiger	1992
Unknown	T.J. Travis	1992
Unknown	Tommy Pitner	1995
Unknown	The Wolfman	1995	[1] [27]

Female wrestlers

Birth name:	Ring name(s):	Tenure:	Notes
Susan Green	Susan Green	1994
Peggy Lee †	Peggy Lee Leather	1994
Selina Majors	Bambi	1994
Jacqueline Moore	Sgt. Rock	1995
Candi Devine †	Candi Devine	1994
Patty Seymour	Leilani Kai	1994
Debbie Szostecki	Debbie Combs	1994

Stables and tag teams

Tag team/Stable(s)	Members	Tenure(s)
The Armstrong Brothers	Scott and Steve Armstrong	1993–1995
Armstrong's Army	Bob Armstrong, Brad Armstrong, † Scott Armstrong, Steve Armstrong, Bobby Blaze, Tracey Smothers, † and The Rock 'n' Roll Express	1993–1995
The Batten Twins	Bart Batten and Brad Batten	1992–1995
The Bruise Brothers	Don Bruise and Ron Bruise	1993–1994
The Dynamic Duo	Al Snow and Unabomb	1995
Federation of International Thugs and Eliminators	Bruiser Bedlam, † Chris Walker, Killer Kyle, and The Funk Brothers	1994
The Funk Brothers	Dory Funk Jr. and Terry Funk †	1994
The Furnas Brothers	Doug Furnas † and Mike Furnas	1994
The Gangstas	New Jack † and Mustafa Saed	1994–1995
The Hardy Boys	Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy	1995
The Headbangers	Headbanger Mosh and Headbanger Thrasher	1995
The Infernos	Inferno of Fire and Gabriel Brimstone	1994–1995
The Moondogs	Moondog Rex, † Moondog Spot † and Moondog Splat	1993–1994
Jim Cornette's Militia	Gen. Jim Cornette, Lt. Buddy Landell, † The Punisher, Tommy Rich, Terry Gordy, † Sgt. Rock, and The Dynamic Duo	1995
The New Fantastics	Bobby Fulton and Jackie Fulton	1991–1993
The Party Patrol	Davey Rich and Johnny Rich	1992
PG-13	J. C. Ice and Wolfie D	1995
The Rock 'n' Roll Express	Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson	1992–1995
The Russians	Ivan Koloff † and Vladimir Koloff	1991
The Steiner Brothers	Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner	1993–1995
The Thrillseekers	Chris Jericho and Lance Storm	1994
The THUGS	Tony Anthony and Tracey Smothers †	1994–1995
Well Dunn	Timothy Well † and Steven Dunn †	1994

Managers and valets

Birth name:	Ring name(s):	Tenure:	Notes
Jim Cornette	Jim Cornette	1991–1995	[4] [19] [26]
Randy Hales	Randy Hales	1995	[8]
Brian Hildebrand †	Hymie P. Schwartz / Dr. Mark Curtis	1992, 1994–1995
James Mitchell	Daryl Van Horne	1993–1994	[7] [9] [24] [28]
Tammy Lynn Sytch	Tammy Fytch	1994	[4] [9] [19]
Kimberly Wolser	Dirty White Girl	1994–1995	[4]
Ronald Wright	Ron Wright	1992–1995	[2]

Commentators and interviewers

Birth name:	Ring name(s):	Tenure:	Notes
Bob Caudle	Bob Caudle	1991–1995	[2]
William Ensor †	Buddy Landel	1995
Wayne Keown	Dutch Mantell	1991–1994	[2]
Chip Kessler	Chip Kessler	1995
Leslie Malady	Les Thatcher	1993–1995	[4]
Tommy Noe	Tommy Noe	1991–1995	Ring announcer
Phil Rainey	Phil Rainey	1992
Jim Ross	Jim Ross	1994–1995
Lance Russell	Lance Russell	1993
Scott Spangler †	Brian Matthews	1992–1994	Ring announcer [16]

Referees

Birth name:	Ring name(s):	Tenure:	Notes
Brian Hildebrand †	Mark Curtis	1991–1995	Senior referee [4]

Notes
† ^ Indicates they are deceased.
‡ ^ Indicates they died while they were employed with Smoky Mountain Wrestling.
USWA ^ Indicates they were part of a talent exchange with the United States Wrestling Association.
WCW ^ Indicates they were part of a talent exchange with World Championship Wrestling.
WWF ^ Indicates they were part of a talent exchange with the World Wrestling Federation.

References

General

• "The Complete History of Smoky Mountain Wrestling". ProWrestlingHistory.com.
• Cawthon, Graham (17 January 2023). "Smoky Mountain Wrestling Results". TheHistoryofWWE.com.

Specific

1. "Kane Profile". Online World of Wrestling.
2. Nedeff, Adam (September 15, 2015). "The Name on the Marquee: Smoky Mountain Wrestling (2.22.1992)". 411mania.com.
3. Pardue, Edward (2004). "SMW Intro Page #2". KayfabeMemories.com.
4. Lentz III, Harris M. (2003). Biographical Dictionary of Professional Wrestling (2 ed.). McFarland. ISBN   0786417544.
5. Lister, John (2005). Slamthology: Collected Wrestling Writings 1991-2004. Lulu.com. p. 188. ISBN   1411653297.
6. Shields, Brian (2010). Main Event: WWE in the Raging 80s. New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 79. ISBN   978-1451604672.
7. Pardue, Edward (2004). "Regional Territories: SMW #14". KayfabeMemories.com.
8. Pardue, Edward (2004). "Regional Territories: SMW #13". KayfabeMemories.com.
9. Mooneyham, Mike (December 17, 1995). "Smoky Mountain Fell Victim To Changing Times (Part Two)". MikeMooneyham.com.
10. Holly, Bob; Williams, Ross (2013). The Hardcore Truth: The Bob Holly Story. Toronto: ECW Press. ISBN   978-1770903791.
11. Caprio, Robert (2010). Are We There Yet?: Tales from the Never-Ending Travels of WWE Superstars. New York: Simon and Schuster. pp. 64–66. ISBN   978-1439121788.
12. Williams, Scott E. (2013). Hardcore History: The Extremely Unauthorized Story of ECW. New York: Sports Publishing. ISBN   978-1613215821.
13. Hornbaker, Tim (2012). Legends of Pro Wrestling: 150 Years of Headlocks, Body Slams, and Piledrivers. New York: Sports Publishing. p. 507. ISBN   978-1613210758.
14. Langton, Jerry (2009). Fallen Angel: The Unlikely Rise of Walter Stadnick and the Canadian Hells Angels. Mississauga, Ontario: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN   978-0470739945.
15. Pardue, Edward (2004). "Regional Territories: SMW #16". KayfabeMemories.com.
16. Oliver, Greg; Steven Johnson (2007). The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Heels. ECW Press. pp. 228, 234, 360. ISBN   978-1-55022-759-8.
17. Jericho, Chris (2007). "Chapter 25: Ain't No Party Like A Wal-Mart Party". A Lion's Tale: Around the World in Spandex. New York: Hachette Book Group. ISBN   978-0446408905.
18. Hofstede, David (1999). Slammin': Wrestling's Greatest Heroes and Villains. Toronto: ECW Press. p.  87, 202. ISBN   1550223704.
19. Pope, Kristian (2005). Tuff Stuff Professional Wrestling Field Guide: Legend and Lore. Iola, Wisconsin: KP Books. pp. 108, 223, 225, 270, 438. ISBN   0896892670.
20. Funk, Terry; Williams, Scott E. (2013). "Chapter 22: Back To (What Was Left of) the Territories". Terry Funk: More Than Just Hardcore. New York: Sports Publishing. ISBN   978-1613213087.
21. Meltzer, Dave (2004). Tributes II: Remembering More of the World's Greatest Professional Wrestlers. Champaign, Illinois: Sports Publishing LLC. p.  206. ISBN   1582618178.
22. Molinaro, John F. (2002). Top 100 Pro Wrestlers of All Time. Toronto: Winding Stair Press. p. 205. ISBN   1553663055.
23. Johnson, Steven; Oliver, Greg (2012). The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: Heroes and Icons. Toronto: ECW Press. ISBN   978-1770902695.
24. Kanyon, Chris; Clark, Ryan (2011). Wrestling Reality: The Life and Mind of Chris Kanyon Wrestling's Gay Superstar. Toronto: ECW Press. pp. 108–119. ISBN   978-1770900677.
25. Loverro, Thom (2007). The Rise & Fall of ECW: Extreme Championship Wrestling. New York: Simon and Schuster. pp. 84, 100. ISBN   978-1416561569.
26. Reynolds, R. D. (2003). WrestleCrap: The Very Worst of Pro Wrestling. Toronto: ECW Press. p.  109. ISBN   1550225847.
27. Pardue, Edward (2004). "SMW #16 Page #2". KayfabeMemories.com.
28. Kapur, Bob (October 26, 2005). "James Mitchell not so sinister". Canadian Online Explorer . SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved 2009-11-01.

External links

• Smoky Mountain Wrestling alumni at Cagematch.net
• Smoky Mountain Wrestling at IMDb  
• Smoky Mountain Wrestling alumni at OWW.com
• Smoky Mountain Wrestling alumni at Wrestlingdata.com
• Pro Wrestling Statistics: Smoky Mountain Wrestling (1991 to 1995)