SMW Volunteer Slam

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Volunteer Slam
Promotion(s) Smoky Mountain Wrestling
First eventVolunteer Slam I
Last eventVolunteer Slam IV

Volunteer Slam was a professional wrestling supercard event produced by the American professional wrestling promotion Smoky Mountain Wrestling (SMW). Volunteer Slam was the first major supercard produced by SMW on May 20, 1992, which featured a tournament to crown the inaugural SMW Heavyweight Champion. A premier event of SMW, the event was held at the Knoxville Civic Coliseum in Knoxville, Tennessee in May every year from 1992 to 1995.

Contents

Dates, venues and main events

EventDateCityVenueMain EventRef
Volunteer Slam IMay 22, 1992 Knoxville, Tennessee Knoxville Civic Coliseum Brian Lee vs. Paul Orndorff for the inaugural SMW Heavyweight Championship [1]
Volunteer Slam II: Rage in the CageMay 9, 1993 The Rock 'n' Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson), Jimmy Golden, Robert Fuller and Brian Lee vs. The Heavenly Bodies (Tom Prichard and Stan Lane), Killer Kyle, Kevin Sullivan and The Tazmaniac in a Rage in the Cage match [2]
Volunteer Slam IIIMay 20, 1994 Jake Roberts (c) vs. The Dirty White Boy for the SMW Heavyweight Championship [3]
Volunteer Slam IVMay 19, 1995Ricky Morton vs. Al Snow in a Scaffold match [4]
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

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References

  1. "Volunteer Slam I". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  2. "Volunteer Slam II". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  3. "Volunteer Slam III". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  4. "Volunteer Slam IV". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 24 September 2019.