SMW Tribute Page for the history and memories of Smoky Mountain Wrestling!! It wasnt by accident that he became next in line. It was Marilyn Manson before he got famous. JERICHO: He flew us to Knoxville from Calgary. The company honored the traditional wrestling sensibilities Cornette came up with, and continued to espouse long after, with a focus on realistic action featuring legitimate tough guys. SMOTHERS: He never came back to the dressing room. I used to say on commentary, A lot of these people have never left this town. Bob Caudle would say, What do you mean? Id say, Because they dont have a Rand McNally road map to know how to get out of this place.. I didnt want it to get to a point where I owed talent money. And why did it close so quickly? Chris was really moving too fast for small towns in Kentucky. . 11/20 There were about nine guys living in this house. Its hard to compete with Vince McMahon and the machine. 10/21 CHRIS JERICHO: Jimmy was a great wrestling mind for that area. 9/23 Rick Rubin's Wrestling: A Look At Smoky Mountain Wrestling - TheSportster 7/23 Sunny, New Jack, D-Lo Brown, Lance Storm, Chris Jericho, and more were able to first get noticed due to their time with Cornette. 8/19 Much like several others, including Ric Flair had left the company, Cornette as well felt he had no choice other to leave or run headlong into a brick wall, since he was getting nowhere to begin with. 3/5 STORM: We were always trying to push a little further in the ring and Jim was trying to pull us back. Cornette was really . When I went to Smoky Mountain, it was totally different than what I remembered Knoxville wrestling being like. 10/8 8/18 Smoky Mountain Wrestling | Pro Wrestling | Fandom 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, Tennessee. 12/11 1/14 The winner was Chris Candido, who defended his title mostly at SMW events. Bluegrass Brawl III All-Time Roster Smoky Mountain Wrestling (SMW) - CAGEMATCH MANTEL: Jimmy has a short fuse. With this upheaval also came the near-overnight disappearance of the territorial era when local stars and fanbases migrated to the increasingly global organizations of WCW and WWE. It doesnt matter what kind of match I prefer, I have to deliver the kind of match that the people who bought the tickets want. He had a big show that night at the Knoxville Civic Center. He was green and learning, but when he switched to a villain, teamed with Chris Candido and was managed by Tammy, he did a lot better work. It was the night Terry Funk did his first-ever top rope moonsault and I think he was 50 at the time. All the mom and pop promotions were dropping like flies. LANCE STORM: It was clean-cut. 4/16 WWE for the first time ever acknowledged another wrestling promotion. 6/24 3/12 5/14 They were heartthrobs.. In Kentucky, you get the same reaction with a hiptoss or a slap to the face. 5/20 12/3 He always sat in the crowd. List of former Smoky Mountain Wrestling personnel - Wikipedia
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