List of former Smoky Mountain Wrestling personnel explained

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	sort	1995	^[1]
	Mr. USA	sort	1994
	Brad Anderson	sort	1991	^[2]
	Roger Anderson	sort	1993
	Dirty White Boy / The Mighty Yankee	sort	1991–1995	^[3] ^[4] ^[5]
	Scott Studd	sort	1994
	Kowabunga	sort	1993
	Richard Slinger	sort	1994
	Ronnie Garvin	sort	1992, 1994	^[6]
	Tommy Angel	sort	1991–1992
	Bart Batten	sort	1992–1995
	Brad Batten	sort	1992–1995
†	Moondog Spot	sort	1993–1994	^[7]
	Johnny Gunn	sort	1994
	Vladimir Koloff	sort	1991–1992
	Danny Davis / The Galaxian	sort	1992
	Steve Skyfire	sort	1994
	The Punisher	sort	1995	^[8]
	Robert Gibson	sort	1991–1995	^[9] ^[10] ^[11]
	The Undertaker	sort	1995	^[12]
†	Chris Candido / The Avenger	sort	1993–1995	^[13]
	Sean Casey	sort	1994
	Joe Cazana	sort	1991–1994
	The Nightstalker	sort	1992–1993
	A.C. Conner / D'Lo Brown	sort	1994–1995
†	Tommy Rogers	sort	1992
†	Bruiser Bedlam	sort	1994	^[14]
	J. C. Ice	sort	1995
	Crash the Terminator	sort	1993
†	Steven Dunn	sort	1994	^[15]
	Dan Dubiel	sort	1994
†	Bobby Eaton	sort	1993
	Butch Cassidy	sort	1995
†	Buddy Landel	sort	1992, 1994–1995	^[16]
	Lance Storm	sort	1994	^[17] ^[18]
	The Black Scorpion	sort	1991
†	Jimmy Del Ray	sort	1993–1995	^[19]
	Cactus Jack	sort	1994
	Devon Storm	sort	1994
	Jeff Daniels	sort	1992–1993
	Tim Frye	sort	1991
	Dory Funk Jr.	sort	1994
†	Terry Funk	sort	1993–1995	^[20]
†	Doug Furnas	sort	1992–1994
	The Inferno Kid	sort	1994
†	Eddie Gilbert	sort	1994–1995
	Jimmy Golden	sort	1991–1993
†	Terry Gordy	sort	1992, 1994–1995	^[21]
†	The Mongolian Stomper	sort	1992–1995
†	The Flame	sort	1994
	The Jailhouse Rocker	sort	1994
	Chris Hamrick	sort	1994
	Jeff Hardy	sort	1995
	Matt Hardy	sort	1995
	Reno Riggins	sort	1992–1993
	Rex Hargrove	sort	1992–1993
	Hillbilly Festus	sort	1994
	Brian Lee	sort	1991–1995
	Don Bruise / Don Harris	sort	1993–1994
	Bobo Brazil Jr.	sort	1995
	Ron Bruise / Ron Harris	sort	1993–1994
†	Owen Hart	sort	1994
	Davey Rich	sort	1992
	Billy Jack Haynes	sort	1995
†	Road Warrior Hawk	sort	1994
	Shawn Michaels	sort	1995
†	Kowabunga	sort	1992, 1994–1995
	Jackie Fulton	sort	1991–1993, 1995
	Bobby Fulton	sort	1991–1993, 1995
	Tim Horner / Kendo the Samurai	sort	1991–1994
	Barry Horowitz	sort	1991–1992
	Bob Holly	sort	1991–1992
	The Tower of Doom	sort	1994
	Chris Jericho	sort	1994	^[22]
	Hiroshi Itakura	sort	1993
	Unabomb	sort	1995
†	Brad Armstrong	sort	1995
	Brian Armstrong / The Dark Secret	sort	1992–1995
†	Bob Armstrong / The Bullet	sort	1992–1995	^[23]
	Scott Armstrong / Dixie Dynamite	sort	1991–1995
	Steve Armstrong	sort	1993–1995
	Jimmy Jannetty	sort	1993
	Marty Jannetty	sort	1995
	Joel Deaton	sort	1992
	Yukihiro Kanemura	sort	1993
†	Moondog Rex	sort	1993–1994
	Brian Logan / Gabriel Brimstone / The Hornet	sort	1993–1995
	Robbie Eagle	sort	1992–1994
	Dutch Mantell	sort	1991–1993
	Flash Flanagan	sort	1995
	Chris Canyon	sort	1993	^[24]
	Killer Kyle	sort	1991–1995
	Mustafa Saed	sort	1994–1995	^[25]
	Stan Lane	sort	1992–1993	^[26]
	Jerry Lawler	sort	1994–1995
	Scotty Flamingo	sort	1994
†	The Nightmare / Ted Allen / Power Ranger	sort	1993–1995
	Héctor Guerrero	sort	1991–1992
	Arn Anderson	sort	1993
	Jerry Lynn	sort	1992
†	Joey Maggs	sort	1991–1992
	Mike Maraldo / Doink the Clown	sort	1994
	Prince Kharis / Malachi the Grim Reaper	sort	1992–1994
	Anthony Michaels / Fire the Inferno	sort	1993–1995
	The Mongolian Mauler	sort	1992
	Rip Morgan	sort	1992
	Ricky Morton	sort	1992–1995
†	Louie Spicolli	sort	1994
†	Dick Murdoch	sort	1993–1994
	Rikki Nelson	sort	1991–1992
	Osamu Nishimura	sort	1994
†	Paul Orndorff	sort	1991–1993
	Bob Orton Jr.	sort	1994
	Lou Perez	sort	1994
	Miguel Pérez Jr.	sort	1993
†	Ivan Koloff	sort	1991–1992
†	Cousin Luke	sort	1994
	Lex Luger	sort	1994
	Chris Comet / Chris Michaels	sort	1992–1993, 1995
†	Randy Savage	sort	1994
	Stormtrooper	sort	1992
	Tom Prichard	sort	1992–1995
†	Boo Bradley / Abuddah Singh	sort	1994–1995
	Rick Steiner	sort	1993
	Scott Steiner	sort	1993
	Johnny Rich	sort	1992
	Tommy Rich	sort	1995
	Jack Victory	sort	1992
	Bryant Anderson	sort	1994–1995
	Pat Rose	sort	1991–1992, 1994
	Irwin R. Schyster	sort	1994
	Headbanger Thrasher	sort	1995
	Mike Samples	sort	1995
	Al Snow / Shinobi	sort	1994–1995
	Rip Rogers	sort	1991–1993
	The Tasmaniac	sort	1993
	Dan Severn	sort	1995
	Chad Austin	sort	1994
	Bobby Blaze / The Underdog	sort	1993–1995
	Jake Roberts	sort	1994
†	Timothy Well	sort	1994
†	Tracy Smothers	sort	1992–1995
	George South / The Executioner	sort	1994–1995
	Kevin Sullivan / The Master	sort	1992–1994
	Curtis Thompson	sort	1993–1995
†	Big Boss Man	sort	1993
	Gary Scott	sort	1992–1993
†	Dick Slater	sort	1994
	The 1-2-3 Kid	sort	1994
	Headbanger Mosh	sort	1995
	Robert Fuller	sort	1992–1993
	Billy Black	sort	1992, 1995
	Moondog Splat	sort	1993
	Wolfie D	sort	1995
	Larry Santo / The Black Ninja	sort	1993–1995
†	New Jack	sort	1994–1995
	Abdul Hassan	sort	1993
	Ben Jordan	sort	1992
	Bill Maddox	sort	1993
	Bo Alexander	sort	1994
	Brian Taylor	sort	1994
	The Buddha / The Mighty Buddha	sort	1994–1995
	Carl Stiles	sort	1992
	The Carolina Kid	sort	1995
	Chris Walker	sort	1994
	Colin West	sort	1992
	Daniel Little Bear	sort	1992
	The Demon	sort	1992
	Derek Domino	sort	1994
	Doug Dalton	sort	1994
	Gator McAllister	sort	1993
	Greg Maddox	sort	1993
	James Adkins	sort	1994
	James Alls	sort	1994
	Jason Herd	sort	1994
	Jason West	sort	1993–1994
	Jeff Victory	sort	1994
	John Hitchcock	sort	1993
	Johnny Del Rio	sort	1993
	Johnny Kidd	sort	1993
	Juicy Johnny	sort	1993
	Kenny Arden	sort	1995
	Keith Hart (wrestler)	sort	1992
	Lee Thomas	sort	1994–1995
	Lynn Fields	sort	1993
	Mad Dog	sort	1992
	The Master of Disaster	sort	1992
	Michael Collins	sort	1993
	Mike Furnas	sort	1993–1994
	Mike Mason	sort	1995
	Mike Samson	sort	1992–1995
	Newton Stephie	sort	1992
	Paul Lee / Paul Miller	sort	1991–1992
	Richie Dye	sort	1992
	Rick Cannon	sort	1992
	Rick Newsome	sort	1992
	Rob Morgan	sort	1993
	Rock Regal	sort	1993
	Rocky Patterson	sort	1992
	Ron Cumberledge	sort	1994
	Ron Davis	sort	1995
	Scott Campione	sort	1993
	Scott Sandlin	sort	1992
	Scotty McKeever	sort	1995
	Shawn Power	sort	1993
	Silo Slim	sort	1994
	Stan Lee	sort	1993
	Thunder Tiger	sort	1992
	T.J. Travis	sort	1992
	Tommy Pitner	sort	1995
	The Wolfman	sort	1995	^[27]

Female wrestlers

Birth name:	Ring name(s):	Tenure:	Notes
	Susan Green	sort	1994
	Peggy Lee Leather	sort	1994
	Bambi	sort	1994
	Sgt. Rock	sort	1995
	Candi Devine	sort	1994
	Leilani Kai	sort	1994
	Debbie Combs	sort	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	sort	1991–1995
	Randy Hales	sort	1995
	Hymie P. Schwartz / Dr. Mark Curtis	sort	1992, 1994–1995
	Daryl Van Horne	sort	1993–1994	^[28]
	Tammy Fytch	sort	1994
	Dirty White Girl	sort	1994–1995
	Ron Wright	sort	1992–1995

Commentators and interviewers

Birth name:	Ring name(s):	Tenure:	Notes
	Bob Caudle	sort	1991–1995
	Buddy Landel	sort	1995
	Dutch Mantell	sort	1991–1994
	Chip Kessler	sort	1995
	Les Thatcher	sort	1993–1995
	Tommy Noe	sort	1991–1995	Ring announcer
	Phil Rainey	sort	1992
	Jim Ross	sort	1994–1995
	Lance Russell	sort	1993
†	Brian Matthews	sort	1992–1994	Ring announcer

Referees

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

• Web site: The Complete History of Smoky Mountain Wrestling . ProWrestlingHistory.com .
• Web site: Smoky Mountain Wrestling Results . Cawthon, Graham . TheHistoryofWWE.com . 17 January 2023 .

Specific

External links

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

Notes and References

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2. Web site: The Name on the Marquee: Smoky Mountain Wrestling (2.22.1992) . Nedeff, Adam . September 15, 2015 . 411mania.com .
3. Web site: SMW Intro Page #2 . Pardue, Edward . 2004 . KayfabeMemories.com .
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7. Web site: Regional Territories: SMW #14 . Pardue, Edward . 2004 . KayfabeMemories.com .
8. Web site: Regional Territories: SMW #13 . Pardue, Edward . 2004 . KayfabeMemories.com .
9. Web site: Smoky Mountain Fell Victim To Changing Times (Part Two) . Mooneyham, Mike . December 17, 1995 . MikeMooneyham.com .
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