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
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 |
| 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
References
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