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* FacialMarkings: The Tazmaniac

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* FacialMarkings: [[Wrestling/{{Tazz}} The TazmaniacTazmaniac]]



** The Armstrongs (Bob, Brad, Scott, Steve, Brian[[note]][[Wrestling/{{DGenerationX}} "Road Dogg Jesse Jammes]][=/=][[Wrestling/{{TNA}} BG James]][[/note]])

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** The Armstrongs (Bob, Brad, Scott, Steve, Brian[[note]][[Wrestling/{{DGenerationX}} "Road Dogg Dogg" Jesse Jammes]][=/=][[Wrestling/{{TNA}} BG James]][[/note]])
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* CharlieBrownFromOuttaTown: Bob Armstrong as "The Bullet."

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!! Tropes associated with Smoky Mountain Wrestling:* ActionGirl: [[Characters/WWEDivas Sgt. Rock (Jacqueline)]]

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!! Tropes associated with Smoky Mountain Wrestling:* "Tropes the way you like them, the way they used to be":
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ActionGirl: [[Characters/WWEDivas Sgt. Rock (Jacqueline)]]



** The Fullers (Robert Fuller and Jimmy Golden)

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** The Fullers (Robert Fuller and Jimmy Golden)

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!! Tropes associated with Smoky Mountain Wrestling:
* ActionGirl: [[Characters/WWEDivas Sgt. Rock (Jacqueline)]]

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Wrestling:* ActionGirl: [[Characters/WWEDivas Sgt. Rock (Jacqueline)]]



* BlondGuysAreEvil: Chris Candido, Brian Lee (as a heel)

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* BlondGuysAreEvil: Chris Candido, Brian Lee (as a heel)Candido



* MsFanservice: [[Characters/WWEDivas Tammy "Sunny" Sytch]] made her debut in wrestling as Chris Candido's valet Tammy Fytch.
* {{Mummy}}: Prince Kharis, , real name Rob Mayze, who had about as much staying power as other mummy gimmicks had. There ''was'' one slight bit of cleverness though. He "bled" ''sand.''

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* MsFanservice: [[Characters/WWEDivas Tammy "Sunny" Sytch]] made her debut in wrestling as Chris Candido's valet Tammy Fytch.
* {{Mummy}}: Prince Kharis, , real name Rob Mayze, who had about as much staying power as other mummy gimmicks had. There ''was'' one slight bit of cleverness though. He "bled" ''sand.''



** The Fullers (Robert Fuller and Jimmy Golden)

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** The Fullers (Robert Fuller and Jimmy Golden)

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* ChristmasEpisode: One of SMW's big annual events was ''Christmas Chaos.''


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** ChristmasEpisode: One of SMW's big annual events was ''Christmas Chaos.''
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* WorldsStrongestMan: Doug Furnas was billed as this.
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** Cornette's Criminals (Cornette, Kevin Sullivan, [[Wrestling/{{Tazz}} the Tazmaniac]], Prichard, Del Ray,Bruiser Bedlam, [[TagTeamTwins the Bruise Brothers [Ron and Don Harris]], the Moondogs [Spot and Cujo])
** Cornette's Army (Cornette, [[Wrestling/{{Kane}} Unabomb]], Terry Gordy, Buddy Landel, Al Snow, Robert Gibson, the Punisher [Barry "Recon"/"Bull" Buchanan], [[Characters/WWEDivas Sgt. Rock [Jacqueline]]], Tommy Rich, Prichard, Del Ray).

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** Cornette's Criminals (Cornette, Kevin Sullivan, [[Wrestling/{{Tazz}} the Tazmaniac]], Prichard, Del Ray,Bruiser Bedlam, [[TagTeamTwins the Bruise Brothers [Ron and Don Harris]], Harris], the Moondogs [Spot and Cujo])
** Cornette's Army (Cornette, [[Wrestling/{{Kane}} Unabomb]], Terry Gordy, Buddy Landel, Al Snow, Robert Gibson, the Punisher [Barry "Recon"/"Bull" Buchanan], [[Characters/WWEDivas Sgt. Rock [Jacqueline]]], Rock, Tommy Rich, Prichard, Del Ray).
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* [[AngryBlackMan Angry Black Men]][=/=][[ScaryBlackMan Scary Black Men]]: This is where the Gangstas (Wrestling/NewJack and Mustafa, w/D-Lo Brown and Killer Kyle) came together as a tag team.

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* [[AngryBlackMan Angry Black Men]][=/=][[ScaryBlackMan Scary Black Men]]: Men]][=/=][[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain Politically Incorrect Villains]]: This is where the Gangstas (Wrestling/NewJack and Mustafa, w/D-Lo Brown and Killer Kyle) came together as a tag team.team whose whole act was based on playing on the racial fears of SMW's very white audiences.

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** '''B'''obby '''B'''laze



** '''D'''erek '''D'''omino






* {{Mummy}}: Prince Kharis, who had about as much staying power as other mummy gimmicks had. There ''was'' one slight bit of cleverness though. He "bled" ''sand.''

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* {{Mummy}}: Prince Kharis, , real name Rob Mayze, who had about as much staying power as other mummy gimmicks had. There ''was'' one slight bit of cleverness though. He "bled" ''sand.''


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* {{Samurai}}: Kendo the Samurai, a masked gimmick first used by "White Lightning" Tim Horner, [[TheOtherDarrin later]] done by Bobby Blaze, Scott Antol (WCW's Scotty Riggs) and others.
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* AlliterativeName: Several.
** '''B'''art and '''B'''rad '''B'''atten
** '''B'''illy '''B'''lack
** '''B'''oo '''B'''radley
** '''C'''hris '''C'''andido
** '''C'''hris '''C'''omet[[note]]Better known as Chris Michaels/Sir Richard Michaels in the early days of Wrestling/{{ECW}} and subsequently around Tennessee.[[/note]]
** '''D'''anny '''D'''avis[[note]]Memphis legend best known for his work in the tag team the Nightmares and later co-founder of WWE's former developmental promotion Ohio Valley Wrestling, not the evil 1980s WWE referee.[[/note]]
** '''D'''ixie '''D'''ynamite (Scott Armstrong under a mask)
** '''K'''iller '''K'''yle


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* ChristmasEpisode: One of SMW's big annual events was ''Christmas Chaos.''


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* TagTeamTwins:
** The Bruise Brothers (Ron and Don)
** The Batten Twins (Bart and Brad)


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* ThanksgivingEpisode: One of SMW's big annual events was ''Thanksgiving Thunder.''
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** Cornette's Army (Cornette, [[Wrestling/{{Kane}} Unibomb]], Terry Gordy, Buddy Landel, Al Snow, Robert Gibson, the Punisher [Barry "Recon"/"Bull" Buchanan], [[Characters/WWEDivas Sgt. Rock [Jacqueline]]], Tommy Rich, Prichard, Del Ray).

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** Cornette's Army (Cornette, [[Wrestling/{{Kane}} Unibomb]], Unabomb]], Terry Gordy, Buddy Landel, Al Snow, Robert Gibson, the Punisher [Barry "Recon"/"Bull" Buchanan], [[Characters/WWEDivas Sgt. Rock [Jacqueline]]], Tommy Rich, Prichard, Del Ray).

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-->''"Don't change that channel all that flippin' around!\\
You're about to see the hottest show in town.\\
The biggest stars and the biggest brawls"''

the biggest hits and the biggest falls. Non stop action no messin' around, pretty soon we're comin' to your town. The way you like it way it used to be...Smokey Mountain Wrestling's on TV."''

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-->''"Don't change that channel all that flippin' around!\\
around!\\
You're about to see the hottest show in town.\\
The biggest stars and the biggest brawls"''

the
brawls\\
The
biggest hits and the biggest falls. falls.\\
Non stop action no messin' around, pretty soon we're comin' to your town. town.\\
The way you like it way it used to be...Smokey Mountain Wrestling's on TV."''


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* TalkShowWithFists: "Down and Dirty with Dutch Mantel"

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-->''"Don't change that channel all that flippin' around! You're about to see the hottest show in town. The biggest stars and the biggest brawls, the biggest hits and the biggest falls. Non stop action no messin' around, pretty soon we're comin' to your town. The way you like it way it used to be...Smokey Mountain Wrestling's on TV."''

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-->''"Don't change that channel all that flippin' around! around!\\
You're about to see the hottest show in town. town.\\
The biggest stars and the biggest brawls, brawls"''

the biggest hits and the biggest falls. Non stop action no messin' around, pretty soon we're comin' to your town. The way you like it way it used to be...Smokey Mountain Wrestling's on TV."''
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-->''"Don't change that channel all that flippin' around! You're about to see the hottest show in town. The biggest stars and the biggest brawls, the biggest hits and the biggest falls. Non stop action no messin' around, pretty soon we're comin' to your town. The way you like it way it used to be...Smokey Mountain Wrestling's on TV."''
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* FunWithAcronyms:
** Cornette's "union", '''F'''ederation of '''I'''nternational '''T'''hugs and '''E'''liminators.
** Tracy Smothers and the Dirty White Boy's TagTeam the T.H.U.G.S. had the following CatchPhrase:
-->"'''T''' is for Terrible\\
'''H''' is for Hell\\
'''U''' is for Ugly\\
'''G''' is for Gaol cuz a THUG can't spell!"[[note]]''Gaol'' is actually an old British spelling of ''jail.''[[/note]]

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* {{Mummy}}: Prince Kharis, who had about as much staying power as other mummy gimmicks had.

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* {{Mummy}}: Prince Kharis, who had about as much staying power as other mummy gimmicks had. There ''was'' one slight bit of cleverness though. He "bled" ''sand.''


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** Then, of course, there was Prince Kharis, who was supposed to be 4,000 years old.

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* [[AngryBlackMan Angry Black Men]][=/=][[ScaryBlackMan Scary Black Men]]: This is where the Gangstas (Wrestling/NewJack and Mustafa) came together as a tag team.

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* [[AngryBlackMan Angry Black Men]][=/=][[ScaryBlackMan Scary Black Men]]: This is where the Gangstas (Wrestling/NewJack and Mustafa) Mustafa, w/D-Lo Brown and Killer Kyle) came together as a tag team.



* BlondGuysAreEvil: Chris Candido, Brian Lee (as a heel)
** BlondesAreEvil: Tammy Fytch.



* EnemyMine: The Gangstas pushed Cornette to the point that he actually aligned himself with his perennial nemeses the Rock N Roll Express (Ricky [=Morton=] and Robert Gibson), and even led to '''[[Wrestling/TheUndertaker THE UNDERTAKER]]''' coming in to team with Tracy Smothers against them at ''SMW Bluegrass Brawl III'', April 7, 1995, and with Smothers and "Bullet" Bob Armstrong at ''SMW Fright Night,'' April 8, 1995.



** Cornette's Army (Cornette, [[Wrestling/{{Kane}} Unibomb]], Terry Gordy, Buddy Landel, Al Snow, Robert Gibson, the Punisher [Barry "Recon"/"Bull" Buchanan], [[Characters/WWEDivas Sgt. Rock [Jacqueline], Tommy Rich, Prichard, Del Ray).

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** Cornette's Army (Cornette, [[Wrestling/{{Kane}} Unibomb]], Terry Gordy, Buddy Landel, Al Snow, Robert Gibson, the Punisher [Barry "Recon"/"Bull" Buchanan], [[Characters/WWEDivas Sgt. Rock [Jacqueline], [Jacqueline]]], Tommy Rich, Prichard, Del Ray).

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** Cornette's Army (Cornette, [[Wrestling/{{Kane}} Unibomb]], Terry Gordy, Buddy Landel, Al Snow, Robert Gibson, the Punisher [Barry "Recon"/"Bull" Buchanan], [[Characters/WWEDivas Sgt. Rock [Jacqueline]).

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** Cornette's Army (Cornette, [[Wrestling/{{Kane}} Unibomb]], Terry Gordy, Buddy Landel, Al Snow, Robert Gibson, the Punisher [Barry "Recon"/"Bull" Buchanan], [[Characters/WWEDivas Sgt. Rock [Jacqueline]).[Jacqueline], Tommy Rich, Prichard, Del Ray).
** F.I.T.E. (Federation of International Thugs and Eliminators) (Cornette, the Funk Brothers, Bruiser Bedlam, Killer Kyle, "[=Conan=]" Chris Walker)

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** Cornette's Criminals (Cornette, Kevin Sullivan, [[Wrestling/{{Tazz}} the Tazmaniac]], Prichard, Del Ray,Bruiser Bedlam, [[TagTeamTwins the Bruise Brothers [Ron and Don Harris]]], the Moondogs [Spot and Cujo])
** Cornette's Army (Cornette, [[Wrestling/{{Kane}} Unibomb]],

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** Cornette's Criminals (Cornette, Kevin Sullivan, [[Wrestling/{{Tazz}} the Tazmaniac]], Prichard, Del Ray,Bruiser Bedlam, [[TagTeamTwins the Bruise Brothers [Ron and Don Harris]]], Harris]], the Moondogs [Spot and Cujo])
** Cornette's Army (Cornette, [[Wrestling/{{Kane}} Unibomb]], Terry Gordy, Buddy Landel, Al Snow, Robert Gibson, the Punisher [Barry "Recon"/"Bull" Buchanan], [[Characters/WWEDivas Sgt. Rock [Jacqueline]).
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Along with various RingOldies, SMW also provided early exposure for Glen Jacobs, best known in WWE as Wrestling/{{Kane}}, Chris Candido, Jonathan Rechner (here as Boo Bradley, better known as [[Characters/{{ECW}} ECW's Balls Mahoney]], and [[Characters/WWEDivas Tammy "Sunny" Sytch]], as well as introducing the U.S. to the Thrillseekers, Wrestling/ChrisJericho and Wrestling/LanceStorm.

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* AngryBlackMan: This is where the Gangstas (Wrestling/NewJack and Mustafa) came together as a tag team.

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* AngryBlackMan: [[AngryBlackMan Angry Black Men]][=/=][[ScaryBlackMan Scary Black Men]]: This is where the Gangstas (Wrestling/NewJack and Mustafa) came together as a tag team.



* FacialMarkings: The Tazmaniac



* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Commissioner "Bullet" Bob Armstrong.

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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Commissioner "Bullet" Bob Armstrong.Armstrong, except, of course, if you were Cornette or Kevin Sullivan.
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* PartsUnknown: Rick Davis, from "P.O. Box 43."

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As usual, you can find the basics at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoky_Mountain_Wrestling The Other Wiki]].



** Cornette's Criminals (Cornette, Kevin Sullivan, [[Wrestling/{{Tazz}} the Tazmaniac]], Prichard, Del Ray,Bruiser Bedlam, [[TagTeamTwins the Bruise Brothers [Ron and Don Harris]]])

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** Cornette's Criminals (Cornette, Kevin Sullivan, [[Wrestling/{{Tazz}} the Tazmaniac]], Prichard, Del Ray,Bruiser Bedlam, [[TagTeamTwins the Bruise Brothers [Ron and Don Harris]]]) Harris]]], the Moondogs [Spot and Cujo])
** Cornette's Army (Cornette, [[Wrestling/{{Kane}} Unibomb]],


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* RingOldies: Bob Armstrong, "Cowboy" Bob Orton Jr., the Moondogs, Dick Murdoch, the Mongolian Stomper, the Funk Brothers ([[Wrestling/TerryFunk Terry]] and Dory Jr.), the Stud Stable...

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* ActionGirl: [[Characters/WWEDivas Sgt. Rock (Jacqueline)]]



* PowerStable:
** Armstrong's Army (all five family members, plus the Rock N Roll Express and Tracy Smothers)
** The Stud Stable (Robert Fuller, Jimmy Golden, "Dirty" Dutch Mantel)
** The Heavenly Bodies (Stan Lane, Tom Prichard, Bobby Eaton and Jimmy Del Ray, w/Cornette)
** Cornette's Criminals (Cornette, Kevin Sullivan, [[Wrestling/{{Tazz}} the Tazmaniac]], Prichard, Del Ray,Bruiser Bedlam, [[TagTeamTwins the Bruise Brothers [Ron and Don Harris]]])



** The Fullers (

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** The Fullers ((Robert Fuller and Jimmy Golden)
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'''Smoky Mountain Wrestling''' (SMW) was Wrestling/JimCornette's own ProfessionalWrestling promotion based in Knoxville, TN and which ran from October 1991 through December 1995. Cornette established the promotion after having cut ties with Wrestling/{{WCW}}, with initial financial backing from RecordProducer Music/RickRubin. SMW emphasized an old-school mentality, with clear {{Face}}s and {{Heel}}s. In 1993, Cornette established a working relationship with Wrestling/{{WWE}}, leading to him making his surprise debut on the August 2 (taped July 25) episode of ''[[Wrestling/{{WWERaw}} Monday Night Raw]]''. Eventually, dwindling audiences led to the promotion shutting down at the end of 1995.

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'''Smoky Mountain Wrestling''' (SMW) was Wrestling/JimCornette's own ProfessionalWrestling promotion based in Knoxville, TN and which ran from October 1991 through December 1995. Cornette established the promotion after having cut ties with Wrestling/{{WCW}}, with initial financial backing from RecordProducer Music/RickRubin. SMW emphasized an old-school mentality, with clear {{Face}}s and {{Heel}}s. In 1993, Cornette established a working relationship with Wrestling/{{WWE}}, leading to him making his surprise debut on the August 2 (taped July 25) episode of ''[[Wrestling/{{WWERaw}} Monday Night Raw]]''. Eventually, dwindling audiences led to the promotion shutting down at the end of 1995.1995.

!! Tropes associated with Smoky Mountain Wrestling:

* AngryBlackMan: This is where the Gangstas (Wrestling/NewJack and Mustafa) came together as a tag team.
* AxCrazy: Wrestling/KevinSullivan.
* DeepSouth
* MsFanservice: [[Characters/WWEDivas Tammy "Sunny" Sytch]] made her debut in wrestling as Chris Candido's valet Tammy Fytch.
* {{Mummy}}: Prince Kharis, who had about as much staying power as other mummy gimmicks had.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Commissioner "Bullet" Bob Armstrong.
* WrestlingFamily: This being a promotion in Tennessee, there were a few:
** The Armstrongs (Bob, Brad, Scott, Steve, Brian[[note]][[Wrestling/{{DGenerationX}} "Road Dogg Jesse Jammes]][=/=][[Wrestling/{{TNA}} BG James]][[/note]])
** The Fullers (

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-->"'''"Don't change that channel all that flippin' around! You're about to see the hottest show in town. The biggest stars and the biggest brawls, the biggest hits and the biggest falls. Non stop action no messin' around, pretty soon we're comin' to your town. The way you like it way it used to be...Smokey Mountain Wrestling's on TV.'''"



'''Smoky Mountain Wrestling''' (SMW) was Wrestling/JimCornette's own ProfessionalWrestling promotion based in Knoxville, TN and which ran from October 1991 through December 1995. Cornette established the promotion after having cut ties with Wrestling/{{WCW}}, with initial financial backing from RecordProducer Music/RickRubin. SMW emphasized an old-school mentality, with clear {{Face}}s and {{Heel}}s. In 1993, Cornette established a working relationship with Wrestling/{{WWE}}, leading to him making

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'''Smoky Mountain Wrestling''' (SMW) was Wrestling/JimCornette's own ProfessionalWrestling promotion based in Knoxville, TN and which ran from October 1991 through December 1995. Cornette established the promotion after having cut ties with Wrestling/{{WCW}}, with initial financial backing from RecordProducer Music/RickRubin. SMW emphasized an old-school mentality, with clear {{Face}}s and {{Heel}}s. In 1993, Cornette established a working relationship with Wrestling/{{WWE}}, leading to him makingmaking his surprise debut on the August 2 (taped July 25) episode of ''[[Wrestling/{{WWERaw}} Monday Night Raw]]''. Eventually, dwindling audiences led to the promotion shutting down at the end of 1995.

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-->"'''"Don't change that channel all that flippin' around! You're about to see the hottest show in town. The biggest stars and the biggest brawls, the biggest hits and the biggest falls. Non stop action no messin' around, pretty soon we're comin' to your town. The way you like it way it used to be...Smokey Mountain Wrestling's on TV.'''"



'''Smoky Mountain Wrestling''' (SMW) was Wrestling/JimCornette's own ProfessionalWrestling promotion based in Knoxville, TN and which ran from October 1991 through December 1995. Cornette established the promotion after having cut ties with Wrestling/{{WCW}}, with initial financial backing from RecordProducer Music/RickRubin. SMW emphasized an old-school mentality, with clear {{Face}}s and {{Heel}}s.

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'''Smoky Mountain Wrestling''' (SMW) was Wrestling/JimCornette's own ProfessionalWrestling promotion based in Knoxville, TN and which ran from October 1991 through December 1995. Cornette established the promotion after having cut ties with Wrestling/{{WCW}}, with initial financial backing from RecordProducer Music/RickRubin. SMW emphasized an old-school mentality, with clear {{Face}}s and {{Heel}}s. In 1993, Cornette established a working relationship with Wrestling/{{WWE}}, leading to him making
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'''Smoky Mountain Wrestling''' (SMW) was Wrestling/JimCornette's own ProfessionalWrestling promotion based in Knoxville, TN and which ran from October 1991 through December 1995. Cornette established the promotion after having cut ties with Wrestling/{{WCW}}, with initial financial backing from RecordProducer Music/RickRubin. SMW emphasized an old-school mentality, with clear {{Face}}s and {{Heel}}s.
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