SMW Beat the Champ Television Championship

SMW "Beat the Champ" Television Championship
File:Tracy Smothers.jpg Tracy Smothers was the first SMW "Beat the Champ" Television Champion
Details
Date established	December 12, 1992
Date retired	April 29, 1995
Promotion	Smoky Mountain Wrestling
Statistics First champion(s) Tracy Smothers Most reigns Tim Horner/Kendo and Tracy Smothers (3 reign) Longest reign Tim Horner, Buddy Landell (63 days) Shortest reign The Nightstalker, Robert Gibson, Tracy Smothers, the Hornet, Scott Studd, Boo Bradley (0 days)

The SMW "Beat the Champ" Television Championship was the secondary singles championship for the Smoky Mountain Wrestling (SMW) professional wrestling promotion. The title was created in 1992 and was active until SMW closed its doors on November 26, 1995. The storyline concept of the title was that the champion would defend his title every week against a "randomly drawn" opponent. For each successful defense of the belt, the wrestler won $1,000, and if the champion could win five title matches in a row, including the title win, then the title was vacated and the champion received a $5,000 bonus. In reality, the opponents were predetermined, and the winner never received the bonus. Moreover, the title was never represented by a belt. Because the championship is a professional wrestling championship, it is not won or lost competitively but instead by the decision of the bookers of a wrestling promotion. The championship is awarded after the chosen team "wins" a match to maintain the illusion that professional wrestling is a competitive sport.

Title history

Key

Symbol	Meaning
#	The overall championship reign
Reign	The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed.
Event	The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title changed hands
—	Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign

#	Wrestler	Reign	Date	Days held	Location	Event	Notes	Ref.
1	Tracy Smothers	1	December 12, 1992		Morristown, Tennessee	SMW Live event	Defeated Jimmy Golden, The Dirty White Boy and Killer Kyle in a four-way elimination tournament final. Aired January 16, 1993 on SMW TV
2	The Nightstalker	1	February 8, 1993		Jellico, Tennessee	SMW Live event	Aired February 20, 1993 on SMW TV
3	Tim Horner	1	February 8, 1993		Jellico, Tennessee	SMW Live event	Aired March 6, 1993 on SMW TV
4	Bobby Eaton	1	March 1, 1993		Sevierville, Tennessee	SMW Live event	Aired March 27, 1993 on SMW TV
5	Brian Lee	1	April 19, 1993		Barbourville, Kentucky	SMW Live event	Aired May 1 1993 on SMW TV
—	Vacated	N/A	June 7, 1993	N/A	N/A	N/A	Lee won five consecutive matches.
6	Bobby Blaze	1	June 7, 1993		Cumberland, Kentucky	SMW Live event	Defeated The Dirty White Boy. Aired June 26, 1993 on SMW TV
7	The Dirty White Boy	1	June 28, 1993		Buchanan County, Virginia	SMW Live event	Won the title under a mask as The Mighty Yankee. Aired July 17, 1993 on SMW TV
—	Vacated	N/A	August 16, 1993	N/A	N/A	N/A	The Dirty White Boy won five consecutive title matches.
8	Jimmy Del Ray	1	August 16, 1993		Clinton, Tennessee	SMW Live event	Defeated Ricky Morton. Aired September 4, 1993 on SMW TV
9	Robert Gibson	1	September 13, 1993		Oakwood, Virginia	SMW Live event	Aired September 18, 1993 on SMW TV
10	The Dirty White Boy	2	September 13, 1993		Oakwood, Virginia	SMW Live event	Aired September 25, 1993 on SMW TV
—	Vacated	N/A	October 1, 1993	N/A	N/A	N/A	Championship vacated for unspecified reasons.
11	Tim Horner	2	October 4, 1993		Jellico, Tennessee	SMW Live event	Defeated Juicy Johnny. Aired November 6, 1993 on SMW TV
—	Vacated	N/A	December 6, 1993	N/A	N/A	N/A	Horner injured by Prince Kharis
12	Tracy Smothers	2	December 6, 1993		Jefferson, North Carolina	SMW Live event	Defeated Chris Candido. Aired December 11, 1993 on SMW TV
13	Chris Candido	1	December 6, 1993		Jefferson, North Carolina	SMW Live event	Aired January 8, 1994 on SMW TV
14	Robbie Eagle	1	January 10, 1994		Chilhowie, Virginia	SMW Live event	Aired February 5, 1994 on SMW TV
15	The Hornet	1	February 7, 199		Jellico, Tennessee	SMW Live event	Aired February 26, 1994 on SMW TV
16	Killer Kyle	1	February 7, 1994		Jellico, Tennessee	SMW Live event	Aired March 12, 1994 on SMW TV
17	Mike Furnas	1	March 7, 1994		Dungannon, Virginia	SMW Live event	Aired March 19, 1994 on SMW TV
18	Bruiser Bedlam	1	April 4, 1994		Clinton, Tennessee	SMW Live event	Aired April 16, 1994 on SMW TV
—	Vacated	N/A	May 2, 1994	N/A	N/A	N/A	Bedlam won five consecutive title matches.
19	Kendo the Samurai	3	May 2, 1994		Harriman, Tennessee	SMW Live event	Defeated Chris Hamrick in a tournament final. Aired June 6, 1994 on SMW TV
20	Tracy Smothers	3	June 7, 1994		Loudon, Tennessee	SMW Live event	Bobby Blaze, not Tim Horner, played Kendo the Samurai in this match. Aired June 18, 1994 on SMW TV
—	Vacated	N/A	July 5, 1994	N/A	N/A	N/A	Smothers won five consecutive title matches.
21	Chris Candido	2	July 5, 1994		Ashe County, North Carolina	SMW Live event	Defeated Scott Studd. Aired July 23, 1994 on SMW TV
22	Lance Storm	1	August 8, 1994		Saltville, Virginia	SMW Live event	Aired August 27, 1994 on SMW TV
23	Boo Bradley	1	September 5, 1994		Cumberland, Kentucky	SMW Live event	Aired September 24, 1994 on SMW TV
24	Scott Studd	1	October 3, 1994		Morganton, North Carolina	SMW Live event	Aired October 15, 1994 on SMW TV
25	Bryant Anderson	1	October 3, 1994		Morganton, North Carolina	SMW Live event	Aired October 29, 1994 on SMW TV
—	Vacated	N/A	November 7, 1994	N/A	N/A	N/A	Anderson won five consecutive title matches.
26	Brian Lee	2	November 8, 1994		Oakwood, Virginia	SMW Live event	Defeated The Nightmare (Ted Allen). Aired December 19, 1994 on SMW TV
27	Buddy Landel	1	December 5, 1994		Princeton, West Virginia	SMW Live event	Aired December 31, 1994 on SMW TV
—	Vacated	N/A	February 6, 1995	N/A	N/A	N/A	Landel won five consecutive title matches.
28	Boo Bradley	2	February 6, 1995		Lenoir, North Carolina	SMW Live event	Defeated The Wolfman. Aired February 18, 1995 on SMW TV
29	Billy Black	1	February 6, 1995		Lenoir, North Carolina	SMW Live event	Aired March 4, 1995 on SMW TV
—	Vacated	N/A	March 6, 1995	N/A	N/A	N/A	Championship vacated when Black left SMW.
30	Killer Kyle	2	March 6, 1995		Lenoir, North Carolina	SMW Live event	Defeated Boo Bradley. Aired March 25, 1995 on SMW TV
31	Bobby Blaze	2	April 13, 1995		Warrensville, North Carolina	SMW Live event	Aired April 29, 1995 on SMW TV
—	Abandoned	N/A	May 20, 1995	N/A	N/A	N/A	Blaze last defended the title that same night, defeating Al Snow, the title was never mentioned again.

See also

• Smoky Mountain Wrestling