Thomas Couch

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Thomas Couch
Statistics
Ring name(s)	Tommy Rogers Tommy Couch
Billed height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Billed weight	222 lb (100 kg)
Born	May 14, 1961 St. Petersburg, Florida
Debut	1980

Thomas Couch is a professional wrestler better known as Tommy Rogers of The Fantastics.

Contents 1 Career 2 Wrestling facts 2.1 Finishing and signature moves 2.2 Managers 3 Championships and accomplishments

[edit] Career

Thomas Couch started wrestling in 1981 as Tommy Rogers. In Tampa Fl. In late 1984, Rogers went to World Class Championship Wrestling where he formed a team called The Fantastics with Bobby Fulton and began a legendary feud with the Midnight Express.

In 1986, Rogers and Fulton went to the Universal Wrestling Federation where they had a long series of violent matches against The Sheepherders (Butch Miller & Luke Williams).

They went back to WCCW in 1987 and feuded with Mike Davis & Tommy Lane, The Rock 'N Roll RPM's. The feud ended after The Fantastics won a scaffold match at "The Parade of Champions".

In 1988, they went to the NWA's Jim Crockett Promotions to renew their feud with the Midnight Express.

They left in 1989 and have been wrestling in the independents ever since.

In 1997, Rogers and Fulton both wrestled in the WWF's Light Heavyweight Division.

Rogers wrestled in ECW in 1997 and 1998 and briefly teamed with Jerry Lynn.

In 2005, the Fantastics reformed on the indie circuit and won the SCW Tag Team Titles by defeating the Midnight Express.

In 2006 Tommy now lives in Honolulu Hawaii.

[edit] Wrestling facts

[edit] Finishing and signature moves

• Tomikaze / Tommyknocker (Inverted double underhook facebuster)
• Rocket Launcher (with Bobby Fulton)

[edit] Managers

• Sunshine
• Jim Cornette

[edit] Championships and accomplishments

• National Wrestling Alliance

• 1-time NWA Southeast United States Junior Heavyweight Champion
• 2-time NWA United States Tag Team Champion (with Bobby Fulton)
• 2-time NWA Central States Tag Team Champion (with Marty Jannetty)

• American Wrestling Association

• 1-time AWA Southern Tag Team Champion (with Bobby Fulton)

• Universal Wrestling Federation

• 2-time UWF Tag Team Champion (with Bobby Fulton)

• World Class Wrestling Association

• 2-time WCWA Tag Team Champion (with Bobby Fulton)
• 2-time WCCW American Tag Team Champion (with Bobby Fulton)

• Pro-Wrestling America

• 1-time PWA Tag Team Champion (with Bobby Fulton)

• International Wrestling Association

• 1-time World Junior Heavyweight Champion

• Other Titles

• 1-time MECW United States Heavyweight Champion
• 1-time SCW Tag Team Champion (with Bobby Fulton)

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) ranked him # 269 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003. PWI also ranked him # 63 of the best tag teams during the "PWI Years" with Bobby Fulton.

• Wrestling Observer Newsletter

• 1988 Feud of the Year (with Bobby Fulton vs Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane)