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 (1961-05-14) (age 47) St. Petersburg, Florida
Debut	1980

Thomas Couch (born May 14, 1961) is a professional wrestler better known as Tommy Rogers of The Fantastics.^[1]

Contents 1 Career 2 Wrestling facts 3 Championships and accomplishments 4 Notes

[edit] Career

Couch started wrestling in 1981 as Tommy Rogers in Tampa, Florida.

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)^[2].

They went back to WCCW in 1987 and feuded with Mike Davis & Tommy Lane, The Rock 'N Roll RPMs. 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^[2]. They left in 1989 and have been wrestling in the independents ever since. The Fantastics spent several tours in Japan during the 90s working with such names as Dean and Joe Malenko^[2].

In 1997, Rogers and Fulton both wrestled in the WWF's Light Heavyweight Division.^[1] They were pit against each other in the first round of the Light Heavyweight Championship Tournament.^[1] Rogers defeated Fulton with the Tomakaze, a finish which never was shown on television. The maneuver was originally invented by Christian Cage but Tommy is credited for the move.

Rogers wrestled in ECW from 1998 to 1999, where he briefly teamed with Jerry Lynn.^[1] Rogers also worked behind the scenes helping the ECW product as an agent.

In 2005, the Fantastics reformed on the indie circuit. They won the SCW Tag Team Titles by defeating the Midnight Express in a steel cage match.^[1]

In 2006, Tommy moved to Honolulu, Hawaii.

[edit] Wrestling facts

• Finishing and signature moves
  • Tomikaze / Tommyknocker ^[1] (Inverted double underhook facebuster) - Innovated
  • Rocket Launcher ^[1] (with Bobby Fulton)

• Managers
  • Sunshine
  • Jim Cornette

• Entrance music
  • "Sharp Dressed Man" by ZZ Top ^[1]

[edit] Championships and accomplishments

• Central States Wrestling

• NWA Central States Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Marty Jannetty

• Continental Wrestling Association

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

• International Wrestling Association

• IWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling

• NWA United States Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Bobby Fulton

• Pro-Wrestling America

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

• Southeastern Championship Wrestling

• NWA Southeast United States Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• Universal Wrestling Federation

• UWF World Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Bobby Fulton

• World Class Championship Wrestling | World Class Wrestling Association

• NWA American Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Bobby Fulton
• WCWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Bobby Fulton

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated

• PWI ranked him # 269 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003.
• PWI ranked him # 63 of the 100 best tag teams during the "PWI Years" with Bobby Fulton in 2003.

• Wrestling Observer Newsletter

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

[edit] Notes