SMW United States Junior Heavyweight Championship

Al Snow, the 7th over all champion (pictured in March 2013)
Details
Date established September 13, 1993
Date retired July 29, 1994
Promotion Smoky Mountain Wrestling

The SMW United States Junior Heavyweight Championship was a singles title in Smoky Mountain Wrestling. It existed from 1992 until the promotion's close in 1995. There were three officially recognized champions and eight title reigns, with Bobby Blaze holding the title a record four times.[1][2] 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.[3]

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
1 Blaze, BobbyBobby Blaze 1 September 13, 1993 21 Columbus, Ohio SMW Live event Won a tournament.
2 Candido, ChrisChris Candido 1 October 4, 1993 4 Jellico, Tennessee SMW Live event Aired October 23, 1993 on SMW TV
3 Blaze, BobbyBobby Blaze 2 October 8, 1993 1 Knoxville, Tennessee SMW Live event  
4 Candido, ChrisChris Candido 2 October 9, 1993 1 Barbourville, Kentucky SMW Live event  
5 Blaze, BobbyBobby Blaze 3 October 10, 1993 34 Johnson City, Tennessee SMW Live event  
6 Candido, ChrisChris Candido 3 November 13, 1993 [Note 1] Morristown, Tennessee SMW Live event  
Vacated N/A March 26, 1994 (NLT) N/A N/A N/A Championship vacated when Candido leaves SMW.
7 Snow, AlAl Snow 1 July 28, 1994 1 Lima, Ohio SMW Live event This may have been a fictitious title change. Snow defeated Bobby Blaze.
8 Blaze, BobbyBobby Blaze 4 July 29, 1994 0 Ashland, Kentucky SMW Live event  
Vacated N/A July 29, 1994 N/A N/A N/A The title was abandoned after the July 29, 1994 event

Footnotes

  1. The exact date Chris Candido was stripped of the title is not known, placing his reign between 111 and 133 days.

References

  1. Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  2. "SMW Title Histories". ProWrestlingHistory.com. Retrieved 2007-07-14.
  3. Ed Grabianowski. "How Pro Wrestling Works". How Stuff Works. Retrieved April 5, 2009.

See also