SMW Beat the Champ Television Championship
The SMW "Beat the Champ" Television Championship was the secondary singles championship for the Smoky Mountain Wrestling professional wrestling promotion. The title was created 1992 and was active until SMW closed it's doors on November 26, 1995. The Concept of the "Beat the Champ" title was that the champion would defend his title every week against a "randomly drawn" (Kayfabe) opponent, if the champion could win five title matches in a row (including the title win) then the title was vacated and the champion would receive a $5000 bonus (again in "storyline" terms). The title was never represented by a belt[1][2].
Title history
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy Smothers | 1 | 1992-12-12 | Morristown, Tennessee | Defeated Jimmy Golden, The Dirty White Boy and Killer Kyle in a four-way elimination tournament final. |
| The Nightstalker | 1 | 1993-02-08 | Jellico, Tennessee | |
| Tim Horner | 1 | 1993-02-08 | Jellico, Tennessee | |
| Bobby Eaton | 1 | 1993-03-01 | Sevierville, Tennessee | |
| Brian Lee | 1 | 1993-04-19 | Barbourville, Kentucky | |
| Title vacated on 1993-06-07 after Lee won five consecutive title matches. | ||||
| Bobby Blaze | 1 | 1993-06-07 | Cumberland, Kentucky | Defeated The Dirty White Boy. |
| The Dirty White Boy | 1 | 1993-06-28 | Council, Virginia | Won the title under a mask as The Mighty Yankee. |
| Title vacated on 1993-08-16 after The Dirty White Boy won five consecutive title matches. | ||||
| Jimmy Del Ray | 1 | 1993-08-16 | Clinton, Tennessee | Defeated Ricky Morton. |
| Robert Gibson | 1 | 1993-09-13 | Oakwood, Virginia | |
| The Dirty White Boy | 2 | 1993-09-13 | Oakwood, Virginia | |
| Title vacated on 1993-10-04 in Jellico, Tennessee. | ||||
| Tim Horner | 2 | 1993-10-04 | Jellico, Tennessee | Defeated Juicy Johnny. |
| Title vacated after Horner was injured by Prince Kharis on 1993-12-06 in Jefferson, North Carolina. | ||||
| Tracy Smothers | 2 | 1993-12-06 | Jefferson, North Carolina | Defeated Chris Candido. |
| Chris Candido | 1 | 1993-12-06 | Jefferson, North Carolina | |
| Robbie Eagle | 1 | 1994-01-10 | Chilhowie, Virginia | |
| The Hornet | 1 | 1994-02-07 | Jellico, Tennessee | |
| Killer Kyle | 1 | 1994-02-07 | Jellico, Tennessee | |
| Mike Furnas | 1 | 1994-03-07 | Dungannon, Virginia | |
| Bruiser Bedlam | 1 | 1994-04-04 | Clinton, Tennessee | |
| Title vacated on 1994-05-02 after Bedlam won five consecutive title matches. | ||||
| Kendo the Samurai (Tim Horner) | 3 | 1994-05-02 | Harriman, Tennessee | Defeated Chris Hamrick in a tournament final. |
| Tracy Smothers | 3 | 1994-06-07 | Loudon, Tennessee | Bobby Blaze, not Tim Horner, played Kendo the Samurai in this match. |
| Title vacated on 1994-07-05 after Smothers won five consecutive title matches. | ||||
| Tracy Smothers | 3 | 1994-07-05 | Warrensville, North Carolina | Defeated Scott Studd. |
| Lance Storm | 1 | 1994-08-08 | Saltville, Virginia | |
| Boo Bradley | 1 | 1994-09-05 | Cumberland, Kentucky | |
| Scott Studd | 1 | 1994-10-03 | Morganton, North Carolina | |
| Bryant Anderson | 1 | 1994-10-03 | Morganton, North Carolina | |
| Title vacated on 1994-11-07 after Anderson won five consecutive title matches. | ||||
| Steve Armstrong defeated D'Lo Brown by disqualification on 1994-11-07 in Oakwood, Virginia, but it is ruled that the title cannot be won by disqualification. | ||||
| Brian Lee | 2 | 1994-11-07 | Oakwood, Virginia | Defeated The Nightmare (Ted Allen). |
| Buddy Landel | 1 | 1994-12-05 | Princeton, West Virginia | |
| Title vacated on 1995-02-06 after Landel won five consecutive title matches. | ||||
| Boo Bradley | 2 | 1995-02-06 | Lenoir, North Carolina | Defeated The Wolfman. |
| Billy Black | 1 | 1995-02-06 | Lenoir, North Carolina | |
| Title vacated on 1995-03-06 in Lenoir, North Carolina after Black left the promotion. | ||||
| Killer Kyle | 2 | 1995-03-06 | Lenoir, North Carolina | Defeated Boo Bradley. |
| Bobby Blaze | 2 | 1995-04-13 | Pikeville, Kentucky | |
| Blaze last defended the title that same night, defeating Al Snow. The match aired on 1995-05-20, and following the airing, the title was never mentioned again. SMW closed on 1995-11-26. | ||||