Southern States Wrestling

Southern States Wrestling

Acronym	SSW
Founded	1991
Style	Wrasslin'
Headquarters	Fall Branch, Tennessee (1991-1998) Kingsport, Tennessee (1999-present)
Founder(s)	Beau James
Owner(s)	Beau James (1991-present)
Parent	National Wrestling Alliance
Sister	Championship Wrestling
Formerly	NWA Championship Wrestling
Website	SouthernStatesWrestling.com

Southern States Wrestling is an American independent professional wrestling promotion based in Kingsport, Tennessee. Founded by wrestler Beau James in early 1991, SSW (along with NWA Bluegrass) succeeded Smoky Mountain Wrestling as the top promotion in eastern Tennessee following its close. It featured a number of former SMW mainstays including , Tracy Smothers, Killer Kyle, Tom Prichard, Bunkhouse Buck, Buddy Landell, The Mongolian Stomper^[1] and The Batten Twins (Bart & Brad Batten). While in the promotion, Ricky Morton teamed with longtime Fantastics rival Bobby Fulton as the Fantastic Express as well as forming a second incarnation of the Rock 'n' Roll Express with Ricky Harrison capturing the promotion's tag team title with both men.

Others to appear in the promotion have included former National Wrestling Alliance veterans Ivan Koloff, Jimmy Valiant, Junkyard Dog, Pez Whatley, Terry Taylor, Shane Douglas and female wrestlers Sherri Martel, Debbie Combs, Brandi Alexander, Lexie Fyfe and Malia Hosaka. Jillian Hall,^[2] EZ Money, and Andy Douglas. The promotion also runs a wrestling school in Fall Branch, Tennessee.^[3]

In 2015, Beau James began cutting back SSW's schedule due to his commitments to Appalachian Mountain Wrestling as manager of The Progressive Liberal, however, the promotion continues to hold events at county fairs and high school gyms.

History[]

Southern States Wrestling was founded by Beau James, who began promoting wrestling events in Kingsport and Fall Branch, Tennessee. The promotion crowned its first heavyweight champion when The Tennessee Equalizer defeated George Hiatt in Elizabethton, Tennessee on February 16, 1991. A junior heavyweight title was created the following year when Eddie Golden defeated Jamie Gibson in Banner Elk, North Carolina. In 1995 the promotion expanded by creating two more titles. The junior heavyweight title was abandoned the previous year and replaced by the SSW Appalachian Heavyweight Championship won by Eddie Golden when he beat Tracy Smothers in a best-of-three series in Meadowview, Virginia on May 11, 1996. Four years later, Mike Cooper won the SSW Young Guns Television Championship in Kingsport coinciding with the promotion launching its weekly television program which aired regularly on WAPK-CA from January 1999 until October 2003. The promotion eventually released a series of dvds from the program, most notably, Superstars and Legends, Vol. 1, which featured , Ivan Koloff, The Equalizer, Jimmy Valiant, Wahoo McDaniel, Killer Kyle, Jimmy Valiant and Stan Lee.^[4] On May 10, 2001, the promotion held the Mark Curtis Memorial Weekend of Champions in Kingsport, Tennessee in honor of World Championship Wrestling referee Mark Curtis with the proceeds donated to the Children's Miracle Network. Among those headlining the event included Arn Anderson.^[5] The next year, the Mark Curtis Memorial Weekend of Champions and Legends Reunion featured Jimmy Valiant, Ivan Koloff and Sandy Scott. Family members of the late were also in attendance.^[6] Southern States Wrestling became involved with AWA Superstars of Wrestling during the early-2000s, although not an official affiliate promotion, and has held interpromotional events with its sister promotion Tennessee's Championship Wrestling. In April 2005, Beau James, Tom Prichard and The Super Destroyer faced Championship Wrestling's "Adorable" Danny Ray, Nick Hammonds & Wayne Adkins at the Night of Grudges supercard at the National Guard Armory in Kingsport.^[7] This was the first interpromotional event in which both promotion's champions faced each other.^[8] In November 2006, Beau James married female wrestler at the 15th annual supercard Thanksgiving Night Spectacular at the Kingsport National Guard Armory.^[9] Both would participate in mixed tag team matches during the next year. In early 2008, he and his wife were involved in a major interpromotional feud with AWA Superstars of Wrestling World Heavyweight Champion .^[10]

Southern States Wrestling Network[]

In August 2017, Beau James announced that SSW had signed a deal with a VOD service to provide online streaming platform for the promotion.^[11] It took nearly a year to transfer the entire SSW Video Library from VHS/DVD to a digital format. The Southern States Wrestling Network made its debut on July 15, 2018.^[12] In addition to SSW television and supercards, the network also has rare footage from Continental Championship Wrestling and other Territory-era wrestling promotions from the Tennessee area.^[13]

Roster[]

Male wrestlers[]

Ring name	Real name	Tenure	Notes
Joe Briggs	Unknown	2014-2015 2019–
Shawn Cruz	Unknown	2014-2015 2017–	SSW Tag Team Champion
Nate Diamond	Unknown	2019–
The Golden Terror	Unknown	2019–
J.D. Hogg	Unknown	1996 1998 2015–
P.D. Hogg	Unknown	2019–
Beau James	Unknown	1994-2001 2002-
Krunch The Equalizer	Glen Day	1991-1996 2002 2013–
Robbie Linz	Unknown	2019–
Bobby Love	Unknown	2019–
J.R. Martin	Unknown	2019–
The Mega Destroyer	Unknown	2018–	SSW Tag Team Champion
Daniel Richards	Daniel Harnsberger	2017–	SSW Champion
Bray Ross	Unknown	2019–
The Scufflin' Hillbilly	Unknown	2019–
Dustin Steal	Unknown	2009 2015-2016 2018–

Female wrestlers[]

Ring name	Real name	Tenure	Notes
Misty James	Misty Walton	2007–
Rebecca Lynn	Unknown	2007-2010 2014-2016 2018-

Other on-air personnel[]

Ring name	Real name	Tenure	Notes
Beau James	Unknown	2019–	Owner Commentator on SSW Power Half Hour
Lemonjuice McGee	Unknown	2018–	Manager

Alumni[]

Male wrestlers

Birth name:	Ring name(s):	Tenure:	Notes
Bart Batten	Bart Batten	20015 2003
Brad Batten†	Brad Batten	20015 2003
Numa Blanchard	Blade Boudreaux	1997
Carl Brantley	Vladimir Koloff	1996
Brandon Blevins	Skylar Cruise Skyler Kruise	2010
Jeff Bowman†	Brooklyn Bad Boy #2 The New York Assassin	1997-1999
Jason Broyles	Skyfire	1991-1994 1996 1999
Terry Brunk	Sabu	2001
Michael Bryant	Terry Bull	1998
David Canal	The Cuban Assassin	2003
Mark Canterbury	Shanghai Pierce	2010
David Cash	David Jericho David Cash	1995-1996
Glenn Coan	Chris Walker	1995 1999
Robert Cassidy Jr.	Robbie Cassidy	2003-2006 2008-20103
Adam Copeland	Sexton Hardcastle	1996
Harold Cox	Eddie Golden	1991-1998 2003 2010-2011
Glen Day	Krunch The Equalizer Equalizer Krunch The Equalizer The Tennessee Equalizer	1991-1996 2002 2013-
William Eadie	The Masked Superstar Demolition Ax	1999-2000 2012
Robert Lee Eaton	Bobby Eaton	2005-2006
William Ensor†	Buddy Landel	1998 2000-2002
James Fanning	Jimmy Valiant	1994-2000 2002-2003 2010
Emanuel Fernandez	Manny Fernandez	1996 2000
Richard Fliehr†	Reid Flair	2010
Kasey Geyer	K.C. Thunder	1995-2001 2002-2003 2005-2006 2008 2011
Gibson, Reuben|Reuben Gibson}	Robert Gibson	2001
Richard Gibson†	Ricky Gibson	2001
Tony Givens	Tony Givens	2001 2003-2011
James Golden	Jimmy Golden Bunkhouse Buck	1993 1999 2003 2008 2010
Archibald Gouldie†	The Mongolian Stomper	1992-1994
Ryan Gray	Ryan Dookie	2006 2008-2009
William Happer	Otto Schwanz	1997-1998
David Haskins	Davey Rich	2008
George Hines	Jackie Fulton	1991 1993
James Hines	Bobby Fulton	1993-1994 1996
Richard Hoff	G.Q. Stratus / The War Machine	1993-1997 1999-2000 2002 2010
Timothy Horner	Tim Horner	2001-2002
Joseph Hudson	Jocephus	2010
William Jones	Chilly Willy	2001
Mark Keenan	Cody Michaels	2001-2002
Brian Kees	Brian Logan The Hornet	1994-1995 1997-2001 2008-20092 2014 2019
Hiram Keller†	Heinrich Franz Keller	1999
Robert Kellum	Gorgeous George III	1996
Wayne Keown	Dutch Mantel	2010
Kevin King	Kole Layton King	2008-2010
Mark Kyle	Killer Kyle	1996 1999
Jerry Lawler	Jerry Lawler	2010
Victor Lewis	Vic The Bruiser	1997
Troy Loveday	Bruiser Graham	1999 2004
Troy Martin	Shane Douglas	2002
Gary Scott McKeever†	Scotty McKeever The Mighty Yankee	1994-1996 1998-1999 2002 2005
Gilberto Meléndez†	Gypsy Joe	2009
Gary Mize†	Billy Joe Travis	2000
Richard Morton	Ricky Morton	1995-1999 2003 2005-2006 2008-2011 2019
Billy Noble	Killer Kurt	2001
Brian Overbay†	Brian Overbay	1999-2003
Chase Owens	Chase Owens	2008-20092
Frank Parker	Frank Parker	1995-1999 2001 2009-2015
Corey Peloquin	Chi Chi Cruz	1996
Oreal Perras†	Ivan Koloff	1991-1992
Thomas Prichard	Tom Prichard	2005 2014
Michael Rapada	The Colorado Kid	1997
Billy Reil	Billy Reil	1998
[[Ronald Reis]]	Ron Reis	2000
William Reso	Christian Cage	1996
Andrew Roberts	Andy Douglas	2001-2002
Gibson Rowell	Hoot Gibson	1991 2001
Travis Sampson	Romeo Bliss	1998
Charles Matthew Sigmon	C.M. Sigmon Sigmon	20084
Robert Smedley	Bobby Blaze	1995-1997
Tracy Smothers	Tracy Smothers	1996 1999-20025 2005-2010
George South	George South	2002
George South Jr.	George South Jr.	2002
Michael Stratton	Todd Morton	2001 2003
Adam Sullins	Adam Sullins	2010
Derrick Taylor	Derrick King	1997 2015
Paul Taylor III	Terry Taylor	2001-2002
Brian Smith	Bryan Wayne Bubba Vader Bubba	1996 1999-2001 2003-2004 2007 2010
Frank Vizi	Bull Pain	20015
Robert Welch	Robert Fuller	2003
Lawrence Whistler	2003	2003
Kelly Wolfe	Wolfie D	2014
Don Wright	Don Wright	1991 2001 2010 2018-2019
Unknown	Adam York	2005-2008
Unknown	The Alabama Heartthrob	1994-1995
Unknown	Alex Shane	1993-1994 1996 1998
Unknown	Dr. Allen King Alan King	1995-1998 2001-2002 2004
Unknown	Allen Ward Alan Ward	1995-1996
Unknown	Alan Wayne	1996
Unknown	Alex Kage	2014
Unknown	Alyx Winters Alex Winters	2001 2004-2008
Unknown	The American Ninja The Ninja	1992
Unknown	Ashley Hudson	1998-1999
Unknown	Assassin #1	1991
Unknown	Assassin #2	1991
Unknown	The Assassin	1995
Unknown	The Avenger	2017
Unknown	Bam Bam Christian	1991-2000
Unknown	Barry Grudge	2009
Unknown	Battering Ram	1996
Unknown	Beau James El Guano The Memphis Bodyguard Nightmare	1994-2001 2002-
Unknown	Big Bad Dan	2006
Unknown	Big Daddy Gordy Big Daddy	2003-2004
Unknown	Big Lamar	2015
Unknown	Bill Justice	2001
Unknown	Billy the Kid	1995
Unknown	Billy Marshall	1992-1993 1998
Unknown	Blackbird	1996
Unknown	Bobby B.	1994-1995
Unknown	Bobby The Body	1991-1992
Unknown	Bobo Brown	2008-2010
Unknown	The Bodyguard	1999
Unknown	Brandon Cox	20118
Unknown	Brian Kyle	20118
Unknown	Brad Thomas	2005-2006 2017
Unknown	Brian Stone	2009
Unknown	Brooklyn Bad Boy #1	1997-1999
Unknown	The Brute	1997-1998
Unknown	Bryan Phoenix	20093
Unknown	Buddy Wayne	1998
Unknown	Bulldog Mac	2009-2011 2015
Unknown	Butch Black	1997
Unknown	The California Kid	1991-1992
Unknown	Chad Wilson	2009
Unknown	The Cherokee Renegade	1996
Unknown	Chic White	1991 1993-1996 2002 2013 2015 2018-2019
Unknown	Chris Cannon	1997
Unknown	Chris Miles	2013-2014
Unknown	Chris Richards	2006-2011
Unknown	Chris Rocker	2015
Unknown	Chris Vega	2004
Unknown	Chuck Jones	1997-2000 2003 2010
Unknown	Clay Connors	2004-2005
Unknown	The Coalminer	1991
Unknown	Cody Blade	2011
Unknown	Cody Ices	2008-2009
Unknown	Cossie Hale	1995
Unknown	The Country Gentleman	1995
Unknown	Cowboy Williams	1991-1993
Unknown	The Crow	1995
Unknown	Cuban Militia	2003
Unknown	Dan Cooley	1994-1997
Unknown	Dan Costa	2010-2011
Unknown	Dan Morrow	2005
Unknown	Dan Richards	2005
Unknown	Daniel Mulligan	2011
Unknown	Danny Christian The Fall Branch Redneck	1991–1999
Unknown	Danny DeLuccie Danny DeLucci	2000-2001
Unknown	Danny Ray	2005 2019
Unknown	The Dark Secret	2015
Unknown	David Garvin	2001
Unknown	David Lynch	1996 2010
Unknown	David O	1994-1995
Unknown	Deadly Weapon	1996
Unknown	D'Andre Jackson / DeAndre Jackson	2012-2015
Unknown	Death Row 2000 #1	2000-2001
Unknown	Death Row 2000 #2	2000-2001
Unknown	Death Row 2000 #3	2000-2001
Unknown	Denny Cooley	1996-1998
Unknown	Derick Billings	20118
Unknown	The Destroyer	2005
Unknown	The Disciple	2007-2008
Unknown	D.P. Holiday	2009-2010
Unknown	Doug Gibson	2010
Unknown	Dr. Death	1992
Unknown	Drake Tungsten	2001 2009
Unknown	Earl Fields	2010
Unknown	Eclipso	1995
Unknown	Eddie Browning	2000-20015 2006 2009
Unknown	Eddie Bruiser	1994-1997 1999
Unknown	Eddie Edmonds	1997
Unknown	Eight-Ball Jones 8-Ball Jones	1995 1997 1999
Unknown	El Lobo	1992
Unknown	El Techno Rudo	1996
Unknown	Eric Darkstorm	2004 2008-2009 2012-2014
Unknown	Eric Steele	2008
Unknown	Flaming Youth	1998
Unknown	Flex Armstrong	2000-2003 2005
Unknown	Forrest Austin	1997
Unknown	Frank Jones	1996
Unknown	The Freak	2005
Unknown	Freddy Rich	19981
Unknown	Freight Train Ford	1995-1996
Unknown	G-Dog	1997 1999
Unknown	Gator McAllister	2003
Unknown	George Hyatt George Hiatt	1991-1993
Unknown	The Gladiator	2018
Unknown	The Grappler	2000
Unknown	Iceman The Iceman	1995-1997
Unknown	Indian Harry	2001
Unknown	The Intruder	1996
Unknown	Iron Man	1995-1996
Unknown	Jack Slate	1994
Unknown	Jake Booth	2013-2014
Unknown	Jamie Gibson Jamey Gibson	1991-1992 2007-2010
Unknown	Jason Kincaid	20093 20118
Unknown	Chris Graves	2012-2013
Unknown	Jay Shaft	2012-2013
Unknown	J.C. Black	1996
Unknown	Jeff Anderson	2008
Unknown	Jeff Lovin	1991-1995
Unknown	Jeff Storm	2008-2010
Unknown	Jeff Tankersley	1991-1992 2003 2010 2011
Unknown	Jerry Stone	2009
Unknown	Jesse Taylor	2002-2003
Unknown	Jessie Jameson	2018
Unknown	Jim Studd	1996 1999
Unknown	Joe Fillers	1999
Unknown	Joey Williams	2002
Unknown†	John Manson	1992 1994
Unknown	John Noble	2000-20025 2004 2006 2010 2019
Unknown	Johnny Knievel	2011
Unknown	Johnny Meadows	1995
Unknown	Johnny Thunder	1996-1998
Unknown	Jon Williams	2015
Unknown	Josh Cody	2003-2005
Unknown	Josh Crawford	2006 2011
Unknown	Jowad Wayne	2005
Unknown	The Juicer	1995-1997
Unknown	Justin Matthews	2000
Unknown	Justin St. John	1995-1997
Unknown	J.V. Insanity	2004
Unknown	Keith Hart	1992
Unknown	Keith Knox	2009-2010
Unknown	Ken Bolus Jr.	1998
Unknown	Kerry Cabrero	1999
Unknown	Kid Apollo	2002 2004
Unknown	Kid Lightning The Lightning Kid	19981
Unknown	Kilo	2015
Unknown	The Kissing Bandit	1992
Unknown	Kyle Carter	2004
Unknown	Kyle Kool	2013-2015
Unknown	Kyle Maggard	2017 2019
Unknown	The Lady Killer	1996-1997
Unknown	Little Bear	1991
Unknown	Loverboy Lyons Greg Lyons	1991-1993
Unknown	L.T. Falk	2014
Unknown	Lucas Angel	2011-2013
Unknown	The Lumberjack	19981
Unknown	Lynn Montana	1992 1997
Unknown	Mad Dog Stuffy	1992-1993
Unknown	Major DeBeers	1995-1998
Unknown	Mark Foley	1997-1998
Unknown	Mark Malibu	1996 1999
Unknown	The Masked Sheik	1991
Unknown	Matt Burns	2008
Unknown	Matt Stevens	2008
Unknown	Max Miles	1998
Unknown	The Mercinary	1992
Unknown	Michael Jamison	2006
Unknown	Michael Starr	2010
Unknown	The Midnight Mauler The Mauler	1993 1996 1998
Unknown	Mike Blade	2018
Unknown	Mike Cooper Dr. Mike Cooper "Dollywood" Hulk Cooper Michael Alexander Coopwell	1995-2001 2003-2010
Unknown	Mike Draven	2000
Unknown	Mike Montana	1997
Unknown	Mike Powers	1994
Unknown	Mike Samson Mike Sampson The Iron Cross	1992-1995 1997 1999-2004 2008-2011 2015
Unknown	Moe Jenkins	2007-2009
Unknown	Mountain Goat Jack	2010
Unknown	Mr. X	1992-1993
Unknown	Nathan Stiles	2009
Unknown	Nick Hammonds	2005-2011 2013
Unknown	Nick Paradise	2008-20093
Unknown	O-Dog	2010
Unknown	The Patriot	1996
Unknown	Phillip Lawson	2015-2018
Unknown	Porkchop Thomas	2000-2001
Unknown	The Punisher	2004
Unknown	Ray Idol	2000-2014 2016 2019
Unknown	The Reaper	19981
Unknown	Rick Conners	1991
Unknown	Rich Masters	1997
Unknown	The Rebel	2017
Unknown	Regulator Stone	1992-1994
Unknown	Regulator Steel	1992-1994 2003
Unknown	Rex Atkins	2015
Unknown	Rich Mansfield	1996-1997 1999
Unknown	Richard Wellington	2010
Unknown	Rick Karloff	1999 2002
Unknown	Ricky Harrison	1997-2002 2008-2010
Unknown	Rob Valor	1999
Unknown	The Rocket	1993
Unknown	Rocky Davis	2004
Unknown	Roger Anderson	1995-1999 2001-2002
Unknown	Roger Ham Roger Hamm	1997-1999
Unknown	Ron Cross	2014
Unknown	Ron Ray	2000
Unknown	Russian Assassin #1	1991
Unknown	Russian Assassin #2	1991
Unknown	Ryan Comptan	2005
Unknown	Ryan Phoenix	20093
Unknown	Sean Spencer	2003-2004
Unknown	Sean Venom	1997-1998
Unknown	The Scorpion	1998
Unknown	Scott Dee	2009
Unknown	Scott McComas	2001
Unknown	Scott Raines	2006
Unknown	Scott Sterling	1991-1996 1998 2003 2011-2014 2016
Unknown	Scotty Lee Cyrus	1994
Unknown	Scotty Ray Black	1996
Unknown	Scream	1999
Unknown	The Shadow	2001
Unknown	Shane Matthews	2004
Unknown	Shane Royal	2009-2010
Unknown	Sheik Akbar	2009
Unknown	The Shogun	1993-1994
Unknown	The Silver Bullet	1994
Unknown	Sir Warren	1996
Unknown	Skinhead I Skinhead Karl	1996
Unknown	Skinhead II Skinhead Kurt	1996
Unknown	The Skullcrusher The SkullKrusher	1993
Unknown	Slammin' Sam	1999
Unknown	Slappy	2000
Unknown	Spoiler I	1993
Unknown	Spoiler II	1993
Unknown	Spoiler #1	19981
Unknown	Spoiler #2	19981
Unknown	Stacey Seals	1991
Unknown	Stan Brown Stan Lee Brown	1996
Unknown	Stan Lee	1991-1999 2008 2011 2013 2016 2018-2019
Unknown	Stan Sierra	2017 2019
Unknown	Steve Flynn	1992 1994-2002 2005 2010-2012
Unknown	Steve Fury	2006 20093
Unknown	Steve Quinn	2000
Unknown	Steven Stiffler	2009-2010
Unknown	Stevie Knight	1999
Unknown	The Storm Trooper The German Trooper	1994-1996
Unknown	The Super Destroyer	2001 2003-2005
Unknown	Super Mario	1994-1997 2000
Unknown	The Super Masked Man	1998-2000
Unknown	The Superstar / The New York Superstar	1992
Unknown	Swede Stone	1997
Unknown	Sweet Ampne	1991-1992
Unknown	T.C.B. Man	1996
Unknown	The Tennessee Thumper	1996
Unknown	Terry Slater	1996
Unknown	Texas Crusher	1992
Unknown	Thorn	2002-2007 2013
Unknown	Tim Blaze	1995-1996
Unknown	Tim Cooper Terry Duggers	1995-1997 1999
Unknown	Tiny Lloyd	1991
Unknown	T.J. Phillips	2003
Unknown	Tom Pitner	1991 1994
Unknown	Tommy Gibson	2006
Unknown	Tony Peters	1991
Unknown	Trey Williams	2015
Unknown	Troy Clash	19981
Unknown	The Ultimate Superstar	1992
Unknown	Vince Valor	2015
Unknown	Viper	1996
Unknown	Wade Adams	2000-2001 2004 2008
Unknown	Wayne Adkins Justin Sensation	2003-2010 2019
Unknown	Wayne Rogers	1991-1994 1999 2001 2004 2018-2019
Unknown	The Widow Maker	1991
Unknown	The Wild Samoan	1992 1999
Unknown	Willie T. Bumpz	19981
Unknown	The Wolfman	1996
Unknown	Wrecker Rollins	2010

Female wrestlers

Birth name:	Ring name(s):	Tenure:	Notes
Mary Beth Bentley	Lexie Fyfe Foxy Lady	1997-1998 2001 2003
Sherri Russell†	Sherri Martel	2003
Debbie Szostecki	Debbie Combs	1995-19976
Unknown	Brandi Alexander	2001-2003
Unknown	Brandi Wine	1997-1998 2002
Unknown	Brittany Diamond	2008
Unknown	Crystal Fire	2009
Unknown	Jamie McHone	2010
Unknown	Jessie Belle	2010
Unknown	Kassie Rains	2008-2010
Unknown	Lady X	2011 2017
Unknown	Malia Hosaka	19966
Unknown	Miss Rachael	2014
Unknown	Nicole Starr	2010 2015
Unknown	Princess Zabba Da	2011
Unknown†	Robbie Rage	1995
Unknown	Roxie Cotton	2008
Unknown	Violet Adamz	2010-2012
Unknown	Yasha	2018

Midget wrestlers

Birth name:	Ring name(s):	Tenure:	Notes
Buck Blevins	Bad Boy Buck Buck and a Half	1996-1997 2008
Unknown	Lil' Von Slam Ripley Von Slam	1996
Unknown	Lil' Frankenstein Little Frankenstein	1997

Stables and tag teams

Tag team/Stable(s)	Members	Tenure(s)
Batten Twins	Bart Batten and Brad Batten	2001 2003
The Beautiful Blonds	Eddie Golden and Stan Lee	1995-1996
Big Business / McHone's Army	James McHone, Frank Parker, Bryan Wayne, Wrecker Rollins, Jamie McHone, John Noble and Earl Fields	2010
The Billion Dollar Babies	Mike Sampson and G.Q. Stratus	1993-1994
Black Inc.	Kels and Todd Curly	2015
The Blonde Bombers	Thorn & Tim Baldwin	2002-2003
The Bombers	Big Daddy Gordy and Thorn	2003
The Brats		2000
The British Knights	Stevie Knight and Kerry Cabrero	1999
The Brooklyn Bad Boys	Brooklyn Bad Boy #1 and Brooklyn Bad Boy #2	1997-1999
The Brotherhood	Count Grog, Major DeBeers and Otto Schwanz	1997-1998
The Christian Brothers	Danny Christian and Bam Bam Christian	1991–1993 1995-1997 1999
The Cooper Brothers	Mike Cooper and Tim Cooper	1995-1997
The Cripplers	Scott Sterling and Frank Parker	2012-2014
Death & Destruction	Frank Parker and Roger Anderson	1995-1999 2001
The Death Riders	Chic White and The Tennessee Equalizer	1993-1996 2002 2008 2018
Death Row 2000	Death Row 2000 #1, Death Row 2000 #2 and Death Row 2000 #3)	2000-2001
The Drillers	Eddie Browning and Michael Jamison	2006
The Duke's Dynasty	The Duke of New York, Steve Flynn, K.C. Thunder and Roger Anderson	2002
The Fantastic Express	Ricky Morton and Bobby Fulton	1996
G1	Robbie Cassidy, Nick Hammonds and Moe Jenkins	2008
The Ghostriders		2004
The Gibson Brothers	Ricky Gibson and Robert Gibson	2001
The Godfather's Stable	The Godfather, Stan Lee and The Heartbreakers	1991-1993
Eddie Golden & Jimmy Golden	Eddie Golden and Jimmy Golden	1993 2003 2010
The Hardbodies / The Insiders	Rich Manfield and Allen King	1997
The Heartbreakers	Eddie Golden and Loverboy Lyons	1991-1993
The High Flyers	Andy Douglas and Kelly Charles	2001
The Hoggs	J.D. Hogg and P.D. Hogg	2019-
The Illuminati	Tony Givens, Chris Richards, Jason Kincaid, and Brandon Cox	2011
The Jabroni World Order	"Dollywood" Hulk Cooper, Forrest Austin, Terry Duggers, Buff Snackwell, Pony Boy, Buck and a Half, The Macho Midget, The Insiders and Five Dollar Bill	1997
KMF Inc.	Chris Richards and Steve Fury	2006 2009
The Legends / The Living Legends	Beau James and Brian Logan	1997
Legit Dynamite	Bryan Kyle and Derrick Billings	2011
The Lost Generation		2004
The Lost Souls		1997
The Memphis Bodyguards	Memphis Bodyguard #1 and Memphis Bodyguard #2	1999
The Memphis Mafia	Jamie Gibson and Jeff Storm	2009-2010
NCW Invasion	Scotty Ace, Tracy Smothers, Ricky Harrison and The Batten Twins	2001
The New Family	Clarence Clippenback, Super Destroyer, Wade Adams, Sean Spencer, Josh Cody and Alexis	2004
The New Fantastics	Bobby Fulton and Jackie Fulton	1993
The 1-2-3 Express	Wade Adams and Tony Givens	2001
The Orderlies		1995
The Party Boys	Wayne Adkins and Keith Knox	2009
The People's Army	Beau James, Ray Idol, Iron Cross and Mike Cooper	2010
The Phoenix Foundation	Bryan Phoenix and Ryan Phoenix	2004
The Regulators	Regulator Stone and Regulator Steel	1992-1994
The Rock & Roll Express	Ricky Morton and Todd Morton	2003
The Rock Stars	Chris Graves and Jay Shaft	2012-2013
The Rough Riders	Eddie Edmonds and Mike Montana	1997
The Russian Assassins	Russian Assassin #1 and Russian Assassin #2	1991
The Skinheads	Skinhead I and Skinhead II	1996
Something Else	John Noble and Eddie Browning	2000-2001
The Spoilers	Spoiler #1 and Spoiler #2	1993 1998
The Stud Stable	Jimmy Golden and Robert Fuller	2003
The Washington Bullets	Jon Williams and Trey Williams	2015
The Young Guns	Scott Sterling and Jeff Lovin	1991-1995

Managers and valets

Birth name:	Ring name(s):	Tenure:	Notes
Darrell Anthony	Tony Anthony	2014
Allan Barrie	The Duke The Duke of New York Five Dollar Bill	1996-2003
James Fanning	Jimmy Valiant	2004 2008
Greg Mosorjak	Count Grog	1997-1998
Sherri Russell†	Sherri Martel	2003
Carl Shockley†	Big Al Bass	1991-1993 1996
William Sierra	Bill Alfonso	2001
Ron Wright†	Ron Wright	1991
Unknown	Ashlee Ashlee Hope	2008-2009
Unknown	Bolo	20082
Unknown	Clarence Clippenback	2004
Unknown	Dawn	2008
Unknown	Diamond Jim	1991
Unknown	The Godfather	1991-1993
Unknown	James McHone	2009-2012
Unknown	Jody V	2010
Unknown	John Hawkins	2008-2009
Unknown	L.E. Ward	1992
Unknown	Nevaeh Starr	2010
Unknown	Peaches Miss Peaches	1995-1997
Unknown	P.J. Sharp	1996 1999-2001 2005
Unknown	The Man In Black	1999
Unknown	Scotty Ace	2000-20015
Unknown	Stan Lee	2009

Commentators and interviewers

Birth name:	Ring name(s):	Tenure:	Notes
Allan Barrie	The Duke The Duke of New York	2001	Color commentator
Chip Kessler	Chip Kessler	1999	Interviewer
Carl Shockley†	Big Al Bass	1992	Color commentator Interviewer
Unknown	Beau James	2001 2012-2014 2018-	Color commentator
Unknown	Matt Rhodes	2011	Color commentator
Unknown	Eric Lester	2001	Play-by-play commentator
Unknown	Jason Steele	2001	Color commentator
Unknown	Joe Wheeler	1999-2001 2003 2010-2016	Play-by-play commentator Interviewer
Unknown	Jeff Griffith	2015	Backstage interviewer
Unknown	Jeff Tankersley	1991	Color commentator
Unknown	Michael Southerland	2010-2012	Interviewer
Unknown	Mike Williams	1991-1992 1998 2003	Ring announcer Play-by-play announcer Backstage interviewer
Unknown	P.J. Sharp	2000	Color commentator
Unknown	Roy Ferguson	1992	Ring announcer

Referees

Birth name:	Ring name(s):	Tenure:	Notes
James Fanning	Jimmy Valiant	2008	Special guest referee
Brian Hildebrand†	Mark Curtis	1996-1998
Misty Walton	Misty James	2012	Special guest referee
Unknown	Beau James	1991-1993
Unknown	Brandon Cox	2008-2009
Unknown	Jake Booth	2012
Unknown	James McHone	1997-1998
Unknown	Jim Bell	1991
Unknown	Jimmy McKeeian	1991-1992
Unknown	Mike DiMuzio	2000
Unknown	Rob Knight	2004

Other personnel

Birth name:	Ring name(s):	Tenure:	Notes
Unknown	Beau James	1991-	Promoter
Unknown	Marty Ricker	2004-2005	SSW Commissioner
Unknown	Ken Bowles	1991-2003	SSW Commissioner
Unknown	Terry Duggers	1997	Head of security
Brian Hildebrand†	Mark Curtis	1996-1998	Television producer Trainer

Company name to Year
Southern States Wrestling	1991-2004
NWA Championship Wrestling	2004-2005
Southern States Wrestling	2005-present
Notes
1 ^ Indicates they were part of a talent exchange with the All-American Wrestling.
2 ^ Indicates they were part of a talent exchange with the AWA Superstars.
3 ^ Indicates they were part of a talent exchange with the Championship Wrestling Alliance.
4 ^ Indicates they were part of a talent exchange with the EWP Wrestling.
5 ^ Indicates they were part of a talent exchange with .
6 ^ Indicates they were part of an interpromotional storyline and/or talent exchange with the National Wrestling Alliance.
7 ^ Indicates they were part of a talent exchange with NWA Bluegrass.
8 ^ Indicates they were part of a talent exchange with the NWA Smoky Mountain Wrestling.
† ^ Indicates they are deceased
‡ ^ Indicates they died while they were employed with SSW

Championships[]

Current champions[]

Championship	Current champion(s)	Previous champion(s)	Date won	Location
SSW Heavyweight Championship	Eric Darkstorm	Kyle Matthews	November 29, 2013	Mt. Carmel, TN
SSW Junior Heavyweight Championship	Alex Wynters	Ray Idol	January 22, 2005	Kingsport, TN[14][15]
SSW Appalachian Heavyweight Championship	Eric Darkstorm	Super Destroyer	April 23, 2004	Greenville, TN[16]
SSW Young Guns Television Championship	Bunkhouse Buck	Beau James	July 20, 2003	Kingsport, TN[17]
SSW Tag Team Championship	Robbie Cassidy and Tony Givens	Super Destroyer and Josh Cody	March 4, 2005	Kingsport, TN[18]

Defunct championships[]

Championship	Current champion(s)	Previous champion(s)	Date won	Location
TWA/NWA Tri-State Championship	Ryan Phoenix	August 2000	September 2004	Title is officially renamed the NWA Tri-State Championship after Tri-State Wrestling is bought by NWA Championship Wrestling in 2003.[14][19]
SSW International Cup	Chris Walker	March 13, 1999	N/A	Defeated Heinrich Franz Keller in tournament final to win the International Cup.[14][20]

Kingsport Wrestling Hall of Fame[]

The Kingsport Wrestling Hall of Fame (also known as the East Tennessee Wrestling Hall of Fame) is an American professional wrestling hall of fame maintained by the Kingsport-based promotion Southern States Wrestling (SWW). It was established in 1999^[21] to honor select personalities in East Tennessee wrestling history. The induction ceremonies are held as part of its annual "Weekend of Champions and Legends Reunion".

#	Year	Ring name (Real name)[a]	Inducted by	Inducted for	Notes[b]
1	1999	Sam Bass (Fred White)		Managing
2	1999	Jim White		Wrestling
3	1999	Don Wright		Wrestling
4	1999	Tony Peters		Wrestling
5	1999	Masked Superstar (Bill Eadie)		Wrestling
1	1999	Earl Walters		Wrestling
1	2000	Wahoo McDaniel (Edward McDaniel)		Wrestling
2	2001	Wild Bill Canny (William F. Canny)	Ken Bowles	Wrestling	Posthumous inductee:
3	2001	Melvin Johnson	Ken Bowles	Refereeing	Longtime referee for the NWA's Tennessee and Mid-Atlantic territories
4	2001	Ron West	Jim White	Refereeing and Promoting
5	2001	Sandy Scott (Angus Scott)	Pam Hildebrand	Wrestling
6	2001	Buddy Landell (William Ensor)	Beau James	Wrestling
7	2001	Arn Anderson (Martin Lunde)	Tim Horner	Wrestling
8	2001	Ken Bowles	Beau James	Wrestling
9	2002	Paul Steele		Wrestling	Former Tennessee state athletic commissioner
10	2002	The Spoiler (Bud Adams)		Wrestling
11	2002	Kim Birchfield		Wrestling
12	2002	Charlie Peters		Wrestling
13	2002	Tim Horner		Wrestling
14	2003	Sensational Sherri (Sherri Martel)		Managing and Wrestling
15	2003	Fuller wrestling family		Wrestling	Posthumous inductee:
16	2003	Golden wrestling family		Wrestling	Posthumous inductee:
17	2008	The Iron Cross (Mike Samson)	Mike Cooper	Wrestling
18	2008	Carl Fergie	Jimmy Valiant	Wrestling
19	2008	Johnny Rich (John Richardson)	Beau James	Wrestling
20	2008	(David Haskins)	Beau James	Wrestling

See also[]

• List of independent wrestling promotions in the United States

References[]

Further reading[]

• Valiant, Jimmy. "Woo...Mercy Daddy!" Welcome To My World: The Jimmy Valiant Story. Shawsville, Virginia: Self-Published, 2006.

External links[]

• Southern States Wrestling on Facebook
• Southern States Wrestling Network
• Southern States Wrestling at Cagematch.net