Personal Info
Birth date
1956-07-26 (68 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Hendersonville, Tennessee, USA
Also known as
Thomas Richardson
Thomas Rich
Wildfire
Tommy Rich
Tommy Richardson
Biography
Thomas Richardson is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Tommy “Wildfire” Rich. He is a one time former National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Champion and Smoky Mountain Wrestling Heavyweight Champion. He primarily appeared in Georgia Championship Wrestling and Memphis throughout the 1980s, as well as World Championship Wrestling, Smoky Mountain Wrestling and Extreme Championship Wrestling throughout the 1990s.
Filmography
NWA Clash of The Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89
6.3
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Clash of the Champions VIII took place on September 12, 1989 at the Carolina Coliseum in Columbia, South Carolina. There were 2,600 fans in attendance and the show drew a 4.7 rating on TBS. This show was used to build the first ever Halloween Havoc PPV on October 28.WCW Starrcade 1991
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Starrcade '91: Battlebowl: The Lethal Lottery was the ninth annual Starrcade professional wrestling pay-per-view event. It was the fourth Starrcade event produced by WCW, and it took place on December 29, 1991 from the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia. The event solely featured the Battlebowl battle royal and its qualifying matches. Forty wrestlers were chosen at random to form ten pairs of tag teams. Each pair competed in a match, and the winning team advanced to Battlebowl. This was the first Starrcade event to not feature Ric Flair.NWA Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush
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Clash of the Champions XI took place on June 13, 1990 in Charleston, South Carolina. There were 4100 fans in attendance at the McAlister Field House on the campus of The Citadel and the show drew a 4.1 rating on TBS. This was the build up show for The Great American Bash.WCW Capital Combat: The Return of RoboCop
5.9
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WCW Capital Combat: The Return of Robocop was a one time professional wrestling PPV event from the NWA held under the WCW name. It took place on May 19, 1990 from the D.C. Armory in Washington, D.C.. It featured a promotional crossover with the upcoming release of RoboCop 2, with RoboCop appearing during the PPV. The main event was Ric Flair versus Lex Luger in defense of Flair's NWA Heavy Weight Championship. Doom challenged the NWA Tag Team Champions, The Steiner Brothers, Rock 'n' Roll Express competed against The Freebirds in a Corporal Punishment match, Paul Ellering fought Teddy Long in a hair vs hair match, and Mark Callous (later to become The Undertaker) wrestled Johnny Ace (later to become the WWE's Exec. VP of Talent Relations).WCW WrestleWar 1991
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WCW WrestleWar 1991: WarGames took place on February 24, 1991 from the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix, Arizona. This was the first PPV after WCW left the NWA. The main event was The Four Horsemen and Larry Zbyszko against Sting, Brian Pillman, and The Steiner Brothers in a WarGames match. Also on the card was The Freebirds challenging Doom for the WCW World Tag Team Championship, Dan Spivey challenging Lex Luger for the WCW US Heavyweight Championship, Stan Hansen vs Big Van Vader, Dustin Rhodes vs Buddy Landel, and five other matches.WCW Halloween Havoc '89
6.7
Overview:
WCW Halloween Havoc '89: Settling The Score took place on October 28, 1989 from the Philadelphia Civic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The main event was a Thunderdome match with Ric Flair and Sting versus Terry Funk and The Great Muta. The Roadwarrior competed against the Skyscrapers, Lex Luger defended the NWA US Championship against Brian Pillman, The Steiner Brothers competed against Doom, The Freebirds fought the Dynamic Dudes, The Samoan Swat Team wrestled The Midnight Express, The Cuban Assassin took on Tommy Rich, and Tom Zenk opened the show against Mike Rotunda.WCW Halloween Havoc '90
4.5
Overview:
WCW Halloween Havoc '90 took place on October 27, 1990 from The UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois. The main event was Sting versus Sid Vicious in defense of the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Lex Luger defended the NWA US Championship against Stan Hansen while the NWA World Tag Team Champions, Doom, defended against Ric Flair and Arn Anderson. Other matches included Junkyard Dog vs Moondog Rex, The Steiner Brothers vs The Nasty Boys, The Freebirds vs The Renegade Warriors, and 3 other matches.WCW SuperBrawl: Return from The Rising Sun
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SuperBrawl 1991 took place on May 19, 1991 from the Bayfront Arena in St. Petersburg, Florida. The main event was WCW World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair in a double title defense against NWA World Heavyweight Champion Tatsumi Fujinami. Arn Anderson also defended the WCW World Television Championship against Bobby Eaton while the Steiner Brothers defended the WCW World Tag Team Championships against Sting & Lex Luger. Other matches included El Gigante vs Sid Vicious, Brian Pillman vs Barry Windham, Tim Parker vs Oz, Big Josh vs Black Bart, Dustin Rhodes vs Terrance Taylor, and 2 other matches.ECW Guilty as Charged 2000
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Guilty as Charged 2000 took place on January 9, 2000 from the Boutwell Memorial Auditorium in Birmingham, Alabama. In the main event, Mike Awesome defended his ECW World Heavyweight Championship against Spike Dudley. In the undercard, The Impact Players (Justin Credible and Lance Storm) battled Tommy Dreamer and Raven for the ECW World Tag Team Championship. Rob Van Dam battled Sabu and much more.WCW Clash of the Champions XV: Knocksville USA
2
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Clash of the Champions XV took place on June 12, 1991 at the Civic Auditorium in Knoxville, Tennessee. There were 5,000 fans in attendance and the show drew a 3.9 rating on TBS.SMW Superbowl of Wrestling
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This is the Big One! The biggest stars from SMW, WWE, NWA and more battle it out in the squared circle!ECW Guilty as Charged 1999
5
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"The Franchise" Shane Douglas defends the ECW World Heavyweight Championship against Taz in the main event. Justin Credible takes on Tommy Dreamer in a Stairway to Hell Match. Rob Van Dam defends the ECW Television Championship against Lance Storm. The Dudley Boyz take on New Jack & Spike Dudley. Yoshihiro Tajiri battles Super Crazy in an aerial classic and more!ECW Fan Cam: May 3, 1997
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Extreme Action from the Christian Youth Organization in Trenton, New Jersey.WCW Clash of The Champions XVIII
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WCW Clash of The Champions XVIII took place on January 21, 1992 at The Expo Center in Topeka, Kansas. There were 5,500 fans in attendance and the show drew a 3.7 rating on TBS. This event was a set-up for SuperBrawl II and saw the WCW debut of Jesse "The Body" Ventura. It was originally scheduled as Brian Pillman & The Patriots vs. The Diamond Studd & The Young Pistols.ECW Fan Cam: September 17, 1998
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September 17, 1998 from The Madhouse of Extreme in Queens, New YorkWCW Starrcade '90: Collision Course
8.5
Overview:
WCW Starrcade '90: Collision Course was the eighth annual Starrcade professional wrestling PPV event produced under the NWA banner. It was the third Starrcade event produced by WCW, and the last PPV event held by the NWA. It took place on December 16, 1990 from the Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis, Missouri. The main event was a steel cage match between Sting and The Black Scorpion for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Other matches included a Street Fight between Doom and the team of Arn Anderson and Barry Windham for the NWA World Tag Team Championship, and a Texas Lariat match between Stan Hansen and Lex Luger for the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship. The event also hosted the Pat O'Connor Memorial International Cup Tag Team Tournament.NWA Clash of The Champions IX: New York Knockout
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WCW Clash of The Champions IX: New York Knockout took place on November 15, 1989 at The Houston Field House in Troy, New York. There were 4,000 fans in attendance and the show drew a 4.9 rating on TBS. This show mainly dealt with fallout from Halloween Havoc PPV and set up the Iron Man/Iron Team tournaments at Starrcade '89: Future Shock.WCW Great American Bash '90: New Revolution
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The Great American Bash '90 took place on July 7, 1990 at the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. The main event was Ric Flair defending the NWA World Heavyweight Championship against Sting. Mark Callous challenged Lex Luger for the NWA US Championship, Doom defended the NWA World Tag Team Championships against the Rock 'n' Roll Express, The Four Horsemen fought Paul Orndorff, Junkyard Dog, and El Gigante, and The Steiner Brothers wrestled The Fabulous Freebirds. Other matches included Big Van Vader vs Tom Zenk, Mike Rotunda vs Iron Sheik, and 4 other matches.NWA The Last Battle of Atlanta
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Within the grizzly confines of a completely enclosed steel cage, and Paul Ellering hanging above the ring, the blood feud between "Mad Dog" Buzz Sawyer and "Wildfire" Tommy Rich comes to an end. and if Rich can manage to win, then Ole Anderson gets "Precious" Paul to himself for 5 minutes inside the cage!ECW Fan Cam: March 7, 1998
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Extreme action from The Wonderland Greyhound Park in Revere, Massachusetts.ECW Wrestlepalooza 1997
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Wrestlepalooza 1997 was the second Wrestlepalooza event from Extreme Championship Wrestling. It took place on June 6, 1997 at the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.ECW It Ain't Seinfeld
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ECW It Ain't Seinfeld from The Madhouse of Extreme in Queens, New York on May 14, 1998.WCW Clash of The Champions XIV: Dixie Dynamite
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Scott Steiner challenges "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship. Sting & Lex Luger collide with the WCW World Tag Team Champions Doom. The Four Horsemen take on The Renegade Warriors in tag team action. Missy Hyatt competes in an Inter-Gender Arm Wrestling Contest against Paul E. Dangerously and more.ECW Wrestlepalooza 1998
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"The Franchise" Shane Douglas defends the ECW World Heavyweight Championship against Al Snow. Long time rivals face off for the ECW Television Championship when Sabu collides with Rob Van Dam. Tommy Dreamer & Sandman join forces to take on The Dudley Boyz. Bam Bam Bigelow battles New Jack. Plus, Justin Credible, Lance Storm, and more!ECW Living Dangerously 1998
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Al Snow teams with Lance Storm to face Triple Threat members "The Franchise" Shane Douglas & Chris Candido. Sabu battles Sandman in a Dueling Canes Match. Taz defends the ECW Television Championship against Bam Bam Bigelow. Tommy Dreamer battles Justin Credible. The Dudley Boyz face Spike Dudley & New Jack. Rob Van Dam battles 2 Cold Scorpio and more!WCW Clash of The Champions XVI: Fall Brawl '91
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WCW Clash of The Champions XVI: Fall Brawl '91 took place on September 5, 1991 at the Augusta-Richmond County Civic Center in Augusta, Georgia. There were 2,800 fans in attendance and the show drew a 3.7 rating on TBS.WCW Clash of The Champions XVII
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WCW Clash of The Champions XVII took place on November 19, 1991 at The Savannah Civic Center in Savannah, Georgia. There were 6,922 fans in attendance and the show drew a 4.3 rating on TBS.NWA Clash of The Champions XII: Fall Brawl '90: Mountain Madness
7
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WCW Clash of The Champions XII took place on September 5, 1990 at the Asheville Civic Center in Asheville, North Carolina. There were 4,000 fans in attendance and the show drew a 5.0 rating on TBS. The Master Blasters debuted at this event, however, after approximately one week Iron was replaced by Blade. Ric Flair was disqualified due to interference by Stan Hansen. After their match, Sting attempted to unmask the Black Scorpion, tearing away his black mask only to reveal a red mask underneath. The Scorpion quickly escaped when the "real" Black Scorpion appeared on the entrance ramp. Although he was never truly unmasked, the Black Scorpion that Sting wrestled was Al Perez.Acting
2018YouShoot: Tommy Rich as Himself
2003USA Championship Wrestling (6 Episodes) as Tommy Rich
2000ECW Guilty as Charged 2000 as Tommy Rich (Ringside)
1999ECW Fan Cam: February 6, 1999 as "The Big Don" Tommy Rich (Manager)
1999ECW House Party 1999 as "The Big Don" Tommy Rich
1999ECW Guilty as Charged 1999 as "The Big Don" Tommy Rich
1998ECW November To Remember 1998 as "The Big Don" Tommy Rich (Ringside)
1998ECW Fan Cam: September 17, 1998 as "The Big Don" Tommy Rich
1998ECW A Matter of Respect 1998 as "The Big Don" Tommy Rich (Manager)
1998ECW It Ain't Seinfeld as "The Big Don" Tommy Rich (Ringside)
1998ECW Wrestlepalooza 1998 as "The Big Don" Tommy Rich
1998ECW Fan Cam: March 7, 1998 as "The Big Don" Tommy Rich (Ringside)
1998ECW Living Dangerously 1998 as "The Big Don" Tommy Rich
1998ECW CyberSlam 1998 as "The Big Don" Tommy Rich (Ringside)
1998ECW House Party 1998 as "The Big Don" Tommy Rich
1997ECW November to Remember 1997 as Tommy Rich (Manager)
1997ECW Fan Cam: October 31, 1997 as "The Big Don" Tommy Rich (Manager)
1997ECW As Good As It Gets as "The Big Don" Tommy Rich
1997ECW Born To Be Wired as "The Big Don" Tommy Rich
1997ECW Wrestlepalooza 1997 as "The Big Don" Tommy Rich (Manager)
1997ECW The Buffalo Invasion as "The Big Don" Tommy Rich (Manager)
1997ECW Fan Cam: May 16, 1997 as "The Big Don" Tommy Rich (Manager)
1997ECW Fan Cam: May 3, 1997 as "The Big Don" Tommy Rich (Manager)
1997ECW Fan Cam: May 2, 1997 (Barely Legal II) as "The Big Don" Tommy Rich (Ringside)
1997ECW CyberSlam 1997 as "Wildfire" Tommy Rich
1997ECW Fan Cam: February 14, 1997 as "Wildfire" Tommy Rich
1997ECW Crossing The Line Again as "Wildfire" Tommy Rich
1995SMW Superbowl of Wrestling as "Wildfire" Tommy Rich
1995Blood, Brawls and Grudges as "Wildfire" Tommy Rich
1995AWF Warriors of Wrestling (3 Episodes) as Tommy Rich
1992WCW Clash of The Champions XVIII as "Wildfire" Tommy Rich
1991WCW Starrcade 1991 as Thomas Rich
1991WCW Clash of The Champions XVII as Thomas Rich
1991WCW Clash of The Champions XVI: Fall Brawl '91 as Thomas Rich
1991WCW Clash of the Champions XV: Knocksville USA as "Wildfire" Tommy Rich
1991WCW SuperBrawl: Return from The Rising Sun as "Wildfire" Tommy Rich
1991WCW WrestleWar 1991 as "Wildfire" Tommy Rich
1991WCW Clash of The Champions XIV: Dixie Dynamite as "Wildfire" Tommy Rich
1990WCW Starrcade '90: Collision Course as "Wildfire" Tommy Rich
1990WCW Halloween Havoc '90 as "Wildfire" Tommy Rich
1990NWA Clash of The Champions XII: Fall Brawl '90: Mountain Madness as "Wildfire" Tommy Rich
1990WCW Great American Bash '90: New Revolution as "Wildfire" Tommy Rich
1990NWA Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush as "Wildfire" Tommy Rich
1990WCW Capital Combat: The Return of RoboCop as "Wildfire" Tommy Rich
1989NWA Clash of The Champions IX: New York Knockout as Tommy Rich
1989WCW Halloween Havoc '89 as "Wildfire" Tommy Rich
1989NWA Clash of The Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89 as "Wildfire" Tommy Rich
1987CWA Mayhem in Memphis: The Steel Cage Haircut Match as "Wildfire" Tommy Rich
1983GCW at The Omni (December '83) as "Wildfire" Tommy Rich
1983NWA The Last Battle of Atlanta as "Wildfire" Tommy Rich