Tommy Richardson

Tommy Richardson

Born: July 26, 1956
in Hendersonville, Tennessee, USA
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.

Movies for Tommy Richardson...

YouShoot: Tommy Rich
Title: YouShoot: Tommy Rich
Character: Himself
Released: October 3, 2018
Type: Movie
SOMEBODY SAY SOMETHIN ‘BOUT FIRED UP?! This guest of the series that changed the game is ready to get fired up for your questions! Tommy “Wildfire” Rich takes the YouShoot oath and is prepared to tell you stories that range from his love of ECW to his hatred of anyone named Crockett. Tommy is old school to the bone and he’s loaded with stories about yesteryear’s road trips, including his pre-match…err…”training sessions.” From Harley to Barnett, Dundee to Atlas, and all the names in between, Tommy gives you the inside dish on everything you asked. It’s all here…in the one and only series that lets the shooters SHOOT….YOUSHOOT!
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Title: USA Championship Wrestling
Character: Tommy Rich
Released: July 26, 2003
Type: TV
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ECW Guilty as Charged 2000
Title: ECW Guilty as Charged 2000
Character: Tommy Rich (Ringside)
Released: January 9, 2000
Type: Movie
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.
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ECW Fan Cam: February 6, 1999
Title: ECW Fan Cam: February 6, 1999
Character: "The Big Don" Tommy Rich (Manager)
Released: February 6, 1999
Type: Movie
February 6, 1999 from The Academy Rec Center in Concord, North Carolina
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ECW House Party 1999
Title: ECW House Party 1999
Character: "The Big Don" Tommy Rich
Released: January 16, 1999
Type: Movie
Date: 1999, January 16 Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Commentator: Joey Styles Two on One Handicap Match Danny Doring and Roadkill vs. Spike Dudley Chris Chetti vs. Steve Corino Antifaz del Norte and Nova vs. The Full Blooded Italians (Little Guido and Tony Mamaluke) Super Crazy vs. Yoshihiro Tajiri Three Way Match Justin Credible vs. Lance Storm vs. Tommy Dreamer ECW World Tag Team Championship Match Axl Rotten and Balls Mahoney vs. Rob Van Dam and Sabu (c) Kronus vs. Ulf Herman ECW World Heavyweight Championship Match Chris Candido vs. Taz (c) ECW World Heavyweight Championship Match Shane Douglas vs. Taz (c) Sid Vicious vs. Skull Von Krush
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ECW Guilty as Charged 1999
Title: ECW Guilty as Charged 1999
Character: "The Big Don" Tommy Rich
Released: January 10, 1999
Type: Movie
"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!
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ECW November To Remember 1998
Title: ECW November To Remember 1998
Character: "The Big Don" Tommy Rich (Ringside)
Released: November 1, 1998
Type: Movie
Sabu, Rob Van Dam & Taz join forces to take on the Triple Threat in the main event. Tommy Dreamer teams with a mystery partner to take on Justin Credible & Jack Victory. The Dudley Boyz defend the ECW World Tag Team Championship against Balls Mahoney & Masato Tanaka. Lance Storm faces Jerry Lynn and much more!
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ECW Fan Cam: September 17, 1998
Title: ECW Fan Cam: September 17, 1998
Character: "The Big Don" Tommy Rich
Released: September 17, 1998
Type: Movie
September 17, 1998 from The Madhouse of Extreme in Queens, New York
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ECW A Matter of Respect 1998
Title: ECW A Matter of Respect 1998
Character: "The Big Don" Tommy Rich (Manager)
Released: May 16, 1998
Type: Movie
Date: 1998, May 16 Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Attendance: 1,600 Commentator: Joey Styles Two out of Three Falls Match Jerry Lynn vs. Justin Credible Chris Chetti vs. Jamie Dundee Mike Lozanski vs. Mikey Whipwreck Danny Doring vs. Kronus Al Snow vs. Bam Bam Bigelow Balls Mahoney and Axl Rotten vs. The Full Blooded Italians (Little Guido and Tracy Smothers) Sabu and Chris Candido vs. Rob Van Dam and Lance Storm Stairway to Hell Match The Dudleys (Buh Buh Ray Dudley, Big Dick Dudley and D-Von Dudley) vs. The Sandman, Tommy Dreamer and Spike Dudley
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ECW It Ain't Seinfeld
Title: ECW It Ain't Seinfeld
Character: "The Big Don" Tommy Rich (Ringside)
Released: May 14, 1998
Type: Movie
ECW It Ain't Seinfeld from The Madhouse of Extreme in Queens, New York on May 14, 1998.
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ECW Wrestlepalooza 1998
Title: ECW Wrestlepalooza 1998
Character: "The Big Don" Tommy Rich
Released: May 3, 1998
Type: Movie
"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!
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ECW Living Dangerously 1998
Title: ECW Living Dangerously 1998
Character: "The Big Don" Tommy Rich
Released: March 1, 1998
Type: Movie
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!
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ECW CyberSlam 1998
Title: ECW CyberSlam 1998
Character: "The Big Don" Tommy Rich (Ringside)
Released: February 21, 1998
Type: Movie
Date: 1998, February 21 Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Danny Doring vs. Jerry Lynn Al Snow vs. Tracy Smothers Chris Chetti vs. Doug Furnas Chris Candido vs. Lance Storm ECW World Television Championship Match Brakkus vs. Taz (c) First Blood Match Justin Credible vs. Tommy Dreamer Axl Rotten, Balls Mahoney and The Sandman vs. Spike Dudley, Kronus and New Jack Triple Threat (Bam Bam Bigelow and Shane Douglas) vs. Rob Van Dam and Sabu
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ECW House Party 1998
Title: ECW House Party 1998
Character: "The Big Don" Tommy Rich
Released: January 10, 1998
Type: Movie
Date: 1998, January 10 Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Attendance: 1,650 Axl Rotten, Balls Mahoney and Tommy Dreamer vs. The Full Blooded Italians (Little Guido, Tommy Rich and Tracy Smothers) Chris Candido vs. Jerry Lynn Gran Hamada vs. Gran Naniwa Al Snow vs. Roadkill The Great Sasuke vs. Justin Credible Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Rob Van Dam Taz vs. Too Cold Scorpio The Dudleys (Buh Buh Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley) vs. The Gangstanators (Kronus and New Jack) Stairway to Hell Match Sabu vs. The Sandman
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ECW November To Remember 1997
Title: ECW November To Remember 1997
Character: Himself
Released: November 30, 1997
Type: Movie
Bam Bam Bigelow defends the ECW World Heavyweight Championship against "The Franchise" Shane Douglas. Sabu faces Sandman in a Tables and Ladders Match. Rob Van Dam battles Tommy Dreamer in a Flag Match. Taz defends the ECW Television Championship against Pitbull #2. Plus, a 4-Way Dance for the ECW World Tag Team Championship and more!
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ECW Fan Cam: October 31, 1997
Title: ECW Fan Cam: October 31, 1997
Character: "The Big Don" Tommy Rich (Manager)
Released: October 31, 1997
Type: Movie
October 31, 1997 from Twin Rinks in Stamford, Connecticut
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ECW As Good As It Gets
Title: ECW As Good As It Gets
Character: "The Big Don" Tommy Rich
Released: September 20, 1997
Type: Movie
"The Franchise" Shane Douglas prepares to defend the ECW World Heavyweight Title against "Ravishing" Rick Rude's personally selected mystery opponent. Bam Bam Bigelow introduces Spike Dudley to extreme crowd surfing. Beulah and Fonzie battle in a bloody brawl. Former nemeses "The Original Gangsta" New Jack and John Kronus join forces to battle their mutual enemy the Dudley Boys for the ECW World Tag Team Titles. "The Hardcore Icon" The Sandman faces "The Homicidal Suicidal Genocidal Death-Defying Maniac" Sabu for the first time ever, Jerry Lynn vs. Justin Credible, Chris Candido vs. Lance Storm, and more!
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ECW Born To Be Wired
Title: ECW Born To Be Wired
Character: "The Big Don" Tommy Rich
Released: August 8, 1997
Type: Movie
Born to Be Wired 1997 is an event put on by Extreme Championship Wrestling which took place on August 9, 1997 at the ECW Arena in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ECW World Heavyweight Champion "The Hardcore Legend" Terry Funk defends the gold against "The Homicidal Suicidal Genocidal Death-Defying Maniac" Sabu in an infamous no-rope barbed wire match, and more.
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ECW Wrestlepalooza 1997
Title: ECW Wrestlepalooza 1997
Character: "The Big Don" Tommy Rich (Manager)
Released: June 7, 1997
Type: Movie
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.
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ECW The Buffalo Invasion
Title: ECW The Buffalo Invasion
Character: "The Big Don" Tommy Rich (Manager)
Released: May 17, 1997
Type: Movie
Held on May 17, 1997 at The Burt Flickinger Center in Buffalo, New York. Attendance: 1,697
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ECW CyberSlam 1997
Title: ECW CyberSlam 1997
Character: "Wildfire" Tommy Rich
Released: February 22, 1997
Type: Movie
Cyberslam 97 took place on February 22, 1997 from the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, PA with an attendance of 1,400. The opening match was a rematch from the previous night, in which The Eliminators defend the World Tag Team Championship against Sabu and Rob Van Dam in a Tables and Ladders match. Tracy Smothers makes his ECW debut against Taz. Raven and Brian Lee competed against the team of Tommy Dreamer and Terry Funk. The match stipulated that Funk would earn a title shot at Raven's World Heavyweight Championship at Barely Legal should he beat Raven. Shane Douglas and Francine call out The Pitbulls. In the main event, Sabu competes against Chris Candido, and much more.
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ECW Crossing The Line Again
Title: ECW Crossing The Line Again
Character: "Wildfire" Tommy Rich
Released: February 1, 1997
Type: Movie
ECW World Champion Raven defends his title against "Dr. Death" Steve Williams. Sandman takes on D-Von Dudley. Terry Funk battles "Wildfire" Tommy Rich. Rob Van Dam & Sabu challenge The Eliminators for the ECW World Tag Team Titles. Big Stevie Cool faces Ricky Morton. Lance Storm goes one-on-one with Balls Mahoney and so much more!
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SMW Super Bowl of Wrestling
Title: SMW Super Bowl of Wrestling
Character: "Wildfire" Tommy Rich
Released: August 4, 1995
Type: Movie
This is The Big One! The biggest stars from SMW, WWE, NWA and more Battle it out in The Squared Circle!
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Title: AWF Warriors of Wrestling
Character: Tommy Rich
Released: March 6, 1995
Type: TV
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WCW Clash of The Champions XVIII
Title: WCW Clash of The Champions XVIII
Character: "Wildfire" Tommy Rich
Released: January 21, 1992
Type: Movie
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.
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WCW Starrcade 1991
Title: WCW Starrcade 1991
Character: Thomas Rich
Released: December 29, 1991
Type: Movie
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.
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WCW Clash of The Champions XVII
Title: WCW Clash of The Champions XVII
Character: Thomas Rich
Released: November 19, 1991
Type: Movie
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.
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WCW Clash of The Champions XVI: Fall Brawl '91
Title: WCW Clash of The Champions XVI: Fall Brawl '91
Character: Thomas Rich
Released: September 5, 1991
Type: Movie
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.
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WCW Clash of the Champions XV: Knocksville USA
Title: WCW Clash of the Champions XV: Knocksville USA
Character: "Wildfire" Tommy Rich
Released: June 12, 1991
Type: Movie
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.
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WCW SuperBrawl: Return from The Rising Sun
Title: WCW SuperBrawl: Return from The Rising Sun
Character: "Wildfire" Tommy Rich
Released: May 19, 1991
Type: Movie
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.
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WCW WrestleWar 1991
Title: WCW WrestleWar 1991
Character: "Wildfire" Tommy Rich
Released: February 24, 1991
Type: Movie
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.
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WCW Clash of The Champions XIV: Dixie Dynamite
Title: WCW Clash of The Champions XIV: Dixie Dynamite
Character: "Wildfire" Tommy Rich
Released: January 30, 1991
Type: Movie
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.
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WCW Starrcade '90: Collision Course
Title: WCW Starrcade '90: Collision Course
Character: "Wildfire" Tommy Rich
Released: December 16, 1990
Type: Movie
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.
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WCW Halloween Havoc '90
Title: WCW Halloween Havoc '90
Character: "Wildfire" Tommy Rich
Released: October 27, 1990
Type: Movie
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.
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WCW Clash of The Champions XII: Fall Brawl '90: Mountain Madness
Title: WCW Clash of The Champions XII: Fall Brawl '90: Mountain Madness
Character: "Wildfire" Tommy Rich
Released: September 5, 1990
Type: Movie
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.
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WCW Great American Bash '90: New Revolution
Title: WCW Great American Bash '90: New Revolution
Character: "Wildfire" Tommy Rich
Released: July 7, 1990
Type: Movie
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.
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WCW Clash of The Champions XI: Coastal Crush
Title: WCW Clash of The Champions XI: Coastal Crush
Character: "Wildfire" Tommy Rich
Released: June 13, 1990
Type: Movie
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.
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WCW Capital Combat: The Return of RoboCop
Title: WCW Capital Combat: The Return of RoboCop
Character: "Wildfire" Tommy Rich
Released: May 19, 1990
Type: Movie
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).
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WCW Clash of The Champions IX: New York Knockout
Title: WCW Clash of The Champions IX: New York Knockout
Character: Tommy Rich
Released: November 15, 1989
Type: Movie
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.
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WCW Halloween Havoc '89
Title: WCW Halloween Havoc '89
Character: "Wildfire" Tommy Rich
Released: October 28, 1989
Type: Movie
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.
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WCW Clash of The Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89
Title: WCW Clash of The Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89
Character: "Wildfire" Tommy Rich
Released: September 12, 1989
Type: Movie
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.
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CWA Mayhem in Memphis: The Steel Cage Haircut Match
Title: CWA Mayhem in Memphis: The Steel Cage Haircut Match
Character: "Wildfire" Tommy Rich
Released: April 27, 1987
Type: Movie
The King gets himself into a world of trouble when tow opponents and a young upstart get their hands on the shears!
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GCW at The Omni (December '83)
Title: GCW at The Omni (December '83)
Character: "Wildfire" Tommy Rich
Released: December 4, 1983
Type: Movie
GCW December 4, 1983 from The Omni in Atlanta, Georgia
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NWA The Last Battle of Atlanta
Title: NWA The Last Battle of Atlanta
Character: "Wildfire" Tommy Rich
Released: October 23, 1983
Type: Movie
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!