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Tom Couch

Thomas R. Couch is a professional wrestler better known as Tommy Rogers of The Fantastics. Couch started wrestling in 1980 as "Tommy Rogers" in North Carolina. He made his debut (as a replacement for Charlie Cook) in a match with Eddy Mansfield with no formal training. Tommy then headed to Florida for a brief stay before heading to Portland, then Memphis where he met his future tag team partner Bobby Fulton. In a talent trade agreement between Memphis (Jarrett) and Mid-South (Watts) the newly formed Fantastics (Rogers & Fulton) headed to Mid South. There they had their first major program with The Midnight Express (Condrey & Eaton). In late 1984, Rogers went to World Class Championship Wrestling where he and Bobby Fulton continued their legendary feud with the Midnight Express. In 1986, Rogers and Fulton went to the Universal Wrestling Federation where they had a long series of violent matches against The Sheepherders (Butch Miller & Luke Williams). They went back to WCCW in 1987 and feuded with The Rock 'N Roll RPMs. The feud ended after The Fantastics won a scaffold match at "The Parade of Champions". In 1988, they went to the NWA's Jim Crockett Promotions to renew their feud with the Midnight Express. They left in 1989 and had been wrestling in the independents ever since. The Fantastics spent several tours in Japan during the 1990s working with such names as Dean and Joe Malenko. In 1997, Rogers and Fulton both wrestled in the WWF's Light Heavyweight Division. They were pitted against each other once on an episode of Raw. Rogers defeated Fulton with the Tomakaze, a finishing maneuver of Tommy's invention later adopted by Christian Cage. In 1987 The Fantastics made an appearance at the World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico. Rogers wrestled in ECW from 1997 to 1998, where he briefly teamed with Jerry Lynn. Rogers also worked behind the scenes helping the ECW product as an agent. In 2005, the Fantastics reformed on the indie circuit. They won the SCW Tag Team Championship by defeating the Midnight Express in a steel cage match.[1] In 2006, Tommy moved to Honolulu, Hawaii. After undergoing hip replacement surgery in January 2007, he retired from the ring. On June 1, 2015, Couch was found dead in his Honolulu home by his roommate. The cause of death was not released.


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Born:
May 14, 1961 In St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
34
First Appeared:
In the movie WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '84 1984-10-24
Latest Project:
Movie Legends of Mid-South Wrestling 2013-09-10
Known For
Poster of ECW Fan Cam: January 30, 1999
Poster of AWA Monsters of the Mat: volume 1
Poster of MSW WrestleFest
Poster of WCCW Thanksgiving Star Wars '84
Filmography
Movie Legends of Mid-South Wrestling Tommy Rogers 2013-09-10
Movie WWE: Allied Powers - The World's Greatest Tag Teams Tommy Rogers 2009-01-01
Movie Giants, Midgets, Heroes and Villains II Tommy Rogers 2008-01-22
Movie The Triumph and Tragedy of World Class Championship Wrestling Tommy Rogers 2007-12-11
Movie Heroes of World Class Tommy Rogers 2006-12-26
Series WXO Wrestling Tommy Rogers 2000-01-16
Movie ECW Fan Cam: February 6, 1999 Tommy Rogers 1999-02-06
Movie ECW Fan Cam: January 30, 1999 Tommy Rogers 1999-01-30
Series ECW on TNN Tommy Rogers 1999-08-27
Movie Heroes of Wrestling Tommy Rogers 1999-10-10
Movie ECW November To Remember 1998 Tommy Rogers 1998-11-01
Movie ECW Fan Cam: October 31, 1997 Tommy Rogers 1997-10-31
Movie ECW November To Remember 1997 Tommy Rogers 1997-11-30
Series WWE Raw Tommy Rogers 1993-01-11
Series ECW Hardcore TV Tommy Rogers 1993-04-06
Movie SMW Fire on The Mountain 1992 Tommy Rogers 1992-08-08
Movie TWA Summer Sizzler II Tommy Rogers 1991-08-03
Movie WCW Clash of The Champions V: St. Valentine's Massacre Tommy Rogers 1989-02-15
Movie The Third Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament Tommy Rogers 1988-04-23
Movie WCW Clash of the Champions Tommy Rogers 1988-03-27
Movie NWA Clash of the Champions II: Miami Mayhem Tommy Rogers 1988-06-08
Movie NWA The Great American Bash '88: The Price for Freedom Tommy Rogers 1988-07-10
Movie NWA Starrcade '88: True Gritt Tommy Rogers 1988-12-26
Movie WCW Clash of The Champions IV: Season's Beatings Tommy Rogers 1988-12-07
Movie WCCW Parade of Champions '87 Tommy Rogers 1987-05-03
Movie WCCW Christmas Star Wars '87 Tommy Rogers 1987-12-25
Movie The First Annual NWA Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup Tag Team Tournament Tommy Rogers 1986-04-19
Movie AWA Monsters of the Mat: volume 1 Tommy Rogers 1986-06-01
Movie WCCW Parade of Champions '85 Tommy Rogers 1985-05-05
Movie MSW WrestleFest Tommy Rogers 1985-07-28
Movie WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '85 Tommy Rogers 1985-10-06
Movie WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '84 Tommy Rogers 1984-10-24
Movie WCCW Christmas Star Wars '84 Tommy Rogers 1984-12-25
Movie WCCW Thanksgiving Star Wars '84 Tommy Rogers 1984-11-22