While it came a bit later than we had hoped, we can exclusively reveal today’s WWE Network Hidden Gems addition! This week’s sole addition comes from the 1990’s with Jim Cornette’s Smoky Mountain Wrestling. SMW was a regional promotion that saw many stars of WWE, WCW, and ECW come through including the two key subjects in this upload: Balls Mahoney and Chris Candido.

On January 27th, 1995, at least according to WWE Network’s information, Boo Bradley (later known as Balls Mahoney) took on Chris Candido in Smoky Mountain Wrestling. While the match isn’t much and it’s actually quite short, the intrigue for this likely comes from the very unique, controversial, but certainly memorable angle attached to it. Boo Bradley’s best friend Bootz the cat was “killed” by Chris Candido, so Cactus Jack helped prepare him for revenge. Yeah, that’s a real angle that took place. Pro wrestling is something else.

Regardless, the upcoming Gem will have a recap of the feud along with some promos associated with it. All told, the video itself is under nine minutes long but it’s jam packed with storytelling. And it’s all narrated by Jim Ross who was working with the territory at this time. Remember, this WWE Hidden Gems addition will become available later today, but new Hidden Gems arrive each week.

Below is the synopsis for the coming WWE Hidden Gems addition:

“SMW 01/27/1995 – Skip to my Boo Before making their mark on ECW, the rivalry between Chris Candido and Boo Bradley comes to a fever pitch in this rarely seen contest.”

So, what do you think? Are you excited to see this Hidden Gem? Do you want to see more footage from Smoky Mountain Wrestling either in the Vault or in Hidden Gems? And what do you hope to see in the future? Let us know all your thoughts in the comments section down below.

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