Thomas Couch

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names=Tommy Rogers
Tommy Couch
height=5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
weight=222 lb (100 kg)
birth_date = birth date and age|1961|5|14
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birth_place = St. Petersburg, Florida
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debut=1980
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Thomas Couch (born May 14 1961) is a professional wrestler better known as Tommy Rogers of The Fantastics.cite web | url = http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/t/tommy-rogers.html | title =Tommy Rogers' Profile | publisher = Online World of Wrestling | accessdate=2007-06-17]

Career

Couch started wrestling in 1981 as Tommy Rogers in Tampa, Florida.

In late 1984, Rogers went to World Class Championship Wrestling where he formed a team called The Fantastics with Bobby Fulton and began a 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).cite book | author=Greg Oliver and Steve Johnson | title= The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame: The Tag Teams | publisher=ECW Press | year=2005| id=ISBN 978-1-5502-2683-6]

They went back to WCCW in 1987 and feuded with Mike Davis & Tommy Lane, 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 have been wrestling in the independents ever since. The Fantastics spent several tours in Japan during the '90s 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 pit against each other in the first round of the Light Heavyweight Championship Tournament. Rogers defeated Fulton with the Tomakaze, a finish which never was shown on television. The maneuver was originally invented by Christian Cage but Tommy is credited for the move.

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 Titles by defeating the Midnight Express in a steel cage match.

In 2006, Tommy moved to Honolulu, Hawaii.

In wrestling

*Finishing and signature moves
**"Tomikaze" / "Tommyknocker" (Inverted double underhook facebuster) - Innovated
**"Rocket Launcher" (with Bobby Fulton)

*Managers
**Sunshine
**Jim Cornette

*Entrance music
**"Sharp Dressed Man" by ZZ Top

Championships and accomplishments

*Central States Wrestling:*NWA Central States Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Marty Jannetty

*Continental Wrestling Association:*AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Bobby Fulton

*International Wrestling Association:*IWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

*Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling:*NWA United States Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Bobby Fulton

*Pro Wrestling America:*PWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Bobby Fulton

*Southeastern Championship Wrestling:*NWA Southeast United States Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

*Universal Wrestling Federation:*UWF World Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Bobby Fulton

*World Class Championship Wrestling | World Class Wrestling Association:*NWA American Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Bobby Fulton:*WCWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Bobby Fulton

*Pro Wrestling Illustrated:*PWI ranked him # 63 of the 100 best tag teams during the "PWI Years" with Bobby Fulton in 2003.

*Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards:*5 Star Match (1986) with Bobby Fulton vs. the Sheepherders at the Crockett Cup Tournament on April 16:*Feud of the Year (1988) with Bobby Fulton vs Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane

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