The 15 Greatest Feuds you Never Heard About

Here are a sampling of some great feuds that took place out of the main stream spotlight, but are really worth examining.  Here are the first five.

Jason Kincaid vs. Chase Owens

These two men feuded over the NWA Junior Heavyweight Championship as well as the Smoky Mtn. Heavyweight Championship.  Owens lost the Junior Heavyweight belt in a title vs. title match, but regained it at NWA Invasion, where many people say the match stole the show.  Owens would lose the belt to Ricky Morton partly because of interference from Kincaid.  Kincaid beat Owens for the NWA SAW Title.  Kincaid won the Crockett Cup by pinning Owens, and the NWA Smoky Mtn. Title was on the line in that one.  However, Owens beat Kincaid in a ladder match for a NWA Junior Heavyweight Title shot, and Owens ended up reclaiming the belt.  And that is just a taste.  The feud is on-going.  One can hardly wait to see where it goes next.

 Freebirds vs. Junk Yard Dog

JYD was a hero in Mid South Wrestling, but the Freebirds made their name in that territory by beating the stuffing out of JYD.  In fact, they blinded JYD with hair cream and had a dog collar match with him while he was blind.  This was so good that they did it in multiple territories one of which had JYD unable to see his new born baby.  Got to love those Freebirds.

Al Snow and the Unabomb vs. The Rock-N-Roll Express

This Smoky Mountain Wrestling feud featured crowd favorites and helped start the career of the Unabomb who would go on to be Kane in the WWE.  Al Snow was magic in promos, and Rock-n-Roll were veterans in the ring.  No one could make the crowd angrier than Snow when he was just on the ring apron.  This feud includes the forbidden piledriver, single and tag team matches, championships, and a scaffold match.  Great stuff.

Chris Hero vs. Mike Quakenbush

This feud started off as the Super Friends Tag Team, and went two years before ending with the invention of the Chickara Special and Hero tapping out.  The feud went from tag team feud to personal feud to great finish.  All you could want.  Time off for an injury helped make it longer, but it still holds up.

Thugz vs. The Gangstas

Another SMW feud that was under the radar.  In fact, no belts were involved, but it was the most natural rivalry.  It went from a six man feud, to a four man feud to a two man feud.  It included some great Street fights (which sometimes literally went outside), and I think at least one stretcher match.  The Dirty White Boy and Tracy Smothers fought the Gangstas: New Jack, Mustafa, and D-Lo Brown and it was a great feud all the way around.