Smokin' Joe Seward

Born, Joseph John Seward on December 1st, 1961, Joe's Seward's rise to stardom in the wrestling industry covers many long days and nights

1961 - Joe Seward is born in a Dallas church basement

1962 - Joe's parents divorce

1964 - Joe receives life saving operation

1969 - Joe's father, Corporal Seward is killed in Vietnam

1971 - Joe's mother takes a job as an office assistant. The family moves to Oklahoma City

1975 - Joe begins high school

1978 - Joe gets in his first fight as a senoir in high school. Joe breaks one student's nose, and brusies a few others

1980 - Joe finds his frist wrestling work in an early version of a back yard organization

1982 - Joe goes into a small indy wrestling organization

1985 - Joe breaks his fingers wrestling, allowing him a brief ring announcing spot.

1986 - Joe meets a woman named Lisa

1987 - Joe leaves the indy organization

1988 - Joe and Lisa wed

1989 - Joe finds steady work as a personal trainer for a fitness club

1992 - Joe and Lisa divorce after four years of marriage

1994 - Joe moves back to Dallas, finding more work as a personal trainer

1995 - Joe begins to sell cars along with personal training. Joe decides to go back into indy wrestling

1997 - Joe takes his extra income and purchases an average ring. Joe prepares plans for a small indy of his own

1998 - Joe's indy organization is born as he begins to refine his wrestling skills

2000 - Joe trains for a multi national wrestling organization yet misses the final cut

2001 - Joe steps down as leader of his indy organization

2002 - Joe steps down as a personal trainer to accept full time responsibilities in the
United Wrestling Alliance

2003 - Joe wins the UWA Hardcore Title