SCW Brass Knuckles Championship

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SCW Brass Knuckles Championship
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The Shah of Grog is a former SCW Brass Knuckles Champion.
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Promotion Southern Championship Wrestling
Date establishedMay 19, 1995
Date retiredNovember 20, 2004

The SCW Brass Knuckles Championship (also called the SCW Brass Knuckles Championship Trophy) was a professional wrestling hardcore championship in Southern Championship Wrestling (SCW). It remained active until November 20, 2004 when SCW was closed.

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The inaugural champion was Major DeBeers, who defeated Viper in a tournament final on May 19, 1995 to become the first SCW Brass Knuckles Champion. Jesse Drive holds the record for most reigns, with three. At 497 days, Trailer Park Heat's first and only reign is the longest in the title's history. The Shah of Grog's first and only reign was the shortest in the history of the title as it was won during a "New Jersey Drive" match, in which the title could change hands multiple times within a 10 min. period, losing it to Jesse Drive before the end of the match. Overall, there have been 30 reigns shared between 23 wrestlers, with nine vacancies, and 1 deactivation.

Title history

Key
#Order in reign history
ReignThe reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed
EventThe event in which the title was won
Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign
N/AThe information is not available or is unknown
+Indicates the current reign is changing daily

Names

NameYears
SCW Brass Knuckles Championship1995 2004

Reigns

#WrestlersReignDateDays
held
LocationEventNotesRef.
1Major DeBeers1May 19, 1995393 Clover, South Carolina Live event DeBeers defeated Viper in a tournament final to become the first SCW Brass Knuckles Champion.
2Viper1June 15, 1996364 Durham, North Carolina Live event
Vacated June 14, 1997N/AN/AThe championship is vacated when Viper is stripped as champion.
3Beau James1September 11, 1997214 Raleigh, North Carolina Live event James defeated Dave Blanchard and David Lee Gilbert in a triangle match to win the vacant title.
Vacated April 13, 1998N/AN/AThe championship is vacated when Beau James is stripped as champion after failing to appear for a scheduled title defense.
4David Blanchard1February 25, 1998290 Butner, North Carolina Live event Blanchard defeated Eddie Edmonds to win the vacant championship. [1]
5Major DeBeers2December 12, 199890 Butner, North Carolina Live event
6Juice1March 12, 199915 Durham, North Carolina Live event
7Major DeBeers3March 27, 199942 Butner, North Carolina Live event
8Natrone Steele1May 8, 199935 Durham, North Carolina Live event
9Uncle Tom Kettle1June 12, 1999292 Louisburg, North Carolina Live event
10James Ivey1March 30, 2000N/A Raleigh, North Carolina Live event
Vacated April 2000N/AN/AThe championship is vacated when James Ivey was stripped as champion after failing to appear for a scheduled title defense.
11Uncle Tom Kettle2April 22, 200090 Butner, North Carolina Live event Kettle won a "First Blood" battle royal involving Rick Link, Loki, The K Assassin, Saltwater Redneck, and Duke Richards to win the vacant title.
12 Rick Link 1July 21, 2000132 Raleigh, North Carolina Live event
13Jesse Drive1November 30, 200084 Raleigh, North Carolina Live event
14 Shah of Grog 2February 22, 20010 Raleigh, North Carolina Live event Grog pinned Anthony Overdrive during a "New Jersey Drive" match in which the title could change hands multiple times within a 10-minute period. [2]
15Justin Drive1February 22, 20010 Raleigh, North Carolina Live event Drive pinned the Shah of Grog during a "New Jersey Drive" match. [2]
16Jesse Drive2February 22, 20010 Raleigh, North Carolina Live event Drive pinned the Shah of Grog during a "New Jersey Drive" match.
17Wicked Walt Rabon1March 24, 20017 Holly Springs, North Carolina Live event Rabon pinned Jesse Drive during a "New Jersey Drive" match. [3]
18David Blanchard1March 31, 20017 Butner, North Carolina Live event Blanchard pinned Wicked Walt Rabon during a "New Jersey Drive" match.
19Wicked Walt Rabon2April 7, 20010 Zebulon, North Carolina Live event
20Justin Drive2April 7, 20010 Zebulon, North Carolina Live event
Held up April 7, 2001 Zebulon, North Carolina Live event The championship is held up when Justin and Jesse Drive both score a double-pin. Instead of vacating the title, the two men defend the title as co-champions.
22Jesse Drive3April 26, 200135 Raleigh, North Carolina Live event
23 Otto Schwanz 1May 31, 200128 Raleigh, North Carolina Live event
24Q Sic1June 28, 200163 Raleigh, North Carolina Live event [4]
25Chilly Willy1August 30, 2001N/A Raleigh, North Carolina Live event Willy pinned Q Sic during a tag team match.
Vacated October 2001N/AN/AThe championship is vacated when Chilly Willy leaves the promotion to enlist in the United States Army.
26Count Grog1October 25, 200124 Raleigh, North Carolina Live event Grog pinned Justin Drive during a tag team match to win the vacant title. [5]
Vacated November 18, 2001 Chapel Hill, North Carolina Live event The championship is vacated when Count Grog retires.
27Malaki1January 24, 2002154 Carrboro, North Carolina Live event This was a four-way elimination match involving Seymour Snott, Jesse and Justin Drive.
28Dan Rage1June 27, 2002N/A Raleigh, North Carolina Live event
Vacated June 24, 1999N/AN/AThe championship is vacated when Dan Rage is stripped as champion after failing to appear for a scheduled title defense.
29Malaki2January 4, 2003189 Butner, North Carolina Live event Malaki defeated Major DeBeers in a tournament final to win the vacant title.
30Trailer Park Heat1July 12, 2003497 Burlington, North Carolina Live event
Deactivated November 20, 2004N/AN/ASCW closed on November 20, 2004 and Trailer Park Heat was the final champion in SCW as a company.

List of combined reigns

<1Indicates that the reign lasted less than one day.
Rank [N 1] Wrestler# of reignsCombined days
1Major DeBeers3523
2Trailer Park Heat1497
3Uncle Tom Kettle2382
4Viper1364
5Malaki2343
6David Blanchard2297
7Beau James1214
8Jesse Drive3149
9 Rick Link 1132
10Q Sic163
11Natrone Steele135
12Otto Schwanz128
13 Shah of Grog 224
14Juice115
15Wicked Walt Rabon27
16Justin Drive2<1

Footnotes

  1. Each reign is ranked highest to lowest; reigns with the same number mean that they are tied for that certain rank.

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