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Promotion | Southern Championship Wrestling | ||||||||||||
Date established | June 25, 1988 | ||||||||||||
Date retired | 1990 | ||||||||||||
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The SCW Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling regional championship in Southern Championship Wrestling (SCW). It remained active until early-1990 when SCW was closed.
The inaugural champion was "Gentleman" Chris Adams, who defeated Buck Robley in a tournament final on June 25, 1988 to become the first SCW Heavyweight Champion. "Outlaw" Joel Deaton holds the record for most reigns, with two. At 114 days, Deaton's first reign is the longest in the title's history. The Bullet's only reign was the shortest in the history of the title holding the belt for only 14 days before losing it to "Wildfire" Tommy Rich. Overall, there have been 8 reigns shared between 7 wrestlers, with one vacancy, and 1 deactivation.
No. | Overall reign number |
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Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
Days | Number of days held |
No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||
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Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||
1 | Chris Adams | June 25, 1988 | SCW show | Columbus, Georgia | 1 | N/A | Adams defeated Buck Robley in a tournament final to become the first SCW Heavyweight Champion. | [1] |
2 | Moondog Spot | 1988 | SCW show | N/A | 1 | N/A | ||
3 | The Bullet | September 4, 1988 | SCW show | Atlanta, Georgia | 1 | 14 | ||
34 | Tommy Rich | September 18, 1988 | SCW show | Marietta, Georgia | 1 | N/A | ||
5 | Jon Michaels | N/A | SCW show | N/A | 1 | N/A | ||
— | Vacated | 1989 | — | — | — | — | ||
6 | Joel Deaton | May 21, 1989 | SCW show | Griffin, Georgia | 1 | 119 | ||
7 | David Sammartino | October 30, 1989 | SCW show | Alpharetta, Georgia | 1 | N/A | ||
8 | Joel Deaton | N/A | SCW show | N/A | 2 | N/A | Deaton is awarded the title. | |
— | Deactivated | 1990 | — | — | — | — | SCW closed in early-1990 and Deaton was the final champion in SCW as a company. |
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