SCW World Heavyweight Championship

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SCW World Heavyweight Championship
Details
Promotion Southwest Championship Wrestling
Date establishedMay 26, 1983
Date retiredSeptember 1983
Statistics
First champion(s) Adrian Adonis
Final champion(s) Scott Casey

The SCW World Heavyweight Championship briefly served as the top singles title in Southwest Championship Wrestling for a few months in 1983. The title was established in response to SCW landing a television show on the USA Network in late-1982, but after USA controversially canceled Southwest Championship Wrestling a few months later and turned its TV time over to WWF All American Wrestling , the title was forgotten and eventually abandoned.

Title history

Wrestler:Times:Date:Location:Notes:
Adrian Adonis 1May 26, 1983Houston, TXDefeats Bob Orton Jr. in 8-man tournament final; presented old NWA belt by Lou Thesz
Scott Casey 1August 30, 1983St. Louis, MOFictitious title change
Title retiredSeptember 1983Title abandoned

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