Professional wrestling championship
Deep South Heavyweight Championship Promotion Deep South Wrestling Date established February 12, 1986 Date retired October 11, 2007
The Deep South Heavyweight Championship was the primary championship in Deep South Wrestling , a former developmental territory of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). When the title was first introduced, it was awarded to Mike Mizanin , who won a tournament to become the initial champion.[1] The title was vacated on April 18, 2007 when WWE ceased using DSW as a developmental territory.[1] [2] On July 12, 2007, a tournament was held to crown a new champion, which was won by Austin Creed .[1]
Creation [ ]
The title was first awarded to the winner of an 8-Man Single Elimination Tournament , held over a 2-week period, with the first-round matches being held November 23, 2005, and the semi-final and final matches on December 1.
After WWE [ ]
The title was "held-up" after the agreement between WWE and DSW ended in March 2007, and another tournament was held in on July 12 to crown the new champion.
First Round
Semifinals
Final
Austin Creed
Simon Sermon
Austin Creed
Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great
Salvatore Rinauro †
Austin Creed
Murder One
Murder One
J-Rod
Murder One
Rick Michaels
Rick Michaels
Pretty Boy Floyd
↑Alexander the Great defeated Salvatore Rinauro by Coin Toss
Title history [ ]
Key
No.
Overall reign number
Reign
Reign number for the specific champion
Days
Number of days held
<1
Reign lasted less than a day
No.
Champion
Championship change
Reign statistics
Notes
Ref.
Date
Event
Location
Reign
Days
1
Tommy Rich
February 12, 1986
N/A
Marietta, Georgia
1
142
Wins tournament to become the first champion
2
Flame
July 4, 1986
N/A
Albany, Georgia
1
83
3
Mr. Wrestling II
September 25, 1986
N/A
Carrollton, Georgia
1
45
4
Flame
November 9, 1986
N/A
Athens, Georgia
2
77
5
Ranger Ross
January 25, 1987
N/A
Athens, Georgia
1
35
6
March 1, 1987
N/A
Rome, Georgia
1
87
7
Tommy Rich
May 27, 1987
N/A
Marietta, Georgia
2
35
8
Randy Rose
July 1, 1987
N/A
Columbia County, Georgia
1
341
9
Assassin #1
June 6, 1988
N/A
Atlanta, Georgia
3
134
Formerly known as Flame
—
Vacated
October 18, 1988
—
—
—
—
Promotion closed
10
Mike Mizanin
December 1, 2005
DSW
McDonough, Georgia
1
21
Defeated Mike Knox in a tournament final when the promotion reopens as a talent developmental league of WWE
[3] [4]
11
Derek Neikirk
December 22, 2005
DSW
McDonough, Georgia
1
182
[5]
12
Roughhouse O'Reilly
June 22, 2006
DSW
McDonough, Georgia
1
77
[6]
13
Bradley Jay
September 7, 2006
DSW TV #21
McDonough, Georgia
1
140
[7]
14
Vito
January 25, 2007
DSW TV #40
McDonough, Georgia
1
28
Defeated Bradley Jay and Roughhouse O'Reilly in a three-way round robin match.
[8]
15
Bradley Jay
February 22, 2007
DSW TV #43
McDonough, Georgia
2
7
[9]
16
Roughhouse O'Reilly
March 1, 2007
DSW TV #44
McDonough, Georgia
2
7
[10]
17
Bradley Jay
March 8, 2007
DSW TV #44
McDonough, Georgia
3
7
[11]
—
Vacated
March 15, 2007
—
—
—
—
Title held-up after a match with Roughhouse O'Reilly when the agreement between WWE and DSW ends.
18
Austin Creed
July 12, 2007
DSW
Locust Grove, Georgia
1
91
Defeated Murder One in tournament final; final champion when DSW closes down in October 11, 2007.
[12] [13]
—
October 11, 2007
—
—
DSW closes down in October 11, 2007.
Combined reigns [ ]
References [ ]
^ a b c "Deep South Wrestling Heavyweight Title" . Wrestling Titles . Retrieved 2008-01-07 .
^ "WWE ends its relationship with Deep South Wrestling" . SLAM! Wrestling . Retrieved 2008-01-07 .
^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (November 30, 2005). "DSW Heavyweight Title Tournament (2005)" . Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved March 30, 2021 .
^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (November 30, 2005). "Mike Mizanin defeated Mike Knox in a Tournament Final Match for the vacant Championship" . Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved March 30, 2021 .
^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (December 22, 2005). "Derrick Neikirk defeated Mike Mizanin" . Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved March 30, 2021 .
^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (June 22, 2006). "Roughhouse O'Reilly defeated Derrick Neikirk" . Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved March 30, 2021 .
^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (September 7, 2006). "Bradley Jay defeated Roughhouse O'Reilly" . Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved March 30, 2021 .
^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (January 25, 2007). "Vito defeated previous champion Bradley Jay and Roughhouse O'Reilly in a three-way round robin match" . Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved March 30, 2021 .
^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (February 22, 2007). "Bradley Jay defeated Vito to become two-time champion" . Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved March 30, 2021 .
^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (March 1, 2007). "Roughhouse O'Reilly defeated Bradley Jay to become two-time champion" . Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved March 30, 2021 .
^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (March 8, 2007). "Bradley Jay defeated Roughhouse O'Reilly to become three-time champion" . Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved March 30, 2021 .
^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (July 12, 2007). "DSW Heavyweight Title Tournament (2007)" . Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved March 31, 2021 .
^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (July 12, 2007). "Austin Creed defeated Murder-1 in a Tournament Final Match for the vacant Championship" . Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved March 30, 2021 .
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