- Deep South Heavyweight Championship
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Deep South Heavyweight Championship Details Date won July 12, 2007 Promotion Deep South Wrestling Date established December 1, 2005 Date retired October 11, 2007 Statistics Most reigns Bradley Jay First champion(s) Mike Mizanin Longest reign Derek Neikirk (183 days) Shortest reign Roughhouse O'Reilly (7 days) 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]
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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.
First Round Semifinals Final Mike Mizanin Eric Perez Mike Mizanin Kid Kash† Mac Daddy Johnson "Silverback" Ryan Reeves Mike Mizanin Mike Knox Mike Knox Mike Taylor Mike Knox Tony Santorelli Tony Santorelli Palmer Cannon 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
Wrestler: Times: Date: Location: Notes: Mike Mizanin 1 December 1, 2005 McDonough, Georgia Defeated Mike Knox in a tournament final to become the first champion[1] Derek Neikirk 1 December 22, 2005 McDonough, Georgia [1] Roughhouse O'Reilly 1 June 22, 2006 McDonough, Georgia [1] Bradley Jay 1 September 7, 2006 McDonough, Georgia [1] Vito 1 January 25, 2007 McDonough, Georgia Defeated Bradley Jay and Roughhouse O'Reilly in a three-way round robin match[1] Bradley Jay 2 February 22, 2007 McDonough, Georgia [1] Roughhouse O'Reilly 2 March 1, 2007 McDonough, Georgia [1] Bradley Jay 3 March 8, 2007 McDonough, Georgia Title held-up after a match with Roughhouse O'Reilly when the agreement between WWE and DSW ends[1] Austin Creed 1 July 12, 2007 Locust Grove, Georgia Defeated Murder One in the final match of a tournament; Final champion after DSW closes down[1] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Deep South Wrestling Heavyweight Title". Wrestling Titles. http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ga/dsw/dsw-h.html. Retrieved 2008-01-07.
- ^ "WWE ends its relationship with Deep South Wrestling". SLAM! Wrestling. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2007/04/19/4068982.html. Retrieved 2008-01-07.
External links
Categories:- Deep South Wrestling championships
- Heavyweight wrestling championships
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