The Deep South Heavyweight Championship was the primary championship in Deep South Wrestling, a former developmental territory of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) between 2005 and 2007. When the title was first introduced, it was awarded to Tommy Rich, who won a tournament to determine the inaugural champion. The final champion of its first run was The Assassin, who vacated the title due to injury and folded the promotion in October 1988.
In 2005, after seventeen years of inactivity, Deep South Wrestling was revived as a developmental territory for WWE and revived the championship. It was awarded to Mike Mizanin, who won a tournament to become 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] In October 2007, DSW closed down a second time. The championship has yet to be revived upon DSW's return in February 2021.
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.
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.
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The Deep South Heavyweight Championship was the primary championship in Deep South Wrestling a former developmental territory of World Wrestling Entertainment WWE between 2005 and 2007 When the title was first introduced it was awarded to Tommy Rich who won a tournament to determine the inaugural champion The final champion of its first run was The Assassin who vacated the title due to injury and folded the promotion in October 1988 Deep South Heavyweight ChampionshipDetailsPromotionDeep South WrestlingDate establishedFebruary 12 1986Date retiredOctober 11 2007StatisticsFirst champion s Tommy RichFinal champion s Austin CreedMost reignsBradley Jay and Assassin 1 and Bradley Jay 3 reigns Longest reignRandy Rose 341 days Shortest reignRoughhouse O Reilly and Bradley Jay 7 days In 2005 after seventeen years of inactivity Deep South Wrestling was revived as a developmental territory for WWE and revived the championship It was awarded to Mike Mizanin who won a tournament to become 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 In October 2007 DSW closed down a second time The championship has yet to be revived upon DSW s return in February 2021 Contents 1 Creation 2 After WWE 3 Title history 4 Combined reigns 5 References 6 External linksCreation EditThe 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 RoundSemifinalsFinal Mike MizaninEric PerezMike MizaninKid Kash Mac Daddy Johnson Silverback Ryan ReevesMike MizaninMike KnoxMike KnoxMike TaylorMike KnoxTony SantorelliTony SantorelliPalmer CannonAfter WWE EditThe 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 RoundSemifinalsFinal Austin CreedSimon SermonAustin CreedAlexander the GreatAlexander the GreatSalvatore Rinauro Austin CreedMurder OneMurder OneJ RodMurder OneRick MichaelsRick MichaelsPretty Boy Floyd Alexander the Great defeated Salvatore Rinauro by Coin TossTitle history EditKey No Overall reign numberReign Reign number for the specific championDays Number of days held lt 1 Reign lasted less than a dayNo Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref Date Event Location Reign Days1 Tommy Rich February 12 1986 N A Marietta Georgia 1 142 Wins tournament to become the first champion2 Flame July 4 1986 N A Albany Georgia 1 833 Mr Wrestling II September 25 1986 N A Carrollton Georgia 1 454 Flame November 9 1986 N A Athens Georgia 2 775 Ranger Ross January 25 1987 N A Athens Georgia 1 356 Botswana Beast March 1 1987 N A Rome Georgia 1 877 Tommy Rich May 27 1987 N A Marietta Georgia 2 358 Randy Rose July 1 1987 N A Columbia County Georgia 1 3419 Assassin 1 June 6 1988 N A Atlanta Georgia 3 134 Formerly known as Flame Vacated October 18 1988 Promotion closed10 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 EditRank Wrestler No of reigns Combined days1 Randy Rose 1 3412 Flame Assassin 1 3 2943 Derek Neikirk 1 1824 Tommy Rich 2 1775 Bradley Jay 3 1546 Austin Creed 1 917 Botswana Beast 1 878 Roughhouse O Reilly 2 849 Mr Wrestling II 1 4510 Ranger Ross 1 3511 Vito 1 2812 Mike Mizanin 1 21References Edit 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 External links EditDeep South Heavyweight title history DSW Heavyweight Championship Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Deep South Heavyweight Championship amp oldid 1106330344, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
