| Deep South Heavyweight Championship |
| Details |
| Date established |
February 12, 1986 |
| Date retired |
October 11, 2007 |
| Promotion |
Deep South Wrestling |
| Statistics |
| First champion(s) |
Tommy Rich |
| Final champion(s) |
Austin Creed
(won July 12, 2007) |
| Most reigns |
Bradley Jay and Assassin #1 (3 reigns) |
| Longest reign |
Derek Neikirk (183 days) |
| Shortest reign |
Roughhouse O'Reilly (7 days) |
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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). 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.
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Austin Creed |
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Murder One |
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↑Alexander the Great defeated Salvatore Rinauro by Coin Toss
Title history
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Times: |
Date: |
Location: |
Notes: |
| Deep South Heavyweight Championship |
| Tommy Rich |
1 |
February 12, 1986 |
Marietta, Georgia |
Wins tournament to become the first champion |
| Flame |
1 |
July 4, 1986 |
Albany, Georgia |
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| Mr. Wrestling II |
1 |
September 25, 1986 |
Carrollton, Georgia |
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| Flame |
2 |
November 9, 1986 |
Athens, Georgia |
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| Ranger Ross |
1 |
January 25, 1987 |
Athens, Georgia |
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| Botswana Beast |
1 |
March 1, 1987 |
Rome, Georgia |
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| Tommy Rich |
2 |
May 27, 1987 |
Marietta, Georgia |
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| Randy Rose |
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July 1, 1987 |
Columbia County, Georgia |
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| Assassin #1 () |
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June 6, 1988 |
Atlanta, Georgia |
formerly Flame. |
| Title vacated when the promotion closed in October 1988 |
| Mike Mizanin |
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December 1, 2005 |
McDonough, Georgia |
Defeated Mike Knox in a tournament final when the promotion reopens as a talent developmental league of WWE[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 tournament final; final champion when DSW closes down[1] |
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