SSW Heavyweight Championship
The Southern States Wrestling (SSW) Heavyweight Championship is the primary professional wrestling championship in Southern States Wrestling. It was first won by The Tennessee Equalizer when he defeated George Hiatt in Elizabethton, Tennessee on February 16, 1991. The title is generally defended in the Southern United States, most often in its home base in East Tennessee, but also as far away as Virginia and West Virginia.[1] In August 2004, then champion Ray Idol began wrestling for rival promotion NWA Championship Wrestling. Although he was immediately stripped of the title, Idol continued defending a different NWA Championship Wrestling-version under the SSW name. However, this was short-lived and the title became a regular title within the main promotion. There are 31 recognized champions with a total of 48 title reigns.[2][3]
| SSW Heavyweight Championship | |||||||||||
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| Details | |||||||||||
| Promotion | Southern States Wrestling | ||||||||||
| Date established | October 1, 1990 | ||||||||||
| Current champion(s) | Daniel Richards | ||||||||||
| Date won | November 03, 2018 | ||||||||||
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Daniel Richards is the current champion in his first reign. He won the title by defeating Beau James on the November 03, 2018 episode of SSW in Gray, Tennessee.
Title history
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Equalizer | 1 | February 16, 1991 | Elizabethton, Tennessee | Defeated George Hiatt to become first champion.[1][2][3] |
| Skyfire | 1 | July 12, 1991 | Kingsport, Tennessee | [1][2][3] |
| Stan Lee | 1 | October 31, 1991 | Kingsport, Tennessee | [1][2][3] |
| Wayne Rogers | 1 | July 7, 1992 | Fall Branch, Tennessee | [1][2][3] |
| G.Q. Stratus | 1 | January 8, 1993 | Fall Branch, Tennessee | [1][2][3] |
| Jimmy Golden | 1 | March 30, 1993 | Weber City, Virginia | [1][2][3] |
| Wayne Rogers | 2 | July 23, 1993 | Fall Branch, Tennessee | [1][2][3] |
| Mike Samson | 1 | February 26, 1994 | Morristown, Tennessee | [1][2][3] |
| The Mongolian Stomper | 1 | May 6, 1994 | Fall Branch, Tennessee | [1][2][3] |
| The title is vacated on September 1994 when The Mongolian Stomper announces his retirement due to injury.'[1][2][3] | ||||
| Chic White | 1 | October 1, 1994 | Fall Branch, Tennessee | Defeated The Tennessee Equalizer in tournament final.[1][2][3] |
| Steve Flynn | 1 | January 6, 1995 | Fall Branch, Tennessee | [1][2][3] |
| Mike Samson | 2 | March 21, 1995 | Fall Branch, Tennessee | [1][2][3] |
| Steve Flynn | 2 | August 11, 1995 | Fall Branch, Tennessee | [1][2][3] |
| Iron Man | 1 | October 7, 1995 | Fall Branch, Tennessee | [1][2][3] |
| Eddie Bruiser | 1 | January 19, 1996 | Fall Branch, Tennessee | [1][2][3] |
| Tennessee Equalizer | 2 | March 1, 1996 | Fall Branch, Tennessee | [1][2][3] |
| Danny Christian | 1 | September 2, 1996 | Fall Branch, Tennessee | [1][2][3] |
| K.C. Thunder | 1 | October 5, 1996 | Fall Branch, Tennessee | [1][2][3] |
| Dan Cooley | 1 | January 31, 1997 | Shawsville, Virginia | [1][2][3] |
| Dan Cooley is stripped of the championship on April 9, 1997, and the title is declared vacant.'[1][2][3] | ||||
| Steve Flynn | 3 | May 2, 1997 | Fall Branch, Tennessee | Defeated Frank Parker in tournament final.[1][2][3] |
| Steve Flynn is stripped of the championship when he fails to appear for a scheduled title defense in Fall Branch on September 1, 1997. The title is subsequently vacated.[1][2][3] | ||||
| Johnny Thunder | 1 | September 1, 1997 | Fall Branch, Tennessee | Won vacant title by pinning Otto Schwanz in a tag team match.[1][2][3] |
| The War Machine | 2 | October 25, 1997 | Fall Branch, Tennessee | Defeated Johnny Thunder, Steve Flynn and Ricky Harrison in a Four Corners match.[1][2][3] |
| Ricky Harrison | 1 | December 13, 1997 | Mountain City, Tennessee | [1][2][3] |
| Buddy Landel | 1 | April 10, 1998 | Fall Branch, Tennessee | [1][2][3] |
| Beau James | 1 | April 10, 1998 | Fall Branch, Tennessee | [1][2][3] |
| Ricky Harrison | 2 | April 17, 1998 | Fall Branch, Tennessee | Won in a "Loser Leaves SSW" match.[1][2][3] |
| Beau James | 2 | January 16, 1999 | Kingsport, Tennessee | [1][2][3] |
| Iron Cross | 1 | June 5, 1999 | Kingsport, Tennessee | [1][2][3] |
| The War Machine | 3 | October 7, 1999 | Johnson City, Tennessee | [1][2][3] |
| Tracy Smothers | 1 | March 3, 2000 | Saltville, Virginia | [3] |
| Iron Cross | 2 | September 9, 2000 | Kingsport, Tennessee | [2][3] |
| Stan Sierra | 1 | January 15, 2001 | Kingsport, Tennessee | [2][3] |
| Brian Overbay | 1 | January 26, 2001 | Kingsport, Tennessee | Won title via forfeit.[2][3] |
| Steve Phillips | 1 | January 26, 2001 | Kingsport, Tennessee | [2][3] |
| Brian Overbay | 2 | February 10, 2001 | Awarded title via referee reverse decision.[2][3] | |
| Ricky Harrison | 3 | June 1, 2001 | Kingsport, Tennessee | [2][3] |
| Beau James | 3 | December 25, 2001 | Kingsport, Tennessee | [2][3] |
| Heinrich Von Keller | 1 | July 2002 | Kingsport, Tennessee | [2][3] |
| Heinrich Von Keller is stripped of the championship when he is suspended for attacking a local television sponsor and the title is declared vacant on September 1, 2002.[2][3] | ||||
| Jesse Taylor | 1 | October 15, 2002 | Kingsport, Tennessee | Defeated Beau James in tournament final.[2][3] |
| Scotty McKeever | 1 | December 25, 2003 | Kingsport, Tennessee | [2][3] |
| Jesse Taylor | 2 | February 2003 | Beaver, West Virginia | [2][3] |
| Robbie Cassidy | 1 | May 9, 2003 | Greeneville, Tennessee | [2][3] |
| Jesse Taylor | 3 | July 7, 2003 | Kingsport,Tennessee | [2][3] |
| Brad Batten | 1 | September 4, 2003 | Kingsport, Tennessee | [2][3] |
| Beau James | 4 | October 2003 | Kingsport, Tennessee | Awarded via forfeit.[2][3] |
| Ray Idol | 1 | January 2004 | Kingsport, Tennessee | [2][3] |
| John Noble | 1 | August 7, 2004 | Awarded title via forfeit when Idol begins wrestling for rival promotion NWA Championship Wrestling.[2][3] | |
| Beau James | 5 | October 3, 2004 | Kingsport, Tennessee | [2][3] |
| Danny Ray | 1 | March 25, 2005 | Kingsport, Tennessee | Event held at the National Guard Armory.[2] |
| Wayne Adkins | 1 | September 27, 2008 | Kingsport, Tennessee | |
| KC Thunder | 1 | November 27, 2008 | Kingsport, Tennessee | |
| Cody Ices | 1 | January 09, 2009 | Kingsport, Tennessee | |
| Ray Idol | 2 | October 19, 2009 | Kingsport, Tennessee | |
| Frank Parker | 1 | February 26, 2010 | Kingsport, Tennessee | |
| Ray Idol | 3 | June, 2010 | Kingsport, Tennessee | |
| Frank Parker | 2 | November 25, 2010 | Kingsport, Tennessee | |
| Ray Idol | 4 | July 17, 2011 | Mt. Carmel, Tennessee | |
| Frank Parker | 3 | November 24, 2011 | Mt. Carmel, Tennessee | |
| Beau James | 6 | July 15, 2012 | Mt. Carmel, Tennessee | |
| Eric Darkstorm | 1 | September 29, 2012 | Mt. Carmel, Tennessee | |
| Kyle Matthews | 1 | November 03, 2013 | Mt. Carmel, Tennessee | |
| Eric Darkstorm | 2 | November 29, 2013 | Mt. Carmel, Tennessee | |
| Kyle Kool | 1 | April 18, 2014 | Rogersville, Tennessee | |
| DeAndre Jackson | 1 | September 27, 2014 | Kingsport, Tennessee | |
| Iron Cross | 1 | July 09, 2016 | Gray, Tennessee | |
| Krunch The Equalizer | 1 | 2017 | ||
| Beau James | 7 | July 08, 2017 | Gray, Tennessee | |
| — | 2018 | |||
| Beau James | 8 | October 08, 2018 | ||
| Daniel Richards | 1 | November 03, 2018 | Gray, Tennessee | |
References
- Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- Royal Duncan, Gary Will, Matt Benaka and Brian Westcott (2005). "SSW Heavyweight Title History". Solie's Title Histories. Solie.org.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
- Kreikenbohm, Philip (2004). "SSW Heavyweight Championship". Cagematch.de.
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