The Deep South Heavyweight Championship was the primary championship in
Deep South Wrestling
Deep South Wrestling (DSW) is a professional wrestling promotion in the state of Georgia. Deep South worked in tandem with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as a developmental territory from September 1, 2005, until April 18, 2007. Deep Sout ...
, a former developmental territory of
World Wrestling Entertainment
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., d/b/a as WWE, is an American professional wrestling promotion. A global integrated media and entertainment company, WWE has also branched out into other fields, including film, American football, and va ...
(WWE) between 2005 and 2007. When the title was first introduced, it was awarded to
Tommy Rich
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, 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
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., d/b/a as WWE, is an American professional wrestling promotion. A global integrated media and entertainment company, WWE has also branched out into other fields, including film, American football, and vari ...
and revived the championship. It was awarded to
Mike Mizanin
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Mizanin first gained fame ...
, who won a tournament to become champion.
The title was vacated on April 18, 2007 when WWE ceased using DSW as a developmental territory.
Austin Creed
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.[ In October 2007, DSW closed down a second time. The championship has yet to be revived upon DSW's return in February 2021.
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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.
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.
↑Alexander the Great defeated Salvatore Rinauro by Coin Toss
Title history
Combined reigns
References
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External links
Deep South Heavyweight title history DSW Heavyweight Championship
Heavyweight wrestling championships
Regional professional wrestling championships