The Southern States Wrestling (SSW) Junior Heavyweight Championship is a secondary
professional wrestling
Professional wrestling is a form of theater that revolves around staged wrestling matches. The mock combat is performed in a ring similar to the kind used in boxing, and the dramatic aspects of pro wrestling may be performed both in the ring o ...
championship in
Southern States Wrestling.
Eddie Golden
Harold Edward Cox (born November 4, 1973) is a semi-retired American professional wrestler and trainer better known by his ring name Eddie Golden. He was one of the top junior heavyweights in the Southern United States during the 1990s and won nu ...
was the inaugural champion, defeating Jamie Gibson in
Banner Elk, North Carolina on March 30, 1992. The title is generally defended in the
Southern United States
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, most often in its home base in
East Tennessee
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, but also as far away as
North Carolina
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.
It was retired and revived twice before being renamed the Championship Wrestling Junior Heavyweight Championship in June 2004. There are 7 recognized known champions with a total of 10 title reigns.
Title history
References
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External links
Official Tag Team Championship Title History
Regional professional wrestling championships