SSW Appalachian Heavyweight Championship
The Southern States Wrestling (SSW) Appalachian Heavyweight Championship is a secondary professional wrestling tag team championship in Southern States Wrestling. It was first won by Beau James who defeated Tracey Smothers in a best-of-three matches in Meadowview, Virginia on May 11, 1996. The title is generally defended in the Southern United States, most often in its home base in East Tennessee, but has been defended in Virginia and West Virginia.[1] There are 14 recognized champions with a total of 25 title reigns.[2]
| SSW Appalachian Heavyweight Championship | |||||||||||||
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| Promotion | Southern States Wrestling | ||||||||||||
| Date established | May 11, 1996 | ||||||||||||
| Date retired | 2017 | ||||||||||||
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Title history
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beau James | 1 | May 11, 1996 | Meadowview, Virginia | Defeated Tracey Smothers in a best-of-three matches to become the first champion.[1][2] |
| Scott Sterling | 1 | May 31, 1996 | Pennington Gap, Virginia | [1][2] |
| Beau James | 2 | July 5, 1996 | Fall Branch, Tennessee | [1][2] |
| The War Machine | 1 | December 21, 1996 | Beckley, West Virginia | [1][2] |
| Beau James | 3 | January 17, 1997 | Fall Branch, Tennessee | Awarded the title via forfeit when The War Machine failed to appear.[1][2] |
| Danny Christian | 1 | July 18, 1997 | Fall Branch, Tennessee | [1][2] |
| Brooklyn Bad Boy #1 | 1 | November 14, 1997 | Fall Branch, Tennessee | Won in a "Loser Leaves Town" match.[1][2] |
| The Fall Branch Redneck | 2 | January 16, 1998 | Fall Branch, Tennessee | The Fall Branch Redneck, secretly Danny Christian, is stripped of the title after the match when he refuses to reveal his identity. The title is returned to Brooklyn Bad Boy #1.[1][2] |
| Brooklyn Bad Boy #1 | 2 | February 20, 1998 | Awarded title via forfeit.[1][2] | |
| Brooklyn Bad Boy #2 | 1 | March 6, 1998 | Fall Branch, Tennessee | [1][2] |
| Brooklyn Bad Boy #1 | 3 | March 20, 1998 | Fall Branch, Tennessee | Won in a "Loser Leaves Town" match.[1][2] |
| Danny Christian | 3 | April 10, 1998 | Fall Branch, Tennessee | Wins in a "Title on a Pole" match.[1][2] |
| Title is held-up following a match between Danny Christian and Steve Flynn in which both men scored a double pin.'[1][2] | ||||
| Steve Flynn | 1 | April 24, 1998 | Fall Branch, Tennessee | [1][2] |
| Iron Cross | 1 | January 30, 1999 | Kingsport, Tennessee | [1][2] |
| The War Machine | 2 | May 8, 1999 | Kingsport, Tennessee | [1][2] |
| Ricky Harrison | 1 | July 10, 1999 | Kingsport, Tennessee | [1][2] |
| Chuck Jones | 1 | August 7, 1999 | Kingsport, Tennessee | [1][2] |
| Ricky Harrison | 2 | October 30, 1999 | Kingsport, Tennessee | [1][2] |
| Chuck Jones | 2 | November 4, 1999 | Johnson City, Tennessee | [1][2] |
| Porkchop Thomas | 1 | October 30, 2000 | Kingsport, Tennessee | [2] |
| Bryan Wayne | 1 | June 2001 | Kingsport, Tennessee | [2] |
| Flex Armstrong | 1 | October 2001 | Kingsport, Tennessee | [2] |
| Ricky Harrison | 3 | January 2002 | Mountain City, Tennessee | [2] |
| Beau James | 4 | February 27, 2002 | Kingsport, Tennessee | [2] |
| Title is retired in 2002.'[2] | ||||
| Eric Darkstorm | 1 | April 23, 2004 | Greenville, Tennessee | Defeated Super Destroyer to win the newly reinstated title.[2] |
References
- Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- Matt Benaka and Brian Westcott (2005). "SSW Appalachian Heavyweight Title History". Solie's Title Histories. Solie.org.
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