The FCW Southern Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling heavyweight championship owned and promoted by Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW, now known as NXT Wrestling), the developmental territory of WWE. It was contested for in their heavyweight division. The championship was created and debuted on June 26, 2007 at a FCW house show.
| FCW Southern Heavyweight Championship | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Promotion | Florida Championship Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date established | June 26, 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date retired | March 22, 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Harry Smith became the inaugural champion by winning a 21-man battle royal.[1] The title was retired on March 22, 2008, after being unified with the FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship.[2]
Reigns edit
Over the championship's eight-month history, there have been six reigns between six champions. Harry Smith was the inaugural champion. Smith's reign is the longest at 112 days, while Jake Hager's reign was the shortest, which lasted less than a day. TJ Wilson is the oldest champion at 27 years old, while Smith is the youngest at 21 years old.
Hager was the final champion in his first reign. He won the title by defeating Heath Miller on March 22, 2008, and on the same day, it was retired upon it being unified with the Florida Heavyweight Championship.
| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| <1 | Reign lasted less than a day |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||
| 1 | Harry Smith | June 26, 2007 | Live event | Tampa, FL | 1 | 112 | Won a 21-man battle royal to become the inaugural champion. | [1] |
| 2 | Afa Jr. | October 16, 2007 | Live event | New Port Richey, FL | 1 | 46 | Declared winner when Harry Smith could not make referee's ten count. | [1] |
| 3 | TJ Wilson | December 1, 2007 | Live event | New Port Richey, FL | 1 | 17 | This was a ladder match. | [1] |
| 4 | Ted DiBiase Jr. | December 18, 2007 | Live event | New Port Richey, FL | 1 | 32 | [1] | |
| 5 | Heath Miller | January 19, 2008 | Live event | New Port Richey, FL | 1 | 63 | Awarded the championship when partner Ted DiBiase Jr. was unable to defend it due to injury. | [3] |
| 6 | Jake Hager | March 22, 2008 | Live event | New Port Richey, FL | 1 | <1 | Florida Heavyweight Champion Hager defeated Heath Miller in a unification match to unify the two championships. | [2] |
| — | Deactivated | March 22, 2008 | Live event | New Port Richey, FL | — | — | Retired immediately after being unified with Florida Heavyweight Championship. | [2] |
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "FCW 2007 results". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-10-24.
- ^ a b c "March 22, 2008 FCW results". fcwwrestling.com. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
- ^ "FCW 2008 results". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-02-17.