The SCW Brass Knuckles Championship (also called the SCW Brass Knuckles Championship Trophy ) was a professional wrestling hardcore championship in Southern Championship Wrestling (SCW). It remained active until November 20, 2004 when SCW was closed.
SCW Brass Knuckles Championship Promotion Southern Championship Wrestling Date established May 19, 1995 Date retired November 20, 2004 First champion(s) Major DeBeers Final champion(s) Trailer Park Heat Most reigns Major DeBeers (3) Longest reign Trailer Park Heat (497 days) Shortest reign Shah of Grog (<1 day)
The inaugural champion was Major DeBeers, who defeated Viper in a tournament final on May 19, 1995 to become the first SCW Brass Knuckles Champion. Jesse Drive holds the record for most reigns, with three. At 497 days, Trailer Park Heat's first and only reign is the longest in the title's history. The Shah of Grog 's first and only reign was the shortest in the history of the title as it was won during a "New Jersey Drive" match, in which the title could change hands multiple times within a 10 min. period, losing it to Jesse Drive before the end of the match. Overall, there have been 30 reigns shared between 23 wrestlers, with nine vacancies, and 1 deactivation.
Title history
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Key
#
Order in reign history
Reign
The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed
Event
The event in which the title was won
—
Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign
N/A
The information is not available or is unknown
+
Indicates the current reign is changing daily
Name
Years
SCW Brass Knuckles Championship
1995 — 2004
#
Wrestlers
Reign
Date
Days
Location
Event
Notes
Ref.
1
Major DeBeers
1
May 19, 1995
Clover, South Carolina Live event DeBeers defeated Viper in a tournament final to become the first SCW Brass Knuckles Champion.
2
Viper
1
June 15, 1996
Durham, North Carolina Live event
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Vacated —
June 14, 1997
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N/A
N/A
The championship is vacated when Viper is stripped as champion.
3
Beau James
1
September 11, 1997
Raleigh, North Carolina Live event James defeated Dave Blanchard and David Lee Gilbert in a triangle match to win the vacant title.
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Vacated —
April 13, 1998
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N/A
N/A
The championship is vacated when Beau James is stripped as champion after failing to appear for a scheduled title defense.
4
David Blanchard
1
February 25, 1998
Butner, North Carolina Live event Blanchard defeated Eddie Edmonds to win the vacant championship.
[1]
5
Major DeBeers
2
December 12, 1998
Butner, North Carolina Live event
6
Juice
1
March 12, 1999
Durham, North Carolina Live event
7
Major DeBeers
3
March 27, 1999
Butner, North Carolina Live event
8
Natrone Steele
1
May 8, 1999
Durham, North Carolina Live event
9
Uncle Tom Kettle
1
June 12, 1999
Louisburg, North Carolina Live event
10
James Ivey
1
March 30, 2000
N/A
Raleigh, North Carolina Live event
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Vacated —
April 2000
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N/A
N/A
The championship is vacated when James Ivey was stripped as champion after failing to appear for a scheduled title defense.
11
Uncle Tom Kettle
2
April 22, 2000
Butner, North Carolina Live event Kettle won a "First Blood" battle royal involving Rick Link, Loki, The K Assassin, Saltwater Redneck, and Duke Richards to win the vacant title.
12
Rick Link 1
July 21, 2000
Raleigh, North Carolina Live event
13
Jesse Drive
1
November 30, 2000
Raleigh, North Carolina Live event
14
Shah of Grog 2
February 22, 2001
Raleigh, North Carolina Live event Grog pinned Anthony Overdrive during a "New Jersey Drive" match in which the title could change hands multiple times within a 10-minute period.
[2]
15
Justin Drive
1
February 22, 2001
Raleigh, North Carolina Live event Drive pinned the Shah of Grog during a "New Jersey Drive" match.
[2]
16
Jesse Drive
2
February 22, 2001
Raleigh, North Carolina Live event Drive pinned the Shah of Grog during a "New Jersey Drive" match.
17
Wicked Walt Rabon
1
March 24, 2001
Holly Springs, North Carolina Live event Rabon pinned Jesse Drive during a "New Jersey Drive" match.
[3]
18
David Blanchard
1
March 31, 2001
Butner, North Carolina Live event Blanchard pinned Wicked Walt Rabon during a "New Jersey Drive" match.
19
Wicked Walt Rabon
2
April 7, 2001
Zebulon, North Carolina Live event
20
Justin Drive
2
April 7, 2001
Zebulon, North Carolina Live event
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Held up —
April 7, 2001
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Zebulon, North Carolina Live event The championship is held up when Justin and Jesse Drive both score a double-pin. Instead of vacating the title, the two men defend the title as co-champions.
22
Jesse Drive
3
April 26, 2001
Raleigh, North Carolina Live event
23
Otto Schwanz 1
May 31, 2001
Raleigh, North Carolina Live event
24
Q Sic
1
June 28, 2001
Raleigh, North Carolina Live event
[4]
25
Chilly Willy
1
August 30, 2001
N/A
Raleigh, North Carolina Live event Willy pinned Q Sic during a tag team match.
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Vacated —
October 2001
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N/A
N/A
The championship is vacated when Chilly Willy leaves the promotion to enlist in the United States Army .
26
Count Grog
1
October 25, 2001
Raleigh, North Carolina Live event Grog pinned Justin Drive during a tag team match to win the vacant title.
[5]
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Vacated —
November 18, 2001
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Chapel Hill, North Carolina Live event The championship is vacated when Count Grog retires.
27
Malaki
1
January 24, 2002
Carrboro, North Carolina Live event This was a four-way elimination match involving Seymour Snott, Jesse and Justin Drive.
28
Dan Rage
1
June 27, 2002
N/A
Raleigh, North Carolina Live event
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Vacated —
June 24, 1999
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N/A
N/A
The championship is vacated when Dan Rage is stripped as champion after failing to appear for a scheduled title defense.
29
Malaki
2
January 4, 2003
Butner, North Carolina Live event Malaki defeated Major DeBeers in a tournament final to win the vacant title.
30
Trailer Park Heat
1
July 12, 2003
Burlington, North Carolina Live event
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Deactivated —
November 20, 2004
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N/A
N/A
SCW closed on November 20, 2004 and Trailer Park Heat was the final champion in SCW as a company.
List of combined reigns
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<1
Indicates that the reign lasted less than one day.
Rank[N 1]
Wrestler
# of reigns
Combined days
1
Major DeBeers
3
523
2
Trailer Park Heat
1
497
3
Uncle Tom Kettle
2
382
4
Viper
1
364
5
Malaki
2
343
6
David Blanchard
2
297
7
Beau James
1
214
8
Jesse Drive
3
149
9
Rick Link 1
132
10
Q Sic
1
63
11
Natrone Steele
1
35
12
Otto Schwanz
1
28
13
Shah of Grog 2
24
14
Juice
1
15
15
Wicked Walt Rabon
2
7
16
Justin Drive
2
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^ Each reign is ranked highest to lowest; reigns with the same number mean that they are tied for that certain rank.
References
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General Specific
^ Csonka, Larry (April 25, 2009). "Today in Wrestling History: April 25th" . Video Reviews . 411mania.com. Retrieved December 20, 2011 . ^ a b "Count Grog" . Manager Profiles . OnlineWorldofWrestling.com. 2007. Retrieved December 20, 2011 .^ Stutts, Brad (March 2001). "SCW 03.24.01 Holly Springs, NC" . Brad's Rants . Hardcore Fan Club. Retrieved December 20, 2011 . ^ "SCW @ Raleigh" . Showarchiv: SCW . Genickbruch.com. Retrieved December 20, 2011 .^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "SCW (25.10.2001)" . Event . Cagematch.de. Retrieved December 20, 2011 .
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