SCW Southwest Heavyweight Championship
The SCW Southwest Heavyweight Championship was the top singles title of Southwest Championship Wrestling for most of its existence. It was established as the SCW Southwest Television Championship in 1978 and was renamed in February 1979, and it lasted until the promotion was sold to Texas All-Star Wrestling in 1985, at which point the title was abandoned.
Title history
Silver areas in the history indicate periods of unknown lineage.
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWCW Southwest Television Championship | ||||
| Tully Blanchard | 1 | February 1, 1978 | Wins tournament to become the first champion. | |
| Al Madril | 1 | June 1978 | Title awarded sometime after May 24, 1978. | |
| Tully Blanchard | 2 | July 1978 | San Antonio, TX | |
| Mando Guerrero | 1 | September 6, 1978 | San Antonio, TX | |
| Dale Valentine (Buddy Roberts) | 1 | September 30, 1978 | Corpus Christi, TX | |
| Tully Blanchard | 3 | January 10, 1979 | ||
| Dale Valentine | 2 | January 11, 1979 | ||
| Tully Blanchard | 4 | January 12, 1979 | Austin, TX | Title renamed Southwest Heavyweight Title on February 1979.[1] |
| Renamed SWCW Southwest Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| Dale Valentine | 3 | April 7, 1979 | Sometime after February 3, 1979. | |
| Tully Blanchard | 5 | July 4, 1979 | San Antonio, TX | |
| Dory Funk Jr. | 1 | 1979 | ||
| Wahoo McDaniel | 1 | October 3, 1979 | San Antonio, TX | |
| Great Goliath | 1 | November 24, 1979 | ||
| Tom Jones | 1 | December 1, 1979 | Austin, TX | |
| Tully Blanchard | 6 | December 29, 1979 | Still champion as of March 13, 1983. | |
| Wahoo McDaniel | 2 | May 1980 | ||
| Tully Blanchard | 7 | June 21, 1980 | Austin, TX | |
| Wahoo McDaniel | 3 | August 23, 1980 | San Antonio, TX | |
| Tully Blanchard | 8 | November 2, 1980 | San Antonio, TX | Wins tournament. Title was vacated sometime after October 3, 1980. |
| Vacant | March 7, 1981 | Title announced as vacant on March 7, 1981 TV show. | ||
| Terry Funk | 1 | March 18, 1981 | San Antonio, TX | Wins tournament. Title was either vacated or Funk lost it to Tully Blanchard prior to April 7, 1981. |
| Wahoo McDaniel | 4 | April 7, 1981 | Del Rio, TX | Defeats Tully Blanchard. |
| Vacant | 1981 | Title vacant | ||
| Manny Fernandez | 1 | July 10, 1981 | Corpus Christi, TX | Wins tournament. |
| Dick Slater | 1 | August 15, 1981 | San Antonio, TX | |
| Manny Fernandez | 2 | October 6, 1981 | Del Rio, TX | |
| Dick Slater | 2 | December 27, 1981 | ||
| Mongolian Stomper | 1 | July 1982 | San Antonio, TX | Unknown whom Stomper beat for the title. |
| Dick Slater | 3 | September 1982 | Beaumont, TX | |
| Vacant | December 1982 | Slater leaves SWCW. | ||
| Tully Blanchard | 9 | January 3, 1983 | San Antonio, TX | Defeats Bob Sweetan in 14-man tournament final. |
| Title held up | February 13, 1983 | Beaumont, TX | After a match against Bob Sweetan. | |
| Bob Sweetan | 1 | February 27, 1983 | San Antonio, TX | Wins rematch.[2] |
| Adrian Adonis | 1 | April 15, 1983 | Austin, TX | |
| Bob Sweetan | 2 | May 20, 1983 | Weslaco, TX | |
| Tully Blanchard | 10 | June 13, 1983 | San Antonio, TX | |
| Scott Casey | 1 | September 11, 1983 | San Antonio, TX | |
| Killer Tim Brooks | 1 | February 27, 1984 | San Antonio, TX | [2] |
| Bobby Jaggers | 1 | June 16, 1984 | Austin, TX | |
| Killer Brooks | 2 | July 1, 1984 | San Antonio, TX | [3] |
| Kevin Sullivan | 1 | December 9, 1984 | San Antonio, TX | |
| Title retired | April 1985 | SWCW is sold to Texas All-Star Wrestling. | ||
References
- ^ Hoops, Brian (January 12, 2019). "Pro wrestling history (01/12): The Outsiders win WCW Tag team titles". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^ a b Hoops, Brian (February 28, 2017). "Daily pro wrestling history (02/27): NXT takes over". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
- ^ Hoops, Brian (July 1, 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history (July 1): Ric Flair stripped of WCW title, Von Erich win WCCW Tag titles". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 11, 2017.