SCW Brass Knuckles Championship
ChampionshipnameSCW Brass Knuckles Championship
PromotionSouthern Championship Wrestling
CreatedMay 19, 1995
MostreignsMajor DeBeers (3)
Jesse Drive (3)
FirstchampMajor DeBeers
FinalchampTrailer Park Heat
(won July 12, 2003)
LongestreignTrailer Park Heat (497 days)
ShortestreignShah of Grog (<1 day)
TitleretiredNovember 20, 2004

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.

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

Key
#Order in reign history
ReignThe reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed
EventThe event in which the title was won
—Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign
N/AThe information is not available or is unknown
+Indicates the current reign is changing daily

Names

NameYears
SCW Brass Knuckles Championship1995 — 2004

Reigns

WrestlersReignDateDays
held		LocationEventNotesRef.
1Major DeBeers1May 19, 1995Clover, South CarolinaLive eventDeBeers defeated Viper in a tournament final to become the first SCW Brass Knuckles Champion.
2Viper1June 15, 1996Durham, North CarolinaLive event
—Vacated—June 14, 1997—N/AN/AThe championship is vacated when Viper is stripped as champion.
3Beau James1September 11, 1997Raleigh, North CarolinaLive eventJames defeated Dave Blanchard and David Lee Gilbert in a triangle match to win the vacant title.
—Vacated—April 13, 1998—N/AN/AThe championship is vacated when Beau James is stripped as champion after failing to appear for a scheduled title defense.
4David Blanchard1February 25, 1998Butner, North CarolinaLive eventBlanchard defeated Eddie Edmonds to win the vacant championship.[1]
5Major DeBeers2December 12, 1998Butner, North CarolinaLive event
6Juice1March 12, 1999Durham, North CarolinaLive event
7Major DeBeers3March 27, 1999Butner, North CarolinaLive event
8Natrone Steele1May 8, 1999Durham, North CarolinaLive event
9Uncle Tom Kettle1June 12, 1999Louisburg, North CarolinaLive event
10James Ivey1March 30, 2000N/ARaleigh, North CarolinaLive event
—Vacated—April 2000—N/AN/AThe championship is vacated when James Ivey was stripped as champion after failing to appear for a scheduled title defense.
11Uncle Tom Kettle2April 22, 2000Butner, North CarolinaLive eventKettle won a "First Blood" battle royal involving Rick Link, Loki, The K Assassin, Saltwater Redneck, and Duke Richards to win the vacant title.
12Rick Link1July 21, 2000Raleigh, North CarolinaLive event
13Jesse Drive1November 30, 2000Raleigh, North CarolinaLive event
14Shah of Grog2February 22, 2001Raleigh, North CarolinaLive eventGrog pinned Anthony Overdrive during a "New Jersey Drive" match in which the title could change hands multiple times within a 10-minute period.[2]
15Justin Drive1February 22, 2001Raleigh, North CarolinaLive eventDrive pinned the Shah of Grog during a "New Jersey Drive" match.[2]
16Jesse Drive2February 22, 2001Raleigh, North CarolinaLive eventDrive pinned the Shah of Grog during a "New Jersey Drive" match.
17Wicked Walt Rabon1March 24, 2001Holly Springs, North CarolinaLive eventRabon pinned Jesse Drive during a "New Jersey Drive" match.[3]
18David Blanchard1March 31, 2001Butner, North CarolinaLive eventBlanchard pinned Wicked Walt Rabon during a "New Jersey Drive" match.
19Wicked Walt Rabon2April 7, 2001Zebulon, North CarolinaLive event
20Justin Drive2April 7, 2001Zebulon, North CarolinaLive event
—Held up—April 7, 2001—Zebulon, North CarolinaLive eventThe 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.
22Jesse Drive3April 26, 2001Raleigh, North CarolinaLive event
23Otto Schwanz1May 31, 2001Raleigh, North CarolinaLive event
24Q Sic1June 28, 2001Raleigh, North CarolinaLive event[4]
25Chilly Willy1August 30, 2001N/ARaleigh, North CarolinaLive eventWilly pinned Q Sic during a tag team match.
—Vacated—October 2001—N/AN/AThe championship is vacated when Chilly Willy leaves the promotion to enlist in the United States Army.
26Count Grog1October 25, 2001Raleigh, North CarolinaLive eventGrog pinned Justin Drive during a tag team match to win the vacant title.[5]
—Vacated—November 18, 2001—Chapel Hill, North CarolinaLive eventThe championship is vacated when Count Grog retires.
27Malaki1January 24, 2002Carrboro, North CarolinaLive eventThis was a four-way elimination match involving Seymour Snott, Jesse and Justin Drive.
28Dan Rage1June 27, 2002N/ARaleigh, North CarolinaLive event
—Vacated—June 24, 1999—N/AN/AThe championship is vacated when Dan Rage is stripped as champion after failing to appear for a scheduled title defense.
29Malaki2January 4, 2003Butner, North CarolinaLive eventMalaki defeated Major DeBeers in a tournament final to win the vacant title.
30Trailer Park Heat1July 12, 2003Burlington, North CarolinaLive event
—Deactivated—November 20, 2004—N/AN/ASCW closed on November 20, 2004 and Trailer Park Heat was the final champion in SCW as a company.

List of combined reigns

<1Indicates that the reign lasted less than one day.
Rank[N 1]Wrestler
  1. of reigns
Combined days
1Major DeBeers3523
2Trailer Park Heat1497
3Uncle Tom Kettle2382
4Viper1364
5Malaki2343
6David Blanchard2297
7Beau James1214
8Jesse Drive3149
9Rick Link1132
10Q Sic163
11Natrone Steele135
12Otto Schwanz128
13Shah of Grog224
14Juice115
15Wicked Walt Rabon27
16Justin Drive2<1

Footnotes

  1. ^ Each reign is ranked highest to lowest; reigns with the same number mean that they are tied for that certain rank.

References

General
Specific
  1. ^ Csonka, Larry (April 25, 2009). "Today in Wrestling History: April 25th". Video Reviews. 411mania.com. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
  2. ^ "Count Grog". Manager Profiles. OnlineWorldofWrestling.com. 2007. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
  3. ^ Stutts, Brad (March 2001). "SCW 03.24.01 Holly Springs, NC". Brad's Rants. Hardcore Fan Club. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
  4. ^ "SCW @ Raleigh". Showarchiv: SCW. Genickbruch.com. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
  5. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "SCW (25.10.2001)". Event. Cagematch.de. Retrieved December 20, 2011.