FCW Southern Heavyweight Championship

Details

Date established

June 26, 2007

Date retired

March 22, 2008

Promotion

Statistics
First champion(s)	Harry Smith
Most reigns	All Champions (1 reign)
Longest reign	Harry Smith (112 days)
Shortest reign	Jake Hager (unification)
Heaviest champion	Afa, Jr. (290 lb (130 kg))
Lightest champion	TJ Wilson (199 lb (90 kg))

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.

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]

Title history

Reign	The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed
Event	The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title changed hands

No.	Champion	Reign	Date	Days held	Location	Event	Notes
01 !1	Harry Smith	01 !1	000000002007-06-26-0000June 26, 2007	112	Tampa, Florida	Live event	Won a 21-man battle royal to become the inaugural champion.^[1]
02 !2	Afa, Jr.	01 !1	000000002007-10-16-0000October 16, 2007	46	New Port Richey, Florida	Live event	Declared winner when Smith could not make referee's ten count.^[1]
03 !3	TJ Wilson	01 !1	000000002007-12-01-0000December 1, 2007	17	New Port Richey, Florida	Live event	This was a ladder match.^[1]
04 !4	Ted DiBiase, Jr.	01 !1	000000002007-12-18-0000December 18, 2007	32	New Port Richey, Florida	Live event	^[1]
05 !5	Heath Miller	01 !1	000000002008-01-19-0000January 19, 2008	63	New Port Richey, Florida	Live event	Awarded title when partner Ted DiBiase, Jr. was unable to defend it due to injury.^[3]
06 !6	Jake Hager	01 !1	000000002008-03-22-0000March 22, 2008	0	New Port Richey, Florida	Live event	Florida Heavyweight Champion Jake Hager defeated Heath Miller in a unification match to unify the two championships.^[2]
6.5 !—	Deactivated	0 !—	000000002008-03-22-0000March 22, 2008	—	New Port Richey, Florida	Live event	Retired immediately after being unified with Florida Heavyweight Championship.^[2]

References

1 2 3 4 5 "FCW 2007 results". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-10-24.
1 2 3 "March 22, 2008 FCW results". fcwwrestling.com. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
↑ "FCW 2008 results". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2008-02-17.

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