The Deep South Heavyweight Championship was the primary championship in Deep South Wrestling, a former developmental territory of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). When the title was first introduced, it was awarded to Mike Mizanin, who won a tournament to become the initial champion. The title was vacated on April 18, 2007 when WWE ceased using DSW as a developmental territory. On July 12, 2007, a tournament was held to crown a new champion, which was won by Austin Creed.
Creation[]
The title was first awarded to the winner of an 8-Man Single Elimination Tournament, held over a 2-week period with the first round matches being held November 23, 2005, and the semi-final and final matches on December 1.
First Round | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
Mike Mizanin | |||||||||||||
Eric Perez | |||||||||||||
Mike Mizanin | |||||||||||||
Kid Kash† | |||||||||||||
Mac Daddy Johnson | |||||||||||||
"Silverback" Ryan Reeves | |||||||||||||
Mike Mizanin | |||||||||||||
Mike Knox | |||||||||||||
Mike Knox | |||||||||||||
Mike Taylor | |||||||||||||
Mike Knox | |||||||||||||
Tony Santorelli | |||||||||||||
Tony Santorelli | |||||||||||||
Palmer Cannon |
After WWE[]
The title was "held-up" after the agreement between WWE and DSW ended in March 2007, and another tournament was held in on July 12 to crown the new champion.
First Round | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
Austin Creed | |||||||||||||
Simon Sermon | |||||||||||||
Austin Creed | |||||||||||||
Alexander the Great | |||||||||||||
Alexander the Great | |||||||||||||
Salvatore Rinauro† | |||||||||||||
Austin Creed | |||||||||||||
Murder One | |||||||||||||
Murder One | |||||||||||||
J-Rod | |||||||||||||
Murder One | |||||||||||||
Rick Michaels | |||||||||||||
Rick Michaels | |||||||||||||
Pretty Boy Floyd |
↑Alexander the Great defeated Salvatore Rinauro by Coin Toss