Deep South Wrestling, LLC
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- For the non-World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)-subsidiary promotion, see Deep South Wrestling.
| Deep South Wrestling | |
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| Acronym | DSW |
|---|---|
| Established | 1986 2005 |
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| Style | American Wrestling |
| Location | McDonough, Georgia, USA (2005-present) |
| Founder | Jody Hamilton |
| Owner | Jody Hamilton (1986-1988; 2005-current) |
| Parent | Deep South Wrestling, LLC |
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| Formerly | |
| Website | DSWrestling.com Deep South Wrestling |
Deep South Wrestling, LLC (or DSW) is a professional wrestling promotion located in McDonough, Georgia. After Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), DSW is the secondary developmental territory sponsored by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), where WWE-contracted wrestlers can train before they are promoted to the main roster.
DSW is owned by Jody Hamilton, former director of the WCW Power Plant.
DSW held their inaugural show on September 1 2005, and on December 1 of that year, the promotion crowned Mike Mizanin as their first Deep South Heavyweight Champion.
On March 4 2006, rumors circulated that WWE was going to close DSW because it was not very popular. However Deep South still remains open and has secured a timeslot on Comcast Sports South on Sunday nights at 11:30 p.m. Deep South is also going to book events at Six Flags Over Georgia in Austell, Georgia starting June 9. This is similar to OVW's events at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom in Louisville, Kentucky. It was announced at the July 6, 2006 taping that Deep South Wrestling would begin performing live shows at venues other than Six Flags, starting in the nearby town of Griffin, Georgia.
On May 18, 2006, High Impact won a tournament to crown the first Deep South Tag Team Champions.
On October 18, 2006, it was announced that DSW had landed a television deal with MavTV.
Champions
| Championship | Final Champion(s) | Date won | Won from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deep South Heavyweight Champion | Bradley Jay | January 25, 2007 | Ryan O'Reilly |
| Deep South Tag Team Champions | The Majors Brothers (Brian and Brett Majors) | January 19, 2007 | Vacant1 |
1 The Majors Brothers defeated Sonny Siaki & Afa, Jr. and William Regal & Dave Taylor in a three-way match to win the vacant title.
