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.
SCW Brass Knuckles Championship Promotion Southern Championship Wrestling Date established May 19, 1995 Date retired November 20, 2004 First champion(s) Major DeBeers Final champion(s) Trailer Park Heat (won July 12, 2003) Most reigns Major DeBeers (3) Jesse Drive (3) Longest reign Trailer Park Heat (497 days) Shortest reign Shah of Grog (<1 day)
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.
Key
#
Order in reign history
Reign
The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed
Event
The event in which the title was won
—
Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign
N/A
The information is not available or is unknown
+
Indicates the current reign is changing daily
Name
Years
SCW Brass Knuckles Championship
1995 — 2004
#
Wrestlers
Reign
Date
Days held
Location
Event
Notes
Ref.
1
Major DeBeers
1
May 19, 1995
393
Clover, South Carolina
Live event
DeBeers defeated Viper in a tournament final to become the first SCW Brass Knuckles Champion.
2
Viper
1
June 15, 1996
364
Durham, North Carolina
Live event
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Vacated
—
June 14, 1997
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N/A
N/A
The championship is vacated when Viper is stripped as champion.
3
Beau James
1
September 11, 1997
214
Raleigh, North Carolina
Live event
James defeated Dave Blanchard and David Lee Gilbert in a triangle match to win the vacant title.
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Vacated
—
April 13, 1998
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N/A
N/A
The championship is vacated when Beau James is stripped as champion after failing to appear for a scheduled title defense.
4
David Blanchard
1
February 25, 1998
290
Butner, North Carolina
Live event
Blanchard defeated Eddie Edmonds to win the vacant championship.
[ 1]
5
Major DeBeers
2
December 12, 1998
90
Butner, North Carolina
Live event
6
Juice
1
March 12, 1999
15
Durham, North Carolina
Live event
7
Major DeBeers
3
March 27, 1999
42
Butner, North Carolina
Live event
8
Natrone Steele
1
May 8, 1999
35
Durham, North Carolina
Live event
9
Uncle Tom Kettle
1
June 12, 1999
292
Louisburg, North Carolina
Live event
10
James Ivey
1
March 30, 2000
N/A
Raleigh, North Carolina
Live event
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Vacated
—
April 2000
—
N/A
N/A
The championship is vacated when James Ivey was stripped as champion after failing to appear for a scheduled title defense.
11
Uncle Tom Kettle
2
April 22, 2000
90
Butner, North Carolina
Live event
Kettle won a "First Blood" battle royal involving Rick Link, Loki, The K Assassin, Saltwater Redneck, and Duke Richards to win the vacant title.
12
Rick Link
1
July 21, 2000
132
Raleigh, North Carolina
Live event
13
Jesse Drive
1
November 30, 2000
84
Raleigh, North Carolina
Live event
14
Shah of Grog
2
February 22, 2001
0
Raleigh, North Carolina
Live event
Grog pinned Anthony Overdrive during a "New Jersey Drive" match in which the title could change hands multiple times within a 10-minute period.
[ 2]
15
Justin Drive
1
February 22, 2001
0
Raleigh, North Carolina
Live event
Drive pinned the Shah of Grog during a "New Jersey Drive" match.
[ 2]
16
Jesse Drive
2
February 22, 2001
0
Raleigh, North Carolina
Live event
Drive pinned the Shah of Grog during a "New Jersey Drive" match.
17
Wicked Walt Rabon
1
March 24, 2001
7
Holly Springs, North Carolina
Live event
Rabon pinned Jesse Drive during a "New Jersey Drive" match.
[ 3]
18
David Blanchard
1
March 31, 2001
7
Butner, North Carolina
Live event
Blanchard pinned Wicked Walt Rabon during a "New Jersey Drive" match.
19
Wicked Walt Rabon
2
April 7, 2001
0
Zebulon, North Carolina
Live event
20
Justin Drive
2
April 7, 2001
0
Zebulon, North Carolina
Live event
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Held up
—
April 7, 2001
—
Zebulon, North Carolina
Live event
The 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.
22
Jesse Drive
3
April 26, 2001
35
Raleigh, North Carolina
Live event
23
Otto Schwanz
1
May 31, 2001
28
Raleigh, North Carolina
Live event
24
Q Sic
1
June 28, 2001
63
Raleigh, North Carolina
Live event
[ 4]
25
Chilly Willy
1
August 30, 2001
N/A
Raleigh, North Carolina
Live event
Willy pinned Q Sic during a tag team match.
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Vacated
—
October 2001
—
N/A
N/A
The championship is vacated when Chilly Willy leaves the promotion to enlist in the United States Army .
26
Count Grog
1
October 25, 2001
24
Raleigh, North Carolina
Live event
Grog pinned Justin Drive during a tag team match to win the vacant title.
[ 5]
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Vacated
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November 18, 2001
—
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Live event
The championship is vacated when Count Grog retires.
27
Malaki
1
January 24, 2002
154
Carrboro, North Carolina
Live event
This was a four-way elimination match involving Seymour Snott, Jesse and Justin Drive.
28
Dan Rage
1
June 27, 2002
N/A
Raleigh, North Carolina
Live event
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Vacated
—
June 24, 1999
—
N/A
N/A
The championship is vacated when Dan Rage is stripped as champion after failing to appear for a scheduled title defense.
29
Malaki
2
January 4, 2003
189
Butner, North Carolina
Live event
Malaki defeated Major DeBeers in a tournament final to win the vacant title.
30
Trailer Park Heat
1
July 12, 2003
497
Burlington, North Carolina
Live event
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Deactivated
—
November 20, 2004
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N/A
N/A
SCW closed on November 20, 2004 and Trailer Park Heat was the final champion in SCW as a company.
List of combined reigns
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<1
Indicates that the reign lasted less than one day.
Rank[ N 1]
Wrestler
# of reigns
Combined days
1
Major DeBeers
3
523
2
Trailer Park Heat
1
497
3
Uncle Tom Kettle
2
382
4
Viper
1
364
5
Malaki
2
343
6
David Blanchard
2
297
7
Beau James
1
214
8
Jesse Drive
3
149
9
Rick Link
1
132
10
Q Sic
1
63
11
Natrone Steele
1
35
12
Otto Schwanz
1
28
13
Shah of Grog
2
24
14
Juice
1
15
15
Wicked Walt Rabon
2
7
16
Justin Drive
2
<1
^ Each reign is ranked highest to lowest; reigns with the same number mean that they are tied for that certain rank.
General
Specific
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