The Southern States Wrestling (SSW) Appalachian Heavyweight Championship is a secondary professional wrestling tag team championship in Southern States Wrestling. It was first won by Beau James who defeated Tracey Smothers in a best-of-three matches in Meadowview, Virginia on May 11, 1996. The title is generally defended in the Southern United States, most often in its home base in East Tennessee, but has been defended in Virginia and West Virginia. There are 14 recognized champions with a total of 25 title reigns.
Title history Wrestler:Times:Date:Location:Notes:Beau James1May 11, 1996Meadowview, VirginiaScott Sterling1May 31, 1996Pennington Gap, VirginiaBeau James 2July 5, 1996Fall Branch, TennesseeThe War Machine1December 21, 1996Beckley, West VirginiaBeau James 3January 17, 1997Fall Branch, Tennessee Danny Christian1July 18, 1997Fall Branch, Tennessee Brooklyn Bad Boy #11November 14, 1997Fall Branch, Tennessee The Fall Branch Redneck2January 16, 1998Fall Branch, Tennessee Brooklyn Bad Boy #1 2February 20, 1998Brooklyn Bad Boy #21March 6, 1998Fall Branch, Tennessee Brooklyn Bad Boy #13March 20, 1998Fall Branch, Tennessee Danny Christian 3April 10, 1998Fall Branch, Tennessee Title is held-up following a match between Danny Christian and Steve Flynn in which both men scored a double pin.''' |- |Steve Flynn |1 |April 24, 1998 |Fall Branch, Tennessee
|Iron Cross |1 |January 30, 1999 |Kingsport, Tennessee
|The War Machine |2 |May 8, 1999 |Kingsport, Tennessee
|Ricky Harrison |1 |July 10, 1999 |Kingsport, Tennessee
|Chuck Jones |1 |August 7, 1999 |Kingsport, Tennessee
|Ricky Harrison |2 |October 30, 1999 |Kingsport, Tennessee
|Chuck Jones |2 |November 4, 1999 |Johnson City, Tennessee
|Porkchop Thomas |1 |October 30, 2000 |Kingsport, Tennessee
|Bryan Wayne |1 |June 2001 |Kingsport, Tennessee
|Flex Armstrong |1 |October 2001 |Kingsport, Tennessee
|Ricky Harrison |3 |January 2002 |Mountain City, Tennessee
|Beau James |4 |February 27, 2002 |Kingsport, Tennessee
|-style="background: #f2f2f2;" |colspan="5" align=center|Title is retired in 2002.'''Eric Darkstorm1April 23, 2004Greenville, Tennessee
References
External links Official Tag Team Championship Title History
SSW Appalachian Championship