The SCW Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship in Steel City Wrestling (SCW). The title was the top championship of the SCW promotion. It was the first singles championship established in SCW, having been introduced in 1994, in the finals of a four-man tournament.
The inaugural champion was T. Rantula, who defeated Shane Douglas in a tournament final on October 8, 1994 to become the first SCW Heavyweight Champion. T. Rantula holds the record for most reigns, with four. At 892 days, Johnny Gunn first and only reign is the longest in the title's history. T. Rantula's third reign was the shortest in the history of the title having been stripped of the championship the day after he won it. The previous champion, Cueball Carmichael, had won control of SCW for 30 days prior to their match. He justified the decision as T. Rantula had been a substitute for his originally scheduled opponent Dennis Gregory. Overall, there have been 12 reigns shared between 7 wrestlers, with one vacancy, and 1 deactivation.
Title history Key #Order in reign historyReignThe reign number for the specific wrestler listedLocationThe city in which the title was wonEventThe event in which the title was won —Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reignN/AThe information is not available or is unknown No.ChampionReignDateDays heldLocationEventNotes1T. Rantula1Connellsville, PennsylvaniaLive eventT. Rantula defeated Shane Douglas in a tournament final to become the first SCW Heavyweight Champion.21New Castle, PennsylvaniaLive event 32Edgewood, PennsylvaniaDeaf Wrestlefest (1995) 41Connellsville, PennsylvaniaLive event Gorman, Jeff. "Arena Reports: Pennsylvania - Steel City Wrestling at the High School." Pro Wrestling Illustrated. March 1996: 70+.5Lou Marconi1Irwin, PennsylvaniaLive event "The PWI 500." Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Fort Washington, Pennsylvania: London Publishing Company. (Holiday 1998): pg. 58.6Dennis Gregory1Irwin, PennsylvaniaLive event 7Lou Marconi2Irwin, PennsylvaniaLive eventMarconi was awarded the championship when the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission stripped Dennis Gregory of the title.8Dennis Gregory2Irwin, PennsylvaniaLive eventThis was a lumberjack match."The PWI 500." Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Fort Washington, Pennsylvania: London Publishing Company. (Holiday 1999): pg. 64.9Cody Michaels1Irwin, PennsylvaniaLive event 10Cueball Carmichael1Jeannette, PennsylvaniaLive event Gorman, Jeff. "Arena Reports: Pennsylvania - Steel City Wrestling at Pitzer's Town House." Pro Wrestling Illustrated. December 1999: 52+.11T. Rantula3White Oak, PennsylvaniaLive event Gorman, Jeff. "Arena Reports: Pennsylvania - Steel City Wrestling at the Athletic Association." Pro Wrestling Illustrated. February 2000: 52+.Carmichael, having won control of SCW for 30 days, stripped T. Rantula of the title due to Dennis Gregory being his original opponent. He subsequently orders a tournament to decide a new champion.12T. Rantula4White Oak, PennsylvaniaLive eventT. Rantula defeated Dennis Gregory in a tournament final to win the vacant title.SCW closed during the summer of 2000, and the championship was retired.
List of combined reigns
RankWrestlerNo. of reignsCombineddays1Johnny Gunn189224389+322304Lou Marconi21915Cueball Carmichael11066Cody Michaels11047121
References General
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External links SCW Heavyweight Championship at Cagematch.net SCW Heavyweight Championship at Wrestlingdata.com