| FCW Southern Heavyweight Championship |
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| Details |
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| Promotion | Florida Championship Wrestling |
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| Date established | June 26, 2007 |
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| Date retired | March 22, 2008 |
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| Statistics |
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| First champion(s) | Harry Smith |
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| Most reigns | All Champions (1 reign) |
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| Longest reign | Harry Smith (112 days) |
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| Shortest reign | Jake Hager (unification) |
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| Heaviest champion | Afa, Jr. (290 lb (130 kg)) |
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| Lightest champion | TJ Wilson (199 lb (90 kg)) |
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The FCW Southern Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling heavyweight championship owned and promoted by Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW, now known as NXT Wrestling), the developmental territory of WWE. It was contested for in their heavyweight division. The championship was created and debuted on June 26, 2007 at a FCW house show.
Harry Smith became the inaugural champion by winning a 21-man battle royal.[1] The title was retired on March 22, 2008, after being unified with the FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship.[2]
Title history
| Reign | The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed |
| Event | The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title changed hands |
| No. | Champion | Reign | Date | Days held | Location | Event | Notes |
| 1 | Harry Smith | 1 | June 26, 2007 | 112 | Tampa, Florida | Live event | Won a 21-man battle royal to become the inaugural champion.[1] |
| 2 | Afa, Jr. | 1 | October 16, 2007 | 46 | New Port Richey, Florida | Live event | Declared winner when Smith could not make referee's ten count.[1] |
| 3 | TJ Wilson | 1 | December 1, 2007 | 17 | New Port Richey, Florida | Live event | This was a ladder match.[1] |
| 4 | Ted DiBiase, Jr. | 1 | December 18, 2007 | 32 | New Port Richey, Florida | Live event | [1] |
| 5 | Heath Miller | 1 | January 19, 2008 | 63 | New Port Richey, Florida | Live event | Awarded title when partner Ted DiBiase, Jr. was unable to defend it due to injury.[3] |
| 6 | Jake Hager | 1 | March 22, 2008 | 0 | New Port Richey, Florida | Live event | Florida Heavyweight Champion Jake Hager defeated Heath Miller in a unification match to unify the two championships.[2] |
| — | Deactivated | — | March 22, 2008 | — | New Port Richey, Florida | Live event | Retired immediately after being unified with Florida Heavyweight Championship.[2] |
References