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TCW Heavyweight Championship

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TCW Heavyweight Championship
Details
PromotionTurnbuckle Championship Wrestling
Date establishedJuly 6, 2000
Date retiredSeptember 14, 2002
Statistics
First champion(s)Glacier
Final champion(s)Glacier
Most reignsScotty Anton (3 reigns)

The TCW Heavyweight Championship was the primary professional wrestling singles title of Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling. It was originally won by Glacier who defeated Jorge Estrada in tournament final held in Ashburn, Georgia on July 6, 2000. It was defended primarily in the state of Georgia but throughout the Southern United States, most often in Dothan, Alabama, until the promotion's close in 2003.[1]

Title history

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Wrestlers: Times: Date: Location: Notes:
Glacier[2] 1 July 6, 2000 Ashburn, Georgia Defeated Jorge Estrada in tournament final to become the first champion.[1]
Barry Windham 1 October 28, 2000 Warner Robins, Georgia [1]
Scotty Anton 1 June 2, 2001 Dothan, Alabama[3] the match ended with Daffney counting the pinfall and Anton left with the title.[1]
Barry Windham[4] 2 June 7, 2001 Milledgeville, Georgia Title is returned to Windham due to the controversial finish.[1]
Scotty Anton 2 September 15, 2001 Carrollton, Georgia [1][5]
Dustin Rhodes 1 January 26, 2002 Carrollton, Georgia [1][6][7]
Scotty Anton 3[8] March 1, 2002 Carrollton, Georgia [1][9][10]
Title is vacated when Scotty Riggs forfeits the championship after suffering an elbow injury.[1][8]
Glacier 2 September 14, 2002 Carrollton, Georgia Defeated Damien to win the vacant title.[1][11]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Westcott, Brian; Richard Palma (2002). "TCW Heavyweight Title History". Solie's Title Histories.
  2. ^ "Father-And-Son Wrestling Team Takes On Old Foes This Weekend". Macon Telegraph. 11 Aug 2000.
  3. ^ Woodward, Buck (2007-09-15). "This Day In History: Sting Begins His Metamorphosis, The Fabulous Moolah Wrestles At 80 And More". PWInsider.com. Retrieved 21 September 2009.
  4. ^ Martin, Calvin (2001-12-29). "Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling Results from Deland, Florida 12-28-01". LordsofPain.net. Archived from the original on July 20, 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2009.
  5. ^ Hoops, Brian (September 15, 2015). "Pro wrestling history (9/15): nWo wins War Games, Hennig wins WCW US title". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  6. ^ Milner, John M.; Richard Kamchen (2006-06-04). "SLAM! Sports: Goldust". SLAM! Wrestling Bios. SLAM! Sports. Archived from the original on July 20, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) CS1 maint: year (link)
  7. ^ Tate, Rich (2008-01-26). "Georgia Wrestling News, Notes, & Nostalgia: 1/26/08". 1wrestling.com. Retrieved 21 September 2009.[dead link]
  8. ^ a b Cullen, Billy (2006-05-06). "Newsline, 9-15-2002". 1wrestling.com. Archived from the original on January 14, 2005. Retrieved 21 September 2009.
  9. ^ PWInsider (2009-03-01). "Today in Wrestling History, 3/1: First-Ever Slammys on MTV, More". AllWrestling.com. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
  10. ^ Middleton, Marc (2009-03-01). "Today in Wrestling History - 3/1". Wrestlenewz.com. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
  11. ^ Goodman, Larry (2002-09-15). "Newsline, 9-15-2002". 1wrestling.com. Archived from the original on January 14, 2005. Retrieved 21 September 2009.