SCW Southwest Heavyweight Championship
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The SWCW Southwest Heavyweight Championship was the top singles title of Southwest Championship Wrestling for most of its existence. It was established as the SWCW Southwest Television Championship in 1978 and was renamed in February 1979, and it lasted until the promotion was sold to Texas All-Star Wrestling in 1985, at which point the title was abandoned.
[edit] Title history
Silver areas in the history indicate periods of unknown lineage.
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWCW Southwest Television Championship | ||||
| Al Madril | 1 | circa June 1978 | Title awarded | |
| Tully Blanchard | 1 | July 1978 | San Antonio, TX | |
| Dale Valentine | 1 | circa December 1978 | ? | |
| Tully Blanchard | 2 | January 10, 1979 | ? | |
| Dale Valentine | 2 | January 11, 1979 | ? | |
| Tully Blanchard | 3 | January 12, 1979 | Austin, TX | |
| Renamed SWCW Southwest Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| Dale Valentine | 3 | circa June 1979 | ? | |
| Tully Blanchard | 4 | 1979 | ? | |
| Tom Jones | 1 | 1979 | ? | |
| Tully Blanchard | 5 | circa February 1980 | ? | |
| Wahoo McDaniel | 1 | August 23, 1980 | San Antonio, TX | |
| Tully Blanchard | 6 | 1980 | ? | |
| Vacant | circa April 1981 | Title vacant | ||
| Terry Funk | 1 | 1981 | ? | Wins tournament |
| Wahoo McDaniel | 2 | 1981 | ? | |
| Vacant | 1981 | Title vacant | ||
| Manny Fernandez | 1 | 1981 | Corpus Christi, TX | Wins tournament |
| Dick Slater | 1 | August 15, 1981 | San Antonio, TX | |
| Mongolian Stomper | 1 | circa July 1982 | San Antonio, TX | Unknown whom Stomper beat for the title |
| Dick Slater | 2 | September 1982 | Beaumont, TX | |
| Vacant | December 1982 | Slater leaves SWCW | ||
| Tully Blanchard | 7 | January 3, 1983 | San Antonio, TX | Defeats Bob Sweetan in tournament final |
| Bob Sweetan | 1 | February 27, 1983 | San Antonio, TX | |
| Adrian Adonis | 1 | April 15, 1983 | Austin, TX | |
| Bob Sweetan | 2 | May 20, 1983 | Weslaco, TX | |
| Tully Blanchard | 8 | June 13, 1983 | San Antonio, TX | |
| Scott Casey | 1 | September 11, 1983 | San Antonio, TX | |
| Killer Brooks | 1 | February 27, 1984 | San Antonio, TX | |
| Bobby Jaggers | 1 | June 16, 1984 | Austin, TX | |
| Killer Brooks | 2 | July 1, 1984 | San Antonio, TX | |
| Kevin Sullivan | 1 | December 9, 1984 | San Antonio, TX | |
| Title retired | April 1985 | SWCW is sold to Texas All-Star Wrestling | ||
