TCW Heavyweight Championship explained
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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| Glacier[2] | 1 | July 6, 2000 | | |
| Barry Windham | 1 | October 28, 2000 | | |
| 1 | June 2, 2001 | Dothan, Alabama[3] | |
| Barry Windham[4] | 2 | June 7, 2001 | | |
| Scotty Anton | 2 | September 15, 2001 | | [5] |
| Dustin Rhodes | 1 | January 26, 2002 | Carrollton, Georgia | [6] [7] |
| Scotty Anton | 3[8] | March 1, 2002 | Carrollton, Georgia | [9] [10] |
| Title is vacated when Scotty Riggs forfeits the championship after suffering an elbow injury. |
| Glacier | 2 | September 14, 2002 | Carrollton, Georgia | | |
Notes and References
- Web site: TCW Heavyweight Title History . Westcott, Brian . Richard Palma . 2002 . Solie's Title Histories .
- "Father-And-Son Wrestling Team Takes On Old Foes This Weekend". Macon Telegraph. 11 Aug 2000.
- Web site: Woodward, Buck . This Day In History: Sting Begins His Metamorphosis, The Fabulous Moolah Wrestles At 80 And More . PWInsider.com . 2007-09-15 . 21 September 2009.
- Web site: Martin, Calvin . Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling Results from Deland, Florida 12-28-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080720034310/http://www.lordsofpain.net/news/articles/100964598788416.html . LordsofPain.net . 2001-12-29 . July 20, 2008 . 21 September 2009 . dead .
- Web site: Pro wrestling history (9/15): nWo wins War Games, Hennig wins WCW US title . September 15, 2015 . January 25, 2020 . Brian . Hoops . Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
- Web site: SLAM! Sports: Goldust . https://archive.today/20120720222246/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/goldust.html . usurped . July 20, 2012 . Milner, John M. . Richard Kamchen . 2006-06-04 . SLAM! Wrestling Bios . SLAM! Sports .
- Web site: Tate, Rich . Georgia Wrestling News, Notes, & Nostalgia: 1/26/08 . 1wrestling.com . 2008-01-26 . 21 September 2009.
- Web site: Cullen, Billy . Newsline, 9-15-2002 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050114103834/http://www.1wrestling.com/news/newsline.asp?news=10479 . 1wrestling.com . 2006-05-06 . January 14, 2005 . 21 September 2009 . dead .
- Web site: PWInsider . Today in Wrestling History, 3/1: First-Ever Slammys on MTV, More . AllWrestling.com . 2009-03-01 . 14 September 2009.
- Web site: Middleton, Marc . Today in Wrestling History - 3/1 . Wrestlenewz.com . 2009-03-01 . 14 September 2009.
