title: SCW Brass Knuckles Championship
text: # SCW Brass Knuckles Championship
  
  The SCW Brass Knuckles Championship (also called the SCW Brass Knuckles Championship Trophy) was a professional wrestling hardcore championship in Southern Championship Wrestling (SCW). It remained active until November 20, 2004 when SCW was closed.
  
  The inaugural champion was Major DeBeers, who defeated Viper in a tournament final on May 19, 1995 to become the first SCW Brass Knuckles Champion. Jesse Drive holds the record for most reigns, with three. At 497 days, Trailer Park Heat's first and only reign is the longest in the title's history. The Shah of Grog's first and only reign was the shortest in the history of the title as it was won during a "New Jersey Drive" match, in which the title could change hands multiple times within a 10 min. period, losing it to Jesse Drive before the end of the match. Overall, there have been 30 reigns shared between 23 wrestlers, with nine vacancies, and 1 deactivation.
  
  ## Title history
  
  ### Key
  
  | # | Order in reign history |
  | - | - |
  | Reign | The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed |
  | Event | The event in which the title was won |
  | — | Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign |
  | N/A | The information is not available or is unknown |
  | + | Indicates the current reign is changing daily |
  
  ### Names
  
  | Name | Years |
  | - | - |
  | SCW Brass Knuckles Championship | 1995 — 2004 |
  
  ### Reigns
  
  | # | Wrestlers | Reign | Date | Days held | Location | Event | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Major DeBeers | 1 | May 19, 1995 | 393 | Clover, South Carolina | Live event | DeBeers defeated Viper in a tournament final to become the first SCW Brass Knuckles Champion. |
  | 2 | Viper | 1 | June 15, 1996 | 364 | Durham, North Carolina | Live event | |
  | — | Vacated | — | June 14, 1997 | — | N/A | N/A | The championship is vacated when Viper is stripped as champion. |
  | 3 | Beau James | 1 | September 11, 1997 | 214 | Raleigh, North Carolina | Live event | James defeated Dave Blanchard and David Lee Gilbert in a triangle match to win the vacant title. |
  | — | Vacated | — | April 13, 1998 | — | N/A | N/A | The championship is vacated when Beau James is stripped as champion after failing to appear for a scheduled title defense. |
  | 4 | David Blanchard | 1 | February 25, 1998 | 290 | Butner, North Carolina | Live event | Blanchard defeated Eddie Edmonds to win the vacant championship. |
  | 5 | Major DeBeers | 2 | December 12, 1998 | 90 | Butner, North Carolina | Live event | |
  | 6 | Juice | 1 | March 12, 1999 | 15 | Durham, North Carolina | Live event | |
  | 7 | Major DeBeers | 3 | March 27, 1999 | 42 | Butner, North Carolina | Live event | |
  | 8 | Natrone Steele | 1 | May 8, 1999 | 35 | Durham, North Carolina | Live event | |
  | 9 | Uncle Tom Kettle | 1 | June 12, 1999 | 292 | Louisburg, North Carolina | Live event | |
  | 10 | James Ivey | 1 | March 30, 2000 | N/A | Raleigh, North Carolina | Live event | |
  | — | Vacated | — | April 2000 | — | N/A | N/A | The championship is vacated when James Ivey was stripped as champion after failing to appear for a scheduled title defense. |
  | 11 | Uncle Tom Kettle | 2 | April 22, 2000 | 90 | Butner, North Carolina | Live event | Kettle won a "First Blood" battle royal involving Rick Link, Loki, The K Assassin, Saltwater Redneck, and Duke Richards to win the vacant title. |
  | 12 | Rick Link | 1 | July 21, 2000 | 132 | Raleigh, North Carolina | Live event | |
  | 13 | Jesse Drive | 1 | November 30, 2000 | 84 | Raleigh, North Carolina | Live event | |
  | 14 | Shah of Grog | 2 | February 22, 2001 | 0 | Raleigh, North Carolina | Live event | Grog pinned Anthony Overdrive during a "New Jersey Drive" match in which the title could change hands multiple times within a 10-minute period. |
  | 15 | Justin Drive | 1 | February 22, 2001 | 0 | Raleigh, North Carolina | Live event | Drive pinned the Shah of Grog during a "New Jersey Drive" match. |
  | 16 | Jesse Drive | 2 | February 22, 2001 | 0 | Raleigh, North Carolina | Live event | Drive pinned the Shah of Grog during a "New Jersey Drive" match. |
  | 17 | Wicked Walt Rabon | 1 | March 24, 2001 | 7 | Holly Springs, North Carolina | Live event | Rabon pinned Jesse Drive during a "New Jersey Drive" match. |
  | 18 | David Blanchard | 1 | March 31, 2001 | 7 | Butner, North Carolina | Live event | Blanchard pinned Wicked Walt Rabon during a "New Jersey Drive" match. |
  | 19 | Wicked Walt Rabon | 2 | April 7, 2001 | 0 | Zebulon, North Carolina | Live event | |
  | 20 | Justin Drive | 2 | April 7, 2001 | 0 | Zebulon, North Carolina | Live event | |
  | — | Held up | — | April 7, 2001 | — | Zebulon, North Carolina | Live event | The championship is held up when Justin and Jesse Drive both score a double-pin. Instead of vacating the title, the two men defend the title as co-champions. |
  | 22 | Jesse Drive | 3 | April 26, 2001 | 35 | Raleigh, North Carolina | Live event | |
  | 23 | Otto Schwanz | 1 | May 31, 2001 | 28 | Raleigh, North Carolina | Live event | |
  | 24 | Q Sic | 1 | June 28, 2001 | 63 | Raleigh, North Carolina | Live event | |
  | 25 | Chilly Willy | 1 | August 30, 2001 | N/A | Raleigh, North Carolina | Live event | Willy pinned Q Sic during a tag team match. |
  | — | Vacated | — | October 2001 | — | N/A | N/A | The championship is vacated when Chilly Willy leaves the promotion to enlist in the United States Army. |
  | 26 | Count Grog | 1 | October 25, 2001 | 24 | Raleigh, North Carolina | Live event | Grog pinned Justin Drive during a tag team match to win the vacant title. |
  | — | Vacated | — | November 18, 2001 | — | Chapel Hill, North Carolina | Live event | The championship is vacated when Count Grog retires. |
  | 27 | Malaki | 1 | January 24, 2002 | 154 | Carrboro, North Carolina | Live event | This was a four-way elimination match involving Seymour Snott, Jesse and Justin Drive. |
  | 28 | Dan Rage | 1 | June 27, 2002 | N/A | Raleigh, North Carolina | Live event | |
  | — | Vacated | — | June 24, 1999 | — | N/A | N/A | The championship is vacated when Dan Rage is stripped as champion after failing to appear for a scheduled title defense. |
  | 29 | Malaki | 2 | January 4, 2003 | 189 | Butner, North Carolina | Live event | Malaki defeated Major DeBeers in a tournament final to win the vacant title. |
  | 30 | Trailer Park Heat | 1 | July 12, 2003 | 497 | Burlington, North Carolina | Live event | |
  | — | Deactivated | — | November 20, 2004 | — | N/A | N/A | SCW closed on November 20, 2004 and Trailer Park Heat was the final champion in SCW as a company. |
  
  ## List of combined reigns
  
  | <1 | Indicates that the reign lasted less than one day. |
  | - | - |
  | Rank | Wrestler | # of reigns | Combined days |
  | 1 | Major DeBeers | 3 | 523 |
  | 2 | Trailer Park Heat | 1 | 497 |
  | 3 | Uncle Tom Kettle | 2 | 382 |
  | 4 | Viper | 1 | 364 |
  | 5 | Malaki | 2 | 343 |
  | 6 | David Blanchard | 2 | 297 |
  | 7 | Beau James | 1 | 214 |
  | 8 | Jesse Drive | 3 | 149 |
  | 9 | Rick Link | 1 | 132 |
  | 10 | Q Sic | 1 | 63 |
  | 11 | Natrone Steele | 1 | 35 |
  | 12 | Otto Schwanz | 1 | 28 |
  | 13 | Shah of Grog | 2 | 24 |
  | 14 | Juice | 1 | 15 |
  | 15 | Wicked Walt Rabon | 2 | 7 |
  | 16 | Justin Drive | 2 | <1 |
  
  ## Footnotes
  
  * ↑ Each reign is ranked highest to lowest; reigns with the same number mean that they are tied for that certain rank.
  