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Deep South Wrestling, LLC
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Deep South Wrestling, LLC (or DSW) is a professional wrestling promotion located in McDonough, Georgia. After Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), DSW is the secondary developmental territory sponsored by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), where WWE-contracted wrestlers can train before they are promoted to the main roster. Most full-time wrestlers in the DSW only become jobbers on the main shows.
DSW is owned by Jody Hamilton, former director of the WCW Power Plant.
DSW held their inaugural show on September 1, 2005, and on December 1 of that year, the promotion crowned Mike Mizanin as their first Deep South Heavyweight Champion.
On March 4, 2006, rumors circulated that WWE was going to close DSW because it was not very popular. However Deep South still remains open and has secured a timeslot on Comcast Sports South on Sunday nights at 11:30 p.m. Deep South is also going to book events at Six Flags Over Georgia in Austell, Georgia starting June 9. This is similar to OVW's events at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom in Louisville, Kentucky. It was announced at the July 6, 2006 taping that Deep South Wrestling would begin performing live shows at venues other than Six Flags, starting in the nearby town of Griffin, Georgia.
On May 18, 2006, High Impact won a tournament to crown the first Deep South Tag Team Champions.
On October 18, 2006, it was announced that DSW had landed a television deal with MavTV.
| Championship | Current champion(s) | Date won | Won from |
|---|---|---|---|
| DSW Heavyweight Champion | Title currently held up | March 15, 2007 | |
| DSW Tag Team Champions | Team Elite | March 8, 2007 | Majors Brothers |
- Statement by Jody Hamilton
- Official Deep South Wrestling website
- Deep South Wrestling Title Histories
- The Wrestling Follower Results Archive: Deep South Wrestling
| History |
|---|
| Black Saturday | Monday Night Wars | Montreal screwjob The Invasion | Brand Extension | WWE Video Library |
| Programming |
| Current programming | Former programming | Pay-per-view | Ratings |
| Developmental territories |
| Ohio Valley Wrestling | Deep South Wrestling, LLC |
| Subsidiaries |
| WWE Films | WWE Niagara Falls | WWE Records | WWE Video Games | WWE Home Video | WWE Books |
| Other wrestling organizations acquired |
| World Championship Wrestling | Extreme Championship Wrestling |
| Defunct subsidiaries |
| Coliseum Video | World Bodybuilding Federation | The World | XFL |
| Talent |
| Alumni | Current roster| Diva Search | Draft Lottery | Hall of Fame | Tough Enough |