No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. |
Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days |
1 | Brian Lee | May 22, 1992 | Volunteer Slam[4] | Knoxville, Tennessee | 1 | 78 | Defeated Paul Orndorff in a tournament final. | |
2 | The Dirty White Boy | August 8, 1992 | Fire on the Mountain[5] | Johnson City, Tennessee | 1 | 237 | | |
3 | Tracy Smothers | April 2, 1993 | Bluegrass Brawl[6] | Pikeville, Kentucky | 1 | 43 | This was a Tennessee Chain Match. | |
— | Vacated | May 15, 1993 | — | — | — | — | Championship held up after a match against Tony Anthony. | |
4 | Tracy Smothers | June 11, 1993 | SMW Live event | Knoxville, Tennessee | 2 | 36 | Defeated Tony Anthony in a rematch. | |
5 | Brian Lee | July 17, 1993 | SMW Live event | Johnson City, Tennessee | 2 | 211 | | [7] |
6 | The Dirty White Boy | February 13, 1994 | Sunday Bloody Sunday[8] | Knoxville, Tennessee | 2 | 78 | This was a Tennessee Chain Match. | [9] |
7 | Jake Roberts | May 2, 1994 | SMW Live event | Harriman, Tennessee | 1 | 64 | Aired May 14, 1994 on SMW TV. | |
8 | The Dirty White Boy | July 5, 1994 | SMW Live event | Warrensville, North Carolina | 3 | 207 | This was a fictitious title change as Roberts had no-showed several events. Dirty White Boy defeated Brian Logan in a non-title match on this day and then defended the title against Chris Candido on July 9 in Johnson City, Tennessee. | |
9 | Jerry Lawler | January 28, 1995 | Super Saturday Night Fever[10] | Knoxville, Tennessee | 1 | 29 | Aired February 4, 1995 on SMW TV | |
10 | Bobby Blaze | February 26, 1995 | Sunday Bloody Sunday II[11] | Knoxville, Tennessee | 1 | 41 | Aired March 11, 1995 on SMW TV | |
11 | Buddy Landel | April 8, 1995 | Fright Night[12] | Johnson City, Tennessee | 1 | 84 | Landel's watch, car and money was also on the line. Aired on April 15, 1995 on SMW TV. | |
— | Vacated | July 1, 1995 | — | — | — | — | Title held up after a match against Brad Armstrong that ended in a no-contest. Landel and Armstrong had several rematches that ended in disqualifications. | |
12 | Brad Armstrong | August 12, 1995 | Fire on the Mountain IV[13] | Johnson City, Tennessee | 1 | 69 | Defeated Buddy Landel in a rematch. It was also a lumberjack match. Aired on August 26, 1995 on SMW TV. | |
13 | Terry Gordy | October 20, 1995 | Halloween Scream 1995 tour[14] | Knoxville, Tennessee | 1 | 34 | With Headbanger Thrasher, defeated Brad Armstrong and The Wolfman in a tag team match in which Armstrong's title was on the line. | |
14 | Brad Armstrong | November 23, 1995 | Thanksgiving Thunder 1995 tour[15] | Knoxville, Tennessee | 2 | 2 | This was a Badstreet Death Match. | |
15 | Tommy Rich | November 25, 1995 | Thanksgiving Thunder tour[16] | Johnson City, Tennessee | 1 | 1 | | |
— | Deactivated | November 26, 1995 | — | — | — | — | SMW held its final event. | |
16 | Brad Armstrong | November 27, 1995 | USWA Live event | Memphis, Tennessee | 3 | 29 | Armstrong did not defeat Rich for the title, but defended it the night after SMW closed at a United States Wrestling Association event against Jerry Lawler and lost by disqualification. | |
17 | Jerry Lawler | December 26, 1995 | USWA Live event | Louisville, Kentucky | 2 | 4 | Also defeats Rich on December 27, 1995, in Memphis, Tennessee. | |
— | Deactivated | December 30, 1995 | — | — | — | — | Lawler's victory over Armstrong was recognized on television. Following this mention, the title was abandoned, as it was never mentioned again. | |