South Carolina Wrestling

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SCW
Details
Headquaters	Greenwood, SC
Established	October 2009
Founder	Brandon Lawton
Key People	Board of Directors: Damarus Moton, Joshua Chilton, Brandon Lawton
Current status	Active

The SCW, or South Carolina Wrestling, is the newest and most innovative independent wrestling promotion in the state of South Carolina. Formerly known as the SCBYWA, or the South Carolina BackYard Wrestling Alliance. Coming from a backyard background, the promotion is known for a different approach to the indy circuit than any other within the state. They hold 12+ events a year around South Carolina. They sanction 3 championship titles of their own as well.

Contents 1 History 2 SCW Events 3 SCW Championships & Other Accomplishments 3.1 Active Championships 3.2 Defunct Championships 3.2.1 Current Champions 3.3 Other Accomplishments 3.3.1 Ace in the Hole Contract (Formerly: Any Title, Any Time Contract) 3.3.2 Best of the Best 4 Roster 4.1 Hall of Fame Inductees 4.2 Current Roster 4.3 Current Tag Teams/Stables

History

In February 2008, Sean Van would create the SCBYWA. It's original intent was to create web based interaction between backyard wrestlers in South Carolina, and it did that successfully for almost 2 years. It was so successful in fact that wrestlers from other feds began to show up at other feds' events. There was enough cross promoting to decide to hold a state-wide super show. It was at this point that SCBYWA WrestleFest and the SCBYWA Heavyweight Championship were born. Fest, as its been called, featured a live band, fireworks, and a great card featuring yarders from Charleston to Spartanburg, SC and everywhere in between. WrestleFest went so well that other events began to be planned as well as other championships. At SCBYWA Blaze of Glory, the next super show, the SCBYWA Tag Team Championship and SCBYWA Internet Championship came to be. As the super shows traveled the state and the roster grew, the SCBYWA name grew as well. YouTube views were skyrocketing, starting from 300 views to over 2,000 views. Rad Hazard would extend an invitation to the SCBYWA to join the Global Backyard Wrestling Nation, that invite would be accepted. In joining the GBYWN, the SCBYWA Heavyweight Championship would then be unified with the GBYWN Mid South Atlantic Heavyweight Championship. This took the title from a state-wide title to a championship over 4 states. Also, the GBYWN World Hardcore Championship became the property of the SCBYWA. More huge events would come to be, such as, SCBYWA Chaos Theory and even WrestleFest II. A turning point came soon after when the South Carolina Athletic Commission would attempt to shut the alliance down, calling backyard wrestling "Illegal Fight Clubs." Fines and jail time were the punishment for wrestling without a license in the state of South Carolina. Sean Van made the decision to transition into independent wrestling and procure the licensing. Since the "SCAC" shut down yarding, a name change was in the works. The SCBYWA would now be known as SCW (South Carolina Wrestling) as of January 2011. Sean announced that one more SCBYWA yard show will take place before the years end entitled SCBYWA Backyard Finale. Before that show could take place, December 1, 2010, cease and desist papers served by the SCAC to Sean Van. The SCBYWA is now the legal independent promotion SCW, all lineage and history carried over to this promotion. Now, SCW is a leading force in independent wrestling in the state of South Carolina. Running out of 2 different venues, having a large fan base, selling merchandise, running a training school, and offering family friendly shows AND mature shows have skyrocketed this promotion.

SCW Events

• • SCBYWA WrestleFest 2009
  • SCBYWA Blaze of Glory 2010
  • SCBYWA Chaos Theory 2010
  • SCBYWA WrestleFest II (2010)
  • SCW The Last Stand 2011
  • SCW Evolution 2011
  • SCW Cyber Slam 2011
  • SCW Best of the Best 2011
  • SCW Blaze of Glory 2 (2011)
  • SCW Justice 4 All 2011
  • XWA eXtreme Justice 2011
  • XWA Chaos Theory 2011
  • SCW/XWA WrestleFest III (2011)
  • SCW Wickid Nightmare: Part 2 (2011)
  • SCW Toys for Tots 2011

SCW Championships & Other Accomplishments

Active Championships

• • SCW Heavyweight Championship
  • SCW Tag Team Championship
  • SCW Internet Championship

Defunct Championships

• • SCW Live Championship

Current Champions

Championships	Current champion(s)	Date Won	Won From	Event
SCW Heavyweight Championship	James Hall	October 8, 2011	TJ Boss	SCW/XWA WrestleFest III (2011)
SCW Tag Team Championship	VACANT	N/A	N/A	N/A
SCW Internet Championship	Robert Mack	October 8, 2011	Sean Storm	SCW/XWA WrestleFest III (2011)

Other Accomplishments

Ace in the Hole Contract (Formerly: Any Title, Any Time Contract)

Contract Holder	Date Won	Event	Notes
Asylum	September 5, 2010	SCBYWA Chaos Theory 2010	Won in a Fatal 4 Way Match also involving Chamber, D. Lee, & Sean Storm. Cashed in on Tray D. Marks for the UWO Extreme X Championship at the same event and won.
<center>Brian Thrill	August 27, 2011	SCW Extreme Justice 2011	Won in a Four Way Ladder Match also involving Scotty Claymore, Brian White, & El Dorito.

Best of the Best

Tournament Winner(s)	Date Won	Event	Notes
<center>Bull McBride & James Hall	April 1, 2011	SCW Best of the Best 2011	This was a tag team tournament.

Roster

Hall of Fame Inductees

• • Joshua Chilton (2010)
  • Jordan Revis (2011)

Current Roster

• • Aaron McClure
  • Alan Price
  • Anderson Strong
  • Antonio Smith
  • Brian Thrill
  • Brian White
  • Dylan Dollar
  • El Dorito
  • Eric Thompson
  • James Hall
  • Jasmine Rose
  • Marcus Mason
  • Reverend Revis
  • Robert Mack
  • Rocky Saiki
  • Scotty Claymore
  • Sean Storm
  • Sean Van
  • TJ Boss
  • Vincent Slade

Current Tag Teams/Stables

Team Name	Members	Notes
<center>Canadian Club	TJ Boss & Sean Storm w/ their manager Vincent Slade	The proud Canadians.
Anderson Strong & Marcus Mason		An uneasy alliance bent on dominating SCW.