Title History
- Key
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| # | The overall championship reign |
| Reign | The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed |
| Event | The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title changed hands |
| + | Indicates that the number of days held by this individual changes daily |
| # | Wrestlers | Reign | Date | Days held |
Location | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jake Hager | 1 | 02008-02-15February 15, 2008 | 216 | Tampa, Florida | Live event | Hager defeated Ted DiBiase, Jr. after both were the two remaining superstars in a 23-man battle royal. On March 22, 2008, Hager defeated FCW Southern Heavyweight Champion Heath Miller to unify the two championships and retire the FCW Southern Heavyweight Championship. |
| 2 | Sheamus O'Shaunessy | 1 | 02008-09-18September 18, 2008 | 84 | Tampa, Florida | Live event | |
| 3 | Eric Escobar | 1 | 02008-12-11December 11, 2008 | 77 | Tampa, Florida | FCW TV Tapings | |
| 4 | Michael McGillicutty | 1 | 02009-02-26February 26, 2009 | 21 | Tampa, Florida | FCW TV Tapings | |
| 5 | Drew McIntyre | 1 | 02009-03-19March 19, 2009 | 84 | Tampa, Florida | FCW TV Tapings | Drew McIntyre defeated Eric Escobar in a singles match after Hennig was forced to turn in his title due to injury. |
| 6 | Tyler Reks | 1 | 02009-06-11June 11, 2009 | 63 | Tampa, Florida | FCW TV Tapings | |
| 7 | Heath Miller | 1 | 02009-08-13August 13, 2009 | 42 | Tampa, Florida | FCW TV Tapings | |
| 8 | Justin Angel | 1 | 02009-09-24September 24, 2009 | 175 | Tampa, Florida | FCW TV Tapings | This was a two out of three falls match. |
| 9 | Alex Riley | 1 | 02010-03-18March 18, 2010 | 126 | Tampa, Florida | FCW TV Tapings | This was a three–way match, also involving Wade Barrett. |
| 10 | Mason Ryan | 1 | 02010-07-22July 22, 2010 | 196 | Tampa, Florida | FCW TV Tapings | This was a three–way match, also involving Johnny Curtis. |
| 11 | Bo Rotundo | 1 | 02011-02-03February 3, 2011 | 0 | Tampa, Florida | March of Champions TV Taping | Norman Smiley was the special guest referee. |
| 12 | Lucky Cannon | 1 | 02011-02-03February 3, 2011 | 105 | Tampa, Florida | March of Champions TV Taping | Brett DiBiase was the special guest referee. |
| 13 | Bo Rotundo | 2 | 02011-05-19May 19, 2011 | 105 | Tampa, Florida | FCW TV Tapings | |
| – | Vacated | – | 02011-09-01September 1, 2011 | 0 | Tampa, Florida | FCW TV Tapings | Title vacated after Rotundo was sidelined with an injury. |
| 14 | Leo Kruger | 1 | 02011-09-01September 1, 2011 | 154 | Tampa, Florida | FCW TV Tapings | This was a fatal–four way match, also involving Dean Ambrose, Husky Harris and Damien Sandow. |
| 15 | Mike Dalton | 1 | 02012-02-02February 2, 2012 | 21 | Tampa, Florida | FCW TV Tapings | |
| 16 | Leo Kruger | 2 | 02012-02-23February 23, 2012 | 0 | Tampa, Florida | FCW TV Tapings | |
| 17 | Seth Rollins | 1 | 02012-02-23February 23, 2012 | 114 | Tampa, Florida | FCW TV Tapings | |
| 18 | Rick Victor | 1 | 02012-06-16June 16, 2012 | 0 | Crystal River, Florida | Live event | |
| 19 | Bo Dallas (formerly Bo Rotundo) |
3 | 02012-06-16June 16, 2012 | 27 | Crystal River, Florida | Live event | |
| 20 | Rick Victor | 2 | 02012-07-13July 13, 2012 | 7 | Punta Gorda, Florida | Live event | |
| 21 | Richie Steamboat | 1 | 02012-07-20July 20, 2012 | 25 | St. Augustine, Florida | Live event | |
| — | Deactivated | — | 02012-08-14August 14, 2012 | — | Tampa, Florida | Title retired when FCW became NXT Wrestling. |
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