When a man wins South Broadway’s heavyweight crown, he goes into the book with some of the toughest, roughest, and outrageous names in the last 30 years of Saint Louis wrestling history.
This title was formerly known as the MMWA-SICW Heavyweight Championship, the MO/IL Heavyweight Championship, and the MMWA Championship.
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| WON BY | LOCATION | DATE | NOTES |
| Rob Phillips | Affton, Mo. | May-85 | |
| Ed Lewis | Affton, Mo. | Aug-85 | |
| Giant Assassin | Saint Louis, Mo. | Feb-86 | |
| Rob Phillips | Salem, Mo. | Jul-86 | |
| Ron Brewer | Saint Louis, Mo. | Sep-86 | |
| Stan Hurley | Affton, Mo. | Jan-87 | |
| Giant Assassin | Affton, Mo. | Mar-87 | |
| Ron Powers | Saint Louis, Mo. | Feb-88 | |
| Giant Assassin | Saint Louis, Mo. | Apr-88 | |
| Ron Powers | Saint Louis, Mo. | Jul-88 | |
| Steve Stunning | Cahokia, Ill. | Nov-88 | |
| Giant Assassin | Saint Louis, Mo. | Jan-89 | |
| Ed Smith | Saint Louis, Mo. | Jul-89 | |
| Giant Assassin | Saint Louis, Mo. | Oct-89 | |
| Steve Sharp | Saint Louis, Mo. | Apr-90 | |
| Chris Giacin | Saint Louis, Mo. | Jul-90 | |
| Giant Assassin | Saint Louis, Mo. | Nov-90 | |
| Chris Giacin | Saint Louis, Mo. | Feb-91 | |
| Giant Assassin | Jennings, Mo. | Apr-91 | |
| Tom Sullivan | Saint Louis, Mo. | Nov-91 | |
| Giant Assassin | Saint Louis, Mo. | May-92 | |
| Tom Sullivan | Saint Clair, Mo. | Aug-92 | |
| Giant Assassin | Saint Louis, Mo. | Feb-93 | |
| VACANT | Apr-93 | ||
| Tom Sullivan | Saint Louis, Mo. | Jun-93 | |
| … | |||
| John Blackheart | 1995 | ||
| VACANT | Sep-95 | Blackheart retires | |
| Danny Boy Hawkins | Saint Louis, Mo. | 12/2/95 | def. The Gambler in tournament final |
| Keith Smith | Saint Louis, Mo. | 5/18/1996 | also holds MMWA Junior Heavyweight title |
| Danny Boy Hawkins | 6/22/96 | ||
| … | |||
| John Blackheart | May-97 | ||
| … | |||
| Sabre | Dec-97 | ||
| … | |||
| The Gambler | Dec-98 | ||
| … | |||
| Gary Jackson | Dec-99 | ||
| … | |||
| Ron Powers | Mar-00 | ||
| Danny Boy Hawkins | Saint Louis, Mo. | 12/9/00 | Referee: Ed Smith |
| VACANT | Apr-01 | ||
| Rick Brewer | Saint Louis, Mo. | 4/21/01 | def. Gary Jackson |
| Geno the Exterminator | Saint Louis, Mo. | 10/6/01 | |
| Rick Brewer | Saint Louis, Mo. | 1/19/02 | no disqualification |
| VACANT | 5/18/02 | Brewer injured; two Billy Diamond vs. Ace Strange bouts in July and August fail to determine champ | |
| Billy Diamond | Saint Louis, Mo. | 9/14/02 | def. Ace Strange; no time limit, no disqualification |
| Ace Strange | Saint Louis, Mo. | 9/14/02 | Diamond gives the title to Strange immediately after match and retires |
| … | |||
| VACANT | 2003 | ||
| Gary Jackson | Saint Louis, Mo. | 10/4/03 | def. Brian Brunnell, Jerome Cody, Johnny Boland, Mike Covington, Phil E. Blunt, Rick Brewer, and Geno the Exterminator in elimination match for vacant title |
| … | |||
| Gary Jackson | 8/14/04 | ||
| Phil E. Blunt | Saint Louis, Mo. | 3/12/05 | |
| Jerome Cody | Saint Louis, Mo. | 7/9/05 | |
| Gary Jackson | Saint Louis, Mo. | 12/3/05 | |
| Mr. Bibbs | Saint Louis, Mo. | 4/15/06 | 3-way w/ Jerome Cody |
| Jerome Cody | Saint Louis, Mo. | 5/13/06 | |
| Jeremy Lightfoot | Saint Louis, Mo. | 7/8/06 | |
| Shaft | Saint Louis, Mo. | 9/8/07 | |
| Gary Jackson | Saint Louis, Mo. | 11/3/07 | 3-way w/ Jeremy Lightfoot |
| Kevin X | Saint Louis, Mo. | 1/5/08 | |
| Jerome Cody | East Carondelet, Ill. | 2/16/08 | |
| Kevin X | Saint Louis, Mo. | 5/10/08 | |
| Gary Jackson | Saint Louis, Mo. | 10/4/08 | |
| Shaft | Saint Louis, Mo. | 11/1/08 | won by no-show forfeit |
| Gary Jackson | Saint Louis, Mo. | 12/6/08 | |
| Phil E. Blunt | Saint Louis, Mo. | 8/8/09 | |
| Dave Vaughn | Saint Louis, Mo. | 1/9/10 | 3-way w/ Gary Jackson |
| Donovan Ruddick | Saint Louis, Mo. | 11/6/10 | |
| Gary Jackson | Saint Louis, Mo. | 12/4/10 | |
| Brandon Espinosa | Saint Louis, Mo. | 1/21/12 | lumberjack match |
| Gary Jackson | Saint Louis, Mo. | 5/12/12 | |
| Big Dave Osborne | Saint Louis, Mo. | 2/16/13 | |
| Brandon Espinosa | Saint Louis, Mo. | 6/8/13 | 3-way w/ Gary Jackson |
| Brian James | Saint Louis, Mo. | 12/7/13 | King of Cable cash-in |
| Brandon Espinosa | Saint Louis, Mo. | 2/8/14 | |
| Da’Marius Jones | Saint Louis, Mo. | 1/10/15 | |
| A.J. Williams | Saint Louis, Mo. | 5/9/15 | contract cash-in after Jones had already wrestled |
| VACANT | Saint Louis, Mo. | 7/11/15 | held up after a double-fall draw vs. Jones |
| Kevin Lee Davidson | Saint Louis, Mo. | 9/12/15 | three-way w/ Williams and Jones |
| Gary Jackson | Saint Louis, Mo. | 12/5/15 | strap match (pin, submission) |
| VACANT | Saint Louis, Mo. | 6/11/16 | held up after 3-way loss to both Jones & Williams |
| A.J. Williams | Saint Louis, Mo. | 7/9/16 | Championship Scramble w/ 3 previous champs |
| Kevin Lee Davidson | Saint Louis, Mo. | 11/12/16 | |
| VACANT | 11/25/16 | stripped; Davidson says he won’t defend | |
| Moondog Rover | Saint Louis, Mo. | 7/8/17 | def. Ace Hawkins in tournament final |
| The Big Texan | Saint Louis, Mo. | 1/13/18 | |
| Brian James | Saint Louis, Mo. | 4/14/18 | Falls Count Anywhere match |
| Barackus | Saint Louis, Mo. | 3/9/19 | |
| Ricky Cruz | Saint Louis, Mo. | 3/9/19 | “any time, anywhere” contract redemption |
| Kahyman | Saint Louis, Mo. | 9/14/19 | 3-way w/ Curtis Wylde; won by countout |
| VACANT | Saint Louis, Mo. | 10/12/19 | title held up after Wylde cheats to beat Kahyman; Wylde not recognized as champ |
| Curtis Wylde | Saint Louis, Mo. | 11/9/19 | def. Kahyman; also holds SICW title |
| Frankie D | Saint Louis, Mo. | 2/8/20 | |
| VACANT | Saint Louis, Mo. | 4/10/21 | Frankie injured. |
| Moondog Rover | Saint Louis, Mo. | 5/8/21 | def. The Big Texan for vacant title |
| Damian Blade | Saint Louis, Mo. | 11/13/21 | four corners dog collar match |
| Benjamin Trust | Saint Louis, Mo. | 4/9/22 | lumberjack match |
| Kahyman | Saint Louis, Mo. | 10/8/22 | coffin match |
| Blake Steel | Saint Louis, Mo. | 5/13/23 | |
| Ricky Cruz | Saint Louis, Mo. | 9/9/23 | |
| Slammer | Saint Louis, Mo. | 3/9/24 |
Credit: Patrick Brandmeyer, Gary Weiss, David Creahin
Saint Louis Wrestling 
4 replies on “MMWA Heavyweight Championship”
What ever Happened to Giant Assassin And Keith smith and Ed smith.
I moved away to Sikeston Mo and I remember watching all these and Big daddy
Hi Charlie. Keith Smith and Giant Assassin are retired but Keith can still be seen at some local events. Until recently, Keith was the SICW Commissioner. Ed Smith has passed away, but he was inducted into the St. Louis Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2015. Big Daddy manages a stable of top wrestlers in SICW.
Ed Lewis died a couple years ago
who has the videos of matches from 1992 ??? I’m looking for 2 matches I did vs RED Devil and Crazy Paul