Deep South worked in tandem with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as a developmental territory from September 1, 2005, until April 18, 2007.

After a career-ending back injury in October 1988, Hamilton folded the promotion and focused on his wrestling school, which by 1989, evolved into the WCW Power Plant.

DSW began holding live shows at venues other than Six Flags, starting in the nearby town of Griffin, Georgia.

On May 18, High Impact (Mike Taylor & Tony Santarelli) won a tournament to crown the first Deep South Tag Team Champions.

In February 2021, Hamilton's son Nick Patrick revived Deep South Wrestling, with Griffin, Georgia, as its new base of operations for the promotion and its training facility.