It remained active until November 20, 2004, when SCW was closed.

The inaugural champion was Boris Dragoff, who defeated Ricky Lee in a tournament final on January 7, 1995, to become the first SCW Heavyweight Champion.

At 497 days, C. W. Anderson's first and only reign is the longest in the title's history.

Schwanz's fifth reign was the shortest in the history of the title as it was won on the promotions final show.

Overall, there have been 30 reigns shared between 19 wrestlers, with nine vacancies, and 1 deactivation.