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ACW Junior Heavyweight Championship

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ACW Junior Heavyweight Championship
Details
PromotionAssault Championship Wrestling
Date establishedFebruary 23, 2002
Date retiredMarch 21, 2004
Statistics
First champion(s)Tiger Mulligan
Most reignsJim Nastic (2 reigns)
Longest reignEddie Edwards (211 days)
Shortest reignJim Nastic (24 days)

The ACW Junior Heavyweight Championship was a secondary professional wrestling championship title in the American independent promotion Assault Championship Wrestling. The first-ever champion was Tiger Mulligan who defeated Shockwav, and Frankie Starz in a Four Corners match in Meriden, Connecticut on August 24, 2001. The championship was regularly defended throughout the state of Connecticut, most often in Meriden, Connecticut, but also in New Britain and Waterbury, Connecticut until the promotion closed in early-2004.[1]

Jim Nastic holds the record for most reigns as a 2-time champion. At 211 days, Eddie Edwards' reign is the longest in the title's history. Jim Nastic's first reign, which lasted only 24 days, was the shortest in the history of the title. Overall, there have been 8 reigns shared between 7 wrestlers, with one vacancy.[1]

Title history

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# Order in reign history
Reign The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed
Event The event in which the title was won
 — Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign
N/A The information is not available or is unknown
+ Indicates the current reign is changing daily

Reigns

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# Wrestlers Reign Date Days
held
Location Event Notes Ref.
1 Tiger Mulligan 1 February 23, 2002 35 Waterbury, Connecticut Live event Mulligan defeated Shockwave and Frankie Starz in a four corners match to become the first ACW Junior Heavyweight Champion. [1]
2 Scotty Charisma 1 March 30, 2002 113 Meriden, Connecticut Live event [1]
3 Jim Nastic 1 July 21, 2002 24 Waterbury, Connecticut Live event [1]
4 Chi Chi Cruz 1 August 14, 2002 N/A Meriden, Connecticut Live event [1]
Vacated October 2002 N/A N/A The championship is vacated when Chi Chi Cruz is stripped of the title. [1]
5 Del Tsunami 1 November 3, 2002 189 New Britain, Connecticut Live event Defeated Jim Nastic, Abunai, and Scotty Charisma in a four corners match. [1]
6 Jim Nastic 2 May 11, 2003 69 Waterbury, Connecticut Live event [1][2]
7 Eddie Edwards 1 July 19, 2003 211 Waterbury, Connecticut Live event [1]
8 Abunai 1 February 15, 2004 35 New Britain, Connecticut Live event [1][3][4]
Deactivated March 21, 2004 N/A N/A ACW holds its last show on March 21, 2004. [1]

Combined reigns

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Rank Wrestler Reigns Combined days
1 Eddie Edwards 1 211
2 Del Tsunami 1 189
3 Scotty Charisma 1 113
4 Jim Nastic 2 93
5 Chi Chi Cruz 1 48-78
6 Abunai 1 35
Tiger Mulligan 1 35

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Tsakiries, Phil (2004). "ACW Junior Heavyweight Title History". Solie's Title Histories.
  2. ^ Nason, Josh (May 6, 2003). "411 Indies Update: BBQ, 3PW, D-Lo, Hamrick, Doink, CZW, Assault, More". News. 411mania.com. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
  3. ^ McGrath, Jess (February 3, 2004). "Indy Kingdom: Banderas, Invader, Teddy Hart, Sierra, Bigelow, Brooks, And More". PWInsider.com. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
  4. ^ Levene, Lance (February 19, 2004). "411 Indies Update: Big Names Return In CA, Results". News. 411mania.com. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
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