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Catch Wrestling Association championships
The CWA World Middleweight Championship was a professional wrestling middleweight championship in Catch Wrestling Association (CWA). The title was one of the two weight-based titles in CWA, along with the CWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship, which was introduced in 1993. The title was created in December 1984 and a tournament was set up to determine the inaugural champion. Tony St. Clair won the tournament to become the inaugural World Middleweight Champion on December 22, 1984.[1] The title was deactivated when the company closed on December 4, 1999.
Title history
Symbol
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Meaning
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No.
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The overall championship reign
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Reign
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The reign number for the specific wrestler listed.
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Event
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The event in which the championship changed hands
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N/A
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The specific information is not known
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—
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Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign
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[Note #]
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Indicates that the exact length of the title reign is unknown, with a note providing more details.
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#
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Wrestler
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Reign
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Date
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Days held
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Location
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Event
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Notes
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1
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Tony St. Clair
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1
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December 22, 1984
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344
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Bremen, Germany
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House show
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Clair won a tournament to become the inaugural champion.[1][2]
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—
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Vacated
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—
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December 1, 1985
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—
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—
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—
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The title was vacated for unknown reasons.[1]
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2
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Steve Wright
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1
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December 20, 1985
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574
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Bremen, Germany
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House show
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Wright won a tournament.[1][3]
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3
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Mile Zrno
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1
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July 17, 1987
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137
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Vienna, Austria
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House show
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[4][5]
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4
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Steve Wright
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2
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December 1, 1987
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1,005
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Bremen, Germany
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House show
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[6]
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5
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Dave Finlay
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1
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September 1, 1990
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27
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Vienna, Austria
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House show
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[7][8]
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6
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Steve Wright
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3
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September 28, 1990
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449
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Hanover, Germany
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House show
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[9][10]
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7
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Fit Finlay
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2
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December 21, 1991
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203
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Bremen, Germany
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Euro Catch Festival
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[11][12]
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8
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Franz Schumann
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1
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July 11, 1992
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161
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Graz, Austria
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Euro Catch Festival
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[13][14]
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—
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Vacated
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—
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December 19, 1992
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—
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Bremen, Germany
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Euro Catch Festival
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The title was vacated due to unknown reasons.[1]
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9
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Fit Finlay
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3
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December 19, 1992
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194
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Bremen, Germany
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Euro Catch Festival
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Defeated Eddie Gilbert to win the vacant title.[15][16]
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—
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Vacated
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—
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July 1, 1993
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—
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—
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—
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Title was held up after a match against Eddie Gilbert ended in a double disqualification.
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10
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Franz Schumann
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2
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July 3, 1993
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358
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Graz, Austria
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Clash of the Champions
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Defeated Eddie Gilbert to win the vacant title.[17][18]
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11
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Barry Horowitz
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1
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June 26, 1994
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13
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Graz, Austria
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International Catch Cup
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[19][20]
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12
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Franz Schumann
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3
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July 9, 1994
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455
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Graz, Austria
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Euro Catch Festival
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[21][22]
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13
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Paul Roma
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1
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October 7, 1995
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49
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Hanover, Germany
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Catch World Cup
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[23][24]
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14
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Fit Finlay
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4
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November 25, 1995
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224
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Bremen, Germany
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International Catch Cup
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This was a title vs. title match, in which Finlay's Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship was also defended.[25][26]
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15
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Franz Schumann
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4
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July 6, 1996
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1,246
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Graz, Austria
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Euro Catch Festival
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[27][28]
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—
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Retired
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—
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December 4, 1999
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—
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Bremen, Germany
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Euro Catch Festival
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The title was defended for the last time at the event as it was CWA's final event and the promotion closed after the event.
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Combined reigns
References
- ^ a b c d e "CWA World Middleweight Title (Austria / Germany)". Wrestling-titles. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ^ "Tony St. Clair's first reign". Cagematch. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ^ "Steve Wright's first reign". Cagematch. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ^ "CWA". Cagematch. July 17, 1987. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ^ "Mile Zrno's first reign". Cagematch. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ^ "Steve Wright's second reign". Cagematch. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ^ "CWA". Cagematch. September 1, 1990. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ^ "Dave Finlay's first reign". Cagematch. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ^ "CWA". Cagematch. September 28, 1990. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ^ "Steve Wright's third reign". Cagematch. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ^ "CWA Euro Catch Festival". Cagematch. December 21, 1991. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ^ "Fit Finlay's second reign". Cagematch. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ^ "CWA Euro Catch Festival". Cagematch. July 11, 1992. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ^ "Franz Schumann's first reign". Cagematch. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ^ "CWA Euro Catch Festival". Cagematch. December 19, 1992. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ^ "Fit Finlay's third reign". Cagematch. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ^ "CWA Clash Of The Champions 1993". Cagematch. July 3, 1993. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ^ "Franz Schumann's second reign". Cagematch. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ^ "CWA Internationaler Catch Cup 1994 - Tag 11". Cagematch. June 26, 1994. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ^ "Barry Horowitz's first reign". Cagematch. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ^ "CWA Euro Catch Festival". Cagematch. July 9, 1994. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ^ "Franz Schumann's second reign". Cagematch. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ^ "CWA Catch World Cup 1995 - Tag 27". Cagematch. October 7, 1995. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ^ "Paul Roma's first reign". Cagematch. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ^ "CWA Internationaler Catch Cup 1995 - Day 17". Wrestlingdata. November 25, 1995. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ^ "Fit Finlay's fourth reign". Cagematch. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ^ "CWA Euro Catch Festival". Cagematch. July 6, 1996. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ^ "Franz Schumann's fourth reign". Cagematch. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
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