MLW National Openweight Championship
| MLW National Openweight Championship | |||||||||||||
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| Promotion | Major League Wrestling (MLW) | ||||||||||||
| Date established | April 18, 2019 | ||||||||||||
| Current champion(s) | Alexander Hammerstone | ||||||||||||
| Date won | June 1, 2019 | ||||||||||||
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The MLW National Openweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion Major League Wrestling (MLW). The title was unveiled on April 18, 2019.[1][2] The title's openweight nature, a division more common in Japanese professional wrestling, means that both heavyweight and middleweight wrestlers are eligible to challenge for it. The current and inaugural champion is Alexander Hammerstone, who his in its first reign, after defeating Brian Pillman Jr. in a four-man single-elimination tournament final.
History
On April 18, 2019, Major League Wrestling (MLW) announced the creation of the MLW National Openweight Championship, a division more common in Japanese professional wrestling, since MLW already had a middleweight division.[3][4] Also announced was a four-man single-elimination tournament that would culminate on June 1 with the crowning of the first champion.[5] The tournament to crown the inaugural champion was later advertised on MLW Fusion, while being announced four wrestler to participate in the tournament, which was announced on May 4 by MLW Fusion's Executive Producer Salina de la Renta.[6][7] The title was unveiled on May 17.[8] On June 1 at Fury Road, Alexander Hammerstone defeated Brian Pillman Jr. in the finals of the tournament to become the inaugural MLW National Openweight Champion.[9][10]
Inaugural championship tournament
| MLW Fusion (May 4, 2019) | Fury Road 2019 (June 1, 2019) | ||||||||
| Alexander Hammerstone | Pin | ||||||||
| Gringo Loco | 4:55 | ||||||||
| Alexander Hammerstone | Pin | ||||||||
| Brian Pillman Jr. | |||||||||
| Rich Swann | Pin | ||||||||
| Brian Pillman Jr. | 6:44 | ||||||||
Reigns
As of July 10, 2024.
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Alexander Hammerstone is the current and inaugural champion, who defeated Brian Pillman Jr. in a four-man single-elimination tournament final on June 1, 2019, at Fury Road 2019 in Waukesha, Wisconsin.
| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| + | Current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||
| 1 | Alexander Hammerstone | June 1, 2019 | Fury Road 2019 | Waukesha, WI | 1 | 1,866+ | Hammerstone defeated Brian Pillman Jr. in the finals of a four-man tournament to become the inaugural champion. | [11] |
References
- ^ "MLW to crown inaugural National Openweight Champion". WON/F4W - WWE news, Pro Wrestling News, WWE Results, UFC News, UFC results. 18 April 2019.
- ^ https://www.beinsports.com/us/wrestling/news/mlw-fusion-openweight-championship-semifinals/1193282
- ^ MLW.com (18 April 2019). "MLW launches National Openweight Championship; Milwaukee to host finals on June 1". MLW: Major League Wrestling®.
- ^ "MLW FUSION REPORT: TABLES MATCH AND MORE". Pro Wrestling Insider. April 28, 2019. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
- ^ "MLW NEWS AND NOTES – PWInsider.com". www.pwinsider.com.
- ^ "MLW TO PRESENT LIVE BEIN SPORTS BROADCAST SATURDAY JUNE 1st". Pro Wrestling Torch. May 14, 2019. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
- ^ "MLW Fusion Results (5/4/19". WrestleZone. May 4, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
- ^ "OFFICIAL MLW: FUSION TV PREVIEW FOR TOMORROW – PWInsider.com". www.pwinsider.com.
- ^ "OFFICIAL MLW FURY ROAD PREVIEW, DAVEY BOY SMITH JR. UPDATE AND MORE – PWInsider.com". www.pwinsider.com.
- ^ "MLW Fury Road live results: National title tournament finals". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. June 1, 2019. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
- ^ "Powell's MLW Fusion TV Review: Fury Road live special with Teddy Hart vs. Jimmy Havoc for the MLW Middleweight Title, Brian Pillman Jr. vs. Alex Hammerstone to become the first MLW National Openweight Championship, Myron Reed vs. Gringo Loco". 5 June 2019.