MEWF Heavyweight Championship
| MEWF Unified Heavyweight Championship | |||||||||||||
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| Promotion | Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation | ||||||||||||
| Date established | January 18, 1992 | ||||||||||||
| Date retired | 2004 | ||||||||||||
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MEWF Heavyweight Championship | |||||||||||||
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The Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation (MEWF) Heavyweight Championship is the highest ranking singles title in the Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation, one of three in the promotion.
The title was created when Ricky Blues defeated Agent Orange at an event held in Odenton, Maryland on January 18, 1992.[1] In 2003, the title was merged with the MCW Heavyweight Championship when Maryland Championship Wrestling held its final show as an interpromtional event with the Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation creating the Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation Unified Heavyweight Championship on July 16, 2003.[2][3]
The championship has been known as:
- MEWF Heavyweight Championship (1991–2003)
- MEWF Unified Heavyweight Championship (2003–2004)
The heavyweight title was later revived after Maryland Championship Wrestling began promoting events in the Maryland-area in 2007.
There have been a total of 30 recognized champions who have had a combined 45 official reigns.
Title history
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Blues | 1 | January 18, 1992 | Odenton, MD | Defeated Agent Orange in a tournament final.[1][2] |
| Vacated | 1992 | [1][2] | ||
| Max Thrasher | 1 | July 11, 1992 | Pasadena, MD | Defeated A.C. Golden in 8-man tournament final.[1][2] |
| Lucifer | 1 | February 5, 1993 | Gaithersburg, Maryland | [1][2] |
| Morgus the Maniac | 1 | November 13, 1993 | Hampstead, MD | [1][2] |
| Lucifer | 2 | November 14, 1993 | Essex, MD | Title history is unrecorded between November 1994-March 1995.[1][2] |
| Morgus the Maniac | 2 | November 1994 | Gaithersburg, Maryland | [1][2] |
| Mad Dog O'Malley | 1 | February 5, 1993 | Gaithersburg, Maryland | [1][2] |
| Corporal Punishment | 1 | March 26, 1995 | Gaithersburg, Maryland | [1][2] |
| Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart | 1 | October 1, 1995 | Gaithersburg, Maryland | [1][2] |
| Corporal Punishment | 2 | October 1995 | Gaithersburg, Maryland | Defeated A.C. Golden in 8-man tournament final.[1][2] |
| Joe Thunder | 1 | December 3, 1995 | Gaithersburg, Maryland | [1][2] |
| Johnny Gunn | 1 | March 26, 1996 | Gaithersburg, Maryland | [1][2] |
| Corporal Punishment | 3 | June 30, 1996 | Gaithersburg, Maryland | [1][2] |
| Axl Rotten | 1 | June 30, 1996 | Gaithersburg, Maryland | [1][2] |
| Mark "The Shark" Shrader | 1 | September 13, 1996 | Gaithersburg, Maryland | [1][2] |
| Axl Rotten | 2 | November 23, 1996 | Gaithersburg, Maryland | [1][2] |
| Stevie Richards | 1 | February 2, 1997 | Gaithersburg, Maryland | [1][2] |
| Disco Inferno | 1 | April 3, 1997 | Gaithersburg, Maryland | [1][2] |
| Vacated | August 9, 1997 | [1][2] | ||
| Pit Bull #2 | 1 | August 10, 1997 | Gaithersburg, Maryland | Defeated Knuckles Zanwich to win the vacant title.[1][2] |
| Vacated | November 7, 1997 | [1] | ||
| Salvatore Sincere | 2 | November 8, 1997 | Gaithersburg, Maryland | Defeated Corporal Punishment to win the vacant title.[1][2] |
| Vacated | December 22, 1997 | [1][2] | ||
| Glenn Osbourne | 1 | February 1, 1998 | Baltimore, MD | Defeated A.C. Golden a tournament final.[1][2] |
| Danny Rose | 1 | April 4, 1998 | Essex, MD | [1][2] |
| Morgus the Maniac | 3 | November 14, 1998 | Hampstead, MD | [1][2] |
| Bob Starr | 1 | - | Gaithersburg, Maryland | [1][2] |
| Honky Tonk Man | 1 | October 2, 1999 | Dundalk, MD | [1][2] |
| Bob Starr | 2 | November 13, 1999 | Hampstead, MD | [1][2] |
| Patch | 1 | March 31, 2000 | Dundalk, MD | [1][2][3] |
| Vacated | April 29, 2000 | Vacated after Patch was stripped of the title for failing to make scheduled title defences.[1][3] | ||
| Lucifer | 3 | April 29, 2000 | Middle River, MD | Defeated Max Thrasher for the vacant title in a match with special referee "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan.[1][2][3] |
| DOA | 1 | August 9, 2000 | Martinsburg, WV | Following the death of longtime MEWF mainstay DOA on June 24, a tribute show "DOA: A Night to Remember" was held in his honor. Lucifer voluntarily vacated the title for DOA being awarded the title for one night only.[1][2][3] |
| Buzz Stryker | 1 | August 12, 2000 | Middle River, MD | [1][2][3] |
| Max Thrasher | 2 | September 22, 2000 | Dundalk, MD | Defeated Morgus the Maniac, Buzz Stryker and Dino Casanova in a four-Way match.[1][2][3] |
| Dino Casanova | 3 | 2000 | [1][2][3] | |
| Max Thrasher | 3 | November 11, 2000 | Hampstead, MD | Following the death of longtime MEWF mainstay DOA on June 24, a tribute show "DOA: A Night to Remember" was held in his honor being awarded the title for one night only.[1][2][3] |
| Vacated | March 17, 2001 | [2][3] | ||
| Rayne | 1 | April 12, 2001 | Baltimore, MD | Defeated Dino Casanova for the vacant title.[2][3] |
| Dino Casanova | 2 | August 2, 2001 | Dundalk, MD | [2][3] |
| Vacated | 2001 | [2][3] | ||
| Cat Burglar | 1 | November 25, 2001 | Dundalk, MD | Held in the Teamsters Union Hall, Cat Burglar won a 17-man battle royal to become the new MEWF Heavyweight Champion.[2][3] |
| Held Up | February 9, 2002 | Baltimore, MD | The title is held up following a three-way match between Cat Burglar, Nick Berk and Ruckus in which all three men scored a simultaneous pinfall during the match.[2][3] | |
| Cat Burglar | 2 | March 3, 2002 | Baltimore, MD | Defeated Nick Berk and Ryker in a three-Way ladder match.[2][3] |
| Drew Pain | 1 | October 26, 2002 | [2][3] | |
| Buzz Stryker | 2 | October 27, 2002 | Defeated Drew Pain and Salvatore Sincere in a three-Way match.[2][3] | |
| Chad Bowman | 1 | March 9, 2003 | Dundalk, MD | [2][3] |
| Romeo Valentino | 2 | May 3, 2003 | [2][3] | |
| Danny Doring | 1 | July 16, 2003 | Glen Burnie, MD | Defeated Romeo Valentino and Chris Chetti in a three-Way match to unify the MEWF and MCW Heavyweight Championship.[1][2][3] |
| Danny Doring | 2 | March 28, 2004 | [2][3] | |
| Vacated | March 28, 2004 | Dundalk, MD | Vacated after Danny Doring is stripped of the title for failing to make scheduled title defences.[2][3] | |
| The Bruiser | 1 | March 28, 2004 | Dundalk, MD | Defeated Romeo Valentino in match for the vacant title.[2][3] |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az Westcott, Brian; Eric Roelfsema (2004). "MEWF Heavyweight Title History". Solie's Title Histories.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "MEWF Unified Heavyweight Champion". MEWF.com. 2004. Archived from the original on 2004-06-23.