IWCCW Light Heavyweight Championship
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| Promotion | International Championship Wrestling (1985–January 1991) International World Class Championship Wrestling (January 1991–1995) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date established | 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date retired | 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||
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The ICW / IWCCW Light Heavyweight Championship was the championship for Light heavyweights at a maximum weight of 220 lbs. in International World Class Championship Wrestling. The title existed from 1987 until the federation closed its doors in 1995. The title was first promoted as the “International Championship Wrestling Light Heavyweight” Title but was later renamed the “International World Class Championship Wrestling Light Heavyweight title” when the federation was renamed as well. Because the championship is a professional wrestling championship, it is not won or lost competitively but instead by the decision of the bookers of a wrestling promotion. The championship is awarded after the chosen team "wins" a match to maintain the illusion that professional wrestling is a competitive sport.[1]
Title history
[edit]| No. | Overall reign number |
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| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||
| 1 | Robbie Ellis | February 8, 1987 | N/A | Sarasota, FL | 1 | [Note 3] | defeats Brian Walsh according to the Bangor Daily News on March 14th, 1987. | |
| 2 | Eric Sbraccia | October 1, 1987 | ICW show | Dover, New Hampshire | 1 | 454 | ||
| 3 | Robbie Ellis | December 28, 1988 | ICW show | Augusta, Maine | 2 | [Note 4] | ||
| 4 | Ray Odyssey | 1989 | ICW show | [Note 5] | 1 | [Note 1] | ||
| 5 | the Tasmaniac | June 5, 1991 | IWCCW show | Brooklyn, New York | 1 | 204 | ||
| 6 | Joe Savoldi | December 26, 1991 | IWCCW show | Monticello, New York | 1 | 134 | ||
| 7 | Makumba | May 8, 1992 | IWCCW show | Hamburg, Pennsylvania | 1 | 286 | ||
| 8 | Joe Savoldi | February 18, 1993 | IWCCW show | Monticello, New York | 2 | 133 | ||
| — | Deactivated | July 1, 1993 | — | — | — | — | The title was not defended for a period of time from 1993 to 1995. | |
| 9 | Robbie Ellis | July 1, 1995 | IWCCW show | [Note 5] | 3 | [Note 6] | It is not clear who Ellis defeated to win the championship, or if he even won it from someone. | |
| — | Deactivated | 1995 | — | — | — | — | IWCCW Closes down. | |
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ a b The exact date Odyssey won the championship is not documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 521 days and 885 days
- ^ Certain title changes are not documented, which makes it possible that someone had a shorter reign.
- ^ The exact date ICW recognized Robbie Ellis as the champion is not documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 273 days
- ^ The exact date Ellis lost the championship is not documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 4 days and 368 days
- ^ a b The location of the match was not captured as part of the championship documentation.
- ^ The exact date IWCCW closed is not documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 183 days
References
[edit]- General sources
- Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). "Boston: International Championship Wrestling Light Heavyweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- "International Championship Wrestling (1985-1991/01)/International World Class Championship Wrestling (1991/01-mid-1990s) Light Heavyweight Title". Wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
- Specific sources
- ^ Ed Grabianowski. "How Pro Wrestling Works". How Stuff Works. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2009.