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WCWA World Light Heavyweight Championship
Details
PromotionWorld Class Wrestling Association
Date established1987
Date retired1989
Statistics
First champion(s)Eric Embry
Most reignsEric Embry (5 reigns)
Longest reignEric Embry
(295 days)
Shortest reignCactus Jack
(5 days)

The WCWA Light Heavyweight Championship was a title in World Class Championship Wrestling after it became the "World Class Wrestling Association" for the lighter wrestlers. It existed from 1987 until 1989.

Title history

Key
Symbol Meaning
No. The overall championship reign
Reign The reign number for the specific wrestler listed.
Event The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title changed hands
N/A The specific information is not known
— Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign
[Note] Indicates that the exact length of the title reign is unknown, with a note providing more details
No. Champion Reign Date Days held Location Event Notes Ref.
1 Eric Embry 1 September 13, 1987 73 South Africa Live event Defeated Peter Vander Graling [1]
2 Shaun Simpson 1 November 25, 1987 30 Dallas, Texas WCWA Live event   [1]
3 Eric Embry 2 December 25, 1987 295 Dallas, Texas WCWA Live event   [1]
4 Jeff Jarrett 1 October 15, 1988 27 Dallas, Texas WCWA Live event   [1][2]
5 Eric Embry 3 November 11, 1988 13 Dallas, Texas WCWA Live event   [1]
6 Jeff Jarrett 2 November 24, 1988 19 Jackson, Tennessee WCWA Live event   [1]
7 Eric Embry 4 December 13, 1988 17 Chicago, Illinois SuperClash III   [1][2]
8 Cactus Jack 1 December 30, 1988 5 Dallas, Texas WCWA Live event   [1][3]
9 Eric Embry 5 January 4, 1989 [Note 1] Dallas, Texas WCWA Live event   [1]
— Title Retired — May 1989 — — — Embry won Texas Championshi and the light heavyweiht title was abandoned [1]

Reigns by combined length

Key
Symbol Meaning
¤ The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used.
Rank Wrestler No. of Reigns Combined Days
1 Eric Embry 5 518¤ [Note 1]
2 Jeff Jarrett 2 46
3 Shaun Simpson 1 30
4 Cactus Jack 1 5

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b The exact date on which the championship was abandoned is uncertain, which means the title reign lasted between 117 and 147 days.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). "Texas: WCWA Light Heavyweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 397. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  2. ^ a b "Jeff Jarrett". SLAM! Wrestling. February 5, 2005. Retrieved 2009-12-16.
  3. ^ "Mick Foley". SLAM! Wrestling. November 18, 2004. Retrieved 2009-12-16.

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