ACW Junior Heavyweight Championship

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ACW Junior Heavyweight Championship
Details
Promotion Assault Championship Wrestling
Date establishedFebruary 23, 2002
Date retiredMarch 21, 2004
Statistics
First champion(s)Tiger Mulligan
Most reignsJim Nastic (2 reigns)
Longest reign Eddie Edwards (211 days)
Shortest reignJim Nastic (24 days)

The ACW Junior Heavyweight Championship was a secondary professional wrestling championship title in the American independent promotion Assault Championship Wrestling. The first-ever champion was Tiger Mulligan who defeated Shockwav, and Frankie Starz in a Four Corners match in Meriden, Connecticut on August 24, 2001. The championship was regularly defended throughout the state of Connecticut, most often in Meriden, Connecticut, but also in New Britain and Waterbury, Connecticut until the promotion closed in early-2004. [1]

Contents

Jim Nastic holds the record for most reigns as a 2-time champion. At 211 days, Eddie Edwards' reign is the longest in the title's history. Jim Nastic's first reign, which lasted only 24 days, was the shortest in the history of the title. Overall, there have been 8 reigns shared between 7 wrestlers, with one vacancy. [1]

Title history

#Order in reign history
ReignThe reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed
EventThe event in which the title was won
 Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign
N/AThe information is not available or is unknown
+Indicates the current reign is changing daily

Reigns

#WrestlersReignDateDays
held
LocationEventNotesRef.
1Tiger Mulligan1February 23, 200235 Waterbury, Connecticut Live event Mulligan defeated Shockwave and Frankie Starz in a four corners match to become the first ACW Junior Heavyweight Champion. [1]
2 Scotty Charisma 1March 30, 2002113 Meriden, Connecticut Live event [1]
3Jim Nastic1July 21, 200224 Waterbury, Connecticut Live event [1]
4 Chi Chi Cruz 1August 14, 2002N/A Meriden, Connecticut Live event [1]
Vacated October 2002N/AN/AThe championship is vacated when Chi Chi Cruz is stripped of the title. [1]
5Del Tsunami1November 3, 2002189 New Britain, Connecticut Live event Defeated Jim Nastic, Abunai, and Scotty Charisma in a four corners match. [1]
6Jim Nastic2May 11, 200369 Waterbury, Connecticut Live event [1] [2]
7 Eddie Edwards 1July 19, 2003211 Waterbury, Connecticut Live event [1]
8Abunai1February 15, 200435 New Britain, Connecticut Live event [1] [3] [4]
Deactivated March 21, 2004N/AN/AACW holds its last show on March 21, 2004. [1]

Combined reigns

RankWrestlerReignsCombined days
1 Eddie Edwards 1211
2Del Tsunami1189
3 Scotty Charisma 1113
4Jim Nastic293
5 Chi Chi Cruz 148-78
6Abunai135
Tiger Mulligan135

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