CWA Submission Shootfighting Championship

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CWA Submission Shootfighting Championship
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Promotion Catch Wrestling Association
Date establishedSeptember 21, 1997
Date retired1999

The CWA Submission Shootfighting Championship was a professional wrestling singles championship in the German professional wrestling promotion Catch Wrestling Association (CWA).

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Title history

Key

SymbolMeaning
No.The overall championship reign
ReignThe reign number for the specific wrestler listed.
EventThe event in which the championship changed hands
N/AThe specific information is not known
—Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign
[Note #]Indicates that the exact length of the title reign is unknown, with a note providing more details.

Reigns

#WrestlerReignDateDays heldLocationEventNotesRef.
1 Osamu Nishimura 1September 21, 1997102 Hanover, Germany Catch CupNishimura defeated Robbie Brookside to become the inaugural champion. [1] [2] [3]
— Vacated —January 1, 1998——— Osamu Nishimura vacated the title to compete in Japan. [4]
2 Tony St. Clair 1October 10, 199883 Hanover, Germany Catch World CupDefeated Franz Schumann to win the vacant title. [5] [6]
—Retired—January 1, 1999———The title was retired when the promotion closed in 1999. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "CWA Catch Cup '97 - Tag 18" (in German). Cagematch. September 21, 1997. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
  2. ↑ "Osamu Nishimura's first reign" (in German). Cagematch. September 21, 1997 – January 1, 1998. Retrieved 2018-01-06.CS1 maint: Date format (link)
  3. ↑ "Osamu Nishimura's Bio". Accelerator 3359. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
  4. 1 2 "CWA Submission Shootfighting Championship title history" (in German). Cagematch. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
  5. ↑ "CWA Catch World Cup 1998 - Tag 31 Champions Night" (in German). Cagematch. October 10, 1998. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
  6. ↑ "Tony St. Clair's first reign" (in German). Cagematch. October 10, 1998 – January 1, 1999. Retrieved 2018-01-06.CS1 maint: Date format (link)
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