Chaotic Wrestling Light Heavyweight Championship

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Chaotic Wrestling Light Heavyweight Championship
Details
Promotion Chaotic Wrestling
Date establishedApril 21, 2001
Date retiredFebruary 16, 2002
Statistics
First champion(s) Short Sleeve Sampson
Final champion(s)Dukes Dalton
Longest reignArch Kincaid (203 days)
Shortest reignSkunk O'Mally (<1 day)

The Chaotic Wrestling (CW) Light Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling title in American independent promotion Chaotic Wrestling. The title was first won by Short Sleeve Sampson in Andover, Massachusetts on April 21, 2001. There have been a total of 4 recognized individual champions, who have had a combined 4 official reigns. [1] [2] On February 16, 2002, after being unified with the CW Television Championship, Dukes Dalton retires both titles after winning the New England Championship.

Contents

Title history

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific champion
DaysNumber of days held
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDays
1 Short Sleeve Sampson April 21, 2001N/A Andover, Massachusetts 134Awarded the title.
2Skunk O'MallyMay 25, 2001N/A Lawrence, Massachusetts 1<1
3Arch KincaidMay 25, 2001N/A Lawrence, Massachusetts 1203
4Dukes DaltonDecember 14, 2001N/A Lawrence, Massachusetts 164 [3]
Unified February 16, 2002 Lawrence, Massachusetts Defeated R. J. Brewer to unify the title with the Television Championship and immediately both titles are retired after Dalton wins the New England Championship.

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