ECW Pennsylvania Championship

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ECW Pennsylvania State Championship
Details
Promotion Eastern Championship Wrestling
Date establishedMay 14, 1993
Date retiredDecember 28, 1993
Other name(s)
  • NWA Pennsylvania Heavyweight Championship

The ECW Pennsylvania State Championship was a short-lived title in ECW when it was called Eastern Championship Wrestling. It was also known as the NWA Pennsylvania Heavyweight Championship and existed in 1993.

Reigns

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific champion
DaysNumber of days held
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDays
1 Tommy Cairo May 14, 1993 Hardcore TV #10 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 185Cairo won a battle royal to become the inaugural champion. Aired on June 8. [1]
2 Tony Stetson August 7, 1993 Hardcore TV #22 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 142Aired on September 14 [1]
DeactivatedSeptember 18, 1993 UltraClash (1993) The championship is abandoned.

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References

  1. 1 2 "ECW Pennsylvania Heavyweight Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 18 September 2018.