EWA Heavyweight Championship

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EWA Heavyweight Championship
Details
PromotionEastern Wrestling Alliance
Date establishedSeptember 1997
Current champion(s)"Hazard" Connor Murphy
Date wonDecember 14th, 2024
Statistics
First champion(s) Rick Fuller
Most reignsMaverick Wild (3)
Longest reignAlex Cypher (794 days)
Shortest reignMikaze (<1 day)

The EWA Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling heavyweight championship in the Eastern Wrestling Alliance (EWA). It has been defended throughout the New England region since its introduction in 1998, specifically, in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island.

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The inaugural champion was "Big" Rick Fuller, who was awarded the title by the promotion's executive committee to become the first EWA Heavyweight Champion. Maverick Wild holds the record for most reigns, with three. At 742 days, Maverick Wild's third reign is the longest in the title's history. Mikaze's second reign was the shortest in the history of the title losing it to Sean Burke moments after winning the vacant championship. Overall, there have been 24 reigns shared between 18 wrestlers with six vacancies.

Title history

Key
#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.
1 Rick Fuller 1September 1997145 Lewiston, Maine Live event Fuller won a battle royal to become the first EWA Heavyweight Champion. [1]
2 Tony Atlas 1January 24, 1998196 Lewiston, Maine Live event [1]
3Master Sandy1August 8, 1998301 Lewiston, Maine Live event This was a female wrestler. [1]
4Kentaro-san1June 5, 1999113 Lewiston, Maine Live event Awarded title after Sandy accidentally hit EWA Vice President Dan Mason with the belt. Her opponent unmasks revealing himself as manager "Iron Chef" Joshua Shea. [1]
5Dave Vicious1September 26, 1999146 Portland, Maine Live event [1]
6Alexander Worthington III1February 19, 2000112 Lewiston, Maine Live event [1]
— Vacated —June 10, 2000— Wakefield, Massachusetts Live event The championship is vacated when Worthington suffers an injury. [1]
7Dave Vicious2June 10, 2000230 Wakefield, Massachusetts Live event Defeated Alex Arion and Don Juan DeSanto for vacant title. [1]
— Vacated —January 26, 2001— Portland, Maine Live event The championship is vacated when Vicious suffers an injury. [1]
8Alexander Worthington III2February 19, 2001131 Lewiston, Maine Live event [1]
9 Dr. Reginald Heresy 1June 30, 2001258 Portland, Maine Live event [1]
10Adam Booker1March 15, 2002322 Portland, Maine Live event This was a three-way match including Frankie Armadillo. [1]
11 R. J. Brewer 1January 31, 200322 Southbridge, Massachusetts Live event Walters was also the then reigning EWA New England Champion. [1] [2] [3]
— Vacated —February 22, 2003— Portland, Maine Live event The championship is vacated when Walters was stripped of the title. [1] [2]
12Steve Ramsey1March 22, 200321 South Portland, Maine Live event Defeated John Walters to win the vacant title. [1] [4]
13Dr. Reginald Heresy2April 12, 2003146 South Portland, Maine Live event [1] [5]
14Maverick Wild1September 5, 2003148 Southbridge, Massachusetts Live event [1] [6]
15 Antonio Thomas 1January 31, 200420 Ludlow, Massachusetts Live event [1] [7]
16Cueball1February 20, 2004281 Southbridge, Massachusetts Live event [1] [8] [9]
17Maverick Wild2November 27, 2004119 Holyoke, Massachusetts Live event [1] [10]
18Mighty Mini1March 26, 200537 Holyoke, Massachusetts Live event [1] [11]
— Vacated —May 2, 2005—N/AN/AThe championship is vacated when the promotion goes on a near-year long hiatus.
19Maverick Wild3March 4, 2006742 Orange, Massachusetts Live event This was a 30-man battle royal which Maverick Wild won by last eliminating Dr. Heresy.
20Mikaze1March 15, 2008384 Orange, Massachusetts Live event
— Vacated —April 2009—N/AN/AThe championship is vacated when the promotion goes on a near-year long hiatus.
21Domenic Simone1November 27, 2010160 Feeding Hills, Massachusetts Live event Defeated William King in a tournament final to win the vacant title. The belt was stolen by the previous champion, Mikaze, and retained the physical belt for the next three months. Simone finally regained the title from Mikaze in a street fight match in Feeding Hills on March 19, 2011.
— Vacated —May 6, 2011— Feeding Hills, Massachusetts Live event The championship is vacated when Simone suffers a wrist injury. A battle royal is held in the main event later that night to decide a new champion. When the final two entrants, Mikaze and Sebastian Reese, are both eliminated EWA Senior Official Mike Crockett orders that the title will be decided in a singles match between both men.
22Mikaze2June 25, 20110 Feeding Hills, Massachusetts Live event Defeated Sebastian Reese to win the vacant title.
23Sean Burke1June 25, 2011322 Feeding Hills, Massachusetts Live event
24Alex Cypher1May 12, 2012794 Springfield, Massachusetts Live event
— Vacated —— Springfield, Massachusetts —The EWA went dormant until EWA-Maine re-established the brand in November of 2023.
25Hazard1December 14, 202473 Saco, Maine Live event Hazard entered number 22 and won a 25 person 'Nightmare for the Gold' match to become the new EWA heavyweight champion - an over-the-top rumble match where the final two go immediately into a singles match with the winner determined by pin fall or submission.

References

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Specific
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 "Eastern Wrestling Alliance (EWA)". Title Histories: Active Promotions. New England Independent. March 4, 2005. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
  2. 1 2 Gjoni, John. "Spotlight on John Walters." DeclarationofIndependents.net. Ed. Sean McCaffrey. N.p., 2004. Web. Oct. 30, 2012. <www.declarationofindependents.net/doi/pages/spotlight/johnwalters.html>.
  3. ↑ "January 2003". Results: 2003. New England Independent. 2003. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
  4. ↑ "March 2003". Results: 2003. New England Independent. 2003. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
  5. ↑ "April 2003". Results: 2003. New England Independent. 2003. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
  6. ↑ "September 2003". Results: 2003. New England Independent. 2003. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
  7. ↑ "January 2004". Results: 2004. New England Independent. 2004. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Cueball". Wrestler of the Month. New England Independent. December 2003. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
  9. ↑ "February 2004". Results: 2004. New England Independent. 2004. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
  10. ↑ "November 2004". Results: 2004. New England Independent. 2004. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
  11. ↑ "March 2005". Results: 2005. New England Independent. 2005. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
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