IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship

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IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship
IWAMS Light Heavyweight.jpg
The championship belt
Details
Promotion Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South
Date establishedJanuary 6, 1996
Date retired2013
Other name(s)
  • IWA Mid-South Lightweight Championship
    (January 06, 1996 - June 14, 1996)
  • IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship
    (June 14, 1996 - present)

The IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship is one of the major titles in the Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South. The title debuted as the Lightweight Title in 1996, evolving to the current weight class in 1998.

Contents

Title history

Wrestler:Times:Date:Length:Place:Notes:
American Kickboxer1January 6, 1996284 New Albany, Indiana Defeated El Perro to become the first Lightweight champion.
El Perro (Tarek The Great)1October 17, 199614 Louisville, Kentucky
American Kickboxer2October 31, 1996<1-28Louisville, KentuckyWon a mask vs. mask match against Perro, who unmasked as Tarek the Great.
Tarek the Great21996<1-28Louisville, Kentucky
Wild Child1November 28, 19967Louisville, Kentucky
Tarek the Great3December 5, 1996<1-77Louisville, Kentucky
American Kickboxer3Date Unknown<1-77Louisville, Kentucky
Tarek the Great4February 20, 19977Louisville, Kentucky
American Kickboxer4February 27, 19976Louisville, Kentucky
Tarek the Great5March 5, 19971Campbellsville, Kentucky
American Kickboxer5March 6, 19976Louisville, Kentucky
Tarek the Great6March 12, 19971Louisville, Kentucky
American Kickboxer6March 13, 199714Louisville, KentuckyStripped on March 27, 1997.
Danny Dee1March 27, 199713Louisville, KentuckyDefeated Tarek the Great; stripped on April 10, 1997.
Wild Child2April 10, 1997<1Louisville, KentuckyWins a 4-way match.
Bull Pain 1April 10, 199735Louisville, KentuckyStripped on May 15, 1997 when Pain exceeded the weight limit.
American Kickboxer7May 15, 199721Louisville, KentuckyDefeated J. C. Ice.
Tarek the Great7June 5, 19977Louisville, Kentucky
Tyrin1June 12, 199714Louisville, Kentucky
J. C. Ice 1June 26, 19977Louisville, Kentucky
Tyrin2July 3, 199716Louisville, Kentucky
American Kickboxer8July 19, 199713Louisville, Kentucky
Tarek the Great8August 1, 199734Louisville, KentuckyStripped on September 4, 1997.
Reckless Youth 1September 4, 199765Louisville, KentuckyDefeated The American Kickboxer; stripped on November 8, 1997.
American Kickboxer9November 8, 199719Lexington, KentuckyWon a 3-way match.
Twiggy Ramirez1November 27, 1997119Louisville, KentuckyStripped on March 26, 1998.
Tarek the Great9March 26, 19987Louisville, KentuckyDefeated The American Kickboxer and The Suicide Kid in a 3-way match; stripped on April 2, 1998.
The Suicide Kid1April 2, 19981Louisville, KentuckyDefeated The American Kickboxer.
Tarek the Great10April 3, 199827 Scottsburg, Indiana
Tyrin3April 30, 1998<1Louisville, Kentucky
Harry Palmer1April 30, 199842Louisville, Kentucky
Mike Sensation1June 11, 199814Louisville, Kentucky
Became "Light Heavyweight Championship."
Cash Flo1June 25, 199835Louisville, Kentucky
Adam Pearce 1July 30, 1998161Louisville, KentuckyStripped on January 7, 1999 due to non-defense.
BDL1January 7, 199926Louisville, KentuckyDefeated Twiggy Ramirez and The Suicide Kid in a 3-way match.
Harry Palmer1February 2, 199985Louisville, Kentucky
Suicide Kid2April 29, 1999<1-281 Salem, Indiana
J Prodigy (BDL)2Date Unknown<1-281Louisville, Kentucky
Harry Palmer3February 4, 200012 Charlestown, Indiana
Held up on February 16, 2000; no champion was crowned in a rematch on February 23, 2000.
Mike Sensation2March 4, 2000<1Charlestown, IndianaAwarded.
Hy-Zya1March 4, 2000<1Charlestown, Indiana
American Kickboxer10March 4, 200028Charlestown, Indiana
Hy-Zya2April 1, 2000<1-21Charlestown, Indiana
Vacant.
Suicide Kid3April 22, 200084Charlestown, IndianaDefeated Prophet Daniel Quinn in a 3-man tournament final.
Paul E. Smooth1July 15, 200021Charlestown, Indiana
Prophet Daniel Quinn1August 5, 200025Charlestown, Indiana
Hy-Zya3August 30, 200024Charlestown, Indiana
Richard X1September 23, 20007Charlestown, Indiana
Hy-Zya4September 30, 200013Charlestown, Indiana
Richard X2October 13, 2000<1-60Charlestown, Indiana
Vacant.
Hy-Zya5December 16, 20004Charlestown, IndianaDefeated Todd Morton.
Mark Wolf1December 20, 20009Charlestown, Indiana
Paul E. Smooth2December 29, 20001Charlestown, Indiana
Mark Wolf2December 30, 200011Charlestown, Indiana
Paul E. Smooth3January 10, 200187Charlestown, Indiana
Hy-Zya6April 7, 200129Charlestown, Indiana
Mark Wolf3May 6, 200134Charlestown, IndianaDefeated Hy-Zaya and Richard X in a 3-way match.
CM Punk 1June 9, 200135Charlestown, Indiana
Tarek the Great11July 14, 200177Charlestown, Indiana
Mark Wolf4September 29, 20017Charlestown, IndianaDefeated Tarek and Hy-Zya in a 3-way match.
Tarek the Great12October 6, 200128Charlestown, Indiana
CM Punk2November 3, 200159Charlestown, IndianaStripped for no-defense.
Kurt Krueger1February 1, 20027Charlestown, IndianaDefeated Cuefa in tournament final.
Ace Steel 1February 8, 200228 Indianapolis, Indiana
Vic Capri1March 8, 200257Charlestown, Indiana
Ace Steel2May 3, 200230-60Clarksville, IndianaStripped in June 2002 for not defending it within 30 days.
Vacant.
Kurt Krueger2August 3, 200263Clarksville, IndianaDefeated Tarek the Great in an 8-man tournament final.
Nate Webb1October 5, 200242Clarksville, Indiana
Danny Daniels1November 16, 200242Clarksville, Indiana
Shark Boy 1December 28, 200273Clarksville, Indiana
Nate Webb2March 11, 200318Clarksville, Indiana
J. C. Bailey 1March 29, 200355Clarksville, Indiana
Michael Todd Stratton (Todd Morton)1May 24, 20037Clarksville, Indiana
J. C. Bailey2May 31, 200370Clarksville, Indiana
Sonjay Dutt 1August 9, 2003104 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
J. C. Bailey3November 21, 200357 Highland, Indiana Defeated Sonjay Dutt and Nate Webb in 3-way match.
Matt Sydal 1January 17, 2004160Highland, Indiana
Delirious 1June 26, 200456 Oolitic, Indiana
Held up on August 21, 2004 in Highland, Indiana when a match against Jimmy Jacobs ended with a double pin.
Jimmy Jacobs 1September 17, 200486Highland, IndianaDefeated Delirious in a ladder match
Delirious2December 12, 2004180Highland, Indiana
Josh Abercrombie 1June 11, 2005126Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Tyler Black 1October 15, 200598 Midlothian, Illinois Defeated Abercrombie in a best of 7 series.
Josh Abercrombie2January 21, 2006447Midlothian, Illinois
Brandon Thomaselli1April 14, 2007139 Shelbyville, Indiana
Chuck Taylor 1August 31, 20071Midlothian, Illinois
Mike Quackenbush 1September 1, 200797 Pelham, Alabama
Chuck Taylor2December 7, 2007126 Plainfield, Illinois Defeated Quackenbush in a match also involving Chris Hero and Eddie Kingston.
Jason Hades1April 12, 2008<1-280 Joliet, Illinois
Dingo 1n\a<1-280Joliet, Illinois
Quick Carter Gray 1January 17, 200949Joliet, Illinois
Jimmy Jacobs 2March 7, 200989Joliet, Illinois
Jason Hades2June 5, 2009259 Joliet, Illinois
Ryan Phoenix1February 19, 2010126 Bellevue, Illinois
Jaysin Strife1June 26, 2010275 Bellevue, Illinois This was a No DQ match. Matt Cage, Hunter Matthews and Markus Crane beat down Phoenix en route to Strife gaining the victory.
Title retired on March 28, 2011, when IWA Mid-South ceases its operations. [1]
BJ Whitmer1September 16, 201128 Bellevue, Illinois Defeated Bucky Collins for the vacant title when Jaysin Strife could not appear to defend it when IWA-MS reopened under new ownership.
Bucky Collins1October 14, 2011140 Bellevue, Illinois
Oliver Cain1March 2, 2012105 Bellevue, Illinois Triple threat with Bucky Collins and CZW World Champ Scotty Vortex, whose title was also on the line where the belt changed hands if the title-holder was pinned.
Bucky Collins2June 16, 201277 Bellevue, Illinois 2/3 Fall Match won 2-1 over Cain
Devon Moore1September 1, 2012 Bellevue, Illinois Won in a Chicago Street Fight
Retired in 2013

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