MDW Light Heavyweight Championship

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MDW Light Heavyweight Championship
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Promotion Mason-Dixon Wrestling
Date establishedDecember 13, 1997
Current champion(s)Latin Tornado
Date wonJune 15, 2002

The MDW Light Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling light heavyweight championship in Mason-Dixon Wrestling (MDW). It was the original lightweight title of the Atlantic Coast Championship Wrestling promotion during its first year of operation. In December 1998, the promotion became Mason-Dixon Wrestling and the title became the MDW Heavyweight Championship.

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The inaugural champion was Joey Austin, who defeated Bobby Kane in Buckhannon, West Virginia on December 13, 1997 to become the first ACCW Light Heavyweight Champion. The Bounty Hunter and Latin Tornado are tied for the record for most reigns, with four each. At 336 days, Puck's first and only reign is the longest in the title's history. Latin Tornado's first reign was the shortest in the history of the title lasting only 1 day. Overall, there have been 13 reigns shared between 7 wrestlers, with three 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

Names

NameYears
ACCW Light Heavyweight Championship1997 — 1999
MDW Light Heavyweight Championship1999 — 2002

Reigns

#WrestlersReignDateDays
held		LocationEventNotesRef.
1Joey Austin1December 13, 199791 Buckhannon, West Virginia Live event Austin defeated Bobby Kane to become the first ACCW Light Heavyweight Champion. [1]
2The Bounty Hunter1March 14, 1998161 New Martinsville, West Virginia Live event
3Red Devil1August 22, 1998112 Buckhannon, West Virginia Live event
4The Bounty Hunter2December 12, 1998193 Buckhannon, West Virginia Live event This was a Triangle match also involving The Cuban Commando. On January 1, 1999, the title was renamed the MDW Light Heavyweight Championship when the promotion became Mason-Dixon Wrestling. [2]
5Latin Tornado1June 23, 19991 Franklin, West Virginia Live event
6The Bounty Hunter3June 24, 199943 Moorefield, West Virginia Live event
7Latin Tornado2August 6, 1999271 Kingwood, West Virginia Live event
8The Bounty Hunter4May 3, 20007 Stonewood, West Virginia Live event
9El Guano1May 10, 200061 Stonewood, West Virginia Live event
— Vacated —July 10, 2000—N/AN/AThe championship is vacated when El Guano is "deported" by the Immigration and Naturalization Service for a work visa violation.
10J.T. Martin1August 5, 2000118 Nutter Fort, West Virginia Blackberry Festival (2000)Martin defeated Puck to win the vacant title. [3]
— Vacated —December 1, 2000—N/AN/AThe championship is vacated after J.T. Martin suffers a career-threatening spine injury.
11Latin Tornado3March 10, 2001N/A Morgantown, West Virginia Live event Latin Tornado defeated Puck and King to win the vacant title. [4]
— Vacated —June 2001—N/AN/AThe championship is vacated when Latin Tornado fails to appear for scheduled title appearances.
12Puck1July 14, 2001336 Stonewood, West Virginia Live event This was a Triple Threat match also involving Tommy Hawk and Lunar. [5]
13Latin Tornado4June 15, 2002N/A Stonewood, West Virginia Live event Latin Tornado was awarded the championship when Puck left the promotion.

List of combined reigns

<1Indicates that the reign lasted less than one day.
Rank [N 1] Wrestler# of reignsCombined days
1The Bounty Hunter4404
2Puck1336
3Latin Tornado4272+
4J.T. Martin1118
5Red Devil1112
6Joey Austin191
7El Guano161

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Each reign is ranked highest to lowest; reigns with the same number mean that they are tied for that certain rank.

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References

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