NWA Shockwave Heavyweight Championship

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NWA Shockwave Heavyweight Championship
Details
Promotion NWA Shockwave
Date establishedOctober 29, 2002
Date retired2007
Other name(s)
  • CSWF Heavyweight Championship
    (2002 - 2005)
  • NWA Cyberspace Heavyweight Championship
    (2005 - 2006)
  • NWA Shockwave Heavyweight Championship
    (2006 - present)
Statistics
First champion(s)Smokey M
Most reignsAll Champions have one reign
Longest reign Slyk Wagner Brown (309 days)
Shortest reign Chris Harris (<1 day)

The NWA Shockwave Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling heavyweight championship in NWA Shockwave (NWA-SW) and the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). It was the original title of the CyberSpace Wrestling Federation promotion and was later recognized by the NWA as a regional title. It was introduced as the CSWF Heavyweight Championship on October 19, 2002. It was established as an NWA heavyweight championship in 2005 following the promotion's admission into the NWA. The promotion became NWA: Cyberspace, and later NWA Shockwave, with the title remaining active until the promotion's close in 2007.

Contents

The inaugural champion was Smokey M, who defeated Danny Doring, Kid USA and Sinister X in a four way match on October 19, 2002 to become the first CSWF Heavyweight Champion. There were 10 officially recognized champions, however none held the belt more than once. At 309 days, Slyk Wagner Brown was the longest reigning champion in the title's history. Many then current wrestlers from Total Non-Stop Action held the title during its 5-year history including Ron Killings, Chris Harris, Abyss, Bobby Roode and NWA-TNA World Heavyweight Champion Jeff Jarrett. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Reigns

No.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
No.WrestlersReignDateDays
held		LocationEventNotesRef.
1Smokey M1October 19, 2002175 Flemington, New Jersey Halloween Horror (2002)Smokey M defeated Danny Doring, Kid USA and Sinister X in a four way match to become the first CSWF Heavyweight Champion. [1] [2] [5]
2Sinister X1April 12, 2003154 Rahway, New Jersey Live event Title is unified with the USWF Heavyweight Championship at "Legendary Breakout" in Flemington on January 23, 2003. [1] [2] [6]
3 Ron Killings 1September 13, 2003287 Rahway, New Jersey T-NvAsion (2003) [1] [2] [7] [4]
— Vacated —June 11, 2004—N/AN/AThe championship is vacated when Killings refuses to defend his title against Darkbird and is stripped. [1] [2] [3]
4 Slyk Wagner Brown 1June 26, 2004308 Wayne, New Jersey Independent's Day (2004)Defeated Darkbird to win the vacant title. On January 8, 2005, the title was renamed the NWA: Cyberspace Heavyweight Championship when the promotion joins the National Wrestling Alliance. [1] [2] [8] [4] [9]
5 Jeff Jarrett 1April 30, 2005203 Wayne CyberSpace Retribution (2005)From September 15 through October 23, 2005, Jarrett held both the NWA CyberSpace Heavyweight Championship and the NWA World Heavyweight Championship thus making him the only wrestler to hold both of those titles simultaneously. [1] [2] [10] [4] [11]
6 Chris Harris 1November 19, 20050 Wayne Above The Law (2005) [1] [2] [12] [13]
7 Abyss 1November 19, 2005102 Wayne Above The Law (2005)This was a three way dance also involving Jeff Jarrett. [1] [2] [14] [13]
— Vacated —March 1, 2006—N/AN/AThe championship is vacated when Abyss is stripped of the title. [1] [2] [3]
8 Bobby Roode 1March 26, 2006250 Dover, New Jersey Disturbing the Peace (2006)This was a four way match also involving Matt Bentley, Rodney Mack and Mana the Polynesian Warrior. The title becomes known as the NWA Shockwave Heavyweight Championship when the promotion changes its name in June 2006. [1] [2] [15] [16]
— Vacated —December 1, 2006—N/AN/AThe championship is vacated when the promotion returns from a six-month hiatus following the death of promoter Billy Firehawk. [1] [3]
9Havok1January 13, 2007140 Boonton, New Jersey A New Beginning (2007)This was a gauntlet match also involving Crowbar, Slyk Wagner Brown, Sinister X, Cindy Rogers, Boogalou and Paul E. Normus. [1] [17]
10Papadon1June 2, 20070 Clifton, New Jersey Live event This was a best of three falls winner-take-all three way dance for both the NWA Shockwave Heavyweight Championship and the NWA Shockwave Internet Championship involving Internet Champion Josh Daniels. [1]
— Deactivated —2007—N/AN/ANWA Shockwave ceases promoting events and closes in late-2007. [1] [3]


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