Northeast Wrestling

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Northeast Wrestling
AcronymNEW
FoundedDecember 9, 1995
StyleAmerican Wrestling
Headquarters Newburgh, New York, United States
Founder(s)Michael Lombardi
FormerlyNWA Northeast (1996-2000)
Website Official Website

Northeast Wrestling (NEW) is an independent professional wrestling promotion based in the Northeastern United States and has promoted events since 1996. It is currently owned and operated by promoter Mike Lombardi and is one of the top independent wrestling promotions in the Northeast.[ citation needed ]

Contents

Championships

Active Titles

ChampionshipCurrent champion(s)ReignDate wonDays
held
LocationNotesRef.
NEW Heavyweight Championship Matt Taven 3December 17, 2022117 Bethany, CT Won a tournament after former champion, Traevon Jordan, relinquished belt due to injury [1]
NEW Live Championship KC Navarro1August 13, 2022243 Bethany, CT Defeated J. T. Dunn on Destiny. [2]
NEW Tag Team Championship Waves and Curls
(Traevon Jordan and Jaylen Brandyn)
1February 19, 2022418 Bethany, CT Defeated Club Cam (Cam Zagami and Antonio Zambrano) at The Future is Now. [3]

Former Championships

ChampionshipDate of entryFirst champion(s)Date retiredLast champion(s)Years active
NWA Northeast Junior Heavyweight Championship
NEW Light Heavyweight Championship
December 12, 1995Johnny Handsome2000 Mike Quackenbush 5
NWA Northeast Television ChampionshipFebruary 1998John DiamondJuly 9, 1999 Juan Xaviar 1
NEW United States Championship- Brother Devon ---

[4] [5]

Other accomplishments

AccomplishmentLatest winner(s)Date wonLocationNotes
King of BethanyBrian AnthonyDec. 17, 2017Bethany, Connecticut [6]

NEW Tag Team Championship

NEW Tag Team Championship
Details
PromotionNortheast Wrestling
Date establishedNovember 1, 2014
Current champion(s)Waves and Curls
(Traevon Jordan and Jaylen Brandyn)
Date wonFebruary 19, 2022
Statistics
First champion(s)The Dredded Dead
(Bull Dredd and Ron Zombie)
Most reignsAs Tag Team (2 reigns):
  • Adrenaline Rush
    (Daniel Evans & Keith Youngblood)
  • The Battle Brothers
    (Anthony Battle & Chris Battle)
  • The Royal Court
    (Brian Anthony & Daniel Evans)

As Individual (4 reigns):

  • Daniel Evans
Longest reignInZanely Rude
(Zane Bernardo and RJ Rude) (693 days)
Shortest reignThe Royal Court
(Brian Anthony and Daniel Evans) (7 days)

Reigns

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific champion
DaysNumber of days held
<1Reign lasted less than a day
+Current reign is changing daily
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDays
1The Dredded Dead
(Bull Dredd and Ron Zombie)
November 1, 2014Army of One Bethany, CT 1160Justin Dredd and Ron Zombie defeated The Battle Brothers (Anthony Battle and Chris Battle) and The Arrogation (Dan The Man and Vladimir Joseph) in a three-way match to become the inaugural champions. During their reign, Justin was also recognized as Bull Dredd [7]
2The Battle Brothers
(Anthony Battle and Chris Battle)
April 10, 2015The Future is Now Danbury, CT 1183This was a no disqualification match. [8]
3Team Friendship
(Mark Shurman and Scotty Slade)
October 10, 2015The Hunt For Gold October Bethany, CT 1210 [9]
4Frankie Arion and Vinny Marseglia May 7, 2016Zombie's Last Stand Waterbury, CT 135 [10]
5So Over
(Jimmy Preston and Mark Shurman (2))
June 11, 2016The Big Bethany Bash Bethany, CT 1281 [11]
6The Battle Brothers
(Anthony Battle and Chris Battle)
March 19, 2017Kingdom In Chaos Waterbury, CT 268This was a four-way elimination match also involving Adrenaline Rush (Keith Youngblood & Daniel Evans) and NOW (Hale Collins & Vik Dalishus) [12]
7NOW
(Hale Collins and Vik Dalishus)
May 26, 2017Spring Slam Tour: Newburgh Newburgh, NY 1113This was a steel cage match [13]
8 The Kingdom
(T. K. O'Ryan and Vinny Marseglia (2))
September 16, 2017Destiny Bethany, CT 176 [14]
9Adrenaline Rush
(Daniel Evans and Keith Youngblood)
December 1, 2017Holiday Havoc Waterbury, CT 191This was a three-way ladder match also involving NOW (Hale Collins & Vik Dalishus) [15]
10Cam Zagami and Robbie E March 2, 2018Wrestlefest XXII Waterbury, CT 1162 [16]
11Adrenaline Rush
(Daniel Evans and Keith Youngblood)
August 11, 2018Heat Wave Bethany, CT 270This was a Texas tornado match. [17]
12The Royal Court
(Anthony Battle (3), Brian Anthony and Daniel Evans (3))
October 20, 2018Destiny Bethany, CT 1188Initially, Anthony Battle and Brian Anthony defeated Daniel Evans and Keith Youngblood to win the titles. However, Evans is somehow recognized as a champion with Battle and Anthony by the freebird rule. His reign is recognized to have been started the same day he lost the titles alongside Evans. [18]
13 Jerry Lawler and Keith Youngblood (3)April 26, 2019Wrestlefest XXIII Danbury, CT 1113 [19]
14The Royal Court
(Brian Anthony (2) and Daniel Evans (4))
August 17, 2019Under the Stars Tour: Norwich Norwich, CT 17 [20]
15InZanely Rude
(Zane Bernardo and RJ Rude)
August 24, 2019Heat Wave Bethany, CT 1693 [21]
16Club Cam
(Antonio Zambrano and Cam Zagami)
July 17, 2021Heat Wave Waterbury, CT 1217 [22]
17Waves and Curls
(Traevon Jordan and Jaylen Brandyn)
February 19, 2022The Future Is Now Bethany, CT 1418+ [3]

Combined reigns

Indicates the current champions
<1The reign is shorter than one day.
¤The exact length of the title is unknown

By team

RankTeamNo. of
reigns
Combined
days
1InZanely Rude
(Zane Bernardo and RJ Rude)
1693
2So Over
(Jimmy Preston and Mark Shurman)
1281
3Waves and Curls
(Traevon Jordan and Jaylen Brandyn)
1418+
4Club Cam
(Antonio Zambrano and Cam Zagami)
1217
5The Royal Court
(Anthony Battle, Bryan Anthony and Daniel Evans)
1188
6Cam Zagani and Robbie E 1162
7Adrenaline Rush
(Daniel Evans and Keith Youngblood)
2161
8The Dredded Dead
(Justin Dredd and Ron Zombie)
1160
9 Jerry Lawler and Keith Youngblood1113
10NOW
(Hale Collins and Vik Dalishus)
1113
11 The Kingdom
(T. K. O'Ryan and Vinny Marseglia)
176
12The Battle Brothers
(Anthony Battle and Chris Battle)
268¤
13Frankie Arion and Vinny Marseglia 135
14The Royal Court
(Brian Anthony and Daniel Evans)
17
15Team Friendship
(Mark Shurman and Scotty Slade)
1N/A¤

By wrestler

RankWrestlerNo. of
reigns
Combined
days
1Zane Bernardo1693
RJ Rude
3Cam Zagani2379
4Daniel Evans4356
5Mark Shurman2281¤
6Jimmy Preston1281
7Jaylen Brandyn †1418+
Traevon Jordan†1418+
9Keith Youngblood3274
10Anthony Battle3256¤
11Antonio Zambrano1217
12Bryan Anthony2195
13 Robbie E 1162
14Justin Dredd1160
Ron Zombie1160
16 Jerry Lawler 1113
Hale Collins
Vik Dalishus
19 Vinny Marseglia 2111
20 T. K. O'Ryan 176
21Chris Battle268¤
22Frankie Arion135
23Scotty Slade1N/A¤

NEW Live Championship

NEW Live Championship [23]
Details
PromotionNortheast Wrestling
Date establishedDecember 21, 2019
Current champion(s)KC Navarro
Date wonAugust 13, 2022
Statistics
First champion(s) Christian Casanova
Longest reignChristian Casanova
(430 days)
Shortest reignHale Collins
(91 days)
Heaviest championBrad Hollister
(222 lb (101 kg))
Lightest championChristian Casanova
(176 lb (80 kg))

Reigns

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific champion
DaysNumber of days held
+Current reign is changing daily
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDays
1 Christian Casanova December 21, 2019Holiday Havoc Bethany, CT 1430Defeated J. T. Dunn and Keith Youngblood in a triple threat match to become inaugural Champion. [24]
2Brad HollisterFebruary 23, 2021Studio Wars Bethany, CT 1123This was a two out of three falls match. [25]
3Keith YoungbloodJune 26, 2021Resurgence Waterbury, CT 1112 [26]
4Mike VernaOctober 16, 2021Destiny Bethany, CT 198 [27]
5Hale CollinsJanuary 22, 2022Wrestlefest XXVI Poughkeepsie, NY 191 [28]
6 J. T. Dunn April 23, 2022Spring Slam Danbury, CT 1112This was a five-way match, also involving Channing Thomas, Chris Battle and Wrecking Ball Legursky. [29]
7KC NavarroAugust 13, 2022Destiny Bethany, CT 1243+ [2]


Alumni

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