OMEGA Light Heavyweight Championship

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OMEGA Light Heavyweight Championship
Details
Promotion Organization of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts
Date establishedDecember 5, 1997
Date retiredOctober 1999
Statistics
First champion(s) Kid Dynamo
Final champion(s) Joey Matthews
Most reigns Joey Matthews and Kid Dynamo (2 reigns)
Longest reign Joey Matthews (between 245 to 275 days)
Shortest reign Christian York (55 days)
Oldest champion Christian York (21 years, 267 days)
Youngest champion Kid Dynamo (18 years, 131 days)
Heaviest champion Christian York (100 Kg)
Lightest champion Joey Matthews (87 Kg)

The OMEGA Light Heavyweight Championship was the top light heavyweight title in the Organization of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts independent professional wrestling promotion. The title lasted from 1997 to 1999. This is the only OMEGA title that neither of the Hardy brothers ever won.

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Title history

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.WrestlerReignDateDays heldLocationEventNotesRef...
1 Kid Dynamo 1December 5, 1997147 Southern Pines, NC OMEGARecords unclear as to whom he defeated. [1]
2 Joey Matthews 1May 1, 199891 Sanford, NC OMEGAThis was Champion vs. Champion Winner Takes All match. Here Joey Matthews's NCW Light Heavyweight Championship also on the line. [2]
3 Kid Dynamo 2July 31, 1998127 Southern Pines, NC OMEGAThis was a Three Way Ladder match also involving Ice. [3]
4 Christian York 1December 5, 199855 Durham, NC OMEGAThis was a Fatal four-way match also involves Ice and Joey Matthews. [4]
5 Joey Matthews 2January 29, 1999245275 Wendell, NC OMEGA [5]
RetiredOctober 1999N/AN/ATitle retired when the promotion closed.

Combined reigns

RankWrestlerNo. of
reigns
Combined
days
1 Joey Matthews 2336-366
2 Kid Dynamo 2274
3 Christian York 155

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References

  1. "Kid Dynamo defends title against Joey Matthews in his first reign". CageMatch. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  2. "Joey Matthews defeated Kid Dynamo in winner takes all match". CageMatch. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  3. "Kid Dynamo defeated Ice and Joey Matthews in a Three Way Ladder match". CageMatch. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  4. "Christian York defeated previous champion Kid Dynamo and Ice and Joey Matthews in a four way match". CageMatch. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  5. "Joey Matthews defeated Christian York". CageMatch. Retrieved September 1, 2020.