SCW Junior Heavyweight Championship (Steel City Wrestling)

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SCW Junior Heavyweight Championship
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Mike Quackenbush was the final SCW Junior Heavyweight Champion
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Promotion Steel City Wrestling
Date established October 8, 1994
Date retired 2000
Other name(s)
SCW Light Heavyweight Championship

The SCW Junior Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship in Steel City Wrestling (SCW). The title was the top junior heavyweight championship of the SCW promotion. It was the second singles championship established in SCW, having been introduced in 1994, in the finals of a four-man tournament.

A championship or title in professional wrestling is a recognition promoted by professional wrestling organizations.

Steel City Wrestling

Steel City Wrestling (SCW) was a professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Latrobe, Pennsylvania in 1994 by Norm Connors. It was the top promotion in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area during the 1990s, along with the National Wrestling Alliance-affiliated Pro Wrestling eXpress, and was regarded by many in the industry as one of the best independent promotions on the East Coast of the United States.

In professional wrestling, a cruiserweight is a wrestler who competes in a Cruiserweight division. The term was first coined in United States in 1996 by World Championship Wrestling. Prior to this, the terms "Light Heavyweight" and "Junior Heavyweight" were more commonly in use. A cruiserweight division is traditionally open to wrestlers weighing 220 lb (100 kg) or less. In some cases like the WWE wrestlers must be 205 lb (93kg) or less to compete as a cruiserweight. The older term junior heavyweight is still favored in Japan, where many titles for lighter-weight competitors are called junior heavyweight titles. Prominent titles include New Japan Pro Wrestling's IWGP, Pro Wrestling Noah's GHC, and All Japan Pro Wrestling's World championships.

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The inaugural champion was Lord Zoltan, who defeated Scotty McKeever in a tournament final on October 8, 1994 to become the first SCW Junior Heavyweight Champion. No wrestler held the title more than once. At 1,219 days, Zoltan's first and only reign is the longest in the title's history. [1] Reckless Youth's reign was the shortest in the history of the title at 56 days. Overall, there have been 4 reigns shared between 4 wrestlers, with one vacancy, and 1 deactivation.

Lord Zoltan American professional wrestler

Ken Jugan, better known by the ring name Lord Zoltan, is a semi-retired American professional wrestler, manager, promoter, referee, and trainer. Jugan has been a mainstay in the Pittsburgh Tri-state area holding countless junior heavyweight championships in the region since his debut in 1976. He was one of the first wrestlers to start wearing facepaint in the late-1970s and, according to Pro Wrestling Illustrated, has one of the most unusual "gimmicks" in professional wrestling.

Thomas Carter is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Reckless Youth. He has competed in numerous North American independent promotions including the East Coast Wrestling Association, Combat Zone Wrestling and Chikara, where he was one of the original founders alongside Mike Quackenbush. In January 1998, Pro Wrestling Illustrated senior editor Bill Apter called Reckless Youth "one of the most recognizable independent stars" in the United States.

Title history

Key
#Order in reign history
ReignThe reign number for the specific wrestler listed
LocationThe city in which the title was won
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.ChampionReignDateDays heldLocationEventNotesRef(s).
1 Lord Zoltan 1October 8, 19941,219 Connellsville, Pennsylvania Live event Zoltan defeated Scotty McKeever in a tournament final to become the first SCW Junior Heavyweight Champion. [1] [2]
2 Reckless Youth 1February 8, 199856 Irwin, Pennsylvania Live event   [1] [3]
— Vacated —April 19, 1998—N/AN/AThe championship was vacated when Reckless Youth was unable to defend the title due to injury.
3 Christian York 1April 19, 1998103 Latrobe, Pennsylvania Live event This was a four way dance also involving Lou Marconi, Joey Matthews and Mike Quackenbush. [4]
4 Mike Quackenbush 1July 31, 1998N/A Irwin, Pennsylvania Live event This was a three way dance also involving Reckless Youth. [5] [6] [7]
— Deactivated —2000—N/AN/ASCW closed during the summer of 2000, and the championship was retired.

List of combined reigns

Lord Zoltan, who was the first and longest-reigning SCW Junior Heavyweight Champion Lord Zoltan.jpg
Lord Zoltan, who was the first and longest-reigning SCW Junior Heavyweight Champion
RankWrestlerNo. of reignsCombined
days		Ref(s).
1 Lord Zoltan 11,219
2 Mike Quackenbush 1159+
3 Christian York 1103
4 Reckless Youth 156

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  2. ↑ "The PWI 500." Pro Wrestling Illustrated . Fort Washington, Pennsylvania: London Publishing Company. (Holiday 1999): pg. 62.
  3. ↑ Schwan, Brett (2006). "2006 Hall Of Fame Inductees: Reckless Youth". WrestlingClothesline.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Christian York Profile". Online World of Wrestling.
  5. ↑ "Mike Quackenbush". Online World of Wrestling.
  6. ↑ "The PWI 500." Pro Wrestling Illustrated . Fort Washington, Pennsylvania: London Publishing Company. (Holiday 1998): pg. 61.
  7. ↑ "The PWI 500." Pro Wrestling Illustrated . Fort Washington, Pennsylvania: London Publishing Company. (Holiday 1999): pg. 52.
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