UWC United States Championship

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UWC United States Championship
Details
PromotionUnited Wrestling Coalition
Date establishedMay 4, 2003
Current champion(s)Andd Bivians
Date wonApril 15, 2023
Statistics
First champion(s) Rob Eckos
Most reignsJoe Rules (three reigns)
Longest reignJoe Rules (512 days)
Shortest reignSilly Billy and Lance Scaper (0 days)
Heaviest championLegion (500 lbs, 227 kg)
Lightest championCindy Rogers(140 lbs, 64 kg)

The United Wrestling Coalition (UWC) United States Championship is a professional wrestling championship in the American independent professional wrestling promotion United Wrestling Coalition. It became an official title on May 4, 2003, when Rob Eckos became the first champion. [1] The title was retired on September 10, 2011, and reinstated on December 1, 2012. The championship is held by Bobby Banks, who is in his first reign as champion. There have been 36 reigns by 31 wrestlers, ten vacancies, one reign where two wrestlers were recognized as co-champion, three reigns which are not officially recognized by the UWC, and is the only UWC championship to date to be held by a woman.

Contents

Title lineage

As of June 30, 2023

#Order in reign history
ReignThe reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed
—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 title change is not recognized by UWC
+Indicates the current reign is changing daily
#WrestlersReignDateDays
held		Successful title defensesLocationNotes
1 Rob Eckos 1May 4, 20033640 Pemberton, NJ Defeated Section 8 in a tournament final [1]
— Vacated —May 2, 2004—N/APemberton, NJVacated when Eckos fails to make a scheduled title defense [2]
2 Jay Lethal 1May 2, 20043640Pemberton, NJDefeated Chris Hero in a match for the vacant title [2]
—Vacated—May 1, 2005—N/APemberton, NJVacated when Lethal fails to make a scheduled title defense [3]
3Joe Rules1December 10, 20055121Pemberton, NJAs UWC Commissioner, awards self the title [3]
4Cindy Rogers1May 6, 20072160Pemberton, NJDefeats Taylor Nicole (defending the title for Joe Rules) and Roxie Cotton in a three way match [4]
—Vacated—December 8, 2007—N/APemberton, NJUWC Commissioner Michael Grimaldi declares all UWC titles vacant. [5]
5Mitch Franklin1December 8, 20073640Pemberton, NJDefeats Bobby Piper in a match for the vacant title [5]
—Vacated—December 6, 2008—N/APemberton, NJVacated when Mitch Franklin fails to make a scheduled title defense [6]
6Joe Rules2December 6, 20084411Pemberton, NJDefeats Hubie Volk and Taylor Nicole in a three-way match for the vacant title [6]
7Dr. Hurtz1February 20, 2010561 Browns Mills, NJ [7]
—Vacated—April 17, 2010—N/ABrowns Mills, NJVacated when Dr. Hurtz fails to make a scheduled title defense [8]
8Joe Rules3April 17, 2010280Browns Mills, NJDefeats Rudo the Heel in a match for the vacant title [8]
9The Orphan1May 15, 20101542Browns Mills, NJTaylor Nicole was the special referee [9]
10Legion1October 16, 20101471Browns Mills, NJ [10]
11Warhead1March 12, 20111823Browns Mills, NJ [11]
— Retired —September 10, 2011—N/ABrowns Mills, NJTitle is retired by the UWC Board of Directors and is replaced by the UWC Television Championship
12Mighty Mo1December 1, 20123717Browns Mills, NJWon reactivated title by defeating Zizou Middoux, Michael Blake, Nathan Avery, Andd Bivians, and Vinny DeMarco in a six way match. [12]
13Oz1December 7, 2013631Browns Mills, NJWon title in a Six Gun Challenge match that also included Peter Cross, Max Durdin III, Nathan Avery, and Chris Bohren. [13]
14Nathan Avery1February 8, 2014631Browns Mills, NJ [14]
15"Textbook" Philly Madison1April 12, 2014630Browns Mills, NJ [15]
16The Ripper1June 14, 2014140Browns Mills, NJ [16]
17Kid USA1June 28, 2014770 New Egypt, NJ [17]
— Vacated —September 13, 2014—N/ABrowns Mills, NJTitle held up after a controversial ending to the original title match between Ripper and Kid USA.
—The Ripper2†September 13, 201400Browns Mills, NJSteals the belt from Kid USA and declares himself the US Champion, though this is not recognized by the UWC.
—Jimmy Lyon1†September 13, 2014350Browns Mills, NJAwards self the stolen title after defeating The Ripper. Title change not recognized by UWC. [18]
—Nathan Avery2†October 18, 2014980Browns Mills, NJSteals the stolen title from Lyon after a match. Title change not recognized by UWC.
— Vacated —January 24, 2015—N/ABrowns Mills, NJStolen title reclaimed by UWC, title once again declared officially vacant.
18Jimmy Lyon1March 21, 20151683New Egypt, NJDefeated Mighty Mo, Nathan Avery, Anthony Graves, JJ Cruz, and Oz in a Six Gun Challenge to win vacant championship. [19]
19Geoffrey Bravo1September 5, 20152934Wrightstown, NJ [20]
20The Great Cerenzio1June 25, 20161121Wrightstown, NJ [21]
21Geoffrey Bravo2October 15, 2016560Wrightstown, NJ [22]
22Silly Billy1December 10, 201600Wrightstown, NJ [23]
— Vacated —December 10, 2016—N/AWrightstown, NJTitle vacated by Silly Billy after announcing his retirement. [23]
23Jimmy Pipes1January 28, 20172242Wrightstown, NJWon the vacant title in a Six Gun Challenge match that also included Geoffrey Bravo, The Great Cerenzio, "Textbook" Philly Madison, Daisy, and Spectrum. [24]
24Definitely Donnie1September 9, 20172172Wrightstown, NJ [25]
25Jay "The Key" Evans1April 14, 20182104Wrightstown, NJ [26]
26JJ Cruz and Craig Z-List1November 10, 2018210Wrightstown, NJJJ Cruz and Craig Z-List win the title in a handicap match from Jay "The Key" Evans. UWC recognizes both men as the collective UWC United States Champion. [27]
26Jay "The Key" Evans2December 1, 20181331Wrightstown, NJEvans won the title in a three way match that included both Cruz and Z-List. [28]
27Jay Curcio1April 13, 201900Wrightstown, NJCurcio won the title via forfeit when Evans failed to appear for a mandatory scheduled title defense. [29]
28Lost Boy Kirby1April 13, 2019350Wrightstown, NJ [29]
29Jay Curcio2May 19, 20191402Wrightstown, NJ [30]
30The Orphan2October 5, 20191611Wrightstown, NJ [31]
31Iron Bull Argus1March 14, 20202242Wrightstown, NJ [32]
32Lance Scaper1October 24, 202000Wrightstown, NJ
33Iron Bull Argus2October 24, 20201400Wrightstown, NJ
34Adonis Valerio1March 13, 2021913Wrightstown, NJWon the title in a triple threat match that also included Lance Scaper.
35Tony Chini1June 12, 20214767Wrightstown, NJ [33]
— Vacated —October 1, 2022—N/AWrightstown, NJTitle vacated by Tony Chini upon winning the UWC Heavyweight Championship.
36Bobby Banks1October 1, 20221752Bordentown, NJBanks won the vacant title in a "Trick or Treat" match that also included Andd Bivians, Iron Bull Argus, Mr. Spectrum, and Bryan Haden.
37Flash Carter1March 25, 2023211Bordentown, NJ
38Andd Bivians1April 15, 202315+0Bordentown, NJ

List of combined reigns

As of June22, 2023

<1Indicates that the combined total is less than one day.
RankWrestler# Of ReignsCombined DaysTotal Title Defenses
1Joe Rules39812
2Tony Chini14767
3Mighty Mo13717
7Rob Eckos13640
Mitch Franklin13640
Jay Lethal13640
Iron Bull Argus23642
8Geoffrey Bravo23494
9Jay "The Key" Evans23435
10The Orphan23153
11Jimmy Pipes12242
12Definitely Donnie12172
13Cindy Rogers12160
14Warhead11823
15Bobby Banks11752
16Jimmy Lyon11683
17Legion11471
18Jay Curcio21402
19The Great Cerenzio11121
20Adonis Valerio1913
21Kid USA1770
24Oz1631
Nathan Avery1631
"Textbook" Philly Madison1630
25Dr. Hurtz1561
26Lost Boy Kirby1350
27JJ Cruz and Craig Z-List1210
28Flash Carter1211
29Andd Bivians115+0
30The Ripper1140
32Silly Billy100
Lance Scaper100

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