WSU Championship

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WSU Championship
Jessicka Havok, 2012 (cropped).jpg
Jessicka Havok with the championship in 2012
Details
Promotion Women Superstars United
Date establishedJuly 14, 2007
Current champion(s)Brittany Blake
Date wonDecember 14, 2019
Statistics
First champion(s) Alicia
Most reigns Mercedes Martinez (3 times)
Longest reign Mercedes Martinez (1,092 days)
Shortest reign Mercedes Martinez (<1 day)
Oldest champion Angel Orsini (38 years, 279 days)
Youngest championAlexa Thatcher (20 years, 123 days)[ citation needed ]

The WSU Championship is a women's professional wrestling championship in Women Superstars United (WSU). It is competed for in Women Superstars United, and has been defended on shows of sister promotion National Wrestling Superstars. Championship reigns are determined by professional wrestling matches, in which competitors are involved in scripted rivalries. These narratives create feuds between the various competitors, which cast them as villains and heroines.

Contents

Title history

Names

NameYears
WSU Women's ChampionshipJuly 14, 2007 – July 14, 2007
WSU ChampionshipJuly 14, 2007 – August 1, 2008
WSU World ChampionshipAugust 1, 2008 – present

Reigns

As of January23, 2024

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific champion
DaysNumber of days held
DefensesNumber of successful defenses
+Current reign is changing daily
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDaysDefenses
1 Alicia July 14, 2007Women's Title Tournament Lake Hiawatha, NJ 1342Alicia defeated Amy Lee, Luna Vachon and Nikki Roxx in a no disqualification falls count anywhere four-way tournament final. [1] [2]
2Alexa ThatcherAugust 17, 2007National Wrestling Superstars Belleville, NJ 110 [1]
3 Alicia August 18, 2007National Wrestling Superstars Neptune Township, NJ 21268 [1]
4 Tammy Lynn Sytch December 22, 2007Alicia Retirement Show Lake Hiawatha, NJ 1900 [1] [3]
5 Nikki Roxx March 21, 2008WSU/NWS King and Queen of the Ring Tournament Bergenfield, NJ 1711 [1] [4]
6 Angel Orsini May 31, 2008 JAPW Full F'N Force Rahway, NJ 128016 [1] [5]
7 Mercedes Martinez March 7, 20092nd Anniversary Show Boonton, NJ 11,09248This was a Bullrope match. [6]
8 Jessicka Havok March 3, 20125th Anniversary Show Deer Park, NY 1560This was a Title vs. Title match which was also for the WSU Spirit Championship. Havok became the first woman to hold both championships simultaneously.
9 Mercedes Martinez April 28, 2012J-Cup Tournament Deer Park, NY 2<10
10 Jessicka Havok April 28, 2012Y.O.L.O. Deer Park, NY 27336Havok interjected herself in the title match between Brittney Savage and Mercedes Martinez. The match was made a three–way after Havok invoked her rematch clause. [7]
Vacated May 1, 2014WSU stripped Jessicka Havok of the championship and banned her for life from the company. [8]
11 LuFisto May 10, 2014Queen and King Tournament 2014 Voorhees Township, NJ 13645LuFisto defeated Athena in a two out of three falls match to win the vacant title. [9]
12 Cherry Bomb May 9, 2015Power Voorhees, NJ 16442During her reign as WSU Champion, Cherry Bomb broke her collar bone in a match but still manage to defend her title at that time. [10]
13 Mercedes Martinez February 11, 201710th Anniversary Show Voorhees, NJ 34902
14 Tessa Blanchard June 16, 2018Breaking Barriers 5 Voorhees, NJ 14890
Kris Statlander October 18, 2019WSU Just A Bunch Of Hocus Pocus Voorhees, NJ 1450Statlander defeated Diamante in the finals of a tournament to become Interim WSU World Champion. [11] [12]
15 Kris Statlander December 2, 2019N/AN/A1120Statlander was promoted from Interim Champion to World Champion after Tessa Blanchard left the promotion. [11] [12]
16Brittany BlakeDecember 14, 2019CZW Cage of Death XXI Voorhees, NJ 11,501+2 [13]

Combined reigns

Mercedes Martinez (pictured with the Shimmer Championship) is the only three-time champion. Mercedes Martinez at Smash Canusa.jpg
Mercedes Martinez (pictured with the Shimmer Championship) is the only three-time champion.

As of January23, 2024

Indicates the current champion
RankWrestlerNo. of
reigns
Combined
defenses
Combined
days
1 Mercedes Martinez 3501,582
2 Jessicka Havok 26789
3Brittany Blake121501+
4 Cherry Bomb 12644
5 Tessa Blanchard 10489
6 LuFisto 15364
7 Angel Orsini 116280
8 Alicia 210160
9 Tammy Lynn Sytch 1090
10 Nikki Roxx 1171
11 Kris Statlander 1057
12Alexa Thatcher101

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