WXW Cruiserweight Championship

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WXW Cruiserweight Championship
Details
PromotionTop Rope Productions
World Xtreme Wrestling
Date establishedMay 24, 1997
Date retiredApril 12, 2015
Other name(s)
  • WSWF Cruiserweight Championship
Statistics
First champion(s)Tommy Idol
Final champion(s)Jorel Ganzy
Most reigns Sean Maluta (3 reigns)

This is a chronological list of WXW Cruiserweight Champions. The WXW Cruiserweight Championship is a professional wrestling title created in 1996 as part of Top Rope Productions and World Xtreme Wrestling when the promotion was renamed in 1998. [1]

Contents

Title history

Names

NameYears
WSWF Cruiserweight ChampionshipMay 24, 1997–November 28, 1998
WXW Cruiserweight ChampionshipNovember 28, 1998 – present

Reigns

#WrestlerReignsDateDays heldLocationEventNotes
1Tommy Idol1May 24, 199749 Hazleton, PA Defeated Bodacious Pretty Boy in a tournament final to become the first champion
2The Perfect Creation1July 12, 199769 Nescopeck, PA
3Tommy Idol2September 19, 199736 Hazleton, PA
-Vacated-October 25, 1997---Idol suffers a broken arm during the title victory on September 19, 1997, and is forced to vacate the title
4The Perfect Creation2November 7, 199743 Bushkill, PA Won the title in a tournament final
5Little Running Bear1December 20, 199721 Hazleton, PA
6The Perfect Creation3January 10, 199848 Freeland, PA
7Little Running Bear2February 27, 199857 Hazleton, PA
8Awol1April 25, 199842 Hazleton, PA
9Bas Von Kunder1June 6, 199835 Hazleton, PA
-Vacated-July 11, 1998--Kunder was stripped of the title after being deported two weeks prior. Title is renamed WXW Cruiserweight Championship
10Kale1January 1999162 Hazleton, PA WXWDefeated Awol in a tournament final to win the vacant title
11John Balsamo1June 12, 199929 Hazleton, PA WXWThis was a Triple Threat match also involving Tommy Suede
12Kale2July 11, 199968 Allentown, PA WXW Sportsfest 1999
13 Afa, Jr. 1September 17, 199971 Allentown, PA WXW
-Vacated-November 27, 1999---Afa, Jr. vacated the title due to exceeding weight limitations
14Zero Gravity1December 11, 199934 Hazleton, PA WXWDefeated Kale in a tournament title to win the vacant title
15Shane Black
(formerly Kale)
3January 14, 200036 Plymouth, PA WXWThis was a Ladder Match
16Zero Gravity2February 19, 200013 Hazleton, PA WXW
-Vacated-March 3, 2000---Title was held up in order to be contested in a Best 2 Out Of 3 Series between Zero Gravity and Shane Black
17Shane Black4May 6, 200013 Hazleton, PA WXWDefeated Zero Gravity in a Best 2 Out Of 3 Series to win the held up title. The stages were Steel Cage Match (won by Shane Black), Submission Match (won by Zero Gravity) and Skyline Match (won by Shane Black). On June 2, 2000 Black defeated Sugaa to unify the WXW Cruiserweight Championship and WXW Heavyweight Championship
18Sugaa1June 3, 200033 Allentown, PA WXW
-Vacated-July 6, 2000---Sugaa relinquished the WXW Cruiserweight Championship for exceeding weight limit
19 Supreme Lee Great 1July 6, 200064 Hazleton, PA WXWDefeated Thorn, Zero Gravity and Cody Cash in a Fatal 4-Way Match to win the vacant title
20Zero Gravity3September 8, 2000123 Allentown, PA WXW
21 Low Ki 1January 9, 200189 Allentown, PA WXW TV TapingAired on tape delay on January 14, 2001
22 Afa, Jr. 2April 8, 200149 Allentown, PA WXW Hell's Fury TV Taping
-Vacated-May 27, 2001- Allentown, PA WXW Memorial Madness TV TapingAfa, Jr. is stripped of the title due to exceeding weight limitations
23Shane Black5July 13, 2001218 Allentown, PA WXW Sportsfest 4Defeated Minoru Fujita and Little Guido in a Triple Threat Match to win the vacant title. Big Poppa Pete defeated Black for the title on October 13, 2001, but the decision was reversed due to Pete exceeding the weight limit by 5 pounds
-Vacated-February 16, 2002- Hazleton, PA WXW TV TapingBlack suffered an injury during an attack outside the arena prior to a TV Taping. WXW Commissioner Lotto Money decides to vacate the title and makes Supreme Lee Great vs. Tommy Suede, with the winner becoming the new XPW Cruiserweight Champion
24Tommy Suede1February 16, 2002105 Hazleton, PA WXW TV TapingDefeated Supreme Lee Great to win the vacant title
25Zero Gravity4June 1, 2002176 Hazleton, PA WXW TV Taping
26Bodacious Pretty Boy1November 24, 200238 Allentown, PA WXW TV Taping
-Vacated-2003----
27 Don Crisis 1February 8, 2003113 Hazleton, PA WXW TV TapingWon a Battle-Royal to win the vacant title
28 Supreme Lee Great 2June 1, 2003132 Hazleton, PA WXW TV Taping
29J-Busta1October 11, 2003147 Hazleton, PA WXW Action!
30The Prodigy1March 6, 2004125 Bushkill, PA WXW
31Low Ryda1July 9, 2004113 Allentown, PA WXW Sportsfest 2004
32Drew Blood1October 30, 2004155 Bushkill, PA WXWWon the title in a Whirlwind Match, last eliminating Low Ryda
33 Sabian 1April 3, 200556 Allentown, PA WXW
34Drew Blood2May 29, 2005266 Bushkill, PA WXWThis was a Triple Threat Ladder Match also involving Neeno Capone
35 Mercedes Martinez 1February 19, 200690WXW
36 Kris Krude 1May 20, 200678WXW
37Devon Moore1August 6, 2006209 Allentown, PA WXW
38Tonic1March 3, 200743 Allentown, PA WXW
39Devon Moore2April 15, 2007260 Allentown, PA WXW
-Vacated-2007---
40Jerrelle Clark1February 7, 200970 Minneola, FL WXWDefeated Ben Dejo, Gus Money and Mike Cruz in a Fatal 4-Way Match to win the vacant title
41Mike Cruz1April 18, 200963 Minneola, FL WXW
42Jerrelle Clark2June 20, 200998 Minneola, FL WXWThis was a Last Man Standing Match
43Brett Thunder1September 26, 2009147 Minneola, FL WXW 1 Year in Florida AnniversaryThis was a Fatal 4-Way Match also involving Gus Money and Mike Cruz
44 Sean Maluta 1February 20, 201049 Minneola, FL WXW
45Gus Money1April 10, 201070 Minneola, FL WXW Xtreme War
46 Sean Maluta 2June 19, 201098 Minneola, FL WXWThis was a No Disqualification Match
47TNT Molley1September 25, 201056 The Villages, FL WXW
48Nick Nero1November 20, 201098 Minneola, FL WXWThis was a Triple Threat Match also involving Sean Maluta
49 Sean Maluta 3February 26, 2011105 Minneola, FL WXW
50Brent Dail1June 11, 201149 Minneola, FL WXW
-Vacated-July 30, 2011---Title vacated when Dail won the WXW Television Championship
51Jaxen Blade1July 13, 2013182 Minneola, FL WXW
52Jorel Ganzy1January 11, 201435 Minneola, FL WXW
53Carlos Rivera1February 15, 201443 Minneola, FL WXW
54Jaxen Blade2March 30, 2014265 Minneola, FL WXWThis was a Fatal 4-Way Match also involving Ace Radic and Jorel Granzy
55Hans Schulz1December 20, 2014113 Minneola, FL WXW
56Jorel Ganzy2April 12, 20153413+ Minneola, FL WXW

List of combined reigns

Key
SymbolMeaning
Indicates the current champion
<1The reign is shorter than one day

As of August15, 2024.

RankWrestler# of ReignsCombined Days
1Jorel Ganzy23448+
2Kale/Shane Black5497
3Devon Moore2469
4Jaxen Blade4447
5Drew Blood2421
6Zero Gravity4346
7 Sean Maluta 3252
8 Supreme Lee Great 2196
9Jerrelle Clark2168
10The Perfect Creation3160
11J-Busta1147
Brett Thunder1147
13The Prodigy1125
14 Afa, Jr. 2120
15 Don Crisis 1113
Low Ryda1113
17Tommy Suede1105
18Nick Nero198
19 Mercedes Martinez 190
20 Low Ki 189
21Tommy Idol285
22Little Running Bear278
Kris Krude178
23Gus Money170
24Mike Cruz163
25 Sabian 156
TNT Molley156
26Brent Dail149
27Tonic143
28Awol142
29Bodacious Pretty Boy138
30Bas Von Kunder135
31Sugaa133
32John Balsamo129
33Carlos Rivera117

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