| XWA Frontier Sports Championship | |||||||||||||||
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| Promotion | XWA | ||||||||||||||
| Date established | 6 December 2015 | ||||||||||||||
| Date retired | 20 September 2018 | ||||||||||||||
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The XWA Frontier Sports Championship was a professional wrestling championship contested for in the XWA professional wrestling. 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 the heroes.
The tournament to crown the inaugural champion was held on 6 December 2015. There was six semi final matches, in which the winners would be moved to the elimination final.
Semi-Finals:
Final:
| No. | Champion | Reign | Date | Days held | Location | Event | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danny Blaze | 1 | 6 December 2015 | 252 | Colchester, Essex | XWA 38: Brawl at the Charter Hall | Defeated Doug Williams, 'Pastor' William Eaver, Jody Fleisch and Jonny Storm in an elimination match. | [1] |
| 2 | Doug Williams | 1 | 14 August 2016 | 209 | Colchester, Essex | XWA 42: The Summer Supershow | [2] | |
| 3 | Jody Fleisch | 1 | 11 March 2017 | 134 | Colchester, Essex | XWA 45: Goldrush | [3] | |
| 4 | Simon Grimm | 1 | 23 July 2017 | 424 | Colchester, Essex | XWA 48 | This was a three-way match for the vacant title. | [4] |
| – | Retired | 20 September 2018 | ||||||
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