JAPW New Jersey State Championship
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The JAPW New Jersey State Championship (formerly known as the JAPW Light Heavyweight Championship) is a title in the Jersey All Pro Wrestling professional wrestling promotion. It became an official title on December 5, 1997. The current champion is Frankie Kazarian and won it in a three way match against A.J. Styles and Teddy Hart.
[edit] Title history
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rik Ratchet | 1 | December 5, 1997 | Bayonne, New Jersey | Defeated Chino Martinez in tournament final to become first champion. |
| Chino Martinez | 1 | March 22, 1998 | Newark, New Jersey | |
| O Dogg | 1 | August 6, 1999 | Bayonne, New Jersey | |
| Billy Reil | 1 | August 29, 1999 | Secaucus, New Jersey | |
| Vacated | November 11, 2000 | Bayonne, New Jersey | Title declared vacant when Reil is injured. | |
| Nick Berk | 1 | November 18, 2000 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Defeated Trent Acid and Ric Blade to win the vacant title. |
| Ric Blade | 1 | February 3, 2001 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
| Vacated | June 16, 2001 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Title declared vacant when Blade was injured. | |
| Nick Berk | 2 | June 16, 2001 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Defeated Chino Martinez and Billy Reil to win the vacant title. |
| Low Ki | 1 | July 7, 2001 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
| Xavier | 1 | August 18, 2001 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Awarded title when Low-Ki lost a three way dance to Homicide for the Heavyweight Title which Xavier was apart of. |
| Vacated | September 29, 2001 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||
| Deranged | 1 | September 29, 2001 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Deranged defeated Ghost Shadow to win the vacant title. |
| The Insane Dragon | 1 | December 7, 2001 | Bayonne, New Jersey | |
| Dixie | 1 | February 2, 2002 | Bayonne, New Jersey | Defeated Homicide and the Insane Dragon in a three way dance to unify the Jersey State, Heavyweight, and Light Heavyweight titles. The match took place at the Russ Haas Memorial Show. |
| Rain | 1 | January 18, 2003 | ||
| Vacated | June 20, 2003 | Rain vacates title to focus on school. | ||
| Azriael | 1 | August 2, 2003 | Rahway, New Jersey | Defeated Monsta Mack and Nick Berk in tournament final. |
| Jay Lethal | 1 | February 28, 2004 | Rahway, New Jersey | Lethal defeated champion Azriael, Jack Evans and The Insane Dragon in a four way match. |
| Azriael | 2 | December 10, 2004 | Rahway, New Jersey | |
| B-Boy | 1 | June 4, 2005 | Rahway, New Jersey | |
| Vacated | 2005 | B-Boy was stripped of the title. | ||
| Azriael | 3 | August 19, 2005 | Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey | Defeated Bandido, Jr. & Archadia in a Three Way Dance to win vacant title. |
| Teddy Hart | 1 | January 8, 2006 | Rahway, New Jersey | Defeats Arcadia, Javi Air, Quiet Storm, Grim Reefer, MDogg20 and last eliminating Azrieal in a Gauntlet match. |
| Frankie Kazarian | 1 | May 20, 2006 | Rahway, New Jersey | Defeated Teddy Hart and A.J. Styles in a Three Way match. Title renamed JAPW New Jersey State Championship on October 28, 2006. |
| Grim Reefer | 1 | March 17, 2007 | Rahway, New Jersey | |
