CWA Cruiserweight Championship
The CWA Cruiserweight Championship is the primary lightweight wrestling title in the Century Wrestling Alliance. It was first introduced as the CWA Light Heavyweight Championship and won by The Tazmaniac who defeated Flexx Wheeler in a tournament final held in Windsor Locks, Connecticut on January 3, 1993. The title was mostly dominated by IWCCW veterans Ray Odyssey and The Pink Assassin, both of whom feuded with El Mascarado over the title for much of the 1990s.[1][2] The title was renamed as the NWA New England Cruiserweight Championship when the CWA joined the National Wrestling Alliance and became NWA New England in January 1998.[1][3][4] A year later, it changed to the NWA New England Junior Heavyweight Championship and co-promoted with NWA East. The title was defended throughout the New England area, most often in Massachusetts and Connecticut, from 1999 until 2002 when it became inactive for a year. The title was revived as the NWA Cold Front Cruiserweight Championship in 2006[5] but returned to its original name when the CWA withdrew from the NWA on March 10, 2007.[6]
Title history
Silver areas in the history indicate periods of unknown lineage.
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CWA Light Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| The Tazmaniac | 1 | January 3, 1993 | Windsor Locks, Connecticut | Defeated Flexx Wheeler in a tournament final to become the first recognized champion.[1][2][4] |
| Ray Odyssey | 1 | February 9, 1993 | Waltham, Massachusetts | [1][2][4] |
| El Mascarado | 1 | September 25, 1993 | York, Maine | [1][2][4] |
| Ray Odyssey | 2 | December 5, 1993 | Plymouth, Massachusetts | [1][2][4] |
| El Mascarado | 2 | May 22, 1994 | Lynn, Massachusetts | [1][2][4] |
| The Pink Assassin | 1 | December 23, 1995 | Provincetown, Massachusetts | [1][2][4] |
| El Mascarado | 3 | March 8, 1996 | Manchester, New Hampshire | [1][2][4] |
| The Pink Assassin | 2 | November 26, 1996 | Rutland, Vermont | [1][2][4] |
| El Mascarado | 4 | January 31, 1997 | Chelsea, Massachusetts | [1][2][4] |
| Joel Davis | 1 | February 18, 1997 | Chelsea, Massachusetts | [1][2][4] |
| Millennium | 1 | September 18, 1997 | Lawrence, Massachusetts | [1][2][4] |
| Title is renamed the NWA New England Cruiserweight Championship when the CWA joins the National Wrestling Alliance on January 24, 1998. Millennium is recognised as its first champion.[1][2][4] | ||||
| Renamed NWA New England Cruiserweight Championship | ||||
| Tre | 1 | May 9, 1998 | Somerville, Massachusetts | [1][3][6] |
| Luis Ortiz | 1 | December 29, 1998 | Somerville, Massachusetts | Title is renamed as the NWA New England Junior Heavyweight Championship around March 1999.[1][3][6] |
| Renamed NWA New England Junior Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| Jay Jaillet | 1 | April 3, 1999 | Milford, Connecticut | [1][5][6] |
| Jeff Mangles | 1 | June 19, 1999 | Dorchester, Massachusetts | Defeated Jaillet in a 3-way match.[1][5][6] |
| Jason Rage | 1 | August 22, 1999 | Somerville, Massachusetts | [1][5][6] |
| Jeff Mangles | 2 | January 16, 2000 | Wethersfield, Connecticut | Defeated Rage and Wagner Brown in a triple threat match to win the title.[5][6] |
| Title is vacated in early-2000.[5][6] | ||||
| Luis Ortiz | 2 | March 11, 2000 | Southbridge, Massachusetts | Defeated Jason Rage for the title.[5][6] |
| Jay Jaillet | 1 | April 22, 2000 | Salisbury, Massachusetts | [5][6] |
| Vince Vicallo | 1 | June 22, 2000 | Somerville, Massachusetts | Defeated Tiger Fang, Dan Bidondi and Luis Ortiz in a triangle match.[5][6] |
| Dan Bidondi | 1 | September 28, 2000 | Somerville, Massachusetts | [5][6] |
| Joel Davis | 1 | November 18, 2000 | Somerville, Massachusetts | [5][6] |
| Zak Mason | 1 | March 26, 2001 | Somerville, Massachusetts | [6] |
| Kid Narcissistic | 1 | October 27, 2001 | Woburn, Massachusetts | [5][6] |
| Jason Rumble | 1 | April 20, 2002 | Indiana, Pennsylvania | [5][6] |
| Kid Narcissistic | 2 | June 1, 2002 | Woonsocket, Rhode Island | [6] |
| Title is vacated in 2002.[6] | ||||
| Jason Rumble | 2 | July 2002 | Woonsocket, Rhode Island | [6] |
| Title is vacated on July 13, 2002, when Rumble is stripped of the title for outside interference.[6] | ||||
| Tommy Knoxville | 2 | August 24, 2002 | Woonsocket, Rhode Island | Defeated T.J. Richer in singles match to win vacant title.[6] |
| Jason Rumble | 3 | September 18, 2002 | Woonsocket, Rhode Island | [6] |
| Captain Charisma and Spider | 1 | September 18, 2002 | Woonsocket, Rhode Island | Won in a tag team match against Jason Rumble & Paulie Gilmore.[6] |
| Both Captain Charisma and Spider are named co-champions after winning a tag team match, sanctioned by CWA Commissioner Marc Greene, against Jason Rumble & Paulie Gilmore. Initially defending the championship together, the title is vacated and inactive by October 2003.[6] | ||||
| Renamed NWA Cold Front Cruiserweight Championship | ||||
| Paul Hudson | 1 | May 12, 2006 | Defeated Cameron Replay in a tournament final to win the revived title. The title reverted back to its original name when the promotion left the NWA on March 10, 2007.[5][6] | |
| Jason Rumble | 4 | November 25, 2006 | Saugus, Massachusetts | Defeated Paul Hudson, Matt Ledge, Cameron Matthews and TNT in a five-way match at the '2006 Tont Rumble Memorial Show. As well as the Cruiserweight title, Rumble also gained the NWA New England X Division title from Ledge during this match.[6] |
| Title becomes vacant in late-2006 or early-2007.[6] | ||||
| Matt Ledge | 1 | March 10, 2007 | Saugus, Massachusetts | Defeated Legion Cage, Paul Hudson, Cameron Matthews and Scotty Vegas in an elimination match. The promotion also leaves the NWA at this event and the title reverts back to its original name.[6] |
| Renamed CWA Cruiserweight Championship | ||||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 2.11 2.12 Westcott, Brian (1998). "CWA Light Heavyweight Title History". Solie's Title Histories. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Westcott, Brian (1999). "NWA New England Cruiserweight Title History". Solie's Title Histories. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.10 4.11 4.12 Puroresu Dojo (2003). "C.W.A./N.W.A. New England Junior Heavyweight Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 Roelfsema, Eric; Earl Oliver (2007). "NWA East Junior Heavyweight Title History". Solie's Title Histories. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 6.15 6.16 6.17 6.18 6.19 6.20 6.21 6.22 6.23 6.24 6.25 6.26 6.27 Puroresu Dojo (2003). "N.W.A. New England Junior Heavyweight Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 16 September 2009.