CWF Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship
| CWF Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship | |||||||||||
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| Current champion(s) | Ray Kandrack | ||||||||||
| Date won | January 7, 2012 | ||||||||||
| Date established | 2000 | ||||||||||
| Promotion | CWF Mid-Atlantic | ||||||||||
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The CWF Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling heavyweight championship in Carolina Wrestling Federation Mid-Atlantic (CWF Mid-Atlantic). It was the original heavyweight title of the Carolina Wrestling Federation promotion, later used in the Frontier Wrestling Alliance (2001-2004) and AWA Superstars (2005-2007) as a regional title, officially representing the Mid-Atlantic United States, while it was a member of the respective governing bodies. It was introduced as the CWF Heavyweight Championship in early-2000.
The inaugural champion was David Taylor, who was awarded the title in 2000 to become the first CWF Heavyweight Champion. Ric Converse holds the record for most reigns, with six. At 420 days, Corey Edsel's first reign is the longest in the title's history. Jeff Justice's only reign was the shortest in the history of the title lasting only 9 days. Overall, there have been 21 reigns shared between 15 wrestlers, with one vacancy.
Title history
- Key
| # | Order in reign history |
| Reign | The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed |
| Event | The event in which the title was won |
| — | Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign |
| N/A | The information is not available or is unknown |
| + | Indicates the current reign is changing daily |
Names
| Name | Years |
|---|---|
| CWF Heavyweight Championship | 2000 — 2001 |
| FWA-Carolinas Heavyweight Championship | 2001 — 2004 |
| AWA/CWF Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship | 2005 — 2007 |
| CWF Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship | 2007 — |
Reigns
As of April 10, 2015.
| # | Wrestlers | Reign | Date | Days held |
Location | Event | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Taylor | 1 | 2000 | N/A | N/A | Live event | Taylor is awarded the title to become the first CWF Heavyweight Champion. | |
| 2 | Jeff Justice | 1 | February 22, 2001 | 9 | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | Live event | ||
| 3 | Madd Maxx | 1 | March 3, 2001 | 301 | Graham, North Carolina | Fallout (2001) | ||
| 4 | Eddie Brown | 1 | December 29, 2001 | 203 | Graham, North Carolina | BattleCade (2001) | ||
| 5 | Schwanz, OttoOtto Schwanz | 1 | June 29, 2002 | 126 | Graham, North Carolina | Hostile Intentions (2002) | [1] | |
| 6 | Corey Edsel | 1 | November 2, 2002 | 420 | Burlington, North Carolina | The Next Level (2002) | ||
| 7 | Ric Converse | 1 | December 27, 2003 | 280 | Burlington, North Carolina | Live event | [2][3] | |
| 8 | Corey Edsel | 2 | October 2, 2004 | 77 | Burlington, North Carolina | Live event | This was a no-countout, no-disqualification, no time limit match. | [2][3] |
| 9 | Ric Converse | 2 | December 18, 2004 | 209 | Burlington, North Carolina | Live event | [2][3] | |
| 10 | Garry Stevens | 1 | July 15, 2005 | 155 | Burlington, North Carolina | Live event | This was a "King of the Road" match. | [2][3] |
| 11 | Ric Converse | 3 | December 17, 2005 | 179 | Burlington, North Carolina | Live event | This was a steel cage match. | [2][3] |
| — | Vacated | — | June 14, 2006 | — | N/A | N/A | The championship is vacated when Ric Converse wins the AWA World Heavyweight Championship. | [3] |
| 12 | Rob McBride | 1 | July 8, 2006 | 98 | Burlington, North Carolina | Live event | McBride defeated Joey Silvia in a tournament final to win the vacant title. | |
| 13 | Joey Silvia | 1 | October 14, 2006 | 371 | Burlington, North Carolina | Live event | ||
| 14 | Garry Stevens | 2 | October 20, 2007 | 56 | Burlington, North Carolina | Live event | ||
| 15 | Ric Converse | 4 | December 15, 2007 | 189 | Burlington, North Carolina | Live event | ||
| 16 | Rob McBride | 2 | June 21, 2008 | 91 | Burlington, North Carolina | CWF Championship Wrestling | ||
| 17 | Ric Converse | 5 | September 20, 2008 | 91 | Burlington, North Carolina | CWF Championship Wrestling | ||
| 18 | Brass Munkey | 1 | December 20, 2008 | 378 | Burlington, North Carolina | Battlecade IX (2008) | ||
| 19 | Kamakazi Kid | 1 | January 2, 2010 | 133 | Burlington, North Carolina | Battlecade X (2010) | This was a three-way dance involving Ric Converse. | |
| 20 | Steve Greene | 1 | May 15, 2010 | 112 | Burlington, North Carolina | 1000 Ways to Die! (2010) | ||
| 21 | Lee Valiant | 1 | September 4, 2010 | 14 | Burlington, North Carolina | People's Choice (2010) | ||
| 22 | Ric Converse | 6 | September 18, 2010 | 91 | Burlington, North Carolina | Sound of Thunder (2010) | ||
| 23 | Lee Valiant | 2 | December 18, 2010 | 182 | Burlington, North Carolina | Battlecade XI (2010) | ||
| 24 | Xsiris | 1 | June 18, 2011 | 203 | Burlington, North Carolina | Absolute Justice 5 (2011) | This was a no-disqualification match. | [4] |
| 25 | Adam Page | 1 | January 7, 2012 | 119 | Burlington, North Carolina | New Years Knockout! (2012) | ||
| 26 | Kamakazi Kid | 1 | May 5, 2012 | 70 | Burlington, North Carolina | The Homecoming (2012) | Kazi survived a 14 man elimination match to win the title. | |
| 27 | Ray Kandrack | 1 | July 14, 2012 | 168 | Gibsonville, North Carolina | Opportunity Knocks (2012) | ||
| 28 | Arik Royal | 1 | December 29, 2012 | 832+ | Gibsonville, North Carolina | Battlecade 13 (2012) | ||
Longest Time Spent as Champion
| Rank[N 1] | Wrestler | # of reigns | Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Converse, RicRic Converse | 6 | 1,039 |
| 2 | Corey Edsel | 2 | 497 |
| 3 | Brass Munkey | 1 | 378 |
| 4 | Joey Silva | 1 | 371 |
| 5 | Madd Maxx | 1 | 301 |
| 6 | Garry Stevens | 2 | 211 |
| 7 | Eddie Brown | 1 | 203 |
| 8 | Xsiris | 1 | 203 |
| 9 | Lee Valiant | 2 | 196 |
| 10 | Rob McBride | 2 | 189 |
Footnotes
- ↑ Each reign is ranked highest to lowest; reigns with the same number mean that they are tied for that certain rank.
References
General
- "Champions". CWF Mid-Atlantic. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
- Sawyer, Grant (2011). "CWF Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title History". Solie's Title Histories. Solie.org. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
- "CWF Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Puroresu Dojo. 2003. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
Specific
- ↑ "CWF/FWA-Carolinas Live Report". Reports. USA Indy Wrestling. June 2002. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Converse, Ric (2010). "The Championship Runs". All About "The 1st". RicConverse.com. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "Ric Converse". Wrestler Profiles. OnlineWorldofWrestling.com. 2007. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
- ↑ "CWF ABSOLUTE JUSTICE 5 Crowns Xsiris New CWF Mid Atlantic Heavyweight Champion and MORE!". CWF Mid Atlantic Report. IndyInsiders.com. June 18, 2011. Retrieved December 11, 2011.