HoPWF Cruiserweight Championship

HoPWF Cruiserweight Championship
Details
Current champion(s) Vacant
Date established December 23, 1997
Promotion House of Pain Wrestling Federation

The HoPWF Cruiserweight Championship is the top professional wrestling Cruiserweight title in the House of Pain Wrestling Federation promotion. It was created on December 23, 1997, when The Perfect Champion defeated Fumar in Hagerstown, Maryland. The title is defended primarily in the Mid-Atlantic and East Coast, most often in Maryland, but also Pennsylvania and West Virginia.[1] There are 29 recognized known champions with a total of 54 title reigns.[2]

Title history

Wrestler: Times: Date: Location: Notes:
The Perfect Champion 1 December 23, 1997 Hagerstown, Maryland Defeated Fumar to become first champion.[1][2]
The title is vacated in 1998.[1]
Latin Lover 1 April 8, 1998[1] Defeated Yutzak Arafat to win the vacant title.[2]
Blackhawk 1 June 30, 1998 [1][2]
Mike Lawson 1 September 8, 1998 [1][2]
Fumar 1 November 10, 1998 Awarded title via forfeit when Lawson fails to appear.[1][2]
The New Jersey Devil 1 December 22, 1998 [1][2]
The title is vacated on March 25, 1999.[1][2]
Fantasia 1 May 25, 1999 Won title in battle royal.[1][2]
The title is vacated in August 1999.[1]
Hyjinx 1 August 24, 1999 Won tournament to win the vacant title.[1][2]
Chuckie Manson 1 August 28, 1999 [1][2]
OGB 1 October 31, 1999 Hagerstown, Maryland [1][2]
The Doc 1 December 21, 1999 Hagerstown, Maryland [1][2]
Hyjinx 2 March 21, 2000[1] Hagerstown, Maryland Won title in a Lumberjack Leather Strap match.[2]
Jerkface 1 April 11, 2000 Awarded title via forfeit when Hyjinx fails to appear.[1][2]
Hyjinx 3 May 9, 2000[1] Won title in a Parking Lot chain match.[2]
The Doc 2 June 20, 2000 [1][2]
Hyjinx 4 June 27, 2000 Hagerstown, Maryland [1][2]
John Geesey 1 September 2, 2000 Hagerstown, Maryland [1][2]
Jerkface 2 September 30, 2000 Defeated John Geesey, Ethan de Sade and Jimmy Jessup in four way dance.[1][2]
OGB 2 November 14, 2000 Awarded title via forfeit after Jerkface failed to appear.[1][2]
Flex Fenom 1 February 3, 2001 Hagerstown, Maryland[1] Won in Best-of-3-Falls match.[2]
Aidean 1 June 26, 2001 Hagerstown, Maryland [1][2]
Flex Fenom 2 August 21, 2001 Chambersberg, Pennsylvania Defeated Aidean and Johny Dowe in Triple Threat match. Both the HoPWF and NWL Cruiserweight Championships were on the line.[1][2]
Aidean 2 August 28, 2001 [1][2]
Fumar 2 October 12, 2002 Martinsburg, West Virginia Defeated Aidean, Hyjinx and Bart Sawyer in a 4 Way Dance.[1][2]
The Freak 1 November 18, 2002 Hagerstown, Maryland Defeated Hyjinx and Chuckie Manson in a three way dance.[1]
Flex Fenom 3 December 7, 2002 Greencastle, Pennsylvania Defeated Fumar in a Tables and Chairs match.[1][2]
Spiral 1 March 15, 2003 Martinsburg, West Virginia [1][2]
The title is vacated on April 26, 2003, when Spyral suffers an injury.[1][2]
Fumar 3 April 26, 2003 Martinsburg, West Virginia Defeated The Joker and Sam Sanders in a three-way match to win vacant title.[1][2]
The Joker 1 May 24, 2003 Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania [1][2]
The title is vacated on June 7, 2003, when Joker fails to appear for a scheduled title defense.[1][2]
Fumar 4 June 7, 2003 Greencastle, Pennsylvania Defeated Spyral, Dexter Alexander and Nomad in a three way match to win the vacant title.[1][2]
Sam Sanders 1 June 21, 2003 Martinsburg, West Virginia Defeated Fumar, Spyral and Joker in a four corners Luchadore tables, ladders and chairs match.[1][2]
Fumar 5 July 19, 2003 Martinsburg, West Virginia Defeated Sam Sanders and Spyral in a 3-way Luchadore match.[1][2]
Jackpot Jimmy Jessup 1 September 6, 2003 Martinsburg, West Virginia Defeated Spyral, Fumar and Adam Chambers in a Four Way Dance.[1][2]
Blackhawk 2 September 30, 2003 Hagerstown, Maryland Won title via forfeit.[1][2]
Queenan Creed 1 October 18, 2003 Gettysburg, Pennsylvania [1][2]
The title is held up on November 1, 2003, when neither Creed or his opponent showed up for their scheduled match.[1][2]
Blackhawk 3 November 11, 2003 Hagerstown, Maryland Won title in Royal Rumble.[1][2]
Hyjinx 5 January 6, 2004 Hagerstown, Maryland Awarded title via forfeit when Blackhawk failed to appear.[1][2]
Jackpot Jimmy Jessup 2 February 21, 2004 Martinsburg, West Virginia [1][2]
Dexter Alexander 1 June 5, 2004 Hagerstown, Maryland [1][2]
Jackpot Jimmy Jessup 3 June 31, 2004 Waynesboro, Pennsylvania [1][2]
Doken 1 August 31, 2004 Hagerstown, Maryland [1][2]
Jackpot Jimmy Jessup 4 September 4, 2004 Hagerstown, Maryland [1][2]
The title is vacated on September 30, 2004, when Jimmy Jessup suffers a serious hernia.[1][2]
Eric Polaris 1 October 2, 2004 Hagerstown, Maryland Defeated Doken for the vacant title.[1][2]
Doken 2 December 11, 2004 Waynesboro, Pennsylvania [2]
Blackhawk 4 December 14, 2004 Hagerstown, Maryland Won title via forfeit when Doken failed to appear.[2]
Brooklyn Panther 1 February 26, 2005 Martinsburg, West Virginia Defeated Blackhawk, Justin Idol and Brandon Day in a 4 Way Dance.[2]
The title is vacated on February 26, 2005, when Brooklyn Panther fails to appear for a scheduled title defense.[2]
Jackpot Jimmy Jessup 5 June 25, 2005 Martinsburg, West Virginia Defeated Asian Sinsation and Brandon Day in a 3-way match via countout to win the vacant title.[2]
Brooklyn Panther 2 July 5, 2005 Hagerstown, Maryland [2]
Jackpot Jimmy Jessup 6 July 19, 2005 Hagerstown, Maryland [2]
The Freak 1 July 23, 2005 Newville, Pennsylvania Won title via forfeit when Jimmy Jessup failed to appear.[2]
The title is vacated on October 18, 2005, when The Freak is stripped for failing to appear for a scheduled title defense.[2]
Jeremy "Izzy" Stoned 1 October 18, 2005 Hagerstown, Maryland Pinned Jerkface to win the vacant title.[2]
Mr. V.I.P. Viper 1 October 10, 2006 Hagerstown, Maryland [2]
Brandon Scott 1 October 26, 2007 Hagerstown, Maryland Won title at the NWL/HoPWF Halloween Monster Mash supercard.[2]
Mr. V.I.P. Viper 2 March 29, 2008 Defeated Brandon Scott, Jeremy Stoned and Blackhawk in a 4-way match.[2]
The title is vacated in 2008.[2]

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