PWA Iron Horse Television Championship
PWA Iron Horse Television Championship |
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Details |
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Date established |
January 15, 1985 |
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Date retired |
1990 |
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Promotion |
Pro Wrestling America |
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Statistics |
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First champion(s) |
Danny Gage |
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Final champion(s) |
The Lightning Kid (won April 20, 1990) |
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Most reigns |
Derrick Dukes (3) |
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Longest reign |
Danny Gage (532 days) |
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Shortest reign |
Derrick Dukes (13 days) |
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The PWA Iron Horse Television Championship was a professional wrestling secondary championship in Pro Wrestling America (PWA). It remained active until 1990 when the title was abandoned.
The inaugural champion was Danny Gage, who defeated Mohammed Abass in Anoka, Minnesota on January 15, 1985 to become the first PWA Iron Horse Television Champion. Derrick Dukes holds the record for most reigns, with three. At 532 days, Danny Gage's first and only reign is the longest in the title's history. Derrick Dukes's third reign was the shortest in the history of the title lasting 13 days. Overall, there have been 10 reigns shared between 8 wrestlers, with two vacancies, and 1 deactivation.
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 |
Reigns
# |
Wrestlers |
Reign |
Date |
Days held |
Location |
Event |
Notes |
Ref. |
01 !1 |
Gage !Danny Gage |
01 !1 |
000000001985-01-15-0000January 15, 1985 |
7002532000000000000♠532 |
Anoka !Anoka, Minnesota |
Live event !Live event |
Gage defeated Mohammed Abass to become the first PWA Iron Horse Television Champion. |
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1.5 !— |
Vacated !Vacated |
zz !— |
000000001986-07-01-0000July 1, 1986 |
zz !— |
zz !N/A |
zz !N/A |
The championship is vacated when Gage leaves the territory. |
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02 !2 |
Dukes !Derrick Dukes |
01 !1 |
000000001986-07-04-0000July 4, 1986 |
7002498000000000000♠498 |
zz !N/A |
Live event !Live event |
Dukes defeated Soldat Ustinov to win the vacant championship. |
[1] |
03 !3 |
Luthor !Skip Luthor |
01 !1 |
000000001987-11-14-0000November 14, 1987 |
7001900000000000000♠90 |
Thief River Falls !Thief River Falls, Minnesota |
Live event !Live event |
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04 !4 |
Dukes !Derrick Dukes |
02 !2 |
000000001988-02-12-0000February 12, 1988 |
7001250000000000000♠25 |
Winnipeg !Winnipeg, Manitoba |
Live event !Live event |
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[1] |
05 !5 |
Derringer !Matt Derringer |
01 !1 |
000000001988-03-08-0000March 8, 1988 |
7002243000000000000♠243 |
Winnipeg !Winnipeg, Manitoba |
Live event !Live event |
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06 !6 |
Ferrera !Tommy Ferrera |
01 !1 |
000000001988-11-06-0000November 6, 1988 |
7002230000000000000♠230 |
New Ulm !New Ulm, Minnesota |
Live event !Live event |
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6.5 !— |
Vacated !Vacated |
zz !— |
000000001989-06-24-0000June 24, 1989 |
zz !— |
zz !N/A |
zz !N/A |
The championship is vacated when Tommy Ferrera is unable to defend the title due to a shoulder injury. |
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07 !7 |
Gusto !Randy Gusto |
01 !1 |
000000001999-02-25-0000February 25, 1999 |
7001630000000000000♠63 |
Fridley !Fridley, Minnesota |
Live event !Live event |
Gusto defeated King Tut to win the vacant title. |
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08 !8 |
Storm !J.W. Storm |
01 !1 |
000000001989-09-13-0000September 13, 1989 |
7002204000000000000♠204 |
Fridley !Fridley, Minnesota |
Live event !Live event |
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8.5 !— |
Vacated !Vacated |
zz !— |
000000001990-01-01-00001990 |
zz !— |
zz !N/A |
zz !N/A |
The championship is vacated when Storm jumps to the National Wrestling Alliance. |
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09 !9 |
Dukes !Derrick Dukes |
03 !3 |
000000001990-04-07-0000April 7, 1990 |
7001130000000000000♠13 |
Hinckley !Hinckley, Minnesota |
Live event !Live event |
Dukes defeated Ricky Rice to win the vacant title. |
[1] |
10 !10 |
Waltman !The Lightning Kid |
01 !1 |
000000001990-04-20-0000April 20, 1990 |
zz !N/A |
Mora !Mora, Minnesota |
Live event !Live event |
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[2] |
10.5 !— |
Deactivated !Deactivated |
zz !— |
000000001990-01-01-00001990 |
zz !— |
zz !N/A |
zz !N/A |
The title was subsequently abandoned. |
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List of combined reigns
<1 |
Indicates that the reign lasted less than one day. |
Rank[N 1] |
Wrestler |
# of reigns |
Combined days |
01 !1 |
Dukes !Derrick Dukes |
03 !3 |
536 !536 |
02 !2 |
Gage !Danny Gage |
01 !1 |
532 !532 |
03 !3 |
Derringer !Matt Derringer |
01 !1 |
243 !243 |
04 !4 |
Ferrera !Tommy Ferrera |
01 !1 |
230 !230 |
05 !5 |
Storm !J.W. Storm |
01 !1 |
204 !204 |
06 !6 |
Skip !Skip Luthor |
01 !1 |
090 !90 |
07 !7 |
Gusto !Randy Gusto |
01 !1 |
063 !63 |
Footnotes
- ↑ Each reign is ranked highest to lowest; reigns with the same number mean that they are tied for that certain rank.
References
- General
- Palma, Richard; Westcott, Brian. "PWA Iron Horse Television Title History". Wrestling Title Histories by Gary Will and Royal Duncan. Solie.org. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- Gary Will and Royal Duncan (2000). "(Minnesota) PWA Iron Horse Television Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
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