MDW Heavyweight Championship
Details
PromotionMason-Dixon Wrestling
Date establishedAugust 23, 1997
Current champion(s)Vacant
Date wonSeptember 3, 2003
Statistics
First champion(s)Buddy Rose
Most reignsMason Hunter (2)
Brian Logan (2)
Longest reignJamie Harris (411 days)
Shortest reignBrian Logan (1 day)

The MDW Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling heavyweight championship in Mason-Dixon Wrestling (MDW). It was the original heavyweight title of the Atlantic Coast Championship Wrestling promotion during its first year of operation. In December 1998, the promotion became Mason-Dixon Wrestling and the title became the MDW Heavyweight Championship.

The inaugural champion was "Freebird" Buddy Rose, who defeated Dark Overlord in Clarksburg, West Virginia on August 23, 1997 to become the first ACCW Heavyweight Champion. Brian Logan and Mason Hunter are tied for the record of most reigns, with two each. At 411 days, Jamie Harris' first and only reign is the longest in the title's history. Brian Logan's second and final reign was the shortest in the history of the title lasting only 1 day. Overall, there have been 11 reigns shared between 9 wrestlers, with four vacancies.

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
ACCW Heavyweight Championship 1997 — 1998
MDW Heavyweight Championship 1998 — 2002

Reigns

# Wrestlers Reign Date Days
held		 Location Event Notes Ref.
1 Buddy Rose 1 August 23, 1997 21 Clarksburg, West Virginia Live event Rose defeated Dark Overlord to become the first MDW Heavyweight Champion.
2 Gatekeeper 1 September 13, 1997 91 Kingwood, West Virginia Live event
3 Rough Rider 1 December 13, 1997 119 Buckhannon, West Virginia Live event [1]
4 Eddie Edmonds 1 April 11, 1998 N/A Buckhannon, West Virginia Live event
— Vacated — 1998 — N/A N/A The championship is vacated when Eddie Edmonds is stripped after failing to appear for scheduled title defenses.
5 Brian Logan 1 August 1, 1998 21 Clarksburg, West Virginia Live event Logan defeated Scotty Blaze to win the vacant title.
— Vacated — August 22, 1998 — N/A N/A The championship is vacated due to an unspecified stipulation in the August 2001 match contract.
6 Brian Logan 2 December 19, 1998 1 Kingwood, West Virginia Live event Logan defeated Buddy Rose to win the vacant title.
— Vacated — December 20, 1998 — N/A N/A The championship is vacated when the promotion is renamed Mason-Dixon Wrestling. The title is subsequently renamed the MDW Heavyweight Championship.
7 Jamie Harris 1 March 1, 1999 411 Kingwood, West Virginia Live event Harris won a battle royal to win the vacant title.
8 Mason Hunter 1 April 15, 2000 392 Morgantown, West Virginia Live event [2]
— Vacated — May 12, 2001 — N/A N/A The championship is vacated when Mason Hunter stripped of the title for wrestling in another promotion.
9 Brock Singleton 1 December 8, 2001 90 Morgantown, West Virginia Live event Singleton defeated Mason Hunter to win the vacant title. [3]
10 Magnum 1 March 8, 2002 2 Stonewood, West Virginia Live event This was a three-way title unification match also involving MDW Tri-State Heavyweight Champion Mason Hunter. As a result of Magnum's victory, he holds the MDW Heavyweight and Tri-State titles in addition to the NWA Tri-State Championship. [4][5]
11 Mason Hunter 2 March 10, 2002 364 Morgantown, West Virginia Live event This was a Three-Way Dance also involving Brock Singleton. On March 16, 2002, Hunter lost the NWA Tri-State Championship to Matt Vandal in Parkersburg, West Virginia. [4][6]
— Vacated — September 3, 2003 — N/A N/A The championship is vacated when Mason Hunter is forced to relocate to the Midwestern United States due to commitments to the United States military.

List of combined reigns

<1 Indicates that the reign lasted less than one day.
Rank[N 1] Wrestler # of reigns Combined days
1 Mason Hunter 2 756
2 Jamie Harris 1 411
3 Rough Rider 1 119
4 Joey Silva 1 371
5 Gatekeeper 1 091
6 Brock Singleton 1 90
7 Brian Logan 2 022
8 Eddie Brown 1 203
9 Lee Valiant 2 196
10 Buddy Rose 1 21
11 Magnum 2 2

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Each reign is ranked highest to lowest; reigns with the same number mean that they are tied for that certain rank.

References

General
  • "Mason Dixon Wrestling Heavyweight Title History". Mason-Dixon Wrestling. Archived from the original on September 5, 2008. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
  • Roelfsema, Eric; Brian Westcott (2011). "ACCW/MDW Heavyweight Title History". Solie's Title Histories. Solie.org. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
  • Gary Will and Royal Duncan (2000). "(West Virginia) MDW Mason-Dixon Wrestling / ACCW Atlantic Coast Championship Wrestling Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
Specific
  1. ↑ Miller, J. Travis. "Arena Reports: West Virginia - Atlantic Coast Championship Wrestling at the Upshur County Armory." Pro Wrestling Illustrated. May 1998: 51+.
  2. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "MDW (04.15.2000)". Events. Cagematch.net. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
  3. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "MDW (08.12.2002)". Events. Cagematch.net. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
  4. 1 2 "NWA Tri-State Heavyweight Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Puroresu Dojo. 2003. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  5. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "MDW (08.03.2002)". Events. Cagematch.net. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
  6. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "MDW (09.03.2002)". Events. Cagematch.net. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
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