ACW Junior Heavyweight Championship explained

Championshipname:ACW Junior Heavyweight Championship
Promotion:Assault Championship Wrestling
Created:February 23, 2002
Mostreigns:Jim Nastic (2 reigns)
Firstchamp:Tiger Mulligan
Longestreign:Eddie Edwards (211 days)
Shortestreign:Jim Nastic (24 days)
Titleretired:March 21, 2004

The ACW Junior Heavyweight Championship was a secondary professional wrestling championship title in the American independent promotion Assault Championship Wrestling. The first-ever champion was Tiger Mulligan who defeated Shockwav, and Frankie Starz in a Four Corners match in Meriden, Connecticut on August 24, 2001. The championship was regularly defended throughout the state of Connecticut, most often in Meriden, Connecticut, but also in New Britain and Waterbury, Connecticut until the promotion closed in early-2004.[1]

Jim Nastic holds the record for most reigns as a 2-time champion. At 211 days, Eddie Edwards' reign is the longest in the title's history. Jim Nastic's first reign, which lasted only 24 days, was the shortest in the history of the title. Overall, there have been 8 reigns shared between 7 wrestlers, with one vacancy.[1]

Title history

Order in reign history
ReignThe reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed
EventThe event in which the title was won
 —Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign
N/AThe information is not available or is unknown
+Indicates the current reign is changing daily

Reigns

WrestlersReignDateDays
held
LocationEventNotesRef.
Mulligan defeated Shockwave and Frankie Starz in a four corners match to become the first ACW Junior Heavyweight Champion.
N/A
N/AN/AThe championship is vacated when Chi Chi Cruz is stripped of the title.
Defeated Jim Nastic, Abunai, and Scotty Charisma in a four corners match.
[2]
[3] [4]
ACW holds its last show on March 21, 2004.

Combined reigns

RankWrestlerReignsCombined days
11 211
2Del Tsunami 1 189
31 113
4Jim Nastic 2 93
51 48-78
6Abunai 1 35
Tiger Mulligan 1 35

References

  1. Web site: ACW Junior Heavyweight Title History. Tsakiries, Phil. 2004. Solie's Title Histories.
  2. Web site: 411 Indies Update: BBQ, 3PW, D-Lo, Hamrick, Doink, CZW, Assault, More . Nason, Josh . May 6, 2003 . News . 411mania.com . 26 July 2010.
  3. Web site: Indy Kingdom: Banderas, Invader, Teddy Hart, Sierra, Bigelow, Brooks, And More . McGrath, Jess . February 3, 2004 . PWInsider.com . 26 July 2010.
  4. Web site: 411 Indies Update: Big Names Return In CA, Results . Levene, Lance . February 19, 2004 . News . 411mania.com . 26 July 2010.

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