CWA World Middleweight Championship explained

Championshipname:	CWA World Middleweight Championship
Promotion:	Catch Wrestling Association
Created:	December 22, 1984
Mostreigns:	David Finlay and Franz Schumann (4 reigns)
Firstchamp:	Tony St. Clair
Finalchamp:	Franz Schumann
Longestreign:	Franz Schumann (1,246 days)
Shortestreign:	Barry Horowitz (13 days)
Titleretired:	December 4, 1999

The CWA World Middleweight Championship was a professional wrestling middleweight championship in Catch Wrestling Association (CWA). The title was one of the two weight-based titles in CWA, along with the CWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship, which was introduced in 1993. The title was created in December 1984 and a tournament was set up to determine the inaugural champion. The last previous holder of the European version of the World Middlweight Championship, Adrian Street, had moved to the United States in 1981. Tony St. Clair won the tournament to become the inaugural holder of the new CWA version on December 22, 1984.^[1] The title was deactivated when the company closed on December 4, 1999.^[2] The championship was contested under 12 three-minute rounds. A rival European version of the World Middleweight championship was promoted in the UK by All Star Wrestling and Rumble Promotions 1991-1996.^[3]

Title history

Symbol	Meaning
No.	The overall championship reign
Reign	The reign number for the specific wrestler listed.
Event	The event in which the championship changed hands
N/A	The specific information is not known
—	Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign
[Note #]|Indicates that the exact length of the title reign is unknown, with a note providing more details.|} width=0 data-sort-type="number" Wrestler Reign Date Days held Location Event Notes 1 Tony St. Clair 1 December 22, 1984 Bremen, Germany House show Clair won a tournament to become the inaugural champion.^[4] — Vacated — December 1, 1985 — — — The title was vacated for unknown reasons. 2 Steve Wright 1 December 20, 1985 Bremen, Germany House show Wright won a tournament.^[5] 3 Mile Zrno 1 July 17, 1987 Vienna, Austria House show ^[6] ^[7] 4 Steve Wright 2 December 1, 1987 Bremen, Germany House show ^[8] 5 Dave Finlay 1 September 1, 1990 Vienna, Austria House show ^[9] ^[10] 6 Steve Wright 3 September 28, 1990 Hanover, Germany House show ^[11] ^[12] 7 Fit Finlay 2 December 21, 1991 Bremen, Germany Euro Catch Festival ^[13] ^[14] 8 Franz Schumann 1 July 11, 1992 Graz, Austria Euro Catch Festival ^[15] ^[16] — Vacated — December 19, 1992 — Bremen, Germany Euro Catch Festival The title was vacated due to unknown reasons. 9 Fit Finlay 3 December 19, 1992 Bremen, Germany Euro Catch Festival Defeated Eddie Gilbert to win the vacant title.^[17] ^[18] — Vacated — July 1, 1993 — — — Title was held up after a match against Eddie Gilbert ended in a double disqualification. 10 Franz Schumann 2 July 3, 1993 Graz, Austria Clash of the Champions Defeated Eddie Gilbert to win the vacant title.^[19] ^[20] 11 Barry Horowitz 1 June 26, 1994 Graz, Austria International Catch Cup ^[21] ^[22] 12 Franz Schumann 3 July 9, 1994 Graz, Austria Euro Catch Festival ^[23] ^[24] 13 Paul Roma 1 October 7, 1995 Hanover, Germany Catch World Cup ^[25] ^[26] 14 Fit Finlay 4 November 25, 1995 Bremen, Germany International Catch Cup This was a title vs. title match, in which Finlay's Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship was also defended.^[27] ^[28] 15 Franz Schumann 4 July 6, 1996 Graz, Austria Euro Catch Festival ^[29] ^[30] — Retired — December 4, 1999 — Bremen, Germany Euro Catch Festival The title was defended for the last time at the event as it was CWA's final event and the promotion closed after the event. Combined reigns Rank Wrestler No. of reigns Combined days 1 Franz Schumann 4 2,220 2 Steve Wright 3 2,028 3 Fit Finlay 4 648 4 Tony St. Clair 1 344 5 Mile Zrno 1 137 6 Paul Roma 1 49 7 Barry Horowitz 1 13 References

Notes and References

1. Web site: CWA World Middleweight Title (Austria / Germany). Wrestling-titles. 2018-01-06.
2. https://www.wrestling-titles.com/europe/germany/cwa/eu-cwa-m.html
3. https://www.wrestling-titles.com/europe/uk/uk-world-m.html
4. Web site: Tony St. Clair's first reign. Cagematch. 2018-01-06.
5. Web site: Steve Wright's first reign. Cagematch. 2018-01-06.
6. Web site: CWA. Cagematch. 2018-01-06. July 17, 1987.
7. Web site: Mile Zrno's first reign. Cagematch. 2018-01-06.
8. Web site: Steve Wright's second reign. Cagematch. 2018-01-06.
9. Web site: CWA. Cagematch. 2018-01-06. September 1, 1990.
10. Web site: Dave Finlay's first reign. Cagematch. 2018-01-06.
11. Web site: CWA. Cagematch. 2018-01-06. September 28, 1990.
12. Web site: Steve Wright's third reign. Cagematch. 2018-01-06.
13. Web site: CWA Euro Catch Festival. Cagematch. 2018-01-06. December 21, 1991.
14. Web site: Fit Finlay's second reign. Cagematch. 2018-01-06.
15. Web site: CWA Euro Catch Festival. Cagematch. 2018-01-06. July 11, 1992.
16. Web site: Franz Schumann's first reign. Cagematch. 2018-01-06.
17. Web site: CWA Euro Catch Festival. Cagematch. 2018-01-06. December 19, 1992.
18. Web site: Fit Finlay's third reign. Cagematch. 2018-01-06.
19. Web site: CWA Clash Of The Champions 1993. Cagematch. 2018-01-06. July 3, 1993.
20. Web site: Franz Schumann's second reign. Cagematch. 2018-01-06.
21. Web site: CWA Internationaler Catch Cup 1994 - Tag 11. Cagematch. 2018-01-06. June 26, 1994.
22. Web site: Barry Horowitz's first reign. Cagematch. 2018-01-06.
23. Web site: CWA Euro Catch Festival. Cagematch. 2018-01-06. July 9, 1994.
24. Web site: Franz Schumann's second reign. Cagematch. 2018-01-06.
25. Web site: CWA Catch World Cup 1995 - Tag 27. Cagematch. 2018-01-06. October 7, 1995.
26. Web site: Paul Roma's first reign. Cagematch. 2018-01-06.
27. Web site: CWA Internationaler Catch Cup 1995 - Day 17. Wrestlingdata. 2018-01-06. November 25, 1995.
28. Web site: Fit Finlay's fourth reign. Cagematch. 2018-01-06.
29. Web site: CWA Euro Catch Festival. Cagematch. 2018-01-06. July 6, 1996.
30. Web site: Franz Schumann's fourth reign. Cagematch. 2018-01-06.