| Championshipname: | MLW National Openweight Championship |
| Currentholder: | Bad Dude Tito |
| Won: | April 11, 2024 |
| Promotion: | Major League Wrestling (MLW) |
| Created: | April 18, 2019 |
| Mostreigns: | All champions (1) |
| Firstchamp: | Alexander Hammerstone |
| Longestreign: | Alexander Hammerstone (865 days) |
| Shortestreign: | John Hennigan (89 days) |
| Oldest: | John Hennigan |
| Youngest: | Alex Kane |
| Heaviest: | Rickey Shane Page (282lb) |
| Lightest: | Davey Richards (202lb) |
The MLW National Openweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion Major League Wrestling (MLW). The title was unveiled on April 18, 2019.[1] [2] The title's openweight nature, a division more common in Japanese professional wrestling, means that both heavyweight and middleweight wrestlers are eligible to challenge for it.
On April 18, 2019, Major League Wrestling (MLW) announced the creation of the MLW National Openweight Championship, a division more common in Japanese professional wrestling, since MLW already had a middleweight division.[3] [4] Also announced was a four-man single-elimination tournament that would culminate on June 1 with the crowning of the first champion.[5] The tournament to crown the inaugural champion was later advertised on MLW Fusion, while being announced four wrestler to participate in the tournament, which was announced on May 4 by MLW Fusions Executive Producer Salina de la Renta.[6] [7] The title was unveiled on May 17.[8] On June 1 at Fury Road, Alexander Hammerstone defeated Brian Pillman Jr. in the finals of the tournament to become the inaugural MLW National Openweight Champion.[9] [10]
As of,, there have been six reigns between six champions and one vacancy. Alexander Hammerstone was the inaugural champion. Hammerstone's reign is the longest at 865 days, while John Hennigan's reign is the shortest at 89 days. Hennigan was also the oldest champion when he won it at 43 years old, while Alex Kane was the youngest champion at 28 years old.
Bad Dude Tito is the current champion in his first reign. He defeated Rickey Shane Page at MLW Azteca Lucha on April 11, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois.