WXW Cruiserweight Championship explained

WXW Cruiserweight Championship
Created:May 24, 1997
Promotion:Top Rope Productions
World Xtreme Wrestling
Firstchamp:Tommy Idol
Finalchamp:Jorel Ganzy
Retired:April 12, 2015
Mostreigns:Sean Maluta (3 reigns)
Pastnames:
  • WSWF Cruiserweight Championship

This is a chronological list of WXW Cruiserweight Champions. The WXW Cruiserweight Championship is a professional wrestling title created in 1996 as part of Top Rope Productions and World Xtreme Wrestling when the promotion was renamed in 1998.[1]

Title history

Names

NameYears
WSWF Cruiserweight ChampionshipMay 24, 1997–November 28, 1998
WXW Cruiserweight Championship November 28, 1998 – present

Reigns

WrestlerReignsDateDays heldLocationEventNotes
1Tommy Idol1May 24, 1997Hazleton, PADefeated Bodacious Pretty Boy in a tournament final to become the first champion
2The Perfect Creation1July 12, 1997Nescopeck, PA
3Tommy Idol2September 19, 1997Hazleton, PA
-Vacated-October 25, 1997---Idol suffers a broken arm during the title victory on September 19, 1997, and is forced to vacate the title
4The Perfect Creation2November 7, 1997Bushkill, PAWon the title in a tournament final
5Little Running Bear1December 20, 1997Hazleton, PA
6The Perfect Creation3January 10, 1998Freeland, PA
7Little Running Bear2February 27, 1998Hazleton, PA
8Awol1April 25, 1998Hazleton, PA
9Bas Von Kunder1June 6, 1998Hazleton, PA
-Vacated-July 11, 1998--Kunder was stripped of the title after being deported two weeks prior. Title is renamed WXW Cruiserweight Championship
10Kale1January 1999Hazleton, PAWXWDefeated Awol in a tournament final to win the vacant title
11John Balsamo1June 12, 1999Hazleton, PAWXWThis was a Triple Threat match also involving Tommy Suede
12Kale2July 11, 1999Allentown, PAWXW Sportsfest 1999
13Afa, Jr.1September 17, 1999Allentown, PAWXW
-Vacated-November 27, 1999---Afa, Jr. vacated the title due to exceeding weight limitations
14Zero Gravity1December 11, 1999Hazleton, PAWXWDefeated Kale in a tournament title to win the vacant title
15Shane Black
3January 14, 2000Plymouth, PAWXWThis was a Ladder Match
16Zero Gravity2February 19, 2000Hazleton, PAWXW
-Vacated-March 3, 2000---Title was held up in order to be contested in a Best 2 Out Of 3 Series between Zero Gravity and Shane Black
17Shane Black4May 6, 2000Hazleton, PAWXWDefeated Zero Gravity in a Best 2 Out Of 3 Series to win the held up title. The stages were Steel Cage Match (won by Shane Black), Submission Match (won by Zero Gravity) and Skyline Match (won by Shane Black). On June 2, 2000 Black defeated Sugaa to unify the WXW Cruiserweight Championship and WXW Heavyweight Championship
18Sugaa1June 3, 2000Allentown, PAWXW
-Vacated-July 6, 2000---Sugaa relinquished the WXW Cruiserweight Championship for exceeding weight limit
19Supreme Lee Great1July 6, 2000Hazleton, PAWXWDefeated Thorn, Zero Gravity and Cody Cash in a Fatal 4-Way Match to win the vacant title
20Zero Gravity3September 8, 2000Allentown, PAWXW
21Low Ki1January 9, 2001Allentown, PAWXW TV TapingAired on tape delay on January 14, 2001
22Afa, Jr.2April 8, 2001Allentown, PAWXW Hell's Fury TV Taping
-Vacated-May 27, 2001-Allentown, PAWXW Memorial Madness TV TapingAfa, Jr. is stripped of the title due to exceeding weight limitations
23Shane Black5July 13, 2001Allentown, PAWXW Sportsfest 4Defeated Minoru Fujita and Little Guido in a Triple Threat Match to win the vacant title. Big Poppa Pete defeated Black for the title on October 13, 2001, but the decision was reversed due to Pete exceeding the weight limit by 5 pounds
-Vacated-February 16, 2002-Hazleton, PAWXW TV TapingBlack suffered an injury during an attack outside the arena prior to a TV Taping. WXW Commissioner Lotto Money decides to vacate the title and makes Supreme Lee Great vs. Tommy Suede, with the winner becoming the new XPW Cruiserweight Champion
24Tommy Suede1February 16, 2002Hazleton, PAWXW TV TapingDefeated Supreme Lee Great to win the vacant title
25Zero Gravity4June 1, 2002Hazleton, PAWXW TV Taping
26Bodacious Pretty Boy1November 24, 2002Allentown, PAWXW TV Taping
-Vacated-2003----
27Don Crisis1February 8, 2003Hazleton, PAWXW TV TapingWon a Battle-Royal to win the vacant title
28Supreme Lee Great2June 1, 2003Hazleton, PAWXW TV Taping
29J-Busta1October 11, 2003Hazleton, PAWXW Action!
30The Prodigy1March 6, 2004Bushkill, PAWXW
31Low Ryda1July 9, 2004Allentown, PAWXW Sportsfest 2004
32Drew Blood1October 30, 2004Bushkill, PAWXWWon the title in a Whirlwind Match, last eliminating Low Ryda
33Sabian1April 3, 2005Allentown, PAWXW
34Drew Blood2May 29, 2005Bushkill, PAWXWThis was a Triple Threat Ladder Match also involving Neeno Capone
35Mercedes Martinez1February 19, 2006WXW
36Kris Krude1May 20, 2006WXW
37Devon Moore1August 6, 2006Allentown, PAWXW
38Tonic1March 3, 2007Allentown, PAWXW
39Devon Moore2April 15, 2007Allentown, PAWXW
-Vacated-2007---
40Jerrelle Clark1February 7, 2009Minneola, FLWXWDefeated Ben Dejo, Gus Money and Mike Cruz in a Fatal 4-Way Match to win the vacant title
41Mike Cruz1April 18, 2009Minneola, FLWXW
42Jerrelle Clark2June 20, 2009Minneola, FLWXWThis was a Last Man Standing Match
43Brett Thunder1September 26, 2009Minneola, FLWXW 1 Year in Florida AnniversaryThis was a Fatal 4-Way Match also involving Gus Money and Mike Cruz
44Sean Maluta1February 20, 2010Minneola, FLWXW
45Gus Money1April 10, 2010Minneola, FLWXW Xtreme War
46Sean Maluta2June 19, 2010Minneola, FLWXWThis was a No Disqualification Match
47TNT Molley1September 25, 2010The Villages, FLWXW
48Nick Nero1November 20, 2010Minneola, FLWXWThis was a Triple Threat Match also involving Sean Maluta
49Sean Maluta3February 26, 2011Minneola, FLWXW
50Brent Dail1June 11, 2011Minneola, FLWXW
-Vacated-July 30, 2011---Title vacated when Dail won the WXW Television Championship
51Jaxen Blade1July 13, 2013Minneola, FLWXW
52Jorel Ganzy1January 11, 2014Minneola, FLWXW
53Carlos Rivera1February 15, 2014Minneola, FLWXW
54Jaxen Blade2March 30, 2014Minneola, FLWXWThis was a Fatal 4-Way Match also involving Ace Radic and Jorel Granzy
55Hans Schulz1December 20, 2014Minneola, FLWXW
56Jorel Ganzy2April 12, 2015+Minneola, FLWXW

List of combined reigns

Key
SymbolMeaning
Indicates the current champion
<1The reign is shorter than one day

As of, .

RankWrestler
  1. of Reigns
Combined Days
1Jorel Ganzy 2 +
2Kale/Shane Black 5 497
3Devon Moore 2 469
4Jaxen Blade 4 447
5Drew Blood 2 421
6Zero Gravity 4 346
73 252
8 2 196
9 Jerrelle Clark 2 168
10 The Perfect Creation 3 160
11 J-Busta 1 147
Brett Thunder 1 147
13 The Prodigy 1 125
14 2 120
15 1 113
Low Ryda 1 113
17 Tommy Suede 1 105
18 Nick Nero 1 98
19 1 90
20 1 89
21 Tommy Idol 2 85
22 Little Running Bear 2 78
Kris Krude 1 78
23 Gus Money 1 70
24 Mike Cruz 1 63
25 1 56
TNT Molley 1 56
26 Brent Dail 1 49
27 Tonic 1 43
28 Awol 1 42
29 Bodacious Pretty Boy 1 38
30 Bas Von Kunder 1 35
31 Sugaa 1 33
32 John Balsamo 1 29
33 Carlos Rivera 1 17

References

  1. Web site: World Xtreme Wrestling World Cruiserweight Title History . Shaffer, Eric, Ben Ziek, John Lazarsky, Mark Clemson and Sam Cesare . 2006 . Solie's Title Histories.

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