PWA Light Heavyweight Championship
PWA Light Heavyweight Championship |
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Details |
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Promotion |
Pro Wrestling America |
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Date established |
January 15, 1985 |
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Date retired |
1992 |
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Statistics |
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First champion(s) |
Steve Regal |
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Final champion(s) |
Jerry Lynn (won December 27, 1991) |
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Most reigns |
Jerry Lynn (3) |
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Longest reign |
Tommy Ferrera (1,183 days) |
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Shortest reign |
Matt Derringer (8 days) |
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The PWA Light Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling light heavyweight championship in Pro Wrestling America (PWA). It remained active until 1992 when the title was abandoned.
The inaugural champion was "Mr. Electricity" Steve Regal, the then reigning AWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion, who was billed as the first PWA Light Heavyweight Champion upon his arrival in the promotion in January 1985. Jerry Lynn holds the record for most reigns, with three. At an estimated 1,183 days, Tommy Ferrera's first reign is the longest in the title's history. Matt Derringer's second reign was the shortest in the history of the title lasting 8 days. Overall, there have been 12 reigns shared between 7 wrestlers, with four vacancies, and 1 deactivation.
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 |
Reigns
# |
Wrestlers |
Reign |
Date |
Days held |
Location |
Event |
Notes |
Ref. |
01 !1 |
Regal !Steve Regal |
01 !1 |
000000001985-01-15-0000January 15, 1985 |
zz !N/A |
zz !N/A |
Live event !Live event |
Regal was then the reigning AWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion and billed as champion upon his arrival in the promotion. |
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1.5 !— |
Vacated !Vacated |
zz !— |
zz !N/A |
zz !— |
zz !N/A |
zz !N/A |
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02 !2 |
Ferrera !Tommy Ferrera |
01 !1 |
000000001986-03-06-0000March 6, 1986 |
zz !N/A |
Coon Rapids !Coon Rapids, Minnesota |
Live event !Live event |
Ferrera defeated The Outpatient to win the vacant championship. |
[1] |
2.5 !— |
Vacated !Vacated |
zz !— |
000000001989-06-01-0000June 1989 |
zz !— |
zz !N/A |
zz !N/A |
|
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03 !3 |
Love !Johnny Love |
01 !1 |
000000001989-06-24-0000June 24, 1989 |
7002214000000000000♠214 |
Minneapolis !Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Live event !Live event |
Love defeated Anthony Wright to win the vacant championship. |
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04 !4 |
Lynn !Jerry Lynn |
01 !1 |
000000001990-01-24-0000January 24, 1990 |
7001510000000000000♠51 |
Red Wing !Red Wing, Minnesota |
Live event !Live event |
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[2][3] |
05 !5 |
Derringer !Matt Derringer |
01 !1 |
000000001990-03-16-0000March 16, 1990 |
7001270000000000000♠27 |
Hastings !Hastings, Minnesota |
Live event !Live event |
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06 !6 |
Waltman !The Lightning Kid |
01 !1 |
000000001990-04-12-0000April 12, 1990 |
7001240000000000000♠24 |
Fridley !Fridley, Minnesota |
Live event !Live event |
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[4][5][6] |
07 !7 |
Derringer !Matt Derringer |
02 !2 |
000000001990-05-06-0000May 6, 1990 |
7000800000000000000♠8 |
Barron !Barron, Wisconsin |
Live event !Live event |
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08 !8 |
Ferrea !Tommy Ferrera |
02 !2 |
000000001990-05-14-0000May 14, 1990 |
zz !N/A |
Fridley !Fridley, Minnesota |
Live event !Live event |
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8.5 !— |
Vacated !Vacated |
zz !— |
zz !N/A |
zz !— |
zz !N/A |
zz !N/A |
The championship is vacated when Tommy Ferrera is unable to defend the title due to a shoulder injury. |
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09 !9 |
Lynn !Jerry Lynn |
02 !2 |
000000001991-01-14-0000January 14, 1991 |
7001840000000000000♠84 |
Fridley !Fridley, Minnesota |
Live event !Live event |
Lynn defeated The Lightning Kid to win the vacant title. |
[2][3][7] |
10 !10 |
Waltman !The Lightning Kid |
02 !2 |
000000001991-04-08-0000April 8, 1991 |
7002223000000000000♠223 |
Fridley !Fridley, Minnesota |
Live event !Live event |
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[5][6][8] |
11 !11 |
Rice !Ricky Rice |
01 !1 |
000000001991-11-17-0000November 17, 1991 |
zz !N/A |
Minneapolis !Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Live event !Live event |
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[9] |
11.5 !— |
Vacated !Vacated |
zz !— |
000000001991-12-01-0000December 1991 |
zz !— |
zz !N/A |
zz !N/A |
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12 !12 |
Lynn !Jerry Lynn |
03 !3 |
000000001991-12-27-0000December 27, 1991 |
zz !N/A |
Dallas !Dallas, Texas |
Live event !Live event |
Lynn defeated The Lightning Kid to win the vacant title. This was at a Global Wrestling Federation event. |
[2][3] |
12.5 !— |
Deactivated !Deactivated |
zz !— |
000000001992-01-01-00001992 |
zz !— |
zz !N/A |
zz !N/A |
The title was abandoned. |
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List of combined reigns
<1 |
Indicates that the reign lasted less than one day. |
Rank[N 1] |
Wrestler |
# of reigns |
Combined days |
01 !1 |
Ferrera !Tommy Ferrera |
01 !1 |
1183 !1,183 (est.) |
02 !2 |
Waltman !The Lightning Kid |
02 !2 |
247 !247 |
03 !3 |
Love !Johnny Love |
01 !1 |
214 !214 |
04 !4 |
Lynn !Jerry Lynn |
03 !3 |
135 !135 |
05 !5 |
Derringer !Matt Derringer |
02 !2 |
035 !35 |
06 !6 |
Rice !Ricky Rice |
03 !3 |
014 !14 (est.) |
- ↑ Each reign is ranked highest to lowest; reigns with the same number mean that they are tied for that certain rank.
References
- General
- Specific
- ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "SCW (22.03.1997)". Event. Cagematch.de. Retrieved November 22, 2011.
- 1 2 3 Gerweck, Steve (October 14, 2009). "Jerry Lynn". Gerweck.net. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
- 1 2 3 "Wrestler Profiles". Online World of Wrestling.
- ↑ Milner, John M. (May 15, 2005). "SLAM! Wrestling Bios: Sean Waltman". SLAM! Wrestling. SLAM! Sports. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
- 1 2 Gerweck, Steve (November 15, 2009). "Sean Waltman". Gerweck.net. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
- 1 2 "Wrestler Profiles". Online World of Wrestling.
- ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "PWA (14.01.1991)". Event. Cagematch.de. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
- ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "PWA (08.04.1991)". Event. Cagematch.de. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
- ↑ "Wrestler Profiles". Online World of Wrestling.
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