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. |
# |
Wrestler |
Reign |
Date |
Days held |
Location |
Event |
Notes |
1 |
Tony St. Clair |
1 |
December 22, 1984 |
344 |
Bremen, Germany |
House show |
Clair won a tournament to become the inaugural champion.[1][2] |
— |
Vacated |
— |
December 1, 1985 |
— |
— |
— |
The title was vacated for unknown reasons.[1] |
2 |
Steve Wright |
1 |
December 20, 1985 |
574 |
Bremen, Germany |
House show |
Wright won a tournament.[1][3] |
3 |
Mile Zrno |
1 |
July 17, 1987 |
137 |
Vienna, Austria |
House show |
[4][5] |
4 |
Steve Wright |
2 |
December 1, 1987 |
1,005 |
Bremen, Germany |
House show |
[6] |
5 |
Dave Finlay |
1 |
September 1, 1990 |
27 |
Vienna, Austria |
House show |
[7][8] |
6 |
Steve Wright |
3 |
September 28, 1990 |
449 |
Hanover, Germany |
House show |
[9][10] |
7 |
Fit Finlay |
2 |
December 21, 1991 |
203 |
Bremen, Germany |
Euro Catch Festival |
[11][12] |
8 |
Franz Schumann |
1 |
July 11, 1992 |
161 |
Graz, Austria |
Euro Catch Festival |
[13][14] |
— |
Vacated |
— |
December 19, 1992 |
— |
Bremen, Germany |
Euro Catch Festival |
The title was vacated due to unknown reasons.[1] |
9 |
Fit Finlay |
3 |
December 19, 1992 |
194 |
Bremen, Germany |
Euro Catch Festival |
Defeated Eddie Gilbert to win the vacant title.[15][16] |
— |
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 |
358 |
Graz, Austria |
Clash of the Champions |
Defeated Eddie Gilbert to win the vacant title.[17][18] |
11 |
Barry Horowitz |
1 |
June 26, 1994 |
13 |
Graz, Austria |
International Catch Cup |
[19][20] |
12 |
Franz Schumann |
3 |
July 9, 1994 |
455 |
Graz, Austria |
Euro Catch Festival |
[21][22] |
13 |
Paul Roma |
1 |
October 7, 1995 |
49 |
Hanover, Germany |
Catch World Cup |
[23][24] |
14 |
Fit Finlay |
4 |
November 25, 1995 |
224 |
Bremen, Germany |
International Catch Cup |
This was a title vs. title match, in which Finlay's Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship was also defended.[25][26] |
15 |
Franz Schumann |
4 |
July 6, 1996 |
1,246 |
Graz, Austria |
Euro Catch Festival |
[27][28] |
— |
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. |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "CWA World Middleweight Title (Austria / Germany)". Wrestling-titles. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ↑ "Tony St. Clair's first reign". Cagematch. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ↑ "Steve Wright's first reign". Cagematch. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ↑ "CWA". Cagematch. July 17, 1987. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ↑ "Mile Zrno's first reign". Cagematch. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ↑ "Steve Wright's second reign". Cagematch. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ↑ "CWA". Cagematch. September 1, 1990. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ↑ "Dave Finlay's first reign". Cagematch. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ↑ "CWA". Cagematch. September 28, 1990. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ↑ "Steve Wright's third reign". Cagematch. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ↑ "CWA Euro Catch Festival". Cagematch. December 21, 1991. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ↑ "Fit Finlay's second reign". Cagematch. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ↑ "CWA Euro Catch Festival". Cagematch. July 11, 1992. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ↑ "Franz Schumann's first reign". Cagematch. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ↑ "CWA Euro Catch Festival". Cagematch. December 19, 1992. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ↑ "Fit Finlay's third reign". Cagematch. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ↑ "CWA Clash Of The Champions 1993". Cagematch. July 3, 1993. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ↑ "Franz Schumann's second reign". Cagematch. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ↑ "CWA Internationaler Catch Cup 1994 - Tag 11". Cagematch. June 26, 1994. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ↑ "Barry Horowitz's first reign". Cagematch. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ↑ "CWA Euro Catch Festival". Cagematch. July 9, 1994. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ↑ "Franz Schumann's second reign". Cagematch. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ↑ "CWA Catch World Cup 1995 - Tag 27". Cagematch. October 7, 1995. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ↑ "Paul Roma's first reign". Cagematch. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ↑ "CWA Internationaler Catch Cup 1995 - Day 17". Wrestlingdata. November 25, 1995. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ↑ "Fit Finlay's fourth reign". Cagematch. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ↑ "CWA Euro Catch Festival". Cagematch. July 6, 1996. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ↑ "Franz Schumann's fourth reign". Cagematch. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
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