IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship
IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship | |||||||||
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Details | |||||||||
Promotion | Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South | ||||||||
Date established | April 3, 1997 | ||||||||
Current champion(s) | Aaron Williams | ||||||||
Date won | September 22, 2018 | ||||||||
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The IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship is the major title in the Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South based in Louisville, Kentucky. The title debuted at the "Crowning of a Champion" event on April 3, 1997, when Tower of Doom won a twelve man tournament.
Title history
# | Order in reign history |
Reign | The reign number for the specific wrestler 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 |
# | Wrestler | Reign | Date | Days held | Location | Event | Notes | |
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1 | Tower of Doom | 1 | April 3, 1997 | 21 | Louisville, KY | Crowing Of A Champion | Defeated Ox Harley and Bull Pain in a tournament final three-way match to become inaugural champion. | |
2 | Doug Gilbert | 1 | April 24, 1997 | 86 | Louisville, KY | N/A | ||
— | Vacated | — | July 19, 1997 | — | Louisville, KY | Extreme Heaven 1997 | ||
3 | Ian Rotten | 1 | July 19, 1997 | 12 | Louisville, KY | Extreme Heaven 1997 | Defeated Bull Pain in a No Ropes Barbed Wire match for the vacated title. | |
4 | Bull Pain | 1 | July 31, 1997 | 42 | Louisville, KY | N/A | ||
5 | Tracy Smothers | 1 | September 11, 1997 | 7 | Louisville, KY | Live Event | ||
6 | Salvatore Sincere | 1 | September 18, 1997 | 47 | Louisville, KY | Live Event | ||
7 | Bull Pain | 2 | November 4, 1997 | 3 | Louisville, KY | 1st Anniversary Show | This was a three-way match, also involving Tracy Smothers. | |
8 | Buddy Landel | 1 | November 7, 1997 | 1 | Lexington, KY | Live Event | ||
9 | Bull Pain | 3 | November 8, 1997 | 3 | Bardstown, KY | Live Event | ||
— | Vacated | — | November 11, 1997 | — | Louisville, KY | Live Event | Held up following a match against Paul Diamond, that ended on a double pinfall. | |
10 | Bull Pain | 4 | December 9, 1997 | 66 | Louisville, KY | Live Event | Defeated Paul Diamond in a rematch for the vacated title. | |
11 | Axl Rotten | 1 | February 13, 1998 | 70 | Lexington, KY | Live Event | ||
— | Vacated | — | April 24, 1998 | — | Louisville, KY | Heavyweight Title Tournament | ||
12 | Ox Harley | 1 | April 24, 1998 | 34 | Louisville, KY | Heavyweight Title Tournament | Defeated Harry Palmer in a tournament final for the vacated title. | |
13 | The Midnight Rider (Ian Rotten) | 2 | May 28, 1998 | 45 | Louisville, KY | Live Event | Defeated Tower of Doom, who had been given authority to defend Harley's title. | |
14 | Billy Joe Eaton | 1 | July 12, 1998 | 18 | Kalamazoo, MI | N/A | ||
15 | Ian Rotten | 3 | July 30, 1998 | 7 | Louisville, KY | Extreme Heaven 1998 | ||
16 | Harry Palmer | 1 | August 6, 1998 | 99 | Louisville, KY | Live Event | ||
17 | Corporal Robinson | 1 | November 13, 1998 | 21 | West Point, KY | Live Event | ||
18 | Ian Rotten | 4 | December 4, 1998 | 33 | Salem, IN | Live Event | ||
19 | Corporal Robinson | 2 | January 6, 1999 | 1 | Charlestown, IN | Live Event | ||
20 | Ian Rotten | 5 | January 7, 1999 | 7 | Louisville, KY | Live Event | This was a Title vs. Title match, also contested for Ian Rotten's MAW Heavyweight Championship. | |
21 | Suicide Kid | 1 | January 14, 1999 | 7 | Louisville, KY | Live Event | ||
22 | Chip Fairway | 1 | January 21, 1999 | 7 | Louisville, KY | Live Event | ||
23 | Suicide Kid | 2 | January 28, 1999 | 5 | Louisville, KY | Live Event | ||
— | Vacated | — | February 2, 1999 | — | N/A | Live Event | Held up by Ian Rotten following a Two Out Of Three Falls match between Suicide Kid and Chip Fairway due to several interferences. | |
24 | Chip Fairway | 2 | February 3, 1999 | 85 | Charlestown, IN | Live Event | Defeated Suicide Kid in a ladder match for the vacated title. | |
25 | Ian Rotten | 6 | April 29, 1999 | 100 | Salem, IN | Showdown in Salem | 1 | |
26 | Rollin' Hard | 1 | August 7, 1999 | 53 | Oolitic, IN | Hardcore Throwdown | ||
27 | Mad Man Pondo | 1 | September 29, 1999 | 147 | Louisville, KY | N/A | ||
28 | 2 Tuff Tony | 1 | February 23, 2000 | 31 | Charlestown, IN | Live Event | This was a Fans Bring The Weapons match. | |
On March 4, 2 Tuff Tony defeated reigning Hardcore Champion Delilah Starr and Mad Man Pondo in a two-on-one handicap match to unify the IWA Mid-South Hardcore Championship and IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship. | ||||||||
29 | Blaze | 1 | March 25, 2000 | 7 | Charlestown, IN | The Out Back Brawl | This was a Falls Count Anywhere match. | |
30 | Axl Rotten | 2 | April 1, 2000 | 0 – 70 | Charlestown, IN | No Jokes, Just Pain | This was a Lumberjack Strap match. | |
— | Vacated | — | April / June 2000 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
31 | Rollin' Hard | 2 | June 10, 2000 | 14 | Charlestown, IN | N/A | Defeated Ian Rotten in a tournament final for the vacated title. | |
32 | Ian Rotten | 7 | June 24, 2000 | 7 | Charlestown, IN | No Blood No Guts No Glory 2 | This was a Four Corners Of Pain Salt match. | |
33 | Rollin' Hard | 3 | July 1, 2000 | 30 | Charlestown, IN | Heroes, Hurt & Hot Wax | This was a Four Corners Of Pain match. | |
34 | Mitch Page | 1 | July 31, 2000 | 5 | N/A | N/A | Awarded the title by Ian Rotten due to Rollin' Hard's inability to defend the title due to injury. | |
35 | Bull Pain | 5 | August 5, 2000 | 35 | Charlestown, IN | From Hardcore Hell And Back 2000 | ||
— | Vacated | — | September 9, 2000 | — | Charlestown, IN | N/A | Bull Pain was stripped of the title due to a no-show. | |
36 | Harry Palmer | 2 | September 22, 2000 | 1 | Charlestown, IN | Heavyweight Title Tournament | Defeated Cash Flo in a tournament final for the vacated title. | |
— | Vacated | — | September 23, 2000 | — | Charlestown, IN | Live Event | Held up following a lumberjack match against Cash Flo. | |
37 | Harry Palmer | 3 | September 27, 2000 | 16 | Charlestown, IN | Live Event | Defeated Cash Flo and Rollin' Hard in a Belt On A Pole three-way match for the vacated title. | |
38 | Suicide Kid | 3 | October 13, 2000 | 8 | Charlestown, IN | 4th Anniversary Show | ||
— | Vacated | — | October 21, 2000 | — | Charlestown, IN | King Of The Death Matches 2000 – Day 2 | Held up following a match against Todd Morton. | |
39 | Todd Morton | 1 | October 25, 2000 | 42 | Charlestown, IN | Live Event | Defeated Suicide Kid in a ladder match for the vacated title. | |
40 | Ian Rotten | 8 | December 6, 2000 | 24 | Charlestown, IN | Live Event | ||
41 | Cash Flo | 1 | December 30, 2000 | 39 | Charlestown, IN | For The Love Of Money | ||
42 | Blaze | 2 | February 7, 2001 | 24 | Charlestown, IN | N/A | ||
43 | 2 Tuff Tony | 2 | March 3, 2001 | 35 | Charlestown, IN | Nightmare on Highway 62 | ||
44 | Mitch Page | 2 | April 7, 2001 | 42 | Charlestown, IN | April Bloodshowers 2001 | This was a three-way match, also involving Rollin' Hard. | |
45 | Trent Baker | 1 | May 19, 2001 | 56 | Charlestown, IN | Live Event | ||
46 | Hido | 1 | July 14, 2001 | 4 | Charlestown, IN | Live Event | This was a three-way match, also involving Chip Fairway. | |
— | Vacated | — | July 18, 2001 | — | Charlestown, IN | Live Event | Vacated after Hido's loss to Necro Butcher in a "loser leaves town" match. | |
47 | Suicide Kid | 4 | July 21, 2001 | 14 | Charlestown, IN | Heavyweight Title Tournament | Defeated Mitch Page in a tournament final Fans Bring The Weapons Falls Count Anywhere match for the vacated title. | |
48 | Trent Baker | 2 | August 4, 2001 | 77 | Charlestown, IN | N/A | ||
49 | Chris Hero | 1 | October 20, 2001 | 46 | Charlestown, IN | 5th Anniversary Show | ||
50 | CM Punk | 1 | December 5, 2001 | 86 | Indianapolis, IN | Live Event | ||
51 | Eddie Guerrero | 1 | March 1, 2002 | 1 | Indianapolis, IN | Spring Heat | This was a three-way match, also involving Rey Mysterio. | |
52 | CM Punk | 2 | March 2, 2002 | 48 | Morris, IL | Morris Mayhem | ||
53 | Colt Cabana | 1 | April 19, 2002 | 84 | Dayton, OH | Live Event | This was a three-way match, also involving Eddie Guerrero. | |
54 | Chris Hero | 2 | July 12, 2002 | 85 | Clarksville, IN | King Of The Death Matches 2002 – Day 1 | ||
55 | M-Dogg 20 | 1 | October 5, 2002 | 21 | Clarksville, IN | 6th Anniversary Show | ||
56 | CM Punk | 3 | October 26, 2002 | 7 | Clarksville, IN | Live Event | This was a gauntlet match, also involving Bull Pain, Danny Daniels, Ian Rotten and Necro Butcher. | |
57 | B.J. Whitmer | 1 | November 2, 2002 | 42 | Clarksville, IN | Ted Petty Invitational 2002 – Day 2 | Defeated CM Punk in the finals of the Ted Petty invitational tournament. | |
58 | CM Punk | 4 | December 14, 2002 | 55 | Clarksville, IN | Live Event | ||
59 | Chris Hero | 3 | February 7, 2003 | 120 | Clarksville, IN | When Hero Met Punk | This was a Two Out Of Three Falls match. | |
60 | Mark Wolf | 1 | June 7, 2003 | 35 | Clarksville, IN | When Good Friends Go Bad | ||
— | Vacated | — | July 12, 2003 | — | Clarksville, IN | Live Event | Title vacated due to numerous injuries to Wolf. | |
61 | Chris Hero | 4 | July 12, 2003 | 21 | Clarksville, IN | Live Event | Defeated Danny Daniels in a Two Out Of Three Falls match for the vacated title. | |
62 | Danny Daniels | 1 | August 2, 2003 | 167 | Clarksville, IN | King Of The Death Matches 2003 – Day 2 | This was a Texas Death match. | |
63 | Jerry Lynn | 1 | January 16, 2004 | 84 | Oolitic, IN | A Matter Of Pride | ||
64 | B.J. Whitmer | 2 | April 9, 2004 | 50 | Oolitic, IN | April Bloodshowers 2004 | This was a 30 Minute Iron Man match. | |
65 | Petey Williams | 1 | May 29, 2004 | 112 | Highland, IN | A Shot Of Southern Comfort | ||
66 | Arik Cannon | 1 | September 18, 2004 | 33 | Highland, IN | Ted Petty Invitational 2004 – Day 2 | ||
— | Vacated | — | October 21, 2004 | — | Evansville, IN | Autumn Armageddon | Title vacated due to Cannon suffering a broken collarbone. | |
67 | A.J. Styles | 1 | October 21, 2004 | 2 | Evansville, IN | Autumn Armageddon | Defeated Petey Williams, Christopher Daniels and Chris Sabin in a four-way match for the vacated title. | |
68 | CM Punk | 5 | October 23, 2004 | 104 | Highland, IN | 8th Anniversary Show: Dreams Do Come True | ||
69 | Danny Daniels | 2 | February 4, 2005 | 56 | Valparaiso, IN | Indiana State Title Tournament | ||
70 | Jimmy Jacobs | 1 | April 1, 2005 | 295 | Herrin, IL | April Bloodshowers 2005 | ||
71 | Arik Cannon | 2 | January 21, 2006 | 91 | Midlothian, IL | No Retreat... No Surrender | This was a Falls Count Anywhere match. | |
72 | Darin Corbin | 1 | April 22, 2006 | 42 | Midlothian, IL | Any Given Saturday | ||
73 | Trik Davis | 1 | June 3, 2006 | 14 | Plainfield, IN | King Of The Death Matches 2006 – Day 2 | This was a three-way elimination match, also involving Arik Cannon. | |
74 | Toby Klein | 1 | June 17, 2006 | 105 | Streamwood, IL | School's Out | Won title shot by eliminating Chris Hero in previous night battle royal. | |
75 | Chuck Taylor | 1 | September 30, 2006 | 364 | Midlothian, IL | Ted Petty Invitational 2006 – Day 2 | ||
76 | Mike Quackenbush | 1 | September 29, 2007 | 69 | Midlothian, IL | Ted Petty Invitational 2007 – Day 2 | This was a three-way match in the finals of the Ted Petty Invitational, also involving Claudio Castagnoli, where Quackenbush's IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship was also on the line. | |
77 | Eddie Kingston | 1 | December 7, 2007 | 127 | Plainfield, IL | A Rotten Farewell | This was a multiple Title Four Corners Elimination match, also involving Chris Hero and Chuck Taylor, where Taylor also won Quackenbush's IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship. | |
— | Vacated | — | April 12, 2008 | — | Joliet, IL | April Blood Showers 2008 | IWA Mid-South promoter Ian Rotten declared the title vacant due to Kingston missing two consecutive events due to flight problems. | |
78 | Chuck Taylor | 2 | May 3, 2008 | 48 | Joliet, IL | A Night Of Champions | Defeated Claudio Castagnoli in an eight-man one-night tournament final for the vacated title. | |
79 | Dingo | 1 | June 20, 2008 | 518 | Sellersburg, IN | King Of The Death Matches 2008 – Day 1 | ||
— | Vacated | — | November 20, 2009 | — | Addison, IL | Chapter 2: In The Beginning | Dingo vacated the title after sustaining a broken neck a month prior. | |
80 | Kongo Kong | 1 | June 29, 2014 | 336 | Clarksville, IN | Suicidal Tendencies 2014 | Defeated Hy-Zaya in a tournament final for the vacated title. | |
81 | Hy-Zaya | 1 | May 31, 2015 | 103 | New Albany, IN | Bad Intentions 2015 | ||
82 | Shane Mercer | 1 | September 11, 2015 | 28 | Clarksville, IN | Home Sweet Home | ||
83 | John Wayne Murdoch | 1 | October 9, 2015 | 0 | Clarksville, IN | 19th Anniversary Show | ||
84 | Reed Bentley | 1 | October 9, 2015 | 49 | Clarksville, IN | 19th Anniversary Show | ||
85 | John Wayne Murdoch | 2 | November 27, 2015 | 7 | Clarksville, IN | Young Guns Shoot Out | This was a Texas Death match. | |
86 | Reed Bentley | 2 | December 4, 2015 | 7 | Clarksville, IN | Unfinished Business | ||
87 | Kongo Kong | 2 | December 11, 2015 | 142 | Clarksville, IN | Ted Petty Invitational 2015 | ||
88 | Reed Bentley | 3 | May 1, 2016 | 67 | New Albany, IN | Derby Madness 2016 | ||
89 | John Wayne Murdoch | 3 | July 7, 2016 | 0 | Clarksville, IN | The Star Spangled Spectacular | ||
90 | JJ Garrett | 1 | July 7, 2016 | 91 | Clarksville, IN | The Star Spangled Spectacular | ||
91 | Tracy Smothers | 2 | October 6, 2016 | 77 | Clarksville, IN | 20th Anniversary Show | Owner and operator of rival promotion D1W (Destination One Wrestling) interfered and cost Garrett the Championship and proclaimed it as the D1W Championship. | |
92 | Mitch Page | 3 | December 22, 2016 | 0 | Jeffersonville, IN | Winter Tryout Show | ||
— | Vacated | — | December 22, 2016 | — | Jeffersonville, IN | Winter Tryout Show | Immediately vacated due to Mitch Page retiring from wrestling. | |
93 | John Wayne Murdoch | 4 | January 5, 2017 | 51 | Jeffersonville, IN | Out With The Old, In With The New 2017 | Defeated Aaron Williams in a tournament final for the vacated title. | |
94 | Dave Crist | 1 | February 25, 2017 | 73 | Memphis, IN | Ruler Of Men | ||
— | Vacated | — | May 9, 2017 | — | N/A | N/A | Vacated due to injury. | |
95 | Aaron Williams | 1 | May 25, 2017 | 0 | Jeffersonville, IN | The Champ Is Here | Defeated Larry D in a tournament final for the vacated title. | |
96 | Larry D | 1 | May 25, 2017 | 7 | Jeffersonville, IN | The Champ Is Here | Cashed in his Opportunity In A Box contract. | |
97 | Michael Elgin | 1 | June 1, 2017 | 92 | Jeffersonville, IN | Ian Rotten Birthday Bash | ||
— | Vacated | — | September 1, 2017 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
98 | Aaron Williams | 2 | September 9, 2017 | 75 | Jeffersonville, IN | Crowning A Champion 2017 | Defeated Dingo in a tournament final for the vacated title. | |
99 | Jimmy Jacobs | 2 | November 23, 2017 | 44 | Memphis, IN | Bloodfeast 2017 | ||
— | Vacated | — | January 6, 2018 | — | N/A | N/A | Vacated due to injury. | |
100 | Mance Warner | 1 | January 11, 2018 | 7 | Memphis, IN | No Easy Road To The Crown | Defeated Ace Perry in a tournament final for the vacated title. | |
101 | Jake Crist | 1 | January 18, 2018 | 1 | Memphis, IN | 800th Show | ||
102 | Aaron Williams | 3 | January 19, 2018 | 13 | Memphis, IN | A Hard Day's Night | ||
103 | Mance Warner | 2 | February 1, 2018 | 107 | Memphis, IN | We Are IWA | This was a three-way elimination match, also involving Jake Crist. | |
104 | Nick Gage | 1 | May 19, 2018 | 104 | ||||
— | Vacated | — | August 31, 2018 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
105 | Michael Elgin | 2 | August 31, 2018 | 22 | ||||
106 | Aaron Williams | 4 | September 22, 2018 | 24+ |
List of combined reigns
As of October 16, 2018.
† | Indicates the current champion |
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Rank | Wrestler | # of Reigns |
Combined days |
Combined defenses |
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1. | Dingo | 1 | 518 | 28 |
2. | Kongo Kong | 2 | 478 | 22 |
3. | Chuck Taylor | 2 | 412 | 31 |
4. | Jimmy Jacobs | 2 | 339 | 23 |
5. | CM Punk | 5 | 300 | 13 |
6. | Chris Hero | 4 | 272 | 32 |
7. | Ian Rotten | 8 | 235 | 7 |
8. | Danny Daniels | 2 | 223 | 19 |
9. | Bull Pain | 5 | 149 | 11 |
10. | Mad Man Pondo | 1 | 147 | 1 |
11. | Trent Baker | 2 | 133 | 9 |
12. | Eddie Kingston | 1 | 127 | 1 |
13. | Arik Cannon | 2 | 124 | 6 |
14. | Reed Bentley | 3 | 123 | 13 |
15. | Harry Palmer | 3 | 116 | 6 |
17. | Petey Williams | 1 | 112 | 6 |
18. | Toby Klein | 1 | 105 | 3 |
19. | Hy-Zaya | 1 | 103 | 7 |
20. | Rollin' Hard | 3 | 97 | 4 |
21. | B.J. Whitmer | 2 | 92 | 4 |
Chip Fairway | 2 | 92 | 3 | |
Michael Elgin | 1 | 92 | 1 | |
24. | JJ Garrett | 1 | 91 | 7 |
25. | Aaron Williams | 3 | 88 | 16 |
26. | Doug Gilbert | 1 | 86 | 0 |
27. | Colt Cabana | 1 | 84 | 7 |
Jerry Lynn | 1 | 84 | 3 | |
Tracy Smothers | 2 | 84 | 3 | |
30. | Dave Crist | 1 | 73 | 5 |
31. | Axl Rotten | 2 | 70 – 140 | 1 |
32. | Mike Quackenbush | 1 | 69 | 0 |
33. | 2 Tuff Tony | 2 | 66 | 2 |
34. | John Wayne Murdoch | 4 | 58 | 13 |
35. | Mitch Page | 3 | 47 | 6 |
Salvatore Sincere | 1 | 47 | 1 | |
37. | Darin Corbin | 1 | 42 | 1 |
Todd Morton | 1 | 42 | 0 | |
39. | Cash Flo | 1 | 39 | 4 |
40. | Mark Wolf | 1 | 35 | 3 |
41. | Ox Harley | 1 | 34 | 7 |
Suicide Kid | 4 | 34 | 1 | |
43. | Blaze | 2 | 31 | 3 |
44. | Mance Warner † | 2 | 264+ | 0 |
45. | Shane Mercer | 1 | 28 | 0 |
46. | Corporal Robinson | 2 | 22 | 1 |
47. | M-Dogg 20 | 1 | 21 | 0 |
Tower of Doom | 1 | 21 | 1 | |
49. | Billy Joe Eaton | 1 | 18 | 0 |
50. | Trik Davis | 1 | 14 | 1 |
51. | Larry D | 1 | 7 | 0 |
52. | Hido | 1 | 4 | 0 |
53. | A.J. Styles | 1 | 2 | 0 |
54. | Buddy Landel | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Eddie Guerrero | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Jake Crist | 1 | 1 | 0 |
See also
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