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Professional wrestling championship
MDW Light Heavyweight Championship
Details
PromotionMason-Dixon Wrestling
Date establishedDecember 13, 1997
Current champion(s)Latin Tornado
Date wonJune 15, 2002
Statistics
First champion(s)Joey Austin
Most reignsThe Bounty Hunter (4)
Latin Tornado (2)
Longest reignPuck (336 days)
Shortest reignLatin Tornado (1 day)

The MDW Light Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling light heavyweight championship in Mason-Dixon Wrestling (MDW). It was the original lightweight title of the Atlantic Coast Championship Wrestling promotion during its first year of operation. In December 1998, the promotion became Mason-Dixon Wrestling and the title became the MDW Heavyweight Championship.

The inaugural champion was Joey Austin, who defeated Bobby Kane in Buckhannon, West Virginia on December 13, 1997 to become the first ACCW Light Heavyweight Champion. The Bounty Hunter and Latin Tornado are tied for the record for most reigns, with four each. At 336 days, Puck's first and only reign is the longest in the title's history. Latin Tornado's first reign was the shortest in the history of the title lasting only 1 day. Overall, there have been 13 reigns shared between 7 wrestlers, with three vacancies.

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

Names

Name Years
ACCW Light Heavyweight Championship 1997 — 1999
MDW Light Heavyweight Championship 1999 — 2002

Reigns

# Wrestlers Reign Date Days
held 		Location Event Notes Ref.
1 Joey Austin 1 December 13, 1997 91 Buckhannon, West Virginia Live event Austin defeated Bobby Kane to become the first ACCW Light Heavyweight Champion.
2 The Bounty Hunter 1 March 14, 1998 161 New Martinsville, West Virginia Live event
3 Red Devil 1 August 22, 1998 112 Buckhannon, West Virginia Live event
4 The Bounty Hunter 2 December 12, 1998 193 Buckhannon, West Virginia Live event This was a Triangle match also involving The Cuban Commando. On January 1, 1999, the title was renamed the MDW Light Heavyweight Championship when the promotion became Mason-Dixon Wrestling.
5 Latin Tornado 1 June 23, 1999 1 Franklin, West Virginia Live event
6 The Bounty Hunter 3 June 24, 1999 43 Moorefield, West Virginia Live event
7 Latin Tornado 2 August 6, 1999 271 Kingwood, West Virginia Live event
8 The Bounty Hunter 4 May 3, 2000 7 Stonewood, West Virginia Live event
9 El Guano 1 May 10, 2000 61 Stonewood, West Virginia Live event
— Vacated — July 10, 2000 — N/A N/A The championship is vacated when El Guano is "deported" by the Immigration and Naturalization Service for a work visa violation.
10 J.T. Martin 1 August 5, 2000 118 Nutter Fort, West Virginia Blackberry Festival (2000) Martin defeated Puck to win the vacant title.
— Vacated — December 1, 2000 — N/A N/A The championship is vacated after J.T. Martin suffers a career-threatening spine injury.
11 Latin Tornado 3 March 10, 2001 N/A Morgantown, West Virginia Live event Latin Tornado defeated Puck and King to win the vacant title.
— Vacated — June 2001 — N/A N/A The championship is vacated when Latin Tornado fails to appear for scheduled title appearances.
12 Puck 1 July 14, 2001 336 Stonewood, West Virginia Live event This was a Triple Threat match also involving Tommy Hawk and Lunar.
13 Latin Tornado 4 June 15, 2002 N/A Stonewood, West Virginia Live event Latin Tornado was awarded the championship when Puck left the promotion.

List of combined reigns

<1 Indicates that the reign lasted less than one day.
Rank Wrestler # of reigns Combined days
1 The Bounty Hunter 4 404
2 Puck 1 336
3 Latin Tornado 4 272+
4 J.T. Martin 1 118
5 Red Devil 1 112
6 Joey Austin 1 91
7 El Guano 1 61

Footnotes

  1. Each reign is ranked highest to lowest; reigns with the same number mean that they are tied for that certain rank.

References

General
Specific
  1. Miller, J. Travis. "Arena Reports: West Virginia - Atlantic Coast Championship Wrestling at the Upshur County Armory." Pro Wrestling Illustrated. May 1998: 51+.
  2. Sennett, M. Harvey. "Arena Reports: West Virginia - Atlantic Coast Championship Wrestling at the Upshur County Armory." Pro Wrestling Illustrated. May 1999: 51+.
  3. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "MDW (05.08.2000)". Events. Cagematch.net. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
  4. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "MDW (05.08.2000)". Events. Cagematch.net. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
  5. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "MDW (14.07.2000)". Events. Cagematch.net. Retrieved June 20, 2012.

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