MCW Rage Television Championship

MCW Rage Television Championship
Details
PromotionMCW Pro Wrestling (MCW)
Date establishedFebruary 21, 2001
Current champion(s)Alex Divine
Date wonAugust 10, 2024
Statistics
First champion(s)Gregory Martin
Most reignsRyan McBride, Tyler Hilton, and Joe Keys (3 reigns)
Longest reignShawn Patrick
(329 days)
Shortest reignRyan McBride, Tyler Hilton, and Joe Keys
(<1 day)

The MCW Rage Television Championship is a professional wrestling television championship owned by the MCW Pro Wrestling (MCW) promotion. The title was created and debuted on February 21, 2001 at a MCW live event. The current champion is Alex Divine, who is in his first reign.

The inaugural champion was Gregory Martin, who defeated Ronnie Zukko in the finals of a tournament to win the championship on February 21, 2001 at an MCW live event.

Title history

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
+ Current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
1 Gregory Martin February 21, 2001 MCW Glen Burnie, Maryland 1 75 Defeated Ronnie Zukko in a tournament final to become the inaugural champion. [1]
— Vacated April 28, 2001 — — — — The championship was vacated after Martin left the promotion.
2 Billy Redwood April 28, 2001 Unknown Aberdeen, MD 1 81 Defeated Ronnie Zukko in a tournament final to win the vacated championship.
3 Julio DiNero July 18, 2001 Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup Glen Burnie, MD 1 107 [2]
4 Marcus Jordan November 2, 2001 MCW Chestertown, MD 1 7 [3]
5 2-Dope November 9, 2001 Live event Mount Joy, PA 1 1 [4]
6 Marcus Jordan November 10, 2001 Unknown Hampstead, MD 2 193
7 Romeo Valentino May 22, 2002 MCW Tribute To The Legends Glen Burnie, MD 1 252
8 Joey Matthews January 29, 2003 Live event Glen Burnie, MD 1 106
9 Doug Delicious May 15, 2003 Live event Glen Burnie, MD 1 62
— Deactivated July 16, 2003 — — — — The championship was deactivated as Maryland Championship Wrestling runs what would be, at the time, the promotion's last event.
10 Josh Daniels July 22, 2006 MCW Red, White, Black & Bruised Laurel, MD 1 50 Defeated Danny Jaxx, Eddie Edwards and Qenaan Creed in a four corners match to revive the championship.
11 Danny Jaxx September 10, 2006 MCW Tribute To The Legends Dundalk, MD 1 168
12 Tyler Hilton February 25, 2007 MCW Anniversary 2007 Dundalk, MD 1 28
13 Chad Bowman March 25, 2007 MCW March Madness - When Monsters Collide Dundalk, MD 1 42
14 Tyler Hilton May 6, 2007 MCW Xtreme Measures 2007 Dundalk, MD 2 126
15 Patrick Brink September 9, 2007 MCW Kickoff Chaos Dundalk, MD 1 108
16 Tyler Hilton December 26, 2007 MCW Holiday Homecoming 2007 Dundalk, MD 3 <1
— Deactivated January 1, 2008 — — — — The championship was retired.
17 Qenaan Creed April 11, 2009 MCW Xtreme Measures 2009 Dundalk, MD 1 118 Defeated Cobian in the finals of a twelve wrestlers tournament to revive the championship.
18 Adam Carelle August 7, 2009 MCW Summer Heat 2009 Dundalk, MD 1 141
19 Ryan McBride December 26, 2009 MCW Holiday Hell 2009 Dundalk, MD 1 63 This was a ladder title for title match, in which McBride defended the MCW Cruiserweight Championship.
20 Adam Cole February 27, 2010 MCW Anniversary 2010 Dundalk, MD 2 154 This was a last man standing match.
21 Cobian July 31, 2010 MCW Shamrock Cup X Dundalk, MD 1 244 Cobian along with Tommy Dreamer defeated Adam Cole and Tyler Hilton in an extreme Rules match. Cobian was recognized as the champion.
22 Ronnie Zukko April 1, 2011 Unknown Severn, MD 1 211
23 Oliver Grimsly October 29, 2011 Live event Dundalk, MD 1 62
24 Chris Clow December 30, 2011 MCW Holiday Hell Dundalk, MD 1 98
25 Alexander James April 6, 2012 Unknown Dundalk, MD 1 267
26 Shawn Patrick December 29, 2012 Unknown Dundalk, MD 1 329
27 Ruckus November 23, 2013 MCW Aggravated Assault 2013 Joppa, MD 1 153
28 Chuck Lennox April 25, 2014 MCW Body Slam Autism 4 Dundalk, MD 1 161
29 The Bruiser October 3, 2014 MCW Waldorf Warfare Waldorf, MD 1 1
30 Chuck Lennox October 4, 2014 MCW A Tribute To Legends Dundalk, MD 2 147
31 Brandon Scott February 28, 2015 MCW Winter Blast 2015 Hollywood, MD 1 279
32 Ken Dixon December 4, 2015 MCW Holiday Havoc 2015 Felton, DE 1 22
33 Billy Gunn December 26, 2015 MCW Seasons Beatings 2015 Joppa, MD 1 84
34 Ken Dixon March 19, 2016 MCW Spring Fever Tour 2016 - Day 1 Frederick, MD 2 251
35 Drolix November 25, 2016 2nd Annual Showcase Of Champions Winston-Salem, NC 1 65 This was a title for title match, in which Drolix defended the MCW Heavyweight Championship.
— Vacated January 29, 2017 — — — — The championship was vacated due to Drolix suffering a torn ACL.
36 Dante Caballero March 3, 2017 MCW Mat Madness Joppa, MD 1 134 Defeated Brandon Scott in the finals of an eight wrestlers tournament to vacated championship.
37 Maxwell Jacob Friedman July 15, 2017 MCW Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup XVIII - Day 2 Joppa, MD 1 77 This was a three–way match also involving Greg Excellent.
38 Greg Excellent September 30, 2017 MCW Tribute To The Legends Joppa, MD 1 286 This was a three–way match also involving Dante Caballero.
39 Ryan McBride July 13, 2018 MCW Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup XVIII - Day 1 Joppa, MD 2 189
40 Scarlett Bordeaux January 18, 2019 MCW Winter Blast 2019 - Day 1 Joppa, MD 1 1
41 Ryan McBride January 19, 2019 MCW Winter Blast 2019 - Day 2 Hollywood, MD 3 <1
42 Elijah King January 19, 2019 MCW Winter Blast 2019 - Day 2 Hollywood, MD 1 35
43 Joe Gacy February 23, 2019 MCW Anniversary 2019 Joppa, MD 1 63
44 Joe Keys April 27, 2019 MCW Shattered Dreams Joppa, MD 1 161
45 Joe Gacy October 5, 2019 MCW Tribute To The Legends 2019 Joppa, MD 2 140
46 Joe Keys February 22, 2020 MCW Anniversary 2020 Joppa, MD 2 273 This was a best of five series tables match in which Keys won score 3-1.
47 Lio Rush November 21, 2020 MCW Bruiser Strong Joppa, MD 1 245 This was a three–way match also involving Ken Dixon.
— Vacated July 24, 2021 — — — — The championship was vacated due to Lio Rush suffering an injury.
48 Kekoa July 24, 2021 Resurrection 2021 Joppa, MD 1 133
49 Joe Keys December 4, 2021 MCW Season’s Beatings 2021 Joppa, MD 3 <1
50 Kekoa December 4, 2021 MCW Season’s Beatings 2021 Joppa, MD 2 64
51 Demarcus Kane February 6, 2022 MCW Winter Blast 2022 - Night 2 Glen Burnie, MD 1 251
52 Moses October 15, 2022 MCW Autumn Armageddon 2022 - Night 3 Joppa, MD 1 76
53 ‘Miami’ Mike Walker December 30, 2022 MCW Season’s Beatings 2022 Joppa, MD 1 190 This was a three–way match also involving Demarcus Kane.
54 Myles Hawkins July 8, 2023 MCW Summer Slamboree 2023 - Night 1 Hollywood, MD 1 154
55 James Ellsworth December 9, 2023 MCW Season’s Beatings 2023 - Night 1 Frederick, MD 1 21
56 Myles Hawkins December 30, 2023 MCW Season’s Beatings 2023 - Night 2 Joppa, MD 2 224
57 Alex Divine August 10, 2024 MCW Dynamo Runs the Show - The Brandon Holman Memorial Show Joppa, MD 1 144+

Combined reigns

As of January 1, 2025.

† Indicates the current champion
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns 		Combined days
1 Joe Keys 3 434
2 Myles Hawkins 2 378
3 Shawn Patrick 1 329
4 Chuck Lennox 2 308
5 Adam Carelle/Cole 2 295
6 Greg Excellent 1 286
7 Brandon Scott 1 279
8 Ken Dixon 2 273
9 Alexander James 1 267
10 Ryan McBride 3 252
Romeo Valentino 1 252
12 Demarcus Kane 1 251
13 Lio Rush 1 248
14 Cobian 1 244
15 Ronnie Zukko 1 211
16 Joe Gacy 2 203
17 Marcus Jordan 2 200
18 Kekoa 2 197
19 ’Miami’ Mike Walker 1 190
20 Danny Jaxx 1 168
21 Tyler Hilton 3 154
22 Ruckus 1 153
23 Dante Caballero 1 134
24 Alex Divine † 1 144+
25 Qeenan Creed 1 118
26 Pat Brink 1 108
27 Julio Dinero 1 107
28 Joey Matthews 1 106
29 Chris Clow 1 98
30 Billy Gunn 1 84
31 Billy Redwood 1 81
32 Maxwell Jacob Friedman 1 77
33 Moses 1 76
34 Gregory Martin 1 66
35 Drolix 1 65
36 Doug Delicious 1 62
Oliver Grimsly 1 62
38 Josh Daniels 1 50
39 Chad Bowman 1 42
40 Elijah King 1 35
41 James Ellsworth 1 21
42 2-Dope 1 1
Scarlett Bordeaux 1 1
The Bruiser 1 1

References

General
  • Eric Roelfsema and Brian Westcott. "MCW Television Championship reign history". Solie.org. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
  • "MCW Rage TV Championship". Maryland Championship Wrestling. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
  • "Maryland Championship Wrestling Rage Television Title". Wrestling Title.com. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
Specific
  1. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (February 21, 2001). "MCW - Event @ Michael's Eighth Ave in Glen Burnie, Maryland, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  2. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (July 18, 2001). "MCW Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup 2001 - Event @ Glen Burnie, Maryland, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  3. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (November 2, 2001). "MCW - Event @ The Cain Athletic Center in Chestertown, Maryland, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  4. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (November 9, 2001). "MCW - Event @ Donegal High School in Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved September 26, 2022.