IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship
Professional wrestling championship
IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship The championship belt
Promotion Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South Date established January 6, 1996 Date retired 2013
IWA Mid-South Lightweight Championship (January 06, 1996 - June 14, 1996)
IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship (June 14, 1996 - present)
First champion(s) American Kickboxer Final champion(s) Devon Moore Most reigns Tarek the Great (11 times) Longest reign Josh Abercrombie (448 days) Shortest reign American Kickboxer, Tarek the Great, Wild Child, Tyrin, Suicide Kid, J Prodigy (BDL), Mike Sensation, Hy-Zya, Richard X, Jason Hades, Dingo (<1 days)
The IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship is one of the major titles in the Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South . The title debuted as the Lightweight Title in 1996, evolving to the current weight class in 1998.
Title history
Wrestler:
Times:
Date:
Length:
Place:
Notes:
American Kickboxer
1
January 6, 1996
284
New Albany, Indiana
Defeated El Perro to become the first Lightweight champion.
El Perro (Tarek The Great)
1
October 17, 1996
14
Louisville, Kentucky
American Kickboxer
2
October 31, 1996
<1-28
Louisville, Kentucky
Won a mask vs. mask match against Perro, who unmasked as Tarek the Great.
Tarek the Great
2
1996
<1-28
Louisville, Kentucky
Wild Child
1
November 28, 1996
7
Louisville, Kentucky
Tarek the Great
3
December 5, 1996
<1-77
Louisville, Kentucky
American Kickboxer
3
Date Unknown
<1-77
Louisville, Kentucky
Tarek the Great
4
February 20, 1997
7
Louisville, Kentucky
American Kickboxer
4
February 27, 1997
6
Louisville, Kentucky
Tarek the Great
5
March 5, 1997
1
Campbellsville, Kentucky
American Kickboxer
5
March 6, 1997
6
Louisville, Kentucky
Tarek the Great
6
March 12, 1997
1
Louisville, Kentucky
American Kickboxer
6
March 13, 1997
14
Louisville, Kentucky
Stripped on March 27, 1997.
Danny Dee
1
March 27, 1997
13
Louisville, Kentucky
Defeated Tarek the Great; stripped on April 10, 1997.
Wild Child
2
April 10, 1997
<1
Louisville, Kentucky
Wins a 4-way match.
Bull Pain
1
April 10, 1997
35
Louisville, Kentucky
Stripped on May 15, 1997, when Pain exceeded the weight limit.
American Kickboxer
7
May 15, 1997
21
Louisville, Kentucky
Defeated J. C. Ice.
Tarek the Great
7
June 5, 1997
7
Louisville, Kentucky
Tyrin
1
June 12, 1997
14
Louisville, Kentucky
J. C. Ice
1
June 26, 1997
7
Louisville, Kentucky
Tyrin
2
July 3, 1997
16
Louisville, Kentucky
American Kickboxer
8
July 19, 1997
13
Louisville, Kentucky
Tarek the Great
8
August 1, 1997
34
Louisville, Kentucky
Stripped on September 4, 1997.
Reckless Youth
1
September 4, 1997
65
Louisville, Kentucky
Defeated The American Kickboxer; stripped on November 8, 1997.
American Kickboxer
9
November 8, 1997
19
Lexington, Kentucky
Won a 3-way match.
Twiggy Ramirez
1
November 27, 1997
119
Louisville, Kentucky
Stripped on March 26, 1998.
Tarek the Great
9
March 26, 1998
7
Louisville, Kentucky
Defeated The American Kickboxer and The Suicide Kid in a 3-way match; stripped on April 2, 1998.
The Suicide Kid
1
April 2, 1998
1
Louisville, Kentucky
Defeated The American Kickboxer.
Tarek the Great
10
April 3, 1998
27
Scottsburg, Indiana
Tyrin
3
April 30, 1998
<1
Louisville, Kentucky
Harry Palmer
1
April 30, 1998
42
Louisville, Kentucky
Mike Sensation
1
June 11, 1998
14
Louisville, Kentucky
Became "Light Heavyweight Championship."
Cash Flo
1
June 25, 1998
35
Louisville, Kentucky
Adam Pearce
1
July 30, 1998
161
Louisville, Kentucky
Stripped on January 7, 1999, due to non-defense.
BDL
1
January 7, 1999
26
Louisville, Kentucky
Defeated Twiggy Ramirez and The Suicide Kid in a 3-way match.
Harry Palmer
1
February 2, 1999
85
Louisville, Kentucky
Suicide Kid
2
April 29, 1999
<1-281
Salem, Indiana
J Prodigy (BDL)
2
Date Unknown
<1-281
Louisville, Kentucky
Harry Palmer
3
February 4, 2000
12
Charlestown, Indiana
Held up on February 16, 2000; no champion was crowned in a rematch on February 23, 2000.
Mike Sensation
2
March 4, 2000
<1
Charlestown, Indiana
Awarded.
Hy-Zya
1
March 4, 2000
<1
Charlestown, Indiana
American Kickboxer
10
March 4, 2000
28
Charlestown, Indiana
Hy-Zya
2
April 1, 2000
<1-21
Charlestown, Indiana
Vacant.
Suicide Kid
3
April 22, 2000
84
Charlestown, Indiana
Defeated Prophet Daniel Quinn in a 3-man tournament final.
Paul E. Smooth
1
July 15, 2000
21
Charlestown, Indiana
Prophet Daniel Quinn
1
August 5, 2000
25
Charlestown, Indiana
Hy-Zya
3
August 30, 2000
24
Charlestown, Indiana
Richard X
1
September 23, 2000
7
Charlestown, Indiana
Hy-Zya
4
September 30, 2000
13
Charlestown, Indiana
Richard X
2
October 13, 2000
<1-60
Charlestown, Indiana
Vacant.
Hy-Zya
5
December 16, 2000
4
Charlestown, Indiana
Defeated Todd Morton.
Mark Wolf
1
December 20, 2000
9
Charlestown, Indiana
Paul E. Smooth
2
December 29, 2000
1
Charlestown, Indiana
Mark Wolf
2
December 30, 2000
11
Charlestown, Indiana
Paul E. Smooth
3
January 10, 2001
87
Charlestown, Indiana
Hy-Zya
6
April 7, 2001
29
Charlestown, Indiana
Mark Wolf
3
May 6, 2001
34
Charlestown, Indiana
Defeated Hy-Zaya and Richard X in a 3-way match.
CM Punk
1
June 9, 2001
35
Charlestown, Indiana
Tarek the Great
11
July 14, 2001
77
Charlestown, Indiana
Mark Wolf
4
September 29, 2001
7
Charlestown, Indiana
Defeated Tarek and Hy-Zya in a 3-way match.
Tarek the Great
12
October 6, 2001
28
Charlestown, Indiana
CM Punk
2
November 3, 2001
59
Charlestown, Indiana
Stripped for no-defense.
Kurt Krueger
1
February 1, 2002
7
Charlestown, Indiana
Defeated Cuefa in tournament final.
Ace Steel
1
February 8, 2002
28
Indianapolis, Indiana
Vic Capri
1
March 8, 2002
57
Charlestown, Indiana
Ace Steel
2
May 3, 2002
30-60
Clarksville, Indiana
Stripped in June 2002 for not defending it within 30 days.
Vacant.
Kurt Krueger
2
August 3, 2002
63
Clarksville, Indiana
Defeated Tarek the Great in an 8-man tournament final.
Nate Webb
1
October 5, 2002
42
Clarksville, Indiana
Danny Daniels
1
November 16, 2002
42
Clarksville, Indiana
Shark Boy
1
December 28, 2002
73
Clarksville, Indiana
Nate Webb
2
March 11, 2003
18
Clarksville, Indiana
J. C. Bailey
1
March 29, 2003
55
Clarksville, Indiana
Michael Todd Stratton (Todd Morton)
1
May 24, 2003
7
Clarksville, Indiana
J. C. Bailey
2
May 31, 2003
70
Clarksville, Indiana
Sonjay Dutt
1
August 9, 2003
104
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
J. C. Bailey
3
November 21, 2003
57
Highland, Indiana
Defeated Sonjay Dutt and Nate Webb in 3-way match.
Matt Sydal
1
January 17, 2004
160
Highland, Indiana
Delirious
1
June 26, 2004
56
Oolitic, Indiana
Held up on August 21, 2004 in Highland, Indiana when a match against Jimmy Jacobs ended with a double pin.
Jimmy Jacobs
1
September 17, 2004
86
Highland, Indiana
Defeated Delirious in a ladder match
Delirious
2
December 12, 2004
180
Highland, Indiana
Josh Abercrombie
1
June 11, 2005
126
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Tyler Black
1
October 15, 2005
98
Midlothian, Illinois
Defeated Abercrombie in a best of 7 series.
Josh Abercrombie
2
January 21, 2006
447
Midlothian, Illinois
Brandon Thomaselli
1
April 14, 2007
139
Shelbyville, Indiana
Chuck Taylor
1
August 31, 2007
1
Midlothian, Illinois
Mike Quackenbush
1
September 1, 2007
97
Pelham, Alabama
Chuck Taylor
2
December 7, 2007
126
Plainfield, Illinois
Defeated Quackenbush in a match also involving Chris Hero and Eddie Kingston .
Jason Hades
1
April 12, 2008
<1-280
Joliet, Illinois
Dingo
1
n\a
<1-280
Joliet, Illinois
Quick Carter Gray
1
January 17, 2009
49
Joliet, Illinois
Jimmy Jacobs
2
March 7, 2009
89
Joliet, Illinois
Jason Hades
2
June 5, 2009
259
Joliet, Illinois
Ryan Phoenix
1
February 19, 2010
126
Bellevue, Illinois
Jaysin Strife
1
June 26, 2010
275
Bellevue, Illinois
This was a No DQ match. Matt Cage, Hunter Matthews and Markus Crane beat down Phoenix en route to Strife gaining the victory.
Title retired on March 28, 2011, when IWA Mid-South ceases its operations. [ 1]
BJ Whitmer
1
September 16, 2011
28
Bellevue, Illinois
Defeated Bucky Collins for the vacant title when Jaysin Strife could not appear to defend it when IWA-MS reopened under new ownership.
Bucky Collins
1
October 14, 2011
140
Bellevue, Illinois
Oliver Cain
1
March 2, 2012
105
Bellevue, Illinois
Triple threat with Bucky Collins and CZW World Champ Scotty Vortex, whose title was also on the line where the belt changed hands if the title-holder was pinned.
Bucky Collins
2
June 16, 2012
77
Bellevue, Illinois
2/3 Fall Match won 2–1 over Cain
Devon Moore
1
September 1, 2012
–
Bellevue, Illinois
Won in a Chicago Street Fight
Retired in 2013
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