NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (New Jersey version)

The New Jersey version of the NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship was a short-lived National Wrestling Alliance title recognized in the U.S. state of New Jersey in 1997 and 1998. The title used the word "light heavyweight" as the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship was still controlled by New Japan Pro-Wrestling at the time as part of the J-Crown.

This version of the title is in no way related to the original version of the championship, defended in the Mexican professional wrestling promotion, Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), in use since the early 1950s. As a regional-based title, it was contended for by the local talent, resulting in two champions that were way over the weight limit, 911 and The Blue Meanie.

Title history No.Wrestler:Times:Date:Days heldLocation:Notes:1Steve Corino1May 3, 1997Freehold Borough, New JerseyDefeated Adam Flash to become the first champion. 2Devon Storm1February 14, 1998Mount Holly, New JerseyDefeated Reckless Youth in a tournament final to win the vacant title.Mount Holly, New Jersey 3Ace Darling1July 31, 1998Mount Holly, New JerseyDefeated Ray Odyssey to win the vacant title.49111August 21, 1998-Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania911 was stripped of the title by commissioner A.J. Sparxx as he is way over the weight limit.5Johnny Hot Body1September 25, 1998Blackwood, New JerseyAwarded the title.6Rik Ratchett1September 25, 1998Blackwood, New Jersey7Stevie Richards1November 7, 1998Absecon, New Jersey8Rik Ratchett2November 13, 1998Hazlet, New Jersey9The Blue Meanie1December 5, 1998Toms River, New JerseyThe Blue Meanie was stripped of the title by the NWA Board of Directors as he is way over the weight limit. The title was later abandoned and replaced with the NWA New Jersey Junior Heavyweight Championship.

See also National Wrestling Alliance NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship (original version based in Mexico's CMLL until 2010)

References

External links History of the original NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship History of New Jersey's NWA World Light Heavyweight Championship