The CWA Heavyweight Championship is the primary professional wrestling singles title in the Century Wrestling Alliance. The title was first won by Tommy Dreamer who defeated "Mr. USA" Tony Atlas in a tournament final held in Wallingford, Connecticut on November 5, 1992, and defended throughout New England by former World Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Federation wrestlers as well as some of the top independent wrestlers in the Northeastern United States. The title was combined with the CWA New England title to create the NWA New England Heavyweight Championship when the CWA joined the National Wrestling Alliance and became NWA New England in January 1998. The title returned to its original name when the CWA withdrew from the NWA on March 10, 2007.
Title history Silver areas in the history indicate periods of unknown lineage. Wrestler:Times:Date:Location:Notes:CWA Heavyweight ChampionshipTommy Dreamer1November 5, 1992Wallingford, Connecticut The Iron Sheik1March 21, 1993Burlington, Vermont Vic Steamboat1October 23, 1993Wakefield, Massachusetts "Mr. USA" Tony Atlas1December 4, 1993Bar Harbor, Maine Vic Steamboat 2September 19, 1995Pawtucket, Rhode Island Kevin Sullivan1October 31, 1995Gloucester, Massachusetts Kevin Sullivan is stripped of the title after losing a "Loser-Must-Retire" match against Chris Benoit on July 14, 1997. The title remains vacant until the CWA joins the National Wrestling Alliance, upon which it is merged with the CWA New England title to create the NWA New England Heavyweight Championship.Renamed NWA New England Heavyweight ChampionshipErich Sbraccia1January 17, 1998Southbridge, Massachusetts Barry Windham1September 20, 1998Everett, Massachusetts Curtis Slamdawg1October 10, 1998Millinocket, Maine Trooper Gilmore1February 12, 1999Mansfield, Massachusetts Knuckles Nelson1February 18, 1999Mansfield, Massachusetts Curtis Slamdawg2January 16, 2000Wethersfield, Connecticut Title is vacated in June 2000.Whacko1June 22, 2000Somerville, Massachusetts Title is declared vacant on August 24, 2000, when Wacko is stripped of the championship for failing to defend the title within a 30-day period."Boston Bad Boy" Jason Rumble1October 15, 2000Nashville, Tennessee "Strangler" Steve King1May 6, 2001Melrose, Massachusetts Jason Rumble2May 20, 2001Melrose, Massachusetts Beau Douglas 1October 27, 2001Woburn, Massachusetts Rick Fuller 1July 13, 2002Woonsocket, Rhode Island Title is vacated in March 2003 after Rick Fuller failed to defend the title.The Outpatient 1April 6, 2003Riverside, Rhode Island Title vacant in early 2003 and its history unrecorded until June 2004.Apocalypse1June 19, 2004Sanford, Maine Gino Martino1February 4, 2005Sanford, Maine Title vacated in mid-2005.Luis Ortiz 1November 25, 2005Revere, Massachusetts Jason Rumble 3November 25, 2006Saugus, Massachusetts Beau Douglas 2March 10, 2007Saugus, Massachusetts Renamed CWA Heavyweight Championship
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