The IPWA Light Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling light heavyweight championship in Independent Professional Wrestling Alliance (IPWA). The inaugural champion was Mark "The Shark" Shrader, who defeated Quinn Nash (substituting for Earl the Pearl) in a tournament final on June 7, 1996 to become the first IPWA Light Heavyweight Champion.
There were 7 officially recognized champions with Julio Sanchez winning the title a record 4-times. He was also its longest reigning champion with his second title reign lasting 273 days. Some of the top "indy cruiserweights" on the East Coast wrestled for the title during its near 6-year history with former champions including Steve Corino, Christian York, and Joey Matthews.
Title history #Order in reign historyReignThe reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listedEventThe event in which the title was won —Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reignN/AThe information is not available or is unknown+Indicates the current reign is changing daily
Names NameYearsIPWA Light Heavyweight Championship1996 — 2001
Reigns #WrestlersReignDateDaysheldLocationEventNotesRef.Shrader defeated Quinn Nash (substituting for Earl the Pearl in a tournament final to become the first IPWA Light Heavyweight Champion.DiMuzio, Michael J. "Arena Reports: Virginia - IPWA at Secret Cove Sports Arena." Pro Wrestling Illustrated. November 1996: 52+.N/AN/AThe championship is vacated after Mark Shrader wins the MEWF Heavyweight Championship.Defeated Johnny Graham and Sheik Ali Amin in a three-way match to win the vacant title.May 1996N/AWatkins, Marcus. "Arena Reports: North Carolina - IPWA at Lenoir High School." Pro Wrestling Illustrated. August 1997: 74+. N/AN/ACorino defeated Christian York in a tournament final to win both the IPWA and NWA 2000 Light Heavyweight Championships. Walker, Timothy A. "Arena Reports: Virginia - Independent Pro Wrestling Alliance at the Secret Cove at Secret Cove Sports Arena." Pro Wrestling Illustrated. May 1998: 51+. Walker, Timothy A. and Jeff Amdur. "Arena Reports: Virginia - IPWA at Secret Cove." Pro Wrestling Illustrated. December 1998: 51+.Sanchez defeated Joey Matthews and Christian York in a three-way match.2001The IPWA ceases promoting events and closes in the spring of 2001.
List of combined reigns
<1Indicates that the reign lasted less than one day. RankEach reign is ranked highest to lowest; reigns with the same number mean that they are tied for that certain rank.Wrestler# of reignsCombined days
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References
External links Official website