The MDW Light Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling light heavyweight championship in Mason-Dixon Wrestling (MDW). It was the original lightweight title of the Atlantic Coast Championship Wrestling promotion during its first year of operation. In December 1998, the promotion became Mason-Dixon Wrestling and the title became the MDW Heavyweight Championship.
The inaugural champion was Joey Austin, who defeated Bobby Kane in Buckhannon, West Virginia on December 13, 1997 to become the first ACCW Light Heavyweight Champion. The Bounty Hunter and Latin Tornado are tied for the record for most reigns, with four each. At 336 days, Puck's first and only reign is the longest in the title's history. Latin Tornado's first reign was the shortest in the history of the title lasting only 1 day. Overall, there have been 13 reigns shared between 7 wrestlers, with three vacancies.
Title history Key #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 NameYearsACCW Light Heavyweight Championship1997 — 1999MDW Light Heavyweight Championship1999 — 2002
Reigns
#WrestlersReignDateDaysheldLocationEventNotesRef.Austin defeated Bobby Kane to become the first ACCW Light Heavyweight Champion.Miller, J. Travis. "Arena Reports: West Virginia - Atlantic Coast Championship Wrestling at the Upshur County Armory." Pro Wrestling Illustrated. May 1998: 51+.This was a Triangle match also involving The Cuban Commando. On January 1, 1999, the title was renamed the MDW Light Heavyweight Championship when the promotion became Mason-Dixon Wrestling.Sennett, M. Harvey. "Arena Reports: West Virginia - Atlantic Coast Championship Wrestling at the Upshur County Armory." Pro Wrestling Illustrated. May 1999: 51+.The championship is vacated when El Guano is "deported" by the Immigration and Naturalization Service for a work visa violation.Martin defeated Puck to win the vacant title.The championship is vacated after J.T. Martin suffers a career-threatening spine injury.Latin Tornado defeated Puck and King to win the vacant title.The championship is vacated when Latin Tornado fails to appear for scheduled title appearances.This was a Triple Threat match also involving Tommy Hawk and Lunar.Latin Tornado was awarded the championship when Puck left the promotion.
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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External links
MDW Light Heavyweight Championship at Cagematch.net MDW Light Heavyweight Championship at USA Indy Wrestling