IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship

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. __TOC__

Title history Wrestler:Times:Date:Length:Place:Notes:American Kickboxer1January 6, 1996284New Albany, IndianaDefeated El Perro to become the first Lightweight champion.El Perro (Tarek The Great)1October 17, 199614Louisville, KentuckyAmerican Kickboxer2October 31, 1996<1-28Louisville, KentuckyWon a mask vs. mask match against Perro, who unmasked as Tarek the Great.Tarek the Great21996<1-28Louisville, KentuckyWild Child1November 28, 19967Louisville, KentuckyTarek the Great3December 5, 1996<1-77Louisville, KentuckyAmerican Kickboxer3Date Unknown<1-77Louisville, KentuckyTarek the Great4February 20, 19977Louisville, KentuckyAmerican Kickboxer4February 27, 19976Louisville, KentuckyTarek the Great5March 5, 19971Campbellsville, KentuckyAmerican Kickboxer5March 6, 19976Louisville, KentuckyTarek the Great6March 12, 19971Louisville, KentuckyAmerican Kickboxer6March 13, 199714Louisville, KentuckyStripped on March 27, 1997.Danny Dee1March 27, 199713Louisville, KentuckyDefeated Tarek the Great; stripped on April 10, 1997.Wild Child2April 10, 1997<1Louisville, KentuckyWins a 4-way match.Bull Pain1April 10, 199735Louisville, KentuckyStripped on May 15, 1997, when Pain exceeded the weight limit.American Kickboxer7May 15, 199721Louisville, KentuckyDefeated J. C. Ice.Tarek the Great7June 5, 19977Louisville, KentuckyTyrin1June 12, 199714Louisville, KentuckyJ. C. Ice1June 26, 19977Louisville, KentuckyTyrin2July 3, 199716Louisville, KentuckyAmerican Kickboxer8July 19, 199713Louisville, KentuckyTarek the Great8August 1, 199734Louisville, KentuckyStripped on September 4, 1997.Reckless Youth1September 4, 199765Louisville, KentuckyDefeated The American Kickboxer; stripped on November 8, 1997.American Kickboxer9November 8, 199719Lexington, KentuckyWon a 3-way match.Twiggy Ramirez1November 27, 1997119Louisville, KentuckyStripped on March 26, 1998.Tarek the Great9March 26, 19987Louisville, KentuckyDefeated The American Kickboxer and The Suicide Kid in a 3-way match; stripped on April 2, 1998.The Suicide Kid1April 2, 19981Louisville, KentuckyDefeated The American Kickboxer.Tarek the Great10April 3, 199827Scottsburg, IndianaTyrin3April 30, 1998<1Louisville, KentuckyHarry Palmer1April 30, 199842Louisville, KentuckyMike Sensation1June 11, 199814Louisville, KentuckyBecame "Light Heavyweight Championship."Cash Flo1June 25, 199835Louisville, KentuckyAdam Pearce1July 30, 1998161Louisville, KentuckyStripped on January 7, 1999, due to non-defense.BDL1January 7, 199926Louisville, KentuckyDefeated Twiggy Ramirez and The Suicide Kid in a 3-way match.Harry Palmer1February 2, 199985Louisville, KentuckySuicide Kid2April 29, 1999<1-281Salem, IndianaJ Prodigy (BDL)2Date Unknown<1-281Louisville, KentuckyHarry Palmer3February 4, 200012Charlestown, IndianaHeld up on February 16, 2000; no champion was crowned in a rematch on February 23, 2000.Mike Sensation2March 4, 2000<1Charlestown, IndianaAwarded.Hy-Zya1March 4, 2000<1Charlestown, IndianaAmerican Kickboxer10March 4, 200028Charlestown, IndianaHy-Zya2April 1, 2000<1-21Charlestown, IndianaVacant.Suicide Kid3April 22, 200084Charlestown, IndianaDefeated Prophet Daniel Quinn in a 3-man tournament final.Paul E. Smooth1July 15, 200021Charlestown, IndianaProphet Daniel Quinn1August 5, 200025Charlestown, IndianaHy-Zya3August 30, 200024Charlestown, IndianaRichard X1September 23, 20007Charlestown, IndianaHy-Zya4September 30, 200013Charlestown, IndianaRichard X2October 13, 2000<1-60Charlestown, IndianaVacant.Hy-Zya5December 16, 20004Charlestown, IndianaDefeated Todd Morton.Mark Wolf1December 20, 20009Charlestown, IndianaPaul E. Smooth2December 29, 20001Charlestown, IndianaMark Wolf2December 30, 200011Charlestown, IndianaPaul E. Smooth3January 10, 200187Charlestown, IndianaHy-Zya6April 7, 200129Charlestown, IndianaMark Wolf3May 6, 200134Charlestown, IndianaDefeated Hy-Zaya and Richard X in a 3-way match.CM Punk1June 9, 200135Charlestown, IndianaTarek the Great11July 14, 200177Charlestown, IndianaMark Wolf4September 29, 20017Charlestown, IndianaDefeated Tarek and Hy-Zya in a 3-way match.Tarek the Great12October 6, 200128Charlestown, IndianaCM Punk2November 3, 200159Charlestown, IndianaStripped for no-defense.Kurt Krueger1February 1, 20027Charlestown, IndianaDefeated Cuefa in tournament final.Ace Steel1February 8, 200228Indianapolis, IndianaVic Capri1March 8, 200257Charlestown, IndianaAce Steel2May 3, 200230-60Clarksville, IndianaStripped in June 2002 for not defending it within 30 days.Vacant.Kurt Krueger2August 3, 200263Clarksville, IndianaDefeated Tarek the Great in an 8-man tournament final.Nate Webb1October 5, 200242Clarksville, IndianaDanny Daniels1November 16, 200242Clarksville, IndianaShark Boy1December 28, 200273Clarksville, IndianaNate Webb2March 11, 200318Clarksville, IndianaJ. C. Bailey1March 29, 200355Clarksville, IndianaMichael Todd Stratton (Todd Morton)1May 24, 20037Clarksville, IndianaJ. C. Bailey2May 31, 200370Clarksville, IndianaSonjay Dutt1August 9, 2003104Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaJ. C. Bailey3November 21, 200357Highland, IndianaDefeated Sonjay Dutt and Nate Webb in 3-way match.Matt Sydal1January 17, 2004160Highland, IndianaDelirious1June 26, 200456Oolitic, IndianaHeld up on August 21, 2004 in Highland, Indiana when a match against Jimmy Jacobs ended with a double pin.Jimmy Jacobs1September 17, 200486Highland, IndianaDefeated Delirious in a ladder matchDelirious2December 12, 2004180Highland, IndianaJosh Abercrombie1June 11, 2005126Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaTyler Black1October 15, 200598Midlothian, IllinoisDefeated Abercrombie in a best of 7 series.Josh Abercrombie2January 21, 2006447Midlothian, IllinoisBrandon Thomaselli1April 14, 2007139Shelbyville, IndianaChuck Taylor1August 31, 20071Midlothian, IllinoisMike Quackenbush 1September 1, 200797Pelham, AlabamaChuck Taylor2December 7, 2007126Plainfield, IllinoisDefeated Quackenbush in a match also involving Chris Hero and Eddie Kingston.Jason Hades1April 12, 2008<1-280Joliet, IllinoisDingo1n\a<1-280Joliet, IllinoisQuick Carter Gray1January 17, 200949Joliet, IllinoisJimmy Jacobs2March 7, 200989Joliet, IllinoisJason Hades2June 5, 2009259Joliet, IllinoisRyan Phoenix1February 19, 2010126Bellevue, IllinoisJaysin Strife1June 26, 2010275Bellevue, IllinoisThis 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.BJ Whitmer1September 16, 201128Bellevue, IllinoisDefeated Bucky Collins for the vacant title when Jaysin Strife could not appear to defend it when IWA-MS reopened under new ownership.Bucky Collins1October 14, 2011140Bellevue, IllinoisOliver Cain1March 2, 2012105Bellevue, IllinoisTriple 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 Collins2June 16, 201277Bellevue, Illinois2/3 Fall Match won 2–1 over CainDevon Moore1September 1, 2012–Bellevue, IllinoisWon in a Chicago Street Fight Retired in 2013

References

External links IWA Mid-South Title Histories IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship