The EWA Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling heavyweight championship in the Eastern Wrestling Alliance (EWA). It has been defended throughout the New England region since its introduction in 1998, specifically, in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island.
The inaugural champion was "Big" Rick Fuller, who was awarded the championship after winning a battle royal by the promotion's executive committee to become the first EWA Heavyweight Champion. The EWA Heavyweight Championship is an intergender championship, with the first and currently only women holding the championship being Master Sandy who won it in August of 1998 and held it for close to a year. Maverick Wild holds the record for most reigns, with three. Seven people have held the championship more than once, in chronological order those being: Dave Vicious(2), Alexander Worthington III(2), Dr. Reginald Heresy(2), Maverick Wild(3), Mikaze(2), 23 Hazard(2), and Ace Romero(2). At 794 days, Alex Cypher's is the longest reign in the championship's history. Mikaze's second reign was the shortest in the history of the championship after he lost it to Sean Burke moments after winning the vacant championship. Overall, there have been 28 reigns shared between twenty wrestlers with seven 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
Reigns #WrestlersReignDateDaysheldLocationEventNotesRef.Fuller won a battle royal to become the first EWA Heavyweight Champion.First woman to hold the EWA Heavyweight Championship.Awarded title after Sandy accidentally hit EWA Vice President Dan Mason with the belt. Her opponent unmasks revealing himself as manager "The Iron Chef".The championship is vacated when Worthington suffers an injury.Defeated Alex Arion and Don Juan DeSanto for vacant title.The championship is vacated when Vicious suffers an injury.This was a three-way match including Frankie Armadillo.Walters was also the then reigning EWA New England Champion.Gjoni, John. "Spotlight on John Walters." DeclarationofIndependents.net. Ed. Sean McCaffrey. N.p., 2004. Web. Oct. 30, 2012. <www.declarationofindependents.net/doi/pages/spotlight/johnwalters.html>.The championship is vacated when Walters was stripped of the title.Defeated John Walters to win the vacant title.The championship is vacated when the promotion goes on a near-year long hiatus.This was a 30-man battle royal which Maverick Wild won by last eliminating Dr. Heresy.The championship is vacated when the promotion goes on a near-year long hiatus.Defeated William King in a tournament final to win the vacant title. The belt was stolen by the previous champion, Mikaze, and retained the physical belt for the next three months. Simone finally regained the title from Mikaze in a street fight match in Feeding Hills on March 19, 2011.The championship is vacated when Simone suffers a wrist injury. A battle royal is held in the main event later that night to decide a new champion. When the final two entrants, Mikaze and Sebastian Reese, are both eliminated EWA Senior Official Mike Crockett orders that the title will be decided in a singles match between both men.Defeated Sebastian Reese to win the vacant title.The EWA went dormant until EWA-Maine re-established the brand in November of 2023.2523 Hazard1December 14, 2024Saco, MaineHazard entered number 22 and won a 25 person 'Nightmare for the Gold' match to become the new EWA heavyweight champion - an over-the-top rumble match where the final two go immediately into a singles match with the winner determined by pin fall or submission. 26Ace Romero1November 15, 2025Saco, MaineDefeated 23 Hazard in a singles match 2723 Hazard2January 31st, 2026Saco, MaineDefeated Ace Romero in a Saco Street Fight28Ace Romero2July 25th, 2026Saco, MaineDefeated 23 Hazard in a Ladder Match
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External links EWAprowrestling.com Joel's EWA Site