The CWA World Middleweight Championship was a professional wrestling middleweight championship in Catch Wrestling Association (CWA). The title was one of the two weight-based titles in CWA, along with the CWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship, which was introduced in 1993. The title was created in December 1984 and a tournament was set up to determine the inaugural champion. The last previous holder of the European version of the World Middlweight Championship, Adrian Street, had moved to the United States in 1981. Tony St. Clair won the tournament to become the inaugural holder of the new CWA version on December 22, 1984. The title was deactivated when the company closed on December 4, 1999. The championship was contested under 12 three-minute rounds. A rival European version of the World Middleweight championship was promoted in the UK by All Star Wrestling and Rumble Promotions 1991-1996.
Title history SymbolMeaningNo.The overall championship reignReignThe reign number for the specific wrestler listed.EventThe event in which the championship changed handsN/AThe specific information is not known —Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign[Note #]Indicates that the exact length of the title reign is unknown, with a note providing more details. #WrestlerReignDateDays heldLocationEventNotes1Tony St. Clair1December 22, 1984Bremen, GermanyHouse showClair won a tournament to become the inaugural champion.—Vacated—December 1, 1985———The title was vacated for unknown reasons.2Steve Wright1December 20, 1985Bremen, GermanyHouse showWright won a tournament.3Mile Zrno1July 17, 1987Vienna, AustriaHouse show4Steve Wright2December 1, 1987Bremen, GermanyHouse show5Dave Finlay1September 1, 1990Vienna, AustriaHouse show6Steve Wright3September 28, 1990Hanover, GermanyHouse show7Fit Finlay2December 21, 1991Bremen, GermanyEuro Catch Festival8Franz Schumann1July 11, 1992Graz, AustriaEuro Catch Festival—Vacated—December 19, 1992—Bremen, GermanyEuro Catch FestivalThe title was vacated for unknown reasons.9Fit Finlay3December 19, 1992Bremen, GermanyEuro Catch FestivalDefeated Eddie Gilbert to win the vacant title.—Vacated—July 1, 1993———Title was held up after a match against Eddie Gilbert ended in a double disqualification.10Franz Schumann2July 3, 1993Graz, AustriaClash of the ChampionsDefeated Eddie Gilbert to win the vacant title.11Barry Horowitz1June 26, 1994Graz, AustriaInternational Catch Cup12Franz Schumann3July 9, 1994Graz, AustriaEuro Catch Festival13Paul Roma1October 7, 1995Hanover, GermanyCatch World Cup14Fit Finlay4November 25, 1995Bremen, GermanyInternational Catch CupThis was a title vs. title match, in which Finlay's Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship was also defended.15Franz Schumann4July 6, 1996Graz, AustriaEuro Catch Festival—Retired—December 4, 1999—Bremen, GermanyEuro Catch FestivalThe title was defended for the last time at the event as it was CWA's final event and the promotion closed after the event.
Combined reigns RankWrestlerNo. ofreignsCombined days1Franz Schumann42,2202Steve Wright32,0283Fit Finlay46484Tony St. Clair13445Mile Zrno11376Paul Roma1497Barry Horowitz113
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