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EWA Heavyweight Championship

EWA Heavyweight Championship
Details
PromotionEastern Wrestling Alliance
Date establishedSeptember 1997
Current champion(s)"Hazard" Connor Murphy
Date wonDecember 14th, 2024
Statistics
First champion(s)Rick Fuller
Most reignsMaverick Wild (3)
Longest reignAlex Cypher (794 days)
Shortest reignMikaze (<1 day)

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 title by the promotion's executive committee to become the first EWA Heavyweight Champion. Maverick Wild holds the record for most reigns, with three. At 742 days, Maverick Wild's third reign is the longest in the title's history. Mikaze's second reign was the shortest in the history of the title losing it to Sean Burke moments after winning the vacant championship. Overall, there have been 24 reigns shared between 18 wrestlers with six vacancies.

Title history

Key
# Order in reign history
Reign The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed
Event The event in which the title was won
— Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign
N/A The information is not available or is unknown
+ Indicates the current reign is changing daily

Reigns

# Wrestlers Reign Date Days
held 		Location Event Notes Ref.
1 Rick Fuller 1 September 1997 145 Lewiston, Maine Live event Fuller won a battle royal to become the first EWA Heavyweight Champion. [1]
2 Tony Atlas 1 January 24, 1998 196 Lewiston, Maine Live event [1]
3 Master Sandy 1 August 8, 1998 301 Lewiston, Maine Live event This was a female wrestler. [1]
4 Kentaro-san 1 June 5, 1999 113 Lewiston, Maine Live event Awarded title after Sandy accidentally hit EWA Vice President Dan Mason with the belt. Her opponent unmasks revealing himself as manager "Iron Chef" Joshua Shea. [1]
5 Dave Vicious 1 September 26, 1999 146 Portland, Maine Live event [1]
6 Alexander Worthington III 1 February 19, 2000 112 Lewiston, Maine Live event [1]
— Vacated — June 10, 2000 — Wakefield, Massachusetts Live event The championship is vacated when Worthington suffers an injury. [1]
7 Dave Vicious 2 June 10, 2000 230 Wakefield, Massachusetts Live event Defeated Alex Arion and Don Juan DeSanto for vacant title. [1]
— Vacated — January 26, 2001 — Portland, Maine Live event The championship is vacated when Vicious suffers an injury. [1]
8 Alexander Worthington III 2 February 19, 2001 131 Lewiston, Maine Live event [1]
9 Dr. Reginald Heresy 1 June 30, 2001 258 Portland, Maine Live event [1]
10 Adam Booker 1 March 15, 2002 322 Portland, Maine Live event This was a three-way match including Frankie Armadillo. [1]
11 R. J. Brewer 1 January 31, 2003 22 Southbridge, Massachusetts Live event Walters was also the then reigning EWA New England Champion. [1][2][3]
— Vacated — February 22, 2003 — Portland, Maine Live event The championship is vacated when Walters was stripped of the title. [1][2]
12 Steve Ramsey 1 March 22, 2003 21 South Portland, Maine Live event Defeated John Walters to win the vacant title. [1][4]
13 Dr. Reginald Heresy 2 April 12, 2003 146 South Portland, Maine Live event [1][5]
14 Maverick Wild 1 September 5, 2003 148 Southbridge, Massachusetts Live event [1][6]
15 Antonio Thomas 1 January 31, 2004 20 Ludlow, Massachusetts Live event [1][7]
16 Cueball 1 February 20, 2004 281 Southbridge, Massachusetts Live event [1][8][9]
17 Maverick Wild 2 November 27, 2004 119 Holyoke, Massachusetts Live event [1][10]
18 Mighty Mini 1 March 26, 2005 37 Holyoke, Massachusetts Live event [1][11]
— Vacated — May 2, 2005 — N/A N/A The championship is vacated when the promotion goes on a near-year long hiatus.
19 Maverick Wild 3 March 4, 2006 742 Orange, Massachusetts Live event This was a 30-man battle royal which Maverick Wild won by last eliminating Dr. Heresy.
20 Mikaze 1 March 15, 2008 384 Orange, Massachusetts Live event
— Vacated — April 2009 — N/A N/A The championship is vacated when the promotion goes on a near-year long hiatus.
21 Domenic Simone 1 November 27, 2010 160 Feeding Hills, Massachusetts Live event 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.
— Vacated — May 6, 2011 — Feeding Hills, Massachusetts Live event 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.
22 Mikaze 2 June 25, 2011 0 Feeding Hills, Massachusetts Live event Defeated Sebastian Reese to win the vacant title.
23 Sean Burke 1 June 25, 2011 322 Feeding Hills, Massachusetts Live event
24 Alex Cypher 1 May 12, 2012 794 Springfield, Massachusetts Live event
— Vacated — — Springfield, Massachusetts — The EWA went dormant until EWA-Maine re-established the brand in November of 2023.
25 Hazard 1 December 14, 2024 73 Saco, Maine Live event Hazard 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.

References

General
  • "Title Histories". Eastern Wrestling Alliance. Archived from the original on February 6, 2002. Retrieved 2010-01-06.
  • Roelfsema, Eric. "EWA Heavyweight Title History". Solie's Title Histories. Solie.org. Retrieved 2010-01-06.
  • Gary Will and Royal Duncan (2000). "(New England) EWA Heavyweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
Specific
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "Eastern Wrestling Alliance (EWA)". Title Histories: Active Promotions. New England Independent. March 4, 2005. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
  2. ^ a b 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>.
  3. ^ "January 2003". Results: 2003. New England Independent. 2003. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
  4. ^ "March 2003". Results: 2003. New England Independent. 2003. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
  5. ^ "April 2003". Results: 2003. New England Independent. 2003. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
  6. ^ "September 2003". Results: 2003. New England Independent. 2003. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
  7. ^ "January 2004". Results: 2004. New England Independent. 2004. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
  8. ^ "Cueball". Wrestler of the Month. New England Independent. December 2003. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
  9. ^ "February 2004". Results: 2004. New England Independent. 2004. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
  10. ^ "November 2004". Results: 2004. New England Independent. 2004. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
  11. ^ "March 2005". Results: 2005. New England Independent. 2005. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
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