The MDW Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling heavyweight championship in Mason-Dixon Wrestling (MDW). It was the original heavyweight 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 "Freebird" Buddy Rose, who defeated Dark Overlord in Clarksburg, West Virginia on August 23, 1997 to become the first ACCW Heavyweight Champion. Brian Logan and Mason Hunter are tied for the record of most reigns, with two each. At 411 days, Jamie Harris' first and only reign is the longest in the title's history. Brian Logan's second and final reign was the shortest in the history of the title lasting only 1 day. Overall, there have been 11 reigns shared between 9 wrestlers, with four 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 Heavyweight Championship1997 — 1998MDW Heavyweight Championship1998 — 2002
Reigns
#WrestlersReignDateDaysheldLocationEventNotesRef.Rose defeated Dark Overlord to become the first MDW Heavyweight Champion.Miller, J. Travis. "Arena Reports: West Virginia - Atlantic Coast Championship Wrestling at the Upshur County Armory." Pro Wrestling Illustrated. May 1998: 51+.The championship is vacated when Eddie Edmonds is stripped after failing to appear for scheduled title defenses.Logan defeated Scotty Blaze to win the vacant title.The championship is vacated due to an unspecified stipulation in the August 2001 match contract.Logan defeated Buddy Rose to win the vacant title.The championship is vacated when the promotion is renamed Mason-Dixon Wrestling. The title is subsequently renamed the MDW Heavyweight Championship.Harris won a battle royal to win the vacant title.The championship is vacated when Mason Hunter stripped of the title for wrestling in another promotion.Singleton defeated Mason Hunter to win the vacant title.This was a three-way title unification match also involving MDW Tri-State Heavyweight Champion Mason Hunter. As a result of Magnum's victory, he holds the MDW Heavyweight and Tri-State titles in addition to the NWA Tri-State Championship.This was a Three-Way Dance also involving Brock Singleton. On March 16, 2002, Hunter lost the NWA Tri-State Championship to Matt Vandal in Parkersburg, West Virginia.The championship is vacated when Mason Hunter is forced to relocate to the Midwestern United States due to commitments to the United States military.
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 Heavyweight Title at Cagematch.de MDW Heavyweight Championship at USA Indy Wrestling