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 .
EWA Heavyweight Championship Promotion Eastern Wrestling Alliance Date established September 1997 Current champion(s) Alex Cypher Date won May 12, 2012 First champion(s) Rick Fuller Most reigns Maverick Wild (3) Longest reign Maverick Wild (742 days) Shortest reign Mikaze (<1 day)
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.
Key
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Order in reign history
Reign
The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed
Event
The event in which the title was won
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Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign
N/A
The information is not available or is unknown
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Indicates the current reign is changing daily
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Wrestlers
Reign
Date
Days held
Location
Event
Notes
Ref.
1
Rick Fuller
1
September 1997
N/A
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]
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Vacated
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June 10, 2000
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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]
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Vacated
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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]
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Vacated
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February 22, 2003
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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]
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Vacated
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May 2, 2005
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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
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Vacated
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April 2009
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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.
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Vacated
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May 6, 2011
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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
4587+
Springfield, Massachusetts
Live event
General
Specific
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