AWA African Cruiserweight Championship
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The AWA African Cruiserweight Championship is a professional wrestling
cruiserweight
championship
owned by the Africa Wrestling Alliance
(AWA) promotion
. The title was created and debuted on December 11, 2004 at a two-hour live television special, AWF on E Slam Series Final, when Johnny Palazzio
won it in a battle royal.
Title reigns are determined either by professional wrestling matches
between wrestlers involved in pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines
, or by scripted circumstances. Wrestlers are portrayed as either villains
or heroes
as they follow a series of tension-building events, which culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches for the championship. Title changes happen at live events, which are usually released on DVD.
Professional wrestling
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cruiserweight
Cruiserweight (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a cruiserweight is a wrestler weighing 220 lb and less, sometimes 215. The older term junior heavyweight, which was used to describe the division, is more favored in Japan, where many titles for lighter-weight competitors are called junior heavyweight titles...
championship
Championship (professional wrestling)
A Championship or "title" in professional wrestling is a recognition promoted by professional wrestling organizations.Championship reigns are determined by professional wrestling matches, in which competitors are involved in scripted rivalries...
owned by the Africa Wrestling Alliance
Africa Wrestling Alliance
Africa Wrestling Alliance, formerly known as Africa Wrestling Federation, is a South African professional wrestling promotion founded in 1995 . The regionally-based company is owned by Shaun Koen and Koos Rossouw, and is a traditionally-styled promotion influenced by the international wrestling...
(AWA) promotion
Professional wrestling promotion
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. The title was created and debuted on December 11, 2004 at a two-hour live television special, AWF on E Slam Series Final, when Johnny Palazzio
Johnny Palazzio
Jean Paul Whittacker, better known by his ring name Johnny Palazzio, is a South African professional wrestler currently performing for Africa Wrestling Alliance...
won it in a battle royal.
Title reigns are determined either by professional wrestling matches
Mock combat
Mock combat involves the execution of combative actions without intent to harm. Participants can engage in such sparring for ritual, training, recreational or performance reasons...
between wrestlers involved in pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines
Narrative thread
A narrative thread, or plot thread , refers to particular elements and techniques of writing to center the story in the action or experience of characters rather than to relate a matter in a dry 'All knowing' sort of narration...
, or by scripted circumstances. Wrestlers are portrayed as either villains
Heel (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a heel is a villain character. In non-wrestling jargon, heels are the "bad guys" in professional wrestling; the term heel coming from the term take to you heels, which means to run away which heel champions tend to do to avoid losing their titles.storylines...
or heroes
Face (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a babyface or face or in simple words, a fan favorite is a character who is portrayed as a heroic relative to the heel wrestlers, who are analogous to villains...
as they follow a series of tension-building events, which culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches for the championship. Title changes happen at live events, which are usually released on DVD.
Title history
| # | Order in reign history |
| Reign | The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed |
| Event | The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the titles were won |
| + | Indicates the current reign is changing daily. |
| # | Wrestlers | Reign | Date | Days held |
Location | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palazzio won a 16-Man Battle Royal to become the first champion. | |||||||
List of combined reigns
| † | Indicates the current champion |
| Rank | Wrestler | # of reigns | Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|
| † | |||