NWL Cruiserweight Championship
Encyclopedia
The NWL Cruiserweight Championship is the top professional wrestling
Cruiserweight
title
in the National Wrestling League
promotion
. It was created on December 13, 1997, when Fumar defeated Shorty Smalls in Moorefield, West Virginia
to become the first champion. The title is defended primarily in the Mid-Atlantic and East Coast
, most often in Hagerstown, Maryland
, but also in Pennsylvania
and West Virginia
. There are 16 recognized known champions with a total of 50 title reigns.
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...
title
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...
in the National Wrestling League
National Wrestling League
The National Wrestling League, headquartered out of Hagerstown, Maryland, was founded by Dick Caricofe in 1988, and has held professional wrestling events throughout the US and overseas in Guam, Saipan, Pohnpei, Hawaiian Islands, Palau, and the Marshall Islands...
promotion
Professional wrestling promotion
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. It was created on December 13, 1997, when Fumar defeated Shorty Smalls in Moorefield, West Virginia
Moorefield, West Virginia
Moorefield is a town in Hardy County, West Virginia, USA. Moorefield is the county seat of Hardy County. It was originally chartered in 1777 and named for Conrad Moore, who owned the land upon which the town was laid out...
to become the first champion. The title is defended primarily in the Mid-Atlantic and East Coast
East Coast of the United States
The East Coast of the United States, also known as the Eastern Seaboard, refers to the easternmost coastal states in the United States, which touch the Atlantic Ocean and stretch up to Canada. The term includes the U.S...
, most often in Hagerstown, Maryland
Hagerstown, Maryland
Hagerstown is a city in northwestern Maryland, United States. It is the county seat of Washington County, and, by many definitions, the largest city in a region known as Western Maryland. The population of Hagerstown city proper at the 2010 census was 39,662, and the population of the...
, but also in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
and West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
. There are 16 recognized known champions with a total of 50 title reigns.
NWL Cruiserweight Championship
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
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| Fumar | 1 | December 13, 1997 | Moorefield, West Virginia Moorefield, West Virginia Moorefield is a town in Hardy County, West Virginia, USA. Moorefield is the county seat of Hardy County. It was originally chartered in 1777 and named for Conrad Moore, who owned the land upon which the town was laid out... |
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| The title is vacated in 1998. | ||||
| Slickyboy | 1 | September 26, 1998 | Hagerstown, Maryland Hagerstown, Maryland Hagerstown is a city in northwestern Maryland, United States. It is the county seat of Washington County, and, by many definitions, the largest city in a region known as Western Maryland. The population of Hagerstown city proper at the 2010 census was 39,662, and the population of the... |
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| The New Jersey Devil | 1 | November 8, 1998 | McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania McConnellsburg is a borough in Fulton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,073 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Fulton County.... |
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| The title is vacated on March 25, 1999. | ||||
| John Balsamo | 1 | April 8, 1999 | Waynesboro, Pennsylvania Waynesboro, Pennsylvania Waynesboro is a borough in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, located northwest of Baltimore, Maryland, 67 miles southwest of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and north of the Mason-Dixon Line. The population within the borough limits was 9,614 at the 2000 census. When combined with the surrounding... |
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| Flex Fenom | 1 | September 7, 1999 | Hagerstown, Maryland | |
| Paul Beswick | 1 | October 31, 1999 | Hagerstown, Maryland | |
| The title is vacated in December 1999. | ||||
| John Balsamo | 2 | January 4, 2000 | Hagerstown, Maryland | |
| OGB | 1 | May 18, 2000 | Hagerstown, Maryland | |
| The title is vacated on September 1, 2000, when OGB is released from the promotion. | ||||
| Hyjinx | 1 | September 25, 2000 | Hagerstown, Maryland | |
| John Balsamo | 3 | December 16, 2000 | Hagerstown, Maryland | |
| The title is vacated on March 16, 2001. | ||||
| Chuckie Manson | 1 | March 29, 2001 | Cumberland, Maryland Cumberland, Maryland Cumberland is a city in the far western, Appalachian portion of Maryland, United States. It is the county seat of Allegany County, and the primary city of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2010 census, the city had a population of 20,859, and the metropolitan area had a... |
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| Flex Fenom | 2 | June 16, 2001 | Hagerstown, Maryland | |
| "Wild Thing" Adam Brown | 1 | June 25, 2002 | Hagerstown, Maryland | |
| Flex Fenom | 3 | July 4, 2002 | Hagerstown, Maryland | |
| Aidean | 1 | September 28, 2002 | Greencastle, Pennsylvania Greencastle, Pennsylvania Greencastle is a borough in Franklin County in south-central Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,722 at the 2000 census.-History:... |
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| Hyjinx | 2 | October 26, 2002 | Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania Blue Ridge Summit is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States, southwest of Gettysburg in the central part of the state, adjoining Pennsylvania's southern border with Maryland. It is less than 3 miles east of Pen Mar, Maryland... |
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| The Freak | 1 | November 19, 2002 | Hagerstown, Maryland | |
| Flex Fenom | 4 | February 11, 2003 | Hagerstown, Maryland | |
| The Freak | 2 | February 22, 2003 | Hagerstown, Maryland | |
| Nomad | 1 | March 4, 2003 | Hagerstown, Maryland | |
| Hyjinx | 3 | April 19, 2003 | Hagerstown, Maryland | |
| Jerkface | 1 | May 4, 2003 | Hagerstown, Maryland | |
| The title is vacated in May 2003 when Jerkface suffers an injury. | ||||
| OGB | 2 | May 20, 2003 | Hagerstown, Maryland | |
| Hyjinx | 4 | June 20, 2003 | Martinsburg, Pennsylvania Martinsburg, Pennsylvania Martinsburg, in Morrisons Cove, is a borough in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,236 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Martinsburg is located at .... |
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| OGB | 3 | July 29, 2003 | ||
| Hyjinx | 5 | October 4, 2003 | ||
| OGB | 4 | October 18, 2003 | Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Gettysburg is a borough that is the county seat, part of the Gettysburg Battlefield, and the eponym for the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg. The town hosts visitors to the Gettysburg National Military Park and has 3 institutions of higher learning: Lutheran Theological Seminary, Gettysburg College, and... |
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| Hyjinx | 6 | November 15, 2003 | Newville, Pennsylvania Newville, Pennsylvania Newville is a borough in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania near Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The population was 1,367 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area.Newville is served by the Big Spring School District.... |
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| OGB | 5 | December 13, 2003 | Chambersburg, Pennsylvania Chambersburg, Pennsylvania Chambersburg is a borough in the South Central region of Pennsylvania, United States. It is miles north of Maryland and the Mason-Dixon line and southwest of Harrisburg in the Cumberland Valley, which is part of the Great Appalachian Valley. Chambersburg is the county seat of Franklin County... |
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| Chad Bowman | 1 | February 14, 2004 | Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania | |
| The title is vacated on March 6, 2004, when Chad Bowman is stripped of the title for missing a scheduled title defense. | ||||
| Hyjinx | 7 | March 9, 2004 | Newville, Pennsylvania | |
| Chad Bowman | 2 | July 17, 2004 | Martinsburg, West Virginia Martinsburg, West Virginia Martinsburg is a city in the Eastern Panhandle region of West Virginia, United States. The city's population was 14,972 at the 2000 census; according to a 2009 Census Bureau estimate, Martinsburg's population was 17,117, making it the largest city in the Eastern Panhandle and the eighth largest... |
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| Fumar | 2 | April 2, 2005 | Hagerstown, Maryland | |
| The title is vacated in May 2005. | ||||
| Jerkface | 2 | May 21, 2005 | Newville, Pennsylvania | |
| "Jackpot" Jimmy Jessup | 1 | August 6, 2005 | Hagerstown, Maryland | |
| Doken | 1 | August 9, 2005 | Hagerstown, Maryland | |
| Jerkface | 3 | September 10, 2005 | Waynesboro, Pennsylvania | |
| The title is vacated on September 15, 2005. | ||||
| Jimmy Jessup | 2 | October 15, 2005 | Martinsburg, West Virginia | |
| Ian Decay | 1 | October 18, 2005 | Hagerstown, Maryland | |
| Chuckie Manson | 2 | November 19, 2005 | Newville, Pennsylvania | |
| The title is vacated on December 17, 2005, when Chucky Manson retired. | ||||
| Blackhawk | 1 | December 17, 2005 | Martinsburg, West Virginia | |
| Chris Cline | 1 | January 21, 2006 | Hagerstown, Maryland | |
| Crazy Shea | 1 | March 7, 2006 | Hagerstown, Maryland | |
| Blackhawk | 2 | March 21, 2006 | Hagerstown, Maryland | |
| The title is vacated on April 1, 2006, when Blackhawk is unable to compete due to injury. | ||||
| Chris Cline | 2 | April 1, 2006 | Hagerstown, Maryland | |
| Blackhawk | 3 | April 8, 2006 | Hagerstown, Maryland | |
| The title is vacated on June 17, 2006. | ||||
| Dexter Alexander | 1 | July 15, 2006 | Martinsburg, West Virginia | |
| Blackhawk | 4 | July 15, 2006 | Martinsburg, West Virginia | |
| Jimmy Jessup | 3 | July 7, 2007 | Hagerstown, Maryland | |
| Blackhawk | 5 | July 31, 2007 | Hagerstown, Maryland | |
NWL/HoPWF Luchadore Championship
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spyral | 1 | November 1, 2003 | Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania Blue Ridge Summit is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States, southwest of Gettysburg in the central part of the state, adjoining Pennsylvania's southern border with Maryland. It is less than 3 miles east of Pen Mar, Maryland... |
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| Sam Sanders | 1 | March 6, 2004 | Newville, Pennsylvania | |
| Crazy Shea | 1 | May 29, 2004 | ||
| The title retired on July 2, 2004. | ||||