NWL Midget Championship
Encyclopedia
The NWL Midget Championship was the midget professional wrestling
title
in the National Wrestling League
promotion
. It was first won by Hollywood Miles "Vader" Glencoe who defeated Little Salami (with manager Professor Egon Ecton) in 1995. The title was defended primarily in the Mid-Atlantic and East Coast
, most often in Hagerstown, Maryland
, but also in Pennsylvania
and West Virginia
until its retirement in 1999. There were 4 recognized known champions with a total of 4 title reigns.
Professional wrestling
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title
Championship (professional wrestling)
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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 first won by Hollywood Miles "Vader" Glencoe who defeated Little Salami (with manager Professor Egon Ecton) in 1995. The title was 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...
until its retirement in 1999. There were 4 recognized known champions with a total of 4 title reigns.
Title history
Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
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Hollywood Miles "Vader" Glencoe | 1 | 1995 | ||
The title is vacated. | ||||
Joe Kidd | 1 | February 7, 1998 | Keyser, West Virginia Keyser, West Virginia Keyser is a city in and the county seat of Mineral County, West Virginia, United States. It is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 5,303 at the 2000 census.- History :... |
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Bad Boy Buck | 1 | March 14, 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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Short Dawg | 1 | November 6, 1999 | McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania |