| IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship |
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 The championship belt |
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| Promotion | Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South |
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| Date established | January 6, 1996 |
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| Date retired | 2013 |
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- IWA Mid-South Lightweight Championship
(January 06, 1996 - June 14, 1996)
- IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship
(June 14, 1996 - present)
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| First champion | American Kickboxer |
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| Final champion | Devon Moore |
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| Most reigns | Tarek the Great (11 times) |
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| Longest reign | Josh Abercrombie (448 days) |
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| Shortest reign | American Kickboxer, Tarek the Great, Wild Child, Tyrin, Suicide Kid, J Prodigy (BDL), Mike Sensation, Hy-Zya, Richard X, Jason Hades, Dingo (<1 days) |
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The IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship is one of the major titles in the Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South. The title debuted as the Lightweight Title in 1996, evolving to the current weight class in 1998.
Title history
| Wrestler:
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Times:
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Date:
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Length:
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Place:
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Notes:
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| American Kickboxer
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1
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January 6, 1996
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284
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New Albany, Indiana
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Defeated El Perro to become the first Lightweight champion.
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| El Perro (Tarek The Great)
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1
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October 17, 1996
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14
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Louisville, Kentucky
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| American Kickboxer
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2
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October 31, 1996
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<1-28
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Louisville, Kentucky
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Won a mask vs. mask match against Perro, who unmasked as Tarek the Great.
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| Tarek the Great
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2
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1996
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<1-28
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Louisville, Kentucky
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| Wild Child
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1
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November 28, 1996
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7
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Louisville, Kentucky
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| Tarek the Great
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3
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December 5, 1996
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<1-77
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Louisville, Kentucky
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| American Kickboxer
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3
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Date Unknown
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<1-77
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Louisville, Kentucky
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| Tarek the Great
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4
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February 20, 1997
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7
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Louisville, Kentucky
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| American Kickboxer
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4
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February 27, 1997
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6
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Louisville, Kentucky
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| Tarek the Great
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5
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March 5, 1997
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1
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Campbellsville, Kentucky
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| American Kickboxer
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5
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March 6, 1997
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6
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Louisville, Kentucky
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| Tarek the Great
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6
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March 12, 1997
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1
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Louisville, Kentucky
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| American Kickboxer
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6
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March 13, 1997
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14
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Louisville, Kentucky
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Stripped on March 27, 1997.
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| Danny Dee
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1
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March 27, 1997
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13
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Louisville, Kentucky
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Defeated Tarek the Great; stripped on April 10, 1997.
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| Wild Child
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2
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April 10, 1997
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<1
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Louisville, Kentucky
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Wins a 4-way match.
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| Bull Pain
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1
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April 10, 1997
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35
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Louisville, Kentucky
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Stripped on May 15, 1997, when Pain exceeded the weight limit.
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| American Kickboxer
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7
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May 15, 1997
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21
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Louisville, Kentucky
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Defeated J. C. Ice.
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| Tarek the Great
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7
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June 5, 1997
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7
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Louisville, Kentucky
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| Tyrin
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1
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June 12, 1997
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14
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Louisville, Kentucky
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| J. C. Ice
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1
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June 26, 1997
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7
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Louisville, Kentucky
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| Tyrin
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2
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July 3, 1997
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16
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Louisville, Kentucky
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| American Kickboxer
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8
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July 19, 1997
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13
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Louisville, Kentucky
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| Tarek the Great
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8
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August 1, 1997
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34
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Louisville, Kentucky
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Stripped on September 4, 1997.
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| Reckless Youth
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1
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September 4, 1997
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65
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Louisville, Kentucky
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Defeated The American Kickboxer; stripped on November 8, 1997.
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| American Kickboxer
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9
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November 8, 1997
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19
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Lexington, Kentucky
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Won a 3-way match.
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| Twiggy Ramirez
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1
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November 27, 1997
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119
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Louisville, Kentucky
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Stripped on March 26, 1998.
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| Tarek the Great
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9
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March 26, 1998
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7
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Louisville, Kentucky
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Defeated The American Kickboxer and The Suicide Kid in a 3-way match; stripped on April 2, 1998.
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| The Suicide Kid
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1
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April 2, 1998
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1
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Louisville, Kentucky
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Defeated The American Kickboxer.
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| Tarek the Great
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10
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April 3, 1998
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27
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Scottsburg, Indiana
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| Tyrin
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3
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April 30, 1998
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<1
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Louisville, Kentucky
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| Harry Palmer
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1
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April 30, 1998
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42
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Louisville, Kentucky
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| Mike Sensation
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1
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June 11, 1998
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14
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Louisville, Kentucky
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| Became "Light Heavyweight Championship."
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| Cash Flo
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1
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June 25, 1998
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35
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Louisville, Kentucky
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| Adam Pearce
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1
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July 30, 1998
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161
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Louisville, Kentucky
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Stripped on January 7, 1999, due to non-defense.
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| BDL
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1
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January 7, 1999
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26
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Louisville, Kentucky
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Defeated Twiggy Ramirez and The Suicide Kid in a 3-way match.
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| Harry Palmer
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1
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February 2, 1999
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85
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Louisville, Kentucky
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| Suicide Kid
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2
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April 29, 1999
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<1-281
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Salem, Indiana
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| J Prodigy (BDL)
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2
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Date Unknown
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<1-281
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Louisville, Kentucky
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| Harry Palmer
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3
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February 4, 2000
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12
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Charlestown, Indiana
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| Held up on February 16, 2000; no champion was crowned in a rematch on February 23, 2000.
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| Mike Sensation
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2
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March 4, 2000
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<1
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Charlestown, Indiana
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Awarded.
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| Hy-Zya
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1
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March 4, 2000
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<1
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Charlestown, Indiana
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| American Kickboxer
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10
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March 4, 2000
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28
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Charlestown, Indiana
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| Hy-Zya
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2
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April 1, 2000
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<1-21
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Charlestown, Indiana
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| Vacant.
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| Suicide Kid
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3
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April 22, 2000
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84
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Charlestown, Indiana
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Defeated Prophet Daniel Quinn in a 3-man tournament final.
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| Paul E. Smooth
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1
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July 15, 2000
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21
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Charlestown, Indiana
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| Prophet Daniel Quinn
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1
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August 5, 2000
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25
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Charlestown, Indiana
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| Hy-Zya
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3
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August 30, 2000
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24
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Charlestown, Indiana
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| Richard X
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1
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September 23, 2000
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7
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Charlestown, Indiana
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| Hy-Zya
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4
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September 30, 2000
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13
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Charlestown, Indiana
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| Richard X
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2
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October 13, 2000
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<1-60
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Charlestown, Indiana
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| Vacant.
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| Hy-Zya
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5
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December 16, 2000
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4
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Charlestown, Indiana
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Defeated Todd Morton.
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| Mark Wolf
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1
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December 20, 2000
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9
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Charlestown, Indiana
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| Paul E. Smooth
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2
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December 29, 2000
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1
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Charlestown, Indiana
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| Mark Wolf
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2
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December 30, 2000
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11
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Charlestown, Indiana
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| Paul E. Smooth
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3
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January 10, 2001
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87
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Charlestown, Indiana
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| Hy-Zya
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6
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April 7, 2001
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29
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Charlestown, Indiana
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| Mark Wolf
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3
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May 6, 2001
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34
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Charlestown, Indiana
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Defeated Hy-Zaya and Richard X in a 3-way match.
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| CM Punk
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1
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June 9, 2001
|
35
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Charlestown, Indiana
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| Tarek the Great
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11
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July 14, 2001
|
77
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Charlestown, Indiana
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| Mark Wolf
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4
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September 29, 2001
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7
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Charlestown, Indiana
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Defeated Tarek and Hy-Zya in a 3-way match.
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| Tarek the Great
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12
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October 6, 2001
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28
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Charlestown, Indiana
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| CM Punk
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2
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November 3, 2001
|
59
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Charlestown, Indiana
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Stripped for no-defense.
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| Kurt Krueger
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1
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February 1, 2002
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7
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Charlestown, Indiana
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Defeated Cuefa in tournament final.
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| Ace Steel
|
1
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February 8, 2002
|
28
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Indianapolis, Indiana
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| Vic Capri
|
1
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March 8, 2002
|
57
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Charlestown, Indiana
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| Ace Steel
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2
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May 3, 2002
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30-60
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Clarksville, Indiana
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Stripped in June 2002 for not defending it within 30 days.
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| Vacant.
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| Kurt Krueger
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2
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August 3, 2002
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63
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Clarksville, Indiana
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Defeated Tarek the Great in an 8-man tournament final.
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| Nate Webb
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1
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October 5, 2002
|
42
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Clarksville, Indiana
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| Danny Daniels
|
1
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November 16, 2002
|
42
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Clarksville, Indiana
|
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| Shark Boy
|
1
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December 28, 2002
|
73
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Clarksville, Indiana
|
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| Nate Webb
|
2
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March 11, 2003
|
18
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Clarksville, Indiana
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| J. C. Bailey
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1
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March 29, 2003
|
55
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Clarksville, Indiana
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| Michael Todd Stratton (Todd Morton)
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1
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May 24, 2003
|
7
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Clarksville, Indiana
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| J. C. Bailey
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2
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May 31, 2003
|
70
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Clarksville, Indiana
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| Sonjay Dutt
|
1
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August 9, 2003
|
104
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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| J. C. Bailey
|
3
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November 21, 2003
|
57
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Highland, Indiana
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Defeated Sonjay Dutt and Nate Webb in 3-way match.
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| Matt Sydal
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1
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January 17, 2004
|
160
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Highland, Indiana
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| Delirious
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1
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June 26, 2004
|
56
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Oolitic, Indiana
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| Held up on August 21, 2004 in Highland, Indiana when a match against Jimmy Jacobs ended with a double pin.
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| Jimmy Jacobs
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1
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September 17, 2004
|
86
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Highland, Indiana
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Defeated Delirious in a ladder match
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| Delirious
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2
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December 12, 2004
|
180
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Highland, Indiana
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| Josh Abercrombie
|
1
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June 11, 2005
|
126
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|
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| Tyler Black
|
1
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October 15, 2005
|
98
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Midlothian, Illinois
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Defeated Abercrombie in a best of 7 series.
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| Josh Abercrombie
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2
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January 21, 2006
|
447
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Midlothian, Illinois
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| Brandon Thomaselli
|
1
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April 14, 2007
|
139
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Shelbyville, Indiana
|
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| Chuck Taylor
|
1
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August 31, 2007
|
1
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Midlothian, Illinois
|
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| Mike Quackenbush
|
1
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September 1, 2007
|
97
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Pelham, Alabama
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| Chuck Taylor
|
2
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December 7, 2007
|
126
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Plainfield, Illinois
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Defeated Quackenbush in a match also involving Chris Hero and Eddie Kingston.
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| Jason Hades
|
1
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April 12, 2008
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<1-280
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Joliet, Illinois
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| Dingo
|
1
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n\a
|
<1-280
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Joliet, Illinois
|
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| Quick Carter Gray
|
1
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January 17, 2009
|
49
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Joliet, Illinois
|
|
| Jimmy Jacobs
|
2
|
March 7, 2009
|
89
|
Joliet, Illinois
|
|
| Jason Hades
|
2
|
June 5, 2009
|
259
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Joliet, Illinois
|
|
| Ryan Phoenix
|
1
|
February 19, 2010
|
126
|
Bellevue, Illinois
|
|
| Jaysin Strife
|
1
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June 26, 2010
|
275
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Bellevue, Illinois
|
This was a No DQ match. Matt Cage, Hunter Matthews and Markus Crane beat down Phoenix en route to Strife gaining the victory.
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| Title retired on March 28, 2011, when IWA Mid-South ceases its operations.[1]
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| BJ Whitmer
|
1
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September 16, 2011
|
28
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Bellevue, Illinois
|
Defeated Bucky Collins for the vacant title when Jaysin Strife could not appear to defend it when IWA-MS reopened under new ownership.
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| Bucky Collins
|
1
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October 14, 2011
|
140
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Bellevue, Illinois
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| Oliver Cain
|
1
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March 2, 2012
|
105
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Bellevue, Illinois
|
Triple threat with Bucky Collins and CZW World Champ Scotty Vortex, whose title was also on the line where the belt changed hands if the title-holder was pinned.
|
| Bucky Collins
|
2
|
June 16, 2012
|
77
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Bellevue, Illinois
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2/3 Fall Match won 2–1 over Cain
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| Devon Moore
|
1
|
September 1, 2012
|
–
|
Bellevue, Illinois
|
Won in a Chicago Street Fight
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| Retired in 2013
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