ACW Television Championship
Encyclopedia
The ACW Heavyweight Championship was a secondary professional wrestling
championship title
in the American
independent promotion
Assault Championship Wrestling
. The first and only champion was Scotty Charisma who won a battle royal
in Waterbury, Connecticut
on July 19, 2003. The championship was regularly defended throughout the state of Connecticut
, and on its weekly television series Assault TV, until the promotion closed in early-2004.
Professional wrestling
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championship 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 American
United States
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independent promotion
Professional wrestling promotion
A professional wrestling promotion is a company or business that regularly performs shows involving professional wrestling. Promotion also describes a role which entails management, advertising and logistics of running a wrestling event...
Assault Championship Wrestling
Assault Championship Wrestling
Assault Championship Wrestling was an American independent wrestling promotion based in Connecticut and promoted by Jason Knight, a retired wrestler and manager, during the early 2000s...
. The first and only champion was Scotty Charisma who won a battle royal
Battle royal
Battle royal traditionally refers to a fight involving three or more combatants that is fought until only one fighter remains standing. In recent times the term has been used in a more general sense to refer to any fight involving large numbers of people that are not organized into factions...
in Waterbury, Connecticut
Waterbury, Connecticut
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on July 19, 2003. The championship was regularly defended throughout the state of Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
, and on its weekly television series Assault TV, until the promotion closed in early-2004.
Title history
| # | Order in reign history |
| Reign | The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed |
| Event | The event in which the title was won |
| — | Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign |
| N/A | The information is not available or is unknown |
| + | Indicates the current reign is changing daily |
Reigns
| # | Wrestlers | Reign | Date | Days held |
Location | Event | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won battle royal to become the first ACW Heavyweight Champion. | ||||||||
| ACW holds its last show on March 21, 2004. |