NWA Shockwave Heavyweight Championship
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The NWA Shockwave Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling
heavyweight championship in NWA Shockwave
(NWA-SW) and the National Wrestling Alliance
(NWA). It was the original title of the CyberSpace Wrestling Federation promotion and was later recognized by the NWA as a regional title. It was introduced as the CSWF Heavyweight Championship on October 19, 2002. It was established as an NWA heavyweight championship in 2005 following the promotion's admission into the NWA. The promotion became NWA: Cyberspace, and later NWA Shockwave, with the title remaining active until the promotion's close in 2007.
The inaugural champion was Smokey M, who defeated Danny Doring
, Kid USA and Sinister X in a four way match on October 19, 2002 to become the first CSWF Heavyweight Champion. There were 10 officially recognized champions, however none held the belt more than once. At 309 days, Slyk Wagner Brown was the longest reigning champion in the title's history. Many then current wrestlers from Total Non-Stop Action held the title during its 5-year history including Ron Killings
, Chris Harris
, Abyss, Bobby Roode and NWA-TNA World Heavyweight Champion
Jeff Jarrett
.
Professional wrestling
Professional wrestling is a mode of spectacle, combining athletics and theatrical performance.Roland Barthes, "The World of Wrestling", Mythologies, 1957 It takes the form of events, held by touring companies, which mimic a title match combat sport...
heavyweight championship in NWA Shockwave
NWA Shockwave
NWA Shockwave was a professional wrestling promotion that was founded by Billy Firehawk in Staten Island, New York in 2001, and later relocated to Wayne, New Jersey...
(NWA-SW) and the National Wrestling Alliance
National Wrestling Alliance
The National Wrestling Alliance is a wrestling promotion company and sanctions various NWA championships in the United States. The NWA has been in operation since 1948...
(NWA). It was the original title of the CyberSpace Wrestling Federation promotion and was later recognized by the NWA as a regional title. It was introduced as the CSWF Heavyweight Championship on October 19, 2002. It was established as an NWA heavyweight championship in 2005 following the promotion's admission into the NWA. The promotion became NWA: Cyberspace, and later NWA Shockwave, with the title remaining active until the promotion's close in 2007.
The inaugural champion was Smokey M, who defeated Danny Doring
Danny Doring
Dan Morrison is an American wrestler better known as Danny Doring, most known for his time in Extreme Championship Wrestling, as the tag team partner of Roadkill...
, Kid USA and Sinister X in a four way match on October 19, 2002 to become the first CSWF Heavyweight Champion. There were 10 officially recognized champions, however none held the belt more than once. At 309 days, Slyk Wagner Brown was the longest reigning champion in the title's history. Many then current wrestlers from Total Non-Stop Action held the title during its 5-year history including Ron Killings
Ron Killings
Ronald Aaron "Ron" Killings is an American professional wrestler and rapper. He is currently signed to WWE working on its Raw brand. Since working for the company, he has been a one time United States Champion under the ring name R-Truth and a two time Hardcore Champion under the ring name K-Kwik...
, Chris Harris
Chris Harris (wrestler)
Christopher Eric "Chris" Harris is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he was formerly one-half of the tag team America's Most Wanted along with partner & Former TNA World Heavyweight Champion James Storm.-World Championship...
, Abyss, Bobby Roode and NWA-TNA World Heavyweight Champion
NWA World Heavyweight Championship
The National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in the National Wrestling Alliance. Its lineage has been traced from the first World Heavyweight Championship, which traces its lineage to Georg Hackenschmidt's 1905 title and...
Jeff Jarrett
Jeff Jarrett
Jeffrey Leonard Jarrett is an American professional wrestler and wrestling promoter. He is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , an organization he co-founded along with his father and in which he holds some stock but not total control...
.
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 |
Names
| Name | Years |
|---|---|
| CSWF Heavyweight Championship | 2002 — 2005 |
| NWA: Cyberspace Heavyweight Championship | 2005 — 2006 |
| NWA Shockwave Championship | 2006 — 2007 |
Reigns
| # | Wrestlers | Reign | Date | Days held |
Location | Event | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokey M defeated Danny Doring, Kid USA and Sinister X in a four way match to become the first CSWF Heavyweight Champion. | ||||||||
| Title is unified with the USWF Heavyweight Championship at "Legendary Breakout" in Flemington on January 23, 2003. | ||||||||
| N/A | N/A | The championship is vacated when Killings refuses to defend his title against Darkbird Chris Kanyon Christopher Klucsarits was an American professional wrestler, best known for his work in World Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation, under the ring names Chris Kanyon and Mortis.-Early career:After college, he began training under Pete McKay Gonzalez, Ismael Gerena and Bobby... and is stripped. |
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| Defeated Darkbird to win the vacant title. On January 8, 2005, the title was renamed the NWA: Cyberspace Heavyweight Championship when the promotion joins the National Wrestling Alliance National Wrestling Alliance The National Wrestling Alliance is a wrestling promotion company and sanctions various NWA championships in the United States. The NWA has been in operation since 1948... . |
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| This was a three way dance also involving Jeff Jarrett. | ||||||||
| N/A | N/A | The championship is vacated when Abyss is stripped of the title. | ||||||
| This was a four way match also involving Matt Bentley Matt Bentley Matthew James "Matt" Bentley is an American professional wrestler best known for his work in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling by the ring name Michael Shane. He was trained by his cousin, former World Wrestling Entertainment wrestler Shawn Michaels, and he took the name Michael Shane as a play on... , Rodney Mack Rodney Begnaud Rodney Begnaud is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his stint in World Wrestling Entertainment and for his work on its Raw brand under the ring name Rodney Mack.-Debut :... and Mana the Polynesian Warrior Mana the Polynesian Warrior Nikora Mana Tuhakaraina is a New Zealand professional wrestler, better known by his ringname Mana the Polynesian Warrior. He competes in North American independent promotions including Ballpark Brawl, Combat Zone Wrestling, Jersey All Pro Wrestling, Major League Wrestling, the National Wrestling... . The title becomes known as the NWA Shockwave Heavyweight Championship when the promotion changes its name in June 2006. |
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| N/A | N/A | The championship is vacated when the promotion returns from a six-month hiatus following the death of promoter Billy Firehawk. | ||||||
| This was a gauntlet match also involving Crowbar, Slyk Wagner Brown, Sinister X, Cindy Rogers Cindy Rogers Cindy Rogers is a retired American professional wrestler. She is known for performing on the independent circuit for World Xtreme Wrestling and Shimmer Women Athletes, among others.-Professional wrestling career:... , Boogalou and Paul E. Normus. |
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| This was a best of three falls three way dance also involving NWA Shockwave Internet Champion NWA Shockwave Internet Championship The NWA Shockwave Internet Championship was a professional wrestling Internet/television championship in NWA Shockwave and the National Wrestling Alliance . It was the original title of the CyberSpace Wrestling Federation promotion and was later recognized by the NWA as a regional title. It was... Josh Daniels. Papadon won both titles in this match. |
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| 2007 | NWA Shockwave ceases promoting events and closes in late-2007. |
List of combined reigns
| <1 | Indicates that the reign lasted less than one day. |
| RankEach reign is ranked highest to lowest; reigns with the same number mean that they are tied for that certain rank. | Wrestler | # of reigns | Combined days |
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