The HoPWF Cruiserweight Championship is the top professional wrestling

Professional wrestling

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 Cruiserweight

Cruiserweight (professional wrestling)

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 title

Championship (professional wrestling)

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 in the House of Pain Wrestling Federation promotion

Professional wrestling promotion

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. It was created on December 23, 1997, when The Perfect Champion defeated Fumar in Hagerstown, Maryland

Hagerstown, Maryland

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. The title is defended primarily in the Mid-Atlantic and East Coast

East Coast of the United States

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, most often in Maryland

Maryland

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, but also Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

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 and West Virginia

West Virginia

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. There are 29 recognized known champions with a total of 54 title reigns.

Title history

Wrestler:	Times:	Date:	Location:	Notes:
The Perfect Champion	1	December 23, 1997	Hagerstown, Maryland
The title is vacated in 1998.
Latin Lover	1	April 8, 1998
Blackhawk	1	June 30, 1998
Mike Lawson	1	September 8, 1998
Fumar	1	November 10, 1998
The New Jersey Devil	1	December 22, 1998
The title is vacated on March 25, 1999.
Fantasia Fantasia (wrestler) Karen Simpson , better known by her ring name Fantasia, is an American professional wrestler, trainer, promoter, and manager competing throughout North America in independent promotions, custom DVD companies, and the UK....	1	May 25, 1999
The title is vacated in August 1999.
Hyjinx	1	August 24, 1999
Chuckie Manson	1	August 28, 1999
OGB	1	October 31, 1999	Hagerstown, Maryland
The Doc	1	December 21, 1999	Hagerstown, Maryland
Hyjinx	2	March 21, 2000	Hagerstown, Maryland
Jerkface	1	April 11, 2000
Hyjinx	3	May 9, 2000
The Doc	2	June 20, 2000
Hyjinx	4	June 27, 2000	Hagerstown, Maryland
John Geesey	1	September 2, 2000	Hagerstown, Maryland
Jerkface	2	September 30, 2000
OGB	2	November 14, 2000
Flex Fenom	1	February 3, 2001	Hagerstown, Maryland
Aidean	1	June 26, 2001	Hagerstown, Maryland
Flex Fenom	2	August 21, 2001	Chambersberg, Pennsylvania
Aidean	2	August 28, 2001
Fumar	2	October 12, 2002	Martinsburg, West Virginia
The Freak	1	November 18, 2002	Hagerstown, Maryland
Flex Fenom	3	December 7, 2002	Greencastle, Pennsylvania
Spiral	1	March 15, 2003	Martinsburg, West Virginia
The title is vacated on April 26, 2003, when Spyral suffers an injury.
Fumar	3	April 26, 2003	Martinsburg, West Virginia
The Joker	1	May 24, 2003	Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania
The title is vacated on June 7, 2003, when Joker fails to appear for a scheduled title defense.
Fumar	4	June 7, 2003	Greencastle, Pennsylvania
Sam Sanders	1	June 21, 2003	Martinsburg, West Virginia
Fumar	5	July 19, 2003	Martinsburg, West Virginia
Jackpot Jimmy Jessup	1	September 6, 2003	Martinsburg, West Virginia
Blackhawk	2	September 30, 2003	Hagerstown, Maryland
Queenan Creed	1	October 18, 2003	Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
The title is held up on November 1, 2003, when neither Creed or his opponent showed up for their scheduled match.
Blackhawk	3	November 11, 2003	Hagerstown, Maryland
Hyjinx	5	January 6, 2004	Hagerstown, Maryland
Jackpot Jimmy Jessup	2	February 21, 2004	Martinsburg, West Virginia
Dexter Alexander	1	June 5, 2004	Hagerstown, Maryland
Jackpot Jimmy Jessup	3	June 31, 2004	Waynesboro, Pennsylvania
Doken	1	August 31, 2004	Hagerstown, Maryland
Jackpot Jimmy Jessup	4	September 4, 2004	Hagerstown, Maryland
The title is vacated on September 30, 2004, when Jimmy Jessup suffers a serious hernia Hernia A hernia is the protrusion of an organ or the fascia of an organ through the wall of the cavity that normally contains it. A hiatal hernia occurs when the stomach protrudes into the mediastinum through the esophageal opening in the diaphragm.... .
Eric Polaris	1	October 2, 2004	Hagerstown, Maryland
Doken	2	December 11, 2004	Waynesboro, Pennsylvania
Blackhawk	4	December 14, 2004	Hagerstown, Maryland
Brooklyn Panther	1	February 26, 2005	Martinsburg, West Virginia
The title is vacated on February 26, 2005, when Brooklyn Panther fails to appear for a scheduled title defense.
Jackpot Jimmy Jessup	5	June 25, 2005	Martinsburg, West Virginia
Brooklyn Panther	2	July 5, 2005	Hagerstown, Maryland
Jackpot Jimmy Jessup	6	July 19, 2005	Hagerstown, Maryland
The Freak	1	July 23, 2005	Newville, Pennsylvania
The title is vacated on October 18, 2005, when The Freak is stripped for failing to appear for a scheduled title defense.
Jeremy "Izzy" Stoned	1	October 18, 2005	Hagerstown, Maryland
Mr. V.I.P. Viper	1	October 10, 2006	Hagerstown, Maryland
Brandon Scott	1	October 26, 2007	Hagerstown, Maryland
Mr. V.I.P. Viper	2	March 29, 2008
The title is vacated in 2008.