IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship
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The IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship was the major title in the Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South
based in Louisville, Kentucky
. The title debuted at the "Crowning of a Champion" event on April 3 1997, when Tower of Doom won a twelve man tournament.
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Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South
Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South is an independent professional wrestling promotion based in Louisville, Kentucky.- History :...
based in Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
. The title debuted at the "Crowning of a Champion" event on April 3 1997, when Tower of Doom won a twelve man tournament.
Title history
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Place: | Notes: |
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| Tower of Doom | 1 | April 3, 1997 | Louisville, Kentucky Louisville, Kentucky Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096... |
Defeated Ox Harley and Bull Pain in a three-way tournament final. |
| Doug Gilbert Doug Gilbert Doug Gilbert is a professional wrestler from Memphis, Tennessee who wrestles on the independent circuit. He is the brother of "Hot Stuff" Eddie Gilbert and the son of wrestler/referee/promoter Tommy Gilbert.... |
1 | April 24, 1997 | Louisville, Kentucky | |
| Ian Rotten Ian Rotten John Benson Williams is an American professional Wrestler better known by his ring name Ian Rotten. He has wrestled in Global Wrestling Federation , Extreme Championship Wrestling , and his own wrestling promotion IWA: Mid-South.-Early career:After becoming a fan of Dusty Rhodes and "Superstar"... |
1 | July 19, 1997 | Louisville, Kentucky | |
| Bull Pain Bull Pain Rick Gantner, known by his ring name Bull Pain, is an American independent professional wrestler, currently best known for his work in IWA Mid-South, and for his past career as part of the Texas Hangmen tag team in promotions such as American Wrestling Association, United States Wrestling... |
1 | July 31, 1997 | Louisville, Kentucky | |
| Tracy Smothers Tracy Smothers Tracy Smothers is an American professional wrestler.-Early career:Tracy started his career in the Memphis promotion on Saturday morning TV. Steve Armstrong and Tracy Smothers started teaming as The Southern Boys in Florida Championship Wrestling in 1987 where they feuded with The New Breed... |
1 | September 11, 1997 | Louisville, Kentucky | |
| Salvatore Sincere Tom Brandi Tom Brandi is a professional wrestler known for his work in World Wrestling Federation as Salvatore Sincere. He is also known for his current work as The Patriot, working for such companies as Pro-Wrestling WORLD-1, National Wrestling Superstars, and other independent promotions on the East... |
1 | September 18, 1997 | Louisville, Kentucky | |
| Bull Pain | 2 | November 4, 1997 | Louisville, Kentucky | |
| Buddy Landel Buddy Landel William Ansor is a professional wrestler better knownas "Nature Boy" Buddy Landel.-Career:Buddy Landel started his career in 1979 as a young talented athlete in ICW. He left high school even though he had received letters of intent to play baseball and football at the University of Tennessee... |
1 | November 7, 1997 | Lexington, Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky Lexington is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 63rd largest in the US. Known as the "Thoroughbred City" and the "Horse Capital of the World", it is located in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region... |
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| Bull Pain | 3 | November 8, 1997 | Bardstown, Kentucky Bardstown, Kentucky As of the census of 2010, there were 11,700 people, 4,712 households, and 2,949 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 5,113 housing units at an average density of... |
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| Held up | November 11, 1997 | Held up following a match against Paul Diamond. | ||
| Bull Pain | 4 | December 9, 1997 | Louisville, Kentucky | Defeated Diamond in a rematch. |
| Axl Rotten Axl Rotten Brian Knighton is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name, Axl Rotten.-Early years:After watching a professional wrestling match on television, Knighton decided to become a wrestler... |
1 | February 13, 1998 | Lexington, Kentucky | |
| Stripped | April 24, 1998 | Louisville, Kentucky | ||
| Ox Harley | 1 | April 24, 1998 | Louisville, Kentucky | Defeated Harry Palmer to win the vacant title. |
| The Midnight Rider (Ian Rotten) | 2 | May 28, 1998 | Louisville, Kentucky | Defeated Tower of Doom, who had been given authority to defend Harley's title. |
| Billy Joe Eaton | 1 | July 12, 1998 | Kalamazoo, Michigan Kalamazoo, Michigan The area on which the modern city stands was once home to Native Americans of the Hopewell culture, who migrated into the area sometime before the first millennium. Evidence of their early residency remains in the form of a small mound in downtown's Bronson Park. The Hopewell civilization began to... |
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| Ian Rotten | 3 | July 30, 1998 | Louisville, Kentucky | |
| Harry Palmer | 1 | August 6, 1998 | Louisville, Kentucky | |
| Corporal Robinson Steve Robinson (wrestler) Steve Robinson, known by the ring name Corporal Robinson, is an American professional wrestler best known for his hardcore wrestling style. Robinson has wrestled for various wrestling promotions, including Combat Zone Wrestling, and Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South... |
1 | November 13, 1998 | West Point, Kentucky West Point, Kentucky West Point is a city in Hardin County, Kentucky, United States, near the edge of Fort Knox military reservation on Dixie Highway. It is located in a former meander bend of the Ohio River... |
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| Ian Rotten | 4 | December 4, 1998 | Salem, Indiana Salem, Indiana Salem is a city in Washington Township, Washington County, Indiana, United States. Salem serves as the county seat, and its downtown area is on the National Register of Historic Places... |
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| Corporal Robinson | 2 | January 6, 1999 | Charlestown, Indiana Charlestown, Indiana -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 5,993 people, 2,341 households, and 1,615 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,570.0 people per square mile . There were 2,489 housing units at an average density of 1,067.4 per square mile... |
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| Ian Rotten | 5 | January 7, 1999 | Louisville, Kentucky | |
| Suicide Kid | 1 | January 14, 1999 | Louisville, Kentucky | |
| Chip Fairway | 1 | January 21, 1999 | Louisville, Kentucky | |
| Suicide Kid | 2 | January 28, 1999 | Louisville, Kentucky | |
| Held up | February 2, 1999 | Held up following a match against Chip Fairway. | ||
| Chip Fairway | 2 | February 3, 1999 | Charlestown, Indiana | Defeated Suicide Kid in a rematch. |
| Ian Rotten | 6 | April 29, 1999 | Salem, Indiana | Defeated Dean Baldwin Shark Boy Dean Mathew Roll is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Shark Boy and his experience in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling .-Early career:... , who substituted for Fairway. |
| Rollin' Hard | 1 | August 7, 1999 | Oolitic, Indiana Oolitic, Indiana Oolitic is a town in Indian Creek and Shawswick townships, Lawrence County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,184 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Oolitic is located at .... |
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| Madman Pondo Kevin Canady Kevin Canady , better known by his ring name Mad Man Pondo, is an American professional wrestler best known for his hardcore wrestling style. Canady has wrestled for various wrestling promotions, including Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South, Combat Zone Wrestling, Big Japan Pro Wrestling,... |
1 | September 29, 1999 | Louisville, Kentucky | |
| 2 Tuff Tony 2 Tuff Tony Tony Borcherding , better known by his ring name 2 Tuff Tony, is an American professional wrestler best known for his hardcore wrestling style... |
1 | February 23, 2000 | Charlestown, Indiana | On March 4, 2 Tuff Tony def. Mad Man Pondo & Delilah Starr to unify the IWA-MS Hardcore and Heavyweight Championships |
| Blaze | 1 | March 25, 2000 | Charlestown, Indiana | |
| Axl Rotten | 2 | April 1, 2000 | Charlestown, Indiana | |
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| Rollin' Hard | 2 | June 10, 2000 | Charlestown, Indiana | Defeated Ian Rotten in a tournament final. |
| Ian Rotten | 7 | June 24, 2000 | Charlestown, Indiana | |
| Rollin' Hard | 3 | July 1, 2000 | Charlestown, Indiana | |
| Mitch Page | 1 | July 31, 2000 | Awarded the title due to Rollin' Hard's inability to defend the title due to injury. |
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| Bull Pain | 5 | August 5, 2000 | Charlestown, Indiana | |
| Stripped | September 9, 2000 | Charlestown, Indiana | Pain was stripped of the title due to a no-show. | |
| Harry Palmer | 2 | September 22, 2000 | Charlestown, Indiana | Defeated Cash Flo in a tournament final. |
| Held up | September 23, 2000 | Charlestown, Indiana | Held up following a match against Cash Flo. | |
| Harry Palmer | 3 | September 27, 2000 | Charlestown, Indiana | Defeated Cash Flo and Rollin' Hard in a three-way match. |
| Suicide Kid | 3 | October 13, 2000 | Charlestown, Indiana | |
| Held up | October 21, 2000 | Charlestown, Indiana | Held up following a match against Todd Morton. | |
| Todd Morton | 1 | October 25, 2000 | Charlestown, Indiana | Defeated Suicide Kid in a rematch. |
| Ian Rotten | 8 | December 6, 2000 | Charlestown, Indiana | |
| Cash Flo | 1 | December 30, 2000 | Charlestown, Indiana | |
| Blaze | 2 | February 7, 2001 | Charlestown, Indiana | |
| 2 Tuff Tony | 2 | March 2, 2001 | Charlestown, Indiana | |
| Mitch Page | 2 | April 7, 2001 | Charlestown, Indiana | Defeated 2 Tuff Tony and Rollin' Hard in a three-way match. |
| Trent Baker Trent Baker Trent Baker is a pitcher and former outfielder for the Brisbane Bandits and Atlanta Braves organisation.-Career:Baker was signed as an outfielder by the Cleveland Indians in 2007 through MLBAAP. In Australia he debuted for the Queensland Rams in the 2008 Claxton Shield as a 17 year old... |
1 | May 19, 2001 | Charlestown, Indiana | |
| Hido | 1 | July 14, 2001 | Charlestown, Indiana | Defeated Baker and Chip Fairway in a three-way match. |
| Vacated | July 18, 2001 | Charlestown, Indiana | Vacated after Hido's loss to Necro Butcher Necro Butcher Dylan Keith Summers is an American professional wrestler best known by his ring name Necro Butcher. Throughout the years he has worked for various promotions, including Beyond Wrestling, Firestormpro, Ring of Honor, Full Impact Pro, IWA-Mid South, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, Big Japan Pro Wrestling,... in a "loser leaves town" match. |
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| Suicide Kid | 4 | July 21, 2001 | Charlestown, Indiana | Defeated Mitch Page in a tournament final. |
| Trent Baker | 2 | August 4, 2001 | Charlestown, Indiana | |
| Chris Hero Chris Hero Chris Spradlin is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Chris Hero. He is a mainstay of many independent wrestling promotions, including Ring of Honor, and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla as well as Pro Wrestling Noah in Japan... |
1 | October 20, 2001 | Charlestown, Indiana | |
| CM Punk CM Punk Phillip Jack "Phil" Brooks , better known by his ring name CM Punk, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE and working on its Raw brand currently serving his second title reign as WWE Champion.... |
1 | December 5, 2001 | Indianapolis, Indiana Indianapolis, Indiana Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S... |
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| Eddie Guerrero Eddie Guerrero Eduardo Gory "Eddie" Guerrero was a Mexican-American professional wrestler born into the Guerrero wrestling family. He wrestled in Mexico and Japan for several major professional wrestling promotions... |
1 | March 1, 2002 | Indianapolis, Indiana | Defeated Punk and Rey Mysterio in a three-way match. |
| CM Punk | 2 | March 2, 2002 | Morris, Illinois Morris, Illinois Morris is a city in Grundy County, Illinois, United States. The population was 13,636 at the 2010 census.Morris is home to the Dresden Nuclear Power Plant, which provides a substantial portion of the electricity supply for the Chicago metropolitan area... |
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| Colt Cabana | 1 | April 19, 2002 | Dayton, Ohio Dayton, Ohio Dayton is the 6th largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County, the fifth most populous county in the state. The population was 141,527 at the 2010 census. The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 841,502 in the 2010 census... |
Defeated Guerrero and CM Punk in a three-way match. |
| Chris Hero | 2 | July 12, 2002 | Clarksville, Indiana Clarksville, Indiana Clarksville is a town in Clark County, Indiana, United States, along the Ohio River as a part of the Louisville Metropolitan area. The population was 21,724 at the 2010 census. The town, once a home site to George Rogers Clark, was founded in 1783 and is the oldest American town in the Northwest... |
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| M-Dogg 20 | 1 | October 5, 2002 | Clarksville, Indiana | |
| CM Punk | 3 | October 26, 2002 | Clarksville, Indiana | Defeated M-Dogg 20 during a gauntlet match. |
| B.J. Whitmer B.J. Whitmer Benjamin Whitmer is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, B.J. Whitmer. He is best known for his appearances with Ring of Honor between January 2003 and March 2008... |
1 | November 2, 2002 | Clarksville, Indiana | Defeated CM Punk in the finals of the Ted Petty invitational. |
| CM Punk | 4 | December 14, 2002 | Clarksville, Indiana | |
| Chris Hero | 3 | February 7, 2003 | Clarksville, Indiana | Defeated CM Punk in a 93 minute 2 out of 3 falls match. |
| Mark Wolf Mark Lawrence Wolf Mark Lawrence Wolf is a United States federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.Wolf was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He received a B.A. from Yale University in 1968 and a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1971... |
1 | June 7, 2003 | Clarksville, Indiana | |
| Vacated | July 12, 2003 | Clarksville, Indiana | Title vacated due to numerous injuries to Wolf. | |
| Chris Hero | 4 | July 12, 2003 | Clarksville, Indiana | Defeated Danny Daniels. |
| Danny Daniels Danny Daniels Danny Daniels is an American choreographer, tap dancer, and teacher.Daniels was a featured dancer in several 1940s Broadway musicals, including Billion Dollar Baby, Street Scene, and Kiss Me, Kate; although he continued performing during the 1950s and after, including a tour with the Agnes de Mille... |
1 | August 2, 2003 | Clarksville, Indiana | |
| Jerry Lynn Jerry Lynn Jeremy "Jerry" Lynn is an American professional wrestler who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling .... |
1 | January 16, 2004 | Oolitic, Indiana | |
| B.J. Whitmer | 2 | April 9, 2004 | Oolitic, Indiana | |
| Petey Williams Petey Williams Peter "Petey" Williams III is a Canadian professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenure in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he is a two time X Division Champion and a former captain of Team Canada. Williams Currently Wrestles for Lucha Libre USA... |
1 | May 29, 2004 | Highland, Indiana Highland, Indiana Highland is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Indiana:*Highland, Lake County, Indiana*Highland, Vanderburgh County, Indiana*Highland, Vermillion County, Indiana... |
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| Arik Cannon Arik Cannon Arik Cannon is a professional wrestler known for competing in companies such as Chikara, Dragon Gate USA, IWA Mid-South, All American Wrestling and Wrestling Society X.-Career:... |
1 | September 18, 2004 | Highland, IN | |
| Vacated | October 21, 2004 | Evansville, Indiana Evansville, Indiana Evansville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Indiana and the largest city in Southern Indiana. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 117,429. It is the county seat of Vanderburgh County and the regional hub for both Southwestern Indiana and the... |
Title vacated due to Cannon suffering a broken collarbone. | |
| A.J. Styles A.J. Styles Allen Neal Jones , better known by his ring name A.J. Styles is an American professional wrestler currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling... |
1 | October 21, 2004 | Evansville, Indiana | Defeated Petey Williams, Christopher Daniels Christopher Daniels Daniel Christopher Covell is an American professional wrestler, best known in the United States by his ring name "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels. He is also known for performing under the ring name Curry Man. He is currently under contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , while also... and Chris Sabin Chris Sabin Joshua Harter is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Chris Sabin. He is currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , where he currently teams with Alex Shelley as The Motor City Machine Guns.After being trained by Scott D'Amore, Sabin debuted in 2000 for... in a four-way match. |
| CM Punk | 5 | October 22, 2004 | Highland, Indiana | |
| Danny Daniels | 2 | February 4, 2005 | Valparaiso, Indiana Valparaiso, Indiana Valparaiso is a city in and the county seat of Porter County, Indiana, United States. The population was 31,730 at the 2010 census, making it the 2nd largest city in Porter County.-History:... |
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| Jimmy Jacobs Jimmy Jacobs Chris Scobille is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Jimmy Jacobs. He is best known for his time in Ring of Honor , where he is a four-time World Tag Team Champion... |
1 | April 1, 2005 | Herrin, Illinois Herrin, Illinois Herrin is a city in Williamson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 12,501 at the 2010 census. It is home to Country Musicstar David Lee Murphy, the hometown of baseball's Cleveland shortstop Ray Chapman, and the hometown of San Diego State University men's basketball coach Steve... |
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| Arik Cannon Arik Cannon Arik Cannon is a professional wrestler known for competing in companies such as Chikara, Dragon Gate USA, IWA Mid-South, All American Wrestling and Wrestling Society X.-Career:... |
2 | January 21, 2006 | Midlothian, Illinois Midlothian, Illinois Midlothian is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 14,315 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Midlothian is located at .... |
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| Darin Corbin | 1 | April 22, 2006 | Midlothian, Illinois | |
| Trik Davis | 1 | June 3, 2006 | Plainfield, Indiana Plainfield, Indiana As of the census of 2000, there were 18,396 people, 7,051 households, and 4,914 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,023.1 people per square mile . There were 7,449 housing units at an average density of 414.3 per square mile... |
Defeated Corbin and Arik Cannon in a three-way match. |
| Toby Klein Toby Klein Toby Klein is a professional wrestler well known for deathmatches in Combat Zone Wrestling and Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South. He is a member of the Tough Crazy Bastards with Necro Butcher, due to their very similar styles in that their characters are both wild brawlers.-Career:Toby... |
1 | June 17, 2006 | Streamwood, Illinois Streamwood, Illinois Streamwood is a village of Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 39,497 at the 2006 census. It is a suburb of Chicago.Streamwood, along with Bartlett and Hanover Park, is one of the three communities that make up the so called "Tri Village" area... |
Won title shot by eliminating Chris Hero in previous night battle royal. |
| Chuck Taylor | 1 | September 30, 2006 | Midlothian, Illinois | |
| Mike Quackenbush | 1 | September 29, 2007 | Midlothian, Illinois | Defeated Taylor and Claudio Castagnoli Claudio Castagnoli Claudio Castagnoli is a Swiss professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, working in its developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling under the ring name Antonio Cesaro... in the finals of the Ted Petty Invitational. |
| Eddie Kingston Eddie Kingston Edward "Eddie" Moore is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Eddie Kingston. He is best known for competing in Chikara, Combat Zone Wrestling, Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South and Ring of Honor... |
1 | December 7, 2007 | Plainfield, Illinois | Defeated Quackenbush in a match also involving Hero and Taylor. |
| Vacated | April 12, 2008 | Joliet, Illinois Joliet, Illinois Joliet is a city in Will and Kendall Counties in the U.S. state of Illinois, located southwest of Chicago. It is the county seat of Will County. As of the 2010 census, the city was the fourth-most populated in Illinois, with a population of 147,433. It continues to be Illinois' fastest growing... |
IWA Mid-South promoter Ian Rotten declared the title vacant due to Kingston missing two consecutive events due to flight problems. | |
| Chuck Taylor Chuck Taylor (wrestler) Dustin Howard is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Chuck Taylor. He is currently competing most notably in Chikara, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, Evolve Wrestling and Dragon Gate USA... |
2 | May 3, 2008 | Joliet, Illinois | Defeated Claudio Castagnoli in an eight-man one-night tournament final. |
| Dingo | 1 | June 20, 2008 | Sellersburg, Indiana Sellersburg, Indiana Sellersburg is a city located within Silver Creek Township, Clark County, Indiana, United States. It had a population of 6,128 at time of the 2010 census... |
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| Vacated | November 20, 2009 | Addison, Illinois Addison, Illinois Addison is a village located west of the Chicago Metropolitan Area, in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. The population was 35,914 at the 2000 census. The estimated population was 36,378 as of 2002.The Village of Addison lies on Salt Creek... |
Dingo vacated the title at "Chapter II: In The Beginning" after sustaining a broken neck a month prior. | |
| Retired | March 28, 2011 | N/A | Title retired, when IWA Mid-South ceases its operations. | |