MEWF Mid-Atlantic Championship
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The Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation (MEWF) Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship was the second highest ranking singles title in the Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation
Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation
The Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation was a Mid-Atlantic independent professional wrestling promotion based in Essex, Maryland. Founded by promoter Dennis Wippercht and wrestler Tim "Lucifer" Burke in 1991, the MEWF was one of the leading independent promotions on the East Coast during the 1990s...

, one of three in the promotion.

The title was created when "Hollywood" Bob Starr
Bob Starr (wrestler)
Robert A. "Bob" Starr is a semi-retired American professional wrestler, trainer and manager who has competed in numerous independent promotions throughout the United States since his debut in 1988...

 defeated C.C. Danger at an event held in Gaithersburg, Maryland
Gaithersburg, Maryland
Gaithersburg is a city in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. The city had a population of 59,933 at the 2010 census, making it the fourth largest incorporated city in the state, behind Baltimore, Frederick, and Rockville...

 on March 6, 1993. In 2003, the title was merged with the MCW Rage Television Championship
MCW Rage Television Championship
The MCW Rage Television Championship is a professional wrestling television championship owned by the Maryland Championship Wrestling promotion...

 when Maryland Championship Wrestling
Maryland Championship Wrestling
Maryland Championship Wrestling is a regional independent wrestling promotion based in Dundalk, Maryland, and has regularly run events in the Mid-Atlantic region since the late 1990s as well as participating in numerous fundraising events throughout the state.Rivaling other east coast independent...

 held its final show as an interpromtional event with the Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation creating the MEWF Unified Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship.

The championship has been known as:
  • MEWF Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship (1993 – 2003)
  • MEWF Unified Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship (2003 – 2004)


There have been a total of 31 recognized champions who have had a combined 45 official reigns. | |}>

Title history

Wrestler: Times: Date: Location: Notes:
"Hollywood" Bob Starr
Bob Starr (wrestler)
Robert A. "Bob" Starr is a semi-retired American professional wrestler, trainer and manager who has competed in numerous independent promotions throughout the United States since his debut in 1988...

 
1 March 6, 1993 Gaithersburg, MD
Gaithersburg, Maryland
Gaithersburg is a city in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. The city had a population of 59,933 at the 2010 census, making it the fourth largest incorporated city in the state, behind Baltimore, Frederick, and Rockville...

 
Mike Khoury
Mike Khoury
Mike Khoury is a retired American professional wrestler who competed in East Coast and Mid-Atlantic independent promotions during the early-to mid 1990s...

 
1 November 14, 1993 Gaithersburg, MD
Title history unrecorded 1992-1994
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|colspan=2|Vacated || 1992 || ||
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|Joe Thunder
Joe Thunder
Joe Carter , better known by his ring name Joe Thunder, is a retired American professional wrestler and trainer who competed on the East Coast and Mid-Atlantic independent circuit during the 1990s and early 2000s, primarily working for the Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation in Essex, Maryland during...

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|Ultimate Comet || 1 || November 12, 1994 || Hampstead, MD
Hampstead, Maryland
Hampstead is a town in Carroll County in the U.S. state of Maryland. The population was 5,060 at the 2000 census. Hampstead School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.-Geography:Hampstead is located at ....

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|colspan=2|Title history unrecorded || 1994-1995 || ||
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|Corporal Punishment
Corporal Punishment (wrestler)
Daniel "Dan" McDevitt , best known by his ring name Corporal Punishment, is a semi-retired American professional wrestler, trainer and promoter...

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|Raven
Scott Levy
Scott Anthony Levy , better known by his ring name Raven, is an American professional wrestler, wrestling producer, wrestling writer, and occasional author and actor currently working for Juggalo Championship Wrestling , where he is co-holder of the JCW Tag Team Championship, as well as other...

 || 1 || April 23, 1995 || ||
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|Chad Austin || 1 || October 1, 1995 ||
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|Corporal Punishment || 2 || November 12, 1995 ||
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|colspan=2|Vacated || 1995 || ||
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|Devon Storm
Devon Storm
Christopher "Chris" Ford is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenure in World Championship Wrestling under the ring name Crowbar, where he was a one time Hardcore Champion, a one time World Tag Team Champion with David Flair and a one time Cruiserweight Champion, which he...

 || 1 || December 1995 || ||
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|colspan=2|Vacated || February 15, 1996 || ||
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|Corporal Punishment || 3 || February 25, 1996 || ||
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|Joe Thunder || 2 || June 2, 1996 || ||
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|Knuckles Zanwich || 1 || June 22, 1996 || ||
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|Boo Bradley || 1 || October 13, 1996 || ||
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|"Wiseguy" Jimmy Cicero
Jimmy Cicero
Matt Bowman, best known by his ring name "Wiseguy" Jimmy Cicero, is an American professional wrestler who has competed in several promotions on the independent circuit. He had also competed for the United States Wrestling Association, Extreme Championship Wrestling, and the World Wrestling Federation...

 || 1 || December 1, 1996 ||
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|Quinn Nash || 1 || June 1, 1997 || ||
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|colspan=2|Vacated || September 16, 1997 || ||
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|Joey Maggs || 1 || September 17, 1997 || ||
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|colspan=2|Vacated || 1998 || ||
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|Adam Flash
Adam Flash
Douglas Adam Becker in York, Pennsylvania is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Adam Flash. Over his career, he has worked for various independent promotions, including Maryland Championship Wrestling, Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South, and Combat Zone...

 || 1 || November 14, 1998 || Hampstead, MD ||
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|colspan=2|Title history unrecorded || 1998-1999 || ||
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|Max Thrasher || 1 || || ||
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|Steve Corino
Steve Corino
Steven Eugene "Steve" Corino is a Canadian professional wrestler, who currently works for Pro Wrestling Zero1, Ring of Honor and numerous other independent promotions. Corino is a former NWA World Heavyweight Champion and ECW World Heavyweight Champion.-Early years :Corino began wrestling in 1994...

 || 1 || || Baltimore, MD
Baltimore
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|The Cat Burglar || 1 || || Baltimore, MD ||
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|Chad Austin || 2 || || Baltimore, MD ||
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|"The Smoke" Smokey Myavia || 1 || || Baltimore, MD ||
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|"Mad Dog" Buzz Stryker || 1 || || Baltimore, MD ||
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|The Cat Burglar || 2 || || Dundalk, MD
Dundalk, Maryland
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 62,306 people, 24,772 households, and 16,968 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 4,689.5 people per square mile . There were 26,385 housing units at an average density of 1,985.9 per square mile...

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|Ruckus || 1 || November 13, 1999 || Hampstead, MD ||
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|Otto Schtark || 1 || || Dundalk, MD ||
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|Buzz Stryker || 2 || April 29, 2000 || Middle River, MD
Middle River, Maryland
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|colspan=2|Title history unrecorded || 2000 || ||
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|Max Thrasher || 2 || September 22, 2000 || Dundalk, MD ||
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|Dino Casanova || 1 || January 27, 2001 || ||
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|Morgus the Maniac
Morgus the Maniac
Morgus the Maniac is an American professional wrestler who has competed on the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern independent promotions including the Eastern Wrestling Alliance, Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation, National Wrestling League/House of Pain Wrestling Federation and Extreme Championship...

 || 1 || March 17, 2001 || ||
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|Jim Christian || 1 || April 12, 2001 || Baltimore, MD ||
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|colspan=2|Vacated || 2001 || ||
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|Morgus The Maniac || 2 || 2001 || ||
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|Stevie Riggs || 1 || May 24, 2001 || ||
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|Morgus the Maniac || 2 || May 24, 2001 || ||
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|Drew Pain || 1 || November 25, 2001 || Dundalk, MD ||
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|Bob Starr || 2 || June 9, 2002 || Baltimore, MD ||
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|Barry Horowitz
Barry Horowitz
Barry Horowitz is an American professional wrestler, best known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation.-Career:Horowitz, who is Jewish, attended Florida State University, where he studied sports nutrition and wrestled...

 || 1 || September 22, 2002 || Baltimore, MD ||
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|Bob Starr || 3 || October 27, 2002 || ||
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|Morgus The Maniac || 3 || June 8, 2003 || North Point, MD ||
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|Bob Starr || 4 || June 8, 2003 || North Point, MD ||
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|Doug Delicious || 1 || July 16, 2003 || Glen Burnie, MD
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|colspan=2|Vacated || September 7, 2003 || North Point, MD ||
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|Bob Starr || 5 || September 7, 2003 || North Point, MD ||
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|Romeo Valentine || 1 || January 11, 2004 || Dundalk, MD ||
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|Sean Patrick || 1 || February 8, 2004 || North Point, MD ||
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|Qenaan Creed || 1 || March 28, 2004 || Dundalk, MD ||
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