| MEWF Unified Heavyweight Championship | |||||||||||||
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| Promotion | Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation | ||||||||||||
| Date established | January 18, 1992 | ||||||||||||
| Date retired | 2004 | ||||||||||||
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MEWF Heavyweight Championship | |||||||||||||
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The Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation (MEWF) Heavyweight Championship is the highest ranking singles title in the Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation, one of three in the promotion.
The title was created when Ricky Blues defeated Agent Orange at an event held in Odenton, Maryland on January 18, 1992. In 2003, the title was merged with the MCW Heavyweight Championship when Maryland Championship Wrestling held its final show as an interpromtional event with the Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation creating the Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation Unified Heavyweight Championship on July 16, 2003.
The championship has been known as:
The heavyweight title was later revived after Maryland Championship Wrestling began promoting events in the Maryland-area in 2007.
There have been a total of 30 recognized champions who have had a combined 45 official reigns.
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Blues | 1 | January 18, 1992 | Odenton, MD | Defeated Agent Orange in a tournament final. |
| Vacated | 1992 | |||
| Max Thrasher | 1 | July 11, 1992 | Pasadena, MD | Defeated A.C. Golden in 8-man tournament final. |
| Lucifer | 1 | February 5, 1993 | Gaithersburg, Maryland | |
| Morgus the Maniac | 1 | November 13, 1993 | Hampstead, MD | |
| Lucifer | 2 | November 14, 1993 | Essex, MD | Title history is unrecorded between November 1994-March 1995. |
| Morgus the Maniac | 2 | November 1994 | Gaithersburg, Maryland | |
| Mad Dog O'Malley | 1 | February 5, 1993 | Gaithersburg, Maryland | |
| Corporal Punishment | 1 | March 26, 1995 | Gaithersburg, Maryland | |
| Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart | 1 | October 1, 1995 | Gaithersburg, Maryland | |
| Corporal Punishment | 2 | October 1995 | Gaithersburg, Maryland | Defeated A.C. Golden in 8-man tournament final. |
| Joe Thunder | 1 | December 3, 1995 | Gaithersburg, Maryland | |
| Johnny Gunn | 1 | March 26, 1996 | Gaithersburg, Maryland | |
| Corporal Punishment | 3 | June 30, 1996 | Gaithersburg, Maryland | |
| Axl Rotten | 1 | June 30, 1996 | Gaithersburg, Maryland | |
| Mark "The Shark" Shrader | 1 | September 13, 1996 | Gaithersburg, Maryland | |
| Axl Rotten | 2 | November 23, 1996 | Gaithersburg, Maryland | |
| Stevie Richards | 1 | February 2, 1997 | Gaithersburg, Maryland | |
| Disco Inferno | 1 | April 3, 1997 | Gaithersburg, Maryland | |
| Vacated | August 9, 1997 | |||
| Pit Bull #2 | 1 | August 10, 1997 | Gaithersburg, Maryland | Defeated Knuckles Zanwich to win the vacant title. |
| Vacated | November 7, 1997 | |||
| Salvatore Sincere | 2 | November 8, 1997 | Gaithersburg, Maryland | Defeated Corporal Punishment to win the vacant title. |
| Vacated | December 22, 1997 | |||
| Glenn Osbourne | 1 | February 1, 1998 | Baltimore, MD | Defeated A.C. Golden a tournament final. |
| Danny Rose | 1 | April 4, 1998 | Essex, MD | |
| Morgus the Maniac | 3 | November 14, 1998 | Hampstead, MD | |
| Bob Starr | 1 | - | Gaithersburg, Maryland | |
| Honky Tonk Man | 1 | October 2, 1999 | Dundalk, MD | |
| Bob Starr | 2 | November 13, 1999 | Hampstead, MD | |
| Patch | 1 | March 31, 2000 | Dundalk, MD | |
| Vacated | April 29, 2000 | Vacated after Patch was stripped of the title for failing to make scheduled title defences. | ||
| Lucifer | 3 | April 29, 2000 | Middle River, MD | Defeated Max Thrasher for the vacant title in a match with special referee "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan. |
| DOA | 1 | August 9, 2000 | Martinsburg, WV | Following the death of longtime MEWF mainstay DOA on June 24, a tribute show "DOA: A Night to Remember" was held in his honor. Lucifer voluntarily vacated the title for DOA being awarded the title for one night only. |
| Buzz Stryker | 1 | August 12, 2000 | Middle River, MD | |
| Max Thrasher | 2 | September 22, 2000 | Dundalk, MD | Defeated Morgus the Maniac, Buzz Stryker and Dino Casanova in a four-Way match. |
| Dino Casanova | 3 | 2000 | ||
| Max Thrasher | 3 | November 11, 2000 | Hampstead, MD | Following the death of longtime MEWF mainstay DOA on June 24, a tribute show "DOA: A Night to Remember" was held in his honor being awarded the title for one night only. |
| Ruckus | March 17, 2001 | Essex, MD | ||
| Rayne | 1 | April 12, 2001 | Baltimore, MD | Defeated Dino Casanova for the vacant title. |
| Dino Casanova | 2 | August 2, 2001 | Dundalk, MD | |
| Vacated | 2001 | |||
| Cat Burglar | 1 | November 25, 2001 | Dundalk, MD | Held in the Teamsters Union Hall, Cat Burglar won a 17-man battle royal to become the new MEWF Heavyweight Champion. |
| Held Up | February 9, 2002 | Baltimore, MD | The title is held up following a three-way match between Cat Burglar, Nick Berk and Ruckus in which all three men scored a simultaneous pinfall during the match. | |
| Cat Burglar | 2 | March 3, 2002 | Baltimore, MD | Defeated Nick Berk and Ryker in a three-Way ladder match. |
| Drew Pain | 1 | October 26, 2002 | ||
| Buzz Stryker | 2 | October 27, 2002 | Defeated Drew Pain and Salvatore Sincere in a three-Way match. | |
| Chad Bowman | 1 | March 9, 2003 | Dundalk, MD | |
| Romeo Valentino | 2 | May 3, 2003 | ||
| Danny Doring | 1 | July 16, 2003 | Glen Burnie, MD | Defeated Romeo Valentino and Chris Chetti in a three-Way match to unify the MEWF and MCW Heavyweight Championship. |
| Danny Doring | 2 | March 28, 2004 | ||
| Vacated | March 28, 2004 | Dundalk, MD | Vacated after Danny Doring is stripped of the title for failing to make scheduled title defences. | |
| The Bruiser | 1 | March 28, 2004 | Dundalk, MD | Defeated Romeo Valentino in match for the vacant title. |