PLW New England Championship

PLW New England Championship
Details
PromotionPower League Wrestling
Date establishedDecember 16, 1991
Statistics
First championScott Z.
Most reignsManiacal Mark (3)
Longest reignNicholas Night (966 days)
Shortest reignShane Simons (35 days)

The PLW New England Championship is a professional wrestling championship in Power League Wrestling (PLW). It is the second most important championship in the promotion, after the PLW Heavyweight Championship.

Overall, there have been 34 reigns shared between 29 wrestlers with eleven vacancies. The inaugural champion was Scott Z., who defeated "Ruthless" Ryan Amaral in a tournament final on December 16, 1991 to become the first PLW New England Champion. Maniacal Mark holds the record for most reigns, with three. At 966 days, Nicholas Night's first and only reign is the longest in the title's history. Shane Simons's only reign was the shortest in the history of the title holding it for only 35 days. Only four men in history have held the championship for a continuous reign of one year (365 days) or more. They are Scott Thomas, Nicholas Night, Eric Dylan, and Keanu.

Title history

Key
# 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

Reigns

As of January 1, 2016

# Wrestlers Reign Date Days held Location Event Notes Ref
1 Scott Z. 1 December 16, 1991 98 Swansea, Massachusetts Power League Wrestling Scott Z. defeated "Ruthless" Ryan Amaral in a tournament final to become the first PLW New England Champion. Aired in December 1991 on tape delay.
2 Joe O. 1 March 9, 1992 168 Swansea, Massachusetts Power League Wrestling The Shadow Warrior substituted for Scott Z.
3 The Agent 1 August 24, 1992 N/A Swansea, Massachusetts Power League Wrestling
— Vacated — 1992 — — Power League Wrestling The Agent was stripped of the championship after a series of attacks on "Brutal" Bob Evans.
4 Maniacal Mark 1 September 27, 1992 129 Pawtucket, Rhode Island Power League Wrestling
5 Shane Simons 1 February 3, 1993 35 Swansea, Massachusetts Power League Wrestling
6 Dutch Davidson 1 March 10, 1993 46 Swansea, Massachusetts Power League Wrestling
7 Shane Simons 2 April 25, 1993 105 Pawtucket, Rhode Island Power League Wrestling
8 Jay A. 1 August 8, 1993 N/A Pawtucket, Rhode Island Power League Wrestling
— Vacated — April 1994 — — Power League Wrestling Jay A. was stripped of the title for excessive foul language and obscene gestures towards PLW fans, officials and wrestlers.
9 Dutch Davidson 1 May 22, 1994 N/A Pawtucket, Rhode Island PowerFest (1994) Dutch Davidson defeated The Macho Kid in a tournament final to win the vacant title.
— Vacated — October 1994 — — Power League Wrestling Dutch Davidson surrendered the title upon enlisting in the United States Army.
10 Maniacal Mark 2 October 9, 1994 N/A Cranston, Rhode Island Midnight Madness (1994) Maniacal Mark defeated The Punisher in a tournament final to win the vacant title.
11 The Macho Kid 1 July 1995 N/A Cranston, Rhode Island Power League Wrestling
— Vacated — November 1995 — — Power League Wrestling The Macho Kid surrendered the title due to injury.
12 Max Knight 1 December 10, 1995 182 Providence, Rhode Island Power-House Brawl (1995) Max Knight was awarded the vacant title after winning the 1995 Power-House Brawl.
13 The Macho Kid 2 June 9, 1996 112 North Providence, Rhode Island Live event
14 Scott Thomas 1 September 29, 1996 70 Manville, Rhode Island A Lift For Nicky
15 The Mighty Bosch 1 December 8, 1996 42 Central Falls, Rhode Island Power-House Brawl (1996)
16 Scott Thomas 2 January 19, 1997 482 Warren, Rhode Island The War In Warren
17 Amazin' Jay 1 May 16, 1998 211 Woonsocket, Rhode Island PowerFest (1998)
18 Troy Young 1 December 13, 1998 N/A Providence, Rhode Island Power-House Brawl (1998)
— Vacated — May 1999 — — N/A Troy Young surrendered the title due to injury.
19 Dr. Heresy 1 May 16, 1999 146 Warwick, Rhode Island PowerFest (1999) Dr. Heresy defeated T.J. Richter in a tournament final to win the vacant title.
20 Draven 1 October 9, 1999 N/A Pawtucket, Rhode Island Live event
21 Maniacal Mark 3 March 2000 N/A N/A N/A Maniacal Mark received the PLW New England Championship from Draven for his half of the PLW Tag Team Championship.
22 Derik Destiny 1 October 29, 2000 N/A Scituate, Rhode Island Live event
— Vacated — April 2001 — — N/A Derik Destiny surrendered the championship due to injury.
23 Chris Blackheart 1 May 20, 2001 364 Pawtucket, Rhode Island PowerFest (2001) Chris Blackheart defeated Johnny Angel in a tournament final to win the vacant title.
24 Johnny Curtis 1 May 19, 2002 N/A Central Falls, Rhode Island PowerFest (2002)
— Vacated — May 2003 — — N/A
25 Johnny Angel 1 May 18, 2003 N/A West Warwick, Rhode Island PowerFest (2003) Johnny Angel defeated Kenn Phoenix, Kid Krazy, and Revelation in a Fatal Fourway match to win vacant title.
— Vacated — 2003 — — N/A Angel was stripped of the championship upon leaving the promotion.
26 Kid Krazy 1 August 8, 2004 N/A Cumberland, Rhode Island Cumberlandfest (2004) Kid Krazy defeated Jose Perez in a singles match to win the vacant title; both men had won separate Fatal Four-Way matches to determine the number one contenders earlier that day.
— Vacated — June 2006 — — N/A The championship is vacated due to inactivity.
27 Duke Maximum 1 June 11, 2006 189 Warwick, Rhode Island PowerFest (2006) Duke Maximum defeated T.J. Richter in a singles match to win the vacant title.
28 T.J. Richter 1 December 17, 2006 271 West Warwick, Rhode Island Power-House Brawl (2006)
29 Triplelicious 1 September 14, 2007 N/A Pawtucket, Rhode Island Great Outdoors Tour (2007)
— Vacated — June 2008 — — N/A The championship is vacated after Triplelicious leaves the promotion.
30 Derek Molhan 1 June 22, 2008 343 South Attleboro, Massachusetts Great Outdoors Tour (2008) Derek Molhan defeated Alex Payne, Chris Blackheart, Matt Storm, and Nicholas Knight in a Pier 5 Brawl match.
31 Alex Payne 1 May 31, 2009 N/A Pawtucket, Rhode Island PowerFest (2010) This was a ladder match.
— Vacated — August 2010 — — N/A Alex Payne surrendered the title due to injury.
32 Nicholas Night 1 September 26, 2010 966 Plainville, Massachusetts Great Outdoors Tour (2010) Nicholas Night defeated Scott Levesque in a tournament final to win the vacant title.
33 Eric Dylan 1 May 19, 2013 448 Pawtucket, Rhode Island PowerFest (2013)
34 Keanu 1 August 10, 2014 509 Cumberland, Rhode Island Cumberlandfest (2014)

List of combined reigns

As of April 22, 2016.

Symbol Meaning
(-) The reign is shorter than one day.
Rank Wrestler No. of reigns Combined days
1 Nicholas Night 1 966
2 Keanu 1 621+
3 Scott Thomas 2 552
4 Eric Dylan 1 448
5 Chris Blackheart 1 364
6 Derek Molhan 1 343
7 T.J. Richter 1 271
8 Amazin' Jay 1 211
9 Duke Maximum 1 189
10 Max Knight 1 182
11 Joe O. 1 168
12 Dr. Heresy 1 146
13 Shane Simons 2 140
14 Maniacal Mark 3 >129
15 The Macho Kid 2 >112
16 Scott Z. 1 98
17 Dutch Davidson 2 46
18 The Mighty Bosch 1 42

References

General
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