IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship


The IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship is 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.

Title history

RankWrestlerReignDateDays heldLocationEventNotes
Crowing Of A ChampionDefeated Ox Harley and Bull Pain in a tournament final three-way match to become inaugural champion.
N/A
Extreme Heaven 1997
Extreme Heaven 1997Defeated Bull Pain in a No Ropes Barbed Wire match for the vacated title.
N/A
Live Event
Live Event
1st Anniversary ShowThis was a three-way match, also involving Tracy Smothers.
Live Event
Live Event
Live EventHeld up following a match against Paul Diamond, that ended on a double pinfall.
Live EventDefeated Paul Diamond in a rematch for the vacated title.
Live Event
Heavyweight Title Tournament
Heavyweight Title TournamentDefeated Harry Palmer in a tournament final for the vacated title.
Live EventDefeated Tower of Doom, who had been given authority to defend Harley's title.
N/A
Extreme Heaven 1998
Live Event
Live Event
Live Event
Live Event
Live EventThis was a Title vs. Title match, also contested for Ian Rotten's MAW Heavyweight Championship.
Live Event
Live Event
Live Event
Live EventHeld up by Ian Rotten following a Two Out Of Three Falls match between Suicide Kid and Chip Fairway due to several interferences.
Live EventDefeated Suicide Kid in a ladder match for the vacated title.
Showdown in Salem
Hardcore Throwdown
N/A
Live EventThis was a Fans Bring The Weapons match. On March 4, 2 Tuff Tony defeated reigning Hardcore Champion Delilah Starr and Mad Man Pondo in a two-on-one handicap match to unify the IWA Mid-South Hardcore Championship and IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship.
The Out Back BrawlThis was a Falls Count Anywhere match.
– No Jokes, Just PainThis was a Lumberjack Strap match.
April / June 2000N/A
N/ADefeated Ian Rotten in a tournament final for the vacated title.
No Blood No Guts No Glory 2This was a Four Corners Of Pain Salt match.
Heroes, Hurt & Hot WaxThis was a Four Corners Of Pain match.
N/AAwarded the title by Ian Rotten due to Rollin' Hard's inability to defend the title due to injury.
From Hardcore Hell And Back 2000
N/ABull Pain was stripped of the title due to a no-show.
Heavyweight Title TournamentDefeated Cash Flo in a tournament final for the vacated title.
Live EventHeld up following a lumberjack match against Cash Flo.
Live EventDefeated Cash Flo and Rollin' Hard in a Belt On A Pole three-way match for the vacated title.
4th Anniversary Show
King Of The Death Matches 2000 – Day 2Held up following a match against Todd Morton.
Live EventDefeated Suicide Kid in a ladder match for the vacated title.
Live Event
For The Love Of Money
N/A
Nightmare on Highway 62
April Bloodshowers 2001This was a three-way match, also involving Rollin' Hard.
Live Event
Live EventThis was a three-way match, also involving Chip Fairway.
Live EventVacated after Hido's loss to Necro Butcher in a "loser leaves town" match.
Heavyweight Title TournamentDefeated Mitch Page in a tournament final Fans Bring The Weapons Falls Count Anywhere match for the vacated title.
N/A
5th Anniversary Show
Live Event
Spring HeatThis was a three-way match, also involving Rey Mysterio.
Morris Mayhem
Live EventThis was a three-way match, also involving Eddie Guerrero.
King Of The Death Matches 2002 – Day 1
6th Anniversary Show
Live EventThis was a gauntlet match, also involving Bull Pain, Danny Daniels, Ian Rotten and Necro Butcher.
Ted Petty Invitational 2002 – Day 2Defeated CM Punk in the finals of the Ted Petty invitational tournament.
Live Event
When Hero Met PunkThis was a Two Out Of Three Falls match.
When Good Friends Go Bad
Live EventTitle vacated due to numerous injuries to Wolf.
Live EventDefeated Danny Daniels in a Two Out Of Three Falls match for the vacated title.
King Of The Death Matches 2003 – Day 2This was a Texas Death match.
A Matter Of Pride
April Bloodshowers 2004This was a 30 Minute Iron Man match.
A Shot Of Southern Comfort
Ted Petty Invitational 2004 – Day 2
Autumn ArmageddonTitle vacated due to Cannon suffering a broken collarbone.
Autumn ArmageddonDefeated Petey Williams, Christopher Daniels and Chris Sabin in a four-way match for the vacated title.
8th Anniversary Show: Dreams Do Come True
Indiana State Title Tournament
April Bloodshowers 2005
No Retreat... No SurrenderThis was a Falls Count Anywhere match.
Any Given Saturday
King Of The Death Matches 2006 – Day 2This was a three-way elimination match, also involving Arik Cannon.
School's OutWon title shot by eliminating Chris Hero in previous night battle royal.
Ted Petty Invitational 2006 – Day 2
Ted Petty Invitational 2007 – Day 2This was a three-way match in the finals of the Ted Petty Invitational, also involving Claudio Castagnoli, where Quackenbush's IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship was also on the line.
A Rotten FarewellThis was a multiple Title Four Corners Elimination match, also involving Chris Hero and Chuck Taylor, where Taylor also won Quackenbush's IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship.
April Blood Showers 2008IWA Mid-South promoter Ian Rotten declared the title vacant due to Kingston missing two consecutive events due to flight problems.
A Night Of ChampionsDefeated Claudio Castagnoli in an eight-man one-night tournament final for the vacated title.
King Of The Death Matches 2008 – Day 1
Chapter 2: In The BeginningDingo vacated the title after sustaining a broken neck a month prior.
Suicidal Tendencies 2014Defeated Hy-Zaya in a tournament final for the vacated title.
Bad Intentions 2015
Home Sweet Home
19th Anniversary Show
19th Anniversary Show
Young Guns Shoot OutThis was a Texas Death match.
Unfinished Business
Ted Petty Invitational 2015
Derby Madness 2016
The Star Spangled Spectacular
The Star Spangled Spectacular
20th Anniversary ShowOwner and operator of rival promotion D1W interfered and cost Garrett the Championship and proclaimed it as the D1W Championship.
Winter Tryout Show
Winter Tryout ShowImmediately vacated due to Mitch Page retiring from wrestling.
Out With The Old, In With The New 2017Defeated Aaron Williams in a tournament final for the vacated title.
Ruler Of Men
N/AVacated due to injury.
The Champ Is HereDefeated Larry D in a tournament final for the vacated title.
The Champ Is HereCashed in his Opportunity In A Box contract.
Ian Rotten Birthday Bash
N/A
Crowning A Champion 2017Defeated Dingo in a tournament final for the vacated title.
Bloodfeast 2017
N/AVacated due to injury.
Mance WarnerNo Easy Road To The CrownDefeated Ace Perry in a tournament final for the vacated title.
800th Show
A Hard Day's Night
Mance WarnerWe Are IWAThis was a three-way elimination match, also involving Jake Crist.
Calvin TankmanHouse show
John Wayne MurdochIWA Mid-South Spring Heat 2018
N/A
Memphis, INA Labor Of Love
Indianapolis, INTed Petty Invitational 2018 - Day 2
Jeffersonville, INNovember Pain
Indianapolis, INWrestlefeast 2018
Jeffersonville, IN900th Show
Jeffersonville, INThis is Us
<1Jeffersonville, INTed Petty Invitational Tournament 2019 Day 2This was a 3 Way match also including Matthew Justice
Jeffersonville, INTed Petty Invitational Tournament 2019 Day 2This was the final of the Ted Petty Invitational Tournament
Kevin GizaJeffersonville, INShe's Still Amazing
Jeffersonville, INNo Retreat No Surrender 2020
Ace PerryJeffersonville, INLet The Madness Begin
Jake Crist+Jeffersonville, INKing of Death Matches Day 1

Combined reigns

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