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33-648: Professional wrestling championship IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship [REDACTED] The championship belt Details Promotion Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South Date established January 6, 1996 Date retired 2013 Other name(s) IWA Mid-South Lightweight Championship (January 06, 1996 - June 14, 1996) IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship (June 14, 1996 - present) Statistics First champion(s) American Kickboxer Final champion(s) Devon Moore Most reigns Tarek

66-657: A ladder match with Steve Nixon. He later started a stable alongside "Dirty" Don Montoya and Diamond (later Simon Diamond) called East Coast Invasion. Youth went on to win the GLW World title and competed in the final match in GLW defeating "Dirty" Don Montoya in a two out of three falls match on January 17, 1997. Youth's first appearance in Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) was against Justice Pain , at The Staple Gun . He then faced Mike Quackenbush and Ric Blade in

99-500: A three way dance in the finals of a tournament. Going into the year 2000, a series of incidents with the Kentucky Athletics Commission forced IWA Mid-South to move its operations to Charlestown, Indiana . In late 2000, IWA Mid-South started to make a slow shift to more technical based wrestlers and matches. During that year Dave Prazak became a featured manager, ring announcer, and commentator. He played

132-1148: A 3-man tournament final. Paul E. Smooth 1 July 15, 2000 21 Charlestown, Indiana Prophet Daniel Quinn 1 August 5, 2000 25 Charlestown, Indiana Hy-Zya 3 August 30, 2000 24 Charlestown, Indiana Richard X 1 September 23, 2000 7 Charlestown, Indiana Hy-Zya 4 September 30, 2000 13 Charlestown, Indiana Richard X 2 October 13, 2000 <1-60 Charlestown, Indiana Vacant. Hy-Zya 5 December 16, 2000 4 Charlestown, Indiana Defeated Todd Morton. Mark Wolf 1 December 20, 2000 9 Charlestown, Indiana Paul E. Smooth 2 December 29, 2000 1 Charlestown, Indiana Mark Wolf 2 December 30, 2000 11 Charlestown, Indiana Paul E. Smooth 3 January 10, 2001 87 Charlestown, Indiana Hy-Zya 6 April 7, 2001 29 Charlestown, Indiana Mark Wolf 3 May 6, 2001 34 Charlestown, Indiana Defeated Hy-Zaya and Richard X in

165-1121: A 3-way match. CM Punk 1 June 9, 2001 35 Charlestown, Indiana Tarek the Great 11 July 14, 2001 77 Charlestown, Indiana Mark Wolf 4 September 29, 2001 7 Charlestown, Indiana Defeated Tarek and Hy-Zya in a 3-way match. Tarek the Great 12 October 6, 2001 28 Charlestown, Indiana CM Punk 2 November 3, 2001 59 Charlestown, Indiana Stripped for no-defense. Kurt Krueger 1 February 1, 2002 7 Charlestown, Indiana Defeated Cuefa in tournament final. Ace Steel 1 February 8, 2002 28 Indianapolis, Indiana Vic Capri 1 March 8, 2002 57 Charlestown, Indiana Ace Steel 2 May 3, 2002 30-60 Clarksville, Indiana Stripped in June 2002 for not defending it within 30 days. Vacant. Kurt Krueger 2 August 3, 2002 63 Clarksville, Indiana Defeated Tarek

198-404: A 3-way match. Harry Palmer 1 February 2, 1999 85 Louisville, Kentucky Suicide Kid 2 April 29, 1999 <1-281 Salem, Indiana J Prodigy (BDL) 2 Date Unknown <1-281 Louisville, Kentucky Harry Palmer 3 February 4, 2000 12 Charlestown, Indiana Held up on February 16, 2000; no champion

231-437: A 3-way match. Twiggy Ramirez 1 November 27, 1997 119 Louisville, Kentucky Stripped on March 26, 1998. Tarek the Great 9 March 26, 1998 7 Louisville, Kentucky Defeated The American Kickboxer and The Suicide Kid in a 3-way match; stripped on April 2, 1998. The Suicide Kid 1 April 2, 1998 1 Louisville, Kentucky Defeated The American Kickboxer. Tarek

264-477: A best of 7 series. Josh Abercrombie 2 January 21, 2006 447 Midlothian, Illinois Brandon Thomaselli 1 April 14, 2007 139 Shelbyville, Indiana Chuck Taylor 1 August 31, 2007 1 Midlothian, Illinois Mike Quackenbush 1 September 1, 2007 97 Pelham, Alabama Chuck Taylor 2 December 7, 2007 126 Plainfield, Illinois Defeated Quackenbush in

297-426: A mask vs. mask match against Perro, who unmasked as Tarek the Great. Tarek the Great 2 1996 <1-28 Louisville, Kentucky Wild Child 1 November 28, 1996 7 Louisville, Kentucky Tarek the Great 3 December 5, 1996 <1-77 Louisville, Kentucky American Kickboxer 3 Date Unknown <1-77 Louisville, Kentucky Tarek

330-463: A match against Jimmy Jacobs ended with a double pin. Jimmy Jacobs 1 September 17, 2004 86 Highland, Indiana Defeated Delirious in a ladder match Delirious 2 December 12, 2004 180 Highland, Indiana Josh Abercrombie 1 June 11, 2005 126 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Tyler Black 1 October 15, 2005 98 Midlothian, Illinois Defeated Abercrombie in

363-676: A match also involving Chris Hero and Eddie Kingston . Jason Hades 1 April 12, 2008 <1-280 Joliet, Illinois Dingo 1 n\a <1-280 Joliet, Illinois Quick Carter Gray 1 January 17, 2009 49 Joliet, Illinois Jimmy Jacobs 2 March 7, 2009 89 Joliet, Illinois Jason Hades 2 June 5, 2009 259 Joliet, Illinois Ryan Phoenix 1 February 19, 2010 126 Bellevue, Illinois Jaysin Strife 1 June 26, 2010 275 Bellevue, Illinois This

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396-469: A month, and proceeded to set fire to both belts in a bag. Fellow IWA-MS wrestlers John Wayne Murdoch and Satu Jinn announced they would pull out of the upcoming King of the Deathmatch 2022 event in response. The next day, IWA-MS abruptly announced on their Facebook page that all upcoming shows had been cancelled, leaving the promotion in hiatus once again. On June 21, 2008, during IWA's 2008 Queen of

429-625: A prominent role in bringing in Colt Cabana and CM Punk to join Chris Hero and other technical wrestlers. With this change brought the birth of the Ted Petty Invitational Tournament (TPI), then known as Sweet Science 16. The first TPI was held in 2000 and won by Chris Hero. During this time, a match featuring Punk and Hero lasted 92 minutes and has since been referred to by ESPN 's SportsCenter as one of

462-505: A three-way match at Down In Flames on June 19, 1999. Youth would also have a memorable three-way match at Un F'N Believable , against Trent Acid and Blade. He then faced Minoru Fujita at the next three shows, all in a losing effort. His final appearance in CZW was a fatal four-way against Nick Berk, Nick Mondo , and Tony Mamaluke in 2003. Youth married his wife Kathy on November 4, 2000; together they had three children. Youth pursued

495-518: Is an American retired professional wrestler , better known by his ring name Reckless Youth . He has competed in numerous North American independent promotions including the East Coast Wrestling Association , Combat Zone Wrestling and Chikara , where he was one of the original founders alongside Mike Quackenbush . In January 1998, Pro Wrestling Illustrated senior editor Bill Apter called Reckless Youth "one of

528-703: Is one of the first to bring hardcore style of wrestling to the United States with his feud with former tag team partner Axl Rotten . He formed the promotion shortly after being fired from Extreme Championship Wrestling in the mid-1990s. IWA Mid-South's first live event occurred on January 6, 1996, in New Albany, Indiana. On October 10, they held the first of what would become weekly shows in Louisville, Kentucky. April 3, 1997 saw IWA Mid-South crowned its first Heavyweight Champion, Tower of Doom, when he won

561-536: The Kings of the Crimson Mask show on August 28. However, on November 3, IWA Mid-South announced that it would return with smaller budget shows, starting with Chapter 2: In The Beginning on November 20, 2009. On March 28, 2011, IWA Mid-South announced it would end operations immediately. In July 2011, IWA Mid-South re-opened under new ownership. On September 16–17, 2011 the company returned with its annual King of

594-776: The Death Match tournament. During that autumn, IWA Mid-South promoted a number of small shows in the Bellevue, Illinois area. IWA Mid-South then closed down once again. In July 2013, Ian Rotten announced he was once again promoting shows under the IWA-MS banner, this time returning to the old Clarksville Arena. They ran multiple shows there before the building went under new ownership. They then relocated to Jammerz Rollerdrome also In Clarksville. They also ran at The Arena based in Jeffersonville Indiana before moving to

627-561: The Deathmatch tournament in Sellersburg, Indiana , Mike Levy, an inexperienced indie wrestler from North Carolina, was booked to face Mickie Knuckles in a semi-finals tournament match. Through the course of the match, Mickie delivered several stiff punches and weapon shots to Mike Levy, even going so far to shoot headbutt Levy so hard that it left her with a lump on her head. Ian Rotten and wrestlers Tank, Devon Moore, and Rotten's then pre-teen son (now wrestling as J.C. Rotten) rushed

660-684: The Great 10 April 3, 1998 27 Scottsburg, Indiana Tyrin 3 April 30, 1998 <1 Louisville, Kentucky Harry Palmer 1 April 30, 1998 42 Louisville, Kentucky Mike Sensation 1 June 11, 1998 14 Louisville, Kentucky Became "Light Heavyweight Championship." Cash Flo 1 June 25, 1998 35 Louisville, Kentucky Adam Pearce 1 July 30, 1998 161 Louisville, Kentucky Stripped on January 7, 1999, due to non-defense. BDL 1 January 7, 1999 26 Louisville, Kentucky Defeated Twiggy Ramirez and The Suicide Kid in

693-623: The Great 4 February 20, 1997 7 Louisville, Kentucky American Kickboxer 4 February 27, 1997 6 Louisville, Kentucky Tarek the Great 5 March 5, 1997 1 Campbellsville, Kentucky American Kickboxer 5 March 6, 1997 6 Louisville, Kentucky Tarek the Great 6 March 12, 1997 1 Louisville, Kentucky American Kickboxer 6 March 13, 1997 14 Louisville, Kentucky Stripped on March 27, 1997. Danny Dee 1 March 27, 1997 13 Louisville, Kentucky Defeated Tarek

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726-734: The Great 7 June 5, 1997 7 Louisville, Kentucky Tyrin 1 June 12, 1997 14 Louisville, Kentucky J. C. Ice 1 June 26, 1997 7 Louisville, Kentucky Tyrin 2 July 3, 1997 16 Louisville, Kentucky American Kickboxer 8 July 19, 1997 13 Louisville, Kentucky Tarek the Great 8 August 1, 1997 34 Louisville, Kentucky Stripped on September 4, 1997. Reckless Youth 1 September 4, 1997 65 Louisville, Kentucky Defeated The American Kickboxer; stripped on November 8, 1997. American Kickboxer 9 November 8, 1997 19 Lexington, Kentucky Won

759-512: The Great (11 times) Longest reign Josh Abercrombie (448 days) Shortest reign American Kickboxer, Tarek the Great, Wild Child, Tyrin, Suicide Kid, J Prodigy (BDL), Mike Sensation, Hy-Zya, Richard X, Jason Hades, Dingo (<1 days) The IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship is one of the major titles in the Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South . The title debuted as

792-1129: The Great in an 8-man tournament final. Nate Webb 1 October 5, 2002 42 Clarksville, Indiana Danny Daniels 1 November 16, 2002 42 Clarksville, Indiana Shark Boy 1 December 28, 2002 73 Clarksville, Indiana Nate Webb 2 March 11, 2003 18 Clarksville, Indiana J. C. Bailey 1 March 29, 2003 55 Clarksville, Indiana Michael Todd Stratton (Todd Morton) 1 May 24, 2003 7 Clarksville, Indiana J. C. Bailey 2 May 31, 2003 70 Clarksville, Indiana Sonjay Dutt 1 August 9, 2003 104 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania J. C. Bailey 3 November 21, 2003 57 Highland, Indiana Defeated Sonjay Dutt and Nate Webb in 3-way match. Matt Sydal 1 January 17, 2004 160 Highland, Indiana Delirious 1 June 26, 2004 56 Oolitic, Indiana Held up on August 21, 2004 in Highland, Indiana when

825-401: The Great; stripped on April 10, 1997. Wild Child 2 April 10, 1997 <1 Louisville, Kentucky Wins a 4-way match. Bull Pain 1 April 10, 1997 35 Louisville, Kentucky Stripped on May 15, 1997, when Pain exceeded the weight limit. American Kickboxer 7 May 15, 1997 21 Louisville, Kentucky Defeated J. C. Ice. Tarek

858-617: The Lightweight Title in 1996, evolving to the current weight class in 1998. Title history [ edit ] Wrestler: Times: Date: Length: Place: Notes: American Kickboxer 1 January 6, 1996 284 New Albany, Indiana Defeated El Perro to become the first Lightweight champion. El Perro (Tarek The Great) 1 October 17, 1996 14 Louisville, Kentucky American Kickboxer 2 October 31, 1996 <1-28 Louisville, Kentucky Won

891-964: The New IWA Arena at the Memphis Trading Post in Memphis , Indiana where they were running two shows a week, Thursday nights and Saturday nights. They then moved to the Axl Rotten memorial hall in Connersville, Indiana until 2021 when they relocated to the new IWA Wrestling Center in New Albany, Indiana where they began to regularly shows. They also ran occasionally in Indianapolis, Indiana . On June 13, 2022, Heavyweight and Junior Heavyweight champion Jake Crist publicly called out Ian Rotten over not having been paid in

924-491: The longest sporting events. In 2002, IWA Mid-South moved its base to Clarksville, Indiana . From 2003 to 2007, IWA Mid-South ran shows in a wide variety of venues, mostly Indiana and Illinois. During this span, they had a 51-month streak of running at least one show in every calendar month. IWA Mid-South then went on a planned hiatus, restarting operations with their 500th show on March 1, 2008. On August 26, 2009, IWA Mid-South announced that it would cease its operations after

957-800: The most recognizable independent stars" in the United States. Carter was part of a small group of " backyard wrestlers ", including D'Lo Brown , while growing up in New Jersey. Carter and his friends eventually began renting an actual wrestling ring from Larry Sharpe 's Monster Factory . Within a few years, Sharpe eventually offered to book the young men on his shows if they joined his wrestling school and sold tickets for live events. Carter made his pro debut in September 1995. He also trained at Al Snow 's Bodyslammers Gym in Lima, Ohio during his rookie year. Youth made his debut for Great Lakes Wrestling in

990-510: The ring and legitimately attacked the young wrestler resulting in heavy bleeding. The incident garnered heavy backlash and was investigated by Indiana police, but no charges were filed. According to Rotten, the attack was staged and Levy was allegedly "told upfront he was going to take an ass whooping." Levy is still active in the North Carolina independent circuit. Reckless Youth Thomas Carter (born September 18, 1974)

1023-663: Was a No DQ match. Matt Cage, Hunter Matthews and Markus Crane beat down Phoenix en route to Strife gaining the victory. Title retired on March 28, 2011, when IWA Mid-South ceases its operations. BJ Whitmer 1 September 16, 2011 28 Bellevue, Illinois Defeated Bucky Collins for the vacant title when Jaysin Strife could not appear to defend it when IWA-MS reopened under new ownership. Bucky Collins 1 October 14, 2011 140 Bellevue, Illinois Oliver Cain 1 March 2, 2012 105 Bellevue, Illinois Triple threat with Bucky Collins and CZW World Champ Scotty Vortex, whose title

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1056-1261: Was also on the line where the belt changed hands if the title-holder was pinned. Bucky Collins 2 June 16, 2012 77 Bellevue, Illinois 2/3 Fall Match won 2–1 over Cain Devon Moore 1 September 1, 2012 – Bellevue, Illinois Won in a Chicago Street Fight Retired in 2013 References [ edit ] ^ Gerweck, Steve (2011-03-30). "Indy group closes down in midst of real life drama" . WrestleView . Retrieved 2011-03-30 . External links [ edit ] IWA Mid-South Title Histories IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=IWA_Mid-South_Light_Heavyweight_Championship&oldid=1184728988 " Categories : Light heavyweight wrestling championships IWA Mid-South championships Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description matches Wikidata Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South Independent Wrestling Association: Mid-South (IWA-MS) formed in 1996 in Louisville, Kentucky . The owner, Ian Rotten ,

1089-515: Was crowned in a rematch on February 23, 2000. Mike Sensation 2 March 4, 2000 <1 Charlestown, Indiana Awarded. Hy-Zya 1 March 4, 2000 <1 Charlestown, Indiana American Kickboxer 10 March 4, 2000 28 Charlestown, Indiana Hy-Zya 2 April 1, 2000 <1-21 Charlestown, Indiana Vacant. Suicide Kid 3 April 22, 2000 84 Charlestown, Indiana Defeated Prophet Daniel Quinn in

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