NWL Heavyweight Championship
Title history

NWL Heavyweight Championship

Section Title: Title history
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Wrestler:	Times:	Date:	Location:	Notes:

John Rambo	1	March 3, 1989	Elk Garden, West Virginia	Defeated "Russian Bear" Ivan Koloff to become first champion.

The Iron Sheik	1	1990	Virginia

John Rambo	2	1990	Virginia

Cactus Jack	1	October 22, 1991	Guam

The title is vacated by NWL President Dick Caricofe due to a match technicality. A rematch is sanctioned for the following day between Cactus Jack and John Rambo at the University of Guam Athletic Complex.

John Rambo	3	October 23, 1991	Guam

The title is vacated by John Rambo.

Neil Superior	1	November 1991	Guam	Defeated Helmut Hesler to win vacant title.

Superior briefly lost the title in a November 1995 match against Shane Shadows in Clear Spring, Maryland, however the referee's decision was reversed when it was discovered that Shadows' had used his feet on the ropes to pin Superior.

John Rambo	4	1997	Hagerstown, Maryland	Defeated Bob Starr for vacant title.

Gutterboy	1	April 22, 1999	Waynesboro, Pennsylvania

John Rambo	5	May 13, 1999	Hagerstown, Maryland

The title is vacated on December 13, 2000, when John Rambo surrendered the championship so it could be awarded to the NWL Wrestler of the Year at the end of the month.

Spazman Anthony	1	December 29, 2000	Hagerstown, Maryland	Awarded vacant title after being named NWL Wrestler of the Year.

Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka	1	February 1, 2001	Frederick, Maryland

Spazman Anthony	2	May 29, 2001	Cumberland, Maryland

John Rambo	6	June 26, 2001	Hagerstown, Maryland

Spazman Anthony	3	January 15, 2002	Won title in special 6-man match.

John Rambo	7	April 20, 2002	Bainbridge Township, Ohio

Jake "The Machine" Davis	1	January 11, 2003	Martinsburg, West Virginia

Headshrinker Samu	1	February 8, 2003	Greencastle, Pennsylvania	Won title in a "Special Stipulations" 6-man tag team match.

Corporal Punishment	1	April 12, 2003	Keyser, West Virginia	Match held at Potomac State College.

Headshrinker Samu	2	April 26, 2003	Martinsburg, West Virginia	Match held at the Apollo Civic Theater.

Aidean	1	May 24, 2003	Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania

Morgus the Maniac	1	July 19, 2003	Martinsburg, West Virginia

Leslie Leatherman	1	November 1, 2003	Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania

The Patriot	1	January 23, 2004	Newville, Pennsylvania

Leslie Leatherman	2	January 24, 2004	Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania

Headshrinker Samu	3	February 14, 2004	Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania

Leslie Leatherman	3	May 8, 2004	Hagerstown, Maryland

Headshrinker Samu	4	June 18, 2004	Martinsburg, West Virginia	Wins title but vacates it immediately after because he would not be able to make the next title defense in Newville, Pennsylvania on June 26.

Pirate of the Caribbean	1	June 26, 2004	Newville, Pennsylvania	Won the vacant title in a 10-man battle royal.

Dorian Devile	1	July 3, 2004	Hagerstown, Maryland

OGB	1	July 8, 2004	Won the title by forfeit when Devile failed to show up.

Super Destroyer	1	July 17, 2004	Martinsburg, West Virginia

Snatch Haggis	1	September 18, 2004	Martinsburg, West Virginia	Won title via forfeit when Super Destroyer failed to show up.

The title is vacated on October 7, 2004.

Headshrinker Samu	5	October 9, 2004	Defeated Gutterboy, John Rambo, and Carnage in a four way dance to win the vacant title.

Genesis	1	March 19, 2005	Newville, Pennsylvania	Defeated Headshrinker Samu and Kage in a triple threat match.

Jason Static	1	May 21, 2005	Newville, Pennsylvania	Won title by forfeit when Genesis was unable to compete due to injury.

Gutterboy	2	August 13, 2005	Newville, Pennsylvania	Defeated Jason Static, John Rambo and Nikita Annilov in a 4-Way Dance.

John Rambo	8	December 17, 2005	Martinsburg, West Virginia

Gutterboy	3	May 20, 2006	Newville, Pennsylvania	Defeated John Rambo, Asian Sinsation and Ryot in a 4-Way Dance.

Leslie Leatherman	4	March 31, 2007	Gettysburg, Pennsylvania	Defeated Gutterboy, Professor Egon Ecton and LT in a 4-Way Dance elimination match.

Gangrel	1	May 25, 2007	Hagerstown, Maryland	Match held at South Hagerstown High School.

The title is vacated on June 4, 2007, when Gangrel announced he would not be able to appear for the next scheduled title defense in Cambridge, Maryland at the end of the month.

Headshrinker Samu	6	June 30, 2007	Cambridge, Maryland	Pinned Leslie Leatherman in a singles match to win the title.

The title is vacated in January 2008.

Todd Hill	1	January 26, 2008	Hagerstown, Maryland	Won title in a battle royal.

Shane Shadows	1	July 7, 2009	Martinsburg, West Virginia	Defeated Todd Hill and Thomas William Farnsworth in a Three Way Match.

Cory Bush	1	2010

The title is vacated on 2012.

Gustin Uberstud	1	June 22, 2012	Hagerstown, Maryland	Won title in a battle royal.

Brandon Scott	1	2014

LA Starr	1	November 11, 2015

Butch Hess	1	March 20, 2016	Martinsburg, West Virginia

The title is vacated on July 24, 2016.

Shorty Smalls	1	August 14, 2016	Martinsburg, West Virginia

Butch Hess	2	October 15, 2016	Martinsburg, West Virginia

The title is vacated on October 15, 2016.

Animal	1	November 20, 2016	Martinsburg, West Virginia

The title is vacated on March 3, 2017.

Lance Anoa'i	1	April 1, 2017	Martinsburg, West Virginia

Jake "The Machine" Davis	2	July 22, 2017	Martinsburg, West Virginia

Ishman Martinez	1	October 21, 2017	Martinsburg, West Virginia	Defeated Jake "The Machine" Davis..

Sentence(s)

The NWL Heavyweight Championship was created on March 3, 1989, when John Rambo defeated Russian Ivan Koloff in Elk Garden, West Virginia.

final_sentence: The NWL Heavyweight Championship was created on March 3, 1989, when John Rambo defeated Russian Ivan Koloff in Elk Garden, West Virginia.