# MDW Light Heavyweight Championship

The MDW Light Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling light heavyweight championship in Mason-Dixon Wrestling (MDW). It was the original lightweight title of the Atlantic Coast Championship Wrestling promotion during its first year of operation. In December 1998, the promotion became Mason-Dixon Wrestling and the title became the MDW Heavyweight Championship.
The inaugural champion was Joey Austin, who defeated Bobby Kane in Buckhannon, West Virginia on December 13, 1997 to become the first ACCW Light Heavyweight Champion. The Bounty Hunter and Latin Tornado are tied for the record for most reigns, with four each. At 336 days, Puck's first and only reign is the longest in the title's history. Latin Tornado's first reign was the shortest in the history of the title lasting only 1 day. Overall, there have been 13 reigns shared between 7 wrestlers, with three vacancies.

## 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 |

### Names

| Name | Years |
| ACCW Light Heavyweight Championship | 1997 — 1999 |
| MDW Light Heavyweight Championship | 1999 — 2002 |

### Reigns

| # | Wrestlers | Reign | Date | Days held | Location | Event | Notes |
| 1 | Joey Austin | 1 | December 13, 1997 | 91 | Buckhannon, West Virginia | Live event | Austin defeated Bobby Kane to become the first ACCW Light Heavyweight Champion. |
| 2 | The Bounty Hunter | 1 | March 14, 1998 | 161 | New Martinsville, West Virginia | Live event | |
| 3 | Red Devil | 1 | August 22, 1998 | 112 | Buckhannon, West Virginia | Live event | |
| 4 | The Bounty Hunter | 2 | December 12, 1998 | 193 | Buckhannon, West Virginia | Live event | This was a Triangle match also involving The Cuban Commando. On January 1, 1999, the title was renamed the MDW Light Heavyweight Championship when the promotion became Mason-Dixon Wrestling. |
| 5 | Latin Tornado | 1 | June 23, 1999 | 1 | Franklin, West Virginia | Live event | |
| 6 | The Bounty Hunter | 3 | June 24, 1999 | 43 | Moorefield, West Virginia | Live event | |
| 7 | Latin Tornado | 2 | August 6, 1999 | 271 | Kingwood, West Virginia | Live event | |
| 8 | The Bounty Hunter | 4 | May 3, 2000 | 7 | Stonewood, West Virginia | Live event | |
| 9 | El Guano | 1 | May 10, 2000 | 61 | Stonewood, West Virginia | Live event | |
| — | Vacated | — | July 10, 2000 | — | N/A | N/A | The championship is vacated when El Guano is "deported" by the Immigration and Naturalization Service for a work visa violation. |
| 10 | J.T. Martin | 1 | August 5, 2000 | 118 | Nutter Fort, West Virginia | Blackberry Festival (2000) | Martin defeated Puck to win the vacant title. |
| — | Vacated | — | December 1, 2000 | — | N/A | N/A | The championship is vacated after J.T. Martin suffers a career-threatening spine injury. |
| 11 | Latin Tornado | 3 | March 10, 2001 | N/A | Morgantown, West Virginia | Live event | Latin Tornado defeated Puck and King to win the vacant title. |
| — | Vacated | — | June 2001 | — | N/A | N/A | The championship is vacated when Latin Tornado fails to appear for scheduled title appearances. |
| 12 | Puck | 1 | July 14, 2001 | 336 | Stonewood, West Virginia | Live event | This was a Triple Threat match also involving Tommy Hawk and Lunar. |
| 13 | Latin Tornado | 4 | June 15, 2002 | N/A | Stonewood, West Virginia | Live event | Latin Tornado was awarded the championship when Puck left the promotion. |

## List of combined reigns

| <1 | Indicates that the reign lasted less than one day. |
| Rank | Wrestler | # of reigns | Combined days |
| 1 | The Bounty Hunter | 4 | 404 |
| 2 | Puck | 1 | 336 |
| 3 | Latin Tornado | 4 | 272+ |
| 4 | J.T. Martin | 1 | 118 |
| 5 | Red Devil | 1 | 112 |
| 6 | Joey Austin | 1 | 91 |
| 7 | El Guano | 1 | 61 |

## Footnotes

* ↑ Each reign is ranked highest to lowest; reigns with the same number mean that they are tied for that certain rank.