page_title: MLW National Openweight Championship
section_title: Reigns
hierarchical_section_title: MLW National Openweight Championship / Reigns
caption_attribution_description: English: Professional wrestler Alexander Hammerstone standing in the ring entranceway at MLW Saturday Night Superfight on November 2, 2019 at Cicero Stadium in Cicero, Illinois;
context_page_description: The MLW National Openweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion Major League Wrestling. The title was unveiled on April 18, 2019. The title's openweight nature, a division more common in Japanese professional wrestling, means that both heavyweight and middleweight wrestlers are eligible to challenge for it. The current and inaugural champion is Alexander Hammerstone, who his in its first reign, after defeating Brian Pillman Jr. in a four-man single-elimination tournament final.
context_section_description: As of August 14, 2020. 
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  Alexander Hammerstone is the current and inaugural champion, who defeated Brian Pillman Jr. in a four-man single-elimination tournament final on June 1, 2019, at Fury Road 2019 in Waukesha, Wisconsin.
caption: Current champion Alexander Hammerstone
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