The ACW Heavyweight Championship was the top professional wrestling championship title in the American independent promotion Assault Championship Wrestling . The first-ever champion was Chris Hamrick who won the title in a championship tournament held in Meriden, Connecticut on August 24, 2001. The championship was regularly defended throughout the state of Connecticut , most often in Meriden, Connecticut , until the promotion closed in early-2004.[ 1]
ACW Heavyweight Championship Promotion Assault Championship Wrestling Date established August 24, 2001 Date retired March 21, 2004 First champion(s) Chris Hamrick Most reigns Dylan Kage (2 reigns) Longest reign Chris Hamrick (218 days) Shortest reign Jeff Rocket (4 days)
Dylan Kage holds the record for most reigns as the only 2-time champion. At 217 days, Chris Hamrick's reign is the longest in the title's history. Jeff Rocket's reign, which lasted only 4 days before vacating due to injury, was the shortest in the history of the title. Overall, there have been 9 reigns shared between 8 wrestlers, with one vacancy.[ 1]
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Order in reign history
Reign
The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed
Event
The event in which the title was won
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Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign
N/A
The information is not available or is unknown
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Indicates the current reign is changing daily
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Wrestlers
Reign
Date
Days held
Location
Event
Notes
Ref.
1
Chris Hamrick
1
August 24, 2001
218
Meriden, Connecticut
Live event
Won tournament to become the first ACW Heavyweight Champion.
[ 1]
2
Slyk Wagner Brown
1
March 30, 2002
71
Meriden, Connecticut
Live event
[ 1]
3
Balls Mahoney
1
June 9, 2002
62
Meriden, Connecticut
Live event
[ 1]
4
Jeff Rocket
1
August 10, 2002
4
Pikesville, Connecticut
Live event
[ 1]
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Vacated
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August 14, 2002
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Meriden, Connecticut
N/A
The championship is vacated when Jeff Rocket suffers an injury.
[ 1]
5
Dylan Kage
1
August 14, 2002
109
Meriden, Connecticut
Live event
Defeated Ron Zombie in a singles match.
[ 1]
6
Paul E. Normous
1
December 1, 2002
103
New Britain, Connecticut
Live event
[ 1] [ 2]
7
Johnny Thunder
1
March 14, 2003
149
East Hartford, Connecticut
Live event
[ 1] [ 3]
8
Dylan Kage
2
August 10, 2003
189
Meriden, Connecticut
Live event
[ 1]
9
Ron Zombie
1
February 15, 2004
35
New Britain, Connecticut
Reload (2004)
[ 1] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
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Deactivated
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March 21, 2004
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N/A
N/A
ACW holds its last show on March 21, 2004.
[ 1]