IWCCW Light Heavyweight Championship

The ICW / IWCCW Light Heavyweight Championship was the championship for Light heavyweights at a maximum weight of 220 lbs. in International World Class Championship Wrestling. The title existed from 1987 until the federation closed its doors in 1995. The title was first promoted as the “International Championship Wrestling Light Heavyweight” Title but was later renamed the “International World Class Championship Wrestling Light Heavyweight title” when the federation was renamed as well. Because the championship is a professional wrestling championship, it is not won or lost competitively but instead by the decision of the bookers of a wrestling promotion. The championship is awarded after the chosen team "wins" a match to maintain the illusion that professional wrestling is a competitive sport.[1]

IWCCW Light Heavyweight Championship
Details
PromotionInternational Championship Wrestling
(1985–January 1991)
International World Class Championship Wrestling
(January 1991–1995)
Date established1987
Date retired1995
Other name(s)
  • ICW Light Heavyweight Championship
Statistics
First champion(s)Robbie Ellis
Most reignsRobbie Ellis (3 reigns)
Longest reignRay Odyssey (521+ days)[Note 1]
Shortest reignJoe Savoldi (133 days)[Note 2]
Oldest championRobbie Ellis (52 years, 84 days)
Youngest championEric Sbraccia (19 years, 7 days)
Heaviest championEric Sbraccia (270 lb (120 kg))
Lightest championRobbie Ellis (180 lb (82 kg))

Title history
Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
1 Robbie Ellis February 8, 1987 N/A Sarasota, FL 1 [Note 3] defeats Brian Walsh according to the Bangor Daily News on March 14th, 1987.  
2 Eric Sbraccia October 1, 1987 ICW show Dover, New Hampshire 1 454    
3 Robbie Ellis December 28, 1988 ICW show Augusta, Maine 2 [Note 4]    
4 Ray Odyssey 1989 ICW show [Note 5] 1 [Note 1]    
5 the Tasmaniac June 5, 1991 IWCCW show Brooklyn, New York 1 204    
6 Joe Savoldi December 26, 1991 IWCCW show Monticello, New York 1 134    
7 Makumba May 8, 1992 IWCCW show Hamburg, Pennsylvania 1 286    
8 Joe Savoldi February 18, 1993 IWCCW show Monticello, New York 2 133    
— Deactivated July 1, 1993 — — — — The title was not defended for a period of time from 1993 to 1995.  
9 Robbie Ellis July 1, 1995 IWCCW show [Note 5] 3 [Note 6] It is not clear who Ellis defeated to win the championship, or if he even won it from someone.  
— Deactivated 1995 — — — — IWCCW Closes down.  

Footnotes
  1. The exact date Odyssey won the championship is not documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 521 days and 885 days
  2. Certain title changes are not documented, which makes it possible that someone had a shorter reign.
  3. The exact date ICW recognized Robbie Ellis as the champion is not documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 273 days
  4. The exact date Ellis lost the championship is not documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 4 days and 368 days
  5. The location of the match was not captured as part of the championship documentation.
  6. The exact date IWCCW closed is not documented which means the championship reign lasted anywhere between 1 day and 183 days

References
General sources
  • Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). "Boston: International Championship Wrestling Light Heavyweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  • "International Championship Wrestling (1985-1991/01)/International World Class Championship Wrestling (1991/01-mid-1990s) Light Heavyweight Title". Wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
Specific sources
  1. Ed Grabianowski. "How Pro Wrestling Works". How Stuff Works. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2009.
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