List of Keystone State Wrestling Alliance Champions

The Keystone State Wrestling Alliance is a professional wrestling promotion based out of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Title reigns are determined by professional wrestling matches.

The KSWA currently has four regular Championship Titles and one annual title. KSWA Heavyweight Championship, KSWA Tag Team Championship, KSWA Golden Triangle Championship, KSWA Five Star Championship and the Annual KSWA "Brawl Under the Bridge" Championship. This article will break down every title holder to hold the current titles, as well as the 4 former titles.

Current championships

KSWA Heavyweight Championship

Key
Reign The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed
Event The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the titles were won
N/A The specific information is not known
Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign
No. Champion Reign Date Days held Location Event Notes Ref.
1 Skippy Hawke 1 January 1, 2000 216 N/A N/A Awarded the title by the KSWA Board of Directors [1]
2 Shawn Blanchard 1 August 4, 2000 267 Bloomfield, Pennsylvania Live event   [1]
3 Tommy Faime 1 April 28, 2001 511 Bloomfield, Pennsylvania Live event
4 Shawn Blanchard 2 September 21, 2002 49 Bloomfield, Pennsylvania Live event This was a Triple Threat match, also involving Mike Malachi  
5 Mike Malachi 1 November 9, 2002 441 Bloomfield, Pennsylvania Live event    
6 Lou Martin 1 January 24, 2004 798 Bloomfield, Pennsylvania Revenge (2004)  
7 Shawn Blanchard 3 April 1, 2006 245 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania April Fools Anarchy: A Night of Deception    
8 La Lucha 1 December 2, 2006 49 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania FanFest/Toy Drive (2006)   [1][2]
9 Shawn Blanchard 4 January 20, 2007 315 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania Revenge (2007) This was a Triple Threat match, also involving Kris Kash [2]
10 Anthony Alexander 1 December 1, 2007 588 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania FanFest/Toy Drive (2007)   [1]
11 Shawn Blanchard 5 July 11, 2009 294 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania Summertime Bruise (2009)    
12 The Latin Assassin 1 May 1, 2010 434 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania Mayhem    
13 Ali Kaida 1 July 9, 2011 147 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania Summertime Bruise (2011)    
14 Mitch Napier 1 December 3, 2011 <1 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania FanFest/Toy Drive (2011) This was a Fatal Four-Way match, also involving The Latin Assassin and Shawn Blanchard [3]
15 Lou Martin 2 December 3, 2011 735 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania Fan Fest/Toy Drive (2011)  
16 Shane Starr 1 December 7, 2013 476 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania Fan Fest/Toy Drive (2013)  
17 Shawn Blanchard 6 March 28, 2015 252 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania Joe Abby Memorial Tournament (2015)    
18 Kris Kash 1 December 5, 2015 280 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania Fan Fest (2015) This was a Championship Cavalade match, also involving Shane Starr, Mitch Napier, and Lou Martin [4]
19 Jay Flash 1 September 10, 2016 84 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania Live event   [3][5]
20 Mitch Napier 2 December 3, 2016 2,517+ Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania FanFest/Toy Drive (2016) This was a Triple Threat match, also involving Kris Kash [3][6]

KSWA Tag Team Championship

No. Champions Reign Date Days held Location Event Notes Ref(s)
1 The V.I.P.’s
(Shawn Blanchard and Lou Martin)
1 May 20, 2000 98 Bloomfield, Pennsylvania Live event Defeated Great Toyota and Justin Sane in a tournament final.
2 Skippy Hawke and Bob Thomas 1 August 26, 2000 6 Live event
Vacated 1 September 1, 2000 N/A N/A N/A Championship vacated when Skippy Hawke and Bob Thomas retired.
3 La Lucha and Soulfighter 1 February 24, 2001 319 Bloomfield, Pennsylvania Live event Defeated Shane O’Shea & Great Toyota and The Prime Time Players in a Triple Threat match to win the vacant title.
4 The Prime Time Players
(Billy Rich and Anthony Alexander)
1 January 9, 2002 304 Bloomfield, Pennsylvania Live event  
5 Sexual Harassment
(JT Rodgers and Eric Xtasy)
1 November 9, 2002 189 Bloomfield, Pennsylvania Live event Defeated Billy Rich and Skippy Hawke, substituting for Anthony Alexander who was unable to appear due to travel problems.
6 Tommy Faime and Mike Malachi 1 May 17, 2003 0 Bloomfield, Pennsylvania Live event Defeated JT Rodgers and Bob Atlas who was substituting for Eric Xtasy due to injury.
7 Glamm Slamm Duo
(QB Blitzz and Sam Slej)
1 May 17, 2003 140 Bloomfield, Pennsylvania Live event
8 The Ironside Crew
(Shane O’Shea and Del Douglas)
1 October 4, 2003 112 Bloomfield, Pennsylvania Live event
9 Glamm Slamm Duo 2 January 24, 2004 203 Bloomfield, Pennsylvania Revenge (2004)  
10 Biker Al and La Lucha 1 August 14, 2004 371/376 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania Mayhem at the Moose Biker Al won the title in a battle royal. He chose La Lucha as his partner on October 9, 2004.
11 Del Douglas and Tommy Faime 1 August 20, 2005 105 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania Summertime Bruise (2005) Defeated La Lucha in a handicap match when The V.I.P.'s paid off Biker Al not to show up.
12 Justin Sane and La Lucha 1 December 3, 2005 286 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania FanFest/Toy Drive (2005) Defeated Douglas in a handicap match due to retirement of Tommy Faime [1]
13 The International Thugs
(Mike Malachi and Ali Kaida)
1 September 15, 2006 442 Millvale, Pennsylvania Millvale Days (2006)  
14 The Mexican Connection
(La Lucha and Joey Quervo)
1 December 1, 2007 154 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania FanFest/Toy Drive (2007)
15 The Latin Assassin and The Blood Beast 1 May 3, 2008 133 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania Mayhem (2008) This was a Triple Threat match, also involving Biker Al and Vinnie Stone
16 Best Team Ever
(Alex Arcadian and Ric Rumskey)
1 September 13, 2008 0 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania A Night for Kody  
17 Vinnie Stone and Biker Al 1 September 13, 2008 84 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania A Night for Kody  
18 The Latin Assassin and The Blood Beast 2 December 6, 2008 266 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania FanFest/Toy Drive (2008)  
19 The V.I.P.’s
(Lou Martin and Shane Starr)
1 August 29, 2009 20 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania When Worlds Collide (2009)  
20 Violence Inc.
(Vinnie Stone and Ric Rumskey)
1 September 18, 2009 1 Millvale, Pennsylvania Millvale Days (2009)
21 The V.I.P.’s
(Shawn Blanchard and Lou Martin)
2 September 19, 2009 21 Millvale, Pennsylvania Millvale Days (2009)  
22 Demolition
(Ax and Smash)
1 October 10, 2009 52 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania Autumn Annihilation [1]
Vacated 1 December 1, 2009 N/A N/A N/A Demolition sends a letter to the KSWA offices, relinquishing the titles as they are unable to defend the belts in a timely manner. [1]
23 Violence Inc. 2 December 5, 2009 189 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania FanFest/Toy Drive (2009) There was a gauntlet match for the vacant title, also involving Alex Arcadian & Anthony Alexander, The Blood Beast & The Bulldozer, Biker Al & Bobby Badfingers, and The V.I.P.’s (Lou Martin and Shane Starr)
24 The Lost Boyz
(Shane Starr and Kris Kash)
1 June 12, 2010 175 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania Heatwave Havoc   [4]
25 The V.I.P.’s
(Shawn Blanchard and Lou Martin)
3 December 4, 2010 210 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania FanFest/Toy Drive (2010)   [1][4]
26 Party Gras
(Justin Sane and Lord Zoltan)
1 July 2, 2011 525 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania Lawrenceville Fireworks Celebration (2011)  
27 Del Douglas and The Jester 1 December 8, 2012 252 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania FanFest/Toy Drive (2012)
28 System Elite
(Edric Everhart and Tyler Cross)
1 August 17, 2013 287 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania When Worlds Collide (2013)  
29 Jack Massacre and Mike Malachi 1 May 31, 2014 490 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania Mayhem (2014)
30 The Mercenaries
(Sniper and Nick Crane)
1 October 3, 2015 63 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania Live event  
31 The Lost Boyz 2 December 5, 2015 175 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania FanFest/Toy Drive (2015)   [4]
32 The Spear Asylum
(Bobby Badfingers and Vinnie Stone)
1 May 28, 2016 189 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania Live event  
33 The Jester and T. Rantula 1 December 3, 2016 2,517+ Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania FanFest/Toy Drive (2016)   [6]

KSWA Golden Triangle Championship

No. Champion Reign Date Days held Location Event Notes Ref.
1 Justin Sane 1 August 26, 2000 0 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania Live event This was an 8-man "Final Elimination" battle royal. Justin Sane last eliminated Soulfighter to become the inaugural KSWA Golden Triangle Champion.
2 Mike Malachi 1 August 26, 2000 21 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania Live event Mike Malachi won by TKO when KSWA Commissioner Tommy Faime threw in the towel when Sane suffered an injury during the match.
3 Justin Sane 2 September 16, 2000 42 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania Live event
4 Jeff Lockhart 1 October 28, 2000 119 Bloomfield, Pennsylvania Live event
5 Lou Martin 1 February 24, 2001 329 Bloomfield, Pennsylvania Live event
6 Justin Sane 3 January 19, 2002 294 Bloomfield, Pennsylvania Live event
7 Jeff Lockhart 2 November 9, 2002 329 Bloomfield, Pennsylvania Live event This was a Triple Threat match, also involving The Latin Assassin
Vacated October 4, 2003 Bloomfield, Pennsylvania Live event Championship vacated when Jeff Lockhart retires  
8 The Latin Assassin 1 October 4, 2003 504 Bloomfield, Pennsylvania Live event Defeated Anthony Alexander
9 Anthony Alexander 1 February 19, 2005 735 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania When Worlds Collide (2005) On August 26, 2006, Alexander won a Fatal Four Way match to unify the KSWA Golden Triangle and Tri-State Championships.
10 Justin Sane 4 February 24, 2007 280 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania The Aftermath (2007) This was a Fatal Four Way match, also involving Ali Kaida and Mike Malachi
11 Michael Cruz 1 December 1, 2007 84 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania FanFest/Toy Drive (2007)
Vacated February 23, 2008 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania Revenge (2008) Championship vacated when Michael Cruz leaves the promotion  
12 Mike Malachi 2 February 23, 2008 287 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania Revenge (2008) Defeated Lou Martin
13 La Lucha 1 December 6, 2008 77 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania FanFest/Toy Drive (2008)
14 Ali Kaida 1 February 21, 2009 70 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania Revenge (2009)
15 Kris Kash 1 May 2, 2009 56 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania Mayhem (2009) [4]
16 Del Douglas 1 June 27, 2009 6 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Krazy Tour (2009) [4]
17 Kris Kash 2 July 3, 2009 155 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania Lawrenceville Fireworks Celebration (2009) [4]
18 Del Douglas 2 December 5, 2009 273 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania FanFest/Toy Drive (2009)
19 Justin Sane 5 September 4, 2010 14 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania Paul Sciullo Memorial Show
20 Anthony Alexander 2 September 18, 2010 231 Millvale, Pennsylvania Millvale Days (2010)
Vacated May 7, 2011 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania Mayhem (2011) Anthony Alexander forfeited the title due to a shoulder injury. [7]
21 Frank Durso 1 May 7, 2011 0 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania Mayhem (2011) This was a six-man tag team match with Frank Durso and The V.I.P.’s vs. Bobby Badfingers, Jay Flash and Justin Sane. Durso pinned to win the vacant title.
22 Bobby Badfingers 1 May 7, 2011 210 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania Mayhem (2011) This was a six-man tag team match with Bobby Badfingers, Jay Flash and Justin Sane vs. Frank Durso and The V.I.P.’s. Badfingers pinned Durso to win the title.
23 Jay Flash 1 December 3, 2011 147 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania FanFest/Toy Drive (2011) [5]
24 The Blood Beast 1 April 28, 2012 139 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania Unsanctioned This was a Triple Threat match, also involving Mitch Napier
25 Shane Starr 1 September 14, 2012 526 Millvale, Pennsylvania Millvale Days (2012) On December 7, 2013, Starr defeated Lou Martin for the KSWA Heavyweight Championship. [8]
Vacated February 22, 2014 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania Revenge (2014) Championship vacated due to Shane Starr holding both the KSWA Heavyweight and Golden Triangle Championships.  
26 The Bulldozer 1 July 28, 2014 131 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania Heat Wave Havoc Defeated The Jester in the finals of an 8-man tournament to win the vacant title.
27 Kaida 2 December 6, 2014 182 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania FanFest/Toy Drive (2014)
28 Lou Martin 2 June 6, 2015 413 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania Live event
29 Shane Starr 2 July 23, 2016 133 Homestead, Pennsylvania Brawl Under the Bridge 2
30 Tommy Faime 1 December 3, 2016 2,517+ Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania FanFest/Toy Drive (2016)

KSWA Five Star Championship

No. Champion Reign Date Days held Location Event Notes Ref.
1 Tony Johnson 1 December 4, 2010 286 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania FanFest/Toy Drive (2010) Defeated The Great Toyota, Jay Flash, JP Goulet, The Jester, and Drew Belanger in a 6 Pack Gauntlet match to become the inaugural KSWA Junior Heavyweight Champion.
2 Del Douglas 1 September 16, 2011 1 Millvale, Pennsylvania Millvale Days (2011)    
3 Tony Johnson 2 September 17, 2011 77 Millvale, Pennsylvania Millvale Days (2011)
4 Shane Starr 1 December 3, 2011 154 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania FanFest/Toy Drive (2011) This was a gauntlet match, also involving Dave Diamond, Del Douglas, The Jester and Kris Kash.  
5 Jonny Axx 1 May 5, 2012 217 Bloomfield, Pennsylvania Krazy Tour (2012) On May 6, 2002, after Jonny Axx and his manager Mayor Mystery petitioned the KSWA Championship Committee to establish a weight class for junior heavyweights, the title was renamed: KSWA Five Star Championship.
6 Kris Kash 1 December 8, 2012 252 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania FanFest/Toy Drive (2012) [4]
7 Mitch Napier 1 August 17, 2013 112 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania When Worlds Collide (2013) This was a Triple Threat match, also involving J Ru [4]
8 Bobby Badfingers 2 December 7, 2013 364 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania FanFest/Toy Drive (2013) This was a gauntlet match, also involving Del Douglas, Kris Kash and J Ru  
9 The Jester 1 December 6, 2014 175 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania FanFest/Toy Drive (2014) This was a Fatal Four Way match, also involving The Blood Beast and Justin Sane
10 Super Ginger 1 May 30, 2015 14 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Krazy Tour (2015) This was a Fatal Four Way match, also involving Jay Flash and Tony Johnson  
11 Nick Crane 1 June 13, 2015 37 Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania Krazy Tour (2015)    
12 Super Ginger 2 July 20, 2015 33 Homestead, Pennsylvania Brawl Under the Bridge    
13 Mitch Napier 2 August 22, 2015 301 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania Live event    
14 Kaida 1 June 18, 2016 25 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania Live event This was a Triple Threat match, also involving Harley T. Morris  
Vacated July 13, 2016 N/A N/A Kaida forfeited the title due to injury  
15 Harley T. Morris 1 July 23, 2016 71 Homestead, Pennsylvania Brawl Under the Bridge 2 This was a Fatal Four Way match for the vacant title, also including Bob Atlas, Mitch Napier, and Justin Sane  
16 Ice Machine 1 October 2, 2016 13 Sewickley, Pennsylvania Fam Com (2016)  
17 Harley T. Morris 1 October 15, 2016 161 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania Live event    
19 Justin Sane 1 March 25, 2017 99 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania Joe Abby Memorial Tournament (2017)    
20 Lord Zoltan 1 July 2, 2017 20 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania Lawrenceville Fireworks Celebration (2017) This was a Triple Threat match, also involving Del Douglas  
21 Del Douglas 1 July 22, 2017 7 Homestead, Pennsylvania Brawl Under the Bridge 3 This was a Triple Threat match, also involving Justin Sane  
22 Justin Sane 2 July 29, 2017 2,279+ Coraopolis, Pennsylvania Live event This was a Triple Threat match, also involving Lord Zoltan  

KSWA "Brawl Under the Bridge" Championship

No. Champion Reign Date Days held Location Event Notes Ref.
1 Kris Kash 1 July 23, 2016 294 Homestead, Pennsylvania Brawl Under the Bridge 2 In a match sanctioned by KSWA owner Tommy Faime, Kash defeated Shawn Blanchard to become the inaugural KSWA "Brawl Under the Bridge" Champion
2 Shawn Blanchard 1 May 13, 2017 70 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania Live event This was a Fatal Four Way match, also involving Lou Martin and Shane Starr  
3 Demolition Ax 1 July 22, 2017 2,286+ Homestead, Pennsylvania Brawl Under the Bridge 3

Former Championships

KSWA Pittsburgh Heavyweight Championship

No. Champion Reign Date Days held Location Event Notes Ref.
1 The Kazmanian Devil 1 January 26, 2001 257 Bloomfield, Pennsylvania Live event Defeated Anthony Alexander and Billy Rich in a Triple Threat match to become the inaugural KSWA International Champion.
Vacated October 10, 2001 N/A N/A Championship vacated when The Kazmanian Devil retires  
2 Shane O'Shea 1 January 19, 2002 175 Bloomfield, Pennsylvania Live event This was a Triple Threat match for the vacant title, also including Bob Atlas and The Great Toyota
3 The Great Toyota 1 July 13, 2002 119 Bloomfield, Pennsylvania Live event  
4 Bob Atlas 1 November 9, 2002 140 Bloomfield, Pennsylvania Live event On March 29, 2003, Atlas won a battle royal to unify the KSWA International and Pittsburgh Championships.

KSWA International Heavyweight Championship

No. Champion Reign Date Days held Location Event Notes Ref.
1 Shadow Strike 1 March 2, 2002 136 Bloomfield, Pennsylvania Live event This was an 8-man "Final Elimination" battle royal.
Vacated July 16, 2002 N/A N/A Shadow Strike forfeited the title due to injury.  
2 La Lucha 1 September 21, 2002 189 Bloomfield, Pennsylvania Live event Defeated Joey Quervo
3 Bob Atlas 1 March 29, 2003 <1 Bloomfield, Pennsylvania Live event This was a Keystone Karnage battle royal. The championship is unified with the KSWA Pittsburgh Heavyweight Championship and ceases to exist.

KSWA Tri-State Heavyweight Championship

No. Champion Reign Date Days held Location Event Notes Ref.
1 Bob Atlas 1 March 29, 2003 189 Bloomfield, Pennsylvania Live event This was a battle royal to unify the KSWA International and Pittsburgh Championships.
2 Billy Rich 1 October 4, 2003 264 Bloomfield, Pennsylvania Live event  
3 Shawn Blanchard 1 June 24, 2004 51 Live event  
4 Bob Atlas 2 August 14, 2004 56 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania Mayhem at the Moose  
Vacated October 9, 2004 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania Autumn Annihilation Bob Atlas forfeited the title due to injury.  
5 Shawn Blanchard 2 October 9, 2004 49 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania Autumn Annihilation This was a Final Elimination match for the vacant title, also including Ali Kaida, Bosco Baracus, Del Douglas, La Lucha, and Joey Quervo
6 Justin Sane 1 November 27, 2004 196 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania November Pain  
7 The Latin Assassin 1 June 11, 2005 175 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania Heatwave Havoc  
8 Mike Malachi 1 December 3, 2005 119 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania FanFest/Toy Drive (2005)  
9 The Latin Assassin 2 April 1, 2006 70 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania April Fools Anarchy: A Night of Deception  
Vacated June 10, 2006 N/A N/A The Latin Assassin forfeited the title due to injury.  
10 Anthony Alexander 1 August 26, 2006 <1 Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania When Worlds Collide (2006) This was a Fatal Four Way match, also including Michael Cruz, Mike Malachi and Deven Michaels. The championship is unified with the KSWA Golden Triangle Championship and ceases to exist.

References

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