The ACW Junior Heavyweight Championship was a secondary
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championship title in the
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promotion Assault Championship Wrestling
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. The first-ever champion was Tiger Mulligan who defeated Shockwav, and Frankie Starz in a
Four Corners match in
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, most often in
Meriden, Connecticut
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and
Waterbury, Connecticut until the promotion closed in early-2004.
Jim Nastic holds the record for most reigns as a 2-time champion. At 211 days,
Eddie Edwards' reign is the longest in the title's history. Jim Nastic's first reign, which lasted only 24 days, was the shortest in the history of the title. Overall, there have been 8 reigns shared between 7 wrestlers, with one vacancy.
Title history
Reigns
Combined reigns
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Scotty Charisma
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Chi Chi Cruz
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References
External links
Official ACW Junior Heavyweight Championship Title HistoryACW Junior Heavyweight Championship at Genickbruch.com
Junior heavyweight wrestling championships