The HWA Cruiserweight Championship was a title contested in the

Heartland Wrestling Association The Heartland Wrestling Association (HWA) was a Midwestern independent professional wrestling promotion based in Cincinnati, Ohio. A former developmental territory for World Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation during the 199 ...

. It was introduced on August 22, 1997 when Tarek The Great became the first champion. On January 6, 2004 it was retired and renamed to the

HWA Television Championship The HWA Television Championship was a title contested in the Heartland Wrestling Association. It was introduced on January 6, 2004 when the HWA Cruiserweight Championship was renamed. Quinten Lee was made the HWA Television Championship as he ...

. The title was re-activated on August 30, 2008 and Aaron Williams became the first champion since the re-activation.. But on June 10, 2009 it was retired a second time and was again renamed, this time to the HWA American Luchadore Championship. Williams remained the champion as a result.

Title history

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in a 3-way match for the title. , - !3 ,

, 1 , May 26, 1999 , 64 ,

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vacates the title after signing with

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. , - !4 , Todd Morton , 1 , August 25, 1999 , 179 , Fort Mitchell, KY , Morton defeated Rory Fox in the finals of a tournament for the vacant title. , - , — , , — , February 19, 2000 , — , Hamilton, OH , Morton vacates the title after no-showing the event. , - !5 , Shark Boy , 2 , February 19, 2000 , 232 , Hamilton, OH ,

defeated

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, who won a battle royal earlier in the night, for the vacant title. , - !6 , Rory Fox , 1 , October 7, 2000 , 29 , Blanchester, OH , Fox wins the title in a Ladder Match. , - !7 , Shark Boy , 3 , November 4, 2000 , 123 , Blanchester, OH ,

pinned Fox in a tag team match where the title would change hands if Fox was pinned.

was partnered with Race Steele while Fox was with

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vacates the title after winning the

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on February 27. , - !8 ,

, 1 , March 16, 2001 , 103 , Rising Sun, IN , Defeated

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to win the vacant championship. , - !9 ,

, 1 , June 26, 2001 , 45 ,

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, , - !10 , Matt Stryker , 1 , August 9, 2001 , 25 , Cincinnati, OH ,

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defeated Pepper Parks,

and Chad Collyer in a 4-way match for the title. , - !11 , Jamie Knoble , 1 , September 2, 2001 , 130 ,

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, , - !12 ,

Shannon Moore Shannon Moore (born July 27, 1979) is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his work with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) between 1999 and 2001 and with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) for several years in the 2000s. H ...

, 1 , January 9, 2002 , 36 ,

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, , - !13 , Chad Collyer , 1 , February 13, 2002 , 40 , Dayton, OH , Collyer defeated Moore and

in a 3-way match for the title. , - !14 , Shannon Moore , 2 , March 24, 2002 , 46 , Jeffersonville, IN , , - !15 ,

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, 1 , May 8, 2002 , 154 , Dayton, OH , Whitmer defeated Moore, Jamie Knoble and

in a 4-way elimination match for the title. , - !16 , Rory Fox , 2 , October 8, 2002 , 37 , Cincinnati, OH , , - !17 , The Hussla , 1 , November 13, 2002 , 81 , Englewood, OH , , - !18 , Rory Fox , 3 , February 1, 2003 , 112 ,

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, , - !19 , J.T. Stahr , 1 , May 23, 2003 , 2 , Dayton, OH , Stahr and Dalton become co-champions in a 4-way match when both competitors pinned Fox at the same time. , - !20 , Rory Fox , 4 , May 25, 2003 , 105 , Cincinnati, OH , Fox pinned both Stahr & Dalton in a handicap elimination match. , - !21 , Quinten Lee , 1 , September 6, 2003 , 53 , Batavia, OH , , - !22 , Rory Fox , 5 , October 28, 2003 , , Cincinnati, OH , Fox defeated El Temor, who was actually Quinten Lee under a mask. , - !23 , Quinten Lee , 2 , October 28, 2003 , 71 , Cincinnati, OH , , - , — , Retired , — , January 6, 2004 , — , — , The title is renamed the

on January 6, 2004. , - , — , Title Re-activated , — , August 30, 2008 , — , — , , - !24 , Aaron Williams , 1 , August 30, 2008 , 203 , Cincinnati, OH , Won a five-man elimination match which included

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, The Solution, and Dustin Rayz. , - !25 ,

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, 1 , March 20, 2009 , 52 ,

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, Won a six-man winner take all match. , - !26 , Aaron Williams , 2 , May 20, 2009 , 12 , Middletown, OH , Won a four-man elimination match which included Andre Hart, V-Rad, and Mr. Jacko. Tim Donst was stripped after not defending it within 30 days earlier in the night. , - , — , Retired , — , June 10, 2009 , — , Middletown, OH , HWA President Tim Tatum changes the Cruiserweight Championship to the

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List of combined reigns

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hwa Cruiserweight Championship Heartland Wrestling Association championships Cruiserweight wrestling championships

Title history

List of combined reigns

See also

References

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