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Family Wrestling Entertainment , also known as FWE , was an independent professional wrestling promotion . The company was based and ran shows in New York. They hosted a show about every four months. All of their shows are available on iPPV and also on DVD and Blu-ray through their site.
History [ ]
Family Wrestling Entertainment (FWE) was founded by Jordan Schneider in 2011, with the concept of all family wrestling.[1] On October 5, 2012, FWE held their first iPPV.[2] In October 2013, FWE held the Openweight Prix Tournament, which was won by Tony Nese . However, the promotion entered into hiatus until 2014.[3] On March 31, 2015, FWE announced the cancellation of their April events.[4] The promotion has not held an event since March 11, 2015.
Championships [ ]
Last champions [ ]
Championship
Last champion(s)
Date won
Won from
FWE Heavyweight Championship
AJ Styles
March 11, 2015
John Hennigan
FWE Tri-Borough Championship
Paul London
February 16, 2013
Damien Darling
FWE Women's Championship
Veda Scott
March 11, 2015
Candice LeRae
FWE Tag Team Championship
The Young Bucks
October 4, 2014
Tony Nese & Jigsaw
FWE Heavyweight Championship [ ]
FWE Heavyweight Championship[5] Promotion Family Wrestling Entertainment Date established August 20, 2011 Date retired 2015 First champion(s) Charlie Haas Final champion(s) A.J. Styles Most reigns 1 each Longest reign John Hennigan (628 days)Shortest reign Tommy Dreamer (70 days)Oldest champion Tommy Dreamer (41 years, 166 days)Youngest champion Jay Lethal (26 years, 330 days)Heaviest champion Tommy Dreamer (255 lb (116 kg))Lightest champion Jay Lethal and John Hennigan (209 lb (95 kg))
The FWE Heavyweight Championship was a championship in FWE. The first holder of the title was Charlie Haas . There have been seven reigns, shared between seven different wrestlers.
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
Charlie Haas
August 20, 2011
Empire State Showdown
New York City , New York
1
119
Haas defeated Eric Young and Jay Lethal in a no disqualification Three-way dance to become the inaugural champion.
[6]
2
Eric Young
December 17, 2011
Haastility
New York City , New York
1
98
[7]
3
Jay Lethal
March 24, 2012
Welcome to The Rumble
New York City , New York
1
126
[8]
4
Tommy Dreamer
July 28, 2012
X
Carle Place, NY
1
70
This was a Four-way elimination match , also involving Brian Kendrick and Carlito Colón .
[9]
5
Carlito Colón
October 6, 2012
House of Hardcore
Poughkeepsie, NY
1
258
This was a three-way match , also involving Mike Knox .
[10]
6
John Hennigan
June 21, 2013
Welcome to the Rumble 2
Corona, NY
1
628
[11]
7
A.J. Styles
March 11, 2015
FWE XIX: Hennigan Vs. Styles
New York City , New York
1
[Note 1]
This was a two-out-of-three falls match .
[12]
—
Deactivated
2015
—
—
—
—
The championship was deactivated when FWE closed.
FWE Tri-Borough Championship [ ]
FWE Tri-Borough Championship Promotion Family Wrestling Entertainment Date established December 17, 2011 Date retired 2015 First champion(s) Damien Darling Most reigns Damien Darling (2) Longest reign Paul London (N/A)Shortest reign Jay Lethal (28 days)Oldest champion Paul London (32 years, 306 days)
The FWE Tri-Borough Championship was a championship in FWE. The first holder of the title was Damien Darling. There have been four reigns, shared between three different wrestlers.
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
Damien Darling
December 17, 2011
Haastility
New York City , New York
1
70
Darling defeated Johnny Knockout in a tournament final to become the inaugural champion.
[7]
2
Jay Lethal
February 25, 2012
No Limits
New York City , New York
1
28
[13]
3
Damien Darling
March 24, 2012
Welcome to the Rumble
New York City , New York
2
329
[8]
4
Paul London
February 16, 2013
No Limits
New York City , New York
1
[Note 1]
[14]
—
Deactivated
2015
—
—
—
—
The championship was deactivated when FWE closed.
FWE Women's Championship [ ]
FWE Women's Championship Promotion Family Wrestling Entertainment Date established February 25, 2012 Date retired 2015
FWE Ladies Championship
First champion(s) Maria Kanellis Final champion(s) Veda Scott Most reigns Maria Kanellis (2 times)Longest reign Maria Kanellis (798 days)Shortest reign Ivelisse Vélez (<1 day)Oldest champion Maria Kanellis (27 years, 154 days)Youngest champion Ivelisse Vélez (27 years, 13 days)Heaviest champion Winter (140 lb (64 kg))Lightest champion Candice LeRae (110 lb (50 kg))
The FWE Women's Championship was a women's professional wrestling championship in FWE. The first holder of the title was Maria Kanellis , who won a four-woman tournament on February 25, 2012. The last holder of the title was Veda Scott , who won on March 11, 2015.
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
Maria Kanellis
February 25, 2012
No Limits
New York City , New York
1
28
Kanellis defeated Winter in a tournament final to become the inaugural champion.
[15]
2
Winter
February 25, 2012
Welcome to the Rumble
New York City , New York
1
126
This was a three-way match , also involving Rosita .
[8] [16]
3
Maria Kanellis
July 28, 2012
X
Carle Place, NY
2
798
[17] [18]
4
Ivelisse Vélez
October 4, 2014
ReFuled - Night 2
New York City , New York
1
<1
[19]
5
Candice LeRae
October 4, 2014
ReFuled - Night 2
New York City , New York
1
158
Immediately after Ivelisse Vélez won the championship from Maria Kanellis , LeRae challenged Vélez for the title.
[19]
6
Veda Scott
March 11, 2015
FWE XIX: Hennigan Vs. Styles
New York City , New York
1
[Note 1]
Scott teamed with Paul London to defeated the team of Candice LeRae and Joey Ryan to win the championship. This match was also for London's FWE Tri-Borough Championship .
[12]
—
Deactivated
2015
—
—
—
—
The championship was deactivated when FWE closed.
FWE Tag Team Championship [ ]
FWE Tag Team Championship Promotion Family Wrestling Entertainment Date established October 5, 2012 Date retired 2015 First champion(s) The Adrenaline Expres (EJ Risk and VSK) Longest reign The Adrenaline Expres (EJ Risk and VSK) (728 days) Shortest reign Jigsaw and Tony Nese (1 day)
The FWE Tag Team Championship was a championship in FWE. The first holders of the title were Adrenaline Express (EJ Risk and VSK).
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
The Adrenaline Express (EJ Risk and VSK)
October 5, 2012
Back 2 Brooklyn
Brooklyn , NY
1
728
The Adrenaline Express defeated Daivari and Sonjay Dutt in a tournament final to become the inaugural champions.
[20]
2
Jigsaw and Tony Nese
October 3, 2014
ReFuled - Night 1
Brooklyn , NY
1
1
[21]
3
The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson)
October 4, 2014
ReFuled - Night 2
New York City , New York
1
[Note 1]
This was a four-way TLC match , also involving The Adrenaline Express (EJ Risk and VSK) and The Addiction (Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian ).
[19]
—
Deactivated
2015
—
—
—
—
The championship was deactivated when FWE closed.
[ ]
^ a b c d The exact date that FWE closed is unknown, therefore, the length of the reign is too uncertain to calculate.
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