Professional wrestling championship
JAPW Light Heavyweight Championship Promotion Jersey All Pro Wrestling Date established December 5, 1997 Date retired February 25, 2018 First champion(s) Rik Rachet Final champion(s) Archadia Most reigns Azrieal (4 reigns ) Longest reign Kenny Omega (1280 days )Shortest reign Nick Berk (21 days )
The JAPW Light Heavyweight Championship is a championship in the Jersey All Pro Wrestling promotion in the United States .It became official title on December 5, 1997 when Rik Rachet defeated Chino Martinez in a tournament final to crown the first champion. It was retired on September 15, 2006 when the New Jersey State Championship was re-activated. Frankie Kazarian remained champion as a result. Prince Mustafa Ali became the new champion after the title was re-activated.
There have been 28 reigns by 23 wrestlers with eight vacancies .
Title history [ ]
No.
Order in reign history
Reign
The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed
Event
The event in which the title was won
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Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign
N/A
The information is not available or is unknown
No.
Wrestler
Reign
Date
Days held
Location
Event
Notes
Ref..
1
Rik Ratchet
1
December 5, 1997
107
Bayonne, NJ
Night of Barbwire #1
Defeated Chino Martinez in tournament final to become first champion.
[1]
2
Chino Martinez
1
March 22, 1998
502
Newark, NJ
1st Anniversary Show: Night of Barbwire #2
[2]
3
O Dogg
1
August 6, 1999
23
Bayonne, NJ
N/A
4
Billy Reil
1
August 29, 1999
440
Seacaucus, NJ
2nd Anniversary Show
[3]
—
Vacated
—
November 11, 2000
—
Bayonne, NJ
N/A
Title vacated due to Reil being injured.
5
Nick Berk
1
November 18, 2000
77
Philadelphia, PA
3rd Anniversary Show: South Philly Invasion
Defeated Trent Acid and Ric Blade to win the vacant title.
[4]
6
Ric Blade
1
February 3, 2001
133
Philadelphia, PA
[5]
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Vacated
—
June 16, 2001
—
Philadelphia, PA
World War 2001
Title declared vacant when Blade was injured.
7
Nick Berk
2
June 16, 2001
21
Philadelphia, PA
World War 2001
Defeated Chino Martinez and Billy Reil to win the vacant title.
[6]
8
Low Ki
1
July 7, 2001
42
Philadelphia, PA
Royal Consequences
[7]
9
Xavier
1
August 8, 2001
52
Philadelphia, PA
Last Dance
Awarded title when Low Ki lost a three way dance to Homicide for the Heavyweight Championship of which Xavier was a part.
[8]
—
Vacated
—
September 29, 2001
—
Philadelphia, PA
Family Crisis
Xavier was stripped of the title due to injury.
10
Deranged
1
September 29, 2001
69
Philadelphia, PA
Family Crisis
Deranged defeated Ghost Shadow to win the vacant title.
[9]
11
The Insane Dragon
1
December 7, 2001
57
Bayonne, NJ
Seasons Beatings Tour Night 2
[10]
12
Dixie
1
February 2, 2002
350
Bayonne, NJ
Russ Haas Memorial Show
Defeated Homicide and the Insane Dragon in a three way dance to unify the New Jersey State Championship , Heavyweight, and Light Heavyweight titles.
[11]
13
Rain
1
January 18, 2003
153
Woodbridge, NJ
Actions Speak Louder Than Words
[12]
—
Vacated
—
July 1, 2003
—
N/A
N/A
Rain vacates title upon retiring from wrestling.
14
Azrieal
1
August 2, 2003
210
Rahway, NJ
N/A
Defeated Monsta Mack and Nick Berk in tournament final.
[13]
15
Jay Lethal
1
February 28, 2004
286
Rahway, NJ
Revolution
Lethal defeated champion Azrieal, Jack Evans and The Insane Dragon in a four way match.
[14]
16
Azrieal
2
December 10, 2004
176
Rahway, NJ
N/A
[15]
17
B-Boy
1
June 4, 2005
[N 1]
Rahway, NJ
HomeComing
[16]
—
Vacated
—
2005
—
N/A
N/A
B-Boy was stripped of the title for unknown reasons.
18
Azrieal
3
August 19, 2005
141
Lake Hiwatha, NJ
N/A
Defeated and Archadia in a Three Way Dance to win vacant title.
[17]
19
Teddy Hart
1
January 7, 2006
161
Rahway, NJ
Wild Card II
Defeats Arcadia, Javi Air, Quiet Storm, Grim Reefer, M-Dogg 20 and last eliminating Azrieal in a Gauntlet match.
[18]
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Vacated
—
June 17, 2006
—
Rahway, NJ
Caged Fury 2
Hart was stripped of the belt when he no-shows the event.
20
Frankie Kazarian
1
June 17, 2006
90
Rahway, NJ
Caged Fury 2
Defeated Jay Lethal and A.J. Styles in a Three Way match for the vacant title.
[19]
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Retired
—
September 15, 2006
—
Rahway, NJ
Rampage
The title was retired as the New Jersey State Championship was re-activated. Kazarian remained champion.
21
Prince Mustafa Ali
1
January 24, 2009
63
Rahway, NJ
Wild Card V
Defeated Flip Kendrick, Louis Lyndon and The Amazing Red for the re-activated title.
[20]
22
Flip Kendrick
1
March 28, 2009
168
Rahway, NJ
Unfinished Business
[21]
23
1
September 12, 2009
406
Rahway, NJ
Basebrawl
[22]
24
Azrieal
4
October 23, 2010
48
Jersey City, NJ
Halloween Hell 2010
[23] [24]
25
Jushin Thunder Liger
1
December 10, 2010
156
Rahway, NJ
13th Anniversary Show: Night One
Defeated Azrieal, Bandido Jr., B-Boy , El Generico and Kenny Omega in a six-way elimination match.
[25] [26]
26
Kenny Omega
1
May 15, 2011
1280
Philadelphia, PA
NJPW Invasion Tour 2011
[27] [28]
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Vacated
—
November 15, 2014
N/A
27
Blk Jeez
1
November 15, 2014
728
Rahway, NJ
JAPW 18th Anniversary Show
Jeez defeated Bandido Jr., Lucky 13 and Marq Quen.
[29] [30]
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Vacated
—
November 12, 2016
—
N/A
N/A
Vacated for unknown reasons
28
Archadia
1
November 12, 2016
471
Rahway, NJ
20th Anniversary Show
Archadia defeated Azrieal, Conor Claxton, Joey Janela, John Silver, JT Dunn , Pinkie Sanchez and Steve Scott to win the vacant title.
[31]
—
Retired
—
February 25, 2018
N/A
N/A
Combined reigns [ ]
[ ]
^ The exact date on which B-Boy was stripped of the title during his only reign is unknown, which means that his reign lasted between 0 and 76 days.
References [ ]
^ "Rik Ratchett defeated Chino Martinez in tournament final to become first champion" . CageMatch. Retrieved September 24, 2020 .
^ "Chino Martinez defeated Rik Ratchett" . CageMatch. Retrieved September 24, 2020 .
^ "Billy Reil defeated O-Dogg" . CageMatch. Retrieved September 24, 2020 .
^ "Nick Berk defeated Trent Acid and Ric Blade to win the vacant title" . CageMatch. Retrieved September 24, 2020 .
^ "Ric Blade defeated previous champion Nick Berk and Reckless Youth in a Three-way match" . CageMatch. Retrieved September 24, 2020 .
^ "Nick Berk defends the title against Dave Greco" . CageMatch. Retrieved September 24, 2020 .
^ "Low Ki defeated Nick Berk" . CageMatch. Retrieved September 24, 2020 .
^ "Homicide defeated previous champion Low Ki and Xavier in a Triple-threat match" . CageMatch. Retrieved September 24, 2020 .
^ "Deranged defeated Ghost Shadow" . CageMatch. Retrieved September 24, 2020 .
^ "The Insane Dragon defeated Deranged" . CageMatch. Retrieved September 24, 2020 .
^ "[New Jersey State] champion Dixie defeated [Heavyweight] champion Homicide and [Light Heavyweight] champion The Insane Dragon in a Triple-threat match" . CageMatch. Retrieved September 24, 2020 .
^ "Rain defeated Dixie" . CageMatch. Retrieved September 24, 2020 .
^ "Azrieal defeated Monsta Mack and Nick Berk in tournament final" . CageMatch. Retrieved September 24, 2020 .
^ "Jay Lethal defeated previous champion Azrieal ,Jack Evans and The Insane Dragon in a Four-way Dance" . CageMatch. Retrieved September 24, 2020 .
^ "Azrieal defeated Jay Lethal in a Title Vs Career Match" . CageMatch. Retrieved September 24, 2020 .
^ "B-Boy defeated Azrieal" . CageMatch. Retrieved September 24, 2020 .
^ "Azrieal defeated Archadia and Bandido Jr. In a Three-way Dance" . CageMatch. Retrieved September 24, 2020 .
^ "Teddy Hart defeated previous champion Azrieal and Archadia and Grim Reefer and Javi-Air and M-Dogg 20 and Quiet Storm in a Gauntlet Match" . CageMatch. Retrieved September 24, 2020 .
^ "Frankie Kazarian defeated AJ Styles and Teddy Hart in a Three-way Dance" . CageMatch. Retrieved September 24, 2020 .
^ "Prince Mustafa Ali defeated Flip Kendrick ,Louis Lyndon and The Amazing Red to win vacant Championship" . CageMatch. Retrieved September 24, 2020 .
^ "Flip Kendrick defeated Prince Mustafa Ali" . CageMatch. Retrieved September 24, 2020 .
^ "Bandido Jr. defeated [New Jersey State] champion Archadia and Eddie Kingston and [Light Heavyweight] champion Flip Kendrick in a Four way Winner takes all match" . CageMatch. Retrieved September 24, 2020 .
^ Martin, Adam (2010-10-24). "Indy News #2: JAPW with Lawler, WSU news/notes" . WrestleView . Archived from the original on 2010-11-01. Retrieved 2010-10-25 .
^ "Azrieal defeated Bandido Jr" . CageMatch. Retrieved September 24, 2020 .
^ "News: Results from JAPW's Anniversary Show Weekend" . Jersey All Pro Wrestling . 2010-12-12. Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2010-12-12 .
^ "Jushin Thunder Liger defeated previous champion Azrieal,B-Boy,Bandido Jr. ,El Generico and Kenny Omega in a six-way elimination match" . CageMatch. Retrieved September 24, 2020 .
^ Martin, Adam (2011-05-16). "5/15 New Japan Pro Wrestling Results: Philly, PA" . WrestleView . Archived from the original on 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2011-05-16 .
^ "Kenny Omega defeated Jushin Thunder Liger" . CageMatch. Retrieved September 24, 2020 .
^ Gee Schoon Tong, Chris (2014-11-16). "Show results - 11/15 JAPW in Rahway, N.Y.: Stacked card includes Kurt Angle with WGTT vs. Sabin & Hart, Styles vs. Sydal, Samoa Joe, Crime Time, Necro, new champ, more" . Pro Wrestling Torch . Retrieved 2014-11-16 .
^ "BLK Jeez defeated Bandido Jr., Lucky 13, Marq Quen and Mikey Webb in a Five Way Elimination Match" . CageMatch. Retrieved September 24, 2020 .
^ "Archadia won Eight Man Elimination Match" . CageMatch. Retrieved September 24, 2020 .
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