Professional wrestling tag team championship
UWC United States Championship Promotion United Wrestling Coalition Date established May 4, 2003 Current champion(s) Tony Chini Date won June 12, 2021 First champion(s) Rob Eckos Most reigns Joe Rules (three reigns)Longest reign Joe Rules (512 days)Shortest reign Silly Billy and Lance Scaper (0 days)Heaviest champion Legion (500 lbs , 227 kg )Lightest champion Cindy Rogers (140 lbs , 64 kg )
The United Wrestling Coalition (UWC) United States Championship is a professional wrestling championship in the American independent professional wrestling promotion United Wrestling Coalition . It became an official title on May 4, 2003 when Rob Eckos became the first champion.[1] The title was retired on September 10, 2011, and reinstated on December 1, 2012. The championship is held by Tony Chini, who is in his first reign as champion. There have been 35 reigns by 30 wrestlers, nine vacancies , one reign where two wrestlers were recognized as co-champion, three reigns which are not officially recognized by the UWC, and is the only UWC championship to date to be held by a woman.
Title lineage [ ]
As of December 28, 2021
#
Order in reign history
Reign
The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed
—
Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign
N/A
The information is not available or is unknown
†
Indicates the title change is not recognized by UWC
+
Indicates the current reign is changing daily
#
Wrestlers
Reign
Date
Days held
Successful title defenses
Location
Notes
1
Rob Eckos
1
May 4, 2003
364
0
Pemberton, NJ
Defeated Section 8 in a tournament final [1]
—
Vacated
—
May 2, 2004
—
N/A
Pemberton, NJ
Vacated when Eckos fails to make a scheduled title defense [2]
2
Jay Lethal
1
May 2, 2004
364
0
Pemberton, NJ
Defeated Chris Hero in a match for the vacant title [2]
—
Vacated
—
May 1, 2005
—
N/A
Pemberton, NJ
Vacated when Lethal fails to make a scheduled title defense [3]
3
Joe Rules
1
December 10, 2005
512
1
Pemberton, NJ
As UWC Commissioner, awards self the title [3]
4
Cindy Rogers
1
May 6, 2007
216
0
Pemberton, NJ
Defeats Taylor Nicole (defending the title for Joe Rules) and Roxie Cotton in a three way match [4]
—
Vacated
—
December 8, 2007
—
N/A
Pemberton, NJ
UWC Commissioner Michael Grimaldi declares all UWC titles vacant. [5]
5
Mitch Franklin
1
December 8, 2007
364
0
Pemberton, NJ
Defeats Bobby Piper in a match for the vacant title [5]
—
Vacated
—
December 6, 2008
—
N/A
Pemberton, NJ
Vacated when Mitch Franklin fails to make a scheduled title defense [6]
6
Joe Rules
2
December 6, 2008
441
1
Pemberton, NJ
Defeats Hubie Volk and Taylor Nicole in a three-way match for the vacant title [6]
7
Dr. Hurtz
1
February 20, 2010
56
1
Browns Mills, NJ
[7]
—
Vacated
—
April 17, 2010
—
N/A
Browns Mills, NJ
Vacated when Dr. Hurtz fails to make a scheduled title defense [8]
8
Joe Rules
3
April 17, 2010
28
0
Browns Mills, NJ
Defeats Rudo the Heel in a match for the vacant title [8]
9
The Orphan
1
May 15, 2010
154
2
Browns Mills, NJ
Taylor Nicole was the special referee [9]
10
Legion
1
October 16, 2010
147
1
Browns Mills, NJ
[10]
11
Warhead
1
March 12, 2011
182
3
Browns Mills, NJ
[11]
—
Retired
—
September 10, 2011
—
N/A
Browns Mills, NJ
Title is retired by the UWC Board of Directors and is replaced by the UWC Television Championship
12
Mighty Mo
1
December 1, 2012
371
7
Browns Mills, NJ
Won reactivated title by defeating Zizou Middoux, Michael Blake, Nathan Avery, Andd Bivians, and Vinny DeMarco in a six way match. [12]
13
Oz
1
December 7, 2013
63
1
Browns Mills, NJ
Won title in a Six Gun Challenge match that also included Peter Cross, Max Durdin III, Nathan Avery, and Chris Bohren. [13]
14
Nathan Avery
1
February 8, 2014
63
1
Browns Mills, NJ
[14]
15
"Textbook" Philly Madison
1
April 12, 2014
63
0
Browns Mills, NJ
[15]
16
The Ripper
1
June 14, 2014
14
0
Browns Mills, NJ
[16]
17
Kid USA
1
June 28, 2014
77
0
New Egypt, NJ
[17]
—
Vacated
—
September 13, 2014
—
N/A
Browns Mills, NJ
Title held up after a controversial ending to the original title match between Ripper and Kid USA.
—
The Ripper
2†
September 13, 2014
0
0
Browns Mills, NJ
Steals the belt from Kid USA and declares himself the US Champion, though this is not recognized by the UWC.
—
Jimmy Lyon
1†
September 13, 2014
35
0
Browns Mills, NJ
Awards self the stolen title after defeating The Ripper. Title change not recognized by UWC. [18]
—
Nathan Avery
2†
October 18, 2014
98
0
Browns Mills, NJ
Steals the stolen title from Lyon after a match. Title change not recognized by UWC.
—
Vacated
—
January 24, 2015
—
N/A
Browns Mills, NJ
Stolen title reclaimed by UWC, title once again declared officially vacant.
18
Jimmy Lyon
1
March 21, 2015
168
3
New Egypt, NJ
Defeated Mighty Mo, Nathan Avery, Anthony Graves, JJ Cruz, and Oz in a Six Gun Challenge to win vacant championship. [19]
19
Geoffrey Bravo
1
September 5, 2015
293
4
Wrightstown, NJ
[20]
20
The Great Cerenzio
1
June 25, 2016
112
1
Wrightstown, NJ
[21]
21
Geoffrey Bravo
2
October 15, 2016
56
0
Wrightstown, NJ
[22]
22
Silly Billy
1
December 10, 2016
0
0
Wrightstown, NJ
[23]
—
Vacated
—
December 10, 2016
—
N/A
Wrightstown, NJ
Title vacated by Silly Billy after announcing his retirement. [23]
23
Jimmy Pipes
1
January 28, 2017
224
2
Wrightstown, NJ
Won the vacant title in a Six Gun Challenge match that also included Geoffrey Bravo, The Great Cerenzio, "Textbook" Philly Madison, Daisy, and Spectrum. [24]
24
Definitely Donnie
1
September 9, 2017
217
2
Wrightstown, NJ
[25]
25
Jay "The Key" Evans
1
April 14, 2018
210
4
Wrightstown, NJ
[26]
26
JJ Cruz and Craig Z-List
1
November 10, 2018
21
0
Wrightstown, NJ
JJ Cruz and Craig Z-List win the title in a handicap match from Jay "The Key" Evans. UWC recognizes both men as the collective UWC United States Champion. [27]
26
Jay "The Key" Evans
2
December 1, 2018
133
1
Wrightstown, NJ
Evans won the title in a three way match that included both Cruz and Z-List. [28]
27
Jay Curcio
1
April 13, 2019
0
0
Wrightstown, NJ
Curcio won the title via forfeit when Evans failed to appear for a mandatory scheduled title defense. [29]
28
Lost Boy Kirby
1
April 13, 2019
35
0
Wrightstown, NJ
[29]
29
Jay Curcio
2
May 19, 2019
140
2
Wrightstown, NJ
[30]
30
The Orphan
2
October 5, 2019
161
1
Wrightstown, NJ
[31]
31
Iron Bull Argus
1
March 14, 2020
224
2
Wrightstown, NJ
[32]
32
Lance Scaper
1
October 24, 2020
0
0
Wrightstown, NJ
33
Iron Bull Argus
2
October 24, 2020
140
0
Wrightstown, NJ
34
Adonis Valerio
1
March 13, 2021
91
3
Wrightstown, NJ
Won the title in a triple threat match that also included Lance Scaper.
35
Tony Chini
1
June 12, 2021
199+
4
Wrightstown, NJ
[33]
List of combined reigns [ ]
As of December 28, 2021
<1
Indicates that the combined total is less than one day.
Rank
Wrestler
# Of Reigns
Combined Days
Total Title Defenses
1
Joe Rules
3
981
2
2
Mighty Mo
1
371
7
3
Rob Eckos
1
364
0
Mitch Franklin
1
364
0
Jay Lethal
1
364
0
Iron Bull Argus
2
364
2
7
Geoffrey Bravo
2
349
4
8
Jay "The Key" Evans
2
343
5
9
The Orphan
2
315
3
10
Jimmy Pipes
1
224
2
11
Definitely Donnie
1
217
2
12
Cindy Rogers
1
216
0
13
Tony Chini
1
199+
4
14
Warhead
1
182
3
15
Jimmy Lyon
1
168
3
16
Legion
1
147
1
17
Jay Curcio
2
140
2
18
The Great Cerenzio
1
112
1
19
Adonis Valerio
1
91
3
20
Kid USA
1
77
0
21
Oz
1
63
1
Nathan Avery
1
63
1
"Textbook" Philly Madison
1
63
0
24
Dr. Hurtz
1
56
1
25
Lost Boy Kirby
1
35
0
26
JJ Cruz and Craig Z-List
1
21
0
27
The Ripper
1
14
0
28
Silly Billy
1
0
0
Lance Scaper
1
0
0
See also [ ]
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