Virginia Championship Wrestling

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Virginia Championship Wrestling
AcronymVCW[1]
Founded1996
Style
HeadquartersVirginia, United States[1]
Founder(s)Ronald Nowel[1]
Owner(s)
  • Ronald Nowel (1996 - ~2000)
  • Travis Bradshaw (~2000 - 2020)
  • Jerry Stephanitsis (2020 - Current)
[1][2][3]
FormerlyVanguard Championship Wrestling (2004 - 2020)[1][2]
WebsiteOfficial website

Virginia Championship Wrestling (VCW), formerly known as Vanguard Championship Wrestling, is an independent American professional wrestling promotion founded in 1996 by Ronald Nowel. VCW is the leading independent professional wrestling organization in Virginia, United States.

In the early 2000s Travis Bradshaw took over as promoter and rebranded the company as Vanguard Championship Wrestling in 2004. In June 2020, Jerry Stephanitsis took over VCW and rebranded the company back to Virginia Championship Wrestling.[1][2][3][4]

History[]

The promotion was founded as Virginia Championship Wrestling by Ronald Nowel in 1996.[1][4]

In the early 2000s Travis Bradshaw took over as the promoter of VCW.[4]

First Rebranding (2004)[]

In 2004, Virginia Championship Wrestling rebranded to Vanguard Championship Wrestling.[2]

Pivotshare (2004 - Current)[]

Starting in 2004, VCW started releasing content on the paid subscription service Pivotshare. VCW offers; live events, taped events, documentaries, interviews and talk shows.[4]

Fox 43 (2008 - 2019)[]

From 2008 to 2019, VCW aired a weekly television show on Fox 43 and expanded to larger venues for live events.[4][5]

Second Rebranding (2020 - Current)[]

In June 2020, Jerry Stephanitsis took over as the promoter of VCW and On July 24, 2020, the company was rebranded as Virginia Championship Wrestling, the original name of the company.[1][2][3][4]

Roster[]

Virginia Championship Wrestling's roster consists mainly of independent freelancers.[6][5]

Alumni[]

  • 2 Damn Bad
  • 6D6
  • A.J. Summers
  • Ace Austin
  • Adam Page
  • Al Snow
  • Andre Jackson
  • Asaafi
  • Austin Aries
  • Axton Ray
  • Beau Crockett
  • Benjamin Banks
  • Big Country
  • Big MC 123
  • Billy Gunn
  • Billy The Kid
  • Blake Broadway
  • Bobby Savage
  • Bobby Shields
  • Bo Nekoda
  • Bolo Yung
  • Brady Pierce
  • Brandon Day
  • Brandon Scott
  • Brysin Scott
  • C.W. Anderson
  • Caleb Konley
  • Carlito
  • Charlie Dreamer
  • Chase Stevens
  • Chase Strummer
  • Chatch
  • Chris Escobar
  • Chris Silvio
  • Christian York
  • Col. Robert Parker
  • Colby Corino
  • Cousin Skeeter
  • Damian Dragon
  • Damien Wayne
  • Darius Lockhart
  • DC Delaney
  • Demented Bradley
  • Devin Lopez
  • Dirty Money
  • Dontay Bishop
  • Dutch Mantell
  • Elijah Burke
  • Elizabeth Jordan
  • Elliot Russell
  • Eric Kreed
  • Ethan Cross
  • Flex Phenom
  • Frankie Fontaine
  • Gary Masters
  • Gangrel
  • George Pantas
  • Gino Medina
  • Greg Steele
  • Gregory Vercetti
  • Gremlina
  • Harlem Bravado
  • Hax Bandito
  • Hornswoggle
  • Hot Property
  • Hy Jinx
  • Hype Rockwell
  • Idol X
  • Irresistible Isaiah
  • Irvin Legend
  • J-Sin
  • Jacey North
  • Jack Cicero
  • Jack Swagger
  • Jake Hollister
  • Jake Manning
  • James Hall
  • Janus
  • Jared Evans
  • Jay Steel
  • Jean Jean Lebon
  • Jeff Jarrett
  • Jefferson Early
  • Jerry Stephanitsis
  • Jimmy Cicero
  • Jimmy Jack Funk Jr.
  • Jimmy Starz
  • JJ Blake
  • J.J. Dillon
  • Joe Black
  • Joe Keys
  • Joe King
  • Joel Maximo
  • Joey Matthews
  • John Kerman
  • John Skyler
  • Jordan Oliver
  • JT Rain
  • Juan Jeremi
  • Kacee Carlisle
  • KC McKnight
  • KC Navarro
  • Kekoa The Flyin Hawaiian
  • Ken Dixon
  • Kevin Thorn
  • Kid Canada
  • Kid VCW
  • Korie James
  • Krotch
  • Kyler Khan
  • Kylie Rae
  • L. Lee
  • Lance Bravado
  • Lance Lude
  • Lance McIntyre
  • Leo Brien
  • Leo Kirby
  • Livid The Clown
  • Logan Easton LaRoux
  • Logan Hodge
  • Logan Knight
  • Lucious Lance
  • Luke Gallows
  • Malaki
  • Malik
  • Marcellus Prime
  • Mark Anthony
  • Mark Denny
  • Markie D
  • Matt Saigon
  • Maxx Morrison
  • Mickie James
  • Mike Lynn
  • Mike Oridge
  • Mike Patrick
  • Mikhail Kolov
  • Mr. Class
  • Mr. Salazar
  • Mugabi
  • Mysterious Q
  • Napalm Bomb
  • Neil Sharkey
  • O'Shay Edwards
  • OB Wright
  • Papadon
  • Paul London
  • Persephone
  • Phil Brown
  • Poncho Velez
  • Preston Quinn
  • Q-Sic
  • Race Jaxon
  • Ramon Watson
  • Raven
  • Ray Storm
  • Ray Vexx
  • Raymon Watson
  • Rex Sterling
  • RH3
  • Rhett Titus
  • Rhino
  • Ricky Martinez
  • Ricky Morton
  • Ricky Reyes
  • Rob Barnes
  • Robert Gibson
  • Robert Locke
  • Robert Royal
  • Roc Richards
  • Roderick Strong
  • Romonus
  • Roscoe Hall III
  • Ross Hall
  • Ryan Davidson
  • Ryan Melle
  • Ryan Zane
  • Sal The Pug
  • Sam Bass
  • Samantha Starr
  • Scott Blaze
  • Sean Denny
  • Sean Lei
  • Sean Studd
  • Shane Douglas
  • Sexy Steve
  • Seymour Snott
  • Shane Falco
  • Shannon Moore
  • Shorty Smalls
  • Sigmon
  • Sledge Gibson
  • Sonjay Dutt
  • Spanky
  • Spencer Chestnutt
  • Sterling Williams
  • Steve Corino
  • Steve Perez
  • Terra X
  • The Barbarian
  • The Country Kidd
  • The Dog
  • The Juggernaut
  • The Konvict
  • The Reason
  • The Shield
  • Timmy Danger
  • Tito Havannah
  • Tommy Dreamer
  • Tracer X
  • Tracy Smothers
  • Tyrell Jones
  • Ultra Dragon
  • Victor Andrews
  • Victor Griff
  • Waylon Maze
  • Wes Rogers
  • West Texas Hangman I
  • West Texas Hangman II
  • Will Maximo
  • Wolfbane
  • Zack Mason

Events[]

Event Name Date Started Notes Ref.
VCW Lutz Memorial Cup December 4, 2010 Annual tournament [7][8]
VCW Liberty Lottery July 30, 2011 Event features a Battle Royal match [7]
VCW Aftershock! September 24, 2011 [7]
VCW Tidings of Destruction December 14, 2013 [7]
VCW Luck is for Losers March 7, 2015 [7]
VCW Peanut City Showdown September 10, 2016 [7]
VCW Nightmare on Granby Street October 7, 2017 Every championship title is defended [7][9]

Championships[]

Current Champions[]

As of March 12, 2022.

Championship Champion(s) Previous Reign Date won Days held Location Notes Ref.
VCW Heavyweight Championship Brandon Scott Gino Medina 3 July 31, 2021 224+ Norfolk, Virginia Three way match including John Oliver. [10][11]
VCW Commonwealth Heritage Championship Brandon Scott Jordan Oliver 1 July 31, 2021 224+ Norfolk, Virginia [12][13]
VCW United States Liberty Championship Phil Brown JJ Blake 2 July 28, 2018 1,323+ Norfolk, Virginia "I quit" match [14]
VCW Tag Team Championship The Dirty Blondes (Leo Brien and Mike Patrick) Simply Safe-ish (Chris Silvio and Livid The Clown) 1 February 1, 2020 770+ Norfolk, Virginia [15][16]

Championship History[]

VCW Heavyweight Championship[]

# Champion(s) Reign Date won Days held Location Notes Ref.
1 Gary Masters 1 October 15, 1996 284 Charles City, Virginia [10][11]
2 Pyro 1 July 26, 1997 644 Williamsburg, Virginia [10][11]
3 Cueball Carmichael 1 May 1, 1999 295 Suffolk, Virginia [10][11]
4 Ray Storm 1 February 20, 2000 105 Newport News, Virginia [10][11]
5 Ricky Morton 1 June 4, 2000 49 Newport News, Virginia [10][11]
6 Preston Quinn 1 July 23, 2000 140 Newport News, Virginia [10][11]
7 Ray Storm 2 December 10, 2000 112 Newport News, Virginia [10][11]
8 Preston Quinn 2 April 1, 2000 568 Newport News, Virginia [10][11]
9 Pat Cusick 1 October 21, 2001 210 Newport News, Virginia [10][11]
10 Sean Lei 1 May 19, 2002 104 Newport News, Virginia [10][11]
11 Preston Quinn 3 August 31, 2002 22 Gloucester, Virginia [10][11]
12 Sean Lei 2 September 22, 2002 28 Newport News, Virginia [10][11]
13 Phil Brown 1 October 20, 2002 329 Newport News, Virginia [10][11]
14 Dirty Money 1 September 14, 2003 539 Newport News, Virginia [10][11]
15 Sean Lei 3 March 6, 2004 287 Hampton, Virginia [10][11]
16 Dorian Deville 1 December 18, 2004 99 Washington, North Carolina [10][11]
17 Brandon Day 1 March 27, 2005 229 Hampton, Virginia [10][11]
18 Sean Lei 4 November 11, 2005 191 Hampton, Virginia [10][11]
19 Phil Brown 2 May 21, 2006 118 Hampton, Virginia [10][11]
20 Mike Booth 1 September 16, 2006 532 Williamsburg, Virginia [10][11]
21 Pat Cusick 2 March 1, 2008 371 Virginia Beach, Virginia [10][11]
22 Preston Quinn 4 March 3, 2009 154 Virginia Beach, Virginia [10][11]
23 Raven 1 August 8, 2009 56 Norfolk, Virginia [10][11]
24 Damien Wayne 1 October 3, 2009 365 Suffolk, Virginia [10][11]
25 C.W. Anderson 1 October 10, 2010 223 Newport News, Virginia [10][11]
26 Phil Brown 3 May 21, 2011 196 Hampton, Virginia [10][11]
27 John Kermon 1 December 3, 2011 350 Hampton, Virginia Four way match including C.W. Anderson and Damien Wayne [10][11]
28 Dirty Money 2 November 17, 2012 910 Norfolk, Virginia Steel cage match [10][11]
29 Jay Steel 1 May 16, 2015 203 Norfolk, Virginia [10][11]
30 Brandon Scott 1 December 5, 2015 672 Norfolk, Virginia [10][11]
31 Billy Gunn 1 October 7, 2017 413 Norfolk, Virginia [10][11]
32 Brandon Scott 2 November 24, 2018 42 Winston-Salem, North Carolina Dark match [10][11]
33 Grangrel 1 January 5, 2019 63 Windsor, Virginia [10][11]
34 Gino Medina 1 March 9, 2019 875 Hampton, Virginia Three way match including Brandon Scott [10][11]
35 Brandon Scott 3 July 31, 2021 224+ Norfolk, Virginia [11]

VCW Commonwealth Heritage Championship[]

# Champion(s) Reign Date won Days held Location Notes Ref.
1 Ray Storm 1 March 10, 2012 168 [12][13]
2 Chris Escobar 1 August 25, 2012 Norfolk, Virginia [12][13]
3 RH3 1 2013 Norfolk, Virginia [12][13]
4 Country Kidd 1 April 5, 2013 428 Norfolk, Virginia [12][13]
5 RH3 2 June 7, 2014 182 Norfolk, Virginia [12][13]
6 James Dallas Hall 1 December 6, 2014 231 Norfolk, Virginia [12][13]
7 Jefferson Early 1 July 25, 2015 364 Norfolk, Virginia [12][13]
8 Colby Corino 1 July 23, 2016 196 Norfolk, Virginia [12][13]
9 Gino Medina 1 February 4, 2017 483 Norfolk, Virginia [12][13]
10 Ken Dixon 1 June 2, 2018 245 Norfolk, Virginia [12][13]
11 Colby Corino 2 February 2, 2019 336 Norfolk, Virginia [12][13]
12 Jordan Oliver 1 January 4, 2020 574 Windsor, Virginia [12][13]
13 Brandon Scott 1 July 31, 2021 224+ Norfolk, Virginia [13]

VCW United States Liberty Championship[]

# Champion(s) Reign Date won Days held Location Notes Ref.
1 Shorty Smalls 1 July 11, 2004 119 Hampton, Virginia [14]
2 Joey Silva 1 November 7, 2004 126 Hampton, Virginia [14]
3 Sean Lei 1 March 13, 2005 14 Hampton, Virginia [14]
4 Dirty Money 1 March 27, 2005 601 Hampton, Virginia [14]
Vacant November 18, 2006 231 [14]
5 Krotch 1 July 7, 2007 238 Virginia Beach, Virginia [14]
6 Janus 1 March 1, 2008 91 Virginia Beach, Virginia [14]
7 Justin Flash 1 May 31, 2008 154 Norfolk, Virginia [14]
8 Tonic 1 November 1, 2008 274 Virginia Beach, Virginia [14]
9 Horrorshow 1 August 2, 2009 139 Norfolk, Virginia [14]
10 John Kermon 1 December 19, 2009 588 Virginia Beach, Virginia [14]
11 Paul London 1 July 30, 2011 364 Hampton, Virginia [14]
12 Victor Griff 1 July 28, 2012 364 Norfolk, Virginia [14]
13 Jay Steel 1 July 27, 2013 364 Norfolk, Virginia [14]
14 The Reason 1 July 26, 2014 70 Norfolk, Virginia [14]
15 Damien Wayne 1 October 4, 2014 658 Norfolk, Virginia [14]
16 Sean Denny 1 July 23, 2016 70 Norfolk, Virginia [14]
17 Romonus 1 October 1, 2016 343 Norfolk, Virginia [14]
18 Phil Brown 1 September 9, 2017 266 Suffolk, Virginia [14]
19 JJ Blake 1 June 2, 2018 56 Norfolk, Virginia [14]
20 Phil Brown 2 July 28, 2018 1,323+ Norfolk, Virginia "I quit" match [14]

VCW Tag Team Championship[]

# Champion(s) Reign Date won Days held Location Notes Ref.
1 Death-N-Destruction (Frank Parker and Roger Anderson) 1 October 15, 1996 928 Charles City, Virginia [15][16]
2 Genocide (Dark Justice and Nuclear Nightmare) 1 May 1, 1999 232 Suffolk, Virginia [15][16]
3 The Russian Mafia (Mikael Kolov and Nikolai Petrovka) 1 December 19, 1999 168 Newport News, Virginia [15][16]
4 Preston Quinn and Scab 1 June 4, 2000 112 Newport News, Virginia [15][16]
5 Phil Brown and Steve Perez 1 September 24, 2000 231 Newport News, Virginia [15][16]
6 The Gentlemen's Club (Lord Everett DeVore and The Latin Lover) 1 May 13, 2001 0 Newport News, Virginia [15][16]
7 Kory James and Hot Property 1 May 13, 2001 189 Chesapeake, Virginia [15][16]
8 Mark Anthony and Ray Storm 1 November 18, 2002 13 Newport News, Virginia [15][16]
9 Christian York and Joey Matthews 1 December 1, 2002 141 Smithfield, Virginia [15][16]
10 Sean Lei and Sonjay Dutt 1 April 21, 2002 0 Newport News, Virginia [15][16]
Vacant April 21, 2002 84 [15][16]
11 Greg Steele and Idol X 1 July 14, 2002 70 Newport News, Virginia [15][16]
12 The Revelation (Malaki and Marchocias) 1 September 22, 2002 119 Newport News, Virginia [15][16]
13 Old School Empire (Damien Wayne and Mike Booth) 1 January 19, 2003 82 Newport News, Virginia [15][16]
14 Chris Escobar and Spank 1 April 11, 2003 198 Bridgewater, Virginia [15][16]
15 Old School Empire (Damien Wayne and Mike Booth) 2 October 26, 2003 Gloucester, Virginia [15][16]
Vacant 2004 [15][16]
16 Dirty Money and Phil Brown 2 (Phil Brown)
1 (Dirty Money) 		April 17, 2004 204 Norfolk, Virginia [15][16]
17 The Revelation (6D6 and Brandon Day) 1 November 7, 2004 280 Hampton, Virginia [15][16]
18 Dirty Money and Sean Lei 2 (Dirty Money)
2 (Sean Lei) 		August 14, 2005 28 Hampton, Virginia [15][16]
19 The Street Sweepers (Gregory Vercetti and J-Sin) 1 September 11, 2005 209 Hampton, Virginia Three way tag team match including Dirty Money and Sean Lei [15][16]
20 The Hall Brothers (James Hall and Ross Hall) 1 April 8, 2006 392 Williamsburg, Virginia [15][16]
21 Christian York and John Kermon 2 (Christian York)
1 (John Kermon) 		May 5, 2007 63 Virginia Beach, Virginia [15][16]
22 The Hallstars (James Hall and Ross Hall) 2 July 7, 2007 525 Virginia Beach, Virginia [15][16]
23 The Geordie Bulldogs (Markie D and Sean Denny) 1 December 13, 2008 140 Virginia Beach, Virginia [15][16]
24 Assault and Battery (Carlos Hottness and Victor Griff) 1 May 2, 2009 301 Suffolk, Virginia [15][16]
25 The Set (J-Sin and Lance Lude) 1 February 27, 2010 462 Virginia Beach, Virginia [15][16]
26 The Hallstars (James Hall and Ross Hall) 3 June 4, 2011 182 Hampton, Virginia Hardcore match [15][16]
27 Chatch and Krotch 1 December 3, 2011 140 Hampton, Virginia [15][16]
28 The Hallstars (James Hall and Ross Hall) 4 April 21, 2012 238 Norfolk, Virginia [15][16]
29 The Set (J-Sin and Lance Lude) 2 December 15, 2012 Norfolk, Virginia [15][16]
30 Mr. Class and Shorty Smalls 1 2013 Norfolk, Virginia [15][16]
31 The Platinum Enforcers (C.W. Anderson and Phil Brown) 3 {Phil Brown)
1 (C.W. Anderson) 		February 1, 2014 308 Norfolk, Virginia Three way tag team match including The Geordie Bulldogs (Markie D and Sean Denny) [15][16]
32 The Geordie Bulldogs (Markie D and Sean Denny) 2 December 6, 2014 231 Norfolk, Virginia [15][16]
33 The Pink Pride Nation (Frankie Fontaine and Irresistible Isaiah) 1 July 25, 2015 224 Norfolk, Virginia [15][16]
Vacant March 5, 2016 0 [15][16]
34 The Hell Cats (Jimmy Starz and Sexy Steve) 1 March 5, 2016 392 Hampton, Virginia [15][16]
35 JJ Blake and Phil Brown 4 (Phil Brown)
1 (JJ Blake) 		April 1, 2017 192 Norfolk, Virginia [15][16]
36 The Hell Cats (Jimmy Starz and Sexy Steve) 2 October 10, 2017 291 Norfolk, Virginia [15][16]
37 Gangrel and Kevin Thorn 1 July 28, 2018 126 Norfolk, Virginia [15][16]
38 The Hell Cats (Jimmy Starz and Sexy Steve) 3 December 1, 2018 280 Norfolk, Virginia [15][16]
39 Simply Safe-ish (Chris Silvio and Livid The Clown) 1 September 7, 2019 147 Suffolk, Virginia [15][16]
40 The Dirty Blondes (Leo Brien and Mike Patrick) 1 February 1, 2020 770+ Norfolk, Virginia [15][16]

Defunct championships[]

VCW Cruiserweight Championship[]

Initially, the VCW Cruiserweight Championship was known as the VCW Light Heavyweight Championship.[17]

# Champion(s) Reign Date won Days held Location Notes Ref.
1 Flex Phenom 1 May 1, 1999 105 Suffolk, Virginia Four way match including Jacey North, Gusto and Hot Property [17]
2 Jacey North 1 August 14, 1999 218 Yorktown, Virginia [17]
3 Steve Perez 1 March 19, 2000 28 Newport News, Virginia [17]
4 Jacey North 2 April 16, 2000 49 Newport News, Virginia [17]
5 Hot Property 1 June 4, 2000 49 Newport News, Virginia [17]
6 Kid Canada 1 June 4, 2000 Newport News, Virginia [17]
Vacant
7 Kory James 1 February 25, 2001 Newport News, Virginia defeats Cousin Skeeter for the vacated title [17]
8 Eric Kreed 1 October 2001 Newport News, Virginia [17]
9 Steve Perez 2 October 27, 2001 43 Newport News, Virginia [17]
10 Sean Lei 1 December 9, 2001 259 Newport News, Virginia [17]
Vacant August 25, 2002 0 [17]
11 Spank 1 August 25, 2002 147 Newport News, Virginia [17]
12 Robert Royal 1 January 19, 2003 Newport News, Virginia [17]

References[]

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