No. |
Champion |
Championship change |
Reign statistics |
Notes |
Ref. |
Date |
Event |
Location |
Reign |
Days
|
1 |
Romeo Valentino |
October 11, 1998 |
Live event |
Baltimore, MD |
1 |
53 |
Valentino defeated Corporal Punishment in a tournament final to become the inaugural champion. |
|
2 |
King Kong Bundy |
December 3, 1998 |
Live event |
Denton, MD |
1 |
35 |
|
|
3 |
Romeo Valentino |
January 7, 1999 |
Live event |
Glen Burnie, MD |
2 |
91 |
|
|
4 |
Headbanger Mosh |
April 8, 1999 |
Live event |
Dundalk, MD |
1 |
70 |
|
|
5 |
Tom Brandi |
June 17, 1999 |
Live event |
Dundalk, MD |
1 |
80 |
|
|
6 |
The Bruiser |
September 5, 1999 |
Live event |
Dundalk, MD |
1 |
52 |
|
|
7 |
Romeo Valentino |
October 27, 1999 |
Live event |
Glen Burnie, MD |
3 |
38 |
|
|
8 |
The Bruiser |
December 4, 1999 |
Live event |
Sandy Spring, MD |
2 |
228 |
|
|
9 |
Jimmy Cicero |
July 19, 2000 |
Live event |
Glen Burnie, MD |
1 |
123 |
|
|
10 |
Adam Flash |
November 19, 2000 |
Live event |
Odenton, MD |
1 |
17 |
|
|
11 |
Jimmy Cicero |
December 6, 2000 |
Live event |
Glen Burnie, MD |
2 |
163 |
|
|
12 |
Adam Flash |
May 18, 2001 |
Live event |
Wye Mills, MD |
2 |
168 |
|
|
13 |
The Bruiser |
November 2, 2001 |
Live event |
Chestertown, MD |
3 |
<1 |
|
|
14 |
Jerry Lawler |
November 2, 2001 |
Live event |
Chestertown, MD |
1 |
8 |
|
|
15 |
The Bruiser |
November 10, 2001 |
Live event |
Hampstead, MD |
4 |
91 |
|
|
16 |
Orlando Jordan |
February 9, 2002 |
Live event |
Lexington, KY |
1 |
7 |
|
[6]
|
17 |
The Bruiser |
February 16, 2002 |
Live event |
Harrington, DE |
5 |
347 |
|
[2]
|
18 |
Danny Doring |
January 29, 2003 |
Live event |
Glen Burnie, MD |
1 |
168 |
|
[2]
|
— |
Deactivated |
July 16, 2003 |
Last Dance |
Glen Burnie, MD |
— |
— |
Maryland Championship Wrestling (MCW) ceases operations, and the championship is unofficially unified with the FTW Heavyweight and the MEWF Heavyweight Championships after Doring defeated Valentino and Chetti. |
[2][3][4]
|
19 |
Julio Dinero |
March 26, 2006 |
The Phenomenal Final Four |
Dundalk, MD |
1 |
105 |
MCW officially reopened in February 2006. Dinero defeated Genesis in a tournament final to win the newly revived championship. |
[2][5]
|
20 |
Adam Flash |
July 9, 2006 |
Live event |
Dundalk, MD |
3 |
364 |
|
[2]
|
21 |
Joey Matthews |
July 8, 2007 |
Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup VII |
Dundalk, MD |
1 |
171 |
|
[2][7]
|
22 |
Christian York |
December 26, 2007 |
Holiday Homecoming 2007 |
Glen Burnie, MD |
1 |
423 |
|
[2][8]
|
23 |
Ruckus |
February 21, 2009 |
Anniversary 2009 |
Dundalk, MD |
1 |
258 |
|
[9]
|
24 |
Kent Brink |
November 6, 2009 |
Live event |
Dundalk, MD |
1 |
267 |
|
|
25 |
Ryan McBride |
July 31, 2010 |
Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup 2010 |
Dundalk, MD |
1 |
210 |
|
|
26 |
Tyler Hilton |
February 26, 2011 |
Live event |
Dundalk, MD |
1 |
82 |
|
|
27 |
Cobian |
May 19, 2011 |
Live event |
Baltimore, MD |
1 |
134 |
|
|
28 |
Ronnie Zukko |
September 30, 2011 |
Live event |
Severn, MD |
1 |
91 |
|
|
29 |
Tyler Hilton |
December 30, 2011 |
Live event |
Dundalk, MD |
2 |
98 |
|
|
30 |
Nui Tofiga |
April 6, 2012 |
Live event |
Dundalk, MD |
1 |
204 |
|
|
— |
Vacated |
October 27, 2012 |
Live event |
Dundalk, MD |
— |
— |
The championship was vacated for undocumented reasons. |
|
31 |
Ryan McBride |
October 27, 2012 |
Live event |
Dundalk, MD |
2 |
118 |
|
|
32 |
Christian York |
February 22, 2013 |
Anniversary |
Dundalk, MD |
2 |
435 |
|
|
33 |
Drolix |
May 3, 2014 |
Xtreme Measures |
Waldorf, MD |
1 |
<1 |
|
[10]
|
34 |
Matt Hardy |
May 3, 2014 |
Xtreme Measures |
Waldorf, MD |
1 |
154 |
|
[10]
|
35 |
Drolix |
October 4, 2014 |
Tribute to Legends |
Waldorf, MD |
2 |
126 |
|
[11]
|
36 |
The Bruiser |
February 7, 2015 |
Anniversary MMXV |
Joppa, MD |
6 |
259 |
|
|
37 |
Ryan McBride |
October 24, 2015 |
Autumn Armageddon Tour |
Windber, PA |
3 |
336 |
|
|
38 |
Drolix |
September 24, 2016 |
Tribute to Legends 2016 |
Joppa, MD |
3 |
126 |
This was a Dog collar match. |
|
39 |
Big Sean Studd |
January 28, 2017 |
Broken Anniversary MMXVII |
Joppa, MD |
1 |
245 |
|
|
40 |
The Bruiser |
September 30, 2017 |
Tribute to the Legends 2017 |
Joppa, MD |
7 |
<1 |
This was a "Stairway to Hell" match. |
|
41 |
Joey Matthews |
September 30, 2017 |
Tribute to the Legends 2017 |
Joppa, MD |
2 |
62 |
|
|
42 |
The Bruiser |
December 1, 2017 |
Seasons Beatings 2017 |
Joppa, MD |
8 |
78 |
This was a no disqualification match. |
|
43 |
Joey Matthews |
February 17, 2018 |
Horsemen Anniversary |
Joppa, MD |
3 |
7 |
|
|
44 |
The Bruiser |
February 24, 2018 |
Winter Blast 2018 |
Hollywood, MD |
9 |
28 |
|
|
45 |
Joey Matthews |
March 24, 2018 |
Breakthrough: Proving Grounds |
Joppa, MD |
4 |
21 |
This was a steel cage match. |
|
46 |
The Bruiser |
April 14, 2018 |
Spring Fever 2018 |
Hollywood, MD |
10 |
91 |
This was a steel cage match. |
|
47 |
Dante Caballero |
July 14, 2018 |
Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup XVIII - Day 2 |
Joppa, MD |
1 |
433 |
|
|
48 |
Rhett Titus |
September 20, 2019 |
Future of Honor Honor Games |
Joppa, MD |
1 |
119 |
This was an "Honor Games" match, also including Austin Gunn, Brian Johnson, Greg Excellent, Joe Keys and Ken Dixon. |
|
49 |
Kekoa |
January 17, 2020 |
Winter Blast 2020 |
Joppa, MD |
1 |
309 |
This was a three-way match, also involving Brandon Scott. |
|
50 |
The Bruiser |
November 21, 2020 |
Bruiser Strong: Tribute to a Legend |
Joppa, MD |
11 |
<1 |
Given the title by Kekoa as a tribute to his memory. |
|
— |
Vacated |
November 21, 2020 |
Bruiser Strong: Tribute to a Legend |
Joppa, MD |
— |
— |
The title was vacated following The Bruiser’s death on November 16, 2020, after a lengthy battle with Leukemia. |
|
51 |
Brian Johnson |
September 17, 2021 |
Bruiser Strong 2021 |
Joppa, MD |
1 |
104 |
This was a 30-entrant Bruiser Strong Rumble. Johnson was entrant number one, last eliminating Moses. |
|
52 |
Ken Dixon |
December 30, 2021 |
MCW Last Call |
Joppa, MD |
1 |
254 |
Dixon won a 4 way match earlier in evening to earn Title Match in NO DQ Main Event against Johnson |
|
53 |
Brian Johnson |
September 10, 2022 |
Bruiser Strong 2022 |
Joppa, MD |
2 |
35 |
This was an 11-Man Bruiser Strong Rumble. Johnson was entrant number five, last eliminating Action Andretti. |
|
54 |
Action Andretti |
October 15, 2022 |
Autumn Armageddon Tour 2022 Night 3 |
Joppa, MD |
1 |
76 |
|
|
55 |
Ken Dixon |
December 30, 2022 |
Season’s Beatings 2022 |
Joppa, MD |
2 |
35 |
This was a Fatal 4-Way match, also involving The Mecca and Robert Locke. |
|
56 |
Robert Locke |
February 3, 2023 |
MCW Anniversary 2023 |
Joppa, MD |
1 |
330 |
|
|
57 |
Demarcus Kane |
December 30, 2023 |
Seasons Beatings 2023 Night 2 |
Joppa, MD |
1 |
107+ |
This was a no disqualification match. |
|