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GWF Light Heavyweight Championship

The GWF Light Heavyweight Championship was the secondary title in the Global Wrestling Federation in Texas. The title existed from 1991 until 1994, when GWF closed. The title was defended on the promotion's show that aired nationally on ESPN.

GWF World Light Heavyweight Championship
The championship belt
Details
PromotionGlobal Wrestling Federation
United States Wrestling Association
Date retiredSeptember 21, 1994
Other name(s)
  • USWA Light Heavyweight Championship
Statistics
First champion(s)Lightning Kid
Most reignsAlex Pourteau (4 reigns)
Longest reignLightning Kid (103 days)
Shortest reignChaz Taylor (2 days)

Tournaments

1991

The GWF Light Heavyweight Championship Tournament was a twenty-four man tournament for the inaugural GWF Light Heavyweight Championship held on July 12 and July 13, 1991. The Lightning Kid defeated Jerry Lynn in the final to win the tournament.[1]

First RoundSecond RoundQuarter FinalsSemi FinalsFinal
               
Handsome Stranger
Butch Blackheart
Handsome Stranger
Rip Rogers
Rip Rogers
Ray Evans
Handsome Stranger
Lightning Kid
Chaz
Ed Robinson
Chaz
Lightning Kid
Bubba Fangman
Lightning Kid
Lightning Kid
Steve Simpson
Mike Davis
Victor Gonzales
Mike Davis
Brian Adias
El Bandolero
Brian Adias
Mike Davis
Steve Simpson
Adrian Street
Iceman King Parsons
Adrian Street
Steve Simpson
Steve Simpson
Mike Stetson
Lightning Kid
Jerry Lynn
John Tatum
Khris Germany
John Tatum
Terry Garvin
Terry Garvin
Kenny the Stinger
John Tatum
Jerry Lynn
Terry Daniels
Rick Garren
Terry Daniels
Jerry Lynn
Jerry Lynn
Randy Rhodes
Jerry Lynn
BYE
BYE
BYE
BYE
BYE
BYE
BYE
BYE
BYE
BYE
BYE
BYE
BYE

1992

The GWF Light Heavyweight Championship Tournament was a three-man tournament for the vacated GWF Light Heavyweight Championship held on May 29, 1992. The title was vacated after previous champion Danny Davis left the company for United States Wrestling Association. Terry Simms defeated Chaz in the final to win the tournament.[2]

SemifinalsFinals
      
1Terry Simms
4Nick Busick
Terry Simms
Chaz
3Chaz
2BYE

Title history

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific champion
DaysNumber of days held
N/AUnknown information
†Championship change is unrecognized by the promotion
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDays
1Lightning KidJuly 13, 1991House showDallas, Texas162Defeated Jerry Lynn in tournament final.[3]
2Chaz TaylorSeptember 13, 1991House showDallas, Texas12
3Lightning KidSeptember 15, 1991House showMarietta, Georgia2103[4]
4Jerry LynnDecember 27, 1991House showDallas, Texas142
5Barry HorowitzFebruary 7, 1992House showDallas, Texas114
6Ben JordanFebruary 21, 1992House showDallas, Texas17
7Barry HorowitzFebruary 28, 1992House showDallas, Texas25
8Danny DavisApril 3, 1992House showDallas, Texas121[5]
—VacatedApril 24, 1992————Davis left for the USWA and later wrestles as GWF champion in Memphis.
9Terry SimmsMay 29, 1992House showDallas, Texas163Defeats Chaz in tournament final.[6]
10Alex PourteauJuly 31, 1992House showDallas, Texas1[Note 1][7]
†Danny DavisAugust 2, 1992House show—2[Note 2]Supposedly won the title somewhere between August 3 and August 24, 1992. Is possible this was Davis using the title he took with him from the GWF when he quit.
†Brian ChristopherOctober 5, 1992House showMemphis, Tennessee17
†Danny DavisOctober 12, 1992House showMemphis, Tennessee37
†Brian ChristopherOctober 19, 1992House showMemphis, Tennessee24
11Mike DahlOctober 23, 1992House showDallas, Texas192
12Alex PourteauJanuary 22, 1993House showDallas, Texas234
13Calvin KnappFebruary 26, 1993House showDallas, Texas178[8]
—VacatedNovember 3, 1993————Vacated for undocumented reasons
14Alex PourteauNovember 26, 1993House showDallas, Texas386
15Calvin KnappFebruary 20, 1994House showN/A2[Note 3]
—VacatedJuly 20, 1994————Vacated for undisclosed reasons
16Alex PourteauAugust 20, 1994House showGuatemala4[Note 4]Records unclear as to how he won the title or if there was even a match for it
17Osamu NishimuraAugust 26, 1994House showDallas, Texas126
—DeactivatedSeptember 21, 1994————When Global Wrestling Federation closed.

Combined reigns

RankWrestlerNo. of
reigns		Combined
days
1Calvin Knapp2268
2Lightning Kid2165
3Alex Pourteau4124-228
4Mike Dahl192
5Danny Davis370-91
6Terry Simms163
7Jerry Lynn142
8Osamu Nishimura126
9Barry Horowitz219
10Brian Christopher211
11Ben Jordan17
12Chaz Taylor12

Footnotes

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References

References

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