{{short description|Professional wrestling championship}} {{Infobox pro wrestling championship | championshipname = MEWF Unified Heavyweight Championship | image = | image_size = | caption = | promotion = Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation | brand = | created = January 18, 1992 | mostreigns = Lucifer (3)<br>Morgus the Maniac (3)<br>Max Thrasher (3)<br>Corporal Punishment (3) | firstchamp = Ricky Blues | finalchamp = The Bruiser<br />(won March 28, 2004) | longestreign = Lucifer (241 days) | shortestreign = Corporal Punishment (1 day) | oldest = | youngest = | heaviest = | lightest = | pastnames = MEWF Heavyweight Championship | titleretired = 2004 | pastlookimages = }}
The '''Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation (MEWF) Heavyweight Championship''' is the highest ranking singles title in the Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation, one of three in the promotion.
The title was created when Ricky Blues defeated Agent Orange at an event held in Odenton, Maryland on January 18, 1992.<ref name="Titles">{{cite book | author=Royal Duncan & Gary Will | title=Wrestling Title Histories | publisher=Archeus Communications | year=2000|edition=4th | isbn=0-9698161-5-4 }}</ref> In 2003, the title was merged with the MCW Heavyweight Championship when Maryland Championship Wrestling held its final show as an interpromtional event with the Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation creating the '''Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation Unified Heavyweight Championship''' on July 16, 2003.<ref name="Westcott">{{cite web |url=http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/whtmewf.html |title=MEWF Heavyweight Title History |accessdate= |author=Westcott, Brian |authorlink= |author2=Eric Roelfsema |year=2004 |work= |publisher=Solie's Title Histories |pages= |language= |quote= }}</ref><ref name="MEWF">{{cite web|url=http://www.mewf.com/titles/heavyweighttitle.html |title=MEWF Unified Heavyweight Champion |year=2004 |publisher=MEWF.com |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040623082319/http://www.mewf.com/titles/heavyweighttitle.html |archivedate=2004-06-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
The championship has been known as: *MEWF Heavyweight Championship (1991–2003) *MEWF Unified Heavyweight Championship (2003–2004)
The heavyweight title was later revived after Maryland Championship Wrestling began promoting events in the Maryland-area in 2007.
There have been a total of 30 recognized champions who have had a combined 45 official reigns. {{clear right}} ==Title history==<!-- This section is linked from Bob Sapp --> {| class="wikitable" width=100% !width=16%|Wrestler: !width=1% |Times: !width=16%|Date: !width=15%|Location: !width=51%|Notes: |- |Ricky Blues || 1 || January 18, 1992 || Odenton, MD || {{small|Defeated Agent Orange in a tournament final.<ref name="Titles"/><ref name="Westcott"/>}} |- |colspan=2|Vacated || 1992 || || {{small|<ref name="Titles"/><ref name="Westcott"/>}} |- |Max Thrasher || 1 || July 11, 1992 || Pasadena, MD || {{small|Defeated A.C. Golden in 8-man tournament final.<ref name="Titles"/><ref name="Westcott"/>}} |- |Lucifer || 1 || February 5, 1993 || Gaithersburg, Maryland || {{small|<ref name="Titles"/><ref name="Westcott"/>}} |- |Morgus the Maniac || 1 || November 13, 1993 || Hampstead, MD || {{small|<ref name="Titles"/><ref name="Westcott"/>}} |- |Lucifer || 2 || November 14, 1993 || Essex, MD || {{small|Title history is unrecorded between November 1994-March 1995.<ref name="Titles"/><ref name="Westcott"/>}} |- |Morgus the Maniac || 2 || November 1994 || Gaithersburg, Maryland || {{small|<ref name="Titles"/><ref name="Westcott"/>}} |- |Mad Dog O'Malley || 1 || February 5, 1993 || Gaithersburg, Maryland || {{small|<ref name="Titles"/><ref name="Westcott"/>}} |- |Corporal Punishment || 1 || March 26, 1995 || Gaithersburg, Maryland || {{small|<ref name="Titles"/><ref name="Westcott"/>}} |- |Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart || 1 || October 1, 1995 || Gaithersburg, Maryland || {{small|<ref name="Titles"/><ref name="Westcott"/>}} |- |Corporal Punishment || 2 || October 1995 || Gaithersburg, Maryland || {{small|Defeated A.C. Golden in 8-man tournament final.<ref name="Titles"/><ref name="Westcott"/>}} |- |Joe Thunder || 1 || December 3, 1995 || Gaithersburg, Maryland || {{small|<ref name="Titles"/><ref name="Westcott"/>}} |- |Johnny Gunn || 1 || March 26, 1996 || Gaithersburg, Maryland || {{small|<ref name="Titles"/><ref name="Westcott"/>}} |- |Corporal Punishment || 3 || June 30, 1996 || Gaithersburg, Maryland || {{small|<ref name="Titles"/><ref name="Westcott"/>}} |- |Axl Rotten || 1 || June 30, 1996 || Gaithersburg, Maryland || {{small|<ref name="Titles"/><ref name="Westcott"/>}} |- |Mark "The Shark" Shrader || 1 || September 13, 1996 || Gaithersburg, Maryland || {{small|<ref name="Titles"/><ref name="Westcott"/>}} |- |Axl Rotten || 2 || November 23, 1996 || Gaithersburg, Maryland || {{small|<ref name="Titles"/><ref name="Westcott"/>}} |- |Stevie Richards || 1 || February 2, 1997 || Gaithersburg, Maryland || {{small|<ref name="Titles"/><ref name="Westcott"/>}} |- |Disco Inferno || 1 || April 3, 1997 || Gaithersburg, Maryland || {{small|<ref name="Titles"/><ref name="Westcott"/>}} |- |colspan=2|Vacated || August 9, 1997 || || {{small|<ref name="Titles"/><ref name="Westcott"/>}} |- |Pit Bull #2 || 1 || August 10, 1997 || Gaithersburg, Maryland || {{small|Defeated Knuckles Zanwich to win the vacant title.<ref name="Titles"/><ref name="Westcott"/>}} |- |colspan=2|Vacated || November 7, 1997 || || {{small|<ref name="Titles"/>}} |- |Salvatore Sincere || 2 || November 8, 1997 || Gaithersburg, Maryland || {{small|Defeated Corporal Punishment to win the vacant title.<ref name="Titles"/><ref name="Westcott"/>}} |- |colspan=2|Vacated || December 22, 1997 || || {{small|<ref name="Titles"/><ref name="Westcott"/>}} |- |Glenn Osbourne || 1 || February 1, 1998 || Baltimore, MD || {{small|Defeated A.C. Golden a tournament final.<ref name="Titles"/><ref name="Westcott"/>}} |- |Danny Rose || 1 || April 4, 1998 || Essex, MD || {{small|<ref name="Titles"/><ref name="Westcott"/>}} |- |Morgus the Maniac || 3 || November 14, 1998 || Hampstead, MD || {{small|<ref name="Titles"/><ref name="Westcott"/>}} |- |Bob Starr || 1 || - || Gaithersburg, Maryland || {{small|<ref name="Titles"/><ref name="Westcott"/>}} |- |Honky Tonk Man || 1 || October 2, 1999 || Dundalk, MD || {{small|<ref name="Titles"/><ref name="Westcott"/>}} |- |Bob Starr || 2 || November 13, 1999 || Hampstead, MD || {{small|<ref name="Titles"/><ref name="Westcott"/>}} |- |Patch || 1 || March 31, 2000 || Dundalk, MD || {{small|<ref name="Titles"/><ref name="Westcott"/><ref name="MEWF"/>}} |- |colspan=2|Vacated || April 29, 2000 || || {{small|Vacated after Patch was stripped of the title for failing to make scheduled title defences.<ref name="Titles"/><ref name="MEWF"/>}} |- |Lucifer || 3 || April 29, 2000 || Middle River, MD || {{small|Defeated Max Thrasher for the vacant title in a match with special referee "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan.<ref name="Titles"/><ref name="Westcott"/><ref name="MEWF"/>}} |- |DOA || 1 || August 9, 2000 || Martinsburg, WV || {{small|Following the death of longtime MEWF mainstay DOA on June 24, a tribute show "DOA: A Night to Remember" was held in his honor. Lucifer voluntarily vacated the title for DOA being awarded the title for one night only.<ref name="Titles"/><ref name="Westcott"/><ref name="MEWF"/>}} |- |Buzz Stryker || 1 || August 12, 2000 || Middle River, MD || {{small|<ref name="Titles"/><ref name="Westcott"/><ref name="MEWF"/>}} |- |Max Thrasher || 2 || September 22, 2000 || Dundalk, MD || {{small|Defeated Morgus the Maniac, Buzz Stryker and Dino Casanova in a four-Way match.<ref name="Titles"/><ref name="Westcott"/><ref name="MEWF"/>}} |- |Dino Casanova || 3 || 2000 || || {{small|<ref name="Titles"/><ref name="Westcott"/><ref name="MEWF"/>}} |- |Max Thrasher || 3 || November 11, 2000 || Hampstead, MD || {{small|Following the death of longtime MEWF mainstay DOA on June 24, a tribute show "DOA: A Night to Remember" was held in his honor being awarded the title for one night only.<ref name="Titles"/><ref name="Westcott"/><ref name="MEWF"/>}} |- |colspan=2|Ruckus || March 17, 2001 || Essex, MD|| {{small|<ref name="Westcott"/><ref name="MEWF"/>}} |- |Rayne || 1 || April 12, 2001 || Baltimore, MD || {{small|Defeated Dino Casanova for the vacant title.<ref name="Westcott"/><ref name="MEWF"/>}} |- |Dino Casanova || 2 || August 2, 2001 || Dundalk, MD || {{small|<ref name="Westcott"/><ref name="MEWF"/>}} |- |colspan=2|Vacated || 2001 || || {{small|<ref name="Westcott"/><ref name="MEWF"/>}} |- |Cat Burglar || 1 || November 25, 2001 || Dundalk, MD || {{small|Held in the Teamsters Union Hall, Cat Burglar won a 17-man battle royal to become the new MEWF Heavyweight Champion.<ref name="Westcott"/><ref name="MEWF"/>}} |- |colspan=2|Held Up || February 9, 2002 || Baltimore, MD || {{small|The title is held up following a three-way match between Cat Burglar, Nick Berk and Ruckus in which all three men scored a simultaneous pinfall during the match.<ref name="Westcott"/><ref name="MEWF"/>}} |- |Cat Burglar || 2 || March 3, 2002 || Baltimore, MD || {{small|Defeated Nick Berk and Ryker in a three-Way ladder match.<ref name="Westcott"/><ref name="MEWF"/>}} |- |Drew Pain || 1 || October 26, 2002 || || {{small| <ref name="Westcott"/><ref name="MEWF"/>}} |- |Buzz Stryker || 2 || October 27, 2002 || || {{small|Defeated Drew Pain and Salvatore Sincere in a three-Way match.<ref name="Westcott"/><ref name="MEWF"/>}} |- |Chad Bowman || 1 || March 9, 2003 || Dundalk, MD || {{small|<ref name="Westcott"/><ref name="MEWF"/>}} |- |Romeo Valentino || 2 || May 3, 2003 || || {{small|<ref name="Westcott"/><ref name="MEWF"/>}} |- |Danny Doring || 1 || July 16, 2003 || Glen Burnie, MD || {{small|Defeated Romeo Valentino and Chris Chetti in a three-Way match to unify the MEWF and MCW Heavyweight Championship.<ref name="Titles"/><ref name="Westcott"/><ref name="MEWF"/>}} |- |Danny Doring || 2 || March 28, 2004 || || {{small|<ref name="Westcott"/><ref name="MEWF"/>}} |- |colspan=2|Vacated || March 28, 2004 || Dundalk, MD || {{small|Vacated after Danny Doring is stripped of the title for failing to make scheduled title defences.<ref name="Westcott"/><ref name="MEWF"/>}} |- |The Bruiser || 1 || March 28, 2004 || Dundalk, MD || {{small|Defeated Romeo Valentino in match for the vacant title.<ref name="Westcott"/><ref name="MEWF"/>}} |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20040624122916/http://www.mewf.com/titles/heavyweight.html Official Heavyweight Championship Title History] *[http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/whtmewf.html MEWF Heavyweight Championship history at Solie.org]
Category:Heavyweight wrestling championships