MEWF Mid-Atlantic Championship
{{short description|Professional wrestling championship}}
{{Infobox pro wrestling championship
| championshipname = MEWF Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship
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| promotion =Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation
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| created = March 6, 1993
| mostreigns = Bob Starr (5)
| firstchamp = Bob Starr
| finalchamp = Qenaan Creed
(won March 28, 2004)
| longestreign = Drew Pain (196 days)
| shortestreign = Stevie Riggs (<1 day)
Morgus the Maniac (<1 day)
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| titleretired = 2004
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The Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation (MEWF) Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship was the second highest ranking singles title in the Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation, one of three in the promotion.
The title was created when "Hollywood" Bob Starr defeated C.C. Danger at an event held in Gaithersburg, Maryland on March 6, 1993.{{cite book | author=Royal Duncan & Gary Will | title=Wrestling Title Histories | publisher=Archeus Communications | year=2000|edition=4th | isbn=0-9698161-5-4 }} In 2003, the title was merged with the MCW Rage Television Championship when Maryland Championship Wrestling held its final show as an interpromtional event with the Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation creating the MEWF Unified Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship.{{cite web |url=http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/mahtmewf.html |title=MEWF Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title History |accessdate= |author=Westcott, Brian |authorlink= |author2=Eric Roelfsema |year=2004 |work=Solie's Title Histories |publisher=Solie.org |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= }}
The championship has been known as:
- MEWF Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship (1993 – 2003)
- MEWF Unified Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship (2003 – 2004)
There have been a total of 31 recognized champions who have had a combined 45 official reigns.
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Title history
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!width=16%|Wrestler: !width=1% |Times: !width=16%|Date: !width=15%|Location: !width=51%|Notes: | ||||
| "Hollywood" Bob Starr | 1 | March 6, 1993 | Gaithersburg, MD | {{small|Defeated C.C. Danger to become the first champion.}} |
| Mike Khoury | 1 | November 14, 1993 | Gaithersburg, MD | |
| colspan=2|Title history unrecorded | 1992-1994 | {{small|}} | ||
| colspan=2|Vacated | 1992 | {{small|}} | ||
| Joe Thunder | 1 | November 1994 | ||
| Ultimate Comet | 1 | November 12, 1994 | Hampstead, MD | |
| colspan=2|Title history unrecorded | 1994-1995 | {{small|}} | ||
| Corporal Punishment | 1 | |||
| Raven | 1 | April 23, 1995 | ||
| Chad Austin | 1 | October 1, 1995 | ||
| Corporal Punishment | 2 | November 12, 1995 | ||
| colspan=2|Vacated | 1995 | {{small|}} | ||
| Devon Storm | 1 | December 1995 | {{small|Defeated Chad Austin for vacant title.}} | |
| colspan=2|Vacated | February 15, 1996 | {{small|}} | ||
| Corporal Punishment | 3 | February 25, 1996 | {{small|Defeated Johnny Gunn to win vacant title.}} | |
| Joe Thunder | 2 | June 2, 1996 | ||
| Knuckles Zanwich | 1 | June 22, 1996 | ||
| Boo Bradley | 1 | October 13, 1996 | ||
| "Wiseguy" Jimmy Cicero | 1 | December 1, 1996 | ||
| Quinn Nash | 1 | June 1, 1997 | ||
| colspan=2|Vacated | September 16, 1997 | {{small|}} | ||
| Joey Maggs | 1 | September 17, 1997 | {{small|Defeated Bob Starr to win vacant title.}} | |
| colspan=2|Vacated | 1998 | {{small|}} | ||
| Adam Flash | 1 | November 14, 1998 | Hampstead, MD | {{small|Defeated Ricky Blues to win vacant title.}} |
| colspan=2|Title history unrecorded | 1998-1999 | {{small|}} | ||
| Max Thrasher | 1 | |||
| Steve Corino | 1 | Baltimore, MD | ||
| The Cat Burglar | 1 | Baltimore, MD | ||
| Chad Austin | 2 | Baltimore, MD | ||
| "The Smoke" Smokey Myavia | 1 | Baltimore, MD | ||
| "Mad Dog" Buzz Stryker | 1 | Baltimore, MD | ||
| The Cat Burglar | 2 | Dundalk, MD | ||
| Ruckus | 1 | November 13, 1999 | Hampstead, MD | |
| Otto Schtark | 1 | Dundalk, MD | ||
| Buzz Stryker | 2 | April 29, 2000 | Middle River, MD | |
| colspan=2|Title history unrecorded | 2000 | {{small|}} | ||
| Max Thrasher | 2 | September 22, 2000 | Dundalk, MD | {{small|Win title in 4 Way Dance with Morgus the Maniac, Buzz Stryker and Dino Casanova.}} |
| Dino Casanova | 1 | January 27, 2001 | ||
| Morgus the Maniac | 1 | March 17, 2001 | ||
| Jim Christian | 1 | April 12, 2001 | Baltimore, MD | |
| colspan=2|Vacated | 2001 | {{small|Title becomes vacant when Jim Christian left the promotion.}} | ||
| Morgus The Maniac | 2 | 2001 | {{small|Defeated Dino Casanova to win the vacant title.}} | |
| Stevie Riggs | 1 | May 24, 2001 | ||
| Morgus the Maniac | 2 | May 24, 2001 | {{small|Regained title at same event.}} | |
| Drew Pain | 1 | November 25, 2001 | Dundalk, MD | {{small|Event held at the Teamsters Union Hall.}} |
| Bob Starr | 2 | June 9, 2002 | Baltimore, MD | |
| Barry Horowitz | 1 | September 22, 2002 | Baltimore, MD | {{small|Won title in a Three-Way Dance with Bob Starr and Hack Myers.}} |
| Bob Starr | 3 | October 27, 2002 | ||
| Morgus The Maniac | 3 | June 8, 2003 | North Point, MD | |
| Bob Starr | 4 | June 8, 2003 | North Point, MD | {{small|Regained title at same event.}} |
| Doug Delicious | 1 | July 16, 2003 | Glen Burnie, MD | {{small|Title is unified with the MCW Rage Television Championship.}} |
| colspan=2|Vacated | September 7, 2003 | North Point, MD | {{small|Doug Delicious is stripped of the championship when he fails to appear for a scheduled title defense.}} | |
| Bob Starr | 5 | September 7, 2003 | North Point, MD | {{small|Defeated Chad Bowman to win the vacant title.}} |
| Romeo Valentine | 1 | January 11, 2004 | Dundalk, MD | {{small|Won title in a Triple Threat match with Bob Starr and Buzz Stryker.}} |
| Sean Patrick | 1 | February 8, 2004 | North Point, MD | |
| Qenaan Creed | 1 | March 28, 2004 | Dundalk, MD |