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Independent Wrestling Association
Mid-South Heavyweight Title
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Tower of Doom
1997-04-03
Louisville, KY
Defeats Ox Harley and Bull Pain in a tournament final to become the first champion.
Doug Gilbert
1997-04-24
Louisville, KY
Stripped on 97-07-19.
Ian Rotten
1997-07-19
Louisville, KY
Defeats Bull Pain.
Bull Pain
1997-07-31
Louisville, KY
Tracy Smothers
1997-09-11
Louisville, KY
Salvatore Sincere
1997-09-18
Louisville, KY
Bull Pain [2]
1997-11-04
Louisville, KY
Buddy Landel
1997-11-07
Lexington, KY
Bull Pain [3]
1997-11-08
Bardstown, KY
Held up a match against Paul Diamond on 97-11-11 due to a double pin.
Bull Pain [4]
1997-12-09
Louisville, KY
Defeats Diamond in rematch.
Axl Rotten
1998-02-13
Lexington, KY
Stripped on 98-04-24.
Ox Harley
1998-04-24
Louisville, KY
Defeats Harry Palmer; Ian Rotten pins Harley on 98-05-06 in Lexington, KY, but promoter Jim Fannin reverses decision and gives the title back to Harley; Texas Hangman Psycho (Bull Pain) pins Harley on 98-05-13 in Lexington, KY but is stripped of the belt on next day after refusing to unmask and prove he is not Bull Pain who has been suspended at the time; Harley is given back the belt the same day; Ian Rotten pins Harley on 98-05-14 in Louisville, KY but is stripped due to being suspended at the time; Harley is given back the belt.
The Midnight Rider (Ian Rotten) [2]
1998-05-28
Louisville, KY
Defeats Tower of Doom who has been given authority to defend Harley's title; Rotten unmasks himself and continues as champion.
Billy Joe Eaton
1998-07-12
Kalamazoo, MI
Ian Rotten [3]
1998-07-30
Louisville, KY
Harry Palmer
1998-08-06
Louisville, KY
Rotten pins Palmer earlier to win the match but gives the title to Palmer afterwards.
Corporal Robinson
1998-11-13
West Point, KY
Ian Rotten [4]
1998-12-04
Salem, IN
Corporal Robinson [2]
1999-01-06
Charlestown, IN
Ian Rotten [5]
1999-01-07
Louisville, KY
The Suicide Kid
1999-01-14
Louisville, KY
Chip Fairway
1999-01-21
Louisville, KY
The Suicide Kid [2]
1999-01-28
Louisville, KY
Declared vacant on 99-02-02 following a double pin between The Suicide Kid and Chip Fairway.
Chip Fairway [2]
1999-02-03
Charlestown, IN
Defeats The Suicide Kid in rematch.
Ian Rotten [6]
1999-04-29
Salem, IN
Defeats Dean Baldwin, substituting for Fairway.
Rollin' Hard
1999-08-07
Oolitic, IN
Mad Man Pondo
1999-09-29
Louisville, KY
2 Tuff Tony
2000-02-23
Charlestown, IN
Defeats Deliah Starr and Mad Man Pondo in a 3-way match to unify Hardcore Title on 00-03-04 in Charlestown, IN.
Blaze
2000-03-25
Charlestown, IN
Axl Rotten [2]
2000-04-01
Charlestown, IN
Stripped in 00.
Rollin' Hard [2]
2000-06-10
Charlestown, IN
Defeats Ian Rotten in tournament final.
Ian Rotten [7]
2000-06-24
Charlestown, IN
Rollin' Hard [3]
2000-07-01
Charlestown, IN
Mitch Page
2000-07-31
Awarded by Ian Rotten when Rollin' Hard is unable to defend the title due to injury.
Bull Pain [5]
2000-08-05
Charlestown, IN
Stripped 00-09-09 in Charlestown, IN due to no-show; Pain jumps
To OVW.
Harry Palmer [2]
2000-09-22
Charlestown, IN
Defeats Cash Flo in an 8-man tournament final; declared vacant after the match against Cash Flo on 00-09-23 in Charlestown, IN.
Harry Palmer [3]
2000-09-27
Charlestown, IN
Defeats Cash Flo and Rollin' Hard in a 3-way match.
The Suicide Kid [3]
2000-10-13
Charlestown, IN
Held up after the match against Todd Morton on 00-10-21.
Todd Morton
2000-10-25
Charlestown, IN
Defeats The Suicide Kid in rematch.
Ian Rotten [8]
2000-12-06
Charlestown, IN
Cash Flo
2000-12-30
Charlestown, IN
Blaze [2]
2001-02-07
Charlestown, IN
2 Tuff Tony [2]
2001-03-02
Charlestown, IN
Mitch Page [2]
2001-04-07
Charlestown, IN
Defeats Tony and Rollin' Hard in a 3-way match.
Trent Baker
2001-05-19
Charlestown, IN
Hidō
2001-07-14
Charlestown, IN
Defeats Baker and Chip Fairway in a 3-way match; stripped on when Hidō loses a loser-leaves-town match to Necro Butcher on 01-07-18 in Charlestown, IN.
Defeats Quackenbush, Chris Hero, and Chuck Taylor in a 4-way elimination match; vacant on 08-04-12 when Kingston misses two consecutive events due to flight problems.
Chuck Taylor [2]
2008-05-03
Joliet, IL
Defeats Claudio Castagnoli in an one-night 8-man tournament final.
Dingo
2008-06-20
Sellersburg, IN
Vacates in 09-11 due to a severe neck injury; title inactive.
Kongo Kong
2014-06-29
Clarksville, IN
Defeats Hy-Zaya in tournament final.
Hy-Zaya
2015-05-31
New Albany, IN
Shane Mercer
2015-09-11
Clarksville, IN
John Wayne Murdoch
2015-10-09
Clarksville, IN
Reed Bentley
2015-10-09
Clarksville, IN
John Wayne Murdoch [2]
2015-11-27
Clarksville, IN
Reed Bentley [2]
2015-12-04
Clarksville, IN
Kongo Kong [2]
2015-12-11
Clarksville, IN
Reed Bentley [3]
2016-05-01
New Albany, IN
John Wayne Murdoch [3]
2016-07-07
Clarksville, IN
J.J. Garrett
2016-07-07
Clarksville, IN
Tracy Smothers [2]
2016-10-06
Clarksville, IN
Mitch Page [3]
2016-12-22
Jeffersonville, IN
Declared vacant after the match.
John Wayne Murdoch [4]
2017-01-05
Jeffersonville, IN
Defeats Aaron Williams in tournament final.
Dave Crist
2017-02-25
Memphis, IN
Declared vacant on 17-05-09 due to Crist's injury.
Aaron Williams
2017-05-25
Jeffersonville, IN
Defeats Larry D in tournament final.
Larry D
2017-05-25
Jeffersonville, IN
Michael Elgin
2017-06-01
Jeffersonville, IN
Vacant in 17-09.
Aaron Williams [2]
2017-09-09
Memphis, IN
Defeats Dingo in tournament final.
Jimmy Jacobs [2]
2017-11-23
Memphis, IN
Vacates on 18-01-04 due to injury.
Mance Warner
2018-01-11
Memphis, IN
Defeats Ace Perry in tournament final.
Jake Crist
2018-01-18
Memphis, IN
Aaron Williams [3]
2018-01-19
Memphis, IN
Mance Warner [2]
2018-02-01
Memphis, IN
Calvin Tankman
2018-04-12
Memphis, IN
John Wayne Murdoch [5]
2018-05-03
Memphis, IN
Nick Gage
2018-05-19
Memphis, IN
Vacant in 18-08.
Michael Elgin [2]
2018-08-31
Memphis, IN
Defeats Aaron Williams and John Wayne Murdoch in a 3-way match.
Defeats Kong and Matthew Justice in the 3-way quarter final of the "Ted Petty Invitational 2019" tournament.
Larry D [3]
2019-09-13
Jeffersonville, IN
Defeats Williams in the final of the "Ted Petty Invitational 2019" tournament.
Kevin Giza
2019-11-17
Jeffersonville, IN
Aaron Williams [7]
2020-01-23
Jeffersonville, IN
Ace Perry
2020-03-05
Jeffersonville, IN
Jake Crist [2]
2020-07-31
Connersville, IN
Defeats Perry and Kevin Giza in a 3-way match.
John Wayne Murdoch [6]
2021-04-08
Tampa, FL
Title change is voided on 21-04-15 when the usage of an illegal maneuver by Murdoch becomes apparent; Crist refuses to accept the title without a match.
Tyler Matrix
2021-04-24
Jeffersonville, IN
Defeats Jake Crist and John Wayne Murdoch in the " Ted Petty Invitational 2020" tournament 3-way final.
Logan James [2]
2021-06-24
Jeffersonville, IN
Tyler Matrix [2]
2021-07-29
Jeffersonville, IN
Defeats James and Kevin Giza in a 3-way match.
Aaron Williams [8]
2021-08-29
Indianapolis, IN
Tyler Matrix [3]
2021-09-11
Jeffersonville, IN
Defeats Williams in the "Ted Petty Invitational 2021" tournament semi-final.
Jake Crist [3]
2021-09-11
Jeffersonville, IN
Defeats Matrix in the "Ted Petty Invitational 2021" tournament final; also wins the junior heavyweight title on 21-10-28; promotion closes in 22.
