The MCW Rage Television Championship is a professional wrestling television championship owned by the MCW Pro Wrestling (MCW) promotion. The title was created and debuted on February 21, 2001 at a MCW live event. The current champion is Alex Divine, who is in his first reign.
| MCW Rage Television Championship | |||||||||||
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| Details | |||||||||||
| Promotion | MCW Pro Wrestling (MCW) | ||||||||||
| Date established | February 21, 2001 | ||||||||||
| Current champion(s) | Alex Divine | ||||||||||
| Date won | August 10, 2024 | ||||||||||
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The inaugural champion was Gregory Martin, who defeated Ronnie Zukko in the finals of a tournament to win the championship on February 21, 2001 at an MCW live event.
Title history
edit| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| + | Current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||
| 1 | Gregory Martin | February 21, 2001 | MCW | Glen Burnie, Maryland | 1 | 75 | Defeated Ronnie Zukko in a tournament final to become the inaugural champion. | [1] |
| — | Vacated | April 28, 2001 | — | — | — | — | The championship was vacated after Martin left the promotion. | |
| 2 | Billy Redwood | April 28, 2001 | Unknown | Aberdeen, MD | 1 | 81 | Defeated Ronnie Zukko in a tournament final to win the vacated championship. | |
| 3 | Julio DiNero | July 18, 2001 | Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup | Glen Burnie, MD | 1 | 107 | [2] | |
| 4 | Marcus Jordan | November 2, 2001 | MCW | Chestertown, MD | 1 | 7 | [3] | |
| 5 | 2-Dope | November 9, 2001 | Live event | Mount Joy, PA | 1 | 1 | [4] | |
| 6 | Marcus Jordan | November 10, 2001 | Unknown | Hampstead, MD | 2 | 193 | ||
| 7 | Romeo Valentino | May 22, 2002 | MCW Tribute To The Legends | Glen Burnie, MD | 1 | 252 | ||
| 8 | Joey Matthews | January 29, 2003 | Live event | Glen Burnie, MD | 1 | 106 | ||
| 9 | Doug Delicious | May 15, 2003 | Live event | Glen Burnie, MD | 1 | 62 | ||
| — | Deactivated | July 16, 2003 | — | — | — | — | The championship was deactivated as Maryland Championship Wrestling runs what would be, at the time, the promotion's last event. | |
| 10 | Josh Daniels | July 22, 2006 | MCW Red, White, Black & Bruised | Laurel, MD | 1 | 50 | Defeated Danny Jaxx, Eddie Edwards and Qenaan Creed in a four corners match to revive the championship. | |
| 11 | Danny Jaxx | September 10, 2006 | MCW Tribute To The Legends | Dundalk, MD | 1 | 168 | ||
| 12 | Tyler Hilton | February 25, 2007 | MCW Anniversary 2007 | Dundalk, MD | 1 | 28 | ||
| 13 | Chad Bowman | March 25, 2007 | MCW March Madness - When Monsters Collide | Dundalk, MD | 1 | 42 | ||
| 14 | Tyler Hilton | May 6, 2007 | MCW Xtreme Measures 2007 | Dundalk, MD | 2 | 126 | ||
| 15 | Patrick Brink | September 9, 2007 | MCW Kickoff Chaos | Dundalk, MD | 1 | 108 | ||
| 16 | Tyler Hilton | December 26, 2007 | MCW Holiday Homecoming 2007 | Dundalk, MD | 3 | <1 | ||
| — | Deactivated | January 1, 2008 | — | — | — | — | The championship was retired. | |
| 17 | Qenaan Creed | April 11, 2009 | MCW Xtreme Measures 2009 | Dundalk, MD | 1 | 118 | Defeated Cobian in the finals of a twelve wrestlers tournament to revive the championship. | |
| 18 | Adam Carelle | August 7, 2009 | MCW Summer Heat 2009 | Dundalk, MD | 1 | 141 | ||
| 19 | Ryan McBride | December 26, 2009 | MCW Holiday Hell 2009 | Dundalk, MD | 1 | 63 | This was a ladder title for title match, in which McBride defended the MCW Cruiserweight Championship. | |
| 20 | Adam Cole | February 27, 2010 | MCW Anniversary 2010 | Dundalk, MD | 2 | 154 | This was a last man standing match. | |
| 21 | Cobian | July 31, 2010 | MCW Shamrock Cup X | Dundalk, MD | 1 | 244 | Cobian along with Tommy Dreamer defeated Adam Cole and Tyler Hilton in an extreme Rules match. Cobian was recognized as the champion. | |
| 22 | Ronnie Zukko | April 1, 2011 | Unknown | Severn, MD | 1 | 211 | ||
| 23 | Oliver Grimsly | October 29, 2011 | Live event | Dundalk, MD | 1 | 62 | ||
| 24 | Chris Clow | December 30, 2011 | MCW Holiday Hell | Dundalk, MD | 1 | 98 | ||
| 25 | Alexander James | April 6, 2012 | Unknown | Dundalk, MD | 1 | 267 | ||
| 26 | Shawn Patrick | December 29, 2012 | Unknown | Dundalk, MD | 1 | 329 | ||
| 27 | Ruckus | November 23, 2013 | MCW Aggravated Assault 2013 | Joppa, MD | 1 | 153 | ||
| 28 | Chuck Lennox | April 25, 2014 | MCW Body Slam Autism 4 | Dundalk, MD | 1 | 161 | ||
| 29 | The Bruiser | October 3, 2014 | MCW Waldorf Warfare | Waldorf, MD | 1 | 1 | ||
| 30 | Chuck Lennox | October 4, 2014 | MCW A Tribute To Legends | Dundalk, MD | 2 | 147 | ||
| 31 | Brandon Scott | February 28, 2015 | MCW Winter Blast 2015 | Hollywood, MD | 1 | 279 | ||
| 32 | Ken Dixon | December 4, 2015 | MCW Holiday Havoc 2015 | Felton, DE | 1 | 22 | ||
| 33 | Billy Gunn | December 26, 2015 | MCW Seasons Beatings 2015 | Joppa, MD | 1 | 84 | ||
| 34 | Ken Dixon | March 19, 2016 | MCW Spring Fever Tour 2016 - Day 1 | Frederick, MD | 2 | 251 | ||
| 35 | Drolix | November 25, 2016 | 2nd Annual Showcase Of Champions | Winston-Salem, NC | 1 | 65 | This was a title for title match, in which Drolix defended the MCW Heavyweight Championship. | |
| — | Vacated | January 29, 2017 | — | — | — | — | The championship was vacated due to Drolix suffering a torn ACL. | |
| 36 | Dante Caballero | March 3, 2017 | MCW Mat Madness | Joppa, MD | 1 | 134 | Defeated Brandon Scott in the finals of an eight wrestlers tournament to vacated championship. | |
| 37 | Maxwell Jacob Friedman | July 15, 2017 | MCW Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup XVIII - Day 2 | Joppa, MD | 1 | 77 | This was a three–way match also involving Greg Excellent. | |
| 38 | Greg Excellent | September 30, 2017 | MCW Tribute To The Legends | Joppa, MD | 1 | 286 | This was a three–way match also involving Dante Caballero. | |
| 39 | Ryan McBride | July 13, 2018 | MCW Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup XVIII - Day 1 | Joppa, MD | 2 | 189 | ||
| 40 | Scarlett Bordeaux | January 18, 2019 | MCW Winter Blast 2019 - Day 1 | Joppa, MD | 1 | 1 | ||
| 41 | Ryan McBride | January 19, 2019 | MCW Winter Blast 2019 - Day 2 | Hollywood, MD | 3 | <1 | ||
| 42 | Elijah King | January 19, 2019 | MCW Winter Blast 2019 - Day 2 | Hollywood, MD | 1 | 35 | ||
| 43 | Joe Gacy | February 23, 2019 | MCW Anniversary 2019 | Joppa, MD | 1 | 63 | ||
| 44 | Joe Keys | April 27, 2019 | MCW Shattered Dreams | Joppa, MD | 1 | 161 | ||
| 45 | Joe Gacy | October 5, 2019 | MCW Tribute To The Legends 2019 | Joppa, MD | 2 | 140 | ||
| 46 | Joe Keys | February 22, 2020 | MCW Anniversary 2020 | Joppa, MD | 2 | 273 | This was a best of five series tables match in which Keys won score 3-1. | |
| 47 | Lio Rush | November 21, 2020 | MCW Bruiser Strong | Joppa, MD | 1 | 245 | This was a three–way match also involving Ken Dixon. | |
| — | Vacated | July 24, 2021 | — | — | — | — | The championship was vacated due to Lio Rush suffering an injury. | |
| 48 | Kekoa | July 24, 2021 | Resurrection 2021 | Joppa, MD | 1 | 133 | ||
| 49 | Joe Keys | December 4, 2021 | MCW Season’s Beatings 2021 | Joppa, MD | 3 | <1 | ||
| 50 | Kekoa | December 4, 2021 | MCW Season’s Beatings 2021 | Joppa, MD | 2 | 64 | ||
| 51 | Demarcus Kane | February 6, 2022 | MCW Winter Blast 2022 - Night 2 | Glen Burnie, MD | 1 | 251 | ||
| 52 | Moses | October 15, 2022 | MCW Autumn Armageddon 2022 - Night 3 | Joppa, MD | 1 | 76 | ||
| 53 | ‘Miami’ Mike Walker | December 30, 2022 | MCW Season’s Beatings 2022 | Joppa, MD | 1 | 190 | This was a three–way match also involving Demarcus Kane. | |
| 54 | Myles Hawkins | July 8, 2023 | MCW Summer Slamboree 2023 - Night 1 | Hollywood, MD | 1 | 154 | ||
| 55 | James Ellsworth | December 9, 2023 | MCW Season’s Beatings 2023 - Night 1 | Frederick, MD | 1 | 21 | ||
| 56 | Myles Hawkins | December 30, 2023 | MCW Season’s Beatings 2023 - Night 2 | Joppa, MD | 2 | 224 | ||
| 57 | Alex Divine | August 10, 2024 | MCW Dynamo Runs the Show - The Brandon Holman Memorial Show | Joppa, MD | 1 | 90+ | ||
Combined reigns
editAs of November 8, 2024.
| † | Indicates the current champion |
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Keys | 3 | 434 |
| 2 | Myles Hawkins | 2 | 378 |
| 3 | Shawn Patrick | 1 | 329 |
| 4 | Chuck Lennox | 2 | 308 |
| 5 | Adam Carelle/Cole | 2 | 295 |
| 6 | Greg Excellent | 1 | 286 |
| 7 | Brandon Scott | 1 | 279 |
| 8 | Ken Dixon | 2 | 273 |
| 9 | Alexander James | 1 | 267 |
| 10 | Ryan McBride | 3 | 252 |
| Romeo Valentino | 1 | 252 | |
| 12 | Demarcus Kane | 1 | 251 |
| 13 | Lio Rush | 1 | 248 |
| 14 | Cobian | 1 | 244 |
| 15 | Ronnie Zukko | 1 | 211 |
| 16 | Joe Gacy | 2 | 203 |
| 17 | Marcus Jordan | 2 | 200 |
| 18 | Kekoa | 2 | 197 |
| 19 | ’Miami’ Mike Walker | 1 | 190 |
| 20 | Danny Jaxx | 1 | 168 |
| 21 | Tyler Hilton | 3 | 154 |
| 22 | Ruckus | 1 | 153 |
| 23 | Dante Caballero | 1 | 134 |
| 24 | Qeenan Creed | 1 | 118 |
| 25 | Pat Brink | 1 | 108 |
| 26 | Julio Dinero | 1 | 107 |
| 27 | Joey Matthews | 1 | 106 |
| 28 | Chris Clow | 1 | 98 |
| 29 | Alex Divine † | 1 | 90+ |
| 30 | Billy Gunn | 1 | 84 |
| 31 | Billy Redwood | 1 | 81 |
| 32 | Maxwell Jacob Friedman | 1 | 77 |
| 33 | Moses | 1 | 76 |
| 34 | Gregory Martin | 1 | 66 |
| 35 | Drolix | 1 | 65 |
| 36 | Doug Delicious | 1 | 62 |
| Oliver Grimsly | 1 | 62 | |
| 38 | Josh Daniels | 1 | 50 |
| 39 | Chad Bowman | 1 | 42 |
| 40 | Elijah King | 1 | 35 |
| 41 | James Ellsworth | 1 | 21 |
| 42 | 2-Dope | 1 | 1 |
| Scarlett Bordeaux | 1 | 1 | |
| The Bruiser | 1 | 1 |
References
edit- General
- Eric Roelfsema and Brian Westcott. "MCW Television Championship reign history". Solie.org. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
- "MCW Rage TV Championship". Maryland Championship Wrestling. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
- "Maryland Championship Wrestling Rage Television Title". Wrestling Title.com. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
- Specific
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (February 21, 2001). "MCW - Event @ Michael's Eighth Ave in Glen Burnie, Maryland, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (July 18, 2001). "MCW Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup 2001 - Event @ Glen Burnie, Maryland, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (November 2, 2001). "MCW - Event @ The Cain Athletic Center in Chestertown, Maryland, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (November 9, 2001). "MCW - Event @ Donegal High School in Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved September 26, 2022.