Key
| Symbol
|
Meaning
|
| No.
|
The overall championship reign
|
| Reign
|
The reign number for the specific wrestler listed.
|
| Event
|
The event in which the championship changed hands
|
| N/A
|
The specific information is not known
|
| —
|
Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign
|
| No.
|
Champion
|
Reign
|
Date
|
Days held
|
Location
|
Event
|
Notes
|
|
| 1
|
Colt Cabana
|
1
|
October 26, 2002
|
882
|
Grayslake, Illinois
|
Live event
|
Defeated Reckless Youth to become the first champion.
|
|
| 2
|
Marco Cordova
|
1
|
March 26, 2005
|
[Note 1]
|
Streamwood, Illinois
|
Live event
|
|
|
| 3
|
Dysfunction
|
1
|
2005
|
[Note 2]
|
N/A
|
Live event
|
|
|
| 4
|
Marco Cordova
|
2
|
June 17, 2005
|
2,535
|
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
|
Live event
|
Was stripped of the title in 2007 after losing a loser leaves town match, was reinstated as champion in 2010.
|
|
| 5
|
Bear St. Pierre
|
1
|
May 26, 2012
|
159
|
Streator, Illinois
|
Live event
|
The title was converted to a Zero One USA title when NWA Midwest was disbanded in a legal dispute with the NWA.
|
|
| —
|
Vacated
|
—
|
November 1, 2012
|
—
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
The promoters of a new NWA affiliate set to open in March 2013 confirm in an interview that Bear St. Pierre would not be retained as champion.
|
|
| 6
|
Shane Somers
|
1
|
April 27, 2013
|
56
|
Jerseyville, Illinois
|
Live event
|
Defeated Johnathan Hampton to win the vacant title.
|
|
| 7
|
Shane Fury
|
1
|
June 22, 2013
|
328
|
Swansea, Illinois
|
Live event
|
Shane Fury Defeated *ShowTime* Shane Somers for the NWA IL championship.
|
|
| —
|
Vacated
|
—
|
May 16, 2014
|
—
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Shane Fury was stripped of the title for lack of title defenses
|
|
| 8
|
Evan Morris
|
1
|
May 17, 2014
|
329
|
St. Robert, Missouri
|
Live event
|
Evan Morris won an over-the-top-rope battle royal, eliminating Elvis Aliaga, to capture the vacant Championship
|
|
| 9
|
Mitch Johnson
|
1
|
April 11, 2015
|
3,512+
|
Albion, Illinois
|
Live event
|
Mitch Johnson won a NO disqualification match over Evan Morris, to capture the vacant NWA Illinois State Championship
|
|
- ^ The exact date the championship reign ended is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 1 and 82 days.
- ^ The exact date the championship reign ended is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 1 and 83 days.
