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Defeats Justin Cage and Shawn Diavari to become the first champion.
Justin Kage
2004-04-09
Milwaukee, WI
Matt Sydal
2004-07-30
Rock Island, IL
Delirious
2005-07-23
Streamwood, IL
Matt Sydal [2]
2005-11-12
Streamwood, IL
Wins title in a tag team match when Sydal's partner Daizee pins Delerious' partner Mschiff.
Jaysin Strife
2006-02-04
Lawrence, KS
Alex Shelley
2006-05-06
Streamwood, IL
Defeats Strife, Brandon Thomaselli, and Acid Jazz in a 4-way match.
Jason Dukes
2007-01-06
Streamwood, IL
Defeats Shelley and the Mississippi Madman in a 3-way match.
Arya Daivari
2008-05-25
Milwaukee, WI
Defeats Dukes during a one-night tournament.
Ego Fantastico
2008-05-25
Milwaukee, WI
Defeats Daivari, Troy Walters, and Prince Ali in the 4-way final of a one-night tournament; also wins ICW Heavyweight Title, defeating Drake Younger in a double title match on 08-08-15; vacates X-Division Title on 09-01-09 after winning ICW Tag Team Title.
Troy Walters
2009-01-09
Milwaukee, WI
Defeats Jason Hades.
Bobby Valentino
2009-05-22
Milwaukee, WI
Troy Walters [2]
2009-07-24
Milwaukee, WI
Mickey McCoy
2010-01-29
Milwaukee, WI
Defeats Walters and Prince Mustafa Ali in a 3-way match.
Dysfunction
2010-03-19
W. Allis, WI
Mason Quinn
2010-07-16
W. Allis, WI
Defeats Dysfunction and TW3 in a 3-way match; vacant in 11-01.
Oliver Cain
2011-01-29
Mattoon, IL
Defeats DaCobra, Shank Barzini, and Jason Lyte in a 4-way match; becomes a ZERO1 title on 11-11-01 when some of the NWA Midwest affiliates leave NWA.
Jonathan Gresham
2013-04-20
Mattoon, IL
Also defeats Sugawara Takuya on 13-05-04 to win NWA World and International Junior Heavyweight Title; loses both titles to HUB on 13-09-16 in Tōkyō, JPN but continues to be recognized as world champion by ZERO1 USA.