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New York Wrestling Connection
Heavyweight Title (as of 2025-05-25)
Dickie Rodz
2003-02-01
Defeats Ru Starr to become the first champion
Live Wyre (Mike Mondo)
2003-06-07
Deer Park, NY
Vacant in 03.
Tyler Payne
2003-08-16
Deer Park, NY
Defeats Dickie Rodz on 8-man tournament final.
Mikey Whipwreck
2004-01-10
Deer Park, NY
Nuke
2004-05-08
Grim Reefer
2004-08-21
Vacant in 04.
Joey Matthews
2004-12-11
Deer Park, NY
Wins a 3-way match.
Mike Mondo [2]
2005-03-26
Park, NY
Matt Striker
2005-04-30
Park, NY
Jerry Lynn
2005-07-30
Deer Park, NY
Wins a tag team match, teaming with Christopher Daniels against Striker & Rob Eckos.
Dickie Rodz [2]
2005-12-17
Deer Park, NY
Mason Raige
2006-02-25
Deer Park, NY
Vacant in 06.
Matt Hyson
2006-05-20
Deer Park, NY
Wins a 15-man battle royal.
Dickie Rodz [3]
2006-06-24
Deer Park, NY
Defeats Hyson and Jerry Lynn in a 3-way match.
Mike Spinelli
2007-09-21
Mastic Beach, NY
Quiet Storm
2007-12-15
Plazma
2007-12-15
Vacant.
Mikey Whipwreck [2]
2008-02-23
Deer Park, NY
King Mega
2008-10-18
Ronkonkoma, NY
Tony Nese
2010-01-30
Deer Park, NY
Papadon
2010-05-22
Deer Park, NY
Tony Nese [2]
2010-08-14
Port Jefferson Station, NY
Alex Reynolds
2010-10-23
Port Jefferson Station, NY
Ryan Rush
2011-01-29
Deer Park, NY
Vacant in 11-08 due to injury.
John Silver
2011-08-25
Deer Park, NY
Wins "Rapid Fire" elimination match against Sami Callihan, Tony Nese, Alex Reynolds, and Appolyon.
Apollyon
2011-10-22
Deer Park, NY
Big O
2013-02-24
Deer Park, NY
Wins "Psycho Circus", teaming with Alvin Alvarez & Mikey Whipwreck & Stockade to defeat Order of the Black: Apollyon & Dickie Rodz & Rex Lawless & Ryan Rush; vacant on 14-01-25 due to injury.
Mike Mondo [3]
2014-02-15
Deer Park, NY
Defeats King Mega during the "Psycho Circus" match.
Mikey Whipwreck [3]
2014-06-28
Deer Park, NY
Blake Morris
2014-09-27
Deer Park, NY
Big O [2]
2015-02-28
Deer Park, NY
Stockade
2015-05-30
Deer Park, NY
J.T. Kasin
2016-06-18
Deer Park, NY
Stockade [2]
2016-07-28
Deer Park, NY
Bull James
2017-02-25
Deer Park, NY
Wins "Psycho Circus" 8-man elimination match, teaming with Tommy Dreamer & Rex Lawless & Mouse to defeat the Hounds of Hatred: Stockade & Bam Sullivan & Boo Sullivan & King Mega.
Alex Reynolds [2]
2018-02-24
Deer Park, NY
Bull James [2]
2018-03-31
Deer Park, NY
King Mega
2018-06-30
Deer Park, NY
Rex Lawless
2019-02-23
Deer Park, NY
Teams with Team Bull (Bull James & C.J. Benson & Rad Brad Benson & Mouse & Kris Statlander) to defeat The Culture (King Mega & Brandon Watts & Dave McCall & Nate Carter & Chris Bishop & Willow Nightingale) in a Psycho Circus elimination match by pinning Mega.
Blake Morris [2]
2019-10-26
Deer Park, NY
Defeats Lawless and Bam Sullivan in a 3-way match.
Rex Lawless [2]
2020-02-22
Deer Park, NY
Teams with Team Lawless (Mikey Whipwreck & Brad Benson & C.J. Benson & Bam Sullivan) to defeat Team Morris (Morris* & Chris Seaton & Casanova Valentine & Aiden Baal & Smoothe Blackmon) in a Psycho Circus elimination match.
Michael Mistretta
2022-02-26
Farmingville, NY
Defeats Lawless and Tony Nese in a 3-way match.
Matt Cardona
2022-02-26
Farmingville, NY
Michael Mistretta [2]
2022-04-30
Copaigue, NY
Defeats Cardona and Big O in a 3-way match.
Jaden Valo
2022-05-21
Deer Park, NY
Defeats Mistretta, Alex Coughlin, and Travis Huckabee in a 4-way match.
Michael Mistretta [3]
2022-06-25
Deer Park, NY
Big O [3]
2023-02-25
Farmingville, NY
Joey Conway
2023-11-25
Deer Park, NY
Vacates on 24-06-22 due to injury.
Salvatore Savelli
2024-06-22
Deer Park, NY
Defeats Michael Mistretta in tournament final; vacates on 25-03-29 due to injury.
Joey Conway [2]
2025-03-29
Deer Park, NY
Defeats Randy Summers and also wins the vacant NYWE Title.
