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Defeats Bobby Blaze in tournament final to become the first champion.
Bobby Blaze
1996-03-09
Ashland, KY
D'Lo Brown [2]
1996-03-16
Lima, OH
Vacant and inactive in 96-06.
Race Steele
2000-05-25
Cincinnati, OH
Defeats Chip Fairway in a tournament final.
Chad Collyer
2001-01-26
Rising Sun, IN
Stripped on 01-02-27.
Shark Boy
2001-02-27
Cincinnati, OH
Wins battle royal, eliminating Dean Jablonski and Matt Stryker.
Race Steele [2]
2001-03-16
Rising Sun, IN
Cody Hawk
2001
Race Steele [3]
2001-08-04
Batavia, OH
Nick Dinsmore
2001-08-09
Cincinnati, OH
Race Steele [4]
2001-08-18
Dayton, OH
held up after the match against Mark Jindrak on 01-09-30 in Jeffersonville, IN.
E.Z. Money
2001-11-14
Dayton, OH
Defeats D-Lo Brown in a tournament final.
Charlie Haas
2002-01-09
Dayton, OH
Pins Val Venis in a 6-man tag team "all titles on the line" match involving Haas, Venis, Steve Bradley, The Island Boys, and EZ Money with a stipulation that if any member of the champions is pinned, titles switches hands accordingly; stripped on 02-01-29 due to a contract loophole.
E.Z. Money [2]
2002-01-29
Cincinnati, OH
Awarded.
Rico Constantino
2002-03-15
Dayton, OH
Stevie Richards
2002-03-17
Jeffersonville, IN
Race Steele [5]
2002-03-20
Cincinnati, OH
Johnny the Bull
2002-05-08
Dayton, OH
Lance Cade
2002-05-19
Jeffersonville, IN
Johnny the Bull [2]
2002-07-20
Batavia, OH
Lance Cade [2]
2002-07-20
Batavia, OH
Cody Hawk [2]
2002-07-21
Jeffersonville, IN
Matt Stryker
2002-09-17
Cincinnati, OH
Chet Jablonski
2002-11-09
Batavia, OH
Big Al
2003-04-15
Cincinnati, OH
Chad Collyer [2]
2003-05-02
Aurora, IN
Wins Royal Rumble-style match, eliminating Jablonski and Cody Hawk.
Nigel McGuiness
2003-09-06
Batavia, OH
El Temor
2004-03-17
Wilmington, OH
Rory Fox
2004-03-30
Cincinnati, OH
Tack
2004-07-20
Cincinnati, OH
Rory Fox [2]
2004-07-21
Cincinnati, OH
Executive Committee reverses the decision due to absence of contract in heavyweight championship match at Tuesday's television tapings.
Shawn Osborne
2005-03-25
Dayton, OH
Matt Stryker [4]
2005-06-17
Cincinnati, OH
Cody Hawk [4]
2005-09-24
Cincinnati, OH
Stripped in 05-11.
Pepper Parks
2006-01-21
Cincinnati, OH
Defeats Jon Moxly in tournament final.
Jon Moxley (Dean Ambrose)
2006-05-09
Cincinnati, OH
Chad Collyer [3]
2006-09-05
Pepper Parks [2]
2006-11-07
Cincinnati, OH
Vacates on 06-12-05.
Jon Moxley [2]
2006-12-30
Dayton, OH
Defeats Brian Jennings, J.T. Stahr, and Matt Stryker.
