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Defeats Vince Charming in tournament final; stripped in 96.
Vince Kaplack
1996-05-25
N. Versailles, PA
Defeats Sean Evans; vacates on 96-07-01.
Brian Anthony
1996-07-20
N. Versailles, PA
Wins a battle royal by eliminating Paul Atlas.
Salvatore Sincere
1997-03-07
N. Versailles, PA
T. Rantula
1997-03-08
Boswell, PA
Quinn Magnum
1997-11-22
N. Versailles, PA
Headshrinker Samu
1998-05-30
N. Versalles, PA
The Mauler
1998-08-07
N. Versailles, PA
Awarded when Samu is fired.
Sean Evans
1998-09-11
N. Versalles, PA
Bubba the Bulldog
1998-10-30
N. Versalles, PA
Awarded after Evans leaves the promotion but has to defeat "anyone" to keep the belt; defeats Referee Scott Venom to keep the title.
Headshrinker Samu [2]
1998-12-11
N. Versailles, PA
Defeats Hungarian Barbarian for title after Bubba is stripped.
Sean Evans [2]
1999-01-02
N. Versailles, PA
Samu and Bubba confront each other; Bubba claims to still be the champ for being never beaten; Evans comes out and claims he is still the champion since he was never officially stripped when he left promotion; everyone agrees that Evans is still the champion.
Headshrinker Samu [3]
1999-01-02
N. Versailles, PA
Big Poppa Gator
1999-04-24
N. Versailles, PA
Wins by forfeit when Samu no-shows.
Shane Douglas
1999-06-17
N. Versailles, PA
Bubba The Bulldog [2]
1999-07-02
N. Versailles, PA
Brian Anthony [2]
1999-10-28
Pittsburgh, PA
Also defeats Chris Hero to unify PWL Heavyweight Title on the same card; title held up on 99-11-27.
Brian Anthony [3]
1999-12-10
N. Versailles, PA
Defeats Crusher Hanson, Bubba the Bulldog, and Payne in a four-way, belt on a pole match; Anthony substituting for the injured Cody Michales.
Vince Kaplack [2]
2000-01-14
N. Versailles, PA
Race Steele
2000-04-21
N. Versailles, PA
Vacant in 00-06.
Lou Marconi
2000-06-02
N. Versailles, PA
Defeats Brian Anthony in tournament final.
Vince Kaplack [3]
2000-09-22
McKeesport, PA
Guido Corleone
2000-10-20
McKeesport, PA
Defeats Kaplack, Brandon K, Big Poppa Gator, Jimmy Anjel, and Paul Atlas in a 6-man scramble match.
Homicyde
2001-01-27
McKeesport, PA
Declared vacant and unified with PWX and PWL Heavyweight titles into Triple Crown Title in 01-06.
Brandon K.
2001-06-23
McKeesport, PA
Defeats Dirk Ciglar in tournament final to become the first Triple Crown Champion to unify NWA East, PWX, and PWL titles.
Crusher Hansen
2001-11-24
McKeesport, PA
Brandon K. [2]
2001-12-15
McKeesport, PA
Title returned to K.
Dirk Ciglar
2001-12-29
McKeesport, PA
Paul Atlas
2002-05-10
McKeesport, PA
Dirk Ciglar
2002-09-14
McKeesport, PA
Crusher Hansen [2]
2002-10-12
McKeesport, PA
Simply referred as NWA East/PWX Title from this reign; one title belt replaces the three belts.
Nikita Allanov
2003-05-24
McKeesport, PA
Justin Idol
2003-10-25
McKeesport, PA
Nikita Allanov [2]
2004-02-28
McKeesport, PA
Justin Idol #
2004-03-13
McKeesport, PA
Nikita Allanov #
2004-03-27
McKeesport, PA
Title returned to Allanov when the commissioner declares the match between Allanov and Idol a non-title match after reviewing involvement by Paul Atlas.
Mad Mike
2004-03-27
McKeesport, PA
Vacant on 04-06-19 when Mike announces his retirement due to injuries sustained on 04-06-05.
Devin Devine
2004-06-19
McKeesport, PA
Defeats Justin Idol, Brandon K., and Nikita Allanov in an elimination match; PWX stops calling itself NWA East prior to 2004 NWA convention.
Brandon K. [3]
2004-09-25
McKeesport, PA
Devin Devine [2]
2005-01-08
McKeesport, PA
Scottie Gash
2005-07-09
McKeesport, PA
Crusher Hansen [3]
2005-11-12
McKeesport, PA
Daron Smythe
2006-02-12
McKeesport, PA
Brandon K. [4]
2006-05-28
McKeesport, PA
Wins a 6-man elimination match against Scott Venom, Chris Taylor, Scottie Gash, Justin Idol, and Sam Slej.
Chris Taylor
2006-10-28
McKeesport, PA
Defeats AWC champion Crusher Hansen on 07-05-05 in McKeesport, PA to unify both titles.
Scottie Gash [2]
2007-12-22
McKeesport, PA
Sterling James Keenan
2008-03-01
McKeesport, PA
Scottie Gash [3]
2008-09-20
McKeesport, PA
Ashton Amherst
2009-08-07
McKeesport, PA
Patrick Hayes
2010-04-10
McKeesport, PA
Dash Bennett
2010-06-05
McKeesport, PA
Ashton Amherst [2]
2010-08-20
McKeesport, PA
Defeats Bennett and Stryder in a 3-way match.
Chris Taylor [2]
2010-09-25
McKeesport, PA
Wins a 4-way elimination match against Amherst, Dash Bennett, and Patrick Hayes.
Ryan Mitchell
2011-04-29
McKeesport, PA
Stryder
2011-05-21
McKeesport, PA
Ryan Reign
2012-06-29
McKeesport, PA
Jack Pollock
2013-04-06
McKeesport, PA
Chris Taylor [3]
2013-08-23
McKeesport, PA
Defeats Pollock in the final of the Sean "Shocker" Evans Memorial Tournament; Gory pins Taylor later on the same card with a fast count by the referee, but the title is returned to Taylor on 13-09-07.
Jack Pollock [2]
2013-11-02
McKeesport, PA
Gory
2014-05-24
McKeesport, PA
Chris LeRusso
2014-10-25
McKeesport, PA
Ganon Jones Jr.
2015-03-28
McKeesport, PA
Lance Anoa'i
2015-11-21
McKeesport, PA
Defeats Jones, Cassidy Stone, and Jack Pollock in 4-way match; vacant on 16-04-09 for no-showing the scheduled title defense.
Lee Moriarty
2016-04-09
McKeesport, PA
Defeats Sonny Vince in a 4-man tournament final.
Kato
2016-04-09
McKeesport, PA
Cashes in his "Golden Ticket", which allows him to challenge for the title any time.
