IWA Mid-South Junior Heavyweight Championship
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PromotionIWA Mid-South
Date establishedJuly 1, 2018
Current championJake Crist
Date wonOctober 28, 2021
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| Promotion | IWA Mid-South | ||||||||||||||
| Date established | July 1, 2018 | ||||||||||||||
| Current champion | Jake Crist | ||||||||||||||
| Date won | October 28, 2021 | ||||||||||||||
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The IWA Mid-South Junior Heavyweight Championship is a championship created and promoted by the American promotion IWA Mid-South. It can be won and defended only by wrestlers with a maximum weight of 205 lb (93 kg). The title was created in June 2018 with the inaugural champion being Logan James who defeated Jake Lander in a tournament final. There have been a total of 27 reigns and two vacancies shared between 11 different champions. The current champion is Jake Crist who is in his third reign.
| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| <1 | Reign lasted less than a day |
| + | Current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||
| 1 | Logan James | July 1, 2018 | We're Still Breathing | Memphis, Indiana | 1 | 60 | Defeated Jake Lander in the tournament final to become the inaugural champion. | [2][3] |
| 2 | Adam Slade | August 30, 2018 | Brewing Up Some Violence | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | 1 | 1 | [4] | |
| 3 | Logan James | August 31, 2018 | A Labor Of Love | Memphis, Indiana | 2 | 21 | [5] | |
| 4 | Pat Monix | September 21, 2018 | Ted Petty Invitational 2018 | Indianapolis, Indiana | 1 | 1-34 | This was a Ted Petty Invitational Tournament first round match. The exact length of this reign is uncertain. Cagmatch.de shows Monix's only known defence taking place on September 22.[6] | [7] |
| 5 | Logan James | September 22 or October 25, 2018 - November 22, 2018 | N/A | Indiana | 3 | 34-62 | It is currently unknown on what date did James win the title. Cagematch.de shows his first known defence as taking place on October 25. | |
| 6 | Aaron Williams | November 22, 2018 | Wrestlefeast | Jeffersonville, Indiana | 1 | 126 | [8] | |
| 7 | Sage Phillips | March 28, 2019 | Legendary | Jeffersonville, Indiana | 1 | 21 | [9] | |
| 8 | Aaron Williams | April 18, 2019 | We Are IWA | Jeffersonville, Indiana | 2 | 21-28 | The exact length of this reign is uncertain. Williams last known defence was shown to have taken place on May 9. | [10] |
| 9 | Project Monix | May 9 or 16 - May 28, 2019 | N/A | Indiana | 2 | 12-19 | The exact length of this reign is uncertain. Monix's first known defence was shown to have taken place on May 16. Monix changed his name from Pat to Project. | |
| 10 | Aaron Williams | May 16 or 28 - June 20, 2019 | N/A | Indiana | 3 | 23-35 | The exact length of this reign is uncertain. Williams' first known defence was shown to have taken place on May 28. | |
| 11 | Kevin Giza | June 20, 2019 | This Is Us | Jeffersonville, Indiana | 1 | 42 | [11] | |
| 12 | Lukas Jacobs | August 1, 2019 | Summer Stiff Fest | Jeffersonville, Indiana | 1 | 14 | [12] | |
| 13 | Kevin Giza | August 15, 2019 | Life's Not Fair | Jeffersonville, Indiana | 2 | 56 | This was a Two out of three falls match in which Giza won score (2-1). | [13] |
| 14 | Jake Crist | October 10, 2019 | 23rd Anniversary Show | Jeffersonville, Indiana | 1 | 49 | [14] | |
| 15 | Kevin Giza | November 28, 2019 | Wrestlefeast | Jeffersonville, Indiana | 3 | 30 | This was a three-way match also involving Blake Christian where Giza's IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship was also on the line. | [15] |
| — | Vacated | December 28, 2019 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 16 | Project Monix | January 2, 2020 | Out With The Old, In With The New 2020 | Jeffersonville, Indiana | 3 | 35 | This was a intergender six way elimination match also involving Davey Bang, Lola Perez, Lukas Jacobs, Mr. Wrestling #69 and Trent Taylor for the vacant championship. | [16] |
| 17 | Brayden Lee | February 6, 2020 | Heartbreak | Jeffersonville, Indiana | 1 | 28 | This was a four-way gauntlet match also involving Jonathan Wolf and Kevin Giza. | [17] |
| 18 | Lukas Jacobs | March 5, 2020 | Let The Madness Begin | Jeffersonville, Indiana | 2 | 7 | [18] | |
| 19 | Brayden Lee | March 12, 2020 | The Eyes Of March | Jeffersonville, Indiana | 2 | 217 | [19] | |
| 20 | Logan James | October 15, 2020 | This Is Our House | Jeffersonville, Indiana | 4 | 28 | [20] | |
| 21 | Jake Crist | November 12, 2020 | Fan Appreciation Night | Jeffersonville, Indiana | 2 | 7 | This was a 30-minute iron man match in which Crist's IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship was also on the line. | [21] |
| 22 | Logan James | November 19, 2020 | Just Another Manic Thursday | Jeffersonville, Indiana | 5 | 44 | [22] | |
| — | Vacated | January 2, 2021 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 23 | Blake 182 | January 2, 2021 | Out With The Old, In With The New | Jeffersonville, Indiana | 1 | 61 | Defeated Anakin Murphy, Joe Demaro, Kevin Giza, NERD #5, Nick King and Sage Philips in a seven-way match to win the vacant title. | [23] |
| 24 | Kevin Giza | March 4, 2021 | School's In | Jeffersonville, Indiana | 4 | 2 | [24] | |
| 25 | Aaron Williams | March 6, 2021 | The 1000th Show | Jeffersonville, Indiana | 4 | 67 | [25] | |
| — | Vacated | May 12, 2021 | — | — | — | — | Vacated under unknown circumstances. A tournament to crown a new champion was announced by IWA. | |
| 26 | Matt Diesel | September 16, 2021 | Junior Heavyweight Title Tournament | Jeffersonville, Indiana | 1 | 42 | Defeated Corey Storm in a tournament final to win the vacant title. | [26] |
| 27 | Jake Crist | October 28, 2021 | Our Last Spooktacular | Jeffersonville, Indiana | 3 | 1,599+ | This was a Winner takes all match where Crist's IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship was also on the line. | [27] |
| — | Deactivated | June 14, 2022 | — | — | — | — | Crist vacated the title after he failed to receive payment. The promotion ceased operations as a result. | |
Combined reigns
As of March 15, 2026.
| † | Indicates the current champion |
|---|---|
| ¤ | The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest length is considered. |
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brayden Lee | 2 | 245 |
| 2 | Aaron Williams | 4 | ¤237-256 |
| 3 | Jake Crist † | 3 | 1,655+ |
| 4 | Logan James | 5 | ¤187-215 |
| 5 | Kevin Giza | 4 | 130 |
| 6 | Blake 182 | 1 | 61 |
| 7 | Pat/Project Monix | 3 | ¤48-88 |
| 8 | Matt Diesel | 1 | 42 |
| 9 | Lukas Jacobs | 2 | 21 |
| Sage Phillips | 1 | 21 | |
| 11 | Adam Slade | 1 | 1 |