The IPWA Light Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling light heavyweight championship in Independent Professional Wrestling Alliance (IPWA). The inaugural champion was Mark "The Shark" Shrader, who defeated Quinn Nash (substituting for Earl the Pearl) in a tournament final on June 7, 1996 to become the first IPWA Light Heavyweight Champion.
There were 7 officially recognized champions with Julio Sanchez winning the title a record 4-times. He was also its longest reigning champion with his second title reign lasting 273 days. Some of the top "indy cruiserweights" on the East Coast wrestled for the title during its near 6-year history with former champions including Steve Corino, Christian York, and Joey Matthews.
Title history
#
Order in reign history
Reign
The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed
Event
The event in which the title was won
—
Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign
N/A
The information is not available or is unknown
+
Indicates the current reign is changing daily
Names
Name
Years
IPWA Light Heavyweight Championship
1996 — 2001
Reigns
#
Wrestlers
Reign
Date
Days held
Location
Event
Notes
Ref.
1
Mark Shrader
1
June 7, 1996
98
Alexandria, Virginia
Live event
Shrader defeated Quinn Nash (substituting for Earl the Pearl in a tournament final to become the first IPWA Light Heavyweight Champion.
^Each reign is ranked highest to lowest; reigns with the same number mean that they are tied for that certain rank.
References
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^Walker, Timothy A. and Jeff Amdur. "Arena Reports: Virginia - IPWA at Secret Cove." Pro Wrestling Illustrated. December 1998: 51+.
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^ abIndependent Professional Wrestling Alliance (2000). "IPWA Results - 25 March 2000". Results. ITSCwrestling.com. Archived from the original on February 11, 2001. Retrieved November 10, 2011.