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| NWA Illinois Heavyweight Championship |
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| Promotion | NWA CCW |
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| Date established | October 26, 2002 |
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| Current champion(s) | J. A. Fair |
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| Date won | July 11, 2016 |
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| First champion(s) | Colt Cabana |
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| Most reigns | Mark Cordova (2 reigns) |
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The NWA Illinois Heavyweight Championship is a championship defended in the NWA CCW professional wrestling promotion.
Key
| Symbol
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Meaning
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| No.
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The overall championship reign
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| Reign
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The reign number for the specific wrestler listed.
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| Event
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The event in which the championship changed hands
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| N/A
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The specific information is not known
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| —
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Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign
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| No.
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Champion
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Reign
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Date
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Days held
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Location
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Event
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Notes
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| 1
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Colt Cabana
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1
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October 26, 2002
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882
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Grayslake, Illinois
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Live event
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Defeated Reckless Youth to become the first champion.
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| 2
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Marco Cordova
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1
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March 26, 2005
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[Note 1]
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Streamwood, Illinois
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Live event
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|
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| 3
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Dysfunction
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1
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2005
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[Note 2]
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N/A
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Live event
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|
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| 4
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Marco Cordova
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2
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June 17, 2005
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2,535
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Live event
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Was stripped of the title in 2007 after losing a loser leaves town match, was reinstated as champion in 2010.
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| 5
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Bear St. Pierre
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1
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May 26, 2012
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159
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Streator, Illinois
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Live event
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The title was converted to a Zero One USA title when NWA Midwest was disbanded in a legal dispute with the NWA.
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Vacated
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—
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November 1, 2012
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—
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N/A
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N/A
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The promoters of a new NWA affiliate set to open in March 2013 confirm in an interview that Bear St. Pierre would not be retained as champion.
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| 6
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Shane Somers
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1
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April 27, 2013
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56
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Jerseyville, Illinois
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Live event
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Defeated Johnathan Hampton to win the vacant title.
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|
| 7
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Shane Fury
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1
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June 22, 2013
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328
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Swansea, Illinois
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Live event
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Shane Fury Defeated *ShowTime* Shane Somers for the NWA IL championship.
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| —
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Vacated
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—
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May 16, 2014
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—
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N/A
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N/A
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Shane Fury was stripped of the title for lack of title defenses
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| 8
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Evan Morris
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1
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May 17, 2014
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329
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St. Robert, Missouri
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Live event
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Evan Morris won an over-the-top-rope battle royal, eliminating Elvis Aliaga, to capture the vacant Championship
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| 9
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Mitch Johnson
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1
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April 11, 2015
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3,512+
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Albion, Illinois
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Live event
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Mitch Johnson won a NO disqualification match over Evan Morris, to capture the vacant NWA Illinois State Championship
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- ^ The exact date the championship reign ended is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 1 and 82 days.
- ^ The exact date the championship reign ended is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 1 and 83 days.
