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WCCW Middle Eastern Championship

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WCCW Middle Eastern Championship
Details
PromotionWorld Class Championship Wrestling
Date establishedAugust 7, 1985
Date retiredApril 1986
Statistics
First champion(s)Mike Von Erich
Final champion(s)Mike Von Erich
Most reignsMike Von Erich (1)

The WCCW Middle Eastern Championship was a short-lived professional wrestling championship promoted by World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW). It was a minor championship, created for and only defended during WCCW's tours of Israel and was never defended in the United States. Mike Von Erich defeated Gino Hernandez, in what was billed as the finals of a tournament, but in reality there was no tournament leading up to the title match on August 7, 1985.[1] The championship was abandoned in 1987, never mentioned after Mike Von Erich's death.[1] As it is a professional wrestling championship, it is won not by actual competition, but by a scripted ending to a match.[a]

Title history

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Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
1 Mike Von Erich August 7, 1985 WCCW Israeli Tour Tel Aviv, Israel 1 [b] Defeated Gino Hernandez in the finals of a tournament [1]
Deactivated April 1987 Championship abandoned by WCCW [1]

See also

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ Hornbaker (2016) p. 550: "Professional wrestling is a sport in which match finishes are predetermined. Thus, win–loss records are not indicative of a wrestler's genuine success based on their legitimate abilities – but on now much, or how little they were pushed by promoters"[2]
  2. ^ The exact date the championship was abandoned is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 633 and 662 days.

References

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  • Hornbaker, Tim (2016). "Statistical notes". Legends of Pro Wrestling - 150 years of headlocks, body slams, and piledrivers (Revised ed.). New York, New York: Sports Publishing. ISBN 978-1-61321-808-2.
  1. ^ a b c d Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2000). "Texas: WCCW Middle Eastern Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 396. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  2. ^ Hornbaker 2016, p. 550.