JAPW New Jersey State Championship

The JAPW New Jersey State Championship was a title in the Jersey All Pro Wrestling professional wrestling promotion. It became an official title on September 25, 1998. Flash Wheeler become the first champion in a 20-man battle royal.[1][2] It was retired on June 7, 2002 and was replaced with the JAPW Television Championship. On September 15, 2006, Frankie Kazarian was declared the New Jersey State Champion after the JAPW Light Heavyweight Championship was retired.[1]

JAPW New Jersey State Championship
Details
PromotionJersey All Pro Wrestling
Date establishedSeptember 28, 1998
Date retiredJanuary 1, 2012
Statistics
First champion(s)Flash Wheeler
Final champion(s)Brodie Lee
Most reignsArchadia and Grim Reefer (2 times)
Longest reignBrodie Lee
(589 days)
Shortest reignReckless Youth
(32 days)
Oldest championCharlie Haas
(37 years, 358 days)
Heaviest championBrodie Lee
(275 lb (125 kg))
Lightest championBandido Jr.
(167 lb (76 kg))

The final champion was Brodie Lee. He won the title on May 22, 2010 at Notorious Thunder in career vs. titles match.[1][3] The Hillbilly Wrecking Crew (Brodie Lee and Necro Butcher's JAPW careers were on the line while Charlie Haas (JAPW New Jersey State Champion) and Dan Maff (JAPW Heavyweight Champion were on the line. Lee pinned Haas to win the title.[1][3]

Title history

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Names

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Name Time of use
JAPW New Jersey State Championship September 25, 1998 – January 1, 2012

Reigns

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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 Flash Wheeler September 25, 1998 JAPW Live Bayonne, New Jersey 1 222 Wheeler won a 20-man battle royal to become the first champion. [1][2][4]
2 Lord Zieg April 4, 1999 Cage Rage North Bergen, New Jersey 1 142 This was a Falls Count Anywhere match [1][5][6]
3 Magic April 4, 1999 2nd Anniversary Show Secaucus, New Jersey 1 110 [1][7][8]
4 Dr. Hurtz April 4, 1999 Seasons Beatings Secaucus, New Jersey 1 337 Defeated Magic and Born to Eat in a Three-Way Dance. [1][9][10]
5 Skinhead Ivan November 18, 2000 South Philly Invasion: 3rd Anniversary Show Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1 231 Defeated Dr. Hurtz and Laithon in a Three-Way Dance. [1][11][12]
6 Reckless Youth July 7, 2001 Royal Consequences Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1 29 [1][13][14]
Vacated August 5, 2001 Title vacated by Reckless Youth due to injury. [1]
7 Dixie August 24, 2001 The Aftermath Bayonne, New Jersey 1 287 Won a 20-man battle royal win the vacant title. At the Russ Haas Memorial Show on February 2, 2002, Dixie defeated Homicide (JAPW Heavyweight Champion and The Insane Dragon (JAPW Light Heavyweight Champion) in a winner take all Three-Way Dance to become the Triple Crown Champion. [1][15][16][17][18]
Deactivated June 7, 2002 Smarts Only Bayonne, New Jersey Replaced with the JAPW Television Championship. Ghost Shadow defeated Dixie become the inaugural champion. [19][20]
8 Frankie Kazarian September 15, 2006 Rampage Rahway, New Jersey 1 183 Kazarian was declared the champion when the JAPW Light Heavyweight Championship was decativated and the New Jersey State Championship was re-activated. [1][21][22]
9 Grim Reefer March 17, 2007 Wild Card III Rahway, New Jersey 1 224 [1][23][24]
10 Archadia October 27, 2007 10th Anniversary Show Rahway, New Jersey 1 175 This was a ladder match. [1][25][26]
11 Grim Reefer April 19, 2008 Spring Massacre Rahway, New Jersey 2 210 Defeated Archadia, Azrieal, and Eddie Kingston in a Four-way match. [1][27][28]
12 Bandido Jr. November 15, 2008 Reboot Jersey City, New Jersey 1 105 [1][29][30]
13 Eddie Kingston February 28, 2009 Jersey City Rumble Jersey City, New Jersey 1 70 [1][31][32]
14 Archadia May 9, 2009 Holy Ouch 2 Rahway, New Jersey 2 259 [1][33][34]
15 Devon Moore January 23, 2010 12th Anniversary Show Rahway, New Jersey 1 56 Was a dark match. [1][35][36]
16 Charlie Haas March 20, 2010 Wild Card 6 Rahway, New Jersey 1 63 Was a dark match. [1][37][38]
17 Brodie Lee May 22, 2010 Notorious Thunder Rahway, New Jersey 1 589 The Hillbilly Wreck Crew (Brodie Lee and Necro Butcher) defeated Charlie Haas and Dan Maff in a Double Jeopardy match. The Hillbilly Wrecking Crew's JAPW careers and JAPW New Jersey State Championship and the JAPW Heavyweight Championship were both on the line vs. Lee pinned Haas to win the title. [1][3][39]
January 1, 2012 [1][40][41]

Combined reigns

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Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns
Combined days
1 Brodie Lee 1 589
2 Archadia 2 434
3 Grim Reefer 2 393
4 Dr. Hurtz 1 337
5 Dixie 287
6 Skinhead Ivan 231
7 Flash Wheeler 196
8 Frankie Kazarian 183
9 Lord Zieg 172
10 Bandido Jr. 105
11 Magic 80
12 Eddie Kingston 70
13 Charlie Haas 63
14 Devon Moore 56
15 Reckless Youth 29

See also

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References

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