PWA Light Heavyweight Championship | |||||||||||||
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Promotion | Pro Wrestling America | ||||||||||||
Date established | January 15, 1985 | ||||||||||||
Date retired | 1992 | ||||||||||||
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First champion(s) | Steve Regal |
Final champion(s) |
Jerry Lynn (won December 27, 1991) |
Most reigns | Jerry Lynn (3) |
Longest reign | Tommy Ferrera (1,183 days) |
Shortest reign | Matt Derringer (8 days) |
The PWA Light Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling light heavyweight championship in Pro Wrestling America (PWA). It remained active until 1992 when the title was abandoned.
The inaugural champion was "Mr. Electricity" Steve Regal, the then reigning AWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion, who was billed as the first PWA Light Heavyweight Champion upon his arrival in the promotion in January 1985. Jerry Lynn holds the record for most reigns, with three. At an estimated 1,183 days, Tommy Ferrera's first reign is the longest in the title's history. Matt Derringer's second reign was the shortest in the history of the title lasting 8 days. Overall, there have been 12 reigns shared between 7 wrestlers, with four vacancies, and 1 deactivation.