The GWF Light Heavyweight Championship was the secondary title in the Global Wrestling Federation in Texas. The title existed from 1991 until 1994, when GWF closed. The title was defended on the promotion's show that aired nationally on ESPN.
Title history
- Key
| Symbol |
Meaning |
| No. |
The overall championship reign |
| Reign |
The reign number for the specific wrestler listed. |
| Event |
The event in which the championship changed hands |
| N/A |
The specific information is not known |
| — |
Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign |
| [Note #] |
Indicates that the exact length of the title reign is unknown, with a note providing more details. |
| $ |
The championship was promoted as the "USWA World Light Heavyweight Championship" |
| # |
Wrestler |
Reign |
Date |
Days held |
Location |
Event |
Notes |
Ref. |
| 1 |
Lightning Kid |
1 |
July 13, 1991 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Dallas, Texas |
House show |
Defeated Jerry Lynn in tournament final. |
|
| 2 |
Chaz Taylor |
1 |
September 13, 1991 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Dallas, Texas |
House show |
|
|
| 3 |
Lightning Kid |
2 |
September 15, 1991 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Marietta, Georgia |
House show |
|
|
| 4 |
Jerry Lynn |
1 |
December 27, 1991 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Dallas, Texas |
House show |
|
|
| 5 |
Barry Horowitz |
1 |
February 7, 1992 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Dallas, Texas |
House show |
|
|
| 6 |
Ben Jordan |
1 |
February 21, 1992 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Dallas, Texas |
House show |
|
|
| 7 |
Barry Horowitz |
2 |
February 28, 1992 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Dallas, Texas |
House show |
|
|
| 8 |
Danny Davis |
1 |
April 3, 1992 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Dallas, Texas |
House show |
|
|
| - |
Vacated |
- |
May 24, 1992 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Davis left for the USWA and later wrestles as GWF champion in Memphis. |
|
| 9 |
Terry Simms |
1 |
May 29, 1992 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Dallas, Texas |
House show |
Defeats Chaz in tournament final. |
|
| 10 |
Alex Pourteau |
1 |
July 31, 1992 |
[Note 1] |
Dallas, Texas |
House show |
|
|
| 11 |
Danny Davis $ |
2 |
August 3, 1992-August 24, 1992 |
[Note 2] |
N/A |
House show |
Supposedly won the title somewhere between August 3 and August 24, 1992. Is possible this was Davis using the title he took with him from the GWF when he quit. |
|
| 12 |
Brian Christopher $ |
1 |
October 5, 1992 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Memphis, Tennessee |
House show |
|
|
| 13 |
Danny Davis $ |
3 |
October 12, 1992 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Memphis, Tennessee |
House show |
|
|
| 14 |
Brian Christopher $ |
2 |
October 19, 1992 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Memphis, Tennessee |
House show |
|
|
| 15 |
Mike Dahl |
1 |
October 23, 1992 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Dallas, Texas |
House show |
|
|
| 16 |
Alex Pourteau |
2 |
January 22, 1993 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Dallas, Texas |
House show |
|
|
| 17 |
Calvin Knapp |
1 |
February 26, 1993 |
[Note 3] |
Dallas, Texas |
House show |
|
|
| - |
Vacated |
- |
November 1993 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Championship vacated For undocumented reasons |
|
| 18 |
Alex Pourteau |
3 |
November 26, 1993 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Dallas, Texas |
House show |
|
|
| 19 |
Calvin Knapp |
2 |
February 20, 1994 |
[Note 4] |
N/A |
House show |
|
|
| - |
Vacated |
- |
1994 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Vacated for undisclosed reasons |
|
| 20 |
Alex Pourteau |
4 |
August 1994 |
[Note 5] |
Guatemala |
House show |
Records unclear as to how he won the title or if there was even a match for it |
|
| 21 |
Osamu Nishimura |
1 |
August 26, 1994 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Dallas, Texas |
House show |
|
|
| - |
Title Retired |
- |
September 21, 1994 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
When Global Wrestling Federation closed. |
|
- ↑ Records are unclear when Porteau lost the championship and also unclear if he lost it to Danny Davis in the USWA in August or not until October. His title reign lasted between Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. and Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days/
- ↑ Records are unclear when Davis won the championship, putting his title reign lasted between Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. and Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days/
- ↑ The exact date the championship was vacated is unclear, putting Knapp's title reign at between Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. and Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days.
- ↑ The exact date the championship was vacated is not known, putting Knapp's championship reign at between 1 day and Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days.
- ↑ The exact date Porteau won the championship is not known, putting his championship reign at between 1 day and Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. days.
References
See also
