MCW Hardcore Championship explained

MCW Hardcore Championship
Created:February 17, 2001
Promotion:Memphis Championship Wrestling
Firstchamp:Bitty Little
Finalchamp:Joey Abs
Retired:June 1, 2001

The Memphis Championship Wrestling (MCW) Hardcore Title first champion was Bitty Little, because Little forced MCW Commissioner Al Kee Holic to award him the championship, even though a tournament had been scheduled to determine the first champion.[1] Joey Abs gave the belt to MCW Commissioner Shooter Schultz after winning it, and Schultz abandoned the title on June 1, 2001.[1] Schultz claimed to hate hardcore wrestling, and he vowed to throw the belt into the Mississippi River.[2]

Title History

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Bitty LittleFebruary 17, 2001Awarded.
SevenApril 21, 2001
Joey AbsMay 11, 2001Coldwater, MSAbs gave the belt to MCW Commissioner Shooter Schultz after winning it.
Schultz abandoned the title on June 1, 2001 in Marmaduke, Arkansas.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MCW Hardcore Championship. Wrestling Titles. 2008-02-02.
  2. Web site: Memphis Championship Wrestling Title Histories . 2008-02-02 . Wrestling Information Archive . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080208085426/http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/other/mcwtit2.htm . 2008-02-08 .