JAPW New Jersey State Championship |
Details |
Current champion(s) |
Retired |
Date won |
January 1, 2012 |
Date established |
September 28, 1998 |
Promotion |
Jersey All Pro Wrestling |
Statistics |
First champion(s) |
Flash Wheeler |
Most reigns |
Archadia and Grim Reefer (2 times) |
Longest reign |
Brodie Lee (589 days) |
Shortest reign |
Reckless Youth (29 days) |
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The JAPW New Jersey State Championship was a title in the Jersey All Pro Wrestling professional wrestling promotion. Being a professional wrestling championship, it is not won via direct competition; it is instead won via a predetermined ending to a match or awarded to a wrestler because of a wrestling angle. It became an official title on September 25, 1998 with Flash Wheeler becoming the first champion. It was retired on June 7, 2002. On September 15, 2006; Frankie Kazarian was declared the New Jersey State Champion after the Light Heavyweight Championship was retired. The current champion is Brodie Lee and he is in his first reign as champion. There have been 17 reigns by 15 wrestlers with two vacancies. One of the vacancies came when Reckless Youth was injured and vacated the title himself.
Title history
As of July 3, 2024
# |
Order in reign history |
Reign |
The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed |
Event |
The event in which the title was won |
— |
Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign |
N/A |
The information is not available or is unknown |
+ |
Indicates the current reign is changing daily |
# |
Wrestlers |
Reign |
Date |
Days
held |
Location |
Event |
Notes |
1 |
Flash Wheeler |
1 |
September 25, 1998 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Bayonne, NJ |
N/A |
Won a 20-man battle royal to become the first champion. |
2 |
Lord Zieg |
1 |
April 9, 1999 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
North Bergen, NJ |
Cage Rage |
This was a Falls Count Anywhere match. |
3 |
Magic |
1 |
August 29, 1999 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Secaucus, NJ |
2nd Annual JAPW Convention |
|
4 |
Dr. Hurtz |
1 |
December 17, 1999 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Bayone, NJ |
Seasons Beatings |
Defeated Magic and Born to Eat in a Three-Way Dance. |
5 |
Skinhead Ivan |
1 |
November 18, 2000 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Philadelphia, PA |
3rd Anniversary Show: South Philly Invasion. |
Defeated Dr. Hurtz and Laithon in a Three-Way Dance. |
6 |
Reckless Youth |
1 |
July 7, 2001 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Philadelphia, PA |
Royal Consequences |
|
— |
Vacated |
— |
August 5, 2001 |
— |
N/A |
N/A |
The title was vacated by Reckless Youth when he was injured. |
7 |
Dixie |
1 |
August 24, 2001 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Bayone, NJ |
The Aftermath |
Won a 20-man battle royal to win vacant the title. Dixie also held the JAPW Heavyweight Championship in conjunction with the JAPW New Jersey State Championship. Dixie defeated Homicide and the Insane Dragon in a Three-Way Dance to unify the Jersey State, Heavyweight, and Light Heavyweight titles, on February 2, 2002 in Bayonne, New Jersey at the Russ Haas Memorial Show. |
— |
Retired |
— |
June 7, 2002 |
— |
Bayone, NJ |
Smarts Only |
It was replaced with the JAPW Television Championship. |
8 |
Frankie Kazarian |
1 |
September 15, 2006 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
N/A |
N/A |
Kazarian was declared champion when the Light Heavyweight Championship was retired and the New Jersey State Championship was re-activated. |
9 |
Grim Reefer |
1 |
March 17, 2007 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Rahway, NJ |
Wild Card III |
|
10 |
Archadia |
1 |
October 27, 2007 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Rahway, NJ |
10th Anniversary Show |
This was a ladder match. |
11 |
Grim Reefer |
2 |
April 19, 2008 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Rahway, NJ |
Spring Massacre |
Defeated Archadia, Azrieal and Eddie Kingston in a four-way match. |
12 |
Bandido Jr. |
1 |
November 15, 2008 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Jersey City, NJ |
Reboot |
|
13 |
Eddie Kingston |
1 |
February 28, 2009 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Jersey City, NJ |
Jersey City Rumble |
|
14 |
Archadia |
2 |
May 9, 2009 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Rahway, NJ |
The Revolution Continues. |
|
15 |
Devon Moore |
1 |
January 23, 2010 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Rahway, NJ |
12th Anniversary Show. |
|
16 |
Charlie Haas |
1 |
March 20, 2010 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Rahway, NJ |
Wild Card VI |
|
17 |
Brodie Lee |
1 |
May 22, 2010 |
Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. |
Rahway, NJ |
Notorious Thunder |
Won title when he pinned Charlie Haas in a tag team match, where Haas' title and his partner Dan Maff's JAPW Heavyweight Championship were on the line against Lee's and Necro Butcher's JAPW careers. |
— |
Retired |
— |
January 1, 2012 |
— |
— |
— |
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List of combined reigns
As of July 3, 2024
† |
Indicates the current champions |
+ |
Indicates the current reign is changing daily |
See also
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