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Professional wrestling championship
ACW Great American Championship Promotion Assault Championship Wrestling Date established November 30, 2001 Date retired March 21, 2004 First champion(s) Jeff Rocker Final champion(s) Tony DeVito Most reigns Jeff Rocker (2 reigns) Longest reign Tony DeVito (287 days)Shortest reign Johnny Thunder (28 days)
The ACW Great American Championship was a secondary professional wrestling championship title in the American independent promotion Assault Championship Wrestling . The first champion was "The Machine" Jeff Rocker who won the title from Mercenary in Meriden, Connecticut on November 30, 2001. The championship was regularly defended throughout the state of Connecticut , most often in Meriden, Connecticut , until the promotion closed in early 2004.[ 1]
Jeff Rocker, "Lightning" Johnny Thunder and Slyk Wagner Brown hold the record for most reigns, each having won the title twice. At 287 days, Tony DeVito 's reign is the longest in the title's history. Johnny Thunder second reign, which lasted 28 days, was the shortest in the history of the title. Overall, there have been 9 reigns shared between 6 wrestlers, with two vacancies.[ 1]
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Order in reign history
Reign
The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed
Event
The event in which the title was won
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Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign
N/A
The information is not available or is unknown
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Indicates the current reign is changing daily
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Wrestlers
Reign
Date
Days
Location
Event
Notes
Ref.
1
Jeff Rocker
1
November 30, 2001
Meriden, Connecticut Live event Defeated Mercenary to become the first ACW Great American Champion.
[ 1]
2
Johnny Thunder
1
March 30, 2002
Meriden, Connecticut Live event
[ 1]
3
Jeff Rocker
2
June 9, 2002
Meriden, Connecticut Live event
[ 1]
4
Bull Dredd
1
July 21, 2002
Waterbury, Connecticut Live event
[ 1]
5
Slyk Wagner Brown 1
August 24, 2002
Meriden, Connecticut Live event
[ 1]
6
Johnny Thunder
2
November 3, 2002
New Britain, Connecticut Live event
[ 1]
7
Slyk Wagner Brown
2
December 1, 2002
N/A
New Britain, Connecticut Live event
[ 1]
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Vacated —
December 2002
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Meriden, Connecticut N/A
The championship is vacated when Slyk Wagner Brown is stripped of the title.
[ 1]
8
Homicide 1
March 14, 2003
48-78
East Hartford, Connecticut Live event Defeated Jeff Rocker to win vacant title.
[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
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Vacated —
May 2003
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Meriden, Connecticut N/A
The championship is vacated when Homicide is stripped of the title.
[ 1]
9
Tony DeVito 1
June 8, 2003
Waterbury, Connecticut Live event Defeated Jeff Rocker in tournament final to win vacant title.
[ 1] [ 4]
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Deactivated —
March 21, 2004
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N/A
N/A
ACW holds its last show on March 21, 2004.
[ 1]
