Virginia Championship Wrestling
Acronym | VCW[1] |
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Founded | 1996 |
Style | |
Headquarters | Virginia, United States[1] |
Founder(s) | Ronald Nowel[1] |
Owner(s) |
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Formerly | Vanguard Championship Wrestling (2004 - 2020)[1][2] |
Website | Official website |
Virginia Championship Wrestling (VCW), formerly known as Vanguard Championship Wrestling, is an independent American professional wrestling promotion founded in 1996 by Ronald Nowel. VCW is the leading independent professional wrestling organization in Virginia, United States.
In the early 2000s Travis Bradshaw took over as promoter and rebranded the company as Vanguard Championship Wrestling in 2004. In June 2020, Jerry Stephanitsis took over VCW and rebranded the company back to Virginia Championship Wrestling.[1][2][3][4]
History[edit]
The promotion was founded as Virginia Championship Wrestling by Ronald Nowel in 1996.[1][4]
In the early 2000s Travis Bradshaw took over as the promoter of VCW.[4]
First Rebranding (2004)[edit]
In 2004, Virginia Championship Wrestling rebranded to Vanguard Championship Wrestling.[2]
[edit]
Starting in 2004, VCW started releasing content on the paid subscription service Pivotshare. VCW offers; live events, taped events, documentaries, interviews and talk shows.[4]
Fox 43 (2008 - 2019)[edit]
From 2008 to 2019, VCW aired a weekly television show on Fox 43 and expanded to larger venues for live events.[4][5]
Second Rebranding (2020 - Current)[edit]
In June 2020, Jerry Stephanitsis took over as the promoter of VCW and On July 24, 2020, the company was rebranded as Virginia Championship Wrestling, the original name of the company.[1][2][3][4]
Events[edit]
Event Name | Date Started | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
VCW Lutz Memorial Cup | December 4, 2010 | Annual tournament | [6][7] |
VCW Liberty Lottery | July 30, 2011 | Event features a Battle Royal match | [6] |
VCW Aftershock! | September 24, 2011 | [6] | |
VCW Tidings of Destruction | December 14, 2013 | [6] | |
VCW Luck is for Losers | March 7, 2015 | [6] | |
VCW Peanut City Showdown | September 10, 2016 | [6] | |
VCW Nightmare on Granby Street | October 7, 2017 | Every championship title is defended | [6][8] |
Championships[edit]
Current Champions[edit]
Championship | Champion(s) | Previous | Reign | Date won | Days held | Location | Notes | Ref. |
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VCW Heavyweight Championship | The Boar | Logan Easton Laroux | 1 | March 18, 2023 | 650+ | Hampton, Virginia | [9][10] | |
VCW United States Liberty Championship | Devantes | Dirty Money | 1 | April 22, 2023 | 615+ | Norfolk, Virginia | [11] | |
VCW Tag Team Championship | N_R_G (Logan Easton LaRoux & The Reason) | The Golden Pinky Society (Benjamin Banks & Victor Griff) | 1 | July 29, 2023 | 517+ | Norfolk, Virginia | [12][13] |
Championship History[edit]
VCW Heavyweight Championship[edit]
# | Champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Days held | Location | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Gary Masters | 1 | October 15, 1996 | 284 | Charles City, Virginia | [9][10] | |
2 | Pyro | 1 | July 26, 1997 | 644 | Williamsburg, Virginia | [9][10] | |
3 | Cueball Carmichael | 1 | May 1, 1999 | 295 | Suffolk, Virginia | [9][10] | |
4 | Ray Storm | 1 | February 20, 2000 | 105 | Newport News, Virginia | [9][10] | |
5 | Ricky Morton | 1 | June 4, 2000 | 49 | Newport News, Virginia | [9][10] | |
6 | Preston Quinn | 1 | July 23, 2000 | 140 | Newport News, Virginia | [9][10] | |
7 | Ray Storm | 2 | December 10, 2000 | 112 | Newport News, Virginia | [9][10] | |
8 | Preston Quinn | 2 | April 1, 2000 | 568 | Newport News, Virginia | [9][10] | |
9 | Pat Cusick | 1 | October 21, 2001 | 210 | Newport News, Virginia | [9][10] | |
10 | Sean Lei | 1 | May 19, 2002 | 104 | Newport News, Virginia | [9][10] | |
11 | Preston Quinn | 3 | August 31, 2002 | 22 | Gloucester, Virginia | [9][10] | |
12 | Sean Lei | 2 | September 22, 2002 | 28 | Newport News, Virginia | [9][10] | |
13 | Phil Brown | 1 | October 20, 2002 | 329 | Newport News, Virginia | [9][10] | |
14 | Dirty Money | 1 | September 14, 2003 | 539 | Newport News, Virginia | [9][10] | |
15 | Sean Lei | 3 | March 6, 2004 | 287 | Hampton, Virginia | [9][10] | |
16 | Dorian Deville | 1 | December 18, 2004 | 99 | Washington, North Carolina | [9][10] | |
17 | Brandon Day | 1 | March 27, 2005 | 229 | Hampton, Virginia | [9][10] | |
18 | Sean Lei | 4 | November 11, 2005 | 191 | Hampton, Virginia | [9][10] | |
19 | Phil Brown | 2 | May 21, 2006 | 118 | Hampton, Virginia | [9][10] | |
20 | Mike Booth | 1 | September 16, 2006 | 532 | Williamsburg, Virginia | [9][10] | |
21 | Pat Cusick | 2 | March 1, 2008 | 371 | Virginia Beach, Virginia | [9][10] | |
22 | Preston Quinn | 4 | March 3, 2009 | 154 | Virginia Beach, Virginia | [9][10] | |
23 | Raven | 1 | August 8, 2009 | 56 | Norfolk, Virginia | [9][10] | |
24 | Damien Wayne | 1 | October 3, 2009 | 365 | Suffolk, Virginia | [9][10] | |
25 | C. W. Anderson | 1 | October 10, 2010 | 223 | Newport News, Virginia | [9][10] | |
26 | Phil Brown | 3 | May 21, 2011 | 196 | Hampton, Virginia | [9][10] | |
27 | John Kermon | 1 | December 3, 2011 | 350 | Hampton, Virginia | Four way match including C. W. Anderson and Damien Wayne | [9][10] |
28 | Dirty Money | 2 | November 17, 2012 | 910 | Norfolk, Virginia | Steel cage match | [9][10] |
29 | Jay Steel | 1 | May 16, 2015 | 203 | Norfolk, Virginia | [9][10] | |
30 | Brandon Scott | 1 | December 5, 2015 | 672 | Norfolk, Virginia | [9][10] | |
31 | Billy Gunn | 1 | October 7, 2017 | 413 | Norfolk, Virginia | [9][10] | |
32 | Brandon Scott | 2 | November 24, 2018 | 42 | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | Dark match | [9][10] |
33 | Gangrel | 1 | January 5, 2019 | 63 | Windsor, Virginia | [9][10] | |
34 | Gino Medina | 1 | March 9, 2019 | 875 | Hampton, Virginia | Three way match including Brandon Scott | [9][10] |
35 | Brandon Scott | 3 | July 31, 2021 | 98 | Norfolk, Virginia | [9][10] | |
36 | Ken Dixon | 1 | November 6, 2021 | 266 | Norfolk, Virginia | [9][10] | |
37 | Logan Easton Laroux | 1 | July 30, 2022 | 231 | Norfolk, Virginia | [9][10] | |
38 | The Boar | 1 | March 18, 2023 | 650+ | Hampton, Virginia | [9][10] |
VCW United States Liberty Championship[edit]
# | Champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Days held | Location | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Shorty Smalls | 1 | July 11, 2004 | 119 | Hampton, Virginia | [11] | |
2 | Joey Silva | 1 | November 7, 2004 | 126 | Hampton, Virginia | [11] | |
3 | Sean Lei | 1 | March 13, 2005 | 14 | Hampton, Virginia | [11] | |
4 | Dirty Money | 1 | March 27, 2005 | 601 | Hampton, Virginia | [11] | |
Vacant | November 18, 2006 | 231 | [11] | ||||
5 | Krotch | 1 | July 7, 2007 | 238 | Virginia Beach, Virginia | [11] | |
6 | Janus | 1 | March 1, 2008 | 91 | Virginia Beach, Virginia | [11] | |
7 | Justin Flash | 1 | May 31, 2008 | 154 | Norfolk, Virginia | [11] | |
8 | Tonic | 1 | November 1, 2008 | 274 | Virginia Beach, Virginia | [11] | |
9 | Horrorshow | 1 | August 2, 2009 | 139 | Norfolk, Virginia | [11] | |
10 | John Kermon | 1 | December 19, 2009 | 588 | Virginia Beach, Virginia | [11] | |
11 | Paul London | 1 | July 30, 2011 | 364 | Hampton, Virginia | [11] | |
12 | Victor Griff | 1 | July 28, 2012 | 364 | Norfolk, Virginia | [11] | |
13 | Jay Steel | 1 | July 27, 2013 | 364 | Norfolk, Virginia | [11] | |
14 | The Reason | 1 | July 26, 2014 | 70 | Norfolk, Virginia | [11] | |
15 | Damien Wayne | 1 | October 4, 2014 | 658 | Norfolk, Virginia | [11] | |
16 | Sean Denny | 1 | July 23, 2016 | 70 | Norfolk, Virginia | [11] | |
17 | Romonus | 1 | October 1, 2016 | 343 | Norfolk, Virginia | [11] | |
18 | Phil Brown | 1 | September 9, 2017 | 266 | Suffolk, Virginia | [11] | |
19 | JJ Blake | 1 | June 2, 2018 | 56 | Norfolk, Virginia | [11] | |
20 | Phil Brown | 2 | July 28, 2018 | 1,197 | Norfolk, Virginia | "I quit" match | [11] |
21 | Papadon | 1 | November 6, 2021 | 392 | Norfolk, Virginia | [11] | |
22 | Dirty Money | 2 | December 3, 2022 | 140 | Norfolk, Virginia | [11] | |
23 | Devantes | 1 | April 22, 2023 | 615+ | Norfolk, Virginia | [11] |
VCW Tag Team Championship[edit]
# | Champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Days held | Location | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Death-N-Destruction (Frank Parker and Roger Anderson) | 1 | October 15, 1996 | 928 | Charles City, Virginia | [12][13] | |
2 | Genocide (Dark Justice and Nuclear Nightmare) | 1 | May 1, 1999 | 232 | Suffolk, Virginia | [12][13] | |
3 | The Russian Mafia (Mikael Kolov and Nikolai Petrovka) | 1 | December 19, 1999 | 168 | Newport News, Virginia | [12][13] | |
4 | Preston Quinn and Scab | 1 | June 4, 2000 | 112 | Newport News, Virginia | [12][13] | |
5 | Phil Brown and Steve Perez | 1 | September 24, 2000 | 231 | Newport News, Virginia | [12][13] | |
6 | The Gentlemen's Club (Lord Everett DeVore and The Latin Lover) | 1 | May 13, 2001 | 0 | Newport News, Virginia | [12][13] | |
7 | Kory James and Hot Property | 1 | May 13, 2001 | 189 | Chesapeake, Virginia | [12][13] | |
8 | Mark Anthony and Ray Storm | 1 | November 18, 2002 | 13 | Newport News, Virginia | [12][13] | |
9 | Christian York and Joey Matthews | 1 | December 1, 2002 | 141 | Smithfield, Virginia | [12][13] | |
10 | Sean Lei and Sonjay Dutt | 1 | April 21, 2002 | 0 | Newport News, Virginia | [12][13] | |
Vacant | April 21, 2002 | 84 | [12][13] | ||||
11 | Greg Steele and Idol X | 1 | July 14, 2002 | 70 | Newport News, Virginia | [12][13] | |
12 | The Revelation (Malaki and Marchocias) | 1 | September 22, 2002 | 119 | Newport News, Virginia | [12][13] | |
13 | Old School Empire (Damien Wayne and Mike Booth) | 1 | January 19, 2003 | 82 | Newport News, Virginia | [12][13] | |
14 | Chris Escobar and Spank | 1 | April 11, 2003 | 198 | Bridgewater, Virginia | [12][13] | |
15 | Old School Empire (Damien Wayne and Mike Booth) | 2 | October 26, 2003 | Gloucester, Virginia | [12][13] | ||
Vacant | 2004 | [12][13] | |||||
16 | Dirty Money and Phil Brown | 2 (Phil Brown) 1 (Dirty Money) |
April 17, 2004 | 204 | Norfolk, Virginia | [12][13] | |
17 | The Revelation (6D6 and Brandon Day) | 1 | November 7, 2004 | 280 | Hampton, Virginia | [12][13] | |
18 | Dirty Money and Sean Lei | 2 (Dirty Money) 2 (Sean Lei) |
August 14, 2005 | 28 | Hampton, Virginia | [12][13] | |
19 | The Street Sweepers (Gregory Vercetti and J-Sin) | 1 | September 11, 2005 | 209 | Hampton, Virginia | Three way tag team match including Dirty Money and Sean Lei | [12][13] |
20 | The Hall Brothers (James Hall and Ross Hall) | 1 | April 8, 2006 | 392 | Williamsburg, Virginia | [12][13] | |
21 | Christian York and John Kermon | 2 (Christian York) 1 (John Kermon) |
May 5, 2007 | 63 | Virginia Beach, Virginia | [12][13] | |
22 | The Hallstars (James Hall and Ross Hall) | 2 | July 7, 2007 | 525 | Virginia Beach, Virginia | [12][13] | |
23 | The Geordie Bulldogs (Markie D and Sean Denny) | 1 | December 13, 2008 | 140 | Virginia Beach, Virginia | [12][13] | |
24 | Assault and Battery (Carlos Hottness and Victor Griff) | 1 | May 2, 2009 | 301 | Suffolk, Virginia | [12][13] | |
25 | The Set (J-Sin and Lance Lude) | 1 | February 27, 2010 | 462 | Virginia Beach, Virginia | [12][13] | |
26 | The Hallstars (James Hall and Ross Hall) | 3 | June 4, 2011 | 182 | Hampton, Virginia | Hardcore match | [12][13] |
27 | Chatch and Krotch | 1 | December 3, 2011 | 140 | Hampton, Virginia | [12][13] | |
28 | The Hallstars (James Hall and Ross Hall) | 4 | April 21, 2012 | 238 | Norfolk, Virginia | [12][13] | |
29 | The Set (J-Sin and Lance Lude) | 2 | December 15, 2012 | Norfolk, Virginia | [12][13] | ||
30 | Mr. Class and Shorty Smalls | 1 | 2013 | Norfolk, Virginia | [12][13] | ||
31 | The Platinum Enforcers (C. W. Anderson and Phil Brown) | 3 {Phil Brown) 1 (C. W. Anderson) |
February 1, 2014 | 308 | Norfolk, Virginia | Three way tag team match including The Geordie Bulldogs (Markie D and Sean Denny) | [12][13] |
32 | The Geordie Bulldogs (Markie D and Sean Denny) | 2 | December 6, 2014 | 231 | Norfolk, Virginia | [12][13] | |
33 | The Pink Pride Nation (Frankie Fontaine and Irresistible Isaiah) | 1 | July 25, 2015 | 224 | Norfolk, Virginia | [12][13] | |
Vacant | March 5, 2016 | 0 | [12][13] | ||||
34 | The Hell Cats (Jimmy Starz and Sexy Steve) | 1 | March 5, 2016 | 392 | Hampton, Virginia | [12][13] | |
35 | JJ Blake and Phil Brown | 4 (Phil Brown) 1 (JJ Blake) |
April 1, 2017 | 192 | Norfolk, Virginia | [12][13] | |
36 | The Hell Cats (Jimmy Starz and Sexy Steve) | 2 | October 10, 2017 | 291 | Norfolk, Virginia | [12][13] | |
37 | Gangrel and Kevin Thorn | 1 | July 28, 2018 | 126 | Norfolk, Virginia | [12][13] | |
38 | The Hell Cats (Jimmy Starz and Sexy Steve) | 3 | December 1, 2018 | 280 | Norfolk, Virginia | [12][13] | |
39 | Simply Safe-ish (Chris Silvio and Livid The Clown) | 1 | September 7, 2019 | 147 | Suffolk, Virginia | [12][13] | |
40 | The Dirty Blondes (Leo Brien and Mike Patrick) | 1 | February 1, 2020 | 655 | Norfolk, Virginia | [12][13] | |
Vacant | |||||||
41 | Black Wallstreet | 1 | December 4, 2021 | 147 | Norfolk, Virginia | ||
42 | The Golden Pinky Society (Benjamin Banks & Victor Griff) | 1 | April 30, 2022 | 455 | Norfolk, Virginia | ||
43 | N_R_G (Logan Easton LaRoux & The Reason) | 1 | July 29, 2023 | 517+ | Norfolk, Virginia |
Defunct championships[edit]
VCW Cruiserweight Championship[edit]
Initially, the VCW Cruiserweight Championship was known as the VCW Light Heavyweight Championship.[14]
# | Champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Days held | Location | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Flex Phenom | 1 | May 1, 1999 | 105 | Suffolk, Virginia | Four way match including Jacey North, Gusto and Hot Property | [14] |
2 | Jacey North | 1 | August 14, 1999 | 218 | Yorktown, Virginia | [14] | |
3 | Steve Perez | 1 | March 19, 2000 | 28 | Newport News, Virginia | [14] | |
4 | Jacey North | 2 | April 16, 2000 | 49 | Newport News, Virginia | [14] | |
5 | Hot Property | 1 | June 4, 2000 | 49 | Newport News, Virginia | [14] | |
6 | Kid Canada | 1 | June 4, 2000 | Newport News, Virginia | [14] | ||
Vacant | |||||||
7 | Kory James | 1 | February 25, 2001 | Newport News, Virginia | defeats Cousin Skeeter for the vacated title | [14] | |
8 | Eric Kreed | 1 | October 2001 | Newport News, Virginia | [14] | ||
9 | Steve Perez | 2 | October 27, 2001 | 43 | Newport News, Virginia | [14] | |
10 | Sean Lei | 1 | December 9, 2001 | 259 | Newport News, Virginia | [14] | |
Vacant | August 25, 2002 | 0 | [14] | ||||
11 | Spank | 1 | August 25, 2002 | 147 | Newport News, Virginia | [14] | |
12 | Robert Royal | 1 | January 19, 2003 | Newport News, Virginia | [14] |
VCW Commonwealth Heritage Championship[edit]
# | Champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Days held | Location | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ray Storm | 1 | March 10, 2012 | 168 | [15][16] | ||
2 | Chris Escobar | 1 | August 25, 2012 | Norfolk, Virginia | [15][16] | ||
3 | RH3 | 1 | 2013 | Norfolk, Virginia | [15][16] | ||
4 | Country Kidd | 1 | April 5, 2013 | 428 | Norfolk, Virginia | [15][16] | |
5 | RH3 | 2 | June 7, 2014 | 182 | Norfolk, Virginia | [15][16] | |
6 | James Dallas Hall | 1 | December 6, 2014 | 231 | Norfolk, Virginia | [15][16] | |
7 | Jefferson Early | 1 | July 25, 2015 | 364 | Norfolk, Virginia | [15][16] | |
8 | Colby Corino | 1 | July 23, 2016 | 196 | Norfolk, Virginia | [15][16] | |
9 | Gino Medina | 1 | February 4, 2017 | 483 | Norfolk, Virginia | [15][16] | |
10 | Ken Dixon | 1 | June 2, 2018 | 245 | Norfolk, Virginia | [15][16] | |
11 | Colby Corino | 2 | February 2, 2019 | 336 | Norfolk, Virginia | [15][16] | |
12 | Jordan Oliver | 1 | January 4, 2020 | 574 | Windsor, Virginia | [15][16] | |
13 | Brandon Scott | 1 | July 31, 2021 | 1,245+ | Norfolk, Virginia | [16] |
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "Virginia Championship Wrestling (VCW) « Promotions Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Vanguard Championship Wrestling / Virginia Championship Wrestling".
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "President Of Vanguard Championship Wrestling Resigns From Position Following %23SpeakingOut Accusations". July 3, 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 "Vanguard Championship Wrestling %7C Virginia's premiere organization since 1996".
- ↑ "Vanguard Championship Wrestling Online - Full Episodes of Season 4 to 1 %7C Yidio".
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 "Events « Virginia Championship Wrestling (VCW) « Promotions Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
- ↑ "VCW's 5th annual Lutz Memorial Cup Tournament set for Dec. 15".
- ↑ "Billy Gunn returns to Norfolk for A Nightmare on Granby Street".
- ↑ 9.00 9.01 9.02 9.03 9.04 9.05 9.06 9.07 9.08 9.09 9.10 9.11 9.12 9.13 9.14 9.15 9.16 9.17 9.18 9.19 9.20 9.21 9.22 9.23 9.24 9.25 9.26 9.27 9.28 9.29 9.30 9.31 9.32 9.33 9.34 9.35 9.36 9.37 9.38 "VCW Heavyweight Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
- ↑ 10.00 10.01 10.02 10.03 10.04 10.05 10.06 10.07 10.08 10.09 10.10 10.11 10.12 10.13 10.14 10.15 10.16 10.17 10.18 10.19 10.20 10.21 10.22 10.23 10.24 10.25 10.26 10.27 10.28 10.29 10.30 10.31 10.32 10.33 10.34 10.35 10.36 10.37 10.38 "VCW Heavyweight Title (Virginia)".
- ↑ 11.00 11.01 11.02 11.03 11.04 11.05 11.06 11.07 11.08 11.09 11.10 11.11 11.12 11.13 11.14 11.15 11.16 11.17 11.18 11.19 11.20 11.21 11.22 11.23 11.24 "VCW United States Liberty Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
- ↑ 12.00 12.01 12.02 12.03 12.04 12.05 12.06 12.07 12.08 12.09 12.10 12.11 12.12 12.13 12.14 12.15 12.16 12.17 12.18 12.19 12.20 12.21 12.22 12.23 12.24 12.25 12.26 12.27 12.28 12.29 12.30 12.31 12.32 12.33 12.34 12.35 12.36 12.37 12.38 12.39 12.40 12.41 12.42 12.43 "VCW Tag Team Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
- ↑ 13.00 13.01 13.02 13.03 13.04 13.05 13.06 13.07 13.08 13.09 13.10 13.11 13.12 13.13 13.14 13.15 13.16 13.17 13.18 13.19 13.20 13.21 13.22 13.23 13.24 13.25 13.26 13.27 13.28 13.29 13.30 13.31 13.32 13.33 13.34 13.35 13.36 13.37 13.38 13.39 13.40 13.41 13.42 13.43 "VCW Tag Team Title (Virginia)".
- ↑ 14.00 14.01 14.02 14.03 14.04 14.05 14.06 14.07 14.08 14.09 14.10 14.11 14.12 14.13 "VCW Cruiserweight Title (Virginia)".
- ↑ 15.00 15.01 15.02 15.03 15.04 15.05 15.06 15.07 15.08 15.09 15.10 15.11 "VCW Commonwealth Heritage Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
- ↑ 16.00 16.01 16.02 16.03 16.04 16.05 16.06 16.07 16.08 16.09 16.10 16.11 16.12 "VCW Title (Virginia)".
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