WCPW Ladies Championship
Details
PromotionWindy City Pro Wrestling
Date establishedApril 19, 1988
Date retiredDecember 16, 2010
Statistics
First champion(s)Candi Devine
Final champion(s)Faith
(won September 26, 2009)
Most reignsLips Manson (3)
Longest reignCheeks Manson (980 days)
Shortest reignMaria Maceli (29 days)

The WCPW Ladies Championship (also called the WCPW Women's Championship) was a women's professional wrestling championship in Windy City Pro Wrestling (WCPW). Originally, WCPW was known as Windy City Wrestling (WCW), however, a lawsuit brought by World Championship Wrestling forced the smaller promotion to change its name to "Windy City Pro Wrestling" in 1997. The championship remained active until December 2010, when WCPW merged with the Chicago Pro Wrestling Academy to form Dynasty Sports Entertainment. The women's title has the distinction for being the "most controversial" championship in the promotion with three former champions being stripped of the title while a fourth, Dymond, abandoned the title to join a rival promotion.[1]

The inaugural champion was Candi Devine, who won the title at a live event in Chicago, Illinois on April 19, 1988 to become the first WCW Women's Champion. Lips Manson holds the record for most reigns, with three. "Awesome" Ondi Austin held the title four times, however, the promotion only officially recognizes two of her reigns. At 980 days, Cheeks Manson was the longest reigning champion in the title's history. Maria Maceli's second reign was the shortest in the history of the title lasting only 29 days. Overall, there have been 21 reigns shared between 32 wrestlers, with nine vacancies, and 1 deactivation.

Title history

Names

Name Years
WCW Women's Championship 1988 — 1996
WCPW Women's Championship 1997 — 1999

Reigns

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
† Championship change is unrecognized by the promotion
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
1 Candi Devine April 19, 1988 Live event Chicago, IL 1 32 [1][2][3]
† Ondi Austin May 21, 1988 Live event Chicago, IL 1 1 [2]
† Candi Devine May 22, 1988 Live event Dixon, IL 2 131 [2]
2 Ondi Austin September 30, 1988 Live event Chicago, IL 1(2) 134 [1][2][3]
3 Dazzler February 11, 1989 WCW TV Tapings Cicero, IL 1 49 [4]
4 Ondi Austin April 1, 1989 Live event Malta, IL 2(3) 373 [5]
5 Lisa Starr April 9, 1990 Live event Nashville, TN 1 404 [1][2][3]
6 Ondi Austin May 18, 1991 Live event Chicago, IL 3(4) 106 [1][2][3]
7 Lisa Starr September 1, 1991 Live event Chicago, IL 2 [Note 1] [1][2][3]
— Vacated  May 1993 — — — — The championship becomes vacant after Lisa Starr was stripped of the title. [1][2][3]
8 Toni Alexis May 22, 1993 Live event Chicago, IL 1 360 Alexis defeated Vandela to win the vacant championship. [6]
9 Susan Green May 17, 1994 Live event Hammond, IN 1 [Note 2] [1][2][3]
— Vacated  November 1994 — — — — The championship becomes vacant when Susan Green retired. [1][2]
10 Toni Alexis November 5, 1994 Live event Chicago, IL 2 196 Alexis was awarded the vacant championship. [1][2][3]
11 Candi Devine May 20, 1995 Live event Hammond, IN 2(3) 364 Alexis was awarded the vacant championship. [1][2][3]
12 Cybill May 18, 1996 Battle of the Belts VIII Hammond, IN 1 [Note 3] [7]
— Vacated  May 1997 — — — — The championship was vacated when Cybil was suspended and subsequently stripped as champion. [1][2]
13 Baby Doll May 17, 1997 Live event Cicero, IL 1 366 Doll won a tournament final to win the vacant championship. [1][2][3]
14 Lips Manson May 18, 1998 Battle of the Belts X Cicero, IL 1 243 [1][2][3][8]
— Vacated  January 16, 1999 — — — — The championship becomes vacant when Lips Manson was stripped as champion for failing to defend the title within a six-month period. [1][2][3]
15 Maria Maceli January 16, 1999 — — 1 126 Maceli was awarded the vacant championship. [1][2][3]
16 Cinnamon May 22, 1999 Live event Chicago, IL 1 49 [1][2][3]
17 Maria Maceli July 10, 1999 Live event Chicago, IL 2 29 [1][2][3]
18 Kat August 8, 1999 Live event Chicago, IL 1 63 [1][3]
19 Crystal October 10, 1999 War at the World: Day 2 Tinley Park, IL 1 188 [1][2][3][9][10]
20 Drusala April 15, 2000 Live event Chicago, IL 1 378 [1][3]
— Vacated  April 28, 2001 Live event Chicago, IL — — The championship becomes vacant when Drusala was unable to compete due to injury. [1][3]
21 Angel April 28, 2001 Live event Cicero, IL 1 140 Angel defeated Krystal to win the vacant championship. [1][3]
22 Phoenix September 15, 2001 Live event Chicago, IL 1 42 [1]
23 Angel October 27, 2001 Live event Chicago, IL 2 [Note 4] [1]
— Vacated  2002 — — — — The championship was vacated due to undocumented reasons. [1]
24 SoSay May 17, 2003 Live event Cicero, IL 1 [Note 4] SoSay defeated Sandra D to win the vacant championship. [3][11]
— Vacated  2003 — — — — The championship becomes vacant when SoSay was unable to compete due to injury. [3]
25 Cheeks Manson September 13, 2003 A Midsummer Night's Classic Chicago, IL 1 980 Manson won a tournament final to win the vacant championship. [3][8]
26 Dymond May 20, 2006 Battle of the Belts 18 Chicago, IL 1 [Note 5] [3][12][13][14]
— Vacated  September 2007 — — — — The championship becomes vacant when Dymond left the promotion to join the Vanguard Wrestling All-Star Alliance. [3][14]
27 Faith 2007 — — 1 [Note 4] [3]
28 Mia Martinez December 13, 2008 Live event Calumet City, IL 1 209 [3][15]
29 Lacey Von Erich July 10, 2009 Legends under the Stars Villa Park, IL 1 78 This was a five-way match, which also involved Faith, Juliet the Huntress, Kimberly Kash and Mia Martinez. [3]
— Vacated  September 26, 2009 Star Spangled Banner Chicago, IL — — The championship is vacated when Lacey Von Erich surrenders the title when she signs a contract with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) [3]
30 Faith September 26, 2009 Live event Chicago, IL 1 446 Faith defeated Mia Martinez to win the vacant championship. [3]
— Deactivated December 16, 2010 — — — — WCPW merged with Chicago Pro Wrestling Academy on December 16, 2010, to form Dynasty Sports Entertainment and Faith was the final champion in WCPW as a company.

Combined reigns

Rank Wrestler No. of reigns Combined
days
1 Cheeks Manson 1 980
2 Lisa "L.A." Starr 2 804
3 Lips Manson 3 799
4 Candi Devine 3 661
5 Ondi Austin 4 614
6 Baby Doll 1 366
7 Drusala 1 358
8 Mia Martinez 1 209
9 Crystal 1 189
10 Maria Maceli 2 155
11 Angel 1 140
12 Lacey Von Erich 1 78
13 Kat 1 63
14 lCinnamon 1 49
15 Dazzler 1 49
16 Phoenix 1 42

Notes

  1. ^ The exact date the championship was vacated is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 608 and 638 days.
  2. ^ The exact date the championship was vacated is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 168 and 197 days.
  3. ^ The exact date the championship was vacated is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 348 and 378 days.
  4. ^ a b c The exact date the championship was vacated is unknown.
  5. ^ The exact date the championship was vacated is unknown, which means the title reign lasted between 469 and 498 days.

References

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