CWA World Middleweight Championship


The CWA World Middleweight Championship was a professional wrestling middleweight championship in Catch Wrestling Association. The title was one of the two weight-based titles in CWA, along with the CWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship, which was introduced in 1993. The title was created in December 1984 and a tournament was set up to determine the inaugural champion. Tony St. Clair won the tournament to become the inaugural World Middleweight Champion on December 22, 1984. The title was deactivated when the company closed on December 4, 1999.

Title history

#WrestlerReignDateDays heldLocationEventNotes
1Tony St. Clair1December 22, 1984Bremen, GermanyHouse showClair won a tournament to become the inaugural champion.
December 1, 1985The title was vacated for unknown reasons.
2Steve Wright1December 20, 1985Bremen, GermanyHouse showWright won a tournament.
3Mile Zrno1July 17, 1987Vienna, AustriaHouse show
4Steve Wright2December 1, 1987Bremen, GermanyHouse show
5Dave Finlay1September 1, 1990Vienna, AustriaHouse show
6Steve Wright3September 28, 1990Hanover, GermanyHouse show
7Fit Finlay2December 21, 1991Bremen, GermanyEuro Catch Festival
8Franz Schumann1July 11, 1992Graz, AustriaEuro Catch Festival
December 19, 1992Bremen, GermanyEuro Catch FestivalThe title was vacated due to unknown reasons.
9Fit Finlay3December 19, 1992Bremen, GermanyEuro Catch FestivalDefeated Eddie Gilbert to win the vacant title.
July 1, 1993Title was held up after a match against Eddie Gilbert ended in a double disqualification.
10Franz Schumann2July 3, 1993Graz, AustriaClash of the ChampionsDefeated Eddie Gilbert to win the vacant title.
11Barry Horowitz1June 26, 1994Graz, AustriaInternational Catch Cup
12Franz Schumann3July 9, 1994Graz, AustriaEuro Catch Festival
13Paul Roma1October 7, 1995Hanover, GermanyCatch World Cup
14Fit Finlay4November 25, 1995Bremen, GermanyInternational Catch CupThis was a title vs. title match, in which Finlay's Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship was also defended.
15Franz Schumann4July 6, 1996Graz, AustriaEuro Catch Festival
RetiredDecember 4, 1999Bremen, GermanyEuro Catch FestivalThe title was defended for the last time at the event as it was CWA's final event and the promotion closed after the event.

Combined reigns