No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. |
Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days |
1 | Romeo Valentino | October 11, 1998 | Live event | Baltimore, MD | 1 | 53 | Valentino defeated Corporal Punishment in a tournament final to become the inaugural champion. | |
2 | King Kong Bundy | December 3, 1998 | Live event | Denton, MD | 1 | 35 | | |
3 | Romeo Valentino | January 7, 1999 | Live event | Glen Burnie, MD | 2 | 91 | | |
4 | Headbanger Mosh | April 8, 1999 | Live event | Dundalk, MD | 1 | 70 | | |
5 | Tom Brandi | June 17, 1999 | Live event | Dundalk, MD | 1 | 80 | | |
6 | The Bruiser | September 5, 1999 | Live event | Dundalk, MD | 1 | 52 | | |
7 | Romeo Valentino | October 27, 1999 | Live event | Glen Burnie, MD | 3 | 38 | | |
8 | The Bruiser | December 4, 1999 | Live event | Sandy Spring, MD | 2 | 228 | | |
9 | Jimmy Cicero | July 19, 2000 | Live event | Glen Burnie, MD | 1 | 123 | | |
10 | Adam Flash | November 19, 2000 | Live event | Odenton, MD | 1 | 17 | | |
11 | Jimmy Cicero | December 6, 2000 | Live event | Glen Burnie, MD | 2 | 163 | | |
12 | Adam Flash | May 18, 2001 | Live event | Wye Mills, MD | 2 | 168 | | |
13 | The Bruiser | November 2, 2001 | Live event | Chestertown, MD | 3 | <1 | | |
14 | Jerry Lawler | November 2, 2001 | Live event | Chestertown, MD | 1 | 8 | | |
15 | The Bruiser | November 10, 2001 | Live event | Hampstead, MD | 4 | 91 | | |
16 | Orlando Jordan | February 9, 2002 | Live event | Lexington, KY | 1 | 7 | | [6] |
17 | The Bruiser | February 16, 2002 | Live event | Harrington, DE | 5 | 347 | | [2] |
18 | Danny Doring | January 29, 2003 | Live event | Glen Burnie, MD | 1 | 168 | | [2] |
— | Deactivated | July 16, 2003 | Last Dance | Glen Burnie, MD | — | — | Maryland Championship Wrestling (MCW) ceases operations, and the championship is unofficially unified with the FTW Heavyweight and the MEWF Heavyweight Championships after Doring defeated Valentino and Chetti. | [2][3][4] |
19 | Julio Dinero | March 26, 2006 | The Phenomenal Final Four | Dundalk, MD | 1 | 105 | MCW officially reopened in February 2006. Dinero defeated Genesis in a tournament final to win the newly revived championship. | [2][5] |
20 | Adam Flash | July 9, 2006 | Live event | Dundalk, MD | 3 | 364 | | [2] |
21 | Joey Matthews | July 8, 2007 | Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup VII | Dundalk, MD | 1 | 171 | | [2][7] |
22 | Christian York | December 26, 2007 | Holiday Homecoming 2007 | Glen Burnie, MD | 1 | 423 | | [2][8] |
23 | Ruckus | February 21, 2009 | Anniversary 2009 | Dundalk, MD | 1 | 258 | | [9] |
24 | Kent Brink | November 6, 2009 | Live event | Dundalk, MD | 1 | 267 | | |
25 | Ryan McBride | July 31, 2010 | Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup 2010 | Dundalk, MD | 1 | 210 | | |
26 | Tyler Hilton | February 26, 2011 | Live event | Dundalk, MD | 1 | 82 | | |
27 | Cobian | May 19, 2011 | Live event | Baltimore, MD | 1 | 134 | | |
28 | Ronnie Zukko | September 30, 2011 | Live event | Severn, MD | 1 | 91 | | |
29 | Tyler Hilton | December 30, 2011 | Live event | Dundalk, MD | 2 | 98 | | |
30 | Nui Tofiga | April 6, 2012 | Live event | Dundalk, MD | 1 | 204 | | |
— | Vacated | October 27, 2012 | Live event | Dundalk, MD | — | — | The championship was vacated for undocumented reasons. | |
31 | Ryan McBride | October 27, 2012 | Live event | Dundalk, MD | 2 | 118 | | |
32 | Christian York | February 22, 2013 | Anniversary | Dundalk, MD | 2 | 435 | | |
33 | Drolix | May 3, 2014 | Xtreme Measures | Waldorf, MD | 1 | <1 | | [10] |
34 | Matt Hardy | May 3, 2014 | Xtreme Measures | Waldorf, MD | 1 | 154 | | [10] |
35 | Drolix | October 4, 2014 | Tribute to Legends | Waldorf, MD | 2 | 126 | | [11] |
36 | The Bruiser | February 7, 2015 | Anniversary MMXV | Joppa, MD | 6 | 259 | | |
37 | Ryan McBride | October 24, 2015 | Autumn Armageddon Tour | Windber, PA | 3 | 336 | | |
38 | Drolix | September 24, 2016 | Tribute to Legends 2016 | Joppa, MD | 3 | 126 | This was a Dog collar match. | |
39 | Big Sean Studd | January 28, 2017 | Broken Anniversary MMXVII | Joppa, MD | 1 | 245 | | |
40 | The Bruiser | September 30, 2017 | Tribute to the Legends 2017 | Joppa, MD | 7 | <1 | This was a "Stairway to Hell" match. | |
41 | Joey Matthews | September 30, 2017 | Tribute to the Legends 2017 | Joppa, MD | 2 | 62 | | |
42 | The Bruiser | December 1, 2017 | Seasons Beatings 2017 | Joppa, MD | 8 | 78 | This was a no disqualification match. | |
43 | Joey Matthews | February 17, 2018 | Horsemen Anniversary | Joppa, MD | 3 | 7 | | |
44 | The Bruiser | February 24, 2018 | Winter Blast 2018 | Hollywood, MD | 9 | 28 | | |
45 | Joey Matthews | March 24, 2018 | Breakthrough: Proving Grounds | Joppa, MD | 4 | 21 | This was a steel cage match. | |
46 | The Bruiser | April 14, 2018 | Spring Fever 2018 | Hollywood, MD | 10 | 91 | This was a steel cage match. | |
47 | Dante Caballero | July 14, 2018 | Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup XVIII - Day 2 | Joppa, MD | 1 | 433 | | |
48 | Rhett Titus | September 20, 2019 | Future of Honor Honor Games | Joppa, MD | 1 | 119 | This was an "Honor Games" match, also including Austin Gunn, Brian Johnson, Greg Excellent, Joe Keys and Ken Dixon. | |
49 | Kekoa | January 17, 2020 | Winter Blast 2020 | Joppa, MD | 1 | 309 | This was a three-way match, also involving Brandon Scott. | |
50 | The Bruiser | November 21, 2020 | Bruiser Strong: Tribute to a Legend | Joppa, MD | 11 | <1 | Given the title by Kekoa as a tribute to his memory. | |
— | Vacated | November 21, 2020 | Bruiser Strong: Tribute to a Legend | Joppa, MD | — | — | The title was vacated following The Bruiser’s death on November 16, 2020, after a lengthy battle with Leukemia. | |
51 | Brian Johnson | September 17, 2021 | Bruiser Strong 2021 | Joppa, MD | 1 | 104 | This was a 30-entrant Bruiser Strong Rumble. Johnson was entrant number one, last eliminating Moses. | |
52 | Ken Dixon | December 30, 2021 | MCW Last Call | Joppa, MD | 1 | 254 | Dixon won a 4 way match earlier in evening to earn Title Match in NO DQ Main Event against Johnson | |
53 | Brian Johnson | September 10, 2022 | Bruiser Strong 2022 | Joppa, MD | 2 | 35 | This was an 11-Man Bruiser Strong Rumble. Johnson was entrant number five, last eliminating Action Andretti. | |
54 | Action Andretti | October 15, 2022 | Autumn Armageddon Tour 2022 Night 3 | Joppa, MD | 1 | 76 | | |
55 | Ken Dixon | December 30, 2022 | Season’s Beatings 2022 | Joppa, MD | 2 | 35 | This was a Fatal 4-Way match, also involving The Mecca and Robert Locke. | |
56 | Robert Locke | February 3, 2023 | MCW Anniversary 2023 | Joppa, MD | 1 | 330 | | |
57 | Demarcus Kane | December 30, 2023 | Seasons Beatings 2023 Night 2 | Joppa, MD | 1 | 186+ | This was a no disqualification match. | |