WCPW Ladies Championship
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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.
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
| 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 | ||
| † | Ondi Austin | May 21, 1988 | Live event | Chicago, IL | 1 | 1 | ||
| † | Candi Devine | May 22, 1988 | Live event | Dixon, IL | 2 | 131 | ||
| 2 | Ondi Austin | September 30, 1988 | Live event | Chicago, IL | 1(2) | 134 | ||
| 3 | Dazzler | February 11, 1989 | WCW TV Tapings | Cicero, IL | 1 | 49 | ||
| 4 | Ondi Austin | April 1, 1989 | Live event | Malta, IL | 2(3) | 373 | ||
| 5 | Lisa Starr | April 9, 1990 | Live event | Nashville, TN | 1 | 404 | ||
| 6 | Ondi Austin | May 18, 1991 | Live event | Chicago, IL | 3(4) | 106 | ||
| 7 | Lisa Starr | September 1, 1991 | Live event | Chicago, IL | 2 | |||
| — | Vacated | May 1993 | — | — | — | — | The championship becomes vacant after Lisa Starr was stripped of the title. | |
| 8 | Toni Alexis | May 22, 1993 | Live event | Chicago, IL | 1 | 360 | Alexis defeated Vandela to win the vacant championship. | |
| 9 | Susan Green | May 17, 1994 | Live event | Hammond, IN | 1 | |||
| — | Vacated | November 1994 | — | — | — | — | The championship becomes vacant when Susan Green retired. | |
| 10 | Toni Alexis | November 5, 1994 | Live event | Chicago, IL | 2 | 196 | Alexis was awarded the vacant championship. | |
| 11 | Candi Devine | May 20, 1995 | Live event | Hammond, IN | 2(3) | 364 | Alexis was awarded the vacant championship. | |
| 12 | Cybill | May 18, 1996 | Battle of the Belts VIII | Hammond, IN | 1 | |||
| — | Vacated | May 1997 | — | — | — | — | The championship was vacated when Cybil was suspended and subsequently stripped as champion. | |
| 13 | Baby Doll | May 17, 1997 | Live event | Cicero, IL | 1 | 366 | Doll won a tournament final to win the vacant championship. | |
| 14 | Lips Manson | May 18, 1998 | Battle of the Belts X | Cicero, IL | 1 | 243 | ||
| — | 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. | |
| 15 | Maria Maceli | January 16, 1999 | — | — | 1 | 126 | Maceli was awarded the vacant championship. | |
| 16 | Cinnamon | May 22, 1999 | Live event | Chicago, IL | 1 | 49 | ||
| 17 | Maria Maceli | July 10, 1999 | Live event | Chicago, IL | 2 | 29 | ||
| 18 | Kat | August 8, 1999 | Live event | Chicago, IL | 1 | 63 | ||
| 19 | Crystal | October 10, 1999 | War at the World: Day 2 | Tinley Park, IL | 1 | 188 | ||
| 20 | Drusala | April 15, 2000 | Live event | Chicago, IL | 1 | 378 | ||
| — | Vacated | April 28, 2001 | Live event | Chicago, IL | — | — | The championship becomes vacant when Drusala was unable to compete due to injury. | |
| 21 | Angel | April 28, 2001 | Live event | Cicero, IL | 1 | 140 | Angel defeated Krystal to win the vacant championship. | |
| 22 | Phoenix | September 15, 2001 | Live event | Chicago, IL | 1 | 42 | ||
| 23 | Angel | October 27, 2001 | Live event | Chicago, IL | 2 | |||
| — | Vacated | 2002 | — | — | — | — | The championship was vacated due to undocumented reasons. | |
| 24 | SoSay | May 17, 2003 | Live event | Cicero, IL | 1 | SoSay defeated Sandra D to win the vacant championship. | ||
| — | Vacated | 2003 | — | — | — | — | The championship becomes vacant when SoSay was unable to compete due to injury. | |
| 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. | |
| 26 | Dymond | May 20, 2006 | Battle of the Belts 18 | Chicago, IL | 1 | |||
| — | Vacated | September 2007 | — | — | — | — | The championship becomes vacant when Dymond left the promotion to join the Vanguard Wrestling All-Star Alliance. | |
| 27 | Faith | 2007 | — | — | 1 | |||
| 28 | Mia Martinez | December 13, 2008 | Live event | Calumet City, IL | 1 | 209 | ||
| 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. | |
| — | 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) | |
| 30 | Faith | September 26, 2009 | Live event | Chicago, IL | 1 | 446 | Faith defeated Mia Martinez to win the vacant championship. | |
| — | 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 |