GWF Light Heavyweight Championship
# GWF Light Heavyweight Championship

The GWF Light Heavyweight Championship was the secondary title in the Global Wrestling Federation in Texas. The title existed from 1991 until 1994, when GWF closed. The title was defended on the promotion's show that aired nationally on ESPN.

## Tournaments

### 1991

The GWF Light Heavyweight Championship Tournament was a twenty-four man tournament for the inaugural GWF Light Heavyweight Championship held on July 12 and July 13, 1991. The Lightning Kid defeated Jerry Lynn in the final to win the tournament.

| First Round | Second Round | Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | Semi Finals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Handsome Stranger | | | | | | |
| Butch Blackheart | | | | | | |
| Butch Blackheart | Handsome Stranger | | | | | |
| | Rip Rogers | | | | | |
| Rip Rogers | Rip Rogers | | | | | |
| Ray Evans | | | | | | |
| Ray Evans | | Handsome Stranger | | | | |
| | | Lightning Kid | | | | |
| Chaz | | | Lightning Kid | | | | |
| Ed Robinson | | | | | | |
| Ed Robinson | Chaz | | | | | |
| | Lightning Kid | | | | | |
| Bubba Fangman | Lightning Kid | | | | | |
| Lightning Kid | | | | | | |
| Lightning Kid | | | | Lightning Kid | | |
| | | | | Steve Simpson | | |
| Mike Davis | | | | | Steve Simpson | | |
| Victor Gonzales | | | | | | |
| Victor Gonzales | Mike Davis | | | | | |
| | Brian Adias | | | | | |
| El Bandolero | Brian Adias | | | | | |
| Brian Adias | | | | | | |
| Brian Adias | | Mike Davis | | | | |
| | | Steve Simpson | | | | |
| Adrian Street | | | Steve Simpson | | | | |
| Iceman King Parsons | | | | | | |
| Iceman King Parsons | Adrian Street | | | | | |
| | Steve Simpson | | | | | |
| Steve Simpson | Steve Simpson | | | | | |
| Mike Stetson | | | | | | |
| Mike Stetson | | | | | | Lightning Kid |
| | | | | | | Jerry Lynn |
| John Tatum | | | | | | | Jerry Lynn |
| Khris Germany | | | | | | |
| Khris Germany | John Tatum | | | | | |
| | Terry Garvin | | | | | |
| Terry Garvin | Terry Garvin | | | | | |
| Kenny the Stinger | | | | | | |
| Kenny the Stinger | | John Tatum | | | | |
| | | Jerry Lynn | | | | |
| Terry Daniels | | | Jerry Lynn | | | | |
| Rick Garren | | | | | | |
| Rick Garren | Terry Daniels | | | | | |
| | Jerry Lynn | | | | | |
| Jerry Lynn | Jerry Lynn | | | | | |
| Randy Rhodes | | | | | | |
| Randy Rhodes | | | | Jerry Lynn | | |
| | | | | BYE | | |
| BYE | | | | | BYE | | |
| BYE | | | | | | |
| BYE | BYE | | | | | |
| | BYE | | | | | |
| BYE | BYE | | | | | |
| BYE | | | | | | |
| BYE | | BYE | | | | |
| | | BYE | | | | |
| BYE | | | BYE | | | | |
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| BYE | BYE | | | | | |
| | BYE | | | | | |

### 1992

The GWF Light Heavyweight Championship Tournament was a three-man tournament for the vacated GWF Light Heavyweight Championship held on May 29, 1992. The title was vacated after previous champion Danny Davis left the company for United States Wrestling Association. Terry Simms defeated Chaz in the final to win the tournament.

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Terry Simms | | |
| 4 | Nick Busick | | |
| 4 | Nick Busick | Terry Simms | Terry Simms |
| | | Chaz | Chaz |
| 3 | Chaz | Chaz | Chaz |
| 2 | BYE | | |

## Title history

Key :

| No. | Overall reign number |
| - | - |
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| N/A | Unknown information |
| † | Championship change is unrecognized by the promotion |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Championship change | Championship change | Reign statistics | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. |
| No. | Champion | Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | Notes | Ref. |
| 1 | Lightning Kid | July 13, 1991 | House show | Dallas, Texas | 1 | 62 | Defeated Jerry Lynn in tournament final. | |
| 2 | Chaz Taylor | September 13, 1991 | House show | Dallas, Texas | 1 | 2 | | |
| 3 | Lightning Kid | September 15, 1991 | House show | Marietta, Georgia | 2 | 103 | | |
| 4 | Jerry Lynn | December 27, 1991 | House show | Dallas, Texas | 1 | 42 | | |
| 5 | Barry Horowitz | February 7, 1992 | House show | Dallas, Texas | 1 | 14 | | |
| 6 | Ben Jordan | February 21, 1992 | House show | Dallas, Texas | 1 | 7 | | |
| 7 | Barry Horowitz | February 28, 1992 | House show | Dallas, Texas | 2 | 5 | | |
| 8 | Danny Davis | April 3, 1992 | House show | Dallas, Texas | 1 | 21 | | |
| — | Vacated | April 24, 1992 | — | — | — | — | Davis left for the USWA and later wrestles as GWF champion in Memphis. | |
| 9 | Terry Simms | May 29, 1992 | House show | Dallas, Texas | 1 | 63 | Defeats Chaz in tournament final. | |
| 10 | Alex Pourteau | July 31, 1992 | House show | Dallas, Texas | 1 | | | |
| † | Danny Davis | August 2, 1992 | House show | — | 2 | | Supposedly won the title somewhere between August 3 and August 24, 1992. Is possible this was Davis using the title he took with him from the GWF when he quit. | |
| † | Brian Christopher | October 5, 1992 | House show | Memphis, Tennessee | 1 | 7 | | |
| † | Danny Davis | October 12, 1992 | House show | Memphis, Tennessee | 3 | 7 | | |
| † | Brian Christopher | October 19, 1992 | House show | Memphis, Tennessee | 2 | 4 | | |
| 11 | Mike Dahl | October 23, 1992 | House show | Dallas, Texas | 1 | 92 | | |
| 12 | Alex Pourteau | January 22, 1993 | House show | Dallas, Texas | 2 | 34 | | |
| 13 | Calvin Knapp | February 26, 1993 | House show | Dallas, Texas | 1 | 78 | | |
| — | Vacated | November 3, 1993 | — | — | — | — | Vacated for undocumented reasons | |
| 14 | Alex Pourteau | November 26, 1993 | House show | Dallas, Texas | 3 | 86 | | |
| 15 | Calvin Knapp | February 20, 1994 | House show | N/A | 2 | | | |
| — | Vacated | July 20, 1994 | — | — | — | — | Vacated for undisclosed reasons | |
| 16 | Alex Pourteau | August 20, 1994 | House show | Guatemala | 4 | | Records unclear as to how he won the title or if there was even a match for it | |
| 17 | Osamu Nishimura | August 26, 1994 | House show | Dallas, Texas | 1 | 26 | | |
| — | Deactivated | September 21, 1994 | — | — | — | — | When Global Wrestling Federation closed. | |

## Combined reigns

| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined days |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Calvin Knapp | 2 | 268 |
| 2 | Lightning Kid | 2 | 165 |
| 3 | Alex Pourteau | 4 | 124-228 |
| 4 | Mike Dahl | 1 | 92 |
| 5 | Danny Davis | 3 | 70-91 |
| 6 | Terry Simms | 1 | 63 |
| 7 | Jerry Lynn | 1 | 42 |
| 8 | Osamu Nishimura | 1 | 26 |
| 9 | Barry Horowitz | 2 | 19 |
| 10 | Brian Christopher | 2 | 11 |
| 11 | Ben Jordan | 1 | 7 |
| 12 | Chaz Taylor | 1 | 2 |

## Footnotes

* ↑ Records are unclear when Porteau lost the championship and also unclear if he lost it to Danny Davis in the USWA in August or not until October. His title reign lasted between 3 and 84 days/
* ↑ Records are unclear when Davis won the championship, putting his title reign lasted between 42 and 63 days/
* ↑ The exact date the championship was vacated is not known, putting Knapp's championship reign at between 1 day and 191 days.
* ↑ The exact date Porteau won the championship is not known, putting his championship reign at between 1 day and 24 days.
