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The CWF Unified Championship is a secondary championship for the Classic Wrestling Federation. The first ever CWF Unified Champion was T-Money, who along with "The Ruler" Paul Blair and Jon "Diggity" Jericho, hold the distinction of the most reigns, with four each. Bob Osbourne holds the disntiction as the longest reigning Unified Champion in CWF history at 92 days. The final champion was SJ Funk.
Origins[]
When the CWF returned in June of 1998, it returned under the name Classic Wrestling Organization. Mark X wanted to differentiate the new era from the original one, and along with CWO, the Unified Championship was a part of the new branding. The Unified Title took the place of the CWF Assault Championship. Mark wanted a championship that could be looked at as a mid-card level championship that could be used as a springboard to the upper card status. Many former CWF World Champions have held the Unified Title first. The Unified Title has changed hands quite a bit, but that is due to the fighting nature of the title. It is looked upon as a "TV Title" type of championship, as it is often defended at every live show. The first ever CWF Unified Champion was crowned at the first ever Summer Smash in 1998. The Main Event featured a Battle Royal with the entire roster. In that Battle Royal the final three wrestlers would earn championships, with third place becoming the first ever Unified Champion. The man who many associate the Unified Title with due to four reigns, T-Money, claimed the first title reign by finishing third.
Detailed Championship Reigns[]
As of March 26, 2025.
| # | Wrestler | Reigns | Date | Days Held | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T-Money | 06/28/98 | 15 | Became first ever champion by finishing third in the Battle Royal at Summer Smash (1998) | |
| 2 | Sammy Salerno | 07/12/98 | 47 | ||
| 3 | T-Money | 2 | 08/27/98 | 46 | |
| 4 | Paul Blair | 10/11/98 | 8 | ||
| 5 | Steve Dart | 10/18/98 | 17 | ||
| 6 | Assassin | 11/03/98 | 5 | ||
| 7 | Patriot | 11/07/98 | 9 | ||
| 8 | "Golden One" Jeff Jericho | 11/15/98 | 3 | ||
| 9 | Nemesis | 11/17/98 | 6 | ||
| 10 | Dark Angel | 11/22/98 | 8 | ||
| 11 | Nemesis | 2 | 11/29/98 | 8 | Vacated when Nemesis won the CWF World Heavyweight Championship on 12/06/1998 |
| 12 | Triple X | 12/13/98 | 3 | Came in second in a Battle Royal to determine new National and Unified Chamions on Sunday Night Brawl | |
| 13 | Bryan Slade | 12/15/98 | 17 | Vacated when the CWF closed on 12/31/1998 | |
| 14 | Steve Dart | 2 | 02/22/99 | 7 | Finished third in the Classic Showdown at Super Card II to win vacant title. Stripped of title by Prez Raymer on 02/28/19999 |
| 15 | Steve Dart | 3 | 03/07/99 | 8 | Re-named champion by Owner Mark X on 03/07/1999 |
| 16 | Bryan Slade | 2 | 03/14/99 | 9 | |
| 17 | T-Money | 3 | 03/22/99 | 17 | |
| 18 | Maniac | 04/07/99 | 37 | ||
| 19 | Chris Young | 05/13/99 | 11 | ||
| 20 | Jeff Robbins | 05/23/99 | 4 | ||
| 21 | Ethan Tyler | 05/26/99 | 12 | ||
| 22 | Dean Warren | 06/06/99 | 4 | ||
| 23 | Garret Michaels | 06/09/99 | 19 | ||
| 24 | Golden Eye | 06/27/99 | 15 | ||
| 25 | Genesis (Pledge Alligence) | 07/11/99 | 29 | ||
| 26 | Vega | 08/08/99 | 22 | ||
| 27 | Red Dawg | 08/29/99 | 8 | ||
| 28 | Tek Robbins | 09/05/99 | 44 | ||
| 29 | Diggity | 10/18/99 | 14 | ||
| 30 | Paul Blair | 2 | 10/31/99 | 8 | |
| 31 | "Golden One" Jeff Jericho | 2 | 11/07/99 | 15 | |
| 32 | Diggity | 2 | 11/21/99 | 8 | |
| 33 | Paul Blair | 3 | 11/28/99 | 3 | |
| 34 | Diggity | 3 | 11/30/99 | 41 | |
| 35 | Brian Adams | 01/09/00 | 8 | Controversialy stripped of title at Last Man Standing (2000) | |
| 36 | Diggity | 4 | 01/16/00 | 8 | Awarded title after Powers at Will stripped Brian Adams of title |
| 37 | Mass Debater | 01/23/00 | 8 | Vacated on 01/30/00 when CWF briefly closed | |
| 40 | Johnny Keel | 03/27/00 | 21 | ||
| 41 | Instinct | 04/16/00 | 15 | ||
| 42 | Paul Blair | 4 | 04/30/00 | 1 | Vacated when the CWF closed after Retribution (2000) |
| 43 | T-Money | 4 | 03/31/01 | 12 | |
| 44 | Mike Van Pro | 04/11/01 | 49 | ||
| 45 | Blood | 05/29/01 | 20 | ||
| 46 | Cee-Lo | 06/17/01 | 1 | Vacated when the CWF closed in 2001. | |
| 47 | Larry Tact | 09/18/05 | 15 | ||
| 48 | Jason Collins | 10/02/05 | 8 | ||
| 49 | Tony Floyd | 10/09/05 | 22 | ||
| 50 | Apocalypticus | 10/30/05 | 78 | Vacated when the CWF closed on 01/15/06 | |
| 51 | The Raving Lunatic | 06/13/09 | 36 | ||
| 52 | Bob Osbourne | 07/18/09 | 8 | ||
| 53 | Sickboy | 07/25/09 | 36 | ||
| 54 | Axel Way | 08/29/09 | 29 | ||
| 55 | Terry Richards | 09/26/09 | 36 | ||
| 56 | James Baker | 10/31/09 | 15 | ||
| 57 | Bob Osbourne | 2 | 11/14/09 | 92 | |
| 58 | Mariano Fernandez | 02/13/10 | 29 | ||
| 59 | Terry Richards | 2 | 03/13/10 | 36 | |
| 60 | Eddie Noble | 04/17/10 | 44 | ||
| 61 | SJ Funk | 05/30/10 | 1 | Vacated when the CWF closed after Night of Champions VI: Lord of the Ring II |
List of combined reigns[]
| Rank | Champion | No. of reigns | Combined Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Osbourne | 2 | 100 |
| 2 | T-Money | 4 | 90 |
| 3 | Apocalypticus | 1 | 78 |
| 4 | Terry Richards | 2 | 72 |
| 5 | Diggity | 4 | 71 |
| 6 | Mike Van Pro | 1 | 49 |
| 7 | Sammy Salerno | 1 | 47 |
| 8 | Eddie Noble | 1 | 44 |
| 9 | Tek Robbins | 1 | 44 |
| 10 | Maniac | 1 | 37 |
| 11 | The Raving Lunatic | 1 | 36 |
| 12 | Sickboy | 1 | 36 |
| 13 | Steve Dart | 3 | 32 |
| 14 | Genesis (Pledge Alligence) | 1 | 29 |
| 15 | Axel Way | 1 | 29 |
| 16 | Mariano Fernandez | 1 | 29 |
| 17 | Bryan Slade | 2 | 26 |
| 18 | Vega | 1 | 22 |
| 19 | Tony Floyd | 1 | 22 |
| 20 | Johnny Keel | 1 | 21 |
| 21 | Paul Blair | 4 | 20 |
| 22 | Blood | 1 | 20 |
| 23 | Garret Michaels | 1 | 19 |
| 24 | Jeff Jericho | 2 | 18 |
| 25 | Instinct | 1 | 15 |
| 26 | Larry Tact | 1 | 15 |
| 27 | James Baker | 1 | 15 |
| 28 | Nemesis | 2 | 14 |
| 29 | Ethan Tyler | 1 | 12 |
| 30 | Chris Young | 1 | 11 |
| 31 | Patriot | 1 | 9 |
| 32 | Dark Angel | 1 | 8 |
| 33 | Brian Adams | 1 | 8 |
| 34 | Mass Debater | 1 | 8 |
| 35 | Red Dawg | 1 | 8 |
| 36 | Assassin | 1 | 5 |
| 37 | Jeff Robbins | 1 | 4 |
| 38 | Dean Warren | 1 | 4 |
| 39 | Triple X | 1 | 3 |
| 40 | Cee-Lo | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | SJ Funk | 1 | 1 |