EAW Specialists Championship

EAW Specialists Championship
Details
Current champion	Megan Raine
Date won	January 6th, 2018
Promotion	EAW
Brand(s)	Elite Answers Wrestling
Date created	October 9th, 2015
Date retired	N/A
Formerly	N/A
Past design(s)
Statistics
First champion	Haruna Sakazaki
Most reigns	Consuela Rose Ava (2)
Most defenses	Cailin Dillon(8)
Longest reign	Brody Sparks(190 days)
Shortest reign	Haruna Sakazaki (14 days)

The EAW Specialists Championship is a professional e-wrestling championship in Elite Answers Wrestling (EAW). It is an interbranded championship that is able to be competed for across the three brands of EAW. It was first established in October 9th, 2015 when Elite Answers Wrestling created another championship designed to be a complimentary championship to the EAW Vixens Championship given the successful staging of the first Empress of Elite tournament and the massive expansion of the women's roster in the summer and fall of 2015. Unique stipulations, various Specialty matches that it can be defended in, and the rise of the various women who have held the title thus far are the cornerstones of the title’s young legacy. 

History

Origin

The creation of the Specialists Championship was announced October 9, 2015 via press release by EAW.  The belt was created with rules based on experimental titles from other federations, including the CWF Specialists Championship from the now-defunct Classic Wrestling Federation. The title was created with the Champion reserving the right to choose any stipulation/match type for their title defenses as they saw fit, with the exception of certain match types such as Glass Wallz. The trade-off for this privilege for the champion is the “two weeks’ rule”, stating that the Champion must defend the title every two weeks or be stripped of the championship. The challengers may be either mandatory challengers appointed by EAW, challengers who earned their status as top contender, or a Vixens Cup winner wishing to cash in their privilege to compete for a title. This rule does not necessarily apply to “special events” where the title is at stake such as the Specialists Rampage match or the Specialists Scramble. The title was first competed for at Showdown: Redemption where women competed in a variation of the Championship Scramble Match, nicknamed the Specialists Scramble, for the right to be named the first champion. Haruna Sakazaki would survive the challenge after she had claimed victory against the likes of Raven Lee, Lumen Grey, Eris LeCava, Maria Gonzales, Stephanie Matsuda, and Cailin Dillon.

Prominence

The Specialists Championship became a second championship for the Vixens division to aspire to attain. The first Free-Per-View where the Specialists Championship was defended was at Road to Redemption 2015, where Cailin Dillon was able to defend her championship against the former champion Haruna Sakazaki. At Triple Threat (2016), Tarah Nova would defeat Stephanie Matsuda, Cailin Dillon, and Haruna Sakazaki to become the first woman in history to hold both the Specialists Championship and the Vixens Championship in the course of their career.

Current EAW Specialists Champion, Megan Raine.

Reigns

The inaugural champion was Haruna Sakazaki when she was able to win the Specialists Scramble on the Showdown: Redemption supershow. There have been nine official reigns split between right champions. The longest reigning champion was Brody Sparks who held the championship for one-hundred and ninety (190) days (between Road to Redemption and Pain For Pride X). The shortest reigning champion was Haruna Sakazaki, who lost the championship two (2) weeks after she won it on Showdown: Redemption. The current EAW Specialists Champion is Megan Raine who defeated Consuela Rose Ava at King of Elite 2018.

Title History

Key

Reign	The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed
#	Indicates what number the reign is
Event	The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the titles were won
N/A	The information is not available or is unknown
—	Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign

Names

Name	Span of Time
EAW Specialists Championship	October 9th, 2015 - Present

History

As of April 19, 2024.

^† indicates reigns and title changes not recognized by EAW.

#	Extremist	Reign	Event	Date	Days Held	Notes
1	Haruna Sakazaki	1	Showdown: Redemption	02015-11-07-November 7, 2015	14	Won a Specialist Scramber Match to become the first champion. Other participants of the match were Cloud Matsuda, Cailin Dillon, Maria Gonzales, Eris LeCava, Lumen Gray and Raven Lee.
2	Cailin Dillon	1	Battleground	02015-11-21-November 21, 2015	161	This match was contested in a Ladder Match.
3	Stephanie Matsuda	1	Grand Rampage	02016-04-30-April 30, 2016	28	Won first-ever 12-Woman Vixens Rampage Match by last eliminating Haruna Sakazaki.
4	Tarah Nova	1	Triple Threat	02016-05-28-May 28, 2016	91	Nova won the title in a Fatal 4-Way Match by pinning Cloud Matsuda. Haruna Sakazaki and Cailin Dillon were also in the match.
5	Kendra Shamez	1	Showdown	02016-08-27-August 27, 2016	112
6	Brody Sparks	1	Road to Redemption	02016-12-17-December 17, 2016	190	Sparks won the title in a Elimination Chamber Match by last eliminating Aria Jaxon. Kendra Shamez, Madison Kaline, Tarah Nova and Cameron Ella Ava were also in the match.
7	Consuela Rose Ava	1	Pain for Pride X	02017-06-25-June 25, 2017	25	This match was contested in a Submission Match.
8	April Song	1	Empire	02017-07-20-July 20, 2017	63	This match was contested as a Street Fight.
9	Consuela Rose Ava	2	Manifest Destiny	September 21, 2017	108	This match was a Triple Threat match also involving Brody Sparks.
10	Megan Raine	1	King of Elite 2018	January 6, 2018	2295+