No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. |
Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days |
1 | Gregory Martin | February 21, 2001 | MCW | Glen Burnie, Maryland | 1 | 75 | Defeated Ronnie Zukko in a tournament final to become the inaugural champion. | [1] |
— | Vacated | April 28, 2001 | — | — | — | — | The championship was vacated after Martin left the promotion. | |
2 | Billy Redwood | April 28, 2001 | Unknown | Aberdeen, MD | 1 | 81 | Defeated Ronnie Zukko in a tournament final to win the vacated championship. | |
3 | Julio DiNero | July 18, 2001 | Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup | Glen Burnie, MD | 1 | 107 | | [2] |
4 | Marcus Jordan | November 2, 2001 | MCW | Chestertown, MD | 1 | 7 | | [3] |
5 | 2-Dope | November 9, 2001 | Live event | Mount Joy, PA | 1 | 1 | | [4] |
6 | Marcus Jordan | November 10, 2001 | Unknown | Hampstead, MD | 2 | 193 | | |
7 | Romeo Valentino | May 22, 2002 | MCW Tribute To The Legends | Glen Burnie, MD | 1 | 252 | | |
8 | Joey Matthews | January 29, 2003 | Live event | Glen Burnie, MD | 1 | 106 | | |
9 | Doug Delicious | May 15, 2003 | Live event | Glen Burnie, MD | 1 | 62 | | |
— | Deactivated | July 16, 2003 | — | — | — | — | The championship was deactivated as Maryland Championship Wrestling runs what would be, at the time, the promotion's last event. | |
10 | Josh Daniels | July 22, 2006 | MCW Red, White, Black & Bruised | Laurel, MD | 1 | 50 | Defeated Danny Jaxx, Eddie Edwards and Qenaan Creed in a four corners match to revive the championship. | |
11 | Danny Jaxx | September 10, 2006 | MCW Tribute To The Legends | Dundalk, MD | 1 | 168 | | |
12 | Tyler Hilton | February 25, 2007 | MCW Anniversary 2007 | Dundalk, MD | 1 | 28 | | |
13 | Chad Bowman | March 25, 2007 | MCW March Madness - When Monsters Collide | Dundalk, MD | 1 | 42 | | |
14 | Tyler Hilton | May 6, 2007 | MCW Xtreme Measures 2007 | Dundalk, MD | 2 | 126 | | |
15 | Patrick Brink | September 9, 2007 | MCW Kickoff Chaos | Dundalk, MD | 1 | 108 | | |
16 | Tyler Hilton | December 26, 2007 | MCW Holiday Homecoming 2007 | Dundalk, MD | 3 | <1 | | |
— | Deactivated | January 1, 2008 | — | — | — | — | The championship was retired. | |
17 | Qenaan Creed | April 11, 2009 | MCW Xtreme Measures 2009 | Dundalk, MD | 1 | 118 | Defeated Cobian in the finals of an twelve wrestlers tournament to revive the championship. | |
18 | Adam Carelle | August 7, 2009 | MCW Summer Heat 2009 | Dundalk, MD | 1 | 141 | | |
19 | Ryan McBride | December 26, 2009 | MCW Holiday Hell 2009 | Dundalk, MD | 1 | 63 | This was a ladder title for title match, in which McBride defended the MCW Cruiserweight Championship. | |
20 | Adam Cole | February 27, 2010 | MCW Anniversary 2010 | Dundalk, MD | 2 | 154 | This was a last man standing match. | |
21 | Cobian | July 31, 2010 | MCW Shamrock Cup X | Dundalk, MD | 1 | 244 | Cobian along with Tommy Dreamer defeated Adam Cole and Tyler Hilton in an extreme Rules match. Cobian was recognized as the champion. | |
22 | Ronnie Zukko | April 1, 2011 | Unknown | Severn, MD | 1 | 211 | | |
23 | Oliver Grimsly | October 29, 2011 | Live event | Dundalk, MD | 1 | 62 | | |
24 | Chris Clow | December 30, 2011 | MCW Holiday Hell | Dundalk, MD | 1 | 98 | | |
25 | Alexander James | April 6, 2012 | Unknown | Dundalk, MD | 1 | 267 | | |
26 | Shawn Patrick | December 29, 2012 | Unknown | Dundalk, MD | 1 | 329 | | |
27 | Ruckus | November 23, 2013 | MCW Aggravated Assault 2013 | Joppa, MD | 1 | 153 | | |
28 | Chuck Lennox | April 25, 2014 | MCW Body Slam Autism 4 | Dundalk, MD | 1 | 161 | | |
29 | The Bruiser | October 3, 2014 | MCW Waldorf Warfare | Waldorf, MD | 1 | 1 | | |
30 | Chuck Lennox | October 4, 2014 | MCW A Tribute To Legends | Dundalk, MD | 2 | 147 | | |
31 | Brandon Scott | February 28, 2015 | MCW Winter Blast 2015 | Hollywood, MD | 1 | 279 | | |
32 | Ken Dixon | December 4, 2015 | MCW Holiday Havoc 2015 | Felton, DE | 1 | 22 | | |
33 | Billy Gunn | December 26, 2015 | MCW Seasons Beatings 2015 | Joppa, MD | 1 | 84 | | |
34 | Ken Dixon | March 19, 2016 | MCW Spring Fever Tour 2016 - Day 1 | Frederick, MD | 2 | 251 | | |
35 | Drolix | November 25, 2016 | 2nd Annual Showcase Of Champions | Winston-Salem, NC | 1 | 65 | This was a title for title match, in which Drolix defended the MCW Heavyweight Championship. | |
— | Vacated | January 29, 2017 | — | — | — | — | The championship was vacated due to Drolix suffering a torn ACL. | |
36 | Dante Caballero | March 3, 2017 | MCW Mat Madness | Joppa, MD | 1 | 134 | Defeated Brandon Scott in the finals of an eight wrestlers tournament to vacated championship. | |
37 | Maxwell Jacob Friedman | July 15, 2017 | MCW Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup XVIII - Day 2 | Joppa, MD | 1 | 77 | This was a three–way match also involving Greg Excellent. | |
38 | Greg Excellent | September 30, 2017 | MCW Tribute To The Legends | Joppa, MD | 1 | 286 | This was a three–way match also involving Dante Caballero. | |
39 | Ryan McBride | July 13, 2018 | MCW Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup XVIII - Day 1 | Joppa, MD | 2 | 189 | | |
40 | Scarlett Bordeaux | January 18, 2019 | MCW Winter Blast 2019 - Day 1 | Joppa, MD | 1 | 1 | | |
41 | Ryan McBride | January 19, 2019 | MCW Winter Blast 2019 - Day 2 | Hollywood, MD | 3 | <1 | | |
42 | Elijah King | January 19, 2019 | MCW Winter Blast 2019 - Day 2 | Hollywood, MD | 1 | 35 | | |
43 | Joe Gacy | February 23, 2019 | MCW Anniversary 2019 | Joppa, MD | 1 | 63 | | |
44 | Joe Keys | April 27, 2019 | MCW Shattered Dreams | Joppa, MD | 1 | 161 | | |
45 | Joe Gacy | October 5, 2019 | MCW Tribute To The Legends 2019 | Joppa, MD | 2 | 140 | | |
46 | Joe Keys | February 22, 2020 | MCW Anniversary 2020 | Joppa, MD | 2 | 273 | This was a best of five series tables match in which Keys won score 3-1. | |
47 | Lio Rush | November 21, 2020 | MCW Bruiser Strong | Joppa, MD | 1 | 245 | This was a three–way match also involving Ken Dixon. | |
— | Vacated | July 24, 2021 | — | — | — | — | The championship was vacated due to Lio Rush suffering an injury. | |
48 | Kekoa | July 24, 2021 | Resurrection 2021 | Joppa, MD | 1 | 133 | | |
49 | Joe Keys | December 4, 2021 | MCW Season’s Beatings 2021 | Joppa, MD | 3 | <1 | | |
50 | Kekoa | December 4, 2021 | MCW Season’s Beatings 2021 | Joppa, MD | 2 | 64 | | |
51 | Demarcus Kane | February 6, 2022 | MCW Winter Blast 2022 - Night 2 | Glen Burnie, MD | 1 | 251 | | |
52 | Moses | October 15, 2022 | MCW Autumn Armageddon 2022 - Night 3 | Joppa, MD | 1 | 76 | | |
53 | ‘Miami’ Mike Walker | December 30, 2022 | MCW Season’s Beatings 2022 | Joppa, MD | 1 | 190 | This was a three–way match also involving Demarcus Kane. | |
54 | Myles Hawkins | July 8, 2023 | MCW Summer Slamboree 2023 - Night 1 | Hollywood, MD | 1 | 154 | | |
55 | James Ellsworth | December 9, 2023 | MCW Season’s Beatings 2023 - Night 1 | Frederick, MD | 1 | 21 | | |
56 | Myles Hawkins | December 30, 2023 | MCW Season’s Beatings 2023 - Night 2 | Joppa, MD | 2 | 224 | | |
57 | Alex Divine | August 10, 2024 | MCW Dynamo Runs the Show - The Brandon Holman Memorial Show | Joppa, MD | 1 | 14+ | | |