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{{short description|Professional wrestling championship}}
{{Infobox pro wrestling championship
|championshipname=GWF World Light Heavyweight Championship
|image=GWF Light Heavyweight Championship.jpg
|caption=The championship belt
|currentholder=
|won=
|promotion=[[Global Wrestling Federation]]<br>[[United States Wrestling Association]]
|created=
|mostreigns=[[Alex Pourteau]] (4 reigns)
|firstchamp=[[Sean Waltman|Lightning Kid]]
|longestreign=Lightning Kid (103 days)
|shortestreign=Chaz Taylor (2 days)
|pastnames=*USWA Light Heavyweight Championship
|titleretired=September 21, 1994
}}

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. [[Sean Waltman|The Lightning Kid]] defeated [[Jerry Lynn]] in the final to win the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/misc/gwf.html#light|title=GWF Light Heavyweight Championship Tournament 1991|work=Pro Wrestling History|accessdate=2017-02-08}}</ref>
{{5RoundBracket-Byes
|RD1-team01='''[[Buff Bagwell|Handsome Stranger]]'''
|RD1-team02=Butch Blackheart
|-
|RD1-team03='''[[Rip Rogers]]'''
|RD1-team04=Ray Evans
|-
|RD1-team05='''Chaz'''
|RD1-team06=Ed Robinson
|-
|RD1-team07=Bubba Fangman
|RD1-team08='''[[Sean Waltman|Lightning Kid]]'''
|-
|RD1-team09='''[[Mike Davis (wrestler)|Mike Davis]]'''
|RD1-team10=Victor Gonzales
|-
|RD1-team11=El Bandolero
|RD1-team12='''[[Brian Adias]]'''
|-
|RD1-team13='''[[Adrian Street]]'''
|RD1-team14=[[King Parsons|Iceman King Parsons]]
|-
|RD1-team15='''[[Steve Simpson (wrestler)|Steve Simpson]]'''
|RD1-team16=Mike Stetson
|-
|RD1-team17='''[[John Tatum (wrestler)|John Tatum]]'''
|RD1-team18=Khris Germany
|-
|RD1-team19='''Terry Garvin'''
|RD1-team20=Kenny the Stinger
|-
|RD1-team21='''[[Terry Daniels]]'''
|RD1-team22=Rick Garren
|-
|RD1-team23='''[[Jerry Lynn]]'''
|RD1-team24=Randy Rhodes
|-
|RD1-team25=BYE
|RD1-team26=BYE
|-
|RD1-team27=BYE
|RD1-team28=BYE
|-
|RD1-team29=BYE
|RD1-team30=BYE
|-
|RD2-team01='''Handsome Stranger'''
|RD2-team02=Rip Rogers
|-
|RD2-team03=Chaz
|RD2-team04='''Lightning Kid'''
|-
|RD2-team05='''Mike Davis'''
|RD2-team06=Brian Adias
|-
|RD2-team07=Adrian Street
|RD2-team08='''Steve Simpson'''
|-
|RD2-team09='''John Tatum'''
|RD2-team10=Terry Garvin
|-
|RD2-team11=Terry Daniels
|RD2-team12='''Jerry Lynn'''
|-
|RD2-team13=BYE
|RD2-team14=BYE
|-
|RD2-team15=BYE
|RD2-team16=BYE
|-
|RD3-team01=Handsome Stranger
|RD3-team02='''Lightning Kid'''
|-
|RD3-team03=Mike Davis
|RD3-team04='''Steve Simpson'''
|-
|RD3-team05=John Tatum
|RD3-team06='''Jerry Lynn'''
|-
|RD3-team07=BYE
|RD3-team08=BYE
|-
|RD4-team01='''Lightning Kid'''
|RD4-team02=Steve Simpson
|-
|RD4-team03='''Jerry Lynn'''
|RD4-team04=BYE
|-
|RD5-team01='''Lightning Kid'''
|RD5-team02=Jerry Lynn
}}

===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 [[Nightmare Danny Davis|Danny Davis]] left the company for [[United States Wrestling Association]]. Terry Simms defeated Chaz in the final to win the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/misc/gwf.html#lt2|title=GWF Light Heavyweight Championship Tournament 1992|work=Pro Wrestling History|accessdate=2017-02-08}}</ref>
{{4TeamBracket
| RD1=Semifinals
| RD2=Finals
| RD1-team1 = '''Terry Simms'''
| RD1-team2 = [[Big Bully Busick|Nick Busick]]
| RD1-score1 =
| RD1-score2 =
| RD1-team3 = '''Chaz'''
| RD1-team4 = BYE
| RD1-score3 =
| RD1-score4 = 
| RD2-team1 = '''Terry Simms'''
| RD2-team2 = Chaz
| RD2-score1 = 
| RD2-score2 =
}}

==Title history==
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|number = 1
|champion = {{sort|Lighting Kid|[[Sean Waltman|Lightning Kid]]}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1991|7|13}}
|days = {{age in days nts|day1=13|month1=7|year1=1991|day2=13|month2=9|year2=1991}}
|location =Dallas, Texas
|event = [[House show]]
|notes =Defeated [[Jerry Lynn]] in tournament final.
|ref =<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/misc/gwf.html#light|title=GWF Light Heavyweight Championship Tournament 1991|work=Pro Wrestling History|accessdate=2017-02-08}}</ref>
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 2
|champion = Chaz Taylor
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1991|9|13}}
|days = {{age in days nts|day1=13|month1=9|year1=1991|day2=15|month2=9|year2=1991}}
|location =Dallas, Texas
|event = [[House show]]
|notes =
|ref = 
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 3
|champion = {{sort|Lighting Kid|[[Sean Waltman|Lightning Kid]]}} 
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|1991|9|15}}
|days = {{age in days nts|day1=15|month1=9|year1=1991|day2=27|month2=12|year2=1991}}
|location =Marietta, Georgia
|event = [[House show]]
|notes =
|ref = <ref name=F4WSept15>{{cite web | url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/date-pro-wrestling-history-915-nwo-wins-war-games-hennig-wins-wcw-us-title-160656 | title=Pro wrestling history (9/15): nWo wins War Games, Hennig wins WCW US title | date=September 15, 2015 | accessdate=January 25, 2020 | first=Brian | last=Hoops | work=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]}}</ref>
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 4
|champion = {{sortname|Jerry|Lynn}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1991|12|27}}
|days = {{age in days nts|day1=27|month1=12|year1=1991|day2=7|month2=2|year2=1992}}
|location =Dallas, Texas
|event = [[House show]]
|notes =
|ref = 
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 5
|champion = {{sortname|Barry|Horowitz}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1992|2|7}}
|days = {{age in days nts|day1=7|month1=2|year1=1992|day2=21|month2=2|year2=1992}}
|location =Dallas, Texas
|event = [[House show]]
|notes =
|ref = 
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 6
|champion = {{sort|Jordan|Ben Jordan}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1992|2|21}}
|days = {{age in days nts|day1=21|month1=2|year1=1992|day2=28|month2=2|year2=1992}}
|location =Dallas, Texas
|event = [[House show]]
|notes =
|ref = 
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 7
|champion = {{sortname|Barry|Horowitz}}
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|1992|2|28}}
|days = {{age in days nts|day1=28|month1=2|year1=1992|day2=4|month2=3|year2=1992}}
|location =Dallas, Texas
|event = [[House show]]
|notes =
|ref = 
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 8
|champion = {{sortname|Danny|Davis|Nightmare Danny Davis}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1992|4|3}}
|days = {{age in days nts|day1=3|month1=4|year1=1992|day2=24|month2=4|year2=1992}}
|location =Dallas, Texas
|event = [[House show]]
|notes =
|ref =<ref name=F4W0403>{{cite web | url=http://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/day-pro-wrestling-title-change-history-gotch-vs-hackenschmidt-inoki-vs-hansen | title=ON THIS DAY IN PRO WRESTLING TITLE CHANGE HISTORY: GOTCH VS. HACKENSCHMIDT, INOKI VS. HANSEN, GUERRERO VS. JERICHO| date=April 3, 2015 | accessdate=February 10, 2017 | author=F4W Staff | publisher=Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online}}</ref>
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|sort number = 8.5
|type=vacated
|date = {{dts|1992|4|24}}
|notes =Davis left for the [[United States Wrestling Association|USWA]] and later wrestles as GWF champion in Memphis.
|ref =
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 9
|champion = {{sort|Simms|Terry Simms}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1992|5|29}}
|days = {{age in days nts|day1=29|month1=5|year1=1992|day2=31|month2=7|year2=1992}}
|location =Dallas, Texas
|event = [[House show]]
|notes =Defeats Chaz in tournament final.
|ref =<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/misc/gwf.html#lt2|title=GWF Light Heavyweight Championship Tournament 1992|work=Pro Wrestling History|accessdate=2017-02-08}}</ref>
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 10
|champion = {{sortname|Alex|Pourteau}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1992|7|31}}
|days = {{sort|{{age in days nts|day1=31|month1=7|year1=1992|day2=3|month2=8|year2=1992}}|<ref group=Note>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 {{age in days nts|day1=31|month1=7|year1=1992|day2=3|month2=8|year2=1992}} and {{age in days nts|day1=31|month1=7|year1=1992|day2=23|month2=10|year2=1992}} days/</ref>}}
|location =Dallas, Texas
|event = [[House show]]
|notes =
|ref =<ref name=F4W0731>{{cite web | url=http://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/day-pro-wrestling-history-july-31-stan-hansen-wins-nwa-international-title-giant | title=On this day in pro wrestling history (July 31): Stan Hansen wins NWA International title, Giant Baba, Hulk Hogan in AWA | date=July 31, 2015 | accessdate=February 11, 2017 | first=Brian | last=Hoops | publisher=Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online}}</ref>
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|type=unrecognized
|sort number = 10.1
|champion = {{sortname|Danny|Davis|Nightmare Danny Davis}}
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|1992|8|2}}
|days = {{sort|{{age in days nts|day1=24|month1=8|year1=1992|day2=3|month2=8|year2=1992}}|<ref group=Note>Records are unclear when Davis won the championship, putting his title reign lasted between {{age in days nts|day1=24|month1=8|year1=1992|day2=5|month2=10|year2=1992}} and {{age in days nts|day1=3|month1=8|year1=1992|day2=5|month2=10|year2=1992}} days/</ref>}}
|location =
|event = [[House show]]
|notes =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.
|ref =
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|type=unrecognized
|sort number = 10.2
|champion = {{sortname|Brian|Christopher}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1992|10|5}}
|days = {{age in days nts|day1=5|month1=10|year1=1992|day2=12|month2=10|year2=1992}}
|location =[[Memphis, Tennessee]]
|event = [[House show]]
|notes =
|ref = 
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|type=unrecognized 
|sort number = 10.3
|champion = {{sortname|Danny|Davis|Nightmare Danny Davis}}
|reign = 3
|date = {{dts|1992|10|12}}
|days = {{age in days nts|day1=12|month1=10|year1=1992|day2=19|month2=10|year2=1992}}
|location =[[Memphis, Tennessee]]
|event = [[House show]]
|notes =
|ref = 
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|type=unrecognized
|sort number = 10.4
|champion = {{sortname|Brian|Christopher}}
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|1992|10|19}}
|days = {{age in days nts|day1=19|month1=10|year1=1992|day2=23|month2=10|year2=1992}}
|location =[[Memphis, Tennessee]]
|event = [[House show]]
|notes =
|ref = 
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 11
|champion = {{sort|Dahl|Mike Dahl}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1992|10|23}}
|days = {{age in days nts|day1=23|month1=10|year1=1992|day2=23|month2=1|year2=1993}}
|location =Dallas, Texas
|event = [[House show]]
|notes =
|ref = 
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 12
|champion = {{sortname|Alex|Pourteau}}
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|1993|1|22}}
|days = {{age in days nts|day1=23|month1=1|year1=1993|day2=26|month2=2|year2=1993}}
|location =Dallas, Texas
|event = [[House show]]
|notes =
|ref = 
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 13
|champion = {{sort|Knapp|Calvin Knapp}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1993|2|26}}
|days = {{age in days nts|day1=26|month1=2|year1=1993|day2=15|month2=5|year2=1993}}
|location =Dallas, Texas
|event = [[House show]]
|notes =
|ref =<ref name=F4W0226>{{cite web | url=http://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/daily-pro-wrestling-history-0226-verne-gagne-wins-awa-title-his-birthday-230791 | title=Daily pro wrestling history (02/26): Verne Gagne wins AWA title on his birthday | date=February 26, 2017 | accessdate=February 27, 2017 | first=Brian | last=Hoops | publisher=Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online}}</ref>
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|sort number = 13.5
|type=vacated
|date = {{dts|1993|11|3}}
|days = {{age in days nts|day1=15|month1=5|year1=1993|day2=26|month2=11|year2=1993}}
|notes =Vacated for undocumented reasons
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|number = 14
|champion = {{sortname|Alex|Pourteau}} 
|reign = 3
|date = {{dts|1993|11|26}}
|days = {{age in days nts|day1=26|month1=11|year1=1993|day2=20|month2=2|year2=1994}}
|location =Dallas, Texas
|event = [[House show]]
|notes =
|ref = 
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|number = 15
|champion = {{sort|Knapp|Calvin Knapp}}
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|1994|2|20}}
|days = {{sort|1|<ref group=Note>The exact date the championship was vacated is not known, putting Knapp's championship reign at between 1 day and {{age in days nts|day1=20|month1=2|year1=1994|day2=30|month2=8|year2=1994}} days.</ref>}}
|location =
|event = [[House show]]
|notes =
|ref = 
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|sort number = 15.5
|type=vacated
|date = {{dts|1994|7|20}}
|notes =Vacated for undisclosed reasons
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|number = 16
|champion = {{sortname|Alex|Pourteau}} 
|reign = 4
|date = {{dts|1994|8|20}}
|days = {{sort|1|<ref group=Note>The exact date Porteau won the championship is not known, putting his championship reign at between 1 day and {{age in days nts|day1=1|month1=8|year1=1994|day2=25|month2=8|year2=1994}} days.</ref>}}
|location =[[Guatemala]]
|event = [[House show]]
|notes =Records unclear as to how he won the title or if there was even a match for it
|ref =
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|number = 17
|champion = {{sortname|Osamu|Nishimura}}
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|1994|8|26}}
|days = {{age in days nts|day1=26|month1=8|year1=1994|day2=21|month2=9|year2=1994}}
|location =Dallas, Texas
|event = [[House show]]
|notes =
|ref = 
}}{{Professional wrestling title history middle
|sort number = 17.1
|type=deactivated
|date = {{dts|1994|9|21}}
|notes =When Global Wrestling Federation closed.
}}
{{BundleEnd}}

==Combined reigns==
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" 
|-
!Rank
!Wrestler
!No. of<br>reigns
!Combined<br>days
|-
!1
|Calvin Knapp || 2 || 268
|-
!2
|[[Lightning Kid]] || 2 || 165
|-
!3
|[[Alex Pourteau]] || 4 || 124-228
|-
!4
|Mike Dahl || 1 || 92
|-
!5
|[[Nightmare Danny Davis|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==
{{reflist|group=Note}}

==See also==
*[[Global Wrestling Federation]]

==References==
*[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tx/gwf/gwf-lh.html G.W.F. Light Heavyweight Title - Wrestling-Titles.com]

==References==
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{{GWF Light Heavyweight Championship}}
{{Global Wrestling Federation championships}}

[[Category:Global Wrestling Federation championships]]
[[Category:Light heavyweight wrestling championships]]