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| Acronym | MDW |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1997 |
| Defunct | 2010 |
| Style | American Wrestling |
| Headquarters | Nutter Fort, West Virginia, United States |
| Founder(s) | Jim Hawkins |
| Owner(s) | Jim Hawkins (1997-present) |
| Formerly | Atlantic Coast Championship Wrestling (1997-1998) |
| Website | MDWwrestling |
Mason-Dixon Wrestling is an American independent wrestling promotion, formerly known as Atlantic Coast Championship Wrestling which spawned up in the Clarksburg area October 1997 after a promotional rift in the WVWA between Jim Hawkins, Buddy "Bubba" Rose and Greg Shriver, based in Nutter Fort, West Virginia. It was founded by promoter Jim Hawkins in December 1998 with the first event taking place February 6, 1999 in Kingwood, West Virginia at the Camp Dawson Armory all ACCW champions were recognized as MDW title holders. Mason-Dixon Wrestling would go on to become the most active independent promotion in the state of West Virginia.
The promotion has featured former wrestling stars such as Demolition Ax, Greg "the Hammer" Valentine, The Barbarian, The Iron Sheik, "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, Doink the Clown, Gangrel and from the World Wrestling Federation and Jimmy Valiant, The Cuban Assassin, Ricky Morton, Robert Gibson, Bobby Eaton and The Assassins from the National Wrestling Alliance. "Freebird" Buddy Rose, not to be confused with the star of Portland Wrestling fame, was ACCW's first heavyweight and television champion. Female wrestler and manager Luna Vachon also won the short-lived Blackberry King Championship, a male battle royal title, in 2001.
World Championship Wrestling's The Stro spent much of his time in Mason-Dixon Wrestling, promoting MDW in his online articles, after being let go when WWF purchased WCW in 2001. Smoky Mountain Wrestling mainstays Tracy Smothers, Bobby Blaze and Brad and Bart Batten also made regular appearances. Independent wrestlers Chance Prophet, DOA,[1] Kid Kash, Frederick of Hollywood, T. Rantula, and J-Rocc[2] have also appeared for the promotion. Its local talent, such as Luke Gallows, eventually went to World Wrestling Entertainment. Another veteran, Brian Logan who spent 4 years in MDW also defeated Larry Zbyszko to win the AWA World Heavyweight Championship in 2008.[3]
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