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Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation
Owner(s)Dennis Wippercht (1991-2002)
Tim Burke (1991-2002)
Donna M. Burke (2002-2004)
WebsiteMEWF.com

The Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation was a Mid-Atlantic independent

Maryland Championship Wrestling
.

Among its roster included

The Bad Crew and Darkside (Glen Osborne and Rockin' Rebel
).

Former

World Wrestling Federation wrestlers such as Barry Horowitz, Road Warrior Hawk, Jim Neidhart, The Honky Tonk Man and The Headbangers as well as World Championship Wrestling veterans "Jumping" Joey Maggs[4] and Disco Inferno
also had short stints in the promotion.

History

Early history

Dennis Wippercht, after promoting several wrestling events during 1990, joined

A.C. Golden, Morgus the Maniac, Axl Rotten, The Cream Team (Dino Casanova & Rip Sawyer), female wrestlers Rusty "The Fox" Thomas and MEWF Women's Champion Heidi Lee Morgan, and midget wrestler Haiti Kid. Max Thrasher wrestled The Honky Tonk Man in the main event.[5]

During its early years, the promotion featured such wrestlers as

The Lightning Kid and Jimmy Jannetty
feuding over the Light Heavyweight Championship during early 1993.

On July 8, 1995, the promotion held an event at the National Guard Armory in

Fairfax County, Virginia.[7]

During the next several years, some of the top lightheavyweight wrestlers appeared in televised matches for the promotion including

Super 8 Tournament
during the late 1990s.

Rivalry with Maryland Championship Wrestling

In 1998, following a dispute with MEWF management and wrestlers over creative control and payment disagreements,

Maryland Championship Wrestling. After a nearly 5-year rivalry, the two promotions began working together in October 2002 and eventually co-hosted Maryland Championship Wrestling's final event at Michael's Eighth Avenue in Glen Burnie, Maryland on July 16, 2003.[13]

During this interpromotional card, the MCW Championship titles were merged with Mid-Eastern Championship Wrestling most notably the

Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup as well as the MCW/MEWF Cruiserweight Championship defeating Joey Matthews, Reckless Youth, Qenaan Creed, Jay Briscoe and Crash Holly in a six-way elimination match. The event also featured Headbanger Thrasher, Gillberg and Van Hammer.[14]

Later years

In early 2002, Tim's wife, Donna Burke took over day-to-day running began promoting shows twice a month at Dundalk's North Point Flea Market[15][16] and held a memorial show for Dino Casanova on June 20, 2002.

The following year, Burke promoted a show with

World Wrestling Entertainment in Fair Hill, Maryland on July 31.[18] The promotion was unable to keep the fanbase of Maryland Championship Wrestling, however, and, within several months, the promotion became inactive after its last card at Hunter's Sail Barn in Rising Sun, Maryland on October 30, 2004; this was the first wrestling event ever held in the building.[19]

Former personnel

Main article: List of former Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation personnel

Championships

References

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  4. ^ Oliver, Greg (2006-10-16). "SLAM! Wrestling: Joey Maggs dead at age 37". SLAM! Sports. Archived from the original on July 14, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. Baltimore Sun
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  6. ^ Gallagher, Mary Grace. "Wrestle Mania". The Capital. 02 Jul 1995
  7. ^ Robberson, Tod. "Wrestling, With Reservations; Fairfax County Supervisor Says Restaurant's Wrestling Ring Is Not What Route 1 Needs". The Washington Post. 12 Jan 1997
  8. ^ Corino, Steve (2007-08-17). "Steve Corino: Bench Press champion". Steve Corino's LiveJournal. Archived from the original on 2006-04-26.
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  13. ^ Snyder, Ron. "Wrestling fans bid adieu to MCW". Maryland Gazette. 19 Jul 2003
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  15. ^ "Maryland State Athletic Commission, Minutes - Thursday, August 28, 2003". Maryland State Athletic Commission. 2003-08-28.
  16. ^ "Maryland State Athletic Commission, Minutes - Thursday, December 18, 2003". Maryland State Athletic Commission. 2003-12-18.
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  19. ^ "Maryland State Athletic Commission, Minutes - Thursday, September 30, 2004". Maryland State Athletic Commission. 2004-02-26.
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  21. ^ Westcott, Brian; Eric Roelfsema (2004). "MEWF Heavyweight Title History". Solie's Title Histories.
  22. ^ Westcott, Brian; Eric Roelfsema (2004). "MEWF Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title History". Solie's Title Histories.
  23. ^ Westcott, Brian (2004). "MEWF Cruiserweight Title History". Solie's Title Histories.
  24. ^ Westcott, Brian (2004). "MEWF Light Heavyweight Title". Solie's Title Histories.
  25. ^ Westcott, Brian; Eric Roelfsema (2004). "MEWF Tag Team Title History". Solie's Title Histories.

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