WSU WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
SEVENTH CHAMPION
MERCEDES MARTINEZ

Date Won:  March 7th, 2009
Location:  Boonton, NJ
Won From:
Angel Orsini
How: After a year-long chase, on 3/7/09 Mercedes Martinez finally bested long-time rival Angel Orsini to become WSU Women's Champion. The ride to Martinez's reign was a long and rocky road, but with hard work, overcoming injuries and her strong spirit, Martinez finally fulfilled her dream and became WSU Women's champion.

Martinez and Orsini both debuted in WSU on 9/22/07. First starting as a duo, the two quickly had a falling out when Martinez bested Orsini in the 2008 J-Cup tournament. Orsini felt she was slipping and wouldn't be able to last in WSU. A shocking and upset loss to a green Lacey Von Erich was in the back of Orsini's mind. However, Orsini buckled down and when the opportunity came, Orsini became WSU Champion when she defeated Nikki Roxx at a JAPW event.

Orsini's second defense as champion was against Martinez in a violent match, that saw both participants brawl all over the building, even throwing each other from one balcony to another balcony. Orsini feigned an injury in the match. Martinez, showing concern for her former friend, stopped wrestling to make sure Orsini wasn't going to need to go to a hospital, especially since Martinez was around when Orsini got injured at another show years ago. However, it was all a ploy, that led to Orsini sneakily beating her former friend.

Orsini would duck Martinez for a while, but would antagonize Martinez, by attacking and injuring Martinez's ex-protege Reyna Fire. Finally, Martinez/Orsini III would happen in October, only for the match to go to a 20 minute draw just when it looked like Martinez had the match won.

Orsini would outsmart Martinez again, picking Martinez without Martinez's knowledge as her tag team partner in the WSU Tag Team Title tournament. Orsini swerved Martinez out of the tournament when she announced that Little Jeanne was really her partner. This move eliminated the chance that Martinez would not win any gold in WSU. Orsini would later show her face when Martinez was in a battle royal to qualify for a championship match, interfering, ensuring she wouldn't have to face Martinez again.

On 1/10/09, Martinez vs Orsini IV happened, this time in a Steel Cage. Orsini had more tricks up her sleeve, hiring Kylie Pierce & Lea Morrison to interfere. The interference backfired when Team Wigwam fought the duo off. However, Orsini had forged a bond with Rain and Rain slammed a cage door in Martinez's face. With hook and crook, Orsini remained champion yet again.

After nearly a year long struggle with matches ending in draws, interference, and tricks, a match was finally signed for WSU's Second Anniversary show. The match would be a bullrope match, which meant that neither wrestler would be able to escape from each other. Orsini wanted to "fe-masculate" Martinez by cutting her hair. It would be Orsini's title vs Martinez's hair. Since previous matches saw referees being knocked out from the action, 2-time former WSU champ Alicia agreed to referee the match to make sure no shenanigans went down. The match rules also ensured that no fluke pins would occur, as each participant had to touch all four corners before going for a pin/submission, making this match a 2-stage match and would have a clear-cut winner.

In one of the most brutal and exciting matches in WSU history, Martinez won this epic and historic bullrope match to become champion. This was a match for the ages, what had everyone in Boonton, NJ on their feet for the entire match. No love was lost. After the match, many WSU wrestlers came out to celebrate with Martinez as defeating Orsini had been impossible for the past year. Everyone identified with Martinez's cause. While Orsini may have lost this match, it is safe to say this war is not over.

TITLE DEFENSES
- 04/10/09:  Jana - Bergenfield, NJ

- 04/11/09:  Angel Orsini & Rain - Kearny, NJ

- 05/09/09:  Brooke Carter - Middletown, NJ

- 05/30/09:  Angel Orsini, Annie Social, Roxxie Cotton, & Brooke Carter (5-Way) - Flemington, NJ

- 06/06/09:  Angel Orsini - Boonton, NJ - 70 Minute "Iron Woman" Match

- 08/01/09:  Bombshell Bo - AUSTRALIA

- 08/08/09:  Nikki Roxx - Union City, NJ (20 Minute Time Limit Draw)

- 08/21/09:  Jessicka Havok & Hailey Hatred (Triple Threat) - Union, NJ

- 08/22/09:  Nikki Roxx - Boonton, NJ

- 09/18/09:  Brooke Carter - Sayreville, NJ

- 09/19/09:  Hailey Hatred - Union City, NJ

- - 10/3/09: Portia Perez, Union City, NJ

- 10/24/09: Angel Orsini - North Brunswick, NJ
*Note: This match was a non-title match ending in a 15 minute time limit draw.

-11/14/09: Angelina Love, Basking Ridge, NJ

-12/12/09: Awesome Kong, Flemington, NJ

- 01/16/10:  Niya - Rahway, NJ

- 02/20/10: Sumie Sakai - Deer Park, New York

- 03/06/10:  Rain - Union City, NJ

- 03/13/10:  Sumie Sakai - Rahway, NJ

- 03/19/10:  Brittney Savage - Elmhurst Queens, NY

- 4/2/10:  Amber O'Neal - Neptune, NJ

- 4/3/10:  Melissa Coates - Kearny, NJ

- 5/1/10:  Brittney Savage - Rahway, NJ

- 6/19/10:  Jana - Deer Park, NY

- 6/19/10:  Rick Cataldo - Deer Park, NY

- 6/19/10:  Brittney Savage - Deer Park, NY

- 6/26/10:  Alicia - Union City, NJ

- 7/23/10:  Tina San Antonio - Union City, NJ

- 8/7/10:  Mickie James- Elmhurst Queens, NY

- 9/11/10:  Awesome/Amazing Kong - Rahway, NJ

- 10/16/10:  Cindy Rogers & Jana - Union City, NJ

- 11/6/10:  Jazz - Union City, NJ

- 11/6/10:  Rain - Union City, NJ

- 11/13/10:  Alicia - Union City, NJ
(This was a tag team match for the ACE Diamond & WSU Championships where Martinez/Eddie Kingston defeated Alicia/Rob Vegas when Martinez pinned Vegas.)

- 1/22/11:  : Angel Orsini - Union City, NJ (40 Minute Ladder Match; as a result Mercedes Martinez won the AGNG Championship.)

- 3/5/11:  Serena - Union City, NJ

- 3/5/11:  Alicia - Union City, NJ (NO CONTEST/DRAW)

- 4/2/11:  Ariel - Kearny, NJ

- 4/2/11:  Nikki Styx - Kearny, NJ

- 4/2/11:  Cindy Rogers - Kearny, NJ

- 4/2/11:  Jennifer Cruz - Kearny, NJ

- 6/25/11:  Brittney Savage - Union City, NJ

- 8/6/11:  Lexus - Union City, NJ

DATE LOST
N/A

LENGTH OF REIGN
N/A