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97-418: The wrestlers in the tournament are typically junior heavyweight wrestlers from independent promotions all over North America. The tournament was initially hosted by New Jersey–based Jersey Championship Wrestling (JCW) and National Wrestling Superstars (NWS). The tournament was revived by JCW in 2014 before becoming inactive again after the promotion was renamed to Game Changer Wrestling (GCW). JCW and NWS held

194-819: A student–teacher ratio of 13.8:1. Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics ) are Columbus Elementary School with 244 students in grades K-5, Hilltop Elementary School with 290 students in grades PreK-5, Roosevelt Elementary School with 182 students in grades PreK-5, Washington Elementary School with 338 students in grades PreK-5, Wilson Elementary School with 347 students in grades PreK-5, Thomas Jefferson Middle School with 709 students in grades 6-8 and Lodi High School with 916 students in grades 9-12. Bergen Arts and Science Charter School serves public school students from Lodi, as well as those from Garfield and Hackensack . Public school students from

291-900: A Chairman and Vice Chairman are selected from among its seven members at a reorganization meeting held every January. As of 2024 , the county executive is James J. Tedesco III ( D , Paramus ), whose four-year term of office ends December 31, 2026. Bergen County's Commissioners are: Thomas J. Sullivan Jr. (D, Montvale , 2025), Chair Germaine M. Ortiz (D, Emerson , 2025), Joan Voss (D, Fort Lee , 2026), Vice Chair Mary J. Amoroso (D, Mahwah , 2025), Rafael Marte (D, Bergenfield , 2026), Steven A. Tanelli (D, North Arlington , 2024) and Tracy Silna Zur (D, Franklin Lakes , 2024). Bergen County's constitutional officials are: Clerk John S. Hogan (D, Northvale , 2026), Sheriff Anthony Cureton (D, Englewood , 2024) and Surrogate Michael R. Dressler (D, Cresskill , 2026). As of March 2011, there were

388-567: A Loser Goes Through a Door match in which the loser would be powerbombed though a door. May 16, 2009 in Manville, New Jersey (VFW Hall) The 2010 NWS Jersey J-Cup was a two-block, 16-man tournament held on May 14, 2010, at the Veterans Center in Kenilworth, New Jersey . The opening rounds were held as three-man elimination matches. R. J. Brewer won the tournament by winning four matches at

485-509: A combined fourteen J-Cup tournaments. No wrestler ever won the tournament twice during the JCW and NWS years, however, a number of participants did enter the tournament multiple times. Devon Moore was the wrestler who participated in the most J-Cups during its initial existence as he wrestled in all NWS-promoted tournaments except the 2007 tournament. In 2023, GCW brought back the Jersey J-Cup, holding

582-548: A format with their own title shortly before the company was purchased by the World Wrestling Federation. In 2016, WWE relaunched its Cruiserweight Championship using a 205 lb weight limit, and also introduced a dedicated weekly program, 205 Live , focusing exclusively on cruiserweights. Cruiserweight divisions and championships have risen to much greater prominence in wrestling promotions in Japan and Mexico than

679-479: A reaction from fans due to a lack of charisma, personality and understanding of psychology. Championships contested by cruiserweights cannot be held by wrestlers who are not cruiserweights, but cruiserweights are normally eligible to compete for heavyweight championships (e.g. Rey Mysterio winning the World Heavyweight Championship at Wrestlemania 22 despite being just under 200 lbs). In

776-612: A separate tournament for tag teams called the J-Cup Tag Team Tournament , which was renamed as the Lou Albano Memorial J-Cup Tag Team Tournament in 2010 as a tribute to Captain Lou Albano . NWS closed in 2012 and JCW was reinstated in 2013. JCW revived the Jersey J-Cup in 2014 before the promotion was revamped as Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) in 2015. GCW revived the Jersey J-Cup in 2023 to crown

873-466: A tag team match. August 11, 2011 in Keansburg, New Jersey (New Point Comfort Fire Company Hall) Cruiserweight (professional wrestling) Mid 20th Century 1970s and 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s and 2020s In professional wrestling , Cruiserweight is a weight class but also a term for a fast-paced, aerial-based style of performer. The term was first coined in

970-542: A tag team match. May 14, 2010 in Kenilworth, New Jersey (Veterans Center) The 2011 NWS Jersey J-Cup was a two-block, 12-man tournament held on August 6, 2011, at the New Point Comfort Fire Company Hall in Keansburg, New Jersey . The opening rounds were held as three-man elimination matches. Nicky Oceans won the tournament by winning three matches at the event. Over the course of the evening, he defeated "Jersey Shore Jock" Mike Dennis and Johnny in

1067-583: A total of 11,177 registered voters in Lodi, of which 4,043 (36.2% vs. 31.7% countywide) were registered as Democrats , 1,324 (11.8% vs. 21.1%) were registered as Republicans and 5,805 (51.9% vs. 47.1%) were registered as Unaffiliated . There were 5 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens . Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 46.3% (vs. 57.1% in Bergen County) were registered to vote, including 58.9% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 73.7% countywide). In

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1164-606: A tribute to Chris Candido followed by a formal announcement by National Wrestling Superstars, which had recently purchased the rights to the J-Cup, that the tournament would be renamed the Chris Candido Memorial J-Cup Tournament, and the J-Cup itself as the Candido Memorial J-Cup Trophy. It also introduced a new concept in which the opening rounds consisted of Fatal Four Way matches . This reduced

1261-418: A turnout of 72.3% (vs. 76.8% in Bergen County). In the 2004 presidential election , Democrat John Kerry received 4,696 votes (57.9% vs. 51.7% countywide), ahead of Republican George W. Bush with 3,344 votes (41.2% vs. 47.2%) and other candidates with 52 votes (0.6% vs. 0.7%), among the 8,115 ballots cast by the borough's 11,598 registered voters, for a turnout of 70.0% (vs. 76.9% in the whole county). In

1358-420: A varying degree of risk. Cruiserweight matches are not limited to such moves and due to the greater speed and agility of the wrestlers can involve more technical grappling than that seen in heavyweight divisions. A match with little to no transition between the spots is known as a spotfest . While spotfests do occur featuring heavyweights, the term is typically more used for cruiserweights, arguably because many of

1455-453: Is "up to 225 lbs" (102 kg), while WWE currently uses 205 lb (93 kg) as its weight limit. Due to the scripted nature of professional wrestling and that the billed weight of wrestlers can be changed, weight classes usually are not strictly enforced as they are in professional boxing and mixed martial arts . New Japan and Noah also have junior heavyweight tag team titles, for teams composed of junior heavyweights. WCW tested such

1552-420: Is 210 lbs. Other lighter wrestlers who have risen to prominence as main eventers and world heavyweight champions include Shawn Michaels , Chris Jericho , Dolph Ziggler , Christian , Rey Mysterio , Kurt Angle , Jeff Hardy , Eddie Guerrero , Chris Benoit , CM Punk , Seth Rollins , Finn Balor , A.J. Styles , and Kofi Kingston . In 2016, WWE began to re-launch its cruiserweight division by producing

1649-600: Is Acting Chief Donald Scorzetti. The Fire Department is staffed by approximately 81 volunteer firefighters consisting of four different companies with three firehouses throughout the borough. Each Firehouse is also equipped with a rescue boat for flood and water rescue emergencies. The Lodi Fire Department responds to about 500+ calls per year, including mutual aid to neighboring municipalities including Garfield, Saddle Brook, Hasbrouck Heights, Rochelle Park, Maywood, Elmwood Park, Wallington and other South Bergen towns when needed. The Lodi Volunteer Ambulance and Rescue Squad

1746-586: Is located in Lodi, and also has a satellite campus in nearby Rutherford that opened in '97. As of May 2010 , the borough had a total of 40.00 miles (64.37 km) of roadways, of which 32.24 miles (51.89 km) were maintained by the municipality, 4.56 miles (7.34 km) by Bergen County and 3.20 miles (5.15 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation . Route 17 , U.S. Route 46 and Interstate 80 pass through Lodi. NJ Transit bus routes 144 , 161 and 164 offer service between

1843-504: Is one of 7 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form of government. The governing body is comprised of five members who are elected at-large on a non-partisan basis as part of the May municipal election to serve four-year terms of office on a concurrent basis. A mayor and deputy mayor are selected by the council from among its members. The council is an exclusively legislative body, with responsibility for day-to-day operation of

1940-638: The 2013 gubernatorial election , Republican Chris Christie received 52.0% of the vote (2,135 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 46.9% (1,924 votes), and other candidates with 1.1% (46 votes), among the 4,256 ballots cast by the borough's 11,672 registered voters (151 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 36.5%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election , Democrat Jon Corzine received 2,651 ballots cast (56.2% vs. 48.0% countywide), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 1,834 votes (38.9% vs. 45.8%), Independent Chris Daggett with 173 votes (3.7% vs. 4.7%) and other candidates with 33 votes (0.7% vs. 0.5%), among

2037-599: The 2016 presidential election , Democrat Hillary Clinton received 5,395 votes (60.6% vs. 54.2% countywide), ahead of Republican Donald Trump with 3,241 votes (36.4% vs. 41.1%) and other candidates with 266 votes (3.0% vs. 4.6%), among the 9,003 ballots cast by the borough's 13,318 registered voters, for a turnout of 67.6% (vs. 72.5% in Bergen County). In the 2012 presidential election , Democrat Barack Obama received 5,420 votes (67.2% vs. 54.8% countywide), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 2,508 votes (31.1% vs. 43.5%) and other candidates with 56 votes (0.7% vs. 0.9%), among

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2134-584: The Cruiserweight Classic —a 32-man tournament with participants billed as being under 205 pounds (93 kg), the lower limit of cruiserweight in MMA. The Cruiserweight Classic was won by T. J. Perkins , who became inaugural holder of the new WWE Cruiserweight Championship . The new championship was initially part of the Raw brand , and does not share the same title history as the previous Cruiserweight Championship that

2231-484: The General Assembly by Lisa Swain (D, Fair Lawn ) and Chris Tully (D, Bergenfield ). Bergen County is governed by a directly elected County Executive , with legislative functions performed by a Board of County Commissioners composed of seven members who are elected at-large to three-year terms in partisan elections on a staggered basis, with either two or three seats coming up for election each November;

2328-469: The U.S. state of New Jersey . As of the 2020 United States census , the borough's population was 26,207, an increase of 2,070 (+8.6%) from the 2010 census count of 24,136, which in turn reflected an increase of 165 (+0.7%) from the 23,971 counted in the 2000 census . Lodi owes its name to the Italian city of Lodi , Lombardy . It was incorporated as a borough on December 22, 1894, from portions of

2425-732: The United States in 1996 by World Championship Wrestling . Prior to this, the terms " Light Heavyweight " and " Junior Heavyweight " were more commonly in use. The older term Junior Heavyweight is still favored in Japan , where many titles for lighter-weight competitors are called Junior Heavyweight titles. Prominent titles include New Japan Pro-Wrestling 's IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship , Pro Wrestling Noah 's GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship , and All Japan Pro Wrestling 's World Junior Heavyweight championships. The weight limit used by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and Japanese promotions

2522-607: The 2010 census, the borough was in the 5th congressional district , which was in effect from 2013 to 2022. Prior to the 2010 Census, Lodi had been part of the 9th Congressional District, a change made by the New Jersey Redistricting Commission that took effect in January 2013, based on the results of the November 2012 general elections. For the 118th United States Congress , New Jersey's 9th congressional district

2619-471: The 4,720 ballots cast by the borough's 11,546 registered voters, yielding a 40.9% turnout (vs. 50.0% in the county). The Lodi Police Department operates out of the Borough Hall. The police department has 47 sworn officers. The department is broken into several Divisions including; Patrol Division, Detective Division, Records, Traffic, and Operation/Community Policing. The current Department's Chief of Police

2716-591: The 44 counted a decade earlier. As of the 2000 United States census there were 23,971 people, 9,528 households, and 6,097 families residing in the borough. The population density was 10,590.6 inhabitants per square mile (4,089.1/km ). There were 9,908 housing units at an average density of 4,377.4 per square mile (1,690.1/km ). The racial makeup of the borough was 78.16% White , 3.55% African American , 0.17% Native American , 8.86% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 6.25% from other races , and 2.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 17.98% of

2813-429: The 8,070 ballots cast by the borough's 12,305 registered voters, for a turnout of 65.6% (vs. 70.4% in Bergen County). In the 2008 presidential election , Democrat Barack Obama received 5,174 votes (59.7% vs. 53.9% countywide), ahead of Republican John McCain with 3,358 votes (38.7% vs. 44.5%) and other candidates with 70 votes (0.8% vs. 0.8%), among the 8,667 ballots cast by the borough's 11,983 registered voters, for

2910-568: The Garfield Boys and Girls Club in Garfield, New Jersey . Wrestlers from nine promotions, including Jersey Championship Wrestling, were represented at the tournament including the Combat Zone Wrestling , East Coast Wrestling Association , Full Impact Pro , Lucha Xtreme Wrestling, New York Wrestling Connection, 3PW and Zero-1 . Super Dragon won the tournament by winning four matches at

3007-591: The JCW Arena in Lodi, New Jersey . Wrestlers from nine promotions, including Jersey Championship Wrestling, were represented at the tournament including the CyberSpace Wrestling Federation , Eastern Wrestling Federation, Heartland Wrestling Association , Jersey All Pro Wrestling , Maryland Championship Wrestling , Outlaws of Wrestling, Ultimate Championship Wrestling and World Xtreme Wrestling . Low Ki won

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3104-619: The Light Heavyweight Championship was used primarily in Mexico due to a working agreement with the Mexican promotion Universal Wrestling Association . New Japan Pro-Wrestling also recognized the championship and the title was used as part of several cross promotional cards between New Japan and the UWA. The WWF's working agreement with the UWA came to an end in 1995 and the title was returned to

3201-725: The NXT Cruiserweight Championship, and allowing NXT cruiserweights to appear on 205 Live and vice versa. At New Year's Evil in January 2022, following a relaunch of NXT that reverted it back to being a developmental brand, the NXT Cruiserweight Championship was unified with the NXT North American Championship and retired. In 2002, TNA established the " X Division "—an openweight class and championship focused on crossover between traditional wrestling styles with faster-paced, high-flying moves associated with cruiserweights. Despite this, almost all of

3298-656: The Saddle River. Multiple dye and chemical factories moved to Lodi after the 1940s, replacing earlier textile factories. In 1995, A lethal explosion at the Napp Technologies plant killed five and injured two. An explosion on the same site in 1969 killed one person and injured seven. Another explosion at the Mallinckrodt Chemical Company in 1973 killed seven workers. The 2010 United States census counted 24,136 people, 9,471 households, and 6,109 families in

3395-586: The Satin Dolls go-go bar in Lodi was used as the filming location for the fictional Bada Bing bar. Lodi High School, various stores and houses, and Route 17 in the borough were also featured as the series was largely filmed on location in North Jersey . The Broadway musical Kimberly Akimbo is set in Bergen County, and various places in the county are referenced throughout the play. The Levaco family,

3492-525: The Township Council appointed Albert DiChiara to fill the seat vacated by Bruce Masopust when he took office as Borough Manager; DiChiara will serve until a special vote held as part of the November 2016 general election. In February 2015, the township council selected Emil Carafa Jr., to fill the vacant council seat of Mayor Marc Schrieks, who left office to take a position in the administration of County Executive James J. Tedesco III, while Bruce Masopust

3589-662: The United States and North America. The tournament was regularly hosted by JCW until its close in 2004 whereupon it was taken over by National Wrestling Superstars (NWS). In 2005, shortly after purchasing the rights to the Jersey J-Cup, NWS promoter Joe Panzarino announced that the tournament would be renamed the Chris Candido Memorial J-Cup Tournament , and the J-Cup itself renamed to the Chris Candido Memorial J-Cup Trophy. Subsequently,

3686-567: The United States. While there have been various wrestling companies over the years that have promoted cruiserweight/junior heavyweight titles and divisions in the U.S., they have had comparatively little prominence when compared to World Heavyweight champions. Cruiserweight wrestlers are generally shorter and possess less muscle bulk than heavyweights, a build which lends itself to a high-flying wrestling style. While there are many cruiserweights who specialize in alternate wrestling styles, cruiserweights are strongly associated with moves performed from

3783-523: The VFW Hall in Manville, New Jersey . This was the first and only time since 2005 that the tournament was held as a standard single-elimination tournament and with less than 16 participants. Deranged won the tournament by winning three matches at the event. Over the course of the evening, he defeated Mikey Pacifica in the opening round, Jorge Santi in the semi-finals and NWS Junior Heavyweight Champion Gavin Quest in

3880-596: The WWF by 1997. The WWF did not sanction the reign of any of the previous champions, adopting a revisionist history tactic with the company claiming that the title was created in 1997. The title remained activated from December 7, 1997, until it was retired in late 2001. After the World Wrestling Federation acquired the intellectual property of WCW in 2001, the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship

3977-521: The X Division champions have been high-flyers, with Kurt Angle , Samoa Joe , Abyss and Lashley being notable exceptions. In August 2011, the division was given a 225 lb (102 kg) weight limit before returning to being an openweight division by June 10, 2012, when the 280 lb (130 kg) Samoa Joe was allowed to challenge for the belt at Sammiversary . In 2013, the weight limit returned, only for it to be repealed in August of that year after

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4074-400: The average family size was 3.16. In the borough the population was spread out, with 21.3% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 34.5% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.0 males. The median income for a household in

4171-752: The borough and the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan , while 709 , 712 and 780 provide local service. In the past Lodi was served by the Lodi Branch Railroad and its successor, the Hackensack and Lodi Railroad, both associated with the Erie Railroad . Lodi is home to the transmitter and towers for New York radio station WABC . In the HBO crime drama The Sopranos ,

4268-433: The borough are prone to flooding during heavy rain. The borough borders the Bergen County municipalities of Garfield , Hackensack , Hasbrouck Heights , Maywood , Rochelle Park , Saddle Brook , South Hackensack and Wood-Ridge . The borough of Lodi was incorporated in 1894 from portions of the former Lodi Township and Saddle River Township and was a destination for thousands of immigrants to work at mills along

4365-485: The borough assigned to a manager who acts as the municipal chief executive and executes laws and policies, prepares the budget for council consideration and attends and participates at meetings with a voice, but no vote. The manager recommends improvements and implements those approved, as well as oversees contracts and franchises and reports violations. It is the responsibility of the manager to appoint and remove department heads and make all additional appointments not made by

4462-452: The borough was $ 43,421, and the median income for a family was $ 51,959. Males had a median income of $ 38,781 versus $ 31,253 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $ 21,667. About 5.3% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the poverty line , including 9.9% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over. Lodi operates under the 1923 Municipal Manager Law form of New Jersey municipal government. The borough

4559-701: The borough, and all of Bergen County, are eligible to attend the secondary education programs offered by the Bergen County Technical Schools , which include the Bergen County Academies in Hackensack , and the Bergen Tech campus in Teterboro or Paramus . The district offers programs on a shared-time or full-time basis, with admission based on a selective application process and tuition covered by

4656-483: The borough. The population density was 10,657.6 per square mile (4,114.9/km ). There were 10,127 housing units at an average density of 4,471.7 per square mile (1,726.5/km ). The racial makeup was 68.19% (16,459) White , 7.52% (1,816) Black or African American , 0.42% (101) Native American , 8.57% (2,069) Asian , 0.06% (15) Pacific Islander , 11.49% (2,774) from other races , and 3.74% (902) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 30.49% (7,360) of

4753-582: The champion, Slyk Wagner Brown , and the challenger, Homicide , in which Homicide won the championship. June 27, 2004 in Garfield, New Jersey (Garfield Boys and Girls Club) Pin-Pinfall; Sub-Submission; CO-Countout; DCO-Double countout; DQ-Disqualification; Ref-Referee's decision The 2005 NWS Jersey J-Cup was a two-block, 16-man tournament held on April 30, 2005, at the Recreation Station Arena in Toms River, New Jersey . The show opened with

4850-424: The champions, Los Boricuas, and the challengers, The Disciples Of Darling, in which Los Boricuas retained the championship via disqualification. August 24, 2003 in Garfield, New Jersey (Garfield Boys and Girls Club) Pin-Pinfall; Sub-Submission; CO-Countout; DCO-Double countout; DQ-Disqualification; Ref-Referee's decision The 2004 JCW Jersey J-Cup was a two-block, 16-man tournament held on June 27, 2004, at

4947-465: The council. As of 2024 , members of the Lodi Township Council are Mayor Scott A. Luna, Deputy Mayor Vincent Martin, Emil Carafa Jr., Joseph P. Leto IV and Bruce T. Masopust, all of whom were initially elected in May 2019, and serve terms of office that expire on June 30, 2027. Marc N. Schrieks was appointed to a two-year term as Municipal Manager on September 1, 2021. In January 2016,

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5044-696: The division, many argued that the Cruiserweights gradually became a less important part of the show and secondary to the heavyweight wrestlers. In 2008, Rey Mysterio voiced this view: The division kicked off to a certain point but they never put us on top, and when they unmasked us it all came tumbling down. Those in charge of WCW had the mindset that only big men could draw and didn't create new superstars. But wrestling now has changed so much. Chris Benoit , Eddie Guerrero and Chris Jericho have all been world champions, but back in WCW they were mainly cruiserweights. Also

5141-479: The division. The division as a whole became a showcase of a fast-paced, aerial and athletic style of wrestling which became highly influential in both the short and long term in the industry. Eric Bischoff has credited with the division as becoming a defining feature of Monday Nitro that was as fundamental to the late 1990s popularity of WCW as the New World Order faction: I think the cruiserweight division and

5238-412: The duration of the tournament, eliminating the quarter-finals, while keeping the same number of participants and allowed additional non-tournament matches. Mike Kruel won the tournament by winning four matches at the event. Over the course of the evening, he defeated Damian Adams, Slayer and Steve Zapf in the opening round, Trent Acid in the semi-finals and Azriael in the final match; Kruel was presented

5335-471: The event. Over the course of the evening, he defeated Altar Boy Luke in the opening round, Shawn Sheridan in the quarter-finals, M-Dogg 20 in the semi-finals and B-Boy in the final match; Super Dragon was also awarded the vacant JCW Light Heavyweight Championship. In addition to the tournament, the semi-main event was a standard wrestling match for the JCW Heavyweight Championship between

5432-475: The event. Over the course of the evening, he defeated Rob Eckos in the opening round, CM Punk in the quarter-finals, Jimmy Jacobs in the semi-finals and Homicide in the final match. In addition to the tournament, a singles match between Striker and Jonny Storm was held as one of the two semi-main events. The tournament also opened with a tag team match for the JCW Tag Team Championship between

5529-439: The event. Over the course of the evening, he defeated Arachadia, Corvis Fear and Amasis in the opening round, Nicky Oceans in the semi-finals and Jay Lethal in the final match. In addition to the tournament, former Extreme Championship Wrestling alumni Balls Mahoney and Axl Rotten made a guest appearance to pay tribute to Chris Candido before the show; Mahoney later won a "Big Man Battle Royal" and wrestled Gene Snitsky in

5626-610: The event. Over the course of the evening, he defeated Jumping Joey Janela and Nick Talent in the opening round, Joel Maximo in the quarter-finals, Pat Buck in the semi-finals and Nicky Oceans in the final match. In addition to the tournament, Reality Check (Danny Demanto and Kevin Matthews) were declared the co-winners of a "Baker’s Dozen Heavyweight Battle Royal". The winner was to receive a match against former World Wrestling Federation superstar Kamala , however, an altercation with special guest referee The Patriot caused to change it to

5723-437: The fast-paced exchanges do not lend themselves as well to ring psychology as the more deliberately paced power moves and holds common in a heavyweight match. Some fans and wrestlers alike use the term "spotmonkey" to describe wrestlers whose matches consist primarily of high spots. In the United States, the term is generally meant as an insult and derogatory criticism, suggesting that the wrestlers have to rely on risky spots to get

5820-811: The final match. In addition to the tournament, two tag team matches were held. The first, an intergender tag team match, matched 2006 NWS King and Queen of the Ring Danny Demanto and Melissa Stripes against 2006 J-Cup winners Grim Reeper and Alexa; the former team was later replaced with Bison Bravado and Amber. The second featured bout was a 6-man tag team match with Greg "The Hammer" Valentine , Salvatore Sincere and NWS Hardcore Champion Johnny Candido wrestling David Sammartino , "Indian Warrior" Draven and Rich "Ice Pick" Lowinski. April 21, 2007 in Manville, New Jersey (VFW Hall) Pin-Pinfall; Sub-Submission; CO-Countout; DCO-Double countout; DQ-Disqualification; Ref-Referee's decision The 2008 NWS Jersey J-Cup

5917-527: The inaugural JCW World Champion . The 2000 JCW Jersey J-Cup was a two-block, 16-man tournament held on May 12, 2000, at Paramus High School in Paramus, New Jersey . Wrestlers from seven promotions, including Jersey Championship Wrestling, were represented at the inaugural tournament including the CyberSpace Wrestling Federation , East Coast Pro Wrestling, Jersey All Pro Wrestling , NWA New York , Outlaws of Wrestling and World Xtreme Wrestling . Judas Young won

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6014-484: The new rules were rejected by fans. Due to their initial affiliation with the National Wrestling Alliance , many NWA territories have started sanctioning their own X Division championships, with some territories explicitly replacing existing cruiserweight competitions with the new division. The following is a list of all titles equivalent to a cruiserweight championship. Title names vary, but may include

6111-589: The now-defunct municipalities of Lodi Township (now South Hackensack ) and Saddle River Township (now Saddle Brook ), at the height of Bergen County's " Boroughitis " phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County, based on the results of a referendum held on the previous day. According to the United States Census Bureau , the borough had a total area of 2.29 square miles (5.93 km ), including 2.27 square miles (5.89 km ) of land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km ) of water (0.74%). Areas of

6208-456: The opening round, Chris Steeler in the semi-finals, and Devon Moore in the final match. In addition to the tournament, 2 Rude Dudes (Rampage Rogers and Corey Havoc) were declared the co-winners of a "Baker’s Dozen Heavyweight Battle Royal".The winner was to receive a match against former World Wrestling Federation superstar Tommy Dream however, an altercation with special guest referee Johnny Candido (Chris Candido's brother) caused to change it to

6305-432: The population were under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.7 years. For every 100 females, the population had 90.3 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 86.7 males. The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income

6402-411: The population. There were 9,528 households, out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.6% were married couples living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.0% were non-families. Of all households 30.1% were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and

6499-419: The population. Of the 9,471 households, 29.2% had children under the age of 18; 42.4% were married couples living together; 16.3% had a female householder with no husband present and 35.5% were non-families. Of all households, 30.0% were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.18. 21.3% of

6596-528: The spring of 1996, WCW introduced its "Cruiserweight division", a segmented portion of the roster featuring smaller, faster and more agile wrestlers that contrasted starkly, both visually and stylistically, with their heavyweight counterparts. Although weight categories were not a new concept in wrestling or even WCW, the WCW Cruiserweight Division was quickly able to form a unique and popular identity by integrating and mixing wrestlers from all around

6693-561: The student's home school district. Immaculate Conception High School was an all-girls college-preparatory high school founded in 1915 by the Felician Sisters that operated under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark , until it closed at the end of the 2022-23 school year due to a drop inenrollment and the cost of needed facility improvements. Felician College, an independent Catholic institution,

6790-450: The talent represented therein probably had as much to do with the success of Nitro as the nWo storyline and Hulk Hogan, Scott Hall, and Kevin Nash. I don’t think people recognize it. The talent in that division not only helped Nitro consistently defeat WWE...that talent forced WWE, as much as the nWo, to change the way they were presenting the product. However, in the years following the launch of

6887-472: The terms cruiserweight, lightweight, midweight, middleweight, flyweight, welterweight, featherweight, junior heavyweight, or X Division . It is worth noting that each of these class listings are separate in boxing and amateur wrestling, but are almost interchangeable in professional wrestling. Lodi, New Jersey Lodi ( / ˈ l oʊ d aɪ / ; LOH -dye ) is a borough in Bergen County , in

6984-405: The title was held four times by Johnny De Fazio and was vacated after his retirement in 1972. The championship was reactivated in January 1978 with the first new champion being Carlos Jose Estrada . By this time, the company had renamed itself the World Wrestling Federation and engaged in a cross promotional agreement with New Japan Pro-Wrestling . Three days after Estrada won the vacant title, he

7081-422: The top guys in WCW were scared that fans were more interested in watching luchadore action and high-flying moves than big men just going out there and stomping on each other for 10 minutes. The heavyweights were getting into Eric Bischoff's ear, saying: "We can't let these guys be on top. They're small and wrestling has never been about this, we've got to keep the tradition going." It was stupid for Eric Bischoff, who

7178-650: The top rope and moves requiring a degree of speed, agility, balance and torque. Cruiserweight wrestling is often associated with lucha libre , where similar moves and match pacing are used, but Mexico uses a different weight class system and the actual term "cruiserweight" ( crucero , in Spanish ) is rarely used in favor of Light-Heavyweight ( peso semicompleto in Spanish). Cruiserweight wrestlers tend to be wrestlers of average human height and weight. The high spots often performed by cruiserweights are visually impressive but carry

7275-482: The top talents over the past 15 years arguably falling into the cruiserweight category. As a result, a very substantial portion of WWE's roster are billed at, slightly less, or slightly more than 220 lbs. Many lighter wrestlers have achieved main event status within WWE and, over the years, have won several world heavyweight championships. For instance, the billed weight of former WWE World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan

7372-448: The tournament by winning four matches at the event. Over the course of the evening, he defeated Homicide in the opening round, Crazy Ivan in the quarter-finals, Low Ki in the semi-finals and Ryan Wing in the final match. Ryan Wing, hometown hero and favorite to win the tournament, made a surprise "heel turn" arrogantly criticizing the fans and brought out his "mother", Mrs. Wing, to be in his corner during his match against Judas Young. It

7469-711: The tournament by winning four matches at the event. Over the course of the evening, he defeated Xavier in the opening round, Joel Maximo in the quarter-finals, Shark Boy in the semi-finals and Queenan Creed in the final match. In addition to the tournament, a special challenge match was held as one of the two semi-main events pitting former Extreme Championship Wrestling wrestler Julio Dinero against Rick Ratchet who mas making his in-ring return after being out of action for six months due to an injury. June 23, 2001 in Lodi, New Jersey (JCW Arena) Pin-Pinfall; Sub-Submission; CO-Countout; DCO-Double countout; DQ-Disqualification; Ref-Referee's decision The 2002 JCW Jersey J-Cup

7566-612: The tournament by winning four matches at the event. Over the course of the evening, he defeated The Insane Dragon in the opening round, CM Punk in the quarter-finals, AJ Styles in the semi-finals and American Dragon in the final match. In addition to the tournament, a singles match between Inferno and Jay Briscoe was held as one of the two semi-main events. June 15, 2002 in Elizabeth, New Jersey (Rex Plex) Pin-Pinfall; Sub-Submission; CO-Countout; DCO-Double countout; DQ-Disqualification; Ref-Referee's decision The 2003 JCW Jersey J-Cup

7663-533: The tournament to determine the inaugural holder of the JCW World Championship . The tournament was first held in 2000 by Jersey Championship Wrestling (JCW). It was originally created by JCW's founder Ricky Otazu, inspired by the success of the Super 8 Tournament , as an American counterpart to New Japan Pro-Wrestling 's Super J-Cup . The Jersey J-Cup was intended to showcase the top independent wrestlers in

7760-531: The tournament was changed with the opening rounds consisting of three-way elimination matches to reduce the duration of the event while keeping the same number of competitors. In 2006, NWS began hosting a separate tournament for female wrestlers called the J-Cup Tournament , which NWS would begin co-promoting with Women Superstars Uncensored (WSU) in 2008. NWS co-promoted the tournament until 2010 when it became exclusive to WSU. In 2007, NWS also began hosting

7857-420: The tournament, Scotty 2 Hotty wrestled Mike "G.Q." Quest, accompanied by Romeo Roselli , as part of the semi-event. April 26, 2008 in Manville, New Jersey (VFW Hall) The 2009 NWS Jersey J-Cup was a two-block, 16-man tournament held on May 16, 2009, at the VFW Hall in Manville, New Jersey . The opening rounds were held as Fatal Four Way matches . Myke Quest won the tournament by winning four matches at

7954-454: The tournament, a 6-man tag team "grudge" match between Bison Bravado, TNT and Shane Taylor defeated The Famous Clown, Ice Pick Lowinski and Bulldog Collare. Another featured match was WWF Hall of Famer Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka , accompanied by Captain Lou Albano against Johnny Candido , which Snuka won. April 29, 2006 in Manville, New Jersey (VFW Hall) The 2007 NWS Jersey J-Cup was a two-block, 8-man tournament held on April 21, 2007, at

8051-411: The trophy by Candido's family after the match. In addition to the tournament, there were two championship matches on the undercard; WXW Heavyweight Champion Bison Bravado defended his title against Funky White Boy and AWA Heavyweight Champion Danny Demanto wrestled JD Smooth, both defeating their opponents. April 30, 2005 in Toms River, New Jersey (Recreation Station Arena) The 2006 NWS Jersey J-Cup

8148-442: The world and from vastly different wrestling styles, particularly Mexican Luchadores such as Rey Misterio Jr. , Psychosis , and Juventud Guerrera , but also Japanese "Super Juniors" such as Último Dragón . North American wrestlers, such as Chris Jericho , Eddie Guerrero , Dean Malenko and Chris Benoit , who had travelled abroad to Mexico and Japan earlier in their careers and learnt the local styles were also able to thrive in

8245-472: Was $ 55,541 (with a margin of error of ±$ 3,430) and the median family income was $ 65,494 (±$ 4,924). Males had a median income of $ 49,002 (±$ 4,353) versus $ 37,108 (±$ 5,243) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $ 25,910 (±$ 1,786). About 10.1% of families and 12.9% of the population were below the poverty line , including 20.4% of those under age 18 and 15.5% of those age 65 or over. Same-sex couples headed 64 households in 2010, an increase from

8342-477: Was a failed attempt at outside interference, an ill-timed slap that accidentally hit her son, that allowed Young to pin Wing with a schoolboy rollup for the win. May 12, 2000 in Paramus, New Jersey ( Paramus High School ) Pin-Pinfall; Sub-Submission; CO-Countout; DCO-Double countout; DQ-Disqualification; Ref-Referee's decision The 2001 JCW Jersey J-Cup was a two-block, 16-man tournament held on June 23, 2001, at

8439-419: Was a two-block, 16-man tournament held on April 26, 2008, at the VFW Hall in Manville, New Jersey . The opening rounds were held as three-man elimination matches. Rhett Titus won the tournament by winning three matches at the event. Over the course of the evening, he defeated Mikey Pacifica and Brett Thunder in the opening round, Nicky Oceans in the semi-finals and Drew Blood in the final match. In addition to

8536-412: Was a two-block, 16-man tournament held on April 29, 2006, at the VFW Hall in Manville, New Jersey . The opening rounds were held as three-man elimination matches. Grim Reefer won the tournament by winning three matches at the event. Over the course of the evening, he defeated Archadia and Ghanda Rhea Akbar in the opening round, Devon Moore in the semi-finals and Deranged in the final match. In addition to

8633-485: Was a two-block, 16-man tournament held on August 24, 2003, at the Garfield Boys and Girls Club in Garfield, New Jersey . Wrestlers from several promotions, including Jersey Championship Wrestling, were represented at the tournament including Combat Zone Wrestling , IWA Mid-South , Jersey All Pro Wrestling and the New York Wrestling Connection . Jay Lethal won the tournament by winning four matches at

8730-665: Was a two-block, 16-man tournament held on June 15, 2002, at the Rex Plex in Elizabeth, New Jersey . Wrestlers from fourteen promotions, including Jersey Championship Wrestling, were represented at the tournament including Chikara , the East Coast Wrestling Association , Impact Championship Wrestling, IPW Hardcore, IWA Mid-South , Jersey All Pro Wrestling , Maryland Championship Wrestling , NWA New England , Ring of Honor , 3PW , USA Pro Wrestling, World Wrestling All-Stars and World Xtreme Wrestling . Reckless Youth won

8827-627: Was abandoned in favor of the WCW Cruiserweight Championship, and the title was renamed the WWF Cruiserweight Championship ; however, the title was eventually retired, with Hornswoggle serving as the last champion before being stripped of the title for his own safety. None of the preceding championships were particularly prominent in the company; however, over the years the notion of lighter wrestlers becoming main event stars has become more accepted in WWE due to many of

8924-464: Was chosen to succeed Schrieks in his role as mayor. Schrieks was elected by the council as mayor on July 1, 2008, and served until June 30, 2009, making him the youngest person to ever serve as its Mayor. Karen Viscana was the first woman in Lodi history to serve as mayor when she was sworn into office in 2008. Lodi is located in the 9th Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 38th state legislative district. In redistricting following

9021-493: Was defeated by Tatsumi Fujinami . Going forward, the title was almost exclusively used by New Japan while the WWF retained ownership. The title was vacated and retired for the final time on October 31, 1985, as a result of New Japan and the WWF ending their working relationship. In early 1981, the company created the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship , though unlike the WWF Junior Heavyweight Championship,

9118-514: Was established in 1962. Brianna Perrelli is the captain and Kaetlynn Ayala is the president. LVARS renders aid with three Type III ambulances; EMS 1, 2, and 3, as well as a Fire Rehab Unit (Rehab 4). LVARS responds to roughly 2,000 requests for aid per year. The Lodi Public Schools serve students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade . As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of seven schools, had an enrollment of 3,213 students and 233.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for

9215-611: Was represented by Bill Pascrell ( D , Paterson ) until his death in August 2024. New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker ( Newark , term ends 2027) and George Helmy ( Mountain Lakes , term ends 2024). For the 2024-2025 session , the 38th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Joseph Lagana ( D , Paramus ) and in

9312-454: Was retired in 2007. In November 2016, WWE Network introduced a new weekly program known as 205 Live , exclusively featuring cruiserweight performers. The championship was defended on both Raw and 205 Live until 2018, when it became exclusive to the newly created 205 Live brand . In late 2019, WWE began to merge 205 Live into the NXT brand and creative, including renaming the championship

9409-599: Was running a huge company like WCW, to listen to other people. Vince McMahon runs his own company and does what he wants to do, as did Paul Heyman . Wrestling is about what the fans want, not what the boys want. In 1965, while operating under the name of the World Wide Wrestling Federation, the WWWF Junior Heavyweight Championship was created. Initially, the title was used from September 1965 until sometime in 1972. During this period,

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