XPW World Heavyweight Championship
Appearance
XPW World Heavyweight Championship | |||||||||||
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Promotion | Xtreme Pro Wrestling | ||||||||||
Date established | October 29, 1999 | ||||||||||
Current champion(s) | Eric Ryan | ||||||||||
Date won | April 13, 2024 | ||||||||||
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The XPW World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in the Xtreme Pro Wrestling promotion. Eric Ryan is the current champion in his first reign. He won the title by defeating Shlak at Baptized in Blood on April 13, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
Title history
[edit]As of September 3, 2024, there have been fourteen reigns between thirteen champions, two vacancies and one deactivation. Damien Steele was the inaugural and record two-time champion. Sabu holds the longest reign at 392 days, while Jake Lawless has shortest reign at less than a day.
No. | Overall reign number |
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Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
Days | Number of days held |
<1 | Reign lasted less than a day |
+ | Current reign is changing daily |
No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||
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Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||
1 | Damien Steele | October 29, 1999 | Halloween in Hell | Reseda, CA | 1 | 50 | Steele won a nine-man battle royal to become the first champion. | [1] |
2 | Big Dick Dudley | December 18, 1999 | Merry X-Mas | Hollywood, CA | 1 | 42 | [2] | |
— | Vacated | January 29, 2000 | — | — | — | — | Dudley was stripped of the championship when his parole officer refused to let him compete. | |
3 | Jake Lawless | January 29, 2000 | Abuse of Power | Hollywood, CA | 1 | <1 | Defeated Michael Modest to win the vacant title. | [3] |
4 | Damien Steele | January 29, 2000 | Abuse of Power | Hollywood, CA | 2 | 28 | Steele purchased the title from Lawless. | [3] |
5 | Chris Candido | February 26, 2000 | My Bloody Valentine | Hollywood, CA | 1 | 63 | This was a Falls Count Anywhere match. | [4][5] |
— | Vacated | April 29, 2000 | — | — | — | — | Candido was stripped of the title when he signed with World Championship Wrestling. | |
6 | Sabu | April 29, 2000 | XPW Heavyweight Title Tournament | Bakersfield, CA | 1 | 392 | Defeated The Messiah in the finals of a one-night tournament to win the vacant title. | [6][7] |
7 | The Messiah | May 26, 2001 | Redemption | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | 91 | Defeated New Jack to win the title. New Jack was not the champion and was appointed by Josh Lazie to substitute Sabu, who was the champion and was not present at the event. | [8] |
— | Vacated | August 25, 2001 | — | — | — | — | Messiah was stripped of the title when he was fired from XPW. | |
8 | Johnny Webb | August 25, 2001 | Damage Inc. | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | 329 | Webb and Rob Black defeated Sabu and Josh Lazie in a tag team match. Webb won the title as per the stipulation of the match. | [9] |
9 | Shane Douglas | July 20, 2002 | Baptized In Blood III: Night Of Champions | Pico Rivera, CA | 1 | 231 | [10] | |
— | Deactivated | March 8, 2003 | — | — | — | — | XPW closed and the title was abandoned | |
10 | Brian Cage | November 7, 2021 | Rebirth | Rochester, NY | 1 | 280 | Defeated Willie Mack in the finals of a one-night tournament to win the vacant title. | [11] |
11 | Masada | August 13, 2022 | Night of Reckoning | Pomona, CA | 1 | 287 | Defeated Brian Cage and Willie Mack in a three-way dance. | [11] |
12 | Alex Colon | May 27, 2023 | Broken Beat And Scarred | Newark, NJ | 1 | 126 | ||
13 | Shlak | September 30, 2023 | South Of Heaven | Newark, NJ | 1 | 196 | ||
14 | Eric Ryan | April 13, 2024 | Baptized In Blood IV | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | 143+ |
Combined reigns
[edit]As of September 3, 2024.
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† | Indicates the current champion |
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Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined days |
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1 | Sabu | 1 | 392 |
2 | Johnny Webb | 1 | 329 |
3 | Masada | 1 | 287 |
4 | Brian Cage | 1 | 280 |
5 | Shane Douglas | 1 | 231 |
6 | Shlak | 1 | 196 |
7 | Alex Colon | 1 | 126 |
8 | The Messiah | 1 | 91 |
9 | Damien Steele | 2 | 78 |
10 | Chris Candido | 1 | 63 |
11 | Big Dick Dudley | 1 | 42 |
12 | Eric Ryan † | 1 | 143+ |
13 | Jake Lawless | 1 | <1 |
References
[edit]- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (October 29, 1999). "XPW Halloween in Hell - Event @ Reseda Country Club in Reseda, California, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (December 18, 1999). "XPW Merry X-Mas Tour - Tag 2 - Event @ Vogue Theatre in Los Angeles, California, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
- ^ a b Kreikenbohm, Philip (January 29, 2000). "XPW Abuse Of Power - Event @ Vogue Theatre in Los Angeles, California, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
- ^ Hoops, Brian (February 26, 2017). "Daily pro wrestling history (02/26): Verne Gagne wins AWA title on his birthday". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (February 26, 2000). "XPW My Bloody Valentine 2000 - Tag 2 - Event @ Vogue Theatre in Los Angeles, California, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (April 29, 2000). "XPW World Heavyweight Title Tournament (2000)". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (April 29, 2000). "XPW Heavyweight Title Tournament - Event @ Strongbow Stadium in Bakersfield, California, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (May 26, 2001). "XPW Redemption - Event @ Grand Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (August 25, 2001). "XPW Damage Inc. - Event @ Grand Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (July 20, 2002). "XPW Baptized In Blood III: Night Of Champions - Event @ Pico Rivera Sports Arena in Pico Rivera, California, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
- ^ a b "XPW: REBIRTH RECAP". Xtreme Pro Wrestling. November 7, 2021. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
External links
[edit]- XPW World Heavyweight Championship Title History at Cagematch.net