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
As of August 11, 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.
Key
No.
Overall reign number
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.
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.
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.
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^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.
^ ab"XPW: REBIRTH RECAP". Xtreme Pro Wrestling. November 7, 2021. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
External links
XPW World Heavyweight Championship Title History at Cagematch.net