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Professional wrestling championship
XPW World Heavyweight Championship
Details
PromotionXtreme Pro Wrestling
Date establishedOctober 29, 1999
Current champion(s)Eric Ryan
Date wonApril 13, 2024
Statistics
First champion(s)Damien Steele
Most reignsDamien Steele (2 reigns)
Longest reignSabu (392 days)
Shortest reignJake Lawless (<1 days)

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 January 29, 2025, 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.
2 Big Dick Dudley December 18, 1999 Merry X-Mas Hollywood, CA 1 42
— 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.
4 Damien Steele January 29, 2000 Abuse of Power Hollywood, CA 2 28 Steele purchased the title from Lawless.
5 Chris Candido February 26, 2000 My Bloody Valentine Hollywood, CA 1 63 This was a Falls Count Anywhere match.
— 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.
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.
— 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 Shane Douglas July 20, 2002 Baptized In Blood III: Night Of Champions Pico Rivera, CA 1 231
— 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 Masada August 13, 2022 Night of Reckoning Pomona, CA 1 287 Defeated Brian Cage and Willie Mack in a three-way dance.
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 1 291+

Combined reigns

As of January 29, 2025.

Sabu has the longest reign, with 392 days.
† Indicates the current champion
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns 		Combined
days
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 † 1 291+
13 Jake Lawless 1 <1

References

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. Kreikenbohm, Philip (April 29, 2000). "XPW World Heavyweight Title Tournament (2000)". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. ^ "XPW: REBIRTH RECAP". Xtreme Pro Wrestling. November 7, 2021. Retrieved November 14, 2021.

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