WLW Heavyweight Championship explained

Championshipname:WLW Heavyweight Championship
Currentholder:“Superstar” Steve Fender
Won:October 15th, 2022
Promotion:World League Wrestling
Created:February 1999
Mostreigns:Leland Race
Firstchamp:Steve Sharp

The World League Wrestling (WLW) Heavyweight Championship, is a professional wrestling championship in independent professional wrestling promotion World League Wrestling. It is the promotion's primary championship.

The championship is generally contested in professional wrestling matches, in which participants execute scripted finishes rather than contend in direct competition. Some reigns were held by champions using a ring name while others use their real name. Moses is the current champion in his first reign. He won the title in a six-man tag team match featuring himself, Leland Race, and Kyle Roberts against then-champion Derek Stone, Jon Webb, and Camaro Jackson in Troy, Missouri.

As of,, there have been 64 recognized reigns between 35 recognized champions and 9 recognized vacancies. The first champion was Steve Sharp, who won the championship on February 12, 1999. The champion with the single longest reign is Trevor Murdoch, who held the title for 448 days. The champion with the most reigns is Homer Jones, who has held the title six times.

Title history

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Stone was awarded the title due to an injury to Luminous Warrior.
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Navigation Over the Date Line
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WLW[2] The title was vacated in July 2011.
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62Leland RaceThe Harley Race Memorial ShowBurlington Junction, Missouri6[4]
63Derek StoneNovember 2, 2019Fight Night 45
64Moses PowellNovember 7, 2020WLW1
65Steve FenderOctober 15, 2022WLW3

Notes and References

  1. Web site: On this day in pro wrestling history (Feb 12): Christian Cage wins gold in TNA. February 12, 2017 . February 15, 2017 . Brian . Hoops . Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online.
  2. The title was vacated on an unspecified day in July 2011, putting his reign between 434 and 464 days.
  3. Web site: TOURNAMENT TO CROWN NEW CHAMP: 2/4 WORLD LEAGUE WRESTLING IN TROY, MO RESULTS. 2023-10-01.
  4. Web site: 2015-01-20. WLW Heavyweight Championship. 2021-04-11. Saint Louis Wrestling. en.