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IPW:UK World Championship

The IPW:UK World Championship was a professional wrestling world championship created and promoted by the English professional wrestling promotion, International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom.

IPW:UK World Championship
Details
PromotionInternational Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom
Date established16 July 2005[1][2][3]
Date retired24 September 2017
Other name(s)
  • IPW:UK Championship (2005–2009)
  • IPW:UK British Heavyweight Championship (2009–2012)
  • IPW:UK World Championship (2012–2017)
Statistics
First champion(s)Aviv Maayan
Final champion(s)Jonny Storm
Most reignsMartin Stone (3 times)
Longest reignSha Samuels (937 days)
Shortest reignAviv Maayan (1 day)

The championship was originally established on July 16, 2005 as the IPW:UK Championship and Aviv Maayan was the inaugural champion.[1][2] Maayan defeated Martin Stone and Steve Douglas in a three-way match to become the inaugural champion.[3][4][5]

On 13 September 2009; reigning All-England Championship Leroy Kincaide defeated reigning IPW:UK Champion Alex Shane unifying both championships. The title was renamed the IPW:UK British Championship.

In August 2012; then IPW:UK booker Andy Quildan left the company thus Revolution Pro Wrestling (RPW or RevPro) was founded. Quidlan recognised a number of titles and champions he had been working with in IPW:UK, including the British Heavyweight Championship, thus creating RPW British Heavyweight Championship. Shortly after, the IPW:UK British Heavyweight Championship became the IPW:UK World Championship. Sha Samuels continued to be recognized as IPW:UK World Champion and RevPro continued to recognize him as their British Heavyweight Champions.

On 24 September 2017, all IPW:UK Championships were vacated and retired.

Title history

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Names

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Name Time of use
IPW:UK Championship 16 July 2005 – 13 September 2009
IPW:UK British Heavyweight Championship 13 September 2009 – 15 May 2011
IPW:UK World Championship 15 May 2011 – 24 September 2017

Reigns

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No. Order in reign history
Reign The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed
Event The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the titles were won
— Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign
<1 Indicates reigns was less than a day
No. Champion Date Event Location Days held Reign Notes Ref.
1 Aviv Maayan 16 July 2005 Weekend of Champions: Night 1 Orpington, Greater London, England 1 1 Maayan won a #1 contenders battle royal prior to the main event to make it a Three-Way match. [6]
2 Martin Stone 17 July 2005 Weekend of Champions: Night 2 Orpington, Greater London, England 462 1 [7]
3 Andy Boy Simmonz 22 October 2006 Extreme Measures 3 Orpington, Greater London, England 210 1 This was a Falls Count Anywhere match. [8]
4 JC Thunder 20 May 2007 Royale Rewards 2007 Orpington, Greater London, England 126 1 [9]
5 Andy Boy Simmonz 23 September 2007 Third Anniversary Weekender: Night Two Orpington, Greater London, England 175 2 This was a Submission match. [10]
6 Martin Stone 16 March 2008 Battle Royale: The Last Orpington Stand Orpington, Greater London, England 189 2 This was a Last Man Standing match. [11][12][13]
7 Iestyn Rees 21 September 2008 Fourth Anniversary Tour: Bromley Bromley, Greater London, England 209 1 [14][15][16]
8 Alex Shane 18 April 2009 Iron Fist Swanley, Kent, England 148 1 This was an Iron Fish match. [17][18]
9 Leroy Kincaide 13 September 2009 Fifth Anniversary Show Sittingbourne, Kent, England 161 1 This was also an All-England Championship match. Kincaide unified both titles and becomes the Undisputed British Champion. [19][20]
10 Dave Mastiff 21 February 2010 No Escape 2010 Sittingbourne, Kent, England 448 1 [21]
11 Sha Samuels 15 May 2011 Sittingbourne Spectacular 2011 Sittingbourne, Kent, England 937 1
This was a Three-Way Elimination match which also included Takeshi Morishima. In August 2012; then IPW:UK booker Andy Quildan left the company, founding Revolution Pro Wrestling. Quidlan took a number of titles with him including the British Heavyweight Championship thus creating RPW British Heavyweight Championship. The IPW:UK British Heavyweight Championship became the IPW:UK World Championship.
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12 Paul Robinson 7 December 2013 Title Showdown 2013: Evening Show Swanley, Kent, England 169 1 [25]
13 Bad Bones 25 May 2014 Royale Rewards 2014 Tonbridge, Kent, England 154 1 [26]
14 Martin Stone 26 October 2014 Last Man Standing 2014 Tonbridge, Kent, England 41 3 [27][28]
15 John Klinger 26 December 2014 A Taste of IPW: Germany Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany 246 2 [29][30]
16 Jimmy Havoc 9 August 2015 Summer Bonus 2015 Tonbridge, Kent, England 770 1 This was a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match which was also for the All-England Championship. Between May 1 and August 21, 2016; Joseph Conners defended the title as an interim World Champion while Havoc was injured. [31][32]
17 Jonny Storm 17 September 2017 SuperShow 11: Havoc vs. Noir Rochester, Kent, England 24 1 This was Storm's Royale Reward contract cash-in turning the match into three-way match. It also included Cara Noir. [33][34]
The title was declared vacant and retired on 24 September 2017.

Combined reigns

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Rank Champion No. of
reigns 		Combined days
1 Sha Samuels 1 937
2 Jimmy Havoc 1 770
3 Martin Stone 3 692
4 Dave Mastiff 1 448
5 Bad Bones 2 400
6 Andy Boy Simmonz 2 385
7 Iestyn Rees 1 206
8 Paul Robinson 1 169
9 Leroy Kincaide 1 161
10 Alex Shane 1 148
11 JC Thunder 1 126
12 Jonny Storm 1 24
13 Aviv Maayan 1 1

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "IPW World Championship - Title History - IPW". International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b "IPW:UK World Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  3. ^ a b "IPW:UK World Heavyweight Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  4. ^ "IPW:UK Weekend of Champions - Night 1". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Results from 'IPW:UK Weekend of Champions 2005 (Night 1)'". Revolution Pro Wrestling. Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  6. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (16 July 2005). "IPW:UK Weekend Of Champions - Night 1 - Event @ Orpington Halls in Orpington, Kent, England, UK". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  7. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (17 July 2005). "IPW:UK Weekend Of Champions - Night 2 - Event @ Orpington Halls in Orpington, Kent, England, UK". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  8. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (22 October 2006). "IPW:UK Extreme Measures 3 - Event @ Orpington Halls in Orpington, Kent, England, UK". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  9. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (20 May 2007). "IPW:UK Royale Rewards - Event @ Orpington Halls in Orpington, Kent, England, UK". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  10. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (23 September 2007). "IPW:UK 3rd Anniversary Weekend - Night 2 - Event @ Orpington Halls in Orpington, Kent, England, UK". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  11. ^ "IPW:UK Battle Royale 2008; The Last Orpington Stand! Results". International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  12. ^ "IPW:UK Battle Royale - The Last Orpington Stand". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  13. ^ "Results from "IPW:UK Battle Royale 2008; The Last Orpington Stand!". Revolution Pro Wrestling. Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  14. ^ "IPW:UK 4th Anniversar Tour - Bromley Results". International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  15. ^ "IPW:UK Fourth Anniversary Tour - Bromley". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  16. ^ "Results from 'IPW:UK 4th Anniversary Tour - Bromley'". Revolution Pro Wrestling. Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  17. ^ "IPW:UK Iron Fist Results". International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  18. ^ "IPW:UK Iron Fish". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  19. ^ "IPW:UK 5th Anniversary Show Results". International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  20. ^ "IPW:UK 5th Anniversary Show". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  21. ^ "IPW:UK No Escape 2010". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  22. ^ "IPW:UK Sittingbourne Spectacular 2011 Results". International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom. Retrieved 14 May 2019.[permanent dead link‍]
  23. ^ "IPW:UK Sittingbourne Spectacular 2011". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  24. ^ "Results from 'IPW:UK Sittingbourne Spectacular 2011". Revolution Pro Wrestling. Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  25. ^ "IPW:UK Title Showdown 2013 - Evening Show". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  26. ^ "IPW:UK Royale Rewards 2014". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  27. ^ "IPW:UK Last Man Standing 2014 Results". International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  28. ^ "IPW:UK Last Man Standing". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  29. ^ "IPW:UK A Taste Of IPW: Germany Results". International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  30. ^ "IPW:UK A Taste of IWP:Germany". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  31. ^ "IPW:UK Summer Bonus 2015 Results". International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  32. ^ "IPW:UK Summer Bonus 2015". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  33. ^ "IPW:UK SuperShow 11 - Havoc vs. Noir Results". International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  34. ^ "IPW:UK SuperShow 11". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
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