APW Universal Heavyweight Championship
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The APW Universal Heavyweight Championship is a title contested in All Pro Wrestling
. It was introduced on October 12, 1996 when Robert Thompson became the first champion. Jeckles is the current champion, after former holder Timothy Thatcher vacated the title October 15, 2011.
All Pro Wrestling
All Pro Wrestling Gym Wars is a professional wrestling television program produced by APW which originally aired weekly on Saturday mornings on KFTY Channel 50 in the San Francisco Bay Area, beginning December 5, 2009. The series features the professional wrestlers of All Pro Wrestling competing in...
. It was introduced on October 12, 1996 when Robert Thompson became the first champion. Jeckles is the current champion, after former holder Timothy Thatcher vacated the title October 15, 2011.
Title history
| Wrestler | Times | Date | Days held | Location | Notes |
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| Robert Thompson | 1 | October 12, 1996 | Modesto, CA Modesto, California Modesto is a city in, and is the county seat of, Stanislaus County, California. With a population of approximately 201,165 at the 2010 census, Modesto ranks as the 18th largest city in the state of California.... |
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| Manny Fernandez Manny Fernandez (wrestler) Emanuel "Manny" Fernandez is an American professional wrestler currently wrestling for different independent promotions. He is best known by the his ring name "The Raging Bull" Manny Fernandez.-Professional wrestling career:... |
1 | March 8, 1997 | Cupertino, CA Cupertino, California Cupertino is an affluent suburban city in Santa Clara County, California in the U.S., directly west of San Jose on the western edge of the Santa Clara Valley with portions extending into the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains. The population was 58,302 at the time of the 2010 census. Forbes... |
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| —vacated— | June 7, 1997 | ||||
| Michael Modest Michael Modest Michael K. Cariglio is an American professional wrestler, better known by his stage name, Michael Modest . A Bay Area legend on the independent circuit scene, Modest ran the promotion Pro Wrestling IRON with tag partner Donovan Morgan and Frank Murdoch until its closure in 2005... |
1 | July 4, 1997 | Hayward, CA Hayward, California Hayward is a city located in the East Bay in Alameda County, California. With a population of 144,186, Hayward is the sixth largest city in the San Francisco Bay Area and the third largest in Alameda County. Hayward was ranked as the 37th most populous municipality in California. It is included in... |
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| Donovan Morgan Donovan Morgan Andrew Vassos is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Donovan Morgan. Best known for his appearances with Pro Wrestling Noah in Japan and Ring of Honor in the United States, Morgan received tryouts with World Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation in... |
1 | September 5, 1997 | Hayward, CA | ||
| Michael Modest Michael Modest Michael K. Cariglio is an American professional wrestler, better known by his stage name, Michael Modest . A Bay Area legend on the independent circuit scene, Modest ran the promotion Pro Wrestling IRON with tag partner Donovan Morgan and Frank Murdoch until its closure in 2005... |
2 | January 3, 1998 | Hayward, CA | ||
| Robert Thompson | 2 | January 30, 1998 | San Jose, CA San Jose, California San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay... |
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| Maxx Justice | 1 | March 27, 1998 | San Jose, CA | ||
| Vic Grimes | 1 | May 1, 1998 | Hayward, CA | ||
| —vacated— | May 9, 1998 | ||||
| Maxx Justice | 2 | May 16, 1998 | Pinole, CA Pinole, California Pinole is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States. The population was 18,390 at the 2010 census. It is one of many small “bedroom communities” along the I-80 corridor in Western Contra Costa County. It is located about northeast of San Francisco, and approximately a half-hour... |
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| Boom Boom Comini | 1 | October 17, 1998 | Sacramento, CA Sacramento, California Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,... |
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| Michael Modest Michael Modest Michael K. Cariglio is an American professional wrestler, better known by his stage name, Michael Modest . A Bay Area legend on the independent circuit scene, Modest ran the promotion Pro Wrestling IRON with tag partner Donovan Morgan and Frank Murdoch until its closure in 2005... |
3 | October 30, 1998 | Hayward, CA | ||
| Maxx Justice | 3 | March 12, 1999 | San Jose, CA | ||
| Boyce LeGrande | 1 | May 1, 1999 | Pinole, CA | ||
| Maxx Justice | 4 | May 21, 1999 | Hayward, CA | ||
| Vinny Massaro | 1 | May 22, 1999 | San Jose, CA | ||
| —vacated— | May 25, 1999 | ||||
| Maxx Justice | 5 | July 10, 1999 | San Jose, CA | ||
| Shane Dynasty | 1 | September 25, 1999 | Lompoc, CA Lompoc, California Lompoc is a city in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. The city was incorporated in 1888. The population was 42,434 at the 2010 census, up from 41,103 at the 2000 census.... |
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| Michael Modest | 4 | October 9, 1999 | Pacifica, CA Pacifica, California Pacifica is a city in San Mateo County, California, on the coast of the Pacific Ocean between San Francisco and Half Moon Bay.-Overview:The City of Pacifica is spread along a six mile stretch of the north central California coastal beach and hills, nestled in several small valleys spanning between... |
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| Tony Jones | 1 | January 15, 2000 | Healdsburg, CA Healdsburg, California Healdsburg is a city located in Sonoma County, California, in the United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a population of 11,254... |
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| Ma'och | 1 | March 11, 2000 | San Leandro, CA San Leandro, California San Leandro is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. It is considered a suburb of Oakland and San Francisco. The population was 84,950 as of 2010 census. The climate of the city is mild throughout the year.-Geography and water resources:... |
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| Frank Murdoch | 1 | April 15, 2000 | Livingston, CA Livingston, California Livingston is a city in Merced County, California. Livingston is located west-northwest of Atwater, at an elevation of 131 feet . According to the 2010 census, the city population was 13,058, up from 10,473 at the 2000 census. Livingston's total area is , including undeveloped farmland annexed in... |
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| The Honky Tonk Man The Honky Tonk Man Roy Wayne Farris , better known by his ring name The Honky Tonk Man, is an American professional wrestler. A 1975 graduate from University of Memphis with a B.S. degree in Education. Coached high school football 2 seasons at Munford High School in Munford, Tennessee... |
1 | August 26, 2000 | Antioch, CA Antioch, California Antioch is a city in Contra Costa County, California. Located in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area along the San Joaquin-Sacramento River Delta, it is a suburb of San Francisco and Oakland. The city's population was 102,372 at the U.S... |
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| —vacated— | October 07, 2000 | ||||
| Ed Morretti | 1 | October 7, 2000 | San Francisco, CA San Francisco, California San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland... |
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| Donovan Morgan Donovan Morgan Andrew Vassos is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Donovan Morgan. Best known for his appearances with Pro Wrestling Noah in Japan and Ring of Honor in the United States, Morgan received tryouts with World Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation in... |
2 | October 7, 2000 | San Francisco, CA | ||
| Vic Capri | 1 | April 28, 2001 | Chicago, IL | ||
| Michael Modest Michael Modest Michael K. Cariglio is an American professional wrestler, better known by his stage name, Michael Modest . A Bay Area legend on the independent circuit scene, Modest ran the promotion Pro Wrestling IRON with tag partner Donovan Morgan and Frank Murdoch until its closure in 2005... |
5 | June 2, 2001 | N/A | Pacifica, CA | |
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| Robert Thompson | 3 | May 11, 2002 | Pacifica, CA | ||
| Larry Blackwell | 1 | October 25, 2002 | Hayward, CA | ||
| Robert Thompson | 4 | December 6, 2002 | Hayward, CA | ||
| Bobby Quance | 1 | December 27, 2002 | N/A | Hayward, CA | |
| —vacated— | |||||
| James Watkins | 1 | March 14, 2004 | Hayward, CA | ||
| Nate Rulez | 1 | October 30, 2004 | Hayward, CA | ||
| Kafu Kafu Victor Ceron is a Brazilian professional wrestler, better known under his ring name, Kafu. Kafu has worked for All Pro Wrestling , Inoki Dojo, International Wrestling Association, Big Time Wrestling, LLX World 1, PCW, NWA Pro, Portugal Wrestling, and the WWE development territory Florida... |
1 | June 11, 2005 | Hayward, CA | ||
| Derek Sanders | 1 | December 3, 2005 | Hayward, CA | ||
| Dana Lee | 1 | July 29, 2006 | Hayward, CA | ||
| —vacated— | July 29, 2006 | ||||
| Derek Sanders | 2 | August 12, 2006 | Hayward, CA | ||
| Dana Lee | 2 | September 2, 2006 | Hayward, CA | ||
| Kafu | 2 | October 14, 2006 | Hayward, CA | ||
| Oliver John | 1 | March 24, 2007 | Bakersfield, CA | ||
| Adam Thornstowe | 1 | September 22, 2007 | Hayward, CA | ||
| Mr. Prime Time | 1 | October 13, 2007 | Hayward, CA | ||
| Oliver John | 2 | June 14, 2008 | Hayward, CA | ||
| Dylan Drake | 1 | December 6, 2008 | Hayward, CA | ||
| Malachi | 1 | November 7, 2009 | Hayward, CA | ||
| Jeckles the Jester | 1 | May 8, 2010 | Hayward, CA | ||
| Derek Sanders | 3 | July 10, 2010 | Santa Rosa, CA | ||
| Dylan Drake | 2 | December 4, 2010 | Hayward, CA | ||
| Jeckles | 2 | July 16, 2011 | Hayward, CA | ||
| Timothy Thatcher | 1 | September 3, 2011 | Hayward, CA | ||
| —vacated— | October 15, 2011 | ||||
| Jeckles | 3 | October 15, 2011 | + | Hayward, CA |
List of combined reigns
As of October 17, 2011.| Rank | Wrestler | Times held | Combined days held |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dylan Drake | 2 | 560 |
| 2. | Derek Sanders | 3 | 406 |
| 3. | Robert Thompson | 4 | 391 |
| 4. | Oliver John | 2 | 357 |
| 5. | Kafu | 2 | 336 |
| 6. | Donovan Morgan | 2 | 323 |
| 7. | Michael Modest | 5 | 321~ |
| 8. | Maxx Justice | 5 | 317 |
| 9. | Mr. Prime Time | 1 | 245 |
| 10. | James Watkins | 1 | 230 |
| 11. | Nate Rulez | 1 | 224 |
| 12. | Malachi | 1 | 182 |
| 13. | Frank Murdoch | 1 | 133 |
| 14. | Jeckles | 3 | 114* |
| 15. | Manny Fernandez | 1 | 91 |
| 16. | Tony Jones | 1 | 56 |
| 17. | The Honky Tonk Man | 1 | 42 |
| Larry Blackwell | 1 | 42 | |
| Timothy Thatcher | 1 | 42 | |
| Dana Lee | 2 | 42 | |
| 21. | Ma'och | 1 | 35 |
| Vic Capri | 1 | 35 | |
| 23. | Adam Thornstowe | 1 | 21 |
| 24. | Boyce LeGrande | 1 | 20 |
| 25. | Shane Dynasty | 1 | 14 |
| 26. | Boom Boom Comini | 1 | 13 |
| 27. | Vic Grimes | 1 | 8 |
| 28. | Vinny Massaro | 1 | 3 |
| 29. | Bobby Quance | 1 | >1 |
| 30. | Ed Morretti | 1 | 0 |
| Sym | Meaning |
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| * | Current champion |
| ~ | Combined title reign may not be correct |
External links
See also
- All Pro WrestlingAll Pro WrestlingAll Pro Wrestling Gym Wars is a professional wrestling television program produced by APW which originally aired weekly on Saturday mornings on KFTY Channel 50 in the San Francisco Bay Area, beginning December 5, 2009. The series features the professional wrestlers of All Pro Wrestling competing in...
- APW Tag Team ChampionshipAPW Tag Team ChampionshipThe APW Tag Team Championships were introduced on November 20, 1996 when Michael Modest and Steve Rizzono became the first to win the titles. They defeated Frank Dalton and Joe Applebaumer in the finals of an eight team tournament to win the titles. The last known champions were the Border Patrol...
- APW Worldwide Internet ChampionshipAPW Worldwide Internet ChampionshipThe APW World Wide Internet Championship is a title contested in All Pro Wrestling. It was introduced on February 27, 1999 when Michael Modest became the first champion...