WEW Heavyweight Championship
Encyclopedia
The WEW World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling
championship
currently contested in Apache Army. It was originally created for Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling
as the FMW World Heavyweight Championship.
Professional wrestling
Professional wrestling is a mode of spectacle, combining athletics and theatrical performance.Roland Barthes, "The World of Wrestling", Mythologies, 1957 It takes the form of events, held by touring companies, which mimic a title match combat sport...
championship
Championship (professional wrestling)
A Championship or "title" in professional wrestling is a recognition promoted by professional wrestling organizations.Championship reigns are determined by professional wrestling matches, in which competitors are involved in scripted rivalries...
currently contested in Apache Army. It was originally created for Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling
Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling
Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling was a Japanese professional wrestling promotion founded on July 28, 1989 by Atsushi Onita that specialized in hardcore wrestling involving weapons such as barbed wire and fire. They held their first show on October 6, 1989...
as the FMW World Heavyweight Championship.
Title history
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
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| Kodo Fuyuki Hiromichi Fuyuki was a Japanese professional wrestler and promoter who competed in All Japan Pro Wrestling, New Japan Pro Wrestling, Wrestle Association R and other Japanese and international promotions during the 1980s and 1990s as the leader of 6-man tag team Fuyuki-Gun with Gedo and Jado.He is best known,... |
1 | September 24, 1999 | Tokyo, Japan Tokyo , ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family... |
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| Masato Tanaka Masato Tanaka Masato Tanaka is a Japanese professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling in Japan and in Extreme Championship Wrestling in the United States where he was a one-time world champion, having won the ECW World Heavyweight Championship once... |
1 | November 23, 1999 | Yokohama, Japan Yokohama is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu... |
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| Tetsuhiro Kuroda | 1 | January 5, 2000 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Vacated | May 1, 2000 | |||
| Kodo Fuyuki | 2 | May 5, 2000 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Tetsuhiro Kuroda | 2 | April 1, 2001 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Hayabusa Eiji Ezaki is a former Japanese professional wrestler better known as the masked Hayabusa , who worked primarily for Atsushi Onita's Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling promotion.-Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling :... |
1 | May 22, 2001 | Sapporo, Japan | |
| Kintaro Kanemura | 1 | August 11, 2001 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Hayabusa | 2 | September 5, 2001 | Sapporo, Japan | |
| Kintaro Kanemura | 2 | September 9, 2001 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Kodo Fuyuki | 3 | January 6, 2002 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Vacated | April 2002 | |||
| Kintaro Kanemura | 3 | August 23, 2002 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Retired | May 2003 | |||
| Togi Makabe Togi Makabe , better known by his ring name is a Japanese professional wrestler, trained by and currently performing for New Japan Pro Wrestling , where he is a former IWGP Heavyweight and IWGP Tag Team Champion.... |
1 | September 24, 2006 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Kintaro Kanemura | 4 | June 24, 2007 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Toru Yano Toru Yano , is a Japanese professional wrestler, trained by and currently signed to New Japan Pro Wrestling , where he is a former IWGP Tag Team Champion.-New Japan Pro Wrestling :... |
1 | July 29, 2007 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Mammoth Sasaki | 1 | September 23, 2007 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Tomohiro Ishii | 1 | July 12, 2008 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Kintaro Kanemura | 5 | February 26, 2011 | Tokyo, Japan | |
List of reigns by length
As of , .| Wrestler | Days Held | Date Won | Date Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomohiro Ishii | 1079 | July 12, 2008 | February 26, 2011 |
| Kodo Fuyuki | 330 | May 5, 2000 | April 1, 2001 |
| Mammoth Sasaki | 292 | September 23, 2007 | July 12, 2008 |
| Togi Makabe Togi Makabe , better known by his ring name is a Japanese professional wrestler, trained by and currently performing for New Japan Pro Wrestling , where he is a former IWGP Heavyweight and IWGP Tag Team Champion.... |
273 | September 24, 2006 | June 24, 2007 |
| Kintaro Kanemura | 251 | August 23, 2002 | May, 2003 |
| Kintaro Kanemura | 129 | September 9, 2001 | January 6, 2002 |
| Tetsuhiro Kuroda | 117 | January 5, 2000 | May 1, 2000 |
| Kodo Fuyuki | 85 | January 6, 2002 | April, 2002 |
| Hayabusa Eiji Ezaki is a former Japanese professional wrestler better known as the masked Hayabusa , who worked primarily for Atsushi Onita's Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling promotion.-Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling :... |
81 | May 22, 2001 | August 11, 2001 |
| Kintaro Kanemura | + | February 26, 2011 | Current champion |
| Toru Yano Toru Yano , is a Japanese professional wrestler, trained by and currently signed to New Japan Pro Wrestling , where he is a former IWGP Tag Team Champion.-New Japan Pro Wrestling :... |
56 | July 29, 2007 | September 23, 2007 |
| Tetsuhiro Kuroda | 51 | April 1, 2001 | May 22, 2001 |
| Kodo Fuyuki | 50 | September 24, 1999 | November 23, 1999 |
| Masato Tanaka Masato Tanaka Masato Tanaka is a Japanese professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling in Japan and in Extreme Championship Wrestling in the United States where he was a one-time world champion, having won the ECW World Heavyweight Championship once... |
40 | November 23, 1999 | January 5, 2000 |
| Kintaro Kanemura | 35 | June 24, 2007 | July 29, 2007 |
| Kintaro Kanemura | 25 | August 11, 2001 | September 5, 2001 |
| Hayabusa | 4 | September 5, 2001 | September 9, 2001 |
List of combined reigns
As of , .| Rank | Wrestler | # Of Reigns | Combined Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tomohiro Ishii | 1 | 1079 |
| 2. | Kintaro Kanemura | 5 | + |
| 3. | Kodo Fuyuki | 3 | 465 |
| 4. | Mammoth Sasaki | 1 | 292 |
| 5. | Togi Makabe Togi Makabe , better known by his ring name is a Japanese professional wrestler, trained by and currently performing for New Japan Pro Wrestling , where he is a former IWGP Heavyweight and IWGP Tag Team Champion.... |
1 | 273 |
| 6. | Tetsuhiro Kuroda | 2 | 168 |
| 7. | Hayabusa Eiji Ezaki is a former Japanese professional wrestler better known as the masked Hayabusa , who worked primarily for Atsushi Onita's Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling promotion.-Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling :... |
2 | 85 |
| 8. | Toru Yano | 1 | 56 |
| 9. | Masato Tanaka Masato Tanaka Masato Tanaka is a Japanese professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling in Japan and in Extreme Championship Wrestling in the United States where he was a one-time world champion, having won the ECW World Heavyweight Championship once... |
1 | 40 |