WXW Heavyweight Championship
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The WXW Heavyweight Championship is the top professional wrestling
title
in the World Xtreme Wrestling
promotion
. It was created in 1996 as the WSWF Heavyweight Championship under WXW's original name, the World Star Wrestling Federation. The promotion renamed to its current name in 1998, and the title followed suit. The title history prior to January 10, 1997 is unknown, but there are 21 recognized known champions with a total of 34 title reigns.
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Championship (professional wrestling)
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in the World Xtreme Wrestling
World Xtreme Wrestling
World Xtreme Wrestling is a Northeastern-based independent professional wrestling promotion which has held events across the United States and have toured in Japan, the Middle East and South Pacific region including American Samoa and Guam....
promotion
Professional wrestling promotion
A professional wrestling promotion is a company or business that regularly performs shows involving professional wrestling. Promotion also describes a role which entails management, advertising and logistics of running a wrestling event...
. It was created in 1996 as the WSWF Heavyweight Championship under WXW's original name, the World Star Wrestling Federation. The promotion renamed to its current name in 1998, and the title followed suit. The title history prior to January 10, 1997 is unknown, but there are 21 recognized known champions with a total of 34 title reigns.
Title history
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
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| WSWF Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| Bam Bam Bigelow | 1 | 1997 | ||
| The title was later vacated. The Hungarian Barbarian and The Mad Russian compete for the vacant title on August 16, 1997, but the match ended in a no-contest. | ||||
| The Hungarian Barbarian | 1 | December 20, 1997 | Pennsylvania Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to... |
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| Jak Molsonn | 1 | January 10, 1998 | Freeland, Pennsylvania Freeland, Pennsylvania Freeland, originally called Birbeckville after founder Joseph Birkbeck, then South Heberton, is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, south of Wilkes-Barre, and 10 miles northeast of Hazleton in an agricultural region. Freeland was officially incorporated as a borough on September 11, 1876.... |
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| Jake Molsonn | 1 | April 9, 1998 | Hazleton, Pennsylvania Hazleton, Pennsylvania Hazleton is a city in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 25,340 at the 2010 census, an increase of 8.6% from the 2000 census count .-Greater Hazleton:... |
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| John Rambo | 1 | August 27, 1998 | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Harrisburg is the capital of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 49,528, making it the ninth largest city in Pennsylvania... |
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| The WSWF became World Xtreme Wrestling in November 1998. | ||||
| WXW Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| John Rambo was stripped of the title in March 1999 due to failure to defend the title within 30 days. | ||||
| Samu Samula Anoa'i Samula Anoa'i is a professional wrestler best known as one half of The Headshrinkers/Samoan Swat Team under the name Samu. His father is Afa Anoa'i who trained Samula for his professional wrestling debut.... |
1 | April 24, 1999 | Mountainville, Pennsylvania | |
| The Hungarian Barbarian | 2 | September 19, 1999 | Hazleton, Pennsylvania | |
| Jake Daniels |
2 | October 6, 1999 | Hazleton, Pennsylvania | |
| Jak Molsonn | 2 | October 30, 1999 | Hazleton, Pennsylvania | |
| Chicago Heat | 1 | January 14, 2000 | Plymouth, Pennsylvania Plymouth, Pennsylvania Plymouth is an incorporated borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States 4 miles west of Wilkes Barre, on the Susquehanna River. Prior to its incorporation in 1866, it was part of Plymouth Township, established in 1769 by the Susquehanna Company and claimed by Connecticut based on... |
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| Jak Molsonn | 3 | January 22, 2000 | Hazleton, Pennsylvania | |
| Sugaa | 1 | February 19, 2000 | Hazleton, Pennsylvania | |
| Shane Black | 1 | June 2, 2000 | Hazleton, Pennsylvania | |
| Both titles were immediately held up due to a controversial ending of the match. | ||||
| Sugaa | 2 | June 3, 2000 | Allentown, Pennsylvania | |
| Salvatore Bellomo Salvatore Bellomo Salvatore Bellomo is a retired Belgian-Italian professional wrestler with a career spanning more than three decades.-Career:... |
1 | September 16, 2000 | Hazleton, Pennsylvania | |
| Samu | 2 | January 9, 2001 | Allentown, Pennsylvania | |
| Dylan Dean | 1 | May 27, 2001 | Allentown, Pennsylvania | |
| Metal Maniac Metal Maniac Jeff Miller, known by his ringname Metal Maniac is an American professional wrestler who has competed in Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic independent promotions throughout the 1990s including Century Wrestling Alliance, East Coast Professional Wrestling, World Xtreme Wrestling and the National... |
1 | June 17, 2001 | Allentown, Pennsylvania | |
| Samu | 3 | June 17, 2001 | Allentown, Pennsylvania | |
| Samu was stripped of the title by WXW Commissioner Lotto Money on October 21, 2001 in Allentown, Pennsylvania. | ||||
| Dylan Dean | 2 | October 21, 2001 | Allentown, Pennsylvania | |
| Samu | 4 | October 21, 2001 | Allentown, Pennsylvania | |
| Sugaa | 3 | March 2, 2002 | Hazleton, Pennsylvania | |
| Afa, Jr. Afa Anoa'i, Jr. Afa Anoa'i, Jr. is an American professional wrestler of Samoan descent. He is best known for his work in World Wrestling Entertainment, where he competed on its Raw brand under the ring name Manu.-World Xtreme Wrestling:... |
1 | June 22, 2002 | Allentown, Pennsylvania | |
| Afa, Jr. vacated the title on July 11, 2003 in Allentown, Pennsylvania to leave WXW and attend college. | ||||
| Billy Dream | 1 | July 11, 2003 | Allentown, Pennsylvania | |
| "Mean" Gene Snitsky Gene Snitsky Eugene Alan "Gene" Snisky is a professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Snitsky, who is best known for his time spent with World Wrestling Entertainment. He had played college football at the University of Missouri and was on the pre-season roster in 1995 for the Birmingham Barracudas... |
1 | October 19, 2003 | Scotia, Pennsylvania Scotia, Pennsylvania Scotia was a village in Patton Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, at . Although the community was called Scotia, the name of the local post office was Benore .... |
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| Mana the Polynesian Warrior Mana the Polynesian Warrior Nikora Mana Tuhakaraina is a New Zealand professional wrestler, better known by his ringname Mana the Polynesian Warrior. He competes in North American independent promotions including Ballpark Brawl, Combat Zone Wrestling, Jersey All Pro Wrestling, Major League Wrestling, the National Wrestling... |
1 | March 28, 2004 | Mountainville, Pennsylvania | |
| Rapid Fire Maldonado | 1 | May 29, 2004 | Scotia, Pennsylvania | |
| Mana the Polynesian Warrior | 2 | July 9, 2004 | Allentown, Pennsylvania | |
| Sinister X | 1 | October 29, 2004 | Scotia, Pennsylvania | |
| Jeff Coleman | 1 | November 24, 2004 | Scotia, Pennsylvania | |
| Jeff Coleman was stripped of the title on February 20, 2005, due to failure to defend within 30 days due to injury. | ||||
| Johnny Bravado | 1 | February 27, 2005 | Allentown, Pennsylvania | |
| Rockin' Rebel Rockin' Rebel Chuck Williams is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Rockin' Rebel. He is best known for his appearances on the U.S... |
1 | May 29, 2005 | Bushkill, Pennsylvania Bushkill, Pennsylvania Bushkill is an unincorporated community in Pike County, Pennsylvania, United States.Portions of Bushkill were seized by the United States government during the Tocks Island dam project and are now part of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.... |
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| Johnny Bravado | 2 | July 8, 2005 | Allentown, Pennsylvania | |
| Havoc | 1 | November 12, 2005 | Allentown, Pennsylvania | |
| Samu | 5 | March 9, 2006 | Allentown, Pennsylvania | |
| Rage | 1 | April 15, 2007 | Allentown, Pennsylvania | |
| Samu | 6 | June 2, 2007 | Allentown, Pennsylvania | |
| Mark Silva | 1 | September 11, 2010 | ||