UWL World Heavyweight Championship
From the eWrestling Encyclopedia.
The Universal Wrestling League (UWL) World Heavyweight Championship, originally named the UWL Heavyweight Championship, is the top title contested for e-fed Universal Wrestling League.
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[edit] History
A champion was first crowned when Jason Christopher defeated Flap Flanagan on December 28, 2005 at UWL Television Taping.
To-date, Shawn Stevens has the longest reign as Champion, lasting just two days shy of seven months. It was Stevens who at a Lion's Road event, in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada on August 5, 2006, helped the championship earn World Title status when it was first defended outside the United States in a match between himself and Cody Cross. To further lay claim to the UWL Championship being a "World Title", Tito Capaci defended the UWL Title on October 23, 2006 in Berlin, Germany on a UWC event. The UWL Championship would again be defended out of the US again on July 16, 2008 in Liverpool, England, this match saw the crowning of Robbie Venom as Champion.
[edit] Current Champion
The current Champion is Robbie Venom who is in his first reign. He won the belt at Live in Liverpool on July 16th in a Fatal Four Way involving Mark Faith, Thaurer and former Champion Ciarán McConnell.
[edit] List of Champions
| Wrestler: | Reigns: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Christopher | 1 | December 28, 2005 | Knoxville, Tennessee | Defeated Flap Flanagan in a tournament final. |
| Josh Eagles | 1 | February 18, 2006 | Knoxville, Tennessee | |
| Shawn Stevens | 1 | March 15, 2006 | Knoxville, Tennessee | |
| Cody Cross | 1 | August 5, 2006 | Owen Sound, Ontario | This match took place at a Lion's Road show. Because of this match, the UWL Championship attained World Title status. |
| Tito Capaci | 1 | September 29, 2006 | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | |
| Flying Diamond Cutter Man | 1 | December 12, 2006 | Knoxville, Tennessee | |
| Josh Eagles | 2 | April 26, 2007 | Knoxville, Tennessee | |
| Leon Moxy | 1 | May 17, 2007 | Knoxville, Tennessee | |
| Josh Eagles | 3 | June 14, 2007 | Knoxville, Tennessee | |
| Shawn Stevens | 2 | July 11, 2007 | Knoxville, Tennessee | This match was a Tag Team match where Stevens/Eagles took on Jeff Paradise and Scott Moore. Stevens made Moore tap out to win the belt. |
| Matt Mathews | 1 | February 9, 2008 | Roanoke, Virginia | This was an "Ultimate Enudrance" Match. Shawn Stevens was eliminated first, and thus there was no way he could retain the Championship. Mathews won the belt by eliminating Brad Hunter to finish the match. |
| Thaurer | 1 | May, 15, 2008 | Knoxville, Tennessee | |
| Ciarán McConnell | 1 | June 7, 2008 | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | Triple Threat also involving Matt Mathews. |
| Robbie Venom | 1 | July 16, 2008 | Liverpool, England | Fatal Four Way also involving Mark Faith and Thaurer. |
[edit] List of Reigns by Length
Bold denotes the current Champion. The list is accurate as of December 18, 2009
| Wrestler: | Days Held: | Date Won: | Date Lost: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robbie Venom | 318+ | July 16, 2008 | Current Champion | |
| Shawn Stevens | 213 | July 11, 2007 | February 9, 2008 | |
| Shawn Stevens | 143 | March 15, 2006 | August 5, 2006 | |
| Flying Diamond Cutter Man | 135 | December 12, 2006 | April 26, 2007 | |
| Matt Mathews | 96 | February 9, 2008 | May 15, 2008 | |
| Tito Capaci | 74 | September 29, 2006 | December 12, 2006 | |
| Cody Cross | 55 | August 5, 2006 | September 29, 2006 | |
| Jason Christopher | 52 | December 28, 2005 | February 18, 2006 | |
| Ciarán McConnell | 39 | June 7, 2008 | July 16, 2008 | |
| Leon Moxy | 28 | May 17, 2007 | June 14, 2007 | |
| Josh Eagles | 27 | June 14, 2007 | July 11, 2007 | |
| Josh Eagles | 25 | February 18, 2006 | March 15, 2006 | |
| Thaurer | 23 | May 15, 2008 | June 7, 2008 | |
| Josh Eagles | 21 | April 26, 2007 | May 17, 2007 |
- Robbie Venom's reign was paused on January 14th 2009 due to the hiatus took by UWL between then and August 2009. The reign was resumed August 6th - the date of UWL's return TV Taping.
