IPWA Heavyweight Championship (United States) explained

Championshipname:IPWA Heavyweight Championship
Promotion:Independent Professional Wrestling Alliance
Created:October 9, 1995
Mostreigns:Cueball Carmichael (4)
Tom Brandi (4)
Firstchamp:Cueball Carmichael
Finalchamp:Tom Brandi
(won August 21, 1999)
Longestreign:Big Slam Vader (255 days)
Shortestreign:Lance Diamond (<1 day)
Titleretired:2001

The IPWA Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling heavyweight championship in the Independent Professional Wrestling Alliance (IPWA). The inaugural champion was Cueball Carmichael, who defeated Justin St. John following a battle royal on October 9, 1995 to become the first IPWA Heavyweight Champion.

There were 10 officially recognized champions with both Carmichael and Tom Brandi winning the title a record 4-times. At 255 days, Big Slam Vader was the longest reigning champion in the title's history. A number of top independent stars held the title during its near 6-year history including Lance Diamond, "Wiseguy" Jimmy Cicero, and "Nature Boy" Buddy Landel.

Title history

Order in reign history
ReignThe reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed
EventThe event in which the title was won
- Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign
N/AThe information is not available or is unknown
+Indicates the current reign is changing daily

Reigns

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Carmichael defeated Justin St. John in a singles match, after both were declared co-winners of a battle royal, to become the first IPWA Heavyweight Champion. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
<-- Gary Will's "Wrestling Title Histories" claims the match took place on April 13. -->
This was a steel cage match. <-- Gary Will's "Wrestling Title Histories" claims the match took place on July 27. -->
The championship is vacated when Cueball Carmichael suffers a serious injury. <-- Gary Will's "Wrestling Title Histories" claims the match took place on October 26. -->
Vader defeated Guido Falcone, following a battle royal, to win the vacant title.[6] <-- Gary Will's "Wrestling Title Histories" and Pro Wrestling Illustrated claims the match took place on January 11, and was a singles match against Guido Falcone. -->
The championship is vacated when Big Slam fails to appear for a scheduled title defense. <-- Gary Will's "Wrestling Title Histories" claims the title was vacated in May 1997. -->
Sincere defeated Jimmy Cicero in a tournament final to win the vacant championship.[7]
The championship is vacated when Salvatore Sincere leaves the promotion to join the World Wrestling Federation. <-- Gary Will's "Wrestling Title Histories" claims the title was vacated in December 1997. -->
Carmichael defeated Christian York in a singles match, after both were declared co-winners of a 12-man battle royal, to win the vacant title.
<1This was a 6-man tag team elimination match with Christian York and Steve Corino against Cueball Carmichael, Jimmy Cicero, and Julio Sanchez.[8]
Cicero pinned Lance Diamond in the final fall winning both the 6-man tag team match and the IPWA Heavyweight Championship.
[9] [10]
The championship is vacated when Buddy Landel fails to appear for a scheduled title defence against Tom Brandi and is stripped of the title.
Brandi defeated Corporal Punishment to win the vacant championship.[11]
2001The IPWA ceases promoting events and closes in the spring of 2001.

List of combined reigns

<1Indicates that the reign lasted less than one day.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History of the IPWA Heavyweight Title . Independent Professional Wrestling Alliance . Independent Professional Wrestling Alliance . 1997 . Title History . ITSCwrestling.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20010211201021/http://itscwrestling.com/ipwa/title.htm . February 11, 2001 . November 10, 2011.
  2. Web site: IPWA Heavyweight Title History . Westcott, Brian . 1998 . Solie's Title Histories . . November 8, 2011.
  3. Book: Royal Duncan & Gary Will. Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. 2000. 4th. 0-9698161-5-4.
  4. Web site: IPWA Heavyweight Title . Independent Professional Wrestling Alliance . WrestlingData.com . November 10, 2011.
  5. Web site: IPWA Heavyweight Championship . Independent Professional Wrestling Alliance . Cagematch.de . November 10, 2011.
  6. DiMuzio, Michael J. "Arena Reports: North Carolina - IPWA at the Charles B. Aycock High School." Pro Wrestling Illustrated. June 1997: 65+.
  7. Russel, Paul. "Arena Reports: Virginia - IPWA at Secret Cove Restaurant." Pro Wrestling Illustrated. April 1998: 51+.
  8. Walker, Timothy A. "Arena Reports: Virginia - IPWA at Secret Cove." Pro Wrestling Illustrated. August 1998: 73+.
  9. Web site: The Night I Won The IPWA World Heavyweight Title - 6/13/98 . Landel . Buddy . Buddy Landel . 1998-06-13 . Buddy Landel's Picture Gallery . DDTdigest.com . 2010-04-28.
  10. Walker, Timothy A. and Jeff Amdur. "Arena Reports: Virginia - IPWA at Secret Cove." Pro Wrestling Illustrated. December 1998: 51+.
  11. Web site: IPWA Results - 9 January, 1999 . Independent Professional Wrestling Alliance . 1999 . Results . ITSCwrestling.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20000305031307/http://itscwrestling.com/ipwa/results.htm . March 5, 2000 . November 10, 2011.
  12. Each reign is ranked highest to lowest; reigns with the same number mean that they are tied for that certain rank.