WWN Championship explained

Championshipname:WWN Championship
Promotion:WWNLive
Created:November 23, 2016
Retired:November 9, 2019
Mostreigns:Austin Theory
(2 reigns)
Firstchamp:Matt Riddle
Finalchamp:Austin Theory
Shortestreign:Austin Theory
(1st reign, 78 days)
Longestreign:JD Drake
(258 days)
Oldest:JD Drake
Youngest:Austin Theory
Heaviest:
(320lb)
Lightest:Joey Janela
(183lb)

The WWN Championship was a professional wrestling championship promoted by the WWNLive governing body. The inaugural champion was crowned on April 1, 2017, when Matt Riddle defeated five other men for the title.

Like most professional wrestling championships, the title was won as a result of a scripted match. There have been six reigns shared among five wrestlers.

History

On November 23, 2016, WWNLive, the governing body overseeing promotions such as Evolve and Full Impact Pro (FIP), announced the creation of the WWN Championship.[1] The champion would defend the title across all promotions under the WWNLive umbrella. Each promotion was asked to send their representative for an elimination match on April 1, 2017, at Mercury Rising 2017 to determine the inaugural champion. Former Evolve Champion and Evolve Tag Team Champion Drew Galloway was the first entrant into the match on February 22.[2] Over the following weeks, Fred Yehi, Jon Davis, Matt Riddle, Parrow and Tracy Williams were added to the match.[3] At Mercury Rising 2017, Timothy Thatcher was added to the match, while Galloway was pulled out, after suffering a storyline injury at the hands of Keith Lee. It was later revealed that this had been done due to Galloway having re-signed with WWE.[4] Riddle went on to win the six-way elimination match to become the inaugural WWN Champion.

It was later retired at Evolveā€™s 10th Anniversary Show when it was defended by JD Drake against then Evolve Champion Austin Theory in a Title for Title Match

Combined reigns

RankWrestlerNo. of
reigns
Combined
defenses
Combined
days
1JD Drake 1 11 258
22 1 197
31 9 196
41 4 174
51 2 101

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WWNLive launching new title, new brand . Johnson . Mike . November 23, 2016 . April 2, 2017 . Pro Wrestling Insider.
  2. Web site: How WWNLive champ will be crowned, first competitor announced . Fernandes . Steven . February 22, 2017 . April 2, 2017 . Pro Wrestling Insider.
  3. Web site: Evolve 81 recap: The man of the hour . Currier . Joseph . April 1, 2017 . April 2, 2017 . Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
  4. Web site: Drew Galloway re-signs with WWE, appears at NXT TakeOver . Currier . Joseph . April 1, 2017 . April 2, 2017 . Wrestling Observer Newsletter.