The One Pro Wrestling (1PW) World Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling world championship created and promoted by the British promotion One Pro Wrestling. The title was established in 2006 and was the highest ranked men's championship in the company. 1PW became defunct on 29 September 2023.
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Promotion | One Pro Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||
Date established | 4 March 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Date retired | 29 September 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Title history
editAs the company's closure on 29 September 2023, were eight reigns between seven champions. Abyss was the inaugural champion and has most reigns at two. Martin Stone's reign is the longest at 681 days. Lionheart's reign is the shortest at 95 days. Ulf Herman is the oldest champion when he won it at 40 years old, while Sterling James Keenan is the youngest champion at 23 years old.
Will Ospreay was the final champion.
Reigns
editNo. | Overall reign number |
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Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
Days | Number of days held |
+ | Current reign is changing daily |
No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||
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Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||
1 | Abyss | 4 March 2006 | All Or Nothing - Night I | Doncaster, South Yorkshire | 1 | 84 | Defeated A.J. Styles in a tournament final to become the inaugural champion. | [1][2][3] |
2 | Steve Corino | 27 May 2006 | Know Your Enemy - Night II | Doncaster, South Yorkshire | 1 | 145 | This was a three-way match also involving Christian Cage. | [4] |
3 | Abyss | 19 October 2006 | First Anniversary Show | Doncaster, South Yorkshire | 2 | 86 | This was a no rope barbed wire match. | [5] |
— | Vacated | 13 January 2007 | — | — | — | — | ||
4 | Ulf Herman | 13 January 2007 | Will Not Die | Doncaster, South Yorkshire | 1 | 273 | Defeated Iceman and Jay Phoenix in a three-way match for the vacant title. | [6] |
5 | Sterling James Keenan | 13 October 2007 | Second Anniversary Show | Doncaster, South Yorkshire | 1 | 553 | This was a Steel Cage match. | [7] |
6 | Martin Stone | 18 April 2009 | To The Extreme - Night I | Doncaster, South Yorkshire | 1 | 681 | [8] | |
— | Vacated | 28 February 2011 | — | — | — | — | ||
7 | Lionheart | 28 May 2011 | The Last Stand | Queensferry, Wales | 1 | 95 | [9][10] | |
— | Deactivated | 31 August 2011 | — | — | — | — | Title was deactivated over One Pro Wrestling's closure. | |
8 | Will Ospreay | 22 April 2023 | All or Nothing | Doncaster, South Yorkshire | 1 | 146 | This was a tournament final for reactivating the title, where Ospreay defeated Lance Archer, Cara Noir and Mark Haskins in four way match. | [11][12] |
— | Vacated | 15 September 2023 | — | — | — | — | Championship was vacated after Will Ospreay ended his working relationship with 1PW. | [13] |
— | Deactivated | 29 September 2023 | — | — | — | — | Title was deactivated over One Pro Wrestling's closure. | [14] |
Combined reigns
editAs of 28 August 2024.
† | Indicates the current champion |
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Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined days |
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1 | Martin Stone | 1 | 681 |
2 | Sterling James Keenan | 1 | 553 |
3 | Ulf Herman | 1 | 273 |
4 | Abyss | 2 | 170 |
5 | Will Ospreay | 1 | 146 |
6 | Steve Corino | 1 | 145 |
7 | Lionheart | 1 | 95 |
References
edit- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (March 4, 2006). "1PW World Title Tournament (2006)". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (March 4, 2006). "1PW All Or Nothing - Tag 1 - Event @ Doncaster Dome in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, UK". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
- ^ TJ, Hawke (November 13, 2015). "Views from the Hawke's Nest: 1PW All or Nothing 2006 – Night 1". 411mania.com. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (May 27, 2006). "1PW Know Your Enemy - Tag 2 - Event @ Doncaster Dome in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, UK". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
- ^ Furious, Arnold (January 2, 2012). "The Furious Flashbacks – 1PW First Anniversary Show". 411mania.com. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (January 13, 2007). "1PW Will Not Die - Event @ Doncaster Dome in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, UK". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (October 13, 2007). "1PW Second Anniversary Show - Event @ Doncaster Dome in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, UK". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (April 18, 2009). "1PW To The Extreme - Tag 1 - Event @ Doncaster Dome in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, UK". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (May 28, 2011). "1PW World Heavyweight Title Tournament (2011)". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (May 28, 2011). "1PW The Last Stand - Event @ Deeside Leisure Centre in Queensferry, Wales, UK". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (22 April 2023). "1PW World Heavyweight Title Tournament (2023)". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ^ Tessier, Colin (April 23, 2023). "1PW All Or Nothing Results (4/22): Will Ospreay, Lio Rush, Frankie Kazarian, And More". Fightful. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ Brennan, Corey (2023-09-15). "Exclusive: Matt Cardona Will Face James Storm For Vacant One Pro Wrestling World Title Following Former Heavyweight Champion Will Ospreay's Exit". BodySlam.net. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
- ^ "Announcement from 1PW Ltd". Instagram. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
External links
edit- 1PW World Heavyweight Championship History at Cagematch.net