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IPW United States Heavyweight Championship

The IPW United States Heavyweight Championship was the top title in the American independent wrestling promotion Innovate Pro Wrestling. On August 19, 2017 at ReGenesis; promoter Tony Givens announced that NWA Smoky Mountain was leaving the National Wrestling Alliance and their name was changing to Innovate Wrestling. Toby Farley who was the reigning NWA Mountain Empire Champion defeated Tommy Lou Retton to become the interim IPW United States Heavyweight Champion with a pending match with Chase Owens upon his return.[1][2][3] Devin Driscoll became the official championship on October 21, 2017 at Shocktober in a Four-way match when he defeated Chase Owens, Farley, and Jeff Connelly.[1][4][5]

IPW United States Heavyweight Championship
Details
PromotionInnovate Pro Wrestling
Date establishedAugust 19, 2017
Date retiredMay 29, 2021
Other name(s)
IPW United States Heavyweight Championship
(2017-2021)
Statistics
First champion(s)Devin Driscoll
Final champion(s)Toby Farley
Most reignsElliot Russell
(2 times)
Longest reignJordan Kage
(558 days)
Shortest reignToby Farley
(2 days)
Heaviest championElliot Russell
(240 lb (110 kg))
Lightest championAxton Ray
(167 lb (76 kg))

On May 29, 2021, Toby Farley defeated Chris Richards for the IPW Television Championship. Both titles were merged and the IPW Grand Championship was created. Farley became the inaugural champion as a result.[1]

Title history

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Names

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Name Time of use
IPW United States Heavyweight Championship August 19, 2017 – May 29, 2021

Reigns

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Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days


— Toby Farley August 19, 2017 ReGenesis Kingsport, Tennessee — 63 Farley who was the reigning NWA Mountain Empire Champion defeated Tommy Lou Retton to become the interim IPW United States Heavyweight Champion [1][2][3]
1 Devin Driscoll October 21, 2017 Shocktober Johnson City, Tennessee 1 217 Driscoll defeated Chase Owens, Toby Farley, and Jeff Connelly in a Four-way match to become the official IPW United States Heavyweight Champion. [1][4][5]
2 Elliott Russell May 26, 2018 Collision Course XIV Kingsport, Tennessee 1 84 [1][6][7]
3 Jeff Connelly August 18, 2018 Fire on the Mountain Kingsport, Tennessee 1 105 [1][8][9]
4 Elliot Russell December 1, 2018 Seasons Beatings Morristown, Tennessee 2 175 [1][10][11]
5 Axton Ray May 25, 2019 Collision Course XV Kingsport, Tennessee 1 175 [1][12]
6 Jordan Kage November 16, 2019 House show Kingsport, Tennessee 1 558 Kage cashed in his VIP Fast Pass on Ray to win the title. [1]
7 Toby Farley May 27, 2021 House show Kingsport, Tennessee 1 2 [1]
— Deactivated May 29, 2021 House show Kingsport, Tennessee — — After defeating Chris Richards for the IPW Television Championship, the titles were merged and Farley became the first IPW Grand Champion. [1]

Combined reigns

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Rank Champion No. of
reigns 		Combined days
1 Jordan Kage 1 558
2 Elliot Russell 2 260
3 Devin Driscoll 1 217
4 Axton Ray 1 175
5 Jeff Connelly 1 105
6 Toby Farley 1 2

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Innovate Pro Wrestling United States Heavyweight Championship". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "ReGenesis Results". Innovate Pro Wrestling. August 19, 2017. Archived from the original on October 3, 2017. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "NWA Smoky Mountain ReGenesis". Cagematch - Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Results from Shocktober". Innovate Pro Wrestling. November 11, 2017. Archived from the original on July 21, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "IPW Shocktober". Cagematch - Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  6. ^ "Collision Course XIV Results". Innovate Pro Wrestling. May 26, 2018. Archived from the original on April 8, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  7. ^ "IPW Collision Course XIV". Cagematch - Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  8. ^ "Fire on the Mountain 2018 Results". Innovate Pro Wrestling. August 18, 2018. Archived from the original on November 12, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  9. ^ "IPW Fire on the Mountain 2018". Cagematch - Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  10. ^ "Seasons Beatings Results". Innovate Pro Wrestling. November 11, 2017. Archived from the original on April 8, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  11. ^ "IPW Seasons Beatings 2018". Cagematch - Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  12. ^ "IPW Seasons Beatings 2018". Cagematch - Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
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