The Jersey All Pro Wrestling (JAPW) Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship in the American independent professional wrestling promotion Jersey All Pro Wrestling. It became an official title on October 31, 1997 when Joe Rules became the first champion. There have been 35 reigns by 19 wrestlers and six vacancies.
| JAPW Heavyweight Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Last design of the title | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Details | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Promotion | Jersey All Pro Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date established | October 31, 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date retired | February 25, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||
History
editThe first JAPW Heavyweight Champion was Joe Rules and he won the title on October 31, 1997. He would eliminate Pitbull #2 in a 20-man battle royal to become the champion. But later in the evening Pitbull #2 would defeat Joe Rules for the title after duping him into a match.[1]
After unsuccessfully challenging for the title on a number of occasions, Rhino would finally win it. He would finally win it on January 7, 2006. Rhino would defeat all-comers including Teddy Hart who would start a quest for the JAPW Heavyweight Championship. He would unsuccessfully challenge for the title by losing to Rhino. But due to Rhino no-showing an event, he was subsequently stripped of the title. This left the door open for a new champion to be crowned. Then on November 28, 2006, Hart's quest would come to an end when he defeated Low Ki and Necro Butcher in a triple threat match to win the vacant JAPW Heavyweight Championship. Teddy Hart's title reign would come to an end just under three months later when he would be stripped of the title upon release from the company.
Hart's release from the company would again leave the title vacant. The title would remain vacant from January 23, 2007 - March 17, 2007 when Low Ki would win his second JAPW Heavyweight Championship when he defeated Rhino in an eight-man gauntlet match to win the vacant title. Other participants in the match were Chris Hero, Ruckus, Delirious, Davey Richards, EC Negro, Human Tornado.
Title History
editNames
edit| Name | Time of use |
|---|---|
| JAPW Heavyweight Championship | October 31 – February 25, 2018 |
Reigns
edit| 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 | ||||
| 1 | Joe Rules | October 31, 1997 | Halloween Hell | Bayonne, NJ | 1 | <1 | Last eliminated Pitbull #2 in a 20-man battle royal to become the first champion. | |
| 2 | Pitbull #2 | October 31, 1997 | Halloween Hell | Bayonne, NJ | 1 | 35 | ||
| — | Vacated | December 5, 1997 | — | Bayonne, NJ | — | — | Title vacated due to Pitbull #2 being injured. | |
| 3 | 911 | December 5, 1997 | Night of Barbwire #1 | Bayonne, NJ | 1 | 263 | Defeated Patch to win the vacant title. | |
| 4 | Don Montoya | August 25, 1998 | N/A | North Bergen, NJ | 1 | 185 | ||
| 5 | Lou Diamond | February 26, 1999 | Valentine's Day Massacre | Bayonne, NJ | 1 | <1 | ||
| 6 | 911 | February 26, 1999 | Valentine's Day Massacre | Bayonne, NJ | 2 | <1 | Given the title by Diamond after he won it. | |
| — | Vacated | February 26, 1999 | Valentine's Day Massacre | Bayonne, NJ | — | — | Title vacated after Lou Diamond awarded the title to 911. | |
| 7 | Lou Diamond | March 12, 1999 | N/A | Bayonne, NJ | 2 | 119 | Won a 20-man battle royal to win the vacant title. | |
| 8 | Homicide | July 9, 1999 | Scar Wars '99: The Hardcore Menace | Bayonne, NJ | 1 | 51 | ||
| 9 | Chino Martinez | August 29, 1999 | 2nd Anniversary Show | Secaucus, NJ | 1 | 61 | ||
| 10 | Lou Diamond | October 29, 1999 | Halloween Hell | Bayonne, NJ | 3 | 189 | ||
| — | Vacated | May 5, 2000 | — | — | — | — | Title stripped for unknown reasons. | |
| 11 | Jason | July 14, 2000 | N/A | Sayreville, NJ | 1 | 127 | Won a 30-man battle royal to win the vacant title. | |
| — | Vacated | November 18, 2000 | 3rd Anniversary Show: South Philly Invasion | Philadelphia, PA | — | — | Title vacated after Jason left the promotion. | |
| 12 | Homicide | November 18, 2000 | 3rd Anniversary Show: South Philly Invasion | Philadelphia, PA | 2 | 231 | Defeated Jay Lover to win the vacant title. | |
| 13 | Low Ki | July 7, 2001 | Royal Consequences | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | 42 | ||
| 14 | Homicide | August 18, 2001 | The Hit Squads Revenge: The Body Count Continues | Philadelphia, PA | 3 | 168 | Three Way match involving Xavier and Low Ki. Due to pre-match stipulations Xavier won the Light Heavyweight Championship. | |
| 15 | Dixie | February 2, 2002 | Russ Haas Memorial Show | Bayonne, NJ | 1 | 113 | Defeated Homicide and Insane Dragon to unify the Heavyweight Championship, New Jersey State Championship and Light Heavyweight Championship. | |
| 16 | Homicide | May 26, 2002 | Memorial Day Massacre | Seaside Heights, NJ | 4 | 110 | ||
| 17 | Slyck Wagner Brown | September 13, 2002 | Never Forget | Bayonne, NJ | 1 | 7 | ||
| 18 | Homicide | September 20, 2002 | Family Crisis 2 | Bayonne, NJ | 5 | 155 | ||
| 19 | Dan Maff | February 22, 2003 | Tough Love | Bayonne, NJ | 1 | 160 | ||
| 20 | Al Snow | August 2, 2003 | N/A | Rahway, NJ | 1 | 79 | ||
| 21 | Jerry Lawler | November 8, 2003 | 6th Anniversary Show | Secaucus, NJ | 1 | 35 | ||
| 22 | Dan Maff | December 13, 2003 | Seasons Beatings | Rahway, NJ | 2 | 469 | Defeated Lawler and Shane Douglas in a three-way match. | |
| — | Vacated | March 24, 2005 | — | — | — | — | Title vacated after Maff left the promotion. | |
| 23 | Homicide | March 26, 2005 | Caged Fury | Philadelphia, PA | 6 | 56 | Defeated Jay Lethal for the vacant title. | |
| 24 | Jay Lethal | May 21, 2005 | Braintree Invasion | Braintree, MA | 1 | 231 | Defeated Homicide, Kevin Steen and Samoa Joe in a four-way match. | |
| 25 | Rhino | January 7, 2006 | Wild Card II | Rahway, NJ | 1 | 294 | ||
| — | Vacated | October 28, 2006 | 9th Year Anniversary Show | Rahway, NJ | — | — | Title stripped when Rhino no-shows his title defense. | |
| 26 | Teddy Hart | October 28, 2006 | 9th Year Anniversary Show | Rahway, NJ | 1 | 87 | Defeated Low Ki, Homicide, and Necro Butcher to win the vacant title. | |
| — | Vacated | January 23, 2007 | — | — | — | — | Title vacated when Hart was released from the company. | |
| 27 | Low Ki | March 17, 2007 | Wild Card III | Rahway, NJ | 2 | 224 | Defeated Rhino to win an eight man gauntlet for the vacant title. Other participants in the match were Chris Hero, Ruckus, Delirious, Davey Richards, EC Negro, Human Tornado. | |
| 28 | Homicide | October 27, 2007 | 10th Anniversary Show | Rahway, NJ | 7 | <1 | ||
| 29 | Low Ki | October 27, 2007 | 10th Anniversary Show | Rahway, NJ | 3 | 133 | Pinned Homicide in a tag team match with a stipulation that Homicide loses the title if pinned by anyone. | |
| 30 | Kenny Omega | March 8, 2008 | Caged Fury 2008 | Jersey City, NJ | 1 | 357 | [2] | |
| 31 | Jay Lethal | February 28, 2009 | Jersey City Rumble | Jersey City, NJ | 2 | 119 | ||
| 32 | Dan Maff | June 27, 2009 | Caged Destiny | Jersey City, NJ | 3 | 511 | ||
| 33 | Brodie Lee | November 20, 2010 | November to Remember | Rahway, NJ | 1 | 405 | Lee pinned Dan Maff in Championship Scramble, which also included Nick Gage and Azrieal. | |
| — | Vacated | December 30, 2011 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 34 | Dan Maff | April 14, 2012 | 14th Anniversary Show | Rahway, NJ | 4 | 212 | Maff defeated Low Ki to win the vacant title. | [3] |
| — | Vacated | November 12, 2012 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 35 | BLK Jeez | November 12, 2016 | 20th Anniversary Show | Rahway, NJ | 1 | 470 | Jeez defeated B-Boy to win the vacant title. | [4] |
| — | — | February 25, 2018 | — | — | — | — | Title retired when promotions closes. | |
Combined reigns
edit| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Maff | 4 | 1,352 |
| 2 | Homicide | 7 | 787 |
| 3 | BLK Jeez | 1 | 470 |
| 4 | Brodie Lee | 1 | 405 |
| 5 | Low Ki | 3 | 398 |
| 6 | Kenny Omega | 1 | 357 |
| 7 | Jay Lethal | 2 | 350 |
| 8 | Lou Diamond | 3 | 309 |
| 9 | Rhino | 1 | 294 |
| 10 | 911 | 2 | 264 |
| 11 | Don Montoya | 1 | 185 |
| 12 | Jason | 1 | 129 |
| 13 | Dixie | 1 | 113 |
| 14 | Al Snow | 1 | 100 |
| 15 | Teddy Hart | 1 | 87 |
| 16 | Chino Martinez | 1 | 61 |
| 17 | Jerry Lawler | 1 | 35 |
| 18 | Pitbull #2 | 1 | 34 |
| 19 | Slyck Wagner Brown | 1 | 7 |
| 20 | Joe Rules | 1 | <1 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "JAPW World Heavyweight Championship History". Jersey All Pro Wrestling. Archived from the original on March 6, 2010. Retrieved October 16, 2007.
- ^ Jersey All Pro Wrestling (March 8, 2008). "JAPW Caged Fury 2008 (3/08/08 Jersey City, NJ)". japw.net. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
- ^ Jersey All Pro Wrestling (April 14, 2012). "JAPW 14th Anniversary Show (4/14/12 Rahway, NJ)". japw.net. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
- ^ Jersey All Pro Wrestling (May 2, 2017). "JAPW 20th Anniversary Show (11/12/16 Rahway, NJ)". japw.net. Retrieved July 8, 2023.