The Zero1 USA World Junior Heavyweight Championship is a title defended in Pro Wrestling Zero1's American affiliate Zero1 USA. The title was previously defended in the Midwest territory of the National Wrestling Alliance as the NWA Midwest X Division Championship[1] until 2011 when NWA Midwest disbanded following the stripping of Almighty Sheik (chairman of the territory) of the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship by NWA president Robert Trobich.[2][3]
| Zero1 USA World Junior Heavyweight Championship | |||||||||||
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| Promotion | National Wrestling Alliance (2003–2011) Pro Wrestling Zero1 / New Wrestling Alliance (2011–present) | ||||||||||
| Date established | September 3, 2003 | ||||||||||
| Current champion(s) | DeVonte Knox | ||||||||||
| Date won | 2023 | ||||||||||
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Title history
edit| No. | 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 | ||||||
| (NWA) National Wrestling Alliance | ||||||||||
| 1 | Austin Aries | September 6, 2003 | N/A | Denmark, WI | 1 | 216 | Defeated Justin Kage and Shawn Daivari in a three-way match to become the first champion. | |||
| 2 | Justin Kage | April 9, 2004 | N/A | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | 82 | ||||
| 3 | Matt Sydal | June 30, 2004 | N/A | Rock Island, WI | 1 | 388 | ||||
| 4 | Delirious | July 23, 2005 | N/A | Streamwood, IL | 1 | 112 | ||||
| 5 | Matt Sydal | November 12, 2005 | N/A | Streamwood, IL | 2 | 84 | Won the title when his partner in a tag team match, Daizee Haze pinned Delirious's partner MsChif. | |||
| 6 | Jaysin Strife | February 4, 2006 | N/A | Lawrence, KS | 1 | 91 | ||||
| 7 | Alex Shelley | May 6, 2006 | N/A | Streamwood, IL | 1 | 245 | This was a four-way match also involving Jaysin Strife, Brandon Thomaselli and Acid Jazz. | |||
| 8 | Jason Dukes | January 6, 2007 | N/A | Streamwood, IL | 1 | 505 | This was a three-way match also involving Alex Shelley and The Mississippi Madman. | |||
| 9 | Arya Daivari | May 25, 2008 | N/A | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | 0 | Defeated Jason Dukes during the course of a one-night tournament. | |||
| 10 | Egotistico Fantastico | May 25, 2008 | N/A | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | 229 | Defeated Arya Daivari, Prince Ali and Troy Walters in the finals of a one-night tournament. | |||
| — | Vacated | January 9, 2009 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 11 | Troy Walters | January 9, 2009 | N/A | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | 120 | Defeated Jason Hades after Egotistico Fantastico vacated the belt. | |||
| 12 | Bobby Valentino | May 9, 2009 | N/A | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | 76 | ||||
| 13 | Troy Walters | July 24, 2009 | N/A | Milwaukee, WI | 2 | 189 | ||||
| 14 | Mickey McCoy | January 29, 2010 | N/A | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | 49 | ||||
| 15 | Dysfunction | March 19, 2010 | N/A | West Allis, WI | 1 | 119 | ||||
| 16 | Mason Quinn | July 16, 2010 | N/A | West Allis, WI | 1 | 169 | This was a three-way match also involving Dysfunction and TW3. The current length of this reign is uncertain. | |||
| — | Vacated | January 1, 2011 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| (NWA) National Wrestling Alliance / Pro Wrestling Zero1 (Zero1) | ||||||||||
| 17 | Oliver Cain | January 29, 2011 | N/A | Mattoon, IL | 1 | 812 | This was a four-way match also involving Dacobra, Shank Barzini, and Jason Lyte. The championship became part of the Pro Wrestling Zero1 promotion after November 1, 2011 when some of the NWA Midwest affiliates left NWA. | |||
| Pro Wrestling Zero1 (Zero1) / Pro Wrestling Zero1 (Zero1 USA) | ||||||||||
| 18 | Jonathan Gresham | April 20, 2013 | N/A | Mattoon, IL | 1 | 362 | ||||
| 19 | Blake Steel | April 17, 2014 | N/A | Champaign, IL | 1 | 238 | ||||
| 20 | Matt Cage | December 11, 2014 | N/A | Champaign, IL | 1 | 415 | ||||
| 21 | Jordan Perry | January 30, 2016 | N/A | Mattoon, IL | 1 | 266 | ||||
| 22 | Matt Cage | October 22, 2016 | N/A | Mattoon, IL | 2 | 161 | ||||
| 23 | Jake Parnell | April 1, 2017 | N/A | Mattoon, IL | 1 | 301 | ||||
| 24 | Gary Jay | January 27, 2018 | N/A | Mattoon, IL | 1 | 119 | Last Man Standing Match | |||
| 25 | Jake Parnell | May 26, 2018 | N/A | Mattoon, IL | 1 | 308 | Steel Cage Match | [4] | ||
| — | Vacated | May 25, 2019 | — | — | — | — | Vacated when Jake Parnell won the Zero1 USA Heavyweight Championship and decided to continue competing in the company's heavyweight division. | |||
| 26 | Jake Lander | May 25, 2019 | N/A | Mattoon, IL | 1 | 539 | This was the final of the 2019 Zero1 USA Tenkaichi Junior Tournament in which Lander defeated Gary Jay to win the vacant title. | |||
| — | Vacated | November 14, 2020 | — | — | — | — | Vacated after Lander suffered a torn ACL & was diagnosed with compartment syndrome, needing to step away for multiple surgeries. | |||
| 27 | Victor Analog | November 14, 2020 | N/A | Noble, IL | 1 | 287 | Won in the finals of the 2020 Zero1 USA Tenkaichi Junior Tournament by defeating DaCobra. | |||
| 28 | Jake Lander | August 28, 2021 | N/A | Decatur, IL | 2 | 21 | This was a four-way tables, ladders & chairs match also involving Jimmy Karryt and Sabin Gauge. | |||
| 29 | Jimmy Karryt | September 18, 2021 | N/A | Mattoon, IL | 1 | 224 | Singles Match | [5] | ||
| 30 | Mat Fitchett | April 30, 2022 | N/A | Mattoon, IL | 1 | 207 | Singles Match | |||
| — | Vacated | November 23, 2022 | — | — | — | — | Vacated due to a shoulder injury. | |||
| 32 | Victor Analog | December 17, 2022 | Zero1 USA: How The Lowlifes Stole Christmas | Mattoon, IL | 2 | 245 | This was a four-way elimination match for the vacant title also featuring Anakin Murphy, Eli Wylder, & Devonte Knox. | |||
| 33 | Jake Parnell | August 19, 2023 | Zero1 USA: Homecoming 2023 | Mattoon, IL | 3 | 42 | By winning this match, Warhorse became the first three-time champion in the title’s history. | |||
| 34 | DaCobra | September 30, 2023 | Zero1 USA Live Pro Wrestling featuring Chavo Guerrero | Clinton, IL | 1 | 112 | ||||
| 35 | Victor Analog | January 20, 2024 | Zero1 USA New Year’s Retribution | Mattoon, IL | 3 | 0 | This was a four-way match that also included defending champion DaCobra & former champions Gary Jay & “Warhorse” Jake Parnell. Analog pinned Parnell for the first time in his career. | |||
| 36 | Devonte Knox | January 20, 2024 | Zero1 USA New Year’s Retribution | Mattoon, IL | 1 | 307 | Cashed in his contract for any title shot of his choosing at any time. | |||
| 37 | Joey O’Riley | October 19, 2024 | Zero1 USA Anniversary XVIII | Mattoon, IL | 1 | 34 | Won the title in a ladder match where if he lost, he would retire. | |||
Combined reigns
edit| † | Indicates the current champion |
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| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined days |
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| 1 | Oliver Cain | 1 | 812 |
| 2 | Jake Parnell | 3 | 651 |
| 3 | Matt Cage | 2 | 576 |
| 4 | Jake Lander | 2 | 560 |
| 5 | Victor Analog | 2 | 532 |
| 6 | Jason Dukes | 1 | 505 |
| 7 | Matt Sydal | 2 | 472 |
| 8 | Jonathan Gresham | 1 | 362 |
| 9 | Troy Walters | 2 | 322 |
| 10 | Devonte Knox | 1 | 297 |
| 11 | Jordan Perry | 1 | 266 |
| 12 | Alex Shelley | 1 | 245 |
| 13 | Blake Steel | 1 | 238 |
| 14 | Egotistico Fantastico | 1 | 229 |
| 15 | Jimmy Karryt | 1 | 224 |
| 16 | Austin Aries | 1 | 216 |
| 17 | Mat Fitchett | 1 | 207 |
| 18 | Mason Quinn | 1 | 169-197 |
| 19 | Dysfunction | 1 | 119 |
| Gary Jay | 1 | 119 | |
| 20 | DaCobra | 1 | 112 |
| Delirious | 1 | 112 | |
| 21 | Jaysin Strife | 1 | 91 |
| 22 | Justin Kage | 1 | 82 |
| 23 | Bobby Valentino | 1 | 63 |
| 24 | Mickey McCoy | 1 | 49 |
| 25 | † Joey O’Riley | 1 | 24 |
| 26 | Arya Daivari | 1 | <1 |
References
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- ^ Andrews, Michael (July 26, 2011). "NWA Atlanta Fanfest spotlights Georgia history and beyond". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
- ^ "Announcing: Zero1 Pro Wrestling USA". Zero1 USA. 2011-11-01. Retrieved 2013-08-02.
- ^ Loss (August 24, 2018). "2018-05-26-Z1 USA-Mattoon IL". prowrestlingonly.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (September 18, 2021). "ZERO1 USA". cagematch.net (in German). Retrieved September 23, 2021.