UWC Heavyweight Championship
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| UWC Heavyweight Championship | |||||||||||||||
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| Promotion | United Wrestling Coalition | ||||||||||||||
| Date established | March 21, 1998 | ||||||||||||||
| Current champion(s) | Tony Chini | ||||||||||||||
| Date won | September 3, 2022 | ||||||||||||||
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The United Wrestling Coalition (UWC) Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship in the American independent professional wrestling promotion United Wrestling Coalition. Being a professional wrestling championship, it is not won via direct competition; it is instead won via a predetermined ending to a match or awarded to a wrestler because of a wrestling angle. It became an official title on March 21, 1998 when Derik Starr became the first champion.[1] The championship is held by Tony Chini, who is in his first reign as champion. There have been 33 reigns by 27 wrestlers and five vacancies.
Title lineage[edit]
As of July 3, 2024
| # | Order in reign history |
| Reign | The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed |
| — | Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign |
| N/A | The information is not available or is unknown |
| † | Indicates the title change is not recognized by UWC |
|---|---|
| + | Indicates the current reign is changing daily |
| # | Wrestlers | Reign | Date | Days held |
Successful title defenses | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derik Starr | 1 | March 21, 1998 | 84 | 3 | Browns Mills, NJ | Won a 20-man battle royal to become the first champion.[1] |
| 2 | Warhead | 1 | June 13, 1998 | 175 | 2 | Pemberton, NJ | [2] |
| — | Vacated | — | December 5, 1998 | — | N/A | Pemberton, NJ | Vacated when Warhead suffers an injury and cannot defend the title[3] |
| 3 | Cannon | 1 | December 5, 1998 | 161 | 4 | Pemberton, NJ | Won a battle royal for the vacant title[3] |
| 4 | Tommy Force | 1 | May 15, 1999 | 245 | 2 | Yardville, NJ | [4] |
| 5 | Tundra | 1 | January 15, 2000 | 113 | 1 | Mount Holly, NJ | Defeated Rick Silver, who was defending the title for Tommy Force[5] |
| 6 | Billy Lassiter | 1 | May 7, 2000 | 209 | 3 | Pemberton, NJ | [6] |
| 7 | Twiggy Ramirez | 1 | December 2, 2000 | 364 | 2 | Pemberton, NJ | Won in a three way match that also included Dr. Hurtz[7] |
| 8 | Bobby Piper | 1 | December 1, 2001 | 1099 | 6 | Pemberton, NJ | Won in a tag team match teaming with Ripper against Twiggy Ramirez and Orphan[8] |
| 9 | The Orphan | 1 | December 4, 2004 | 371 | 0 | Pemberton, NJ | Won in a three way match that also included Billy Lassiter[9] |
| 10 | Reckless Youth | 1 | December 10, 2005 | 728 | 3 | Pemberton, NJ | [10] |
| — | Vacated | — | December 8, 2007 | — | N/A | Pemberton, NJ | Vacated when Reckless Youth cannot make a scheduled title defense[11] |
| 11 | Joe Rules | 1 | December 8, 2007 | 0 | 0 | Pemberton, NJ | Awards self the title as UWC Commissioner after winning a six person tag team match teaming with Taylor Nicole and Della Morte against Ernie Osiris, Kory Castle, and Roxie Cotton[11] |
| — | Vacated | — | December 8, 2007 | — | N/A | Pemberton, NJ | Vacated when Joe Rules is fired as UWC Commissioner and his replacement, Michael Grimaldi, declares all UWC titles to be vacant.[11] |
| 12 | Don Montoya | 1 | December 8, 2007 | 728 | 2 | Pemberton, NJ | Won vacant title in a tag match, teaming with Kyle Durden against Raven and Alex Payne[11] |
| 13 | Section 8 | 1 | December 5, 2009 | 0 | 0 | Pemberton, NJ | [12] |
| — | Vacated | — | December 5, 2009 | — | N/A | Pemberton, NJ | Section 8 retires after winning the title[12] |
| 14 | Legion | 1 | January 16, 2010 | 119 | 3 | Browns Mills, NJ | Defeats Twiggy Ramirez and Rudo the Heel in a tournament final[13] |
| 15 | Biggie Biggs | 1 | May 15, 2010 | 42 | 0 | Browns Mills, NJ | [14] |
| 16 | Twiggy Ramirez | 2 | June 26, 2010 | 161 | 3 | Browns Mills, NJ | [15] |
| 17 | Biggie Biggs | 2 | December 4, 2010 | 182 | 6 | Pemberton, NJ | Won in a three way match that also included Reckless Youth[16] |
| 18 | Geoffrey Bravo | 1 | June 4, 2011 | 182 | 3 | Browns Mills, NJ | [17] |
| 19 | Silly Billy | 1 | December 3, 2011 | 161 | 2 | Pemberton, NJ | [18] |
| 20 | Big Rig | 1 | May 12, 2012 | 203 | 3 | Browns Mills, NJ | [19] |
| 21 | Geoffrey Bravo | 2 | December 1, 2012 | 287 | 3 | Browns Mills, NJ | [20] |
| 22 | Vinny DeMarco | 1 | September 14, 2013 | 273 | 4 | Browns Mills, NJ | Won in a three way match that also included Twiggy Ramirez.[21] |
| 23 | Ryan Haston | 1 | June 14, 2014 | 224 | 3 | Browns Mills, NJ | [22] |
| 24 | Serious William | 2 | January 24, 2015 | 56 | 0 | New Egypt, NJ | Formerly known as Silly Billy.[23] |
| 25 | "Textbook" Philly Madison | 1 | March 21, 2015 | 413 | 7 | New Egypt, NJ | Won the title in a handicap match where Serious William teamed with Mr. Rig[24] |
| 26 | "The Thriller" Andd Bivians | 1 | May 7, 2016 | 399 | 6 | Wrightstown, NJ | [25] |
| 27 | Fredo Majors | 1 | June 11, 2017 | 448 | 7 | Wrightstown, NJ | Won in a three way match that also included Jimmy Pipes.[26] |
| 28 | "American Muscle" Nate Mustang | 1 | September 1, 2018 | 371 | 5 | Wrightstown, NJ | [27] |
| 29 | Mr. Spectrum | 1 | September 7, 2019 | 378 | 6 | Wrightstown, NJ | [28] |
| 30 | Biggie Biggs | 3 | September 19, 2020 | 377 | 13 | Wrightstown, NJ | [29] |
| — | Vacated | — | October 1, 2021 | — | N/A | Pemberton, NJ | Vacated when Biggie Biggs announces his retirement[30] |
| 31 | "American Muscle" Nate Mustang | 1 | October 16, 2021 | 0 | 0 | Wrightstown, NJ | Won the vacant title in a triple threat match that included Lost Boy Kirby and Mr. Spectrum.[31] |
| 32 | Lost Boy Kirby | 1 | October 16, 2021 | 322 | 3 | Wrightstown, NJ | Immediately cashed in Wrightstown Rumble title shot to win the title.[31] |
| 33 | "Il Capo Grande" Tony Chini | 1 | September 3, 2022 | 669+ | 3 | Bordentown, NJ |
List of combined reigns[edit]
As of July 3, 2024
| Rank | Wrestler | # Of Reigns | Combined Days | Total Title Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bobby Piper | 1 | 1099 | 6 |
| 3 | Reckless Youth | 1 | 728 | 3 |
| Don Montoya | 1 | 728 | 2 | |
| 4 | Biggie Biggs | 3 | 601 | 21 |
| 5 | Twiggy Ramirez | 2 | 525 | 5 |
| 6 | Geoffrey Bravo | 2 | 469 | 6 |
| 7 | Fredo Majors | 1 | 448 | 7 |
| 8 | "Textbook" Philly Madison | 1 | 413 | 6 |
| 9 | "The Thriller" Andd Bivians | 1 | 399 | 5 |
| 10 | Mr. Spectrum | 1 | 378 | 6 |
| 12 | "American Muscle" Nate Mustang | 2 | 371 | 5 |
| Orphan | 1 | 371 | 0 | |
| 13 | Lost Boy Kirby | 1 | 322 | 3 |
| 14 | Vinny DeMarco | 1 | 273 | 4 |
| 15 | Tommy Force | 1 | 245 | 2 |
| 16 | "Il Capo Grande" Tony Chini | 1 | 669+ | 3 |
| 17 | Ryan Haston | 1 | 224 | 3 |
| 18 | Silly Billy/Serious William | 2 | 217 | 2 |
| 19 | Billy Lassiter | 1 | 209 | 3 |
| 20 | Big Rig | 1 | 203 | 3 |
| 21 | Warhead | 1 | 175 | 2 |
| 22 | Cannon | 1 | 161 | 4 |
| 23 | Legion | 1 | 119 | 3 |
| 24 | Tundra | 1 | 113 | 1 |
| 25 | Derik Starr | 1 | 84 | 1 |
| 27 | Section 8 | 1 | <1 | 0 |
| Joe Rules | 1 | <1 | 0 |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "UWC #1". Cagematch. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
- ↑ "UWC #4". Cagematch. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "UWC #9 - Toys For Tots". Cagematch. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
- ↑ "UWC #14". Cagematch. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
- ↑ "UWC #17". Cagematch. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
- ↑ "UWC #20". Cagematch. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
- ↑ "UWC #24 - 3rd Annual Toys For Tots". Cagematch. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
- ↑ "UWC #27 - 4th Annual Toys For Tots". Cagematch. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
- ↑ "UWC #34 - 7th Annual Toys For Tots". Cagematch. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
- ↑ "UWC #36 - 8th Annual Toys For Tots". Cagematch. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 "UWC #42 - 10th Annual Toys For Tots". Cagematch. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "UWC #47 - 12th Annual Toys For Tots". Cagematch. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
- ↑ "UWC #48". Cagematch. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
- ↑ "UWC #53". Cagematch. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
- ↑ "UWC #54". Cagematch. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
- ↑ "UWC #59 - 13th Annual Toys For Tots". Cagematch. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
- ↑ "UWC #68 - Browns Mills Rumble II". Cagematch. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
- ↑ "UWC #75 - 14th Annual Toys For Tots". Cagematch. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
- ↑ "UWC #80". Cagematch. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
- ↑ "UWC #86 - Operation Santa". Cagematch. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
- ↑ "UWC #94". Cagematch. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
- ↑ "UWC #103". Cagematch. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
- ↑ "UWC #111". Cagematch. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
- ↑ "UWC #113". Cagematch. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
- ↑ "UWC #124". Wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
- ↑ "UWC #136". Wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
- ↑ "UWC #148". Wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
- ↑ "UWC #156 - Sir Oswald's Quest @ Wrightstown". Wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- ↑ "UWC Ozzyfest II". Cagematch.net. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
- ↑ "Reigning Champions". Facebook. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 "UWC Halloween Spectacular (Evening Show)". Cagematch.net. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
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