JAPW Heavyweight Championship
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| JAPW Heavyweight Championship | |||||||||||||||||||
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Kenny Omega | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date won | January 7, 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Promotion | Jersey All Pro Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date created | October 31, 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||
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The Jersey All Pro Wrestling (JAPW) Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship in the American independent professional wrestling promotion Jersey All Pro Wrestling.
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[edit] Title history
The 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 dupping 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 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, Delirous, Davey Richards, EC Negro, Human Tornado.
[edit] Title lineage
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
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| Joe Rules | 1 | October 31, 1997 | Bayonne, New Jersey | Last eliminated Pitbull #2 in a 20-man battle royal to become the first champion. |
| Pitbull #2 | 1 | October 31, 1997 | Bayonne, New Jersey | |
| Title vacated on December 5, 1997 in Bayonne, New Jersey due to Pitbull #2 being injured. | ||||
| 911 | 1 | December 5, 1997 | Bayonne, New Jersey | Defeated Patch to win the vacant title. |
| Don Montoya | 1 | August 25, 1998 | North Bergen, New Jersey | |
| Lou Diamond | 1 | February 26, 1999 | Bayonne, New Jersey | |
| 911 | 2 | February 26, 1999 | Bayonne, New Jersey | Given the title by Diamond after he won it. |
| Title vacated on February 26, 1999 in Bayonne, New Jersey after Lou Diamond awarded the title to 911. | ||||
| Lou Diamond | 2 | March 12, 1999 | Bayonne, New Jersey | Won a 20-man battle royal to win the vacant title. |
| Homicide | 1 | July 9, 1999 | Bayonne, New Jersey | |
| Chino Martinez | 1 | August 29, 1999 | Secaucus, New Jersey | |
| Lou Diamond | 3 | October 29, 1999 | Bayonne, New Jersey | |
| Title stripped on May 5, 2000. | ||||
| Jason | 1 | July 14, 2000 | Sayreville, New Jersey | Won a 30-man battle royal to win the vacant title. |
| Title vacated on November 18, 2000 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania after Jason left the promotion. | ||||
| Homicide | 2 | November 18, 2000 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Defeated Jay Lover to win the vacant title. |
| Low Ki | 1 | July 7, 2001 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
| Homicide | 3 | August 17, 2001 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
| Dixie | 1 | February 2, 2002 | Bayonne, New Jersey | Defeated Homicide and Insane Dragon to unify the Heavyweight title, New Jersey State title and Light Heavyweight title. |
| Homicide | 4 | May 26, 2002 | Seaside Heights, New Jersey | |
| Slyck Wagner Brown | 1 | September 13, 2002 | Bayonne, New Jersey | |
| Homicide | 5 | September 20, 2002 | Bayonne, New Jersey | |
| Dan Maff | 1 | February 22, 2003 | Woodbridge, New Jersey | |
| Al Snow | 1 | August 1, 2003 | Rahway, New Jersey | |
| Jerry "The King" Lawler | 1 | November 8, 2003 | Secaucus, New Jersey | |
| Dan Maff | 2 | December 13, 2003 | Rahway, NJ | Defeated Lawler and Shane Douglas in a three-way match. |
| Title vacated on March 24, 2005 after Maff left the promotion. | ||||
| Homicide | 6 | March 26, 2005 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
| Jay Lethal | 1 | May 21, 2005 | Braintree, Massachusetts | Defeated Homicide, Kevin Steen and Samoa Joe in a four-way match. |
| Rhino | 1 | January 7, 2006 | Rahway, New Jersey | |
| Title stripped on October 28, 2006 in Rahway, New Jersey when Rhino no-shows a title defense. | ||||
| Teddy Hart | 1 | October 28, 2006 | Rahway, New Jersey | Defeated Low Ki, Homicide and Necro Butcher to win the vacant title. |
| Title vacated on January 23, 2007 when Hart was fired from JAPW. | ||||
| Low Ki | 2 | March 17, 2007 | Rahway, New Jersey | Defeated Rhino to win an eight man gauntlet for the vacant title. Other participants in the match were Chris Hero, Ruckus, Delirous, Davey Richards, EC Negro, Human Tornado. |
| Homicide | 7 | October 27, 2007 | Rahway, New Jersey | |
| Low-Ki | 3 | October 27, 2007 | Rahway, New Jersey | Pinned Homicide in a tag team match with a stipulation that Homicide loses the title if pinned by anyone. |
| Kenny Omega | 1 | January 7, 2008 | Jersey City, New Jersey | |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ JAPW World Heavyweight Championship History. Jersey All Pro Wrestling. Retrieved on 2007-10-16.
