FIP World Heavyweight Championship

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FIP World Heavyweight Championship
Austin Theory FIP World Heavyweight Champion.jpg
Former FIP World Heavyweight Champion Austin Theory with the belt, at EVOLVE 112, September 2018.
Details
Promotion World Wrestling Network
Brand Full Impact Pro (FIP)
Date establishedSeptember 25, 2004
Current champion(s)August Artois
Date wonDecember 10, 2023
Other name(s)
  • FIP Heavyweight Championship
    (September 25, 2004 – March 3, 2007)
  • FIP World Heavyweight Championship
    (March 3, 2007 – present)
Statistics
First champion(s) Homicide
Most reigns Roderick Strong
(3 reigns)
Longest reignJon Davis
(632 days)
Shortest reign Florenz De La Hunt
(1 day)
Oldest champion Jon Davis
(40 years, 189 days)
Youngest champion Austin Theory
(20 years, 130 days)
Heaviest champion Erick Stevens
(247 lb (112 kg))
Lightest champion Rich Swann
(165 lb (75 kg))

The FIP World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship held by the Full Impact Pro (FIP), a promotion owned by the World Wrestling Network. It is currently the highest ranked championship in FIP.

Contents

History

The title was introduced on September 25, 2004, at FIP's "Emergence: Part Two" event as the FIP Heavyweight Championship. [1] It was renamed the FIP World Heavyweight Championship on March 3, 2007, when then-champion Roderick Strong defeated Pac in Liverpool, England, at the Ring of Honor (ROH) promotion's "Fifth Year Festival: Liverpool" event. [2] Overall, there have been 23 reigns shared among 17 wrestlers. Title changes happen mostly at FIP-promoted events, which are usually released on DVD. The title has changed hands four times at non-FIP events. Reigns two and four occurred at ROH-promoted events, while reigns 10 and 11 happened at Dragon Gate events.

Since being renamed as a "World Championship" after a UK defense in March 2007, the title has been defended internationally multiple times. Not only has the championship been successfully defended in Japan, China, Canada, Mexico [3] [4] [5] [6] but the title has also changed hands in both Japan and China. [7]

Inaugural FIP Heavyweight Champion Tournament (2004)

First Round [8] Second Round [1] Semi Final [1] Final [1]
        
Rainman Pin
Jason Cross 11:15
RainmanPin
Kahagas 4:18
Scoot Andrews 4:39
Kahagas Pin
Rainman 13:36
CM PunkPin
Justin Credible Pin
Ralph Mosca 3:37
Justin Credible 10:51
CM PunkPin
Vordell Walker 13:01
CM Punk Pin
CM Punk 13:23
HomicidePin
Austin Aries Pin
Roderick Strong 17:00
Austin AriesPin
Jerrelle Clark 7:57
Slim J 6:27
Jerrelle ClarkPin
Austin Aries 15:30
HomicidePin
Joshua MastersPin
Lex Lovett 3:45
Joshua Masters 1:28
HomicidePin
AJ Styles 18:04
Homicide by DQ

Title history

The inaugural champion was Homicide, who defeated CM Punk in the finals of a two-night tournament that concluded on September 25, 2004, at FIP's "Emergence: Part Two" event. [1] Roderick Strong holds the record of most reigns, with three. Jon Davis's second reign is the longest singular reign at 632 days, while Erick Stevens reign is the shortest at 35 days. Davis also holds the record for longest combined reign at 821 days. Davis is also the oldest champion at 40, while Austin Theory is the youngest, having won it at 20.

Brian Brock is the current champion in his first reign. He defeated Lucky Ali at WWN Supershow: Mercury Rising on August 27, 2023, in Clearwater, FL.

Reigns

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific champion
DaysNumber of days held
+Current reign is changing daily
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDays
1 Homicide September 25, 2004Emergence: Part Two Tampa, FL 1476Homicide defeated CM Punk in a tournament final to become the first champion. [1]
2 Bryan Danielson January 14, 2006 ROH Hell Freezes Over Philadelphia, PA 1300This was a three-way dance also involving Roderick Strong. [9] [10]
3 Roderick Strong November 10, 2006All or Nothing Inverness, FL 1415The title was renamed the "FIP World Heavyweight Championship" on March 3, 2007, when Strong defeated Pac in Liverpool, England, at ROH's Fifth Year Festival: Liverpool event. [11] [2]
4 Erick Stevens December 30, 2007 Final Battle New York City, NY 148 [12]
5 Roderick Strong February 16, 2008Redefined Crystal River, FL 2154 [13]
6 Erick Stevens July 19, 2008Hot Summer Nights Crystal River, FL 235This was a Dog Collar match. [14]
7 Go Shiozaki August 23, 2008Heatstroke Crystal River, FL 1119 [15]
8 Tyler Black December 20, 2008Unstoppable Crystal River, FL 1133 [16]
9 Davey Richards May 2, 2009Unfinished Business Crystal River, FL 1218Richards was awarded the championship by forfeit after Tyler Black suffered a neck injury the previous night in Berwyn, IL and was forced to relinquish the title. [17]
10 Masaaki Mochizuki December 6, 2009 Dragon Gate The Gate of Generation Sapporo, Japan 148 [18]
11 Davey Richards January 23, 2010 DGUSA Fearless Chicago, IL 258 [19]
— Vacated March 22, 2010————The championship was vacated by the FIP Championship Committee due to "an unforeseen contractual situation" with Davey Richards. [20]
12 Jon Moxley April 17, 2010Southern Stampede Crystal River, FL 1360Moxley defeated Roderick Strong to win the vacant title. [21]
— Vacated April 12, 2011————The championship was vacated by the FIP Championship Committee due to Jon Moxley signing with WWE.
13 Jon Davis February 1, 2013Everything Burns Tampa, FL 1189Davis defeated A. R. Fox to win the vacant title. [22]
14 Trent Baretta August 9, 2013Heatstroke Tampa, FL 1462 [23]
15 Rich Swann November 14, 2014 WWNLive in China Chengdu, Sichuan 198 [24]
— Vacated February 20, 2015Ascension Tampa, FL ——The championship was vacated due to Rich Swann being sidelined with an injury. [25]
16 Roderick Strong February 20, 2015Ascension Tampa, FL 357Strong defeated Trent Baretta in a no disqualification match to win the vacant championship. [25]
17 Rich Swann April 18, 2015Establish Dominance Orlando, FL 276 [26]
18 Caleb Konley July 3, 2015Declaration of Independence Tampa, FL 1329 [27]
19 Fred Yehi May 27, 2016Accelerate Orlando, FL 1562 [28]
20 Austin Theory December 10, 2017 Evolve 97 Melrose, MA 1294 [29]
21 Anthony Henry September 30, 2018Accelerate Ybor City, FL 1509 [30]
22 Jon Davis February 21, 2020Everything Burns Ybor City, FL 2632 [31]
23KaramNovember 14, 2021WWN Supershow: Battle of the Belts Clearwater, FL 1292 [32]
24Florenz De La HuntSeptember 2, 2022POW Wrestling Rumble Geesthacht, Germany 11 [33]
25KaramSeptember 3, 2022POW Wrestling Rumble Hamburg, Germany 2330 [34]
26Lucky AliJuly 30, 2023Heatstroke Clearwater, FL 128It was in a winner takes all match where Ali's WWN Proving Ground Heavyweight Championship and ACW Heavyweight Championship were also at stake. [35]
27Brian BrockAugust 27, 2023WWN SuperShow: Mercury Rising Clearwater, FL 1282+ [36]

Combined reigns

As of June4, 2024.

Wrestler Jon Davis.jpg
Two-time champion Jon Davis, who holds the records for longest singular reign at 632 days and longest combined reign at 821 days
Roderick Strong 2018.jpg
Record three-time champion Roderick Strong.
Homicide 2017.jpg
Inaugural champion Homicide
Key
†Indicates the current champion(s)
RankWrestlerNo. of
reigns		Combined
days
1 Jon Davis 2821
2 Roderick Strong 3626
3Karam2622
4 Fred Yehi 1562
5 Anthony Henry 1509
6 Homicide 1476
7 Trent Baretta 1462
8 Jon Moxley 1360
9 Caleb Konley 1329
10 Bryan Danielson 1300
11 Austin Theory 1294
12 Davey Richards 2276
13 Rich Swann 2174
14 Tyler Black 1133
15 Go Shiozaki 1119
16Brian Brock †1282+
17 Erick Stevens 283
18 Masaaki Mochizuki 149
19Lucky Ali128
20Florenz De La Hunt11

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