ICW Zero-G Championship

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ICW Zero-G Championship
Details
Promotion Insane Championship Wrestling
Date established21 November 2011 [1]
Current champion(s) Kenny Williams
Date won13 August 2023
Statistics
First champion(s) Noam Dar [1]
Most reigns Kenny Williams (4 reigns) [2]
Longest reignLiam Thomson (427 days)
Shortest reignCraig Anthony and Stevie James (<1 day)
Youngest champion Noam Dar (17 years)

The ICW Zero-G Championship is a professional wrestling junior heavyweight championship owned by United Kingdom's Insane Championship Wrestling promotion. The title was first established as the Zero Gravity Championship at Fear & Loathing III [3] on 21 November 2011, with Noam Dar becoming the inaugural champion. [4]

Contents

Title history

As of January5, 2024, there have been 31 reigns between 23 champions and two vacancy. Noam Dar was the inaugural champion, defeating Andy Wild, Falcon and Rob Cage in a tournament final at Fear and Loathing 3. [5] Kenny Williams has the most reigns with four. Liam Thomson's second reign is the longest at 426 days, while Craig Anthony and Stevie James' reigns are both the shortest at less than a day. [6]

The title has been a stepping stone for some champions to move towards the ICW World Heavyweight Championship, including Wolfgang, Lionheart, Stevie Boy, BT Gunn and, most recently, Leyton Buzzard. [7] [8]

Kenny Williams is the current champion in his fourth reign. He defeated Stevie James for the title at Shug's Hoose Party 8 on August 13, 2023, in Glasgow, Scotland. James had defeated Jason Reed earlier in the night to win the championship for the first time, before Williams announced he was using his cash-in opportunity. [9]

Reigns

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific champion
DaysNumber of days held
<1Reign lasted less than a day
+Current reign is changing daily
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDays
1 Noam Dar 21 November 2010Fear & Loathing III Glasgow, Scotland 1266Noam Dar defeated Andy Wild, Falcon and Rob Cage in a Four Way Elimination match in a tournament final to become Inaugural champion. [10] [11] [12]
2 Lionheart 14 August 2011SummerBam Glasgow, Scotland 170 [13]
3 Noam Dar 23 October 2011Fear & Loathing IV Glasgow, Scotland 2252 [14]
4Andy Wild1 July 2012Insane In The Membrane Glasgow, Scotland 1231This was a Three Way match which also involves Christopher. [15]
5 Wolfgang 17 February 2013Tramspotting Edinburgh, Scotland 1189 [16]
6 Mikey Whiplash 25 August 2013Dave's Not Here Man! Edinburgh, Scotland 113This was a Winner Takes All match in which Whiplash defended ICW Heavyweight Championship. [17]
7 Mark Coffey 7 September 2013There's Something About Mary(hill) Glasgow, Scotland 1204 [18]
8 Fergal Devitt 30 March 2014Still Smoking Glasgow, Scotland 128 [19]
9 Mark Coffey 27 April 2014Show Me Your Lizard Glasgow, Scotland 2147This was a Three Way match which also involves Noam Dar. [20]
10 Kenny Williams 21 September 2014Spacebaws Episode IV: A New Hope Glasgow, Scotland 1203 [21]
11 Danny Hope 12 April 2015Insane Entertainment System Tour - Boom Shakalaka (He's On Fire) Liverpool, England 17 [22]
12 Stevie Boy 19 April 2015Insane Entertainment System Tour - Alex Kidd In London London, England 1210This was a Six Way match which involves Kenny Williams, Kid Fite, Liam Thomson and Paul Robinson. [23]
13Davey Boy15 November 2015Fear & Loathing VIII Glasgow, Scotland 1140 [24]
14 Lionheart 3 April 2016BarraMania II Glasgow, Scotland 2231This was a Six Way match which involves Joe Hendry, Kenny Williams, Liam Thomson and Zack Gibson. [25]
15 Kenny Williams 20 November 2016 Fear & Loathing IX Glasgow, Scotland 2210This was a Stairway To Heaven match which also involved Zack Gibson, Aaron Echo, Andy Wild, Liam Thomson and Iestyn Rees. [26]
16 Zack Gibson 18 June 2017Fight Club Glasgow, Scotland 141This was a Falls Count Anywhere Street Fight match [27]
17 Kenny Williams 29 July 2017Shug's Hoose Party 4 - Day 1 Glasgow, Scotland 31This was a Ladder match. [28]
18 BT Gunn 30 July 2017Shug's Hoose Party 4 - Day 2 Glasgow, Scotland 1245 [29]
— Vacated 1 April 2018————Vacated after a double pinfall between Jody Fleisch and Mark Coffey in a Three Way match [30]
19 Mark Coffey 29 April 2018BarraMania 4 Glasgow, Scotland 3217This was a Gauntlet match for a vacant title which also involves Aaron Echo, Andy Wild, DCT, Jordan Devlin and Rampage Brown. [31]
20 Joe Coffey 2 December 2018Fear & Loathing XI Glasgow, Scotland 1237 [32]
21Liam Thomson27 July 2019Shug's Hoose Party 6 - Day 1 Glasgow, Scotland 1141This was a Save Pro Wrestling Rules match. [33]
22 Leyton Buzzard 15 December 2019Fight Club Glasgow, Scotland 149 [34]
23Liam Thomson2 February 20209th Annual Square Go! Glasgow, Scotland 2426 [35]
— Vacated 3 April 2021————Thomson had to vacate the championship due to injury
24Craig Anthony10 April 2021Fight Club Glasgow, Scotland 1<1 [36]
25 Kez Evans 10 April 2021Fight Club Glasgow, Scotland 1141 [36]
26Daz Black29 August 2021Fight Club Glasgow, Scotland 1175 [37]
27Dylan Thorn20 February 202210th Annual Square Go! Glasgow, Scotland 1160 [38]
28Daz BlackJuly 30, 2022Shug's Hoose Party 7 - Night 2 Glasgow, Scotland 2113This was a Ladder match. [39]
29Theo DorosNovember 20, 2022Fear & Loathing XIV Glasgow, Scotland 198The event will air at a later date on the WWE Network. [40]
30Saqib AliFebruary 26, 2023The 11th Annual Square Go! Glasgow, Scotland 177 [41]
31Jason ReedMay 14, 2023Get The F Out Glasgow, Scotland 191This was a four way match also involving Che Monet and Stevie James [42]
32Stevie JamesAugust 13, 2023Shug's Hoose Party 8 Glasgow, Scotland 1<1 [9]
33 Kenny Williams August 13, 2023Shug's Hoose Party 8 Glasgow, Scotland 4145+ [9]

Combined reigns

As of January5, 2024.

†Indicates the current champion
RankChampionNo. of
reigns		Combined days
1 Mark Coffey 3568
2Liam Thomson2567
3 Kenny Williams †4559+
4 Noam Dar 2518
5 Lionheart 2301
6Daz Black2288
7 BT Gunn 1247
8 Joe Coffey 1237
9Andrew Wilde1231
10Stevie Boy1210
11 Wolfgang 1189
12Dylan Thorn1160
13 Kez Evans 1141
14Davey Boy1140
15Theo Doros198
16Jason Reed191
17Saqib Ali177
18 Leyton Buzzard 149
19 Zack Gibson 141
20 Fergal Devitt 128
21 Mikey Whiplash 113
22 Danny Hope 17
23Craig Anthony1<1
Stevie James1<1

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