IWA Intercontinental Championship

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IWA Intercontinental Championship
Chris Angel Rey Invicto.jpg
The IWA Intercontinental Championship (right) being held by former champion Chris Angel.
Details
Promotion International Wrestling Association & International Wrestling Entertainment
Date establishedFebruary 23, 2002
Current champion(s)John Hawking
Date wonNovember 18, 2023
Other name(s)
  • IWA Intercontinental (Heavyweight) Championship (Febrery 23, 2002 - June 16, 2012, September 7, 2019 -present)
  • IWE Intercontinental Championship (January 22, 2022 - November 19, 2022 (Unification)) (During the IWE takeover storyline vs IWA, 2 champions of each division were disputed, it continued with the same lineage)
  • IWA Undisputed Intercontinental Championship (also used in addition as referenced in IWA's website since the November 19, 2022 IWA/IWE title Unification)
Statistics
First champion(s) Super Crazy
Most reigns Chicano (6 reigns)
Longest reign Manny Ferno (623 days)
Shortest reign Huracan Castillo (<1 day)

The IWA Intercontinental Championship is a secondary professional wrestling title defended in Puerto Rico. It was originally defended in the original International Wrestling Association, later being reintroduced in the World Wrestling League (WWL). The title was used since 2002, when Super Crazy became the first champion, defeating Eddie Guerrero at the very first Ring of Honor event, The Era of Honor Begins, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The championship was modified in 2009, changing the original black belt to another colored red.

Contents

In 2021, Fernando Tonos and Manny Ferno created the group La Alianza IWE with the intention of completing a hostile takeover on behalf of International Wrestling Entertainment. Members of the stable won all of the IWA-PR titles. In response, general manager Chicky Starr and Savio Vega introduced parallel titles for each division in March 2022. While the storyline continued, there was a pair of belts contested independently of each other, with the original being referenced to as the "IWE Intercontinental Championship".

History

In early 2015, while Vega was part of La Radio PR's "Más Allá del Ring" show, the title made appearances as part of the studio's decore along the Undisputed World Heavyweight and World Tag Team Championships.

Reintroduced by Savio Vega as part of the main angle of Golpe de Estado 2018, in which he led a group that intended to convert the WWL into the second incarnation of the IWA. At the event, Richard Rondón carried the title with him. Despite IWA failing at Golpe de Estado, the angle was continued. In the meantime, the Intercontinental Championship was featured in an event sponsored by the municipal administration of Naranjito, still lacking formal adjudication.

Reintroduction (2019)

On June 15, 2019, in Naranjito, Puerto Rico IWA started doing matches to determine a new Intercontinental Champion. the new champion will be determined at Golpe de Estado in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico on September 7, 2019. On August 24 edition of Impacto Total, Chicky Starr announced that Monster Pain would replace Sweet Nasty Papi due he was beaten and unable to participate at the event.

Tournament

Impacto Total

06/15 Naranjito

Zona de Conflicto

08/17 Vega Alta

Golpe de Estado

09/07 Guaynabo

         
1 Huracan Castillo W
8 Pupe Jackson
Thunder W
Huracan Castillo
4 Thunder W
5 PMS Dean Rose
Huracan Castillo
Monster Pain
2 Sweet Nasty Papi W
7 Excellent Mantell
Lightning W
Sweet Nasty Papi
3 Lightning W
6 Bolo The Red Bulldog

Belt designs

The original was crafted by Reggie Parks using acid etching in 2002, it used the same basic template that this craftsman has used in the 1986 WWE Intercontinental Championship belt and other titles in his line. Like those belts, the IWA Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship had a main plate composed by three gilded rectangles of receding size, which due to usage exposed the silver coloring underneath. The central area of the design features a geographical World Map inside a circle, flanked by the same design of six five-pointed stars grouped together. Above and under are three black-colored ribbons, with the upper one prominently reading “INTERCONTINENTAL” and the inferior pair “HEAVYWEIGHT WRESTLING CHAMPION”. The lower part features two eight-pointed stars, an element that is also present in the Parks belts. The crown of the belt has the acronym, “IWA”, inside a trapezoid that is surrounded by leaf motifs. There are four two side square side plates which originally featured designs of wrestlers grappling under the company name. These were replaced with ones that depict the flags of Puerto Rico, Japan, Germany and the United States with their capitalized names over each. The title was modified in 2009, when strap was replaced with a new made of red-colored leather. The template was shared with the IWA Hardcore Championship and later the IWA Puerto Rico/Caribbean Heavyweight Championship.

In 2021, IWA-PR commissioned new belts to commemorate its 20th anniversary from Collection Spot. The Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship was replaced with an original design, which was based on the original. The new belt featured an oblong central plaque that preserved the World Map and ribbons. However, it introduced two flanking black ribbons which contained five stars and widespread use of heraldic wreath motifs and mantling. The grouping of six stars forming another star, a feature created by Parks and present in many of his designs, was used inside a circle placed at the bottom of the central plaque. The side plates were redesigned to be circular and removing the flags. Both feature maps surrounded by two ribbons with five stars and wreaths, with the left plaque depicting the Western Hemisphere and the right the Eastern Hemisphere. All three plates include a silver-colored IWA logo at the top. Meanwhile, the original belt was repurposed as the IWE Intercontinental Championship with a sticker of the stable's logo being placed over the "IWA" in the crown of the center plate.

Title history

Indicates disputed IWA/IWE champions.
Indicates title reigns and changes not recognized by IWA or vacancies.

Highlights in bold denotes after Juicio Final 2022 each division have 2 champions due by the controversy between IWA and IWE, in which the latter took control of the old titles forcing IWA to create new titles in each division

#WrestlersReignDateDays

held

LocationEventNotesRef
1 Super Crazy 1February 23, 200242 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ROH : The Era of Honor BeginsDefeated Eddie Guerrero at Ring of Honor's debut show to become the first champion. [1]
2"El Lobo" Andy Anderson1April 6, 20027 Carolina, Puerto Rico Juicio Final IIDefeated Super Crazy in a Tables, Ladders and Chairs Match. [2]
3 Super Crazy 2April 13, 20027 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Won the title by forfeit due to Lobo being injured.
4Anarchy1April 20, 200228 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
5 Chicano 1May 18, 200298 Caguas, Puerto Rico IWA TV Taping [3]
6"El Lobo" Andy Anderson2August 24, 200242 Toa Baja, Puerto Rico IWA TV Taping [4]
VacantOctober 5, 2002Bayamón, Puerto RicoIWA TV TapingMiguel Pérez stripped El Lobo of the title due to an injury. [5]
7 Justin Sane 1October 5, 200228 Bayamón, Puerto Rico IWA TV TapingDefeated Diabólico. [5]
8 Eric Alexander 1November 2, 200242Bayamón, Puerto RicoIWA TV Taping [6]
9 Abyss 1December 14, 20021 Carolina, Puerto Rico Christmas in PR (2002) [7]
10 Glamour Boy Shane 1December 15, 200283 San Germán, Puerto Rico Christmas in PR (2002) [8]
11 Nord 1March 8, 200342 Toa Baja, Puerto Rico IWA TV Taping [9]
12 Chicano 2April 19, 200398 Bayamón, Puerto Rico IWA TV Taping
13 Ricky Banderas 1July 26, 2003125 Bayamón, Puerto Rico IWA TV TapingAlso Defeated Vampiro to win his 5th reign for the IWA Hardcore Championship on July 12, 2003 in San Juan, Puerto Rico and Banderas Defeated Vampiro again to win his 6th for the IWA Hardcore Championship on October 7, 2003 in Kissimmee, Florida. [10]
VacantNovember 28, 2003 Manatí, Puerto Rico Hardcore Weekend (2002)Ray Gonzalez requested a match with David Flair for the belt. [11]
14 David Flair 1November 28, 20032 Manatí, Puerto Rico Hardcore Weekend (2002)Defeated Ray Gonzalez for the vacant championship. [12]
15 Ray González 1November 30, 200327 Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
16 Invader I 1December 27, 2003119 Carolina, Puerto Rico
17 Glamour Boy Shane 2April 24, 2004210 Cayey, Puerto Rico IWA TV Taping [13]
18 Bison 1November 20, 200484 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Hardcore Weekend (2004) [14]
19 Slash Venom 1February 12, 200513 Caguas, Puerto Rico IWA TV TapingThis was a Steel Cage match. [15]
20 Kasey James 1February 25, 200530 Gurabo, Puerto Rico
21 Ricky Banderas 2March 27, 200520 Guayanilla, Puerto Rico IWA TV Taping
22 Jean-Pierre Lafitte 1April 16, 200563 Caguas, Puerto Rico
23Ricky Banderas3June 18, 2005103 Carolina, Puerto Rico Won the title in a Steel Cage match.
24 Hannibal 1September 29, 200510 Gurabo, Puerto Rico
25Noriega1October 9, 200527 Toa Baja, Puerto Rico
26 Invader I 2November 5, 200584 Bayamon, Puerto Rico
26 Chicano 3January 28, 200642 Levittown, Puerto Rico
27Ray González2March 11, 200699 Bayamón, Puerto Rico
VacantJune 18, 2006 Yabucoa, Puerto Rico Title stripped.
28Magnificent Chris1July 15, 200691 Toa Baja, Puerto Rico Won a battle royal, last eliminating Joe Bravo.
29 Chicano 4October 14, 200683 Caguas, Puerto Rico Hardcore Weekend (2006)If Magnificent Chris loses, he will have to dress like a woman. [16]
30Mr. Big1January 5, 200715 Isabela, Puerto Rico Histeria Boricua (2007) [17]
31 Lightning 1January 20, 200785 Levittown, Puerto Rico IWA TV Taping [18]
32El Diamante (Julio César Cruz)1April 15, 200734 Isabela, Puerto Rico
33"Jumpin" Jeff Jeffrey1May 19, 200740 Carolina, Puerto Rico Juicio Final - La RevanchaWon the title pinning the champion in a tag team match [19]
VacantJuly 28, 2007Carolina, Puerto RicoJeff Jeffrey jumped to WWC so the title was stripped from him.
34 Vito 1August 18, 200745 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Armagedón (2007)Defeated El Bacano. [20]
VacantOctober 2, 2007Yabucoa, Puerto RicoTitle vacant.
35Richard Rondón1January 6, 2008 Bayamón, Puerto Rico 69Histeria Boricua (2008)Won a battle royal. [21]
36Romeo1March 15, 200863 Caguas, Puerto Rico IWApr.tv ExclusiveThe event was branded exclusive for IWApr.tv website. [22]
37Richard Rondón2May 17, 200856 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Juicio Final VIII [23]
VacantJuly 12, 2008Bayamón, Puerto RicoTitle vacant.
38Romeo2July 19, 20088 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Summer Attitude (2008)Defeated Mr. Big. [24]
39Mr.Big2July 27, 200827 Levittown, Puerto Rico Summer Attitude - La Revancha [25]
40Richard Rondón3August 23, 200842 Levittown, Puerto Rico Road to ArmaggedonBefore the match Romeo attacks brutally Mr. Big, later in the same night Richard Rondón returns and Defeated Romeo to become the new IWA Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion. [26]
41 Joe Bravo 1October 4, 2008133 Isabela, Puerto Rico Golpe de Estado (2008) [27]
42 Super Crazy 3February 14, 200993 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Noche de Campeones (2009) [28]
43Rick Stanley1May 16, 200963 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Juicio Final (2009) [29]
44Diabólico1July 18, 200984 Bayamón, Puerto Rico IWA 10th AnniversaryDefeated Rick Stanley in a Ladder Match. [30]
45Joe Bravo2October 10, 200918 Bayamón, Puerto Rico IWA TV TapingAlso Defeated Miguel Pérez, Jr. for the IWA World Heavyweight Championship to become double champion. [31]
46 Dennis Rivera 1October 28, 200980 Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico
47Joe Bravo3January 16, 201091 Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico IWA TV Taping [32]
48Noel Rodríguez1April 17, 201070 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Juicio Final (2010) [33]
49 Gilbert 1June 26, 201021 Bayamón, Puerto Rico V Copa José Miguel Pérez [34]
50Noel Rodríguez2July 17, 201021 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Summer Attitude (2010)Defeated Gilbert in a TLC match. [35]
51Diabólico2August 7, 2010120 Toa Alta, Puerto Rico Back to SchoolDefeated Ash Rubinsky and Noel Rodríguez in 3-way match. [36]
52 Chris Angel 1December 5, 2010327 Bayamón, Puerto Rico Christmas in P.R (2010)After Diabólico no showed the match, Chris Angel Defeated Savio Vega in his in-ring debut to win the vacant title. [37]
53El Ilegal (Jeff Jeffrey)2October 28, 2011106 Toa Alta, Puerto Rico Halloween Mayhem (2011) [38]
54Zcion1February 11, 2012126 Toa Alta, Puerto Rico Kaos and OdisseyDefeated El Ilegal, Jay-Cobs and Enigma in a 4-way match. [39]
DeactivatedJune 16, 2012When IWA closed
55 Huracan Castillo 1September 7, 2019<1day Guaynabo, Puerto Rico Golpe de Estado (2019)The President of IWA, Savio Vega named Huracan Castillo as the Tournament Champion by default and the New IWA Intercontinental Champion. [40]
56 Monster Pain 1September 7, 201984 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico Golpe de Estado (2019) [41]
57 Electro 1November 30, 201998 Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico Hardcore Weekend (2019) [42]
58Manny Ferno1March 7, 2020623 Humacao, Puerto Rico Histeria Boricua (2020) [43]
59 Chicano 5November 20, 20211 Manati, Puerto Rico Impacto Total
60Mighty Ursus1November 21, 202120 Manati, Puerto Rico Impacto Total
61 Chicano 6December 11, 202170 Humacao, Puerto Rico Christmas in P.R (2021)During his reign on January 22, 2022, Chicano was viciously attacked by Mighty Ursus, with the latter stealing his title and unoficially self proclaimed himself as Champion, with him calling referring it as the IWE Intercontinental Championship or just as Intercontinental Championship as Tonos and the alliance takeover control of titles [44]
62Khriz Díaz (IWE Half)1February 19, 202270 Manati, Puerto Rico Impacto TotalAfter legitimate champion Chicano was viciously injured and wasn't available to defend for 3 months, in a meeting between Vega, Tonos, Ferno and Promoter Edwin Ortega. 4th contender Díaz was awarded the title by Manny Ferno who was the number 1 contender after he withdrew from a signed match at the meeting between him and Díaz (Grimm and Ursus (unoficial self proclaimed champion) were second and third contenders respectively and were out with injuries.
63Niche (IWA Half)1April 30, 202249 Humacao, Puerto Rico Juicio Final (2022)IWA crowned a new IWA Intercontinental Champion in a X Match also involved Ezdraz, El Hijo Del Enigma, Dean Rose & Azazel [45]
64 Electro (IWE Half)2April 30, 202228 Humacao, Puerto Rico Juicio Final (2022) [45]
65Khriz Diaz (IWE Half)2May 28, 202221 Vega Baja, Puerto Rico La Gran Amenaza (2022)Defeated Electro in a rematch to win the IWE Intercontinental Championship, in other side Niche retains the IWA Intercontinental Championship
66Aiden Grimm (IWE Half)1June 18, 202242 Humacao, Puerto Rico Summer Attitude (2022)Defeated Khris Diaz to win the IWE Intercontinental belt.
67Azazel (IWA Half)1June 18, 202212 Humacao, Puerto Rico Summer Attitude (2022)Defeated El Niche to win the IWA Intercontinental belt.
68Niche (IWA Half)2July 30, 2022142 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico Summer Attitude (2022)Defeated Azazel to win the IWA Intercontinental belt.
69Manú (IWE half/Unification)1 IWE half / 2 UndisputedJuly 30, 2022189 Guaynabo, Puerto Rico Summer Attitude (2022)Defeated Aiden Grimm to win the IWE half, months later during his reign he defeated Niche on November 19 to win the IWA half, unifying the belts and became the Undisputed IWA Intercontinental champion. Ending the IWA/IWE title dispute storyline
68Azazel2February 4, 202321 Humacao, Puerto Rico Vendetta (2023)
69Manú3February 25, 2023266Unknown River locationImpacto TotalThis was a segment-match, defeated Azazel to win the IWA title in a last man standing match that started in the parking lot of Coliseo Emilio Huyke and ended in a unknown river, where the former champion drowned and didn't responded.
70John Hawking1November 18, 2023322+ Juncos, Puerto Rico Mano DuraDuring this reign, on the September 28 Golpe de Estado event, Hawking defeat Pedro Portillo III in a triple title match for the IWA World Heavyweight Championship, Heavyweight Championship, the IWA Puerto Rico Championship and retained his IWA Intercontinental Championship.

Combined reigns

As of October5, 2024.
Record longest reigning champion Chris Angel Chris Angel Rey Invicto.jpg
Record longest reigning champion Chris Angel
†Indicates the current champion
RankWrestlerNo. of reignsCombined days
1Manny Ferno1623
2 Chicano 6507
3 Chris Angel 1326
4John Hawking1322+
5 Glamour Boy Shane 2293
6 Joe Bravo 3280
7 Ricky Banderas 3248
8 Ray Gonzalez 2244
9 Invader I 2202
10Diabólico2198
11Richard Rondón3167
12 Super Crazy 3140
13Zcion1126
14 Electro 198
15Noel Rodríguez291
Magnificent Chris191
17 Lightning 187
18 Bison Smith 184
19 Monster Pain 180
20Romeo271
21Khriz Díaz170
22Jeff Jeffrey167
23 Jean Pierre Lafitte 163
Rick Stanley163
25 Dennis Rivera 149
26E2 Lobo (Andy Anderson)248
27 Big Vito 145
28 Nord 142
Eric Alexander 142
30Mr. Big235
31Diamante132
32 Kasey James 30
33Anarchy28
34 Justin Sane 27
35Noriega27
36 Gilbert 21
37Mighty Ursus20
38 Slash Venom 13
39 Hannibal 10
40 David Flair 1
41 Abyss 1
42 Huracan Castillo 1<1

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