IWRG Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship | |||||||||||
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Promotion | International Wrestling Revolution Group | ||||||||||
Date established | September 28, 1997 [1] | ||||||||||
Current champion(s) | DMT Azul | ||||||||||
Date won | November 2, 2023 | ||||||||||
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The IWRG Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship (Campeon Intercontinental Peso Completo IWRG in Spanish) is a singles Championship in the Mexican lucha libre (Professional wrestling) promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) and was introduced in 1997. It has since been defended throughout Mexico, primarily in Naucalpan, but also in Japan as well. [1] As the Championship is designated as a heavyweight title, it can only officially be competed for by wrestlers weighing at least 105 kg (231 lb). [2]
The current champion is DMT Azul, who defeated Galeno del Mal for the championship on November 2, 2023. The first holder of the IWRG Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship was Pierroth Jr. who won the title on September 28, 1997 defeating Black Magic in the finals of an eight-man tournament. [1] There have been eighteen recognized champions, combining for twenty-five total reigns. Máscara Año 2000 Jr. and Scorpio Jr. are tied for most championship reigns, with four each. El Canek holds the record for the longest individual reign 1,444 days (from May 5, 2006 to April 18, 2010, although his reign had a long period of inactivity). Valletta's first reign lasted 11 days, the shortest of any champion.
As it is a professional wrestling championship, the championship was not won not by actual competition, but by a scripted ending to a match determined by the bookers and match makers. [lower-alpha 1] On occasion the promotion declares a championship vacant, which means there is no champion at that point in time. This can either be due to a storyline, [lower-alpha 2] or real life issues such as a champion suffering an injury being unable to defend the championship, [lower-alpha 3] or leaving the company. [lower-alpha 4]
No. | Overall reign number |
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Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
Days | Number of days held |
N/A | Unknown information |
+ | Current reign is changing daily |
No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||
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Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||
1 | Pierroth Jr. | September 28, 1997 | IWRG show | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 1 | 672 | Defeated Black Magic in the finals of an eight-man tournament. | [1] |
2 | Pirata Morgan | August 1, 1999 | IWRG show | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 1 | 114 | [1] | |
3 | Super Parka | November 23, 1999 | Live event | Yokkaichi, Japan | 1 | 23 | [1] | |
4 | Scorpio Jr. | December 16, 1999 | IWRG show | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 1 | 609 | [1] | |
5 | Tinieblas Jr. | August 16, 2001 | IWRG show | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 1 | 378 | [7] | |
6 | Scorpio Jr. | August 29, 2002 | IWRG show | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 2 | 273 | [8] | |
7 | El Enterrador | May 29, 2003 | IWRG show | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 1 | 136 | [9] | |
8 | Tinieblas Jr. | October 12, 2003 | IWRG show | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 2 | 123 | [9] | |
9 | Villano IV | February 12, 2004 | IWRG show | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 1 | 210 | [10] | |
10 | Scorpio Jr. | September 9, 2004 | IWRG show | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 3 | 245 | [10] | |
11 | Heavy Metal | May 12, 2005 | IWRG show | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 1 | 224 | [11] | |
12 | Scorpio Jr. | December 22, 2005 | Guerra del Golfo | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 4 | [lower-alpha 5] | [11] | |
— | Vacated | February 2006 | — | — | — | — | Championship vacated when Scorpio Jr. left the promotion. | [12] |
13 | Canek | May 5, 2006 | IWRG show | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 1 | 1,444 | Defeated Rayo de Jalisco Jr. in a Relevos Increibles, that saw Perro Aguayo Jr. and Headhunter A against Canek and Jalisco. | [12] |
14 | Máscara Año 2000 Jr. | April 18, 2010 | IWRG show | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 1 | 67 | [13] | |
15 | Silver King | June 24, 2010 | IWRG show | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 1 | 479 | [14] | |
16 | Taboo | October 16, 2011 | Dr. Wagner 50th Anniversary Show | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 1 | 70 | This was an elimination steel cage Title vs. Masks match, also involving Dr. Wagner Jr. and La Parka. | [15] |
17 | Headhunter I | December 25, 2011 | Guerra de Campeones | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 1 | 179 | This was a three-way Bullterrier match, also involving Electroshock. | [16] |
18 | Cien Caras Jr. | June 21, 2012 | IWRG show | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 1 | 584 | Won the match and the title via disqualification. [lower-alpha 6] | [17] |
19 | Vampiro Canadiense | January 26, 2014 | IWRG show | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 1 | 161 | [18] | |
— | Vacated | July 6, 2014 | — | — | — | — | Championship declared vacant by IWRG due to Vampiro not working for IWRG for an extended period of time. | |
20 | El Hijo de Dos Caras | July 20, 2014 | IWRG show | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 1 | 448 | This was a six-way ladder match, also involving Demon Clown, Dr. Wagner Jr., L.A. Park, Máscara Sagrada and Pirata Morgan. | [19] |
21 | Máscara Año 2000 Jr. | October 11, 2015 | Caravana de Campeones | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 2 | 21 | [20] | |
22 | El Hijo de Dos Caras | November 1, 2015 | Castillo del Terror | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 2 | 105 | [21] | |
23 | Trauma I | February 14, 2016 | Live event | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 1 | 70 | This match also involved Herodes Jr. | [22] |
23 | Máscara Año 2000 Jr. | April 24, 2016 | IWRG show | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 3 | 49 | [23] | |
24 | Mr. Electro | June 12, 2016 | IWRG show | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 1 | 56 | Won the match and the championship by disqualification | [24] |
25 | Trauma I | August 7, 2016 | Máscara vs. Cabellera | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 2 | 133 | [25] | |
26 | Mr. Electro | December 18, 2016 | IWRG show | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 2 | 733 | Won the match and the championship by disqualification | [26] |
27 | Máscara Año 2000 Jr. | December 21, 2018 | Arena Naucalpan 41st Anniversary Show | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 4 | 114 | This was a triple threat apuestas match, also including Toscano. Máscara Año 2000 Jr. and Toscano put their hairs on the line | [27] |
28 | El Hijo de Canis Lupus | April 14, 2019 | IWRG 80. Torneo FILL | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 1 | 546 | El Hijo de Canis Lupus defeated Máscara Año 2000 Jr. by count-out. Even so, it was considered a title change. | [28] |
29 | Fresero Jr. | October 11, 2020 | N/A | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 1 | 329 | [28] | |
— | Vacated | September 5, 2021 | — | — | — | — | ||
30 | Gianni Valletta | September 5, 2021 | IWRG show | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 1 | 11 | [29] | |
31 | El Hijo del Espectro Jr. | September 16, 2021 | IWRG show | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 1 | 328 | [30] | |
— | Vacated | August 10, 2022 | — | — | — | — | ||
32 | Galeno del Mal | August 21, 2022 | Caravana de Campeones | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 1 | 438 | Defeated AK47 to win the vacant championship. | [31] |
33 | DMT Azul | November 2, 2023 | Castillo del Terror | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 1 | 330+ | This was a five-way elimination match, also involving Ivan Rokov, Vito Fratelli and Hijo del Pirata Morgan. | [32] |
† | Indicates the current champion |
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¤ | The exact length of at least one title reign is too uncertain to calculate. |
Rank | Wrestler | Nr. of reigns | Combined days |
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1 | Canek | 1 | 1,444 |
2 | Scorpio Jr. | 4 | 1,127¤ |
3 | El Hijo de Dos Caras | 2 | 906 |
4 | Mr. Electro | 2 | 796 |
5 | Pierroth Jr. | 1 | 672 |
6 | Cien Caras Jr. | 1 | 584 |
7 | El Hijo de Canis Lupus | 1 | 546 |
8 | Silver King | 1 | 479 |
9 | Galeno del Mal | 1 | 438 |
10 | Tinieblas Jr. | 2 | 379 |
11 | DMT Azul † | 1 | 330+ |
12 | Fresero Jr. | 1 | 329 |
13 | El Hijo del Espectro Jr. | 1 | 328 |
14 | Máscara Año 2000 Jr. | 4 | 251 |
15 | Heavy Metal | 1 | 224 |
16 | Villano IV | 1 | 210 |
17 | Trauma I | 1 | 204 |
18 | Headhunter I | 1 | 179 |
19 | Vampiro Canadiense | 1 | 161 |
20 | El Enterrador | 1 | 136 |
21 | Pirata Morgan | 1 | 114 |
22 | Taboo | 1 | 70 |
23 | Super Parka | 1 | 23 |
24 | Gianni Valletta | 1 | 11 |
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