JAPW Heavyweight Championship

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JAPW Heavyweight Championship
JAPW Light Heavyweight Championship.png
Last design of the title
Details
Promotion Jersey All Pro Wrestling
Date establishedOctober 31, 1997
Date retiredFebruary 25, 2018
Statistics
First champion(s)Joe Rules
Final champion(s) BLK Jeez
Most reigns Homicide (7 reigns)
Longest reign Blk Jeez (450 days)
Shortest reignJoe Rules, Homicide, Lou Diamond, 911 (<1 day)
Oldest champion Jerry Lawler (52 years, 344 days)
Youngest champion Jay Lethal (20 years, 29 days)
Heaviest champion 911 (310 lbs, 141 kg)
Lightest champion Low Ki (185 lbs, 82 kg)

The Jersey All Pro Wrestling (JAPW) Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship in the American independent professional wrestling promotion Jersey All Pro Wrestling. It became an official title on October 31, 1997 when Joe Rules became the first champion. There have been 35 reigns by 19 wrestlers and six vacancies.

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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 duping 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 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, Delirious, Davey Richards, EC Negro, Human Tornado.

Title History

Names

NameTime of use
JAPW Heavyweight ChampionshipOctober 31 – February 25, 2018

Reigns

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific champion
DaysNumber of days held
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDays
1Joe RulesOctober 31, 1997Halloween Hell Bayonne, NJ 1<1Last eliminated Pitbull #2 in a 20-man battle royal to become the first champion.
2 Pitbull #2 October 31, 1997Halloween Hell Bayonne, NJ 135
— Vacated December 5, 1997— Bayonne, NJ ——Title vacated due to Pitbull #2 being injured.
3 911 December 5, 1997Night of Barbwire #1 Bayonne, NJ 1263Defeated Patch to win the vacant title.
4Don MontoyaAugust 25, 1998N/A North Bergen, NJ 1185
5Lou DiamondFebruary 26, 1999Valentine's Day Massacre Bayonne, NJ 1<1
6 911 February 26, 1999Valentine's Day Massacre Bayonne, NJ 2<1Given the title by Diamond after he won it.
— Vacated February 26, 1999Valentine's Day Massacre Bayonne, NJ ——Title vacated after Lou Diamond awarded the title to 911.
7Lou DiamondMarch 12, 1999N/A Bayonne, NJ 2119Won a 20-man battle royal to win the vacant title.
8 Homicide July 9, 1999Scar Wars '99: The Hardcore Menace Bayonne, NJ 151
9Chino MartinezAugust 29, 19992nd Anniversary Show Secaucus, NJ 161
10Lou DiamondOctober 29, 1999Halloween Hell Bayonne, NJ 3189
— Vacated May 5, 2000————Title stripped for unknown reasons.
11 Jason July 14, 2000N/A Sayreville, NJ 1127Won a 30-man battle royal to win the vacant title.
— Vacated November 18, 20003rd Anniversary Show: South Philly Invasion Philadelphia, PA ——Title vacated after Jason left the promotion.
12 Homicide November 18, 20003rd Anniversary Show: South Philly Invasion Philadelphia, PA 2231Defeated Jay Lover to win the vacant title.
13 Low Ki July 7, 2001Royal Consequences Philadelphia, PA 142
14 Homicide August 18, 2001The Hit Squads Revenge: The Body Count Continues Philadelphia, PA 3168Three Way match involving Xavier and Low Ki. Due to pre-match stipulations Xavier won the Light Heavyweight Championship.
15DixieFebruary 2, 2002Russ Haas Memorial Show Bayonne, NJ 1113Defeated Homicide and Insane Dragon to unify the Heavyweight Championship, New Jersey State Championship and Light Heavyweight Championship.
16 Homicide May 26, 2002Memorial Day Massacre Seaside Heights, NJ 4110
17 Slyck Wagner Brown September 13, 2002Never Forget Bayonne, NJ 17
18 Homicide September 20, 2002Family Crisis 2 Bayonne, NJ 5155
19 Dan Maff February 22, 2003Tough Love Bayonne, NJ 1160
20 Al Snow August 2, 2003N/A Rahway, NJ 179
21 Jerry Lawler November 8, 20036th Anniversary Show Secaucus, NJ 135
22 Dan Maff December 13, 2003Seasons Beatings Rahway, NJ 2469Defeated Lawler and Shane Douglas in a three-way match.
— Vacated March 24, 2005————Title vacated after Maff left the promotion.
23 Homicide March 26, 2005Caged Fury Philadelphia, PA 656Defeated Jay Lethal for the vacant title.
24 Jay Lethal May 21, 2005Braintree Invasion Braintree, MA 1231Defeated Homicide, Kevin Steen and Samoa Joe in a four-way match.
25 Rhino January 7, 2006Wild Card II Rahway, NJ 1294
— Vacated October 28, 20069th Year Anniversary Show Rahway, NJ ——Title stripped when Rhino no-shows his title defense.
26 Teddy Hart October 28, 20069th Year Anniversary Show Rahway, NJ 187Defeated Low Ki, Homicide, and Necro Butcher to win the vacant title.
— Vacated January 23, 2007————Title vacated when Hart was released from the company.
27 Low Ki March 17, 2007Wild Card III Rahway, NJ 2224Defeated Rhino to win an eight man gauntlet for the vacant title. Other participants in the match were Chris Hero, Ruckus, Delirious, Davey Richards, EC Negro, Human Tornado.
28 Homicide October 27, 200710th Anniversary Show Rahway, NJ 7<1
29 Low Ki October 27, 200710th Anniversary Show Rahway, NJ 3133Pinned Homicide in a tag team match with a stipulation that Homicide loses the title if pinned by anyone.
30 Kenny Omega March 8, 2008Caged Fury 2008 Jersey City, NJ 1357 [2]
31 Jay Lethal February 28, 2009Jersey City Rumble Jersey City, NJ 2119
32 Dan Maff June 27, 2009Caged Destiny Jersey City, NJ 3511
33 Brodie Lee November 20, 2010November to Remember Rahway, NJ 1405Lee pinned Dan Maff in Championship Scramble, which also included Nick Gage and Azrieal.
— Vacated December 30, 2011————
34 Dan Maff April 14, 201214th Anniversary Show Rahway, NJ 4212Maff defeated Low Ki to win the vacant title. [3]
— Vacated November 12, 2012————
35 BLK Jeez November 12, 201620th Anniversary Show Rahway, NJ 1470Jeez defeated B-Boy to win the vacant title. [4]
——February 25, 2018————Title retired when promotions closes.

Combined reigns

RankWrestlerNo. of
reigns		Combined days
1 Dan Maff 41,352
2 Homicide 7787
3 BLK Jeez 1470
4 Brodie Lee 1405
5 Low Ki 3398
6 Kenny Omega 1357
7 Jay Lethal 2350
8Lou Diamond3309
9 Rhino 1294
10 911 2264
11Don Montoya1185
12 Jason 1129
13Dixie1113
14 Al Snow 1100
15 Teddy Hart 187
16Chino Martinez161
17 Jerry Lawler 135
18 Pitbull #2 134
19 Slyck Wagner Brown 17
20Joe Rules1<1

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References

  1. ↑ "JAPW World Heavyweight Championship History". Jersey All Pro Wrestling. Archived from the original on March 6, 2010. Retrieved October 16, 2007.
  2. ↑ Jersey All Pro Wrestling (March 8, 2008). "JAPW Caged Fury 2008 (3/08/08 Jersey City, NJ)". japw.net. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  3. ↑ Jersey All Pro Wrestling (April 14, 2012). "JAPW 14th Anniversary Show (4/14/12 Rahway, NJ)". japw.net. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  4. ↑ Jersey All Pro Wrestling (May 2, 2017). "JAPW 20th Anniversary Show (11/12/16 Rahway, NJ)". japw.net. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
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