NEW Heavyweight Championship

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NEW Heavyweight Championship
Details
Promotion Northeast Wrestling (NEW)
Date establishedMarch 3, 1996
Current champion(s)Matt Taven
Date wonOctober 15, 2022
Other name(s)
  • NEW Heavyweight Championship
    (1996 - 1998)
  • NWA Northeast Heavyweight Championship
    (1998 - 2006)
  • NEW Heavyweight Championship
    (2006 - present)
Statistics
First champion(s) Bam Bam Bigelow
Most reignsBrian Anthony
(3 reigns)
Longest reignBrian Anthony
(1st reign, 1,051 days)
Shortest reignBrian Anthony
(2nd reign, <1 days)

The NEW Heavyweight Championship is a heavyweight championship owned and promoted by Northeast Wrestling (NEW). The inaugural champion was Bam Bam Bigelow. The current champion is Matt Taven, who is in his third reign.

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Title history

As of November21, 2023, there have been 24 reigns shared among 21 wrestlers with four vacancy. Bam Bam Bigelow was the inaugural champion. Brian Anthony holds four records, 1st the most reigns with three, 2nd his first reign is the longest reign at 1,051 days, 3rd his third reign is shortest reign at less than one day and last longest combined reign at 1,114 days.


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 Bam Bam Bigelow March 3, 1996- Wallkill, NY 1942 [1]
— Vacated October 1, 1998--——
2 Sycho Sid October 4, 1998- Terryville, CT 1485 [1]
— Vacated February 1, 2000--——
3 Xavier December 9, 2006Holiday Havoc Terryville, CT 1497Defeated AJ Styles and Jay Lethal in a three-way match to win the vacant title. [2]
4Ron ZombieApril 19, 2008Wrestlefest XII Bristol, CT 1143 [3]
5Jeff StarrSeptember 9, 2008Moscow Mania Moscow, PA 153 [4]
— Vacated November 1, 2008--——
6Jason BladeDecember 6, 2008Holiday Havoc Waterbury, CT 1342Defeated Prince Jalil Salaam to win vacant title. [5]
7 Paul London November 13, 2009Hart Attack Waterbury, CT 1127 [6]
8 Matt Taven March 20, 2010Wrestlefest XIV Poughkeepsie, NY 1559This was a five-way elimination match, which also involving Brian Anthony, Jason Blade and Mike Bennett. [7]
9Brian AnthonySeptember 30, 2011Brass City Brawl II Waterbury, CT 11,051This was a Steel Cage match. [8]
10 Matt Taven August 16, 2014Heat Wave Bethany, CT 2512 [9]
— Vacated January 10, 2016--——
11Brian AnthonyJanuary 30, 2016Over The Top Bethany, CT 2<1This was a 30 Man Royal Rumble match for the vacant title. [10]
12 Hanson January 30, 2016Over The Top Bethany, CT 1252 [10]
13Brian AnthonyOctober 8, 2016Destiny Bethany, CT 363This was a triple threat match, which also involving T. K. O'Ryan. [11]
14 T. K. O'Ryan December 10, 2016The Best Around Is Coming To Town Bethany, CT 183 [12]
15 Mike Bennett March 3, 2017Wrestlefest XXI Waterbury, CT 115 [13]
16 Cody Rhodes March 18, 2017March Mayhem Port Jervis, NY 1258 [14]
17 Flip Gordon December 1, 2017Holiday Havoc Waterbury, CT 1204This was a three-way match, which also involving Brad Hollister. [15]
18Wrecking Ball LegurskyJune 23, 2018Big Bethany Bash': Bethany, CT 128 [16]
19 Jack Swagger July 21, 2018Wrestling Under The Stars Tour: Niles Niles, OH 191 [17]
20Brad HollisterOctober 20, 2018Destiny Bethany, CT 1196 [18]
21 J. T. Dunn May 4, 2019NEW Bethany, CT 142 [19]
22 Darby Allin June 15, 2019Six Flags Slam Fest Jackson, NJ 1224 [20]
23 Dan Maff January 25, 2020Over The Top Waterbury, CT 1994 [21]
24Traevon JordanOctober 15, 2022The Show With No Name Bethany, CT 163Vacated due to injury. [22]
24 Matt Taven December 17, 2022Holiday Havoc Bethany, CT 3339+Defeated Flip Gordon and JT Dunn in the Tournament of Champions final. [23]

Combined reigns

As of November21, 2023.

†Indicates the current champion
RankWrestlerNo. of
reigns		Combined
days
1 Matt Taven †31,221
2Brian Anthony31,114
3 Danny Maff 1994
4 Bam Bam Bigelow 945
5 Xavier 497
6 Sycho Sid 485
7Jason Blade342
8 Cody Rhodes 258
9 Hanson 252
10 Darby Allin 224
11Brad Hollister196
12 Flip Gordon 193
13Ron Zombie161
14 Paul London 127
15 Jack Swagger 91
16 T. K. O'Ryan 83
17Traevon Jordan63
18Jeff Star58
19 J. T. Dunn 42
20Wrecking Ball Legursky28
21 Mike Bennett 15

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