PLW Heavyweight Championship

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PLW Heavyweight Championship
Details
Promotion Power League Wrestling
Date establishedNovember 18, 1991
Statistics
First championJoe O.
Most reignsScott Z. (4)
Longest reignDon Vega (1,239 days)
Shortest reign Gino Martino (<1)

The PLW Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling heavyweight championship in Power League Wrestling (PLW). It is the top championship of the PLW promotion, and one of two singles titles along with the PLW New England Championship. The inaugural champion was "The Fighter" Joe O., who defeated The Shadow Warrior in a tournament final on November 18, 1991, to become the first PLW Heavyweight Champion. Scott Z. holds the record for most reigns, with four. At 1,239 days, "Punisher" Don Vega's first and only reign is the longest in the title's history. Gino Martino's only reign was the shortest in the history of the title as he gave the belt to manager Scott Knight immediately after winning it. Overall, there have been 36 reigns shared between 27 wrestlers with nine vacancies.

Contents

Title history

Key
#Order in reign history
ReignThe reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed
EventThe event in which the title was won
—Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign
N/AThe information is not available or is unknown
+Indicates the current reign is changing daily

Reigns

As of January 1, 2016

#WrestlersReignDateDays heldLocationEventNotesRef
1Joe O.1November 18, 199184 Swansea, Massachusetts Power League WrestlingJoe O. defeated The Shadow Warrior in a tournament final to become the first PLW Heavyweight Champion.
2Storm Kelly1February 10, 1992N/A Swansea, Massachusetts Power League WrestlingKelly won the title after secretly switching places with masked wrestler The Shadow Warrior during a Best 2-of-3 Falls match. Kelly unmasked immediately afterwards and claimed to have wrestled the entire match.
— Vacated —February 1992——Power League WrestlingKelly was stripped of the title by PLW President Pinky Johnson due to the controversy surrounding the title change. This aired February 1992.
3Ryan Amaral1March 9, 1992N/A Swansea, Massachusetts PowerFest (1992)Amaral defeated "Brutal" Bob Evans in a tournament final to win the vacant title.
— Vacated —April 1992——Power League WrestlingAmaral was stripped of the title by PLW President Pinky Johnson due to the champion using excessive violence against Bob Evans at PowerFest 1992. This aired April 1992.
4The Shadow Warrior1May 1992N/A Swansea, Massachusetts Trials and Tribulations TournamentThe Shadow Warrior defeated Joe O. in a tournament final to win the vacant title.
5Scott Z.1September 27, 199270 Pawtucket, Rhode Island Power League Wrestling
6Hurricane Harvey1December 6, 199210 Pawtucket, Rhode Island Power League Wrestling
— Vacated —December 1992—N/APower League WrestlingHurricane Harvey surrendered the title after being injured in a car accident.
7Scott Z.2December 16, 199270 Swansea, Massachusetts Power League WrestlingScott Z. defeated The Defenseman in a singles match to win the vacant title; The Defenseman had previously won a 12-man battle royal to face Scott Z. for the title.
8Joe O.2February 24, 199335 Swansea, Massachusetts Power League Wrestling
9Scott Z.3March 31, 199346 Swansea, Massachusetts Power League Wrestling
10 Bob Evans 1May 16, 1993N/A Pawtucket, Rhode Island Power League Wrestling [1]
— Vacated —June 1993—N/APower League WrestlingEvans surrendered the title upon leaving the promotion. [1]
11Maniacal Mark1June 30, 1993165 Pawtucket, Rhode Island Power League WrestlingManiacal Mark defeated Sub-Zero in a tournament final to win the vacant title. Sub-Zero was a last minute substitute for Scott Z. who had injured his knee prior to the match; according to the pre-match stipulations, Scott Z. would have been awarded the title had Sub-Zero won the match.
12Amazin' Jay1December 12, 1993231 Pawtucket, Rhode Island Power League Wrestling
13Scott Z.4July 31, 1994105 Cranston, Rhode Island Power League Wrestling
14The Punisher1November 13, 1994118 Providence, Rhode Island Power League Wrestling
15Sub-Zero1March 11, 1995274 Cranston, Rhode Island Power League Wrestling
16Amazin' Jay2December 10, 1995201 Providence, Rhode Island Power-House Brawl (1995)
17T.J. Richter1June 28, 1996205 Pawtucket, Rhode Island PowerFest (1996)Richter was disguised as Knightmare, Jay's scheduled opponent, and revealed his indenity after the match.
18Shane Simons1January 19, 1997119 Warren, Rhode Island The War In Warren
— Vacated —May 18, 1997— Newport, Rhode Island Live event Simons surrenders the championship due to injury.
19Jason the Slasher1May 18, 199734 Newport, Rhode Island Live event Jason the Slasher defeated Amazin' Jay, Bob Evans, Maniacal Mark, Paul Lauzon, and T.J. Richter in a Pier 6 Brawl match to win the vacant title.
20Derek Molhan1June 21, 1997357 Pawtucket, Rhode Island PowerFest (1997)This was a steel cage match.
21The Universal Soldier1June 13, 1998286 Manville, Rhode Island Slammin' for Zachary
22 Gino Martino 1March 26, 19990 Pawtucket, Rhode Island Live event [2]
— Vacated —March 26, 1999— Pawtucket, Rhode Island Live event Immediately after winning the title from The Universal Soldier, Martino turned the title over to Scott Knight; PLW officials nullified this decision, and vacated the title.
23Paul Lauzon1May 16, 1999N/A Warwick, Rhode Island PowerFest (1999)Paul Lauzon defeated The Universal Soldier in a singles match to win the vacant title.
— Vacated —August 1999—N/AN/ALauzon surrendered the title upon retiring.
24Don Juan de Santo1August 29, 1999384 Manville, Rhode Island Live event Don Juan de Santo defeated T.J. Richter in a tournament final to win the vacant title.
25 Dr. Heresy 1September 16, 2000470 Providence, Rhode Island Jalen Noon-Coulbourn Benefit ShowThis was a Triple Threat match also involving Chris Venom. [3]
26Johnny Angel1December 30, 2001140 West Warwick, Rhode Island Power-House Brawl (2001) [4] [5] [6] [7]
— Vacated —May 19, 2002— Central Falls, Rhode Island PowerFest (2002)The championship is vacated by PLW Commissioner Derek Molhan when Johnny Angel is unable to appear for a scheduled title defense at PowerFest 2002.
27Dr. Heresy2May 19, 2002714 Central Falls, Rhode Island PowerFest (2002)Dr. Heresy defeated Johnny Curtis, Derik Destiny, Kid Krazy, Manical Mark, Kenn Phoenix, Shane Simons, and Don Vega in a Pier 8 Brawl match to win the vacant title.
28Derik Destiny1May 2, 2004510 Brockton, Massachusetts PowerFest (2004)
29Jason the Slasher2September 24, 2005603 Pawtucket, Rhode Island Live event [8]
30Chris Blackheart1May 20, 2007350 West Warwick, Rhode Island PowerFest (2007) [9]
31Don Vega1May 4, 20081,239 West Warwick, Rhode Island PowerFest (2008)
— Vacated —September 25, 2011— Plainville, Massachusetts Great Outdoors Tour (2011)The championship is vacated by PLW President Tom James due to Vega being unable to defend the title due to injury.
32Scott Levesque1September 25, 2011322 Plainville, Massachusetts Great Outdoors Tour (2011)Levesque defeated "English Lion" Eddie Ryan in a singles match to win the vacant title. [10]
33 J. T. Dunn 1August 12, 2012280 Cumberland, Rhode Island Cumberlandfest (2012)
34Scott Levesque2May 19, 2013133 Pawtucket, Rhode Island PowerFest (2013)
35Matt Storm1September 29, 2013573 Plainville, Massachusetts Great Outdoors Tour (2013)
36Scott Levesque3April 25, 2015251 Glocester, Rhode Island PowerFest (2015)

List of combined reigns

SymbolMeaning
(-)The reign is shorter than one day.
Rank WrestlerNo. of reignsCombined days
1Don Vega11,239
2 Dr. Heresy 21,184
3Jason the Slasher2637
4Matt Storm1573
5Scott Levesque3556+
6Derik Destiny1510
7Amazin' Jay2432
8Don Juan de Santo1384
9Derek Molhan1357
10Chris Blackheart1350
11Scott Z.4291
12The Universal Soldier1286
13 J. T. Dunn 1280
14Sub-Zero1274
15T.J. Richter1205
Maniacal Mark1165
17Johnny Angel1140
18Shane Simons1119
Joe O.2119
20The Punisher1118
21Hurricane Harvey1<10
22 Gino Martino 1<1

References

General
Specific
  1. 1 2 "Brutal Bob". Online World of Wrestling.
  2. ↑ Martino, Gino (2012). "Professional Wrestling". GinoMartino.com.
  3. ↑ "News and Stuff". The Damned News Letter. DamnTheIndies.com. September 17, 2000.
  4. ↑ Nason, Josh (January 2, 2002). "411 Wednesday Indy Report: Potential Big News, Power League, Yankee Pro". 411mania.com.
  5. ↑ Woodward, Buck (December 30, 2010). "THIS DAY IN HISTORY: LAWLER'S 36TH SOUTHERN TITLE REIGN ENDS, MID-ATLANTIC TITLE CHANGES HANDS IN CHINA, SHEIK VS. BOBO AND MORE". PWInsider.com.
  6. ↑ Johnson, Mike (December 30, 2011). "12/30 THIS DAY IN HISTORY: DR. DEATH STEVE WILLIAMS PASSES AWAY, VADER WINS WCW WORLD TITLE FOR SECOND TIME, ROH FINAL BATTLE 2007, MID-ATLANTIC BELT CHANGES HANDS IN CHINA AND MORE". PWInsider.com.
  7. ↑ Johnson, Mike (December 30, 2012). "12/30 THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 'DR. DEATH' STEVE WILLIAMS PASSES AWAY". PWInsider.com.
  8. ↑ "SEPTEMBER, 2005". The New England Independent. Metrocast.net. 2005.
  9. ↑ "Independent Wrestling Results - May 2007". Online World of Wrestling.
  10. ↑ Georgia, Dick, ed. (July 2012). "Power League Wrestling". East Providence Heritage Festival. ISSUU.com: 6.
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