Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship

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Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship
Will Ospreay, June 2022 (cropped).jpg
Will Ospreay with the current title design (2021–present)
Details
Promotion Revolution Pro Wrestling
Date established16 July 2005
Current champion(s) Michael Oku
Date won9 July 2023
Other name(s)
  • IPW:UK Championship (2005–2009)
  • British Heavyweight Championship (2012–2017)
  • Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship (2017–present)
Statistics
First champion(s)Aviv Maayan
Most reigns Zack Sabre Jr. (4 reigns)
Longest reign Will Ospreay (919 days)
Shortest reignAviv Maayan
(1 day)
Oldest champion Minoru Suzuki (50 years)
Youngest champion Andy Boy Simmonz (22 years, 138 days)
Heaviest champion Sha Samuels (107 kg (236 lb))
Lightest champion Michael Oku (80 kg (180 lb))

The Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship owned by the Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro/RPW) promotion. The title was created and debuted on 16 July 2005 and is the promotion's principal championship. The current champion is Michael Oku, who is in his first reign.

Contents

The current title was formed after the IPW:UK Championship and the All-England Championship were unified into the Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship, but later became known as simply the "British Heavyweight Championship" after RPW separated itself from International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom (IPW:UK). The title has been defended in the United States and in Japan through RPW's working relationships with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and Ring of Honor (ROH). In 2018, the championship name was reverted to the "Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship".

Title history

Michael Oku is the current champion in his first reign. He defeated Great-O-Khan for the title at RevPro Epic Encounter 2023 on 9 July, in London, England.

Reigns

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
IPW:UK
1Aviv Maayan16 July 2005Weekend Of Champions: Night I Orpington, England 11Maayan defeated Martin Stone and Steve Douglas in a three-way match to become the inaugural champion. [1]
2 Martin Stone 17 July 2005Weekend Of Champions: Night II Orpington, England 1462 [2]
3 Andy Boy Simmonz 22 October 2006Extreme Measures III Orpington, England 1210This was a No Disqualification match. [3]
4JC Thunder20 May 2007Royale Rewards Orpington, England 1125 [4]
5 Andy Boy Simmonz 22 September 20073rd Anniversary Weekend: Night Two Orpington, England 2175This was a Submission match. [5]
6 Martin Stone 16 March 2008Battle Royale: The Last Orpington Stand Orpington, England 2189This was a Last Man Standing match. [6]
7Iestyn Rees21 September 2008Fourth Anniversary Tour Bromley, London 1209 [7]
8 Alex Shane 18 April 2009Iron Fist Kent, England 1148This was an Iron Fist match. [8]
9Leroy Kincaide13 September 20095th Anniversary Show Kent, England 1161Unified the IPW:UK Championship and the All-England Championship into the Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship. [9]
10 Dave Mastiff 21 February 2010No Escape Kent, England 1448 [10]
11 Sha Samuels 15 May 2011Sittingbourne Spectacular Kent, England 1686This was a Three-way elimination match also involving Takeshi Morishima. The championship begins to be referred to as the British Heavyweight Championship during this reign. [11]
RevPro
12 Colt Cabana 31 March 2013High Stakes Kent, England 1349 [12]
13 Marty Scurll 15 March 2014High Stakes Greater London, England 1456This was a 30-minute Iron Fist match. [13]
14 A.J. Styles June 14, 2015Summer Sizzler Greater London, England 1216 [14]
15 Zack Sabre Jr. 16 January 2016High Stakes Greater London, England 1299 [15]
16 Katsuyori Shibata 10 November 2016 RevPro/NJPW Global Wars UK 2016: Night 1 Greater London, England 1116 [16]
17 Zack Sabre Jr. 6 March 2017NJPW Hataage Kinenbi Tokyo, Japan 2396The championship was renamed back to the Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship during this reign. [17]
18 Tomohiro Ishii 6 April 2018Live In New Orleans New Orleans, Louisiana 186 [18]
19 Minoru Suzuki July 1, 2018 NJPW Strong Style Evolved UK Manchester, England 1105 [19]
20 Tomohiro Ishii 14 October 2018 RevPro/NJPW Global Wars UK 2018 Greater London, England 282 [20]
21 Zack Sabre Jr. 4 January 2019 NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 13 Tokyo, Japan 3239 [21]
22 Hiroshi Tanahashi 31 August 2019 NJPW Royal Quest Greater London, England 115 [22]
23 Zack Sabre Jr. 15 September 2019 NJPW Destruction In Beppu Beppu, Oita, Japan 4152 [23]
24 Will Ospreay 14 February 2020High Stakes Greater London, England 1919 [24]
25 Ricky Knight Jr. 21 August 2022Ten Year Anniversary - Night 2 Greater London, England 1118 [25]
26 Great-O-Khan 17 December 2022Uprising Greater London, England 1204 Zak Zodiac was a replacement for Ricky Knight Jr.. [26]
27 Michael Oku 9 July 2023Epic Encounter 2023 Greater London, England 1237+ [27]

Combined reigns

Longest reigning champion at 919 days, Will Ospreay. Will Ospreay 2016.jpg
Longest reigning champion at 919 days, Will Ospreay.
Zack Sabre Jr, record four-time and longest combined reigning champion at 1086 days Zack Sabre, Jr. 2018.jpg
Zack Sabre Jr, record four-time and longest combined reigning champion at 1086 days

As of March2, 2024.

†Indicates the current champion
RankWrestlerNo. of
reigns		Combined days
1 Zack Sabre Jr. 41,086
2 Will Ospreay 1919
3 Sha Samuels 1686
4 Martin Stone 2651
5 Marty Scurll 1456
6 Dave Mastiff 1448
7 Andy Boy Simmonz 2385
8 Colt Cabana 1349
9 Michael Oku †1237+
10 A.J. Styles 1216
11Iestyn Rees1209
12 Great-O-Khan 1204
13 Tomohiro Ishii 2168
14Leroy Kincaide1161
15 Alex Shane 1148
16JC Thunder1125
17 Ricky Knight Jr. 1118
18 Katsuyori Shibata 1116
19 Minoru Suzuki 1105
20 Hiroshi Tanahashi 115
21Aviv Maayan11

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