United National Heavyweight Championship (Zero1)

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United National Heavyweight Championship
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United National Heavyweight Championship belt
Details
Promotion Pro Wrestling Zero1
Date establishedJanuary 31, 2004
Date retiredMay 3, 2020
Other name(s)
NWA United National Heavyweight Championship
Statistics
First champion(s) Masato Tanaka
Most reignsShito Ueda/Masakado (3)
Longest reign Kengo Mashimo (937 days)
Shortest reignPaul Tracy (2 days)
Youngest championToshiki Iwaki (20 years, 161 days)
Heaviest champion Shogun Okamoto (264 lb)
Lightest championSean Guinness and Ikuto Hidaka (176 lb)

The United National Heavyweight Championship [1] (often shortened to UN Championship) was a professional wrestling title in the Japanese promotion Pro Wrestling Zero1. It was one of Zero1's top two singles titles, along with the World Heavyweight Championship. The title was created on January 31, 2004 as the NWA United National Heavyweight Championship. Masato Tanaka, then known as Masa Tanaka, defeated Steve Corino in an Indian strap match to become the first champion. [2] [3] It was created at a time when Zero1 was a member of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA); when Zero1 departed the NWA in late 2004, NWA ceased recognizing or sanctioning it, though it retained the NWA initials. The title was revived by NWA Pro Wrestling in 2011, with NWA beginning to sanction title matches in Zero1 that same year after Zero1 was reinstated as a member of the NWA. NWA stopped sanctioning the title and the NWA initials were dropped after Zero1 left the NWA again later in 2011. In 2020, the championship was retired. There were a total of 26 recognized champions who had a combined 32 official reigns.

Contents

Title history

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific champion
DaysNumber of days held
DefensesNumber of successful defenses
<1Reign lasted less than a day
+Current reign is changing daily
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDaysDefenses
(NWA) National Wrestling Alliance / Pro Wrestling Zero1 (Zero1)
1 Masa Tanaka January 31, 2004U$A – Day 2 Tokyo, Japan 12515Defeated Steve Corino in an Indian strap match. [3]
Pro Wrestling Zero1 (Zero1)
2 Takao Omori October 8, 2004New Whirlpool-1 Truth II 2004 – Day 3 Tokyo, Japan 11071This was a steel cage match. [4]
— Vacated January 23, 2005—————Vacated due to Omori winning the World Heavyweight Championship of AWA Superstars of Wrestling. [2]
3 C. W. Anderson March 27, 2005MAX Strong Wind & Thunder – Day 5 Tokyo, Japan 13130Defeated Kohei Sato. [5]
— Vacated February 3, 2006—————Vacated due to a back injury. [6]
4 Kohei Sato February 26, 2006Happening – Day 5 Tokyo, Japan 12585Defeated Ryouji Sai. [7]
5 Ryouji Sai November 11, 2006Max Around '06 – Day 8 Osaka, Japan 11171 [8]
6 Daisuke Sekimoto March 8, 2007Max Satisfaction – Day 1: Ex-Impact Tokyo, Japan 12503 [9]
7 Yoshihito Sasaki November 13, 2007Believe Your Way 2007 – Day 8 – Shinjiro Otani, Takao Omori, Tatsuhito Takaiwa & Kamikaze 15th Anniversary Tokyo, Japan 1901 [10]
8Sandy BeachFebruary 11, 2008Solidarity – Day 3 Nagoya, Japan 1470 [11]
9 Yoshihito Sasaki March 29, 2008Whirlwind – Day 7 Sapporo, Japan 2270 [12]
— Vacated April 25, 2008—————Vacated due to injury. [2]
10 Kengo Mashimo May 4, 2008Kaientai Dojo's GWSP6 2008 – Day 4: Kengo Mashimo Produce Chiba, Japan 19372Defeated Ryouji Sai.
— Vacated November 27, 2010—————Vacated due to inactivity. [2]
(NWA) National Wrestling Alliance / Pro Wrestling Zero1 (Zero1)
11 Hartley Jackson February 19, 2011NWA Pro Australia: Meltdown 2011 Adelaide, Australia 12638Defeated Robby Heart to become the new NWA United National Heavyweight Champion.
12Shito UedaNovember 9, 2011Yarisugi Forever II Tokyo, Japan 1130 [13]
13Paul TracyNovember 22, 2011God's of Shimane Country Tour 2011 – Day 1 Matsue, Japan 120 [13]
14Shito UedaNovember 24, 2011God's of Shimane Country Tour 2011 – Day 3 Kumamoto, Japan 22554
15Yusaku ObataAugust 5, 2012Midsummer Festival ~ Fire Festival 2012 – Day 11 Tokyo, Japan 1720
16 James Raideen October 16, 2012World Tokyo, Japan 12571
Pro Wrestling Zero1 (Zero1)
17 Ikuto Hidaka June 30, 2013Fusion Nagoya, Japan 1300
18 Zeus July 30, 2013Fire Festival (2013) – Day 8 Osaka, Japan 11700
19Tama WilliamsJanuary 16, 2014Live event Tokyo, Japan 11992
20 Hideki Suzuki August 3, 2014Fire Festival (2014) Tokyo, Japan 12752
21 Kamikaze May 5, 2015Live event Tokyo, Japan 11412
22Toshiki IwakiSeptember 23, 2015Live Event Tokyo, Japan 1390Won the match by disqualification; awarded the title by referee Katsumi Sasazaki, who was assaulted by Kamikaze during the match. [14]
23 Kamikaze November 1, 2015Live Event Tokyo, Japan 2220
24Yoshikazu YokoyamaNovember 23, 2015Live Event Tokyo, Japan 1260
25MasakadoDecember 19, 2015Live Event Tokyo, Japan 31903Masakado previously held the title under the name Shito Ueda.
26BuffaJune 26, 2016Super Fireworks Captain Super Fireworks Kakegawa, Japan 11331
27 Hartley Jackson November 6, 2016Kohei Sato 15th Anniversary Show Tokyo, Japan 21160This was a three-way match, also involving Kamikaze. [15]
28Sean GuinnessMarch 2, 2017Shinsei Zero1 Dream Series ~ Birthday Party Tokyo, Japan 11820
— Vacated August 31, 2017—————Guinness relinquished the title to focus on wrestling as a junior heavyweight.
29 Super Tiger September 30, 2017Shinjiro Otani & Tatsuhito Takaiwa 25th Anniversary Convention Tokyo, Japan 11903Defeated Hartley Jackson to win the vacant title. [16]
29 Chris Vice April 8, 201815th Yasukuni Shrine Festival Tokyo, Japan 1561
30 Shogun Okamoto June 3, 2018Shinsei Zero1 Sapporo First Landing ~ No Gravity Warrior Sugi Sapporo First Visit Sapporo, Japan 12802 [17]
31 Towa Iwasaki March 10, 2019Sayonara West Holy Land Hakata Star Lanes Fukuoka, Japan 13143 [18]
32Chris ViceJanuary 18, 2020Skill Up To The Future ~ Towards A Dream Tokyo, Japan 21060 [19]
—DeactivatedMay 3, 2020—————Vacated due to Vice winning the World Heavyweight Championship; title abandoned.

Combined reigns

As of March1, 2024.

†Indicates the current champion
RankWrestlerNo. of
reigns		Combined
defenses		Combined days
1 Kengo Mashimo 12937
2Shito Ueda/Masakado37458
3 Hartley Jackson 28379
4 Towa Iwasaki 13314
5 C. W. Anderson 10313
6 Shogun Okamoto 12280
7 Hideki Suzuki 12275
8 Kohei Sato 15258
9 James Raideen 11257
10 Masato Tanaka 15251
11 Daisuke Sekimoto 13250
12Tama Williams12199
13Super Tiger13190
14Sean Guinness10182
15 Zeus 10170
16 Kamikaze 22163
17Buffa11133
18 Ryouji Sai 11117
Yoshihito Sasaki 21117
20 Takao Omori 11107
21 Chris Vice 21106
22 Yusaku Obata 1072
23Sandy Beach1047
24Toshiki Iwaki1039
25 Ikuto Hidaka 1030
26Yoshikazu Yokoyama1026
27Paul Tracy102

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