WLW Heavyweight Championship

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WLW Heavyweight Championship
Details
Promotion World League Wrestling
Date establishedFebruary 1999
Current champion(s)“Superstar” Steve Fender
Date wonOctober 15th, 2022
Statistics
First champion(s)Steve Sharp
Most reignsLeland Race(6 reigns)
Longest reign Trevor Murdoch (434-464 days)
Shortest reignWade Chism, Luminous Warrior and Rick Steiner (1 day)

The World League Wrestling (WLW) Heavyweight Championship, is a professional wrestling championship in independent professional wrestling promotion World League Wrestling. It is the promotion's primary championship.

Contents

The championship is generally contested in professional wrestling matches, in which participants execute scripted finishes rather than contend in direct competition. Some reigns were held by champions using a ring name while others use their real name. Moses is the current champion in his first reign. He won the title in a six-man tag team match featuring himself, Leland Race, and Kyle Roberts against then-champion Derek Stone, Jon Webb, and Camaro Jackson in Troy, Missouri.

As of November24, 2024, there have been 64 recognized reigns between 35 recognized champions and 9 recognized vacancies. The first champion was Steve Sharp, who won the championship on February 12, 1999. The champion with the single longest reign is Trevor Murdoch, who held the title for 448 days. The champion with the most reigns is Homer Jones, who has held the title six times.

Title history

No.ChampionDateEventLocationReignDaysNotesRef.
1Steve SharpFebruary 12, 1999 Springfield, Missouri 164Defeated Greg Valentine in a tournament final. [1]
2Derek StoneApril 17, 1999 Quincy, Illinois 1210
—
Vacated
November 13, 1999
—
—
The title was held up after a match against Luminous Warrior.
3Derek StoneNovember 14, 1999 Kansas City, Missouri 269Stone was awarded the title due to an injury to Luminous Warrior.
4Luminous WarriorJanuary 22, 2000WLW California, Missouri 11
5Derek StoneJanuary 23, 2000WLW Lexington, Missouri 334
6Luminous WarriorFebruary 26, 2000WLW Iberia, Missouri 221
7Mr. DestinyMarch 18, 2000WLW Mexico, Missouri 113
8Luminous WarriorMarch 31, 2000WLW Kahoka, Missouri 320Warrior won by reverse decision after Mr. Destiny won the match by hitting Warrior with the title belt.
9 Meng April 20, 2000WLW Grain Valley, Missouri 12
10 Trevor Rhodes April 22, 2000WLW Eldon, Missouri 1181
11GrizJune 17, 2000WLW Osage Beach, Missouri 1125
12MengOctober 20, 2000WLW Springfield, Missouri 214
13 The Barbarian November 3, 2000 Belle, Missouri 17
14GrizNovember 10, 2000WLW Joplin, Missouri 271
15Luminous WarriorJanuary 20, 2001WLW470
16 Butch Reed March 31, 2001WLW Crocker, Missouri 1300
17Dennis McHawesJanuary 25, 2002WLW Imperial, Missouri 1155
—VacatedJune 29, 2002 East St. Louis, Illinois ——
18 Wade Chism June 29, 2002WLW1
4
19 Takao Omori July 13, 2002WLW Omaha, Nebraska 1175
20Superstar SteveJanuary 4, 2003WLW Neosho, Missouri 135
21HakuFebruary 8, 2003WLW El Dorado Springs, Missouri 342Haku was previously known as Meng.
—VacatedMarch 22, 2003———The title was vacated after match against Trevor Rhodes.
22Ron PowersMay 2, 2003WLW Kansas City, Missouri 178Defeated Superstar Steve in a tournament final.
23 Ron Harris July 19, 2003WLW Eldon, Missouri 155
24 Takeshi Morishima September 12, 2003Navigation Over the Date Line Tokyo, Japan 1196Match hosted by Pro Wrestling NOAH.
25 Rick Steiner March 26, 2004 Chariton, Iowa 11
26Takeshi MorishimaMarch 27, 2004 Bolivar, Missouri 266
27 Daisuke Ikeda June 1, 2004Navigation with Breeze Sapporo, Japan 161Match hosted by Pro Wrestling NOAH.
28Rick SteinerAugust 1, 2004Exceeding Our Dreams tour Nagoya, Japan 2110Match hosted by Pro Wrestling NOAH.
29Trevor RhodesNovember 19, 2004WLW Columbus, Nebraska 2197
30Ty DaltonJune 4, 2005WLW Eldon, Missouri 149Dalton won the WLW Heavyweight Championship in his debut match with WLW
31Wade ChismJuly 23, 2005WLW Eldon, Missouri 2189
—VacatedJanuary 28, 2006 Eldon, Missouri ——The title was held up after a match against Keith Walker.
32Wade ChismFebruary 24, 2006WLW St. Joseph, Missouri 31Defeated Jason Bates and Keith Walker in a Three Way match.
33Jason BatesFebruary 25, 2006WLW El Dorado Springs, Missouri 149
34Wade ChismApril 15, 2006WLW El Dorado Springs, Missouri 428
35 Keith Walker May 13, 2006WLW St. Joseph, Missouri 156
36Wade ChismJuly 8, 2006WLW Eldon, Missouri 549This was a lumberjack match. Chism became the first 5 time WLW Heavyweight Champion
37Daniel CrossAugust 26, 2006WLW West Plains, Missouri 1105Daniel Cross became the youngest WLW heavyweight Champion at 20 years old.
38Trevor MurdochDecember 9, 2006WLW Maryland Heights, Missouri 3216Murdoch defeated Cross and Ted Dibiase Jr in a 3 way match with Dave Hebner as special referee. Trevor Murdoch was previously known as Trevor Rhodes.
39Derek McQuinnJuly 13, 2007Night of Legends Waterloo, Iowa 1106
40Keith WalkerOctober 27, 2007WLW Maryland Heights, Missouri 2105Walker won the Championship on his first match back from his WWE release.
41 Chris Masters February 9, 2008WLW Fordland, Missouri 176
42Derek McQuinnApril 25, 2008WLW Lebanon, Missouri 2141
—VacatedSeptember 13, 2008———Derek McQuinn vacated the title due to his having to retire due to injury.
43 Go Shiozaki October 4, 2008WLW West Plains, Missouri 1119Won a nine-man battle royal.
—VacatedJanuary 30, 2009 Richmond, Missouri ——
44Steve AnthonyJanuary 30, 2009WLW Richmond, Missouri 150Defeated Eugene and Superstar Steve in a three-way match.
45Superstar SteveMarch 21, 2009WLW Eldon, Missouri 2196
46Brian BreakerOctober 3, 2009WLW Eldon, Missouri 1153
47Trent StoneMarch 5, 2010WLW Leavenworth, Kansas 149
48 Trevor Murdoch April 23, 2010WLW Richmond, Missouri 4 [Note 1] The title was vacated in July 2011.
—VacatedJuly, 2011———
49Brian BreakerSeptember 18, 2011WLW Burlington, Iowa 255Defeated Jason Jones to win the vacated title.
50 Jason Jones November 12, 2011WLW Richmond, Missouri 1364
51Britton TuckerNovember 10, 2012WLW Springfield, Missouri 128
52 Jason Jones December 8, 2012WLW Richmond, Missouri 2170
–VacatedMay 27, 2013Jones begins wrestling under his real name, Leland Race, and vacates the title.
53Elvis AliagaSeptember 14, 2013WLW Richmond, Missouri 1217Defeated Leland Race in tournament final.
54 Leland Race April 19, 2014WLW Richmond, Missouri 398Previously known as Jason Jones.
55 Ace Steel July 26, 2014WLW Troy, Missouri 1112
56 Leland Race November 15, 2014WLW Troy, Missouri 4364
57 Trevor Murdoch November 14, 2015WLW Troy, Missouri 5448
–
Vacated2016
58Karim BriganteFebruary 4, 2017WLW Troy, Missouri 177Defeated Leland Race and Steve Fender (formerly Superstar Steve) in tournament final. [2]
59Leland RaceApril 22, 2017WLW Richmond, Missouri 5322
60Jon WebbMarch 10, 2018WLW Moscow Mills, Missouri 1420
61Derek StoneMay 4, 2019WLW4168
62Leland RaceOctober 19, 2019The Harley Race Memorial Show Burlington Junction, Missouri 614Special guest Trevor Murdoch counted the pinfall while the referee was unconscious. [3]
63Derek StoneNovember 2, 2019Fight Night 4 Troy, Missouri 5371The championship was returned to Stone when it was determined that Stone's foot was under the rope during the pinfall on October 19.
64Moses PowellNovember 7, 2020WLW Troy, Missouri 1707This was a six-man tag team match between Moses Powell, Leland Race, and Kyle Roberts versus Derek Stone, Jon Webb, and Camaro Jackson.
65Steve FenderOctober 15, 2022WLW Troy, Missouri 3749Previously held the belt as Superstar Steve.
66Camaro JacksonNovember 02, 2024WLW Troy, Missouri 1
22+

Combined reigns

As of November24, 2024.

†Indicates the current champion
RankWrestlerNo. of
reigns		Combined days
1Leland Race61334
2Derek Stone5852
3 Trevor Murdoch 5469-
4Dangerous Derek2428
5Jon Webb1420
6 Butch Reed 1300
7Wade Chism5281
8 Takeshi Morishima 2262
9Moses Powell †1707
10Superstar Steve2231
11Elvis Aliaga1217
12Brian Breaker2208
13Griz2196
14 Takao Omori 1175
15 Keith Walker 2161
16Dennis McHawes1155
17 Go Shiozaki 1118
18Luminous Warrior4112
Ace Steel 1112
20 Rick Steiner 2111
21Daniel Cross1105
22Ron Powers178
23Karim Brigante177
24 Chris Masters 176
25Steve Sharp164
26 Daisuke Ikeda 161
27 King Haku 358
28Ron Harris155
29 Steve Anthony 150
30Trent Stone149
Jason Bates149
Ty Dalton149
33Britton Tucker128
34Mr. Destiny113
35The Barbarian17
36Camaro Jackson †122+

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The title was vacated on an unspecified day in July 2011, putting his reign between 434 and 464 days.

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