WXw Shotgun Championship

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wXw Shotgun Championship
WXw Shotgun Championship.png
Current title design
Details
Promotion Westside Xtreme Wrestling
Date establishedAugust 18, 2013
Current champion Hektor Invictus
Date wonApril 5, 2025
Statistics
First champion Ilja Dragunov
Most reigns David Starr (3 reigns)
Longest reign Maggot (328 days)
Shortest reign Mason Ryan, Norman Harras and Ninja Mack (1 day)
Oldest champion Absolute Andy (38 years, 87 days)
Youngest champion Ilja Dragunov (19 years, 312 days)
Heaviest champion Avalanche (295 lbs)
Lightest champion Maggot (161 lbs)

The wXw Shotgun Championship is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the German promotion Westside Xtreme Wrestling. All of the matches disputed for the title are broadcast on wXw's YouTube channel. The first champion was crowned on August 18, 2013. Ilja Dragunov defeated Tony Blunt in the finals of a tournament to become the first champion.

Contents

Title history

There have been a total of 41 reigns and four vacancies shared between 33 different champions. The current champion is Hektor Invictus. who is in his first reign. [1]

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 Ilja Dragunov August 18, 2013Fans Appreciation Weekend 2013 – Day 2 Oberhausen, Germany 1152Defeated Toby Blunt in a tournament final to become the inaugural champion [2] [3] [4]
— Vacated January 17, 2014————Vacated due to Dragunov suffering a severe head injury [2]
2 Axel Tischer January 18, 2014Back to the Roots XIII Oberhausen, Germany 1266Defeated Carnage in a Steel Cage match for the vacant Championship. [5]
3 John Klinger October 11, 201414th Anniversary Tour: Prague Prague, Czech Republic 17 [6]
4 Mason Ryan October 18, 201414th Anniversary Tour: SlamMania II Mannheim, Germany 11 [7]
5 John Klinger October 19, 201414th Anniversary Tour: Apolda Apolda, Germany 2139 [8]
6 Ilja Dragunov March 7, 2015 16 Carat Gold 2015 – Day 2 Oberhausen, Germany 2105 [9]
7Kim RayJune 20, 2015More Than Wrestling Tour: Finale – Shortcut To The Top Oberhausen, Germany 1175 [10]
8Sasa KeelDecember 12, 201515th Anniversary Tour: Finale Oberhausen, Germany 1112 [11]
9 Da Mack April 2, 2016True Colors 2016 Dresden, Germany 1181 [12]
10 Pete Dunne September 30, 2016World Tag Team League 2016 – Day 1 Oberhausen, Germany 115 [13]
11 Tyler Bate October 15, 2016Shotgun Live Tour 2016: Bielefeld Bielefeld, Germany 134 [14]
12 David Starr November 18, 2016Shotgun Live Tour 2016: Gotha Gotha, Germany 115 [15]
13 Chris Brookes December 3, 2016Shotgun Live Tour 2016: Berlin Berlin, Germany 17This was a four-way match, also involving Dave Crist and Ilja Dragunov [16]
14 David Starr December 10, 201616th Anniversary Oberhausen, Germany 292This was a four-way match, also involving Da Mack and Pete Dunne [17]
15 Emil Sitoci March 12, 2017 16 Carat Gold 2017 – Day 3 Oberhausen, Germany 162This was a four-way match, also involving Cody Rhodes and Jurn Simmons [18]
16 Angélico May 13, 2017Superstars of Wrestling 2017 Oberhausen, Germany 149This was a four-way match, also involving Penta el Zero M and Rey Fénix [19]
17 David Starr July 1, 2017Shortcut to the Top 2017 Cologne, Germany 362This was a three-way match, also involving Emil Sitoci [20]
18Ivan KievSeptember 1, 2017Fans Appreciation Night 2017 Hamburg, Germany 1113This was a three-way match, also involving Flip Gordon [21]
19 Bobby Gunns December 23, 201717th Anniversary Oberhausen, Germany 1224 [22] [23]
20 Marius Al-Ani August 4, 2018Shortcut To The Top 2018 Oberhausen, Germany 1238 [24]
21 Emil Sitoci March 30, 201916 Carat Gold Revenge 2019: Frankfurt Frankfurt, Germany 2167This was a three-way match, also involving Julian Pace [25]
22 Avalanche September 13, 2019FAN 2019 - Du Entscheidest Hamburg, Germany 192This was a Street Fight match [26]
23 Jay Skillet December 14, 201919th Anniversary Oberhausen, Germany 163This was a four-way match also involving Absolute Andy and Veit Müller. [27]
24 Avalanche February 15, 2020Road To 16 Carat Gold: Bielefeld Bielefeld, Germany 222 [28]
25 Alexander Wolfe March 8, 2020 16 Carat Gold 2020 Oberhausen, Germany 282This was a three-way match also involving Ilja Dragunov.
Wolfe was previously known as Axel Tischer.		 [29]
— Vacated May 29, 2020————Wolfe was unable to defend the title due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
26 Metehan July 30, 2020Shotgun Oberhausen, Germany 1154Defeated Hektor Invictus in the finals of a tournament to win the vacant Championship. [30] [31]
27 Norman Harras December 31, 2020Shotgun Silvester Epeziel Oberhausen, Germany 1148 [32]
28Prince AhuraMay 28, 2021Drive Of Champions 2021 Oberhausen, Germany 173 [33]
— Vacated August 9, 2021————
29Vincent HeisenbergSeptember 25, 2021Catch Grand Prix 2021 Oberhausen, Germany 126Defeated Norman Harras to win the vacant title. [34]
30Michael KnightOctober 21, 2021wXw Live In Limbach-Oberfrohna Limbach-Oberfrohna, Germany 157 [35]
31 Norman Harras December 17, 2021wXw We Love Wrestling #26 Borken, Germany 21 [36]
32 Absolute Andy December 18, 2021wXw 21st Anniversary Oberhausen, Germany 176 [37]
— Vacated March 4, 2022————Andy was unable to defend the title due to illness. [38]
33 Ninja Mack March 5, 2022wXw 16 Carat Gold 2022 Oberhausen, Germany 11Defeated Ace Romero in a lotterie match to win the vacant title. [39]
34 Maggot March 6, 2022wXw 16 Carat Gold 2022 Oberhausen, Germany 1328This was a four-way match also involving Ender Kara and The Rotation. [40]
35 Laurance Roman January 28, 2023wXw Back To The Roots 2023 Oberhausen, Germany 1266 [41]
36Elijah BlumOctober 21, 2023wXw We Love Wrestling - Live In Bielefeld Bielefeld, Germany 163 [42]
37 The Rotation December 24, 2023wXw 23rd Anniversary Oberhausen, Germany 176This was a six-way scramble also involving Alex Duke, Bobby Gunns, Jacob Crane and Nick Schreier. [43]
38 Levaniel March 8, 2024wXw 16 Carat Gold 2024 Oberhausen, Germany 1212This was a three-way match also involving Maggot. [44]
39Anita VaughanOctober 6, 2024 wXw World Tag Team Festival 2024 Oberhausen, Germany 1153Vaughan became the first ever female wrestler to hold the championship. [45]
40 Joseph Fenech Jr. March 8, 2025wXw Shotgun Bonanza Oberhausen, Germany 128 [46]
41 Hektor Invictus April 5, 2025wXw We Love Wrestling: 16 Carat Gold Revenge Frankfurt, Hessen 1114+

Combined reigns

Alexander Wolfe with the title in 2020. Alexander Wolfe 16 Carat Gold 2020 N3 (5).jpg
Alexander Wolfe with the title in 2020.
Inaugural champion Ilja Dragunov. Ilja Dragunov 2019.jpg
Inaugural champion Ilja Dragunov.
Record three-time champion David Starr. David Starr 16 Carat Gold 2020 N2 (2).jpg
Record three-time champion David Starr.

As of July28, 2025.

†Indicates the current champion
RankChampionNo. of
reigns		Combined days
1 Axel Tischer/Alexander Wolfe 2348
2 Maggot 1328
3 Laurance Roman 1266
4 Ilja Dragunov 2257
5 Marius Al-Ani 1238
6 Emil Sitoci 2229
7 Bobby Gunns 1224
8 Levaniel 1212
9 Da Mack 1181
10Kim Ray1175
11 David Starr 3169
12 Metehan 1154
13Anita Vaughan1153
14 Norman Harras 2149
15 John Klinger 2146
16 Hektor Invictus †1114+
17 Avalanche 2114
18Ivan Kiev1113
19Sasa Keel1112
20 Absolute Andy 176
The Rotation 176
22Prince Ahura173
23Elijah Blum163
Jay Skillet 163
25Michael Knight157
26 Angélico 149
27 Tyler Bate 134
28 Joseph Fenech Jr. 128
29Vincent Heisenberg126
30 Pete Dunne 115
31 Chris Brookes 17
32 Mason Ryan 11
Ninja Mack 11

See also

References

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