XPW King of the Deathmatch Championship

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XPW King of the Deathmatch Championship
Details
Promotion Xtreme Pro Wrestling
Date establishedJune 20, 2000
Current champion(s)Shlak
Statistics
First champion(s)Supreme
Most reignsSupreme (5 reigns)
Longest reignSupreme (462 days)
Shortest reignSupreme / Altar Boy Luke (77 days)

The XPW King of the Deathmatch Championship is one of Xtreme Pro Wrestling's championships. Originally, the championship existed as a trophy at stake in the first-ever Baptized in Blood event, featuring a Japanese-style 8-Man King of the Deathmatch tournament.

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Background

After The Messiah defeated Supreme for the championship, an actual title belt for the championship would later appear and debut at XPW's Baptized in Blood 2. The Messiah would wind up as the longest reigning champion, holding onto the title for nearly a year, and only being stripped of the title after he was fired from XPW.

The championship was highly contested while XPW was based on the West Coast, as matches would often consist of a plethora of Barbed-Wire, Beds of Nails, Beds of Thumbtacks, Light Bulbs and (occasionally) exploding barbed-wire devices.

My Bloody Valentine 2000

First Round [1] Semifinals [1] Final [1]
         
1 Supreme1
8 Kid Kaos
Supreme5
Messiah
4 Messiah 2
5 Johnny Webb
Supreme7
Kronus
2 Kronus 3
7 Carlito Montana
Kronus6
Axl Rotten
3 Axl Rotten 4
6 Homeless Jimmy

1. Bed of Nails, Barbed Wire Board & Barbed Wire Table Match
2. Barbed Wire Ladder & Thumbtacks Match
3. Bed of Light Bulbs & Barbed Wire Board Match
4. Beds of Nails, Glass & Barbed Wire Bat Match
5. Beds of Barbed Wire, Thumbtacks & Nails Match
6. Barbed Wire Board & Barbed Wire Bat Match
7. No Rope Barbed Wire, Beds of Everything Match

My Bloody Valentine 2001

First Round [2] Semifinals [2] Final [2]
         
1 Messiah 1
8 Kraq
Messiah5
Homeless Jimmy
4 Homeless Jimmy2
5 John Kronus
Messiah7
Supreme
2 Supreme3
7 Steve Rizzono & Pogo the Clown
Supreme6
Johnny Webb
3 Johnny Webb4
6 Nosawa

1. Beds of Barbed Wire & Nails Match
2. Beds of Light Tubes/Light Bulbs & Broken Glass Match
3. Bed of Thumbtacks, Barbed Wire Board & Barbed Wire Table Match
4. Bed of Thumbtacks & Barbed Wire Ladder Match
5. Beds of Light Bulbs, Broken Glass & Barbed Wire Board Match
6. Beds of Barbed Wire, Thumbtacks & Nails Match
7. Double Hell, Beds of Thumbtacks, Broken Glass, Light Tubes, Barbed Wire Light Tube Tables, Barbed Wire Ladder & 16-Feet Ladder Match

Baptized In Blood III: Night Of Champions

First Round [3] Semifinals [3] Final [3]
         
1 Supreme1
8 The Sandman
Supreme5
Altar Boy Luke
4 Altar Boy Luke 2
5 Vinny Massaro
Supreme7
Angel
2 Pogo the Clown3
7 Steve Rizzono
Angel6
Pogo The Clown
3 Angel4
6 G. Q. Money

1. Barbed Wire Ropes, Beds of Barbed Wire, Nails, Barbed Wire Board, Barbed Wire Ladder & Fans Bring The Weapons Match
2. Barbed Wire Ropes, Beds of Barbed Wire, Nails, Barbed Wire Board, Barbed Wire Ladder & Fans Bring The Weapons Match
3. Barbed Wire Ropes, Beds of Barbed Wire, Nails, Barbed Wire Board, Barbed Wire Ladder & Fans Bring The Weapons Match (this match was supposed to be Steve Rizzono vs. Crimson, but Pogo the Clown interjected himself into the match and pinned Rizzono while Crimson was outside the ring)
4. Barbed Wire Ropes, Beds of Barbed Wire, Nails, Barbed Wire Board, Barbed Wire Ladder & Fans Bring The Weapons Match
5. Barbed Wire Ropes, Beds of Barbed Wire, Nails, Barbed Wire Board, Barbed Wire Ladder & Fans Bring The Weapons Match
6. Barbed Wire Ropes, Beds of Barbed Wire, Nails, Barbed Wire Board, Barbed Wire Ladder & Fans Bring The Weapons Match
7. Barbed Wire Ropes, Beds of Light Tubes, Nails, Barbed Wire Board, Barbed Wire Table, Barbed Wire Ladder, Fans Bring The Weapons & Exploding Ring Scaffold Match

Title history

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific champion
N/AThe information is not available or is unknown
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDays
1 Supreme February 26, 2000My Bloody Valentine - Night 2 Hollywood, CA 1259Defeated John Kronus in a No Rope, Barbed Wire, Beds of Everything Match in a tournament final to become the first champion. [1]
2 The Messiah November 11, 2000Dismembered In November San Bernardino, CA 1287This was a Barbed Wire Ropes, Beds of Tumbtacks, Light Bulls, Nails, Barbed Wire Board, Light Tube, Caribbean Spider Web match. [4]
- Vacated August 25, 2001N/AN/A-N/AMessiah was fired from XPW, and the title is vacated. 
3SupremeOctober 13, 2001Halloween In Hell II Pico Rivera, CA 2133Defeated Vic Grimes in a Double Hell, Barbed Wire Landmines, Bed of Lights tubes Match to win the vacant title. [5]
4 The Sandman February 23, 2002Freefall Los Angeles, CA 1147This was a Beds of Thumbtacks, Barbed Wire, Nails, Barbed Wire Board match. [6]
5SupremeJuly 20, 2002Baptized In Blood III: Night of Champions Pico Rivera, CA 377Defeated Angel in a Exploding Ring Scaffold match in a tournament final. [3]
6 Altar Boy Luke October 5, 2002Fallout Philadelphia 177This was a Bed of Light Tubes, Barbed Wire Board match. [7]
7SupremeDecember 21, 2002Merry F'N X-Mas Philadelphia 477This was a House of Horrors match. [8]
-DeactivatedMarch 8, 2003N/AN/A-N/AXPW closed and the title was abandoned. 
8SupremeMay 24, 2008 Cold Day In Hell Redondo Beach, CA 5455Defeated Necro Butcher in a Double Hell, Barbed Wire Chairs, Barbed Wire Light Tube Tables, Light Tube Table, Thumbtacks, Beds of Mouse Traps and Light Tubes Death match to reactivate the title. [9]
-DeactivatedAugust 22, 2009N/AN/A-N/AThe title was retired after XPW's Ten Year Anniversary Spectacular event. 
8ShlakApril 9, 2022Killafornia Pomona, CA 1826+Defeated Masada in the finals of the King of the Deathmatch tournament in a No Ropes Barbed Wire Death Match to win the vacant title. [10]

Combined reigns

RankWrestlerNo. of
reigns		Combined
days
1Supreme51001
2 The Messiah 1287
3Shlak1197
4 The Sandman 1147
5 Altar Boy Luke 177

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References

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