No. |
Champion |
Championship change |
Reign statistics |
Notes |
Ref. |
Date |
Event |
Location |
Reign |
Days
|
1 |
Mad Cow |
July 1, 2001 |
Dead End |
Essen, Germany |
1 |
7001560000000000000♠56 |
Defeated Chris The Bambikiller to become the inaugural champion. |
|
2 |
Eric Schwarz |
August 26, 2001 |
Broken Rulz |
Essen, Germany |
1 |
7002112000000000000♠112 |
Defeated The Bull, substituting an injured Mad Cow. |
|
— |
Vacated |
December 15, 2001 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Vacated due to injury. |
|
3 |
Thomas Blade |
December 16, 2001 |
Live Event |
Dresden, Germany |
1 |
7001490000000000000♠49 |
Defeated Big Sick Ben for the vacated title. |
|
4 |
Chris the Bambikiller |
February 3, 2002 |
Payback |
Nürnberg, Germany |
1 |
7002159000000000000♠159 |
|
|
— |
Vacated |
July 12, 2002 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
5 |
Martin Nolte |
August 17, 2002 |
True Colors |
Essen, Germany |
1 |
7002196000000000000♠196 |
Won a 20-man Battle Royal for the vacated title. |
|
6 |
Chris Hero |
March 1, 2003 |
Back To The Roots 2 |
Essen, Germany |
1 |
7002252000000000000♠252 |
Due to the title being defended in the USA against IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Champion Mark Wolf on June 21, 2003, it gained "World" status and was renamed to wXw World Heavyweight Championship. |
|
7 |
Alex Shelley |
November 8, 2003 |
IWA Mid-South Ted Petty Invitational 2003 - Day 2 |
Salem, IN |
1 |
7001410000000000000♠41 |
This was a tournament final three-way match, also involving IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Champion Danny Daniels. |
|
8 |
Jimmy Jacobs |
December 19, 2003 |
IWA Mid-South Winter Wars 2003 |
Lafayette, IN |
1 |
<1 |
This was a Submission Match and the third in a Best Of Seven Series. |
|
9 |
Alex Shelley |
December 19, 2003 |
IWA Mid-South Winter Wars 2003 |
Lafayette, IN |
2 |
<1 |
|
|
10 |
Jimmy Jacobs |
December 19, 2003 |
IWA Mid-South Winter Wars 2003 |
Lafayette, IN |
2 |
7000800000000000000♠8 |
This was a Texas Death Match and the fifth in a Best Of Seven Series. |
|
11 |
Double C |
December 27, 2003 |
3rd Anniversary HUSS-Mas |
Essen, Germany |
1 |
7002168000000000000♠168 |
|
|
12 |
Ian Rotten |
June 12, 2004 |
Dead End 4 |
Essen, Germany |
1 |
7000700000000000000♠7 |
|
|
13 |
Double C |
June 19, 2004 |
Live Event |
Wien, Austria |
2 |
7002175000000000000♠175 |
|
|
14 |
Robbie Brookside |
December 11, 2004 |
4th Anniversary Show |
Essen, Germany |
1 |
7002295000000000000♠295 |
|
|
15 |
Ares |
October 2, 2005 |
Sunday Bloody Sunday II |
Essen, Germany |
1 |
7002167000000000000♠167 |
|
|
16 |
Mike Quackenbush |
March 18, 2006 |
Back To The Roots 5 - Enter The Dark Side |
Essen, Germany |
1 |
7001130000000000000♠13 |
|
|
17 |
Ares |
March 31, 2006 |
CHIKARA Naked |
Reading, PA |
2 |
7002603000000000000♠603 |
|
|
18 |
Alex Pain |
November 24, 2007 |
7th Anniversary Show - Strong Style Tournament |
Oberhausen, Germany |
1 |
7002105000000000000♠105 |
|
|
19 |
Steve Douglas |
March 8, 2008 |
16 Carat Gold 2008 - Day 2 |
Essen, Germany |
1 |
7002246000000000000♠246 |
|
|
— |
Vacated |
November 9, 2008 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
20 |
John Klinger |
December 13, 2008 |
8th Anniversary Show |
Oberhausen, Germany |
1 |
7001840000000000000♠84 |
|
|
21 |
Bryan Danielson |
March 7, 2009 |
16 Carat Gold 2009 - Day 2 |
Oberhausen, Germany |
1 |
7001550000000000000♠55 |
|
|
22 |
Absolute Andy |
May 1, 2009 |
Dead End IX Beta |
Oberhausen, Germany |
1 |
7002225000000000000♠225 |
|
|
23 |
Steve Douglas |
December 12, 2009 |
9th Anniversary Show |
Oberhausen, Germany |
2 |
7002175000000000000♠175 |
|
|
24 |
Zack Sabre, Jr. |
June 5, 2010 |
Dead End X |
Oberhausen, Germany |
1 |
7002119000000000000♠119 |
Sabre Jr. defeated Douglas to unify the wXw World Heavyweight Championship into his wXw World Lightweight Championship. The title became known as the wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship. |
|
25 |
WALTER |
October 2, 2010 |
HATEs Fuckin' Birthday Show |
Oberhausen, Germany |
1 |
7002105000000000000♠105 |
|
|
26 |
Daisuke Sekimoto |
January 15, 2011 |
Back To The Roots X |
Oberhausen, Germany |
1 |
7002107000000000000♠107 |
|
|
27 |
WALTER |
May 2, 2011 |
BJW Live Event |
Tokyo, Japan |
2 |
7002383000000000000♠383 |
|
|
28 |
El Generico |
May 19, 2012 |
Dead End XII |
Oberhausen, Germany |
1 |
7001850000000000000♠85 |
|
|
29 |
Axel Tischer |
August 12, 2012 |
Fans Appreciation Weekend 2012 - Day 2 |
Oberhausen, Germany |
1 |
7002293000000000000♠293 |
This was a four-way match, also involving Bad Bones and Karsten Beck. |
|
30 |
Tommy End |
June 1, 2013 |
Dead End XIII |
Oberhausen, Germany |
1 |
7002421000000000000♠421 |
|
|
31 |
WALTER |
July 27, 2014 |
Fans Appreciation Night 2014 |
Oberhausen, Germany |
3 |
7002174000000000000♠174 |
|
|
32 |
Karsten Beck |
January 17, 2015 |
Back To The Roots XIV |
Oberhausen, Germany |
1 |
7002223000000000000♠223 |
|
|
33 |
John Klinger |
August 28, 2015 |
Fans Appreciation Night 2015: Hamburg |
Hamburg, Germany |
2 |
7000100000000000000♠1 |
|
|
34 |
Karsten Beck |
August 29, 2015 |
Fans Appreciation Night 2015: Oberhausen |
Oberhausen, Germany |
2 |
7002196000000000000♠196 |
This was a three-way match, also involving A.J. Styles. |
|
35 |
Jurn Simmons |
March 12, 2016 |
16 Carat Gold 2016 - Day 2 |
Oberhausen, Germany |
1 |
7002273000000000000♠273 |
This was a four-way match, also involving Absolute Andy and John Klinger. |
|
36 |
Marty Scurll |
December 10, 2016 |
16th Anniversary |
Oberhausen, Germany |
1 |
<1 |
This was a three-way match, also involving Adam Cole. |
|
37 |
Axel Dieter Jr. |
December 10, 2016 |
16th Anniversary |
Oberhausen, Germany |
1 |
7001910000000000000♠91 |
|
|
38 |
Jurn Simmons |
March 11, 2017 |
16 Carat Gold 2017 - Day 2 |
Oberhausen, Germany |
2 |
7002147000000000000♠147 |
|
|
39 |
John Klinger |
August 5, 2017 |
Fight Forever Tour Opening |
Oberhausen, Germany |
3 |
7002217000000000000♠217 |
This was a three-way match, also involving Ilja Dragunov. |
|
40 |
Ilja Dragunov |
March 10, 2018 |
16 Carat Gold 2018 - Day 2 |
Oberhausen, Germany |
1 |
7002147000000000000♠147 |
This was a three-way match, also involving WALTER. |
|
41 |
Absolute Andy |
August 4, 2018 |
Shortcut To The Top 2018 |
Oberhausen, Germany |
2 |
7001810000000000000♠81+ |
|
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