List of PWG World Champions
The PWG World Championship is a professional wrestling world championship owned and copyrighted by Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG). The championship was created and debuted on August 30, 2003, at PWG's Bad Ass Mother 3000 – Stage 2 event.[1] Originally called the PWG Championship, the title was renamed to the PWG World Championship in February 2006 after the title was defended outside the United States for the first and second time—that month, then-champion Joey Ryan defeated Emil Sitoci in Essen, Germany at European Vacation – Germany and Jonny Storm in Orpington, England at European Vacation – England.[2][3]
The championship is generally contested in professional wrestling matches, in which participants execute scripted finishes rather than contend in direct competition. All reigns are won at live events, which are released on DVD. The inaugural champion was Frankie Kazarian, whom PWG recognized to have become the champion after defeating Ryan in the finals of a 16-man tournament on August 30, 2003, at PWG's Bad Ass Mother 3000 – Stage 2 event.[1] As of December 2016, Kevin Steen holds the record for most reigns, with three.[4][5][6] Adam Cole's only reign at 538 days is the longest in the title's history. PWG publishes a list of successful championship defenses for each champion on their official website. As of December 2016, Ryan has the most defenses, with 19; Bryan Danielson and Kenny Omega have the least, with 0.
Zack Sabre Jr. is the current champion in his first reign, after defeating Roderick Strong on March 5, 2016, to win the title.[7] Overall, there have been 24 reigns among 18 different wrestlers and three vacancies.[8] Low Ki, Bryan Danielson, and Davey Richards, all of whom vacated the championship, are the only people to have not been defeated for the championship.[9]
Title history
Names
Name | Years |
---|---|
PWG Championship | August 2003 – February 2006 |
PWG World Championship | February 2006 – present |
Reigns
# | Numbers in bold indicate that a reign is current and changes daily |
---|---|
Reign | The reign number for the specific wrestler listed |
Successful defenses | Accounts how many defenses the champion had during their reign |
Event | The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title was won |
N/A | The information is not available or is unknown |
— | Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign |
+ | Indicates the current reign is changing daily. |
# | Wrestler | Reign | Date | Days held | Location | Successful defenses | Event | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Kazarian, FrankieFrankie Kazarian |
1 |
August 30, 2003 |
176 |
4 | Bad Ass Mother 3000 – Stage 2 | Kazarian defeated Joey Ryan in the finals of a 16-man tournament to become the first champion. | [1] | |
2 |
Pearce, AdamAdam Pearce |
1 |
February 22, 2004 |
139 |
3 | Taste the Radness | This was a Chicago Street Fight. | [12] | |
3 |
Kazarian, FrankieFrankie Kazarian |
2 |
July 10, 2004 |
126 |
3 | The Reason for the Season | This was a Loser Leaves Town steel cage match. | [14] | |
4 |
Dragon, SuperSuper Dragon |
1 |
November 13, 2004 |
140 |
8 | Free Admission (Just Kidding) | [16] | ||
5 |
Styles, A.J.A.J. Styles |
1 |
April 2, 2005 |
126 |
4 | All Star Weekend – Night Two | [18] | ||
6 |
Steen, KevinKevin Steen |
1 |
August 6, 2005 |
119 |
5 | Zombies [Shouldn't Run] | [19] | ||
7 |
Ryan, JoeyJoey Ryan |
1 |
December 3, 2005 |
406 |
19 | Chanukah Chaos (The C's Are Silent) | The title was renamed from the "PWG Championship" to the "PWG World Championship" following PWG's European Vacation tour of England and Germany in February 2006. | [2][3][21] | |
8 |
Tornado, HumanHuman Tornado |
1 |
January 13, 2007 |
42 |
3 | Based on a True Story | This was a Guerrilla Warfare match. | [23] | |
9 |
Generico, ElEl Generico |
1 |
February 24, 2007 |
155 |
9 | Holy Diver Down | [25] | ||
10 |
Danielson, BryanBryan Danielson |
1 |
July 29, 2007 |
160 |
5 | Giant-Size Annual #4 | [27] | ||
11 |
Ki, LowLow Ki |
1 |
January 5, 2008 |
32 |
1 | All-Star Weekend 6 – Night One | [28] | ||
— |
— |
February 6, 2008[9] |
— |
N/A |
— |
N/A | The title was vacated due to Low Ki suffering a knee injury while working in Japan. | [9] | |
12 |
Tornado, HumanHuman Tornado |
2 |
February 24, 2008 |
133 |
1 | ¡Dia de los Dangerous! | Tornado defeated Karl Anderson and Roderick Strong in the finals of a 5-man tournament to become the champion. | [30] | |
13 |
Hero, ChrisChris Hero |
1 |
July 6, 2008 |
425 |
10 | Life During Wartime | This was a Guerrilla Warfare steel cage match. | [32] | |
14 |
Danielson, BryanBryan Danielson |
2 |
September 4, 2009 |
<1 |
0 | Guerre Sans Frontières | [34] | ||
— |
— |
September 4, 2009[33] |
— |
— |
Guerre Sans Frontières | The title was vacated due to Danielson being unable to defend it after signing with World Wrestling Entertainment. | [33] | ||
15 |
Omega, KennyKenny Omega |
1 |
November 21, 2009 |
98 |
0 | 2009 Battle of Los Angeles – Night Two | Defeated Roderick Strong in the finals of the 2009 Battle of Los Angeles to win the vacant title. | [36] | |
16 |
Richards, DaveyDavey Richards |
1 |
February 27, 2010 |
198 |
2 | As the Worm Turns | [38] | ||
— |
— |
September 13, 2010 |
— |
N/A |
— |
N/A |
The title was vacated due to Richards being unable to defend it. | [39] | |
17 |
Castagnoli, ClaudioClaudio Castagnoli |
1 |
October 9, 2010 |
287 |
6 | The Curse of Guerrilla Island | Castagnoli defeated Brandon Gatson, Chris Hero and Joey Ryan in a four–way match to win the vacant title. | [41] | |
18 |
Steen, KevinKevin Steen |
2 |
July 23, 2011 |
91 |
1 | Eight | [42] | ||
19 |
Generico, ElEl Generico |
2 |
October 22, 2011 |
147 |
0 | Steen Wolf | This was a ladder match. | [44] | |
20 |
Steen, KevinKevin Steen |
3 |
March 17, 2012 |
259 |
4 | World's Finest | This was a three-way match, also involving Eddie Edwards. | [45] | |
21 |
Cole, AdamAdam Cole |
1 |
December 1, 2012 |
538 |
7 | Mystery Vortex | This was a Guerrilla Warfare match. | [47] | |
22 |
O'Reilly, KyleKyle O'Reilly |
1 |
May 23, 2014 |
203 |
3 | Sold Our Soul for Rock 'n Roll | This was a Knockout or Submission Only match. | [49] | |
23 |
Strong, RoderickRoderick Strong |
1 |
December 12, 2014 |
449 |
7 | Black Cole Sun | This was a Guerrilla Warfare match. | [51] | |
24 |
Sabre Jr., ZackZack Sabre Jr. |
1 |
March 5, 2016 |
282+ |
2 |
All Star Weekend 12 – Day 2 | [7] |
List of combined reigns
As of December 12, 2016.
† | Indicates the current champion |
Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined defenses |
Combined days |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cole, AdamAdam Cole | 1 | 7 | 538 |
2 | Steen, KevinKevin Steen | 3 | 10 | 469 |
3 | Strong, RoderickRoderick Strong | 1 | 7 | 449 |
4 | Hero, ChrisChris Hero | 1 | 10 | 425 |
5 | Ryan, JoeyJoey Ryan | 1 | 19 | 406 |
6 | Generico, ElEl Generico | 2 | 9 | 302 |
Kazarian, FrankieFrankie Kazarian | 2 | 7 | 302 | |
8 | Castagnoli, ClaudioClaudio Castagnoli | 1 | 6 | 287 |
9 | Sabre Jr., ZackZack Sabre Jr. † | 1 | 2 | 282+ |
10 | O'Reilly, KyleKyle O'Reilly | 1 | 3 | 203 |
11 | Richards, DaveyDavey Richards | 1 | 2 | 198 |
12 | Tornado, HumanHuman Tornado | 2 | 4 | 175 |
13 | Danielson, BryanBryan Danielson | 2 | 5 | 160 |
14 | Dragon, SuperSuper Dragon | 1 | 8 | 140 |
15 | Pearce, AdamAdam Pearce | 1 | 3 | 139 |
16 | Styles, A.J.A.J. Styles | 1 | 4 | 126 |
17 | Omega, KennyKenny Omega | 1 | 0 | 98 |
18 | Ki, LowLow Ki | 1 | 1 | 32 |
References
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- 1 2 "Kevin Steen's third reign". Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.com. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
- 1 2 "3/5 PWG All-Star Weekend Night Two: Roderick Strong vs. Zack Sabre Jr. for the PWG Championship, The Young Bucks vs. Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly for the PWG Tag Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
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- ↑ "Based on a True Story". Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.com. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
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- ↑ "Human Tornado's second reign". Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.com. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
- ↑ "¡Dia de los Dangerous!". Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.com. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
- ↑ "Chris Hero's first reign". Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.com. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
- ↑ "Life During Wartime". Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.com. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
- 1 2 3 "Bryan Danielson's second reign". Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.com. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
- ↑ "Guerre Sans Frontières". Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.com. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
- ↑ "Kenny Omega's first reign". Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.com. Retrieved 2009-11-23.
- ↑ "2009 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two". Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.com. Retrieved 2009-11-23.
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- ↑ "As the Worm Turns". Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.com. Retrieved 2010-02-28.
- ↑ Caldwell, James (2010-09-14). "PWG News: Davey Richards relinquishes PWG World Title, four-way match announced for next show to determine new champion". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
- ↑ "Claudio Castagnoli's first reign". Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.com. Retrieved 2010-10-09.
- ↑ "The Curse of Guerrilla Island". Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.com. Retrieved 2010-10-09.
- ↑ "Eight". Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.com. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
- ↑ "El Generico's second reign". Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.com. Retrieved 2011-10-22.
- ↑ "Steen Wolf". Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.com. Retrieved 2011-10-22.
- ↑ "World's Finest". Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.com. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
- ↑ "Adam Cole's first reign". Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.com. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
- ↑ "Mystery Vortex". Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.com. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
- ↑ "Kyle O'Reilly's first reign". Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.com. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
- ↑ "Sold our Soul for Rock 'n Roll". Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.com. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
- ↑ "Roderick Strong's first reign". Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.com. Retrieved 2014-12-13.
- ↑ "Black Cole Sun". Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.com. Retrieved 2014-12-13.
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