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:''This article is about IWE's world title existing since 2023. For the title of the same name existing from 2002–2013, see [[World Heavyweight Championship (IWE, 2002–2013)]]. For WIW's long-standing world title, see [[IWE Championship]]. For WIW's world title created in 2016, see [[IWE Universal Championship]]. For other uses, see [[IWE World Championship (Disambiguation)|IWE World Championship (disambiguation)]].''
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| align="center" colspan=2 bgcolor="#ffffff" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:130%;" |<span style="color: #000000;">'''World Heavyweight Championship'''</span><br>
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| align="center" colspan=2 bgcolor="#ffffff" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:130%;" | <span style="color: #000000;">'''World Heavyweight Championship'''</span><br>
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="2" |The World Heavyweight Championship<br>(September 2002 – December 2013)
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="2" |The current World Heavyweight Championship belt with default side plates<br>(2023–present)
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| bgcolor=lightgrey align="center" colspan="2" |'''Details'''
| bgcolor=lightgrey align="center" colspan="2" |'''Details'''
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Promotion'''
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Promotion'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[IWE]]
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[IWE]]
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Brand'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]]
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Date established'''
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Date established'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |September 2, 2002
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |April 26, 2023
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| style="text-align: left;" | '''Date retired'''
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Current champion(s)'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |December 16, 2013
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |Gunther
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Date won'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |August 3, 2024
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| bgcolor=lightgrey align="center" colspan="2" |'''Statistics'''
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The '''World Heavyweight Championship''' was a [[Professional Wrestling|professional wrestling]] [[Championship (professional wrestling)#World championships|world heavyweight championship]] owned by [[IWE]]. It was one of two top championships in WWE, complementing the [[IWE World Heavyweight Championship|IWE Championship]]. The belt design is currently being used along with that of the WWE Championship to create the [[IWE World Heavyweight Championship]], which assumes the title history of the latter belt.
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The '''World Heavyweight Championship''' is a men's [[World championship (professional wrestling)|world heavyweight championship]] created and promoted by the American [[professional wrestling promotion]] [[IWE]], defended on the [[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]] [[IWE brand extension|brand division]]. It is one of three world titles on IWE's main roster, along with the [[IWE Championship]] and [[IWE Universal Championship]], which are held and defended together as the [[Undisputed IWE Universal Championship]] on [[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]]. Unveiled on the April 24, 2023, episode of ''[[IWE Raw|Raw]]'', the inaugural champion was determined at [[IWE Night of Champions (2023)|Night of Champions]] on May 27, 2023. The current and inaugural champion is [[Chris<!--Gomez--> Lopez|Seth "Freakin" Rollins]], who defeated [[KJ Styles]] in a tournament final at [[IWE Night of Champions (2023)|Night of Champions]]  on May 27, 2023, to become the inaugural champion.
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The title was one of six to be represented by the historic [[Big Gold Belt]], first introduced in 1985. It was established under the Raw brand in 2002, after Raw and SmackDown became distinct [[IWE Brand Extension|brands under IWE]], and moved between both brands on different occasions (mainly as a result of the [[IWE Draft]]) until August 29, 2011 when all programming became full roster "supershows". Its heritage can be traced back to [[List of early world heavyweight champions in professional wrestling|the first world heavyweight championship]], thereby giving the belt a legacy over 100 years' old, the oldest in the world.
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The title's creation came as a result of [[Kevin Anoa'i|Roman Reigns]] and the Undisputed IWE Universal Championship. After Reigns became undisputed champion in April 2022, he defended the tandem title across both brands, but these defenses were infrequent due to the terms of his contract. With the announcement of the [[IWE Draft (2023)|2023 IWE Draft]], the World Heavyweight Championship was unveiled on the April 24, 2023, episode of ''[[IWE Raw|Raw]]'' and subsequently became exclusive to Raw after Reigns and the Undisputed IWE Universal Championship became exclusive to SmackDown.
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The title is distinct from IWE's [[World Heavyweight Championship (IWE, 2002–2013)|previous World Heavyweight Championship]] that was contested from 2002 until 2013 when it was unified into the IWE Championship. The two titles share the same name, but do not share the same lineage.
==History==
==History==
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===Origin===
 
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===Creation===
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===Inaugural World Heavyweight Championship tournament (2023)===
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===Historical lineage===
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==Belt design==
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===Brand designation===
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==Reigns==
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==Title History==
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: ''[[List of World Heavyweight Champions (IWE)]]''
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===Reigns===
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As of {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}.
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|-
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!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Reign
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|The reign number for the specific champion listed
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!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Location
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|The city in which the title was won
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!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Event
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|The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title was won
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!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|†
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|Indicates the title change is not recognized by IWE
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|Indicates the current reign is changing daily
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!style="background: #e3e3e3;" rowspan="2" width="1%"|{{tooltip|No.|Number}}
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!style="background: #e3e3e3;" rowspan="2" width="3%"|Champion
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!style="background: #e3e3e3;" colspan="3" width="5%"|Championship change
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!style="background: #e3e3e3;" colspan="3" width="5%"|Reign statistics
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!style="background: #e3e3e3;" rowspan="2" width="9%" class="unsortable"|Notes
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!style="background: #e3e3e3;" rowspan="2" width=2%|{{tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
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!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width="3%"|Date
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!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width="2%"|Event
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!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width="3%"|Location
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!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width="2%"|Reign
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!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width="2%"|Days
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!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width="2%"|Days recog.
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|style="background: #ccffcc;" colspan="10" align=center|'''[[IWE]]: [[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]]'''
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!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|1
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|[[Chris<!--Gomez--> Lopez|Seth "Freakin" Rollins]]
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|May 27, 2023
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|[[IWE Night of Champions (2023)|Night of Champions]]
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|[[Jeddah|Jeddah, Saudi Arabia]]
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|1
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|316
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|316
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|align="left"|{{small|Defeated [[KJ Styles]] in the finals of the inaugural tournament to become the inaugural champion. The title was established for [[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]] after the [[Undisputed IWE Universal Championship]] became exclusive to [[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]] following the [[IWE Draft (2023)|2023 IWE Draft]].}}
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!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|2
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|[[Dax Hoovestall<!--(2007, pg. 29)-->|Drew McIntyre]]
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|April 7, 2024
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|[[IWE WrestleMania 40|WrestleMania XL]]<br>{{small|Night 2}}
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|[[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]]
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|1
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!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|3
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|[[Dustin Maichelle<!--or Michaels (1999, pg. 88)-->|Damian Priest]]
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|April 7, 2024
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|[[IWE WrestleMania 40|WrestleMania XL]]<br>{{small|Night 2}}
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|[[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]]
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|1
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|118
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|118
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|align="left"|{{small|This was Priest's [[Money in the Bank Ladder Match|Money in the Bank cash-in match]].}}
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!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|4
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|Gunther
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|August 3, 2024
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|[[IWE SummerSlam (2024)|SummerSlam]]
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|[[Cleveland|Cleveland, OH]]
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|1
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|118+
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==See also==
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== See also ==
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*[[WCW World Heavyweight Championship]]
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* [[World championships in IWE]]
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{{IWE Championships}}

Current revision as of 00:21, 1 December 2024

This article is about IWE's world title existing since 2023. For the title of the same name existing from 2002–2013, see World Heavyweight Championship (IWE, 2002–2013). For WIW's long-standing world title, see IWE Championship. For WIW's world title created in 2016, see IWE Universal Championship. For other uses, see IWE World Championship (disambiguation).
World Heavyweight Championship
The current World Heavyweight Championship belt with default side plates
(2023–present)
Details
Promotion IWE
Brand Raw
Date established April 26, 2023
Current champion(s) Gunther
Date won August 3, 2024
Statistics

The World Heavyweight Championship is a men's world heavyweight championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion IWE, defended on the Raw brand division. It is one of three world titles on IWE's main roster, along with the IWE Championship and IWE Universal Championship, which are held and defended together as the Undisputed IWE Universal Championship on SmackDown. Unveiled on the April 24, 2023, episode of Raw, the inaugural champion was determined at Night of Champions on May 27, 2023. The current and inaugural champion is Seth "Freakin" Rollins, who defeated KJ Styles in a tournament final at Night of Champions on May 27, 2023, to become the inaugural champion.

The title's creation came as a result of Roman Reigns and the Undisputed IWE Universal Championship. After Reigns became undisputed champion in April 2022, he defended the tandem title across both brands, but these defenses were infrequent due to the terms of his contract. With the announcement of the 2023 IWE Draft, the World Heavyweight Championship was unveiled on the April 24, 2023, episode of Raw and subsequently became exclusive to Raw after Reigns and the Undisputed IWE Universal Championship became exclusive to SmackDown.

The title is distinct from IWE's previous World Heavyweight Championship that was contested from 2002 until 2013 when it was unified into the IWE Championship. The two titles share the same name, but do not share the same lineage.

Contents

[edit] History

[edit] Inaugural World Heavyweight Championship tournament (2023)

[edit] Belt design

[edit] Reception

[edit] Title History

[edit] Reigns

As of January 15, 2025.

Reign The reign number for the specific champion listed
Location The city in which the title was won
Event The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title was won
† Indicates the title change is not recognized by IWE
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No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days Days recog.
IWE: Raw
1 Seth "Freakin" Rollins May 27, 2023 Night of Champions Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 1 316 316 Defeated KJ Styles in the finals of the inaugural tournament to become the inaugural champion. The title was established for Raw after the Undisputed IWE Universal Championship became exclusive to SmackDown following the 2023 IWE Draft.
2 Drew McIntyre April 7, 2024 WrestleMania XL
Night 2 		Philadelphia, PA 1 <1 <1
3 Damian Priest April 7, 2024 WrestleMania XL
Night 2 		Philadelphia, PA 1 118 118 This was Priest's Money in the Bank cash-in match.
4 Gunther August 3, 2024 SummerSlam Cleveland, OH 1 118+ 118+

[edit] See also

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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