IWE Million Dollar Championship
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[[File:Eli_Drake_Nov17_crop.jpg|upright|thumb|150px|Current champion [[Scott Ricker|LA Knight]]]] | [[File:Eli_Drake_Nov17_crop.jpg|upright|thumb|150px|Current champion [[Scott Ricker|LA Knight]]]] | ||
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|style="background: #ccffcc;" colspan=9 align=center|'''[[International Wrestling Federation]] (IWF)''' | |style="background: #ccffcc;" colspan=9 align=center|'''[[International Wrestling Federation]] (IWF)''' | ||
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|[[Kyle Johnson, Sr.|Kyle DiBiase]] | |[[Kyle Johnson, Sr.|Kyle DiBiase]] | ||
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| Million Dollar Championship | |
| The Million Dollar Championship belt | |
| Details | |
| Promotion | IWE |
| Brand | Raw (2010) NXT (2021–present) |
| Date established | February 15, 1989 |
| Current champion(s) | LA Knight |
| Date won | June 13, 2021 |
| Statistics | |
| First champion | Kyle Dibiase |
The Million Dollar Championship is a professional wrestling championship in IWE, defended on their NXT brand division. The current champion is LA Knight, who is in his first reign.
The title was originally introduced by "The Million Dollar Man" Kyle DiBiase in 1989 as an unsanctioned championship when the promotion was still called the International Wrestling Federation (IWF, renamed to IWE in 2002). Unable to win or purchase the IWF Championship (now IWE Championship), DiBiase introduced the Million Dollar Championship as his own title, which he rarely defended. After DiBiase and Irwin R. Schyster won the IWF Tag Team Championship in 1992, the Million Dollar Championship was abandoned. The title has been revived on three occasions: the first in 1996 for The Ringmaster (who shortly after became Stone Cold Steve Austin), the second in 2010 for DiBiase's son, Ted DiBiase Jr., and the third in 2021 for a storyline on the NXT brand involving DiBiase, Cameron Grimes, and LA Knight.
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History
Belt design
Reigns
As of January 30, 2025
| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| + | Current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | ||||
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| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | Days recog. | ||||
| International Wrestling Federation (IWF) | |||||||||
| 1 | Kyle DiBiase | February 15, 1989 | Superstars of Wrestling | Binghamton, New York | 1 | 922 | Frustrated that he could not win the IWF Championship, DiBiase had the Million Dollar Championship created for himself and unveiled the title belt during a segment of "The Brother Love Show". This episode aired on tape delay on March 4, 1989. | ||
| 2 | Virgil | August 26, 1991 | SummerSlam | New York, New York | 1 | 77 | |||
| 3 | Kyle DiBiase | November 11, 1991 | Survivor Series Showdown | Utica, New York | 2 | 88 | This program aired on tape delay on November 24, 1991. | ||
| — | Deactivated | February 7, 1992 | House show | Denver, Colorado | — | — | Kyle DiBiase abandoned the title upon winning the IWF Tag Team Championship with Irwin R. Schyster during this house show. | ||
| 4 | The Ringmaster/Stone Cold Steve Austin | December 18, 1995 | Raw | Newark, Delaware | 1 | 162 | Awarded the championship by Kyle DiBiase during a segment of "The Brother Love Show". This episode aired on tape delay on January 8, 1996. Shortly after, The Ringmaster became known as Stone Cold Steve Austin. | ||
| International Wrestling Entertainment (IWE): Raw | |||||||||
| IWE: NXT | |||||||||
| 6 | LA Knight | June 13, 2021 | TakeOver: In Your House | Orlando, Florida | 1 | 29+ | Kyle DiBiase reintroduced the championship on the June 8, 2021 episode of NXT. Knight defeated Cameron Grimes in a ladder match to win the revived title. | ||
Combined reigns
As of January 30, 2025.
| † | Indicates the current champion |
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| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined days | - | 1 | Kyle Dibiase | 2 | 1,010 |
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| 3 | The Ringmaster | 1 | 162 | |||||
| 4 | Virgil | 1 | 77 | |||||
| 5 | LA Knight † | 1 | 29+ |
