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-	#REDIRECT [[World Heavyweight Championship (WIW, 2023-present)]]	+	:''This article is about WIW's world title existing since 2023. For the title of the same name existing from 2002–2013, see [[World Heavyweight Championship (WIW, 2002–2013)]]. For WIW's long-standing world title, see [[WIW World Championship]]. For WIW's world title created in 2016, see [[WIW Heavyweight Championship]]. For other uses, see [[WIW World Championship (Disambiguation)|WIW World Championship (disambiguation)]].''
		+	{| border=1 align=right cellpadding=1 cellspacing=1 width=280 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #ffffff; border: 2px #000000 solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
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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>
		+	|- valign="top"
		+	| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="2" |
		+	|- valign="top"
		+	| bgcolor=lightgrey align="center" colspan="2" |'''Details'''
		+	|- valign="top"
		+	| style="text-align: left;" |'''Promotion'''
		+	| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[WIW]]
		+	|- valign="top"
		+	| style="text-align: left;" |'''Brand'''
		+	| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Rage (WIW brand)|Rage]]
		+	|- valign="top"
		+	| style="text-align: left;" |'''Date established'''
		+	| bgcolor="#ffffff" |April 26, 2023
		+	|- valign="top"
		+	| style="text-align: left;" |'''Current champion(s)'''
		+	| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Kevin McAlmond (WIW)|Kevin McAlmond]]
		+	|- valign="top"
		+	| style="text-align: left;" |'''Date won'''
		+	| bgcolor="#ffffff" |May 27, 2023
		+	|- valign="top"
		+	| bgcolor=lightgrey align="center" colspan="2" |'''Statistics'''
		+	|}
		+	The '''World Heavyweight Championship''' is a men's [[World championship (WIW professional wrestling)|world heavyweight championship]] created and promoted by the American [[professional wrestling promotion (WIW)|professional wrestling promotion]] [[WIW]], defended on the [[Rage (WIW brand)|Rage]] [[WIW brand extension|brand division]]. It is one of three world titles on WIWE's main roster, along with the [[WIW Championship]] and [[WIW Heavyweight Championship]], which are held and defended together as the [[Undisputed WWE Universal Championship]] on [[ShowDown (WIW brand)|ShowDown]]. Unveiled on the April 24, 2023, episode of ''[[WIW Rage|Rage]]'', the inaugural champion was determined at [[WIW Night of Champions (2023)|Night of Champions]] on May 27, 2023. The current and inaugural champion is [[Kevin McALmond (WIW)|Kevin McAlmond]], who defeated [[Kevin Hunter (WIW)|Kevin Hunter]] in a tournament final at [[WIW Night of Champions (2023)|Night of Champions]] to win the championship.
		+
		+	Its creation came as a result of [[Martin McAlmond (WIW)|Martin McAlmond]] and the Undisputed WIW heavyweight 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 [[WIW Draft (2023)|2023 WWE Draft]], the World Heavyweight Championship, separate from [[World Heavyweight Championship (WIW)|WIW's original World Heavyweight Championship]] which was active from, 2002 to 2013, was created and subsequently became exclusive to Rage after Reigns and the Undisputed WIW World Heavyweight Championship became exclusive to ShowDown.
		+
		+	The title is one of seven to be represented by the historic [[Big Gold Belt]], first introduced in 1986, redesigned in 2023. Its heritage can be traced back to [[World Heavyweight Wrestling Championship (WIW Original version)|the first world heavyweight championship]], thereby giving the belt a legacy over 100 years old, the oldest in the world.
		+
		+	==History==
		+	=== Background ===
		+
		+	===Inaugural World Heavyweight Championship tournament (2023)===
		+
		+	== Brand designation history ==
		+	{| border="1"  cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" width:75%;" style="width: 500px; style="font-size:95%; "
		+	|-text-align:center
		+	!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Date of transition
		+	!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Brand
		+	!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Notes
		+	|-text-align:center
		+	|{{Nowrap|April 24, 2023}}
		+	|style="background:#fbb;"|[[Rage (WIW brand)|Rage]]
		+	|The World Heavyweight Championship was established for [[Rage (WIW brand)|Rage]] and won by [[Kevin McAlmond (WIW)|Kevin McAlmond]] at [[WIW Night of Champions (2023)|Night of Champions]].<br>The [[Undisputed WIW World Heavyweight Championship]], held by [[Martin McAlmond (WIW)|Martin McAlmond]], became exclusive to [[SshowDown (WIW brand)|ShowDown]] after the [[WIW Draft (2023)|2023 WIW Draft]].
		+	|}
		+
		+	==Belt design==
		+
		+	==Reception==
		+
		+	==Title History==
		+	===Reigns===
		+	As of {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}.
		+	{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 200px; style="font-size: 110%; "
		+	|-
		+	!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Reign
		+	|The reign number for the specific champion listed
		+	|-
		+	!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Location
		+	|The city in which the title was won
		+	|-
		+	!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Event
		+	|The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title was won
		+	|-
		+	!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|†
		+	|Indicates the title change is not recognized by WIW
		+	|-
		+	!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|+
		+	|Indicates the current reign is changing daily
		+	|}<br>
		+	{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 200px; style="font-size: 110%; "
		+	!style="background: #e3e3e3;" rowspan="2" width="1%"|{{tooltip|No.|Number}}
		+	!style="background: #e3e3e3;" rowspan="2" width="5%"|Champion
		+	!style="background: #e3e3e3;" colspan="3" width="5%"|Championship change
		+	!style="background: #e3e3e3;" colspan="2" width="5%"|Reign statistics
		+	!style="background: #e3e3e3;" rowspan="2" width="9%" class="unsortable"|Notes
		+	!style="background: #e3e3e3;" rowspan="2" width=2%|{{tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
		+	|-
		+	!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width="4%"|Date
		+	!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width="3%"|Event
		+	!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width="3%"|Location
		+	!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width="2%"|Reign
		+	!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width="2%"|Days
		+	|-
		+	|style="background: #ccffcc;" colspan=9 align=center|'''[[WIW]]: [[Rage (WIW brand)|Rage]]'''
		+	|- align="center"
		+	!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|1
		+	|[[Kevin McAlmond (WIW)|Kevin McAlmond]]
		+	|May 27, 2023
		+	|[[WIW Night of Champions (2023)|Night of Champions]]
		+	|[[Charming, California (Sons of Anarchy)|Charming, California]]
		+	|1
		+	|1+
		+	|align="left"|{{small|Defeated [[Kevin Hunter (WIW)|Kevin Hunter]] in the finals of the inaugural tournament to become the inaugural champion. The title was established for [[Rage (WIW brand)|Rage]] after the [[Undisputed WIW World Heavyweight Championship]] became exclusive to [[ShowDown (WIW brand)|SmackDown]] following the [[WIW Draft (2023)|2023 WIW Draft]].}}
		+	|
		+	|}
		+
		+	== See also ==
		+
		+	* [[World championships in WIW]]
		+
		+	==References==
		+
		+	== External links ==
		+
		+	{{WIW Championships}}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]] to win the championship.
		+
		+	Its 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, separate from [[World Heavyweight Championship (IWE)|IWE's original World Heavyweight Championship]] which was active from, 2002 to 2013, was created and subsequently became exclusive to Raw after Reigns and the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship became exclusive to SmackDown.
		+
		+	==History==
		+
		+	===Inaugural World Heavyweight Championship tournament (2023)===
		+
		+	== Brand designation history ==
		+	{| border="1"  cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" text-align:center;" width:75%;" style="width: 500px; style="font-size:95%; "
		+	|-
		+	!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Date of transition
		+	!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Brand
		+	!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Notes
		+	|-
		+	|{{Nowrap|April 24, 2023}}
		+	|style="background:#fbb;"|[[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]]
		+	|The World Heavyweight Championship was established for [[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]] and won by [[Chris<!--Gomez--> Lopez|Seth "Freakin" Rollins]] at [[IWE Night of Champions (2023)|Night of Champions]].<br>The [[Undisputed IWE Universal Championship]], held by [[Kevin Anoa'i|Roman Reigns]], became exclusive to [[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]] after the [[IWE Draft (2023)|2023 IWE Draft]].
		+	|}
		+
		+	==Belt design==
		+
		+	==Reception==
		+
		+	==Title History==
		+	===Reigns===
		+	As of {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}.
		+	{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 200px; style="font-size: 110%; "
		+	|-
		+	!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Reign
		+	|The reign number for the specific champion listed
		+	|-
		+	!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Location
		+	|The city in which the title was won
		+	|-
		+	!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Event
		+	|The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title was won
		+	|-
		+	!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|†
		+	|Indicates the title change is not recognized by WIW
		+	|-
		+	!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|+
		+	|Indicates the current reign is changing daily
		+	|}<br>
		+	{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 200px; style="font-size: 110%; "
		+	!style="background: #e3e3e3;" rowspan="2" width="1%"|{{tooltip|No.|Number}}
		+	!style="background: #e3e3e3;" rowspan="2" width="3%"|Champion
		+	!style="background: #e3e3e3;" colspan="3" width="5%"|Championship change
		+	!style="background: #e3e3e3;" colspan="2" width="5%"|Reign statistics
		+	!style="background: #e3e3e3;" rowspan="2" width="9%" class="unsortable"|Notes
		+	!style="background: #e3e3e3;" rowspan="2" width=2%|{{tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
		+	|-
		+	!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width="3%"|Date
		+	!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width="2%"|Event
		+	!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width="3%"|Location
		+	!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width="2%"|Reign
		+	!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width="2%"|Days
		+	|-
		+	|style="background: #ccffcc;" colspan=9 align=center|'''[[IWE]]: [[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]]'''
		+	|- align="center"
		+	!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|1
		+	|[[Chris<!--Gomez--> Lopez|Seth "Freakin" Rollins]]
		+	|May 27, 2023
		+	|[[IWE Night of Champions (2023)|Night of Champions]]
		+	|[[Jeddah|Jeddah, Saudi Arabia]]
		+	|1
		+	|1+
		+	|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]].}}
		+	|
		+	|}
		+
		+	== See also ==
		+
		+	* [[World championships in IWE]]
		+
		+	==References==
		+
		+	== External links ==
		+
		+	{{IWE Championships}}

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This article is about WIW's world title existing since 2023. For the title of the same name existing from 2002–2013, see World Heavyweight Championship (WIW, 2002–2013). For WIW's long-standing world title, see WIW World Championship. For WIW's world title created in 2016, see WIW Heavyweight Championship. For other uses, see WIW World Championship (disambiguation).

World Heavyweight Championship
Details
Promotion	WIW
Brand	Rage
Date established	April 26, 2023
Current champion(s)	Kevin McAlmond
Date won	May 27, 2023
Statistics

The World Heavyweight Championship is a men's world heavyweight championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion WIW, defended on the Rage brand division. It is one of three world titles on WIWE's main roster, along with the WIW Championship and WIW Heavyweight Championship, which are held and defended together as the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship on ShowDown. Unveiled on the April 24, 2023, episode of Rage, the inaugural champion was determined at Night of Champions on May 27, 2023. The current and inaugural champion is Kevin McAlmond, who defeated Kevin Hunter in a tournament final at Night of Champions to win the championship.

Its creation came as a result of Martin McAlmond and the Undisputed WIW heavyweight 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 WWE Draft, the World Heavyweight Championship, separate from WIW's original World Heavyweight Championship which was active from, 2002 to 2013, was created and subsequently became exclusive to Rage after Reigns and the Undisputed WIW World Heavyweight Championship became exclusive to ShowDown.

The title is one of seven to be represented by the historic Big Gold Belt, first introduced in 1986, redesigned in 2023. Its heritage can be traced back to the first world heavyweight championship, thereby giving the belt a legacy over 100 years old, the oldest in the world.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Background 1.2 Inaugural World Heavyweight Championship tournament (2023) 2 Brand designation history 3 Belt design 4 Reception 5 Title History 5.1 Reigns 6 See also 7 References 8 External links 9 History 9.1 Inaugural World Heavyweight Championship tournament (2023) 10 Brand designation history 11 Belt design 12 Reception 13 Title History 13.1 Reigns 14 See also 15 References 16 External links

History

Background

Inaugural World Heavyweight Championship tournament (2023)

Brand designation history

Date of transition	Brand	Notes
April 24, 2023	Rage	The World Heavyweight Championship was established for Rage and won by Kevin McAlmond at Night of Champions. The Undisputed WIW World Heavyweight Championship, held by Martin McAlmond, became exclusive to ShowDown after the 2023 WIW Draft.

Belt design

Reception

Title History

Reigns

As of February 6, 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 WIW
+	Indicates the current reign is changing daily

No.	Champion	Championship change			Reign statistics		Notes	Ref.
		Date	Event	Location	Reign	Days
WIW: Rage
1	Kevin McAlmond	May 27, 2023	Night of Champions	Charming, California	1	1+	Defeated Kevin Hunter in the finals of the inaugural tournament to become the inaugural champion. The title was established for Rage after the Undisputed WIW World Heavyweight Championship became exclusive to SmackDown following the 2023 WIW Draft.

See also

• World championships in WIW

References

External links

Template:WIW ChampionshipsThe 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 to win the championship.

Its 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, separate from IWE's original World Heavyweight Championship which was active from, 2002 to 2013, was created and subsequently became exclusive to Raw after Reigns and the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship became exclusive to SmackDown.

History

Inaugural World Heavyweight Championship tournament (2023)

Brand designation history

Date of transition	Brand	Notes
April 24, 2023	Raw	The World Heavyweight Championship was established for Raw and won by Seth "Freakin" Rollins at Night of Champions. The Undisputed IWE Universal Championship, held by Roman Reigns, became exclusive to SmackDown after the 2023 IWE Draft.

Belt design

Reception

Title History

Reigns

As of February 6, 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 WIW
+	Indicates the current reign is changing daily

No.	Champion	Championship change			Reign statistics		Notes	Ref.
		Date	Event	Location	Reign	Days
IWE: Raw
1	Seth "Freakin" Rollins	May 27, 2023	Night of Champions	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia	1	1+	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.

See also

• World championships in IWE

References

External links

Template:IWE Championships