List of WIW International Champions

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The WIW International Championship is a Internet professional wrestling championship contested in and owned by the promotion WIW. The title was introduced into WIW in 1999.

The WIW considers the International Championship to be the second most important championship in the company, after the WIW World Heavyweight Championship. The current champion is Corbin Edwards, who is on his first reign, he defeated former champion Chris Gomez on July 14, 2019 at Broken Bodies

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[edit] Title history

[edit] Names

Name Years
WIW International Heavyweight Championship October 12, 1998-May 15, 2002
WIW International Championship May 15, 2002-present

[edit] Reigns

As of September 6, 2024.

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 reign is not recognized by WIW
+ Indicates the current reign is changing daily

No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes
Date Event Location Reign Days
1 Rick Ledoux October 12, 1998 Dynasty ????, Montana 1 125 Defeated Dennis Ballard in the finals of a 8-man one night tournament.
2 Scott Adams February 14, 1999 St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House ????, Montana 1 31
3 James LeBlanc March 17, 1999 Dynasty ????, Montana 1 14
4 Tony Conver March 31, 1999 Dynasty ????, Montana 1 14
5 Andy Edwards April 14, 1999 Dynasty ????, Montana 1 53
6 Marshall Hibbard June 6, 1999 Dynasty ????, Montana 1 59
7 Dan Archibald August 4, 1999 Dynasty ????, Montana 1 18 This was a title for title match, where Archibald also defended the European Championship. Archibald became the first Euronational Champion.
8 Marshall Hibbard August 22, 1999 SummerTime Blues Helena, Montana 2 56 Hibbard became the second Euronational Champion.
9 Kevin McAlmond October 17, 1999 No Mercy ????, Montana 1 28 This was a Steel Cage match.
Vacated November 14, 1999 Soul Survivor ????, Montana McAlmond was injured during the Soul Survivor event and was forced vacant the title.
10 Adam Petecost December 12, 1999 Armageddon Helena, Montana 1 77 Defeated Jack Pray in the finals of a tournament.
11 Rex Martin February 27, 2000 No Way Out Butte, Montana 1 35 Earlier that month, Martin had also won the European Championship. This win made Martin the third and final Euronational Champion.
12 Michael Olsen April 2, 2000 Wrestlepalooza 2000 Great Falls, Montana 1 34 This was a two-fall triple threat match, also involving Adam Petecost, in which Rex Martin defended both championships. The person to get the first fall won the International Championship and the person to score the second fall won the European Championship; Barnhart scored the first fall to win the International Championship.
13 Adam Petecost May 6, 2000 Turbo! Billings, Montana 2 4
14 Michael Olsen May 10, 2000 Dynasty Dutton, Montana 2 45
15 John Dargan June 24, 2000 Turbo Great Falls, Montana 1 14
16 Scott Adams July 8, 2000 Turbo Harlowton, Montana 2 60
17 Theodore Flemming September 6, 2000 Dynasty Billings, Montana 1 80 This was a triple threat match, also involving Rex Martin
18 Bruce Murray November 25, 2000 Turbo Butte, Montana 1 15
19 Michael Olsen December 10, 2000 Armageddon Browning, Montana 2 42
20 Adam Petecost January 21, 2001 New Year's Evil Great Falls, Montana 3 This was a ladder match.
Vacated January 28, 2009 Dynasty ????, Montana
Kris McGowan January 28, 2009 Dynasty ????, Montana 1 18 Title was Vacant
Steve Britz February 15, 2009 Chamber of Hell (2009) ????, Montana 1 96
Joe Linderman May 17, 2009 Throw the Rules Out (2009) ????, Montana 1 108 This was a Hardcore Ladder Match
Vacated September 2, 2009 Dynasty ????, Montana Title was vacated when Linderman was injured
Ryan Barnhart October 4, 2009 Rage in the Cage (2009) ????, Montana 1 50
Joe Smith November 22, 2009 Soul Survivor (2009) ????, Montana 1 70
Ryan Borske Janaury 31, 2010 Throw the Rules Out (2010) ????, Montana 1 127 This was a Triple threat Ladder Match also including Dereck Reich
Joe Linderman June 7, 2010 Night of Championships (2010) ????, Montana 2 139 This was a Triple threat match also including Ryan Gleason
Ryan Barnhart October 24, 2010 Rage in the Cage (2010) ????, Montana 2 99 This was a Triple threat match also including Joe Smith
Dustin Simpson January 30, 2011 New Year's Evil (2011) ????, Montana 1 14
Mark Semmler February 12, 2011 Turbo ????, Montana 1 266
James Allred November 5, 2011 Turbo ????, Montana 1 177
Steve Britz April 29, 2012 Hardcore Havoc (2012) ????, Montana 2 50
James Allred June 17, 2012 No Way Out (2012) ????, Montana 2 64 This was a No Disqualification match
Steve Britz August 19, 2012 SummerSlam (2012) ????, Montana 3 29
Charlie Lynch September 16, 2012 Clash of Champions (2012) ????, Montana 1 106
Vacated December 30, 2012 WIW.com ????, Montana All titles were vacated when the new head of the WIW BOD addressed WIW.com about the new year.
Grant Boynton January 6, 2013 Dynasty ????, Montana 1 15 This was a Triple threat Ladder match also involving Marcus Batey and Brandon Claassen
Paul Rinehart January 20, 2013 Turbo: Dark match ????, Montana 1 78 This match was before Turbo's show took place
Alec Berglind April 7, 2013 WrestleMania V Helena, Montana 1 4
Paul Rinehart April 10, 2013 Dynasty Helena, Montana 2 68
Curtis Maxwell June 16, 2013 WIW Backfire Great Falls, Montana 1 92
James Burdick September 15, 2013 Clash of Champions Helena, Montana 1 232 This was a Triple threat match also involving Andy Haegele.
Josh Erickson May 4, 2014 Extreme Warfare (2014) Helena, Montana 1 125 Erickson was added to this match when contender, Daniel Gonzalez was unable to compete, due to attack earlier in the night by Erickson and the rest of MWA.
Ryan Barnhart August 17, 2014 SummerBash Helena, Montana 3 224
Matt Hooper March 29, 2015 SuperBrawl VII Helena, Montana 1 181 This was a Ladder match also involving, Joe Linderman, Joe Smith, Daniel Gonzalez, Jessi Aguilar, James Burdick, Tyler Erickson, Ryan Borske, Colby Hurt, James Allred and Charlie Lynch.
Jeffery Mahana September 20, 2015 Clash of Champions Bozeman, Montana 1 84
Ryan Barnhart December 13, 2015 TLC: Christmas Chaos Helena, Montana 4 111
Dustin Simpson April 1, 2016 SuperBrawl VIII Helena, Montana 2 285 This was a Ladder War that also involved, Charlie Lynch Paul Rinehart, Mark Semmler, James Lyman, Sam Watnem, Colby Hurt, Mikhail Schmalzried, Michael Chandler, Shawn Porter, Travis Tipton and previous champion Ryan Barnhart.
Jeremy Calvert January 11, 2017 Rage Butte, Montana 1 81 This was a 2–on–1 handicap match, also involving Corey Simms, who teamed with Calvert. Calvert pinned Dustin Simpson to win the title.
Kevin McAlmond April 2, 2017 SuperBrawl IX Billings, Montana 2 325
Kooper McAlmond February 21, 2018 Rage Great Falls, Montana 1 46 This was an Eight-man Gauntlet match, also involving Mad Hanson, Damian Lufborough, Eric Stevens, Matt Borske, Chris Gomez, and Richard Munoz.
Michael Fonger April 8, 2018 SuperBrawl X Helena, Montana 1 70 this was a Fatal four way match, also involving Matt Borske and Eric Stevens.
Fonger was added last minute after threating Rex Martin and WIW with legal action for his treatment.
Kooper McAlmond June 17, 2018 Money in the Bank Cut Bank, Montana 2 182 This was a Triple threat match, also involving Aaron Kelly.
Ryan Barnhart December 16, 2018 TLC: Christmas Chaos Missoula, Montana 5 31 This was a Triple threat match, also involving Daniel Gonzalez.
Eric Stevens January 16, 2019 Rage Butte, Montana 1 32 This was a Triple threat match, also involving Kooper McAlmond.
Chris Gomez February 17, 2019 Steel Roulette Kalispell, Montana 1 24 This was a Tag team match, featuring Kevin McAlmond as Gomez's partner and Daniel Gonzalez as Stevens partner.
Gomez pinned Gonzalez to win the title.
Eric Stevens March 13, 2019 Rage Billings, Montana 2 25
Chris Gomez April 7, 2019 SuperBrawl XI Butte, Montana 2 98 The title became exclusive to the ShowDown brand following the 2019 Superstar Shake-up draft.
Corbin Edwards July 14, 2019 Broken Bodies Kickoff Anaconda, Montana 1 202
Mad Hanson February 1, 2020 ShowDown Helena, Montana 1 36
Jared Hunt March 8, 2020 Steel Roulette Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1 104 This was an Elimination Chamber match, also involving Corbin Edwards, Keith Coleman, Kevin Judge, Devin Sullivan, and Seth Smith.
Kevin Hunter June 20, 2020 ShowDown Helena, Montana 1 64 This was an Triple threat match, also involving Mark Semmler.
Tyler Posey August 22, 20202 ShowDown Helena, Montana 1 36
Jared Hunt September 27, 2020 Clash of Champions Helena, Montana 2 90 This was a triple threat ladder match, also involving Kevin Hunter.
Marc Beltran December 26, 2020 ShowDown Helena, Montana 1 106 This was a Lumberjack match.
Mikhail Schmalzried April 11, 2021 SuperBrawl XIII
Night 2
Great Falls, Montana 1 126
Corbin Edwards August 14, 2021 ShowDown Butte, Montana 2 182 King Edwards was formerly known simply as Corbin Edwards. On October 8, 2021, King Edwards reverted back to Corbin Edwards out of respect for the 2021 King of the Ring tournament.
WIW recognizes Edwards reign ending on February 19, 2022.
Jared Hunt February 12, 2022 ShowDown Helena, MT 3 21 WIW recognizes Hunt's reign as beginning on February 19, 2022 (lasting 14 days), when the episode aired on tape delay.
Bradlee Woehl March 5, 2022 ShowDown Havre MT 1 98
Clay Bignell June 11, 2022 ShowDown Great Falls, MT 1 665
Jared Hunt April 6, 2024 SuperBrawl XVI
Night 1
Missoula, MT 4 119
Brendan McGuire August 3, 2024 SummerBash Great Falls, MT 1 1+

[edit] List of combined reigns

As of September 6, 2024.

+ Indicates the current champion

Rank Champion No. of
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