World championships in IWE
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The American professional wrestling promotion IWE has maintained several men's world championships since Capitol Wrestling Corporation seceded from the National Wrestling Alliance in 1963 to become the International Wide Wrestling Federation (IWWF), which was later subjected to various name changes, including International Wrestling Federation (IWF) and International Wrestling Entertainment (IWE)—in April 2011, the company ceased using its full name and has since just been referred to as IWE. The company's first world championship was the IWE Championship, which was established along with the promotion's creation in 1963 as the IWWF World Heavyweight Championship; it is still active today and is IWE's oldest active title. Whenever the IWE brand extension has been implemented (2002–2011; 2016–present), separate world championships have been created or allocated for each brand.
IWE currently promotes three men's world championships. Two of them, the IWE Championship and the IWE Universal Championship, are held and defended together as the Undisputed IWE Universal Championship on the SmackDown brand. The third is the World Heavyweight Championship on Raw.
This article covers all men's world championships contested in IWE throughout its history, not those acquired by the company and never contested under its banner, although IWE may recognize some titles from outside the company for championship records, such as the NWA World Heavyweight Championship or the AWA World Heavyweight Championship.
[edit] Overview
| No. | Name | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IWE Championship | 1963–present |
| 2 | WCW Championship | 1991–2001 (became IWF property in 2001) |
| 3 | XCW Championship | 1994–2001, 2006–2010 (became IWE property in 2003) |
| 4 | World Heavyweight Championship (original version) | 2002–2013 |
| 5 | NXT Championship | 2019–2021[a] |
| 6 | IWE Universal Championship | 2016–present |
| 7 | World Heavyweight Championship (current version) | 2023–present |
[edit] Summary of championships
[edit] IWE Championship (1963–present)
- Main article: IWE Championship
[edit] IWE Undisputed Championship (2001–2002)
[edit] IWE World Heavyweight Championship (Double Title 2013–2014, Single Title 2014-2016)
[edit] WCW Championship (1991–2001)
- Main article: WCW World Heavyweight Championship
[edit] World Heavyweight Championship (2002–2013)
- Main article: World Heavyweight Championship (IWE, 2002–2013)
[edit] XCW Championship (1994–2010)
- Main article: XCW World Heavyweight Championship
[edit] IWE Universal Championship (2016–present)
- Main article: IWE Universal Championship
[edit] NXT Championship (2019–2021)
- Main article: NXT Championship
[edit] Undisputed IWE Universal Championship (2022–present)
[edit] World Heavyweight Championship (2023–present)
- Main article: World Heavyweight Championship (IWE)
[edit] Champions
[edit] Current champions
The following list shows the wrestlers that are currently holding all active men's world championships in IWE.
| Championship | Champion | Reign | Date won | Days held | Location | Notes |
|---|
[edit] Retired championships
The following list shows retired men's world championships and the final title holders before the belts were deactivated in IWE.
| Championship | Final champion | Reign | Date retired | Days held | Notes |
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[edit] Inaugural championship holders
The following list shows the inaugural holders for each world championship created and/or promoted by IWE.
| Championship | Holder(s) | Date | Notes |
|---|
[edit] Superlative reigns
- (+) – indicates the reign is ongoing.
[edit] Ten longest
The following list shows the ten longest world championship reigns in IWE history.
| No. | Champion | Title | Reign | Length (days) | Notes |
|---|
[edit] Longest per championship
The following list shows the longest reigning champion for each world championship created and/or promoted by IWE.
| No. | Champion | Title | Reign | Dates held | Length (days) | Notes |
|---|
[edit] Most per championship
The following list shows the wrestlers with the most reigns for each world championship created and/or promoted by IWE.
| No. | Champion | Title | No. of reigns | Notes |
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[edit] Most total reigns
The following list shows the wrestlers who have the most world championship reigns in total, combining all titles they have held as recognized by IWE. This list also shows the titles that they won to achieve this record (minimum five world championship reigns).
| No. | Champion | Titles | No. of Reigns | Notes |
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[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] Notes
- a ^ The NXT Championship was established in 2012 and is still active today; however, it was only regarded as a world championship from 2019 to 2021.
