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The XPW World Heavyweight Championship was the top professional wrestling title in the Xtreme Pro Wrestling promotion.
XPW's first World Champion was crowned in a Battle Royal match that saw Damien Steele and John Kronus be the last two remaining wrestlers compete in a single fall match for the title. Steele would win this match to become champion.
Title history
| Wrestler: | Reigns: | Date: | Place: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damian Steele | 1 | October 29, 1999 | Reseda, CA | Won a battle royal, last eliminating John Kronus, to become the first champion. |
| Big Dick Dudley | 1 | December 18, 1999 | Hollywood, CA | |
| Stripped | January 29, 2000 | Hollywood, CA | Big Dick Dudley was stripped of the title when his parole officer refused to let him compete. | |
| Jake Lawless | 1 | January 29, 2000 | Hollywood, CA | Damien Steele used a chair on Michael Modest either accidentally or on purpose, giving Lawless the win. |
| Damien Steele | 2 | January 29, 2000 | Hollywood, CA | Purchased the title from Lawless. |
| Chris Candido | 1 | February 26, 2000 | Hollywood, CA | Wins Falls Count Anywhere match. |
| Vacated | April 29, 2000 | Bakersfield, CA | Chris Candido no-shows. Stripped of the title after signing with World Championship Wrestling. | |
| Sabu | 1 | April 29, 2000 | Bakersfield, CA | Defeated Messiah to win the vacant title. |
| Messiah | 1 | May 26, 2001 | Los Angeles, CA | Defeated New Jack to win the title. New Jack was not the champion and was subbing for Sabu, who was the champion. |
| Stripped | August 25, 2001 | Los Angeles, CA | Messiah was stripped of the title after being fired from XPW. | |
| Johnny Webb | 1 | August 25, 2001 | Los Angeles, CA | Johnny Webb and Rob Black defeated Sabu and Josh Lazie in a tag team match. Webb won the title as per the stipulation of the match. |
| Shane Douglas | 1 | July 20, 2002 | Pico Rivera, CA | |
| Title retired | March 8, 2003 | Pittsburgh, PA | XPW closes. Date and location listed is XPW's final event. | |
Facts
- Damian Steele is the only wrestler to hold the championship twice.
- Sabu was the only champion that defended the title outside of the United States, as well as the longest reigning champion, holding the title for a year and a month.
- The Messiah and Sabu are the only two former XPW World Heavyweight Champions who are still currently active, as the rest are either retired or have passed away.
- Jake Lawless is the shortest reigning champion as he sold the XPW World Heavyweight Championship to Damian Steele.
- The Sandman defeated Johnny Webb at XPW's Retribution, but Rob Black nullified the victory by restarting the match and having Webb roll up Sandman for the victory.
See also
- Xtreme Pro Wrestling
- Champion history - History of the wrestlers who have held the belt.
- Title matches - Matches in which the title was defended.
- Champion gallery - A gallery of all champions.