FIP World Heavyweight Championship
{{Short description|Professional wrestling championship}}
{{Infobox pro wrestling championship
|name = FIP World Heavyweight Championship
|image = Austin Theory FIP World Heavyweight Champion.jpg
|image_size = 225px
|alt =
|caption = Former FIP World Heavyweight Champion Austin Theory with the belt, at EVOLVE 112, September 2018.
|currentholder = August Artois
|won = December 10, 2023
|aired =
|retired =
|promotion = World Wrestling Network
|brand = Full Impact Pro (FIP)
|created = September 25, 2004
|mostreigns = Roderick Strong
(3 reigns)
|firstchamp = Homicide
|longestreign = Jon Davis
(632 days)
|shortestreign = Florenz De La Hunt
(1 day)
|oldest = Jon Davis
({{age in years and days|1979|08|16|2020|02|21}})
|youngest = Austin Theory
({{age in years and days|1997|08|02|2017|12|10}})
|heaviest = Erick Stevens
({{Convert|247|lb|kg|abbr=on}})
|lightest = Rich Swann
({{Convert|165|lb|kg|abbr=on}})
|pastnames =
- FIP Heavyweight Championship
(September 25, 2004 – March 3, 2007) - FIP World Heavyweight Championship
(March 3, 2007 – present)
}}
The FIP World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship held by the Full Impact Pro (FIP), a promotion owned by the World Wrestling Network. It is currently the highest ranked championship in FIP.
History
The title was introduced on September 25, 2004, at FIP's "Emergence: Part Two" event as the FIP Heavyweight Championship. It was renamed the FIP World Heavyweight Championship on March 3, 2007, when then-champion Roderick Strong defeated Pac in Liverpool, England, at the Ring of Honor (ROH) promotion's "Fifth Year Festival: Liverpool" event. Overall, there have been 23 reigns shared among 17 wrestlers. Title changes happen mostly at FIP-promoted events, which are usually released on DVD. The title has changed hands four times at non-FIP events. Reigns two and four occurred at ROH-promoted events, while reigns 10 and 11 happened at Dragon Gate events.
Since being renamed as a "World Championship" after a UK defense in March 2007, the title has been defended internationally multiple times. Not only has the championship been successfully defended in Japan, China, Canada, Mexico{{cite web| url = http://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=235&page=5&reign=10| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160407123138/http://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=235&page=5&reign=10| archive-date = 2016-04-07| title = Title Reigns « FIP World Heavyweight Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database}}{{cite web| url = http://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=235&page=5&reign=17| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160407124929/http://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=235&page=5&reign=17| archive-date = 2016-04-07| title = Title Reigns « FIP World Heavyweight Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database}}{{cite web| url = http://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=235&page=5&reign=12| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160407103254/http://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=235&page=5&reign=12| archive-date = 2016-04-07| title = Title Reigns « FIP World Heavyweight Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database}}{{cite web| url = http://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=235&page=5&reign=15| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160407100545/http://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=235&page=5&reign=15| archive-date = 2016-04-07| title = Title Reigns « FIP World Heavyweight Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database}} but the title has also changed hands in both Japan and China.{{cite web| url = http://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=235| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140201222913/http://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=235| archive-date = 2014-02-01| title = CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database}}
= Inaugural FIP Heavyweight Champion Tournament (2004) =
{{16TeamBracket-NoSeeds
|RD1-team01 = Rainman
|RD1-team02 = Jason Cross
|RD1-score01 = Pin
|RD1-score02 = 11:15
|RD1-team15 = AJ Styles
|RD1-team16 = Homicide
|RD1-score15 = 18:04
|RD1-score16 = by DQ
|RD1-team04 = Kahagas
|RD1-team03 = Scoot Andrews
|RD1-score04 = Pin
|RD1-score03 = 4:39
|RD1-team11 = Slim J
|RD1-team12 = Jerrelle Clark
|RD1-score11 = 6:27
|RD1-score12 = Pin
|RD1-team09 = Austin Aries
|RD1-team10 = Roderick Strong
|RD1-score09 = Pin
|RD1-score10 = 17:00
|RD1-team06 = Ralph Mosca
|RD1-team05 = Justin Credible
|RD1-score06 = 3:37
|RD1-score05 = Pin
|RD1-team13 = Joshua Masters
|RD1-team14 = Lex Lovett
|RD1-score13 = Pin
|RD1-score14 = 3:45
|RD1-team07 = Vordell Walker
|RD1-team08 = CM Punk
|RD1-score07 = 13:01
|RD1-score08 = Pin
|RD2-team01 = Rainman
|RD2-team02 = Kahagas
|RD2-score01 = Pin
|RD2-score02 = 4:18
|RD2-team03 = Justin Credible
|RD2-team04 = CM Punk
|RD2-score03 = 10:51
|RD2-score04 = Pin
|RD2-team05 = Austin Aries
|RD2-team06 = Jerrelle Clark
|RD2-score05 = Pin
|RD2-score06 = 7:57
|RD2-team07 = Joshua Masters
|RD2-team08 = Homicide
|RD2-score07 = 1:28
|RD2-score08 = Pin
|RD3-team01 = Rainman
|RD3-team02 = CM Punk
|RD3-score01 = 13:36
|RD3-score02 = Pin
|RD3-team03 = Austin Aries
|RD3-team04 = Homicide
|RD3-score03 = 15:30
|RD3-score04 = Pin
|RD4-team01 = CM Punk
|RD4-team02 = Homicide
|RD4-score01 = 13:23
|RD4-score02 = Pin
}}
Title history
The inaugural champion was Homicide, who defeated CM Punk in the finals of a two-night tournament that concluded on September 25, 2004, at FIP's "Emergence: Part Two" event. Roderick Strong holds the record of most reigns, with three. Jon Davis's second reign is the longest singular reign at 632 days, while Erick Stevens reign is the shortest at 35 days. Davis also holds the record for longest combined reign at 821 days. Davis is also the oldest champion at 40, while Austin Theory is the youngest, having won it at 20.
August Artois is the current champion in his first reign. He defeated Lucky Ali in a bullrope match at WWN Supershow: Mercury Rising on August 27, 2023, in Clearwater, FL.
=Reigns=
{{Professional wrestling title history top|active=yes}}
{{PWtitlereign
|number = 1
|champion = Homicide
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|2004|09|25}}
|days = {{age in days|September 25, 2004|January 14, 2006}}
|location = Tampa, FL
|event = Emergence: Part Two
|notes = Homicide defeated CM Punk in a tournament final to become the first champion.
|ref = {{cite web|url=http://www.fullimpactpro.com/results/results2004.htm#emergence2|title=Emergence: Part 2|access-date=2010-04-10|publisher=Full Impact Pro|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090812125033/http://www.fullimpactpro.com/results/results2004.htm#emergence2|archive-date=2009-08-12}}
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 2
|champion = Bryan Danielson
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|2006|01|14}}
|days = {{age in days|January 14, 2006|November 10, 2006}}
|location = Philadelphia, PA
|event = ROH Hell Freezes Over
|notes = This was a three-way dance also involving Roderick Strong.
|ref = {{cite web | url=https://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/daily-pro-wrestling-history-0114-christian-wins-nwa-world-title-301651 | title=Pro wrestling history (01/14): Christian wins NWA World Title | date=January 14, 2019 | access-date=January 18, 2019 | work=Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online | first=Brian | last=Hoops}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net//?id=1&nr=5268|title=ROH Hell Freezes Over - Event @ Pennsylvania National Guard Armory in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|publisher=Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database|date=January 14, 2006|access-date=April 24, 2022}}
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 3
|champion = Roderick Strong
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|2006|11|10}}
|days = {{age in days|November 10, 2006|December 30, 2007}}
|location = Inverness, FL
|event = All or Nothing
|notes = The title was renamed the "FIP World Heavyweight Championship" on March 3, 2007, when Strong defeated Pac in Liverpool, England, at ROH's Fifth Year Festival: Liverpool event.
|ref = {{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net//?id=1&nr=8896|title=FIP All Or Nothing - Event @ Citrus County Auditorium in Inverness, Florida, USA|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|publisher=Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database|date=November 10, 2006|access-date=April 24, 2022}}{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/DVDs_-_VGames_-_Books_25/article_20757.shtml|title=DVD review: ROH, "FYF: Liverpool" (3–3–07), with Joe-Nigel, Delirious-Sydal, Richards-Homicide|last=Vetter|first=Chris|date=2007-07-01|access-date=2010-04-10|work=PW Torch|publisher=TDH Communications Inc}}
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 4
|champion = Erick Stevens
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|2007|12|30}}
|days = {{age in days|December 30, 2007|February 16, 2008}}
|location = New York City, NY
|event = Final Battle
|notes =
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 5
|champion = Roderick Strong
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|2008|02|16}}
|days = {{age in days|February 16, 2008|July 19, 2008}}
|location = Crystal River, FL
|event = Redefined
|notes =
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 6
|champion = Erick Stevens
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|2008|07|19}}
|days = {{age in days|July 19, 2008|August 23, 2008}}
|location = Crystal River, FL
|event = Hot Summer Nights
|notes = This was a Dog Collar match.
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 7
|champion = Go Shiozaki
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|2008|08|23}}
|days = {{age in days|August 23, 2008|December 20, 2008}}
|location = Crystal River, FL
|event = Heatstroke
|notes =
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 8
|champion = Tyler Black
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|2008|12|20}}
|days = {{age in days|December 20, 2008|May 2, 2009}}
|location = Crystal River, FL
|event = Unstoppable
|notes =
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 9
|champion = Davey Richards
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|2009|05|2}}
|days = {{age in days|May 2, 2009|December 6, 2009}}
|location = Crystal River, FL
|event = Unfinished Business
|notes = Richards was awarded the championship by forfeit after Tyler Black suffered a neck injury the previous night in Berwyn, IL and was forced to relinquish the title.
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 10
|champion = Masaaki Mochizuki
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|2009|12|6}}
|days = {{age in days|December 6, 2009|January 23, 2010}}
|location = Sapporo, Japan
|event = Dragon Gate The Gate of Generation
|notes =
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 11
|champion = Davey Richards
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|2010|01|23}}
|days = {{age in days|January 23, 2010|March 22, 2010}}
|location = Chicago, IL
|event = DGUSA Fearless
|notes =
}}{{PWtitlereign
|sort number = 11.5
|type = vacated
|date = {{dts|2010|03|22}}
|notes = The championship was vacated by the FIP Championship Committee due to "an unforeseen contractual situation" with Davey Richards.
|ref = {{cite web|url=http://www.fullimpactpro.com/headlines.htm|title=Headlines: FIP Headlines for 3.22.10|date=2010-03-22|publisher=Full Impact Pro|access-date=2010-04-10|quote=After a several month hiatus, the stars of FIP make their 2010 debut as FIP presents Southern Stampede. Due to an unforeseen contractual situation with now former FIP Champion Davey Richards, the FIP Championship Committee has declared the FIP World Heavyweight Championship vacant, and a new Champion will be crowned on April 17th at Southern Stampede.|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005022914/http://www.fullimpactpro.com/headlines.htm|archive-date=2013-10-05}}
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 12
|champion = Jon Moxley
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|2010|04|17}}
|days = {{age in days|April 17, 2010|April 12, 2011}}
|location = Crystal River, FL
|event = Southern Stampede
|notes = Moxley defeated Roderick Strong to win the vacant title.
}}{{PWtitlereign
|sort number = 12.5
|type = vacated
|date = {{dts|2011|04|12}}
|notes = The championship was vacated by the FIP Championship Committee due to Jon Moxley signing with WWE.
|ref =
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 13
|champion = Jon Davis
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|2013|02|01}}
|days = {{age in days|February 1, 2013|August 9, 2013}}
|location = Tampa, FL
|event = Everything Burns
|notes = Davis defeated A. R. Fox to win the vacant title.
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 14
|champion = Trent Baretta
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|2013|08|09}}
|days = {{age in days|August 9, 2013|November 14, 2014}}
|location = Tampa, FL
|event = Heatstroke
|notes =
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 15
|champion = Rich Swann
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|2014|11|14}}
|days = {{age in days|November 14, 2014|February 20, 2015}}
|location = Chengdu, Sichuan
|event = WWNLive in China
|notes =
}}{{PWtitlereign
|sort number = 15.5
|type = vacated
|date = {{dts|2015|02|20}}
|location = Tampa, FL
|event = Ascension
|notes = The championship was vacated due to Rich Swann being sidelined with an injury.
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 16
|champion = Roderick Strong
|reign = 3
|date = {{dts|2015|02|20}}
|days = {{age in days|February 20, 2015|April 18, 2015}}
|location = Tampa, FL
|event = Ascension
|notes = Strong defeated Trent Baretta in a no disqualification match to win the vacant championship.
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 17
|champion = Rich Swann
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|2015|04|18}}
|days = {{age in days|April 18, 2015|July 3, 2015}}
|location = Orlando, FL
|event = Establish Dominance
|notes =
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 18
|champion = Caleb Konley
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|2015|07|03}}
|days = {{age in days|July 3, 2015|May 27, 2016}}
|location = Tampa, FL
|event = Declaration of Independence
|notes =
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 19
|champion = Fred Yehi
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|2016|05|27}}
|days = {{age in days|May 27, 2016|December 10, 2017}}
|location = Orlando, FL
|event = Accelerate
|notes =
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 20
|champion = Austin Theory
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|2017|12|10}}
|days = {{age in days|December 10, 2017|September 30, 2018}}
|location = Melrose, MA
|event = Evolve 97
|notes =
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 21
|champion = Anthony Henry
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|2018|09|30}}
|days = {{age in days|September 30, 2018|February 21, 2020}}
|location = Ybor City, FL
|event = Accelerate
|notes =
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 22
|champion = Jon Davis
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|2020|02|21}}
|days = {{age in days|February 21, 2020|November 14, 2021}}
|location = Ybor City, FL
|event = Everything Burns
|notes =
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 23
|champion = Karam
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|2021|11|14}}
|days = {{age in days|November 14, 2021|September 2, 2022}}
|location = Clearwater, FL
|event = WWN Supershow: Battle of the Belts
|notes =
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 24
|champion = Florenz De La Hunt
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|2022|09|02}}
|days = {{age in days|September 2, 2022|September 3, 2022}}
|location = Geesthacht, Germany
|event = POW Wrestling Rumble
|notes =
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 25
|champion = Karam
|reign = 2
|date = {{dts|2022|09|03}}
|days = 330
|location = Hamburg, Germany
|event = POW Wrestling Rumble
|notes =
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 26
|champion = Lucky Ali
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|2023|07|30}}
|days = 28
|location = Clearwater, FL
|event = Heatstroke
|notes = It was in a winner takes all match where Ali's WWN Proving Ground Heavyweight Championship and ACW Heavyweight Championship were also at stake.
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 27
|champion = Brian Brock
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|2023|08|27}}
|days = 105
|location = Clearwater, FL
|event = WWN SuperShow: Mercury Rising
|notes =
}}{{PWtitlereign
|number = 28
|champion = August Artois
|reign = 1
|date = {{dts|2023|12|10}}
|days = {{age in days|December 10, 2023|}}+
|location = Clearwater, FL
|event = WWN First Annual Heath D. Schneider Memorial Battle For The Belts
|notes = This was a bullrope match.
}}{{BundleEnd}}
Combined reigns
As of {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}.
{{multiple image
|image1=Wrestler_Jon_Davis.jpg
|width1=160
|caption1=Two-time champion Jon Davis, who holds the records for longest singular reign at 632 days and longest combined reign at 821 days
|image2=Roderick_Strong_2018.jpg
|width2=132
|caption2=Record three-time champion Roderick Strong.
|image3=Homicide_2017.jpg
|width3=150
|caption3=Inaugural champion Homicide
}}
| class="wikitable"
|+Key |
| style="background-color:#FFE6BD"|†
|Indicates the current champion(s) |
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!Rank !Wrestler !No. of !Combined |
| 1
|Jon Davis || 2 || 821 |
|---|
| 2
|Roderick Strong || 3 || 626 |
| 3
|Karam || 2 || 622 |
| 4
|Fred Yehi || 1 || 562 |
| 5
|Anthony Henry || 1 || 509 |
| 6
|Homicide || 1 || 476 |
| 7
|Trent Baretta || 1 || 462 |
| 8
|Jon Moxley || 1 || 360 |
| 9
|Caleb Konley || 1 || 329 |
| 10
|style="background-color:#FFE6BD"|August Artois † || 1 || {{age in days|December 10, 2023 |
|-
!11
|Bryan Danielson || 1 || 300
|-
!12
|Austin Theory || 1 || 294
|-
!13
|Davey Richards || 2 || 276
|-
!14
|Rich Swann || 2 || 174
|-
!15
|Tyler Black || 1 || 133
|-
!16
|Go Shiozaki || 1 || 119
|-
!17
|Brian Brock || 1 || 105
|-
!18
|Erick Stevens || 2 || 83
|-
!19
|Masaaki Mochizuki || 1 || 49
|-
!20
|Lucky Ali || 1 || 28
|-
!21
|Florenz De La Hunt || 1 || 1
|}
References
;General
- {{Cite web|url=http://solie.org/titlehistories/htfip.html|title=FIP Heavyweight Title History|first=Brian|last=Westcott|access-date=2010-04-10|work=Solie.org|publisher=Jump City Promotions}}
- {{Cite web|url=http://www.fullimpactpro.com/history/heavyweighthistory.htm|title=FIP World Heavyweight Championship title history|access-date=2010-04-10|publisher=Full Impact Pro|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006160130/http://fullimpactpro.com/history/heavyweighthistory.htm|archive-date=2010-10-06}}
;Specific
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.fullimpactpro.com/ Full Impact Pro.com]
- [https://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=235 FIP World Heavyweight Championship]
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