Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship
Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship | |||||||||||||||||||
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Promotion | Revolution Pro Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||
Date established | 16 July 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||
Current champion(s) | Michael Oku | ||||||||||||||||||
Date won | 21 December 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
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The Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship owned by the Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro/RPW) promotion. The title was created and debuted on 16 July 2005 and is the promotion's principal championship. The current champion is Michael Oku, who is in his second reign. He won the title by defeating Luke Jacobs on 21 December 2024.
The current title was formed after the IPW:UK Championship and the All-England Championship were unified into the Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship, but later became known as simply the "British Heavyweight Championship" after RPW separated itself from International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom (IPW:UK). The title has been defended in the United States and in Japan through RPW's working relationships with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and Ring of Honor (ROH). In 2018, the championship name was reverted to the "Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship".
Title history
[edit]Luke Jacobs is the current champion in his first reign. He defeated Michael Oku for the title at the RevPro 12th Anniversary Show on 24 August 2024, in London, England.
Reigns
[edit]No. | Overall reign number |
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Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
Days | Number of days held |
+ | Current reign is changing daily |
No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||||
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Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||||
IPW:UK | ||||||||||
1 | Aviv Maayan | 16 July 2005 | Weekend Of Champions: Night I | Orpington, England | 1 | 1 | Maayan defeated Martin Stone and Steve Douglas in a three-way match to become the inaugural champion. | [1] | ||
2 | Martin Stone | 17 July 2005 | Weekend Of Champions: Night II | Orpington, England | 1 | 462 | [2] | |||
3 | Andy Boy Simmonz | 22 October 2006 | Extreme Measures III | Orpington, England | 1 | 210 | This was a No Disqualification match. | [3] | ||
4 | JC Thunder | 20 May 2007 | Royale Rewards | Orpington, England | 1 | 125 | [4] | |||
5 | Andy Boy Simmonz | 22 September 2007 | 3rd Anniversary Weekend: Night Two | Orpington, England | 2 | 175 | This was a Submission match. | [5] | ||
6 | Martin Stone | 16 March 2008 | Battle Royale: The Last Orpington Stand | Orpington, England | 2 | 189 | This was a Last Man Standing match. | [6] | ||
7 | Iestyn Rees | 21 September 2008 | Fourth Anniversary Tour | Bromley, London | 1 | 209 | [7] | |||
8 | Alex Shane | 18 April 2009 | Iron Fist | Kent, England | 1 | 148 | This was an Iron Fist match. | [8] | ||
9 | Leroy Kincaide | 13 September 2009 | 5th Anniversary Show | Kent, England | 1 | 161 | Unified the IPW:UK Championship and the All-England Championship into the Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship. | [9] | ||
10 | Dave Mastiff | 21 February 2010 | No Escape | Kent, England | 1 | 448 | [10] | |||
11 | Sha Samuels | 15 May 2011 | Sittingbourne Spectacular | Kent, England | 1 | 686 | This was a Three-way elimination match also involving Takeshi Morishima. The championship begins to be referred to as the British Heavyweight Championship during this reign. | [11] | ||
RevPro | ||||||||||
12 | Colt Cabana | 31 March 2013 | High Stakes | Kent, England | 1 | 349 | [12] | |||
13 | Marty Scurll | 15 March 2014 | High Stakes | Greater London, England | 1 | 456 | This was a 30-minute Iron Fist match. | [13] | ||
14 | A.J. Styles | June 14, 2015 | Summer Sizzler | Greater London, England | 1 | 216 | [14] | |||
15 | Zack Sabre Jr. | 16 January 2016 | High Stakes | Greater London, England | 1 | 299 | [15] | |||
16 | Katsuyori Shibata | 10 November 2016 | RevPro/NJPW Global Wars UK 2016: Night 1 | Greater London, England | 1 | 116 | [16] | |||
17 | Zack Sabre Jr. | 6 March 2017 | NJPW Hataage Kinenbi | Tokyo, Japan | 2 | 396 | The championship was renamed back to the Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship during this reign. | [17] | ||
18 | Tomohiro Ishii | 6 April 2018 | Live In New Orleans | New Orleans, Louisiana | 1 | 86 | [18] | |||
19 | Minoru Suzuki | July 1, 2018 | NJPW Strong Style Evolved UK | Manchester, England | 1 | 105 | [19] | |||
20 | Tomohiro Ishii | 14 October 2018 | RevPro/NJPW Global Wars UK 2018 | Greater London, England | 2 | 82 | [20] | |||
21 | Zack Sabre Jr. | 4 January 2019 | NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 13 | Tokyo, Japan | 3 | 239 | [21] | |||
22 | Hiroshi Tanahashi | 31 August 2019 | NJPW Royal Quest | Greater London, England | 1 | 15 | [22] | |||
23 | Zack Sabre Jr. | 15 September 2019 | NJPW Destruction In Beppu | Beppu, Oita, Japan | 4 | 152 | [23] | |||
24 | Will Ospreay | 14 February 2020 | High Stakes | Greater London, England | 1 | 919 | [24] | |||
25 | Ricky Knight Jr. | 21 August 2022 | Ten Year Anniversary - Night 2 | Greater London, England | 1 | 118 | [25] | |||
26 | Great-O-Khan | 17 December 2022 | Uprising | Greater London, England | 1 | 204 | Zak Zodiac was a replacement for Ricky Knight Jr.. | [26] | ||
27 | Michael Oku | 9 July 2023 | Epic Encounter 2023 | Greater London, England | 1 | 412 | [27] | |||
28 | Luke Jacobs | 24 August 2024 | RevPro 12th Anniversary Show | Greater London, England | 1 | 121+ | [28] |
Combined reigns
[edit]As of December 23, 2024.
† | Indicates the current champion |
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Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined days |
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1 | Zack Sabre Jr. | 4 | 1,086 |
2 | Will Ospreay | 1 | 919 |
3 | Sha Samuels | 1 | 686 |
4 | Martin Stone | 2 | 651 |
5 | Marty Scurll | 1 | 456 |
6 | Dave Mastiff | 1 | 448 |
7 | Michael Oku | 1 | 412 |
8 | Andy Boy Simmonz | 2 | 385 |
9 | Colt Cabana | 1 | 349 |
10 | A.J. Styles | 1 | 216 |
11 | Iestyn Rees | 1 | 209 |
12 | Great-O-Khan | 1 | 204 |
13 | Tomohiro Ishii | 2 | 168 |
14 | Leroy Kincaide | 1 | 161 |
15 | Alex Shane | 1 | 148 |
16 | JC Thunder | 1 | 125 |
17 | Luke Jacobs † | 1 | 121+ |
18 | Ricky Knight Jr. | 1 | 118 |
19 | Katsuyori Shibata | 1 | 116 |
20 | Minoru Suzuki | 1 | 105 |
21 | Hiroshi Tanahashi | 1 | 15 |
22 | Aviv Maayan | 1 | 1 |
See also
[edit]- Professional wrestling in the United Kingdom
- RPW Undisputed British Tag Team Championship
- RPW British Cruiserweight Championship
- IPW:UK All-England Championship
- IPW:UK World Championship
References
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- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (20 May 2007). "IPW:UK Royale Rewards - Event @ Orpington Halls in Orpington, Kent, England, UK". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (23 September 2007). "IPW:UK 3rd Anniversary Weekend - Night 2 - Event @ Orpington Halls in Orpington, Kent, England, UK". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
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- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (13 September 2009). "IPW:UK 5th Anniversary Show - Event @ Wyvern Hall in Sittingbourne, Kent, England, UK". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
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- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (14 June 2015). "RevPro Summer Sizzler 2015 - Event @ York Hall in London, England, UK". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
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- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (10 November 2016). "RevPro/NJPW Global Wars UK 2016 - Day 1 - Event @ York Hall in London, England, UK". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (6 March 2017). "NJPW 45th Anniversary Show - TV-Show @ Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
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- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (14 October 2018). "RevPro/NJPW Global Wars 2018 - Event @ Brixton Recreation Centre in London, England, UK". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
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