ICW United States Heavyweight Championship
Professional wrestling championship
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The ICW United States Heavyweight Championship was a secondary singles championship in International Championship Wrestling. The title was created when The Sheik brought the now-defunct Detroit version of the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship to the promotion, making the Sheik the first ICW United States Heavyweight Champion.[1] Because the championship is a professional wrestling championship, it is not won or lost competitively but instead by the decision of the bookers of a wrestling promotion. The championship is awarded after the chosen wrestler "wins" a match to maintain the illusion that professional wrestling is a competitive sport.[2]
PromotionInternational Championship Wrestling
Date established1981
Date retired1983
First championThe Sheik
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| Promotion | International Championship Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date established | 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date retired | 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Title history
| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||
| 1 | The Sheik | 1981 | N/A | [Note 3] | 1 | [Note 4] | Title awarded | |
| 2 | Thunderbolt Patterson | 1982 | ICW show | [Note 3] | 1 | [Note 4] | ||
| 3 | The Sheik | 1982 | ICW show | [Note 3] | 2 | [Note 4] | ||
| 4 | Ratamyus (Bill Howard) | December 7, 1982 | ICW show | [Note 3] | 1 | [Note 4] | ||
| 5 | Pez Whatley | 1982 | ICW show | [Note 3] | 1 | [Note 4] | ||
| 6 | Paul Christy | 1982 | ICW show | [Note 3] | 1 | [Note 4] | ||
| 7 | Pez Whatley | 1983 | ICW show | [Note 3] | 2 | [Note 4] | ||
| 8 | Paul Christy | 1983 | ICW show | [Note 3] | 2 | [Note 4] | ||
| — | Deactivated | 1983 | N/A | N/A | — | — | Championship was abandoned for undocumented reasons | |
Footnotes
- Due to gaps in the championship history it is impossible to determine this.
- Documentation of the billed weight of 60% of the champions has not been found.
- The location of the match was not captured as part of the championship documentation.
- Neither the date the title was won or lost has been documented, making it too uncertain to determine any length for this reign.