PLW Heavyweight Championship
Professional wrestling championship
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The PLW Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling heavyweight championship in Power League Wrestling (PLW). It is the top championship of the PLW promotion, and one of two singles titles along with the PLW New England Championship. The inaugural champion was "The Fighter" Joe O., who defeated The Shadow Warrior in a tournament final on November 18, 1991, to become the first PLW Heavyweight Champion. Scott Z. holds the record for most reigns, with four. At 1,239 days, "Punisher" Don Vega's first and only reign is the longest in the title's history. Gino Martino's only reign was the shortest in the history of the title as he gave the belt to manager Scott Knight immediately after winning it. Overall, there have been 36 reigns shared between 27 wrestlers with nine vacancies.
PromotionPower League Wrestling
Date establishedNovember 18, 1991
First championJoe O.
First championJoe O.
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| Promotion | Power League Wrestling | ||||||||||
| Date established | November 18, 1991 | ||||||||||
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Title history
- Key
| # | Order in reign history |
|---|---|
| Reign | The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed |
| Event | The event in which the title was won |
| — | Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign |
| N/A | The information is not available or is unknown |
| + | Indicates the current reign is changing daily |
Reigns
As of January 1, 2016
| # | Wrestlers | Reign | Date | Days held | Location | Event | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe O. | 1 | November 18, 1991 | 84 | Swansea, Massachusetts | Power League Wrestling | Joe O. defeated The Shadow Warrior in a tournament final to become the first PLW Heavyweight Champion. | |
| 2 | Storm Kelly | 1 | February 10, 1992 | N/A | Swansea, Massachusetts | Power League Wrestling | Kelly won the title after secretly switching places with masked wrestler The Shadow Warrior during a Best 2-of-3 Falls match. Kelly unmasked immediately afterwards and claimed to have wrestled the entire match. | |
| — | Vacated | — | February 1992 | — | — | Power League Wrestling | Kelly was stripped of the title by PLW President Pinky Johnson due to the controversy surrounding the title change. This aired February 1992. | |
| 3 | Ryan Amaral | 1 | March 9, 1992 | N/A | Swansea, Massachusetts | PowerFest (1992) | Amaral defeated "Brutal" Bob Evans in a tournament final to win the vacant title. | |
| — | Vacated | — | April 1992 | — | — | Power League Wrestling | Amaral was stripped of the title by PLW President Pinky Johnson due to the champion using excessive violence against Bob Evans at PowerFest 1992. This aired April 1992. | |
| 4 | The Shadow Warrior | 1 | May 1992 | N/A | Swansea, Massachusetts | Trials and Tribulations Tournament | The Shadow Warrior defeated Joe O. in a tournament final to win the vacant title. | |
| 5 | Scott Z. | 1 | September 27, 1992 | 70 | Pawtucket, Rhode Island | Power League Wrestling | ||
| 6 | Hurricane Harvey | 1 | December 6, 1992 | 10 | Pawtucket, Rhode Island | Power League Wrestling | ||
| — | Vacated | — | December 1992 | — | N/A | Power League Wrestling | Hurricane Harvey surrendered the title after being injured in a car accident. | |
| 7 | Scott Z. | 2 | December 16, 1992 | 70 | Swansea, Massachusetts | Power League Wrestling | Scott Z. defeated The Defenseman in a singles match to win the vacant title; The Defenseman had previously won a 12-man battle royal to face Scott Z. for the title. | |
| 8 | Joe O. | 2 | February 24, 1993 | 35 | Swansea, Massachusetts | Power League Wrestling | ||
| 9 | Scott Z. | 3 | March 31, 1993 | 46 | Swansea, Massachusetts | Power League Wrestling | ||
| 10 | Bob Evans | 1 | May 16, 1993 | N/A | Pawtucket, Rhode Island | Power League Wrestling | [1] | |
| — | Vacated | — | June 1993 | — | N/A | Power League Wrestling | Evans surrendered the title upon leaving the promotion. | [1] |
| 11 | Maniacal Mark | 1 | June 30, 1993 | 165 | Pawtucket, Rhode Island | Power League Wrestling | Maniacal Mark defeated Sub-Zero in a tournament final to win the vacant title. Sub-Zero was a last minute substitute for Scott Z. who had injured his knee prior to the match; according to the pre-match stipulations, Scott Z. would have been awarded the title had Sub-Zero won the match. | |
| 12 | Amazin' Jay | 1 | December 12, 1993 | 231 | Pawtucket, Rhode Island | Power League Wrestling | ||
| 13 | Scott Z. | 4 | July 31, 1994 | 105 | Cranston, Rhode Island | Power League Wrestling | ||
| 14 | The Punisher | 1 | November 13, 1994 | 118 | Providence, Rhode Island | Power League Wrestling | ||
| 15 | Sub-Zero | 1 | March 11, 1995 | 274 | Cranston, Rhode Island | Power League Wrestling | ||
| 16 | Amazin' Jay | 2 | December 10, 1995 | 201 | Providence, Rhode Island | Power-House Brawl (1995) | ||
| 17 | T.J. Richter | 1 | June 28, 1996 | 205 | Pawtucket, Rhode Island | PowerFest (1996) | Richter was disguised as Knightmare, Jay's scheduled opponent, and revealed his indenity after the match. | |
| 18 | Shane Simons | 1 | January 19, 1997 | 119 | Warren, Rhode Island | The War In Warren | ||
| — | Vacated | — | May 18, 1997 | — | Newport, Rhode Island | Live event | Simons surrenders the championship due to injury. | |
| 19 | Jason the Slasher | 1 | May 18, 1997 | 34 | Newport, Rhode Island | Live event | Jason the Slasher defeated Amazin' Jay, Bob Evans, Maniacal Mark, Paul Lauzon, and T.J. Richter in a Pier 6 Brawl match to win the vacant title. | |
| 20 | Derek Molhan | 1 | June 21, 1997 | 357 | Pawtucket, Rhode Island | PowerFest (1997) | This was a steel cage match. | |
| 21 | The Universal Soldier | 1 | June 13, 1998 | 286 | Manville, Rhode Island | Slammin' for Zachary | ||
| 22 | Gino Martino | 1 | March 26, 1999 | 0 | Pawtucket, Rhode Island | Live event | [2] | |
| — | Vacated | — | March 26, 1999 | — | Pawtucket, Rhode Island | Live event | Immediately after winning the title from The Universal Soldier, Martino turned the title over to Scott Knight; PLW officials nullified this decision, and vacated the title. | |
| 23 | Paul Lauzon | 1 | May 16, 1999 | N/A | Warwick, Rhode Island | PowerFest (1999) | Paul Lauzon defeated The Universal Soldier in a singles match to win the vacant title. | |
| — | Vacated | — | August 1999 | — | N/A | N/A | Lauzon surrendered the title upon retiring. | |
| 24 | Don Juan de Santo | 1 | August 29, 1999 | 384 | Manville, Rhode Island | Live event | Don Juan de Santo defeated T.J. Richter in a tournament final to win the vacant title. | |
| 25 | Dr. Heresy | 1 | September 16, 2000 | 470 | Providence, Rhode Island | Jalen Noon-Coulbourn Benefit Show | This was a Triple Threat match also involving Chris Venom. | [3] |
| 26 | Johnny Angel | 1 | December 30, 2001 | 140 | West Warwick, Rhode Island | Power-House Brawl (2001) | [4][5][6][7] | |
| — | Vacated | — | May 19, 2002 | — | Central Falls, Rhode Island | PowerFest (2002) | The championship is vacated by PLW Commissioner Derek Molhan when Johnny Angel is unable to appear for a scheduled title defense at PowerFest 2002. | |
| 27 | Dr. Heresy | 2 | May 19, 2002 | 714 | Central Falls, Rhode Island | PowerFest (2002) | Dr. Heresy defeated Johnny Curtis, Derik Destiny, Kid Krazy, Manical Mark, Kenn Phoenix, Shane Simons, and Don Vega in a Pier 8 Brawl match to win the vacant title. | |
| 28 | Derik Destiny | 1 | May 2, 2004 | 510 | Brockton, Massachusetts | PowerFest (2004) | ||
| 29 | Jason the Slasher | 2 | September 24, 2005 | 603 | Pawtucket, Rhode Island | Live event | [8] | |
| 30 | Chris Blackheart | 1 | May 20, 2007 | 350 | West Warwick, Rhode Island | PowerFest (2007) | [9] | |
| 31 | Don Vega | 1 | May 4, 2008 | 1,239 | West Warwick, Rhode Island | PowerFest (2008) | ||
| — | Vacated | — | September 25, 2011 | — | Plainville, Massachusetts | Great Outdoors Tour (2011) | The championship is vacated by PLW President Tom James due to Vega being unable to defend the title due to injury. | |
| 32 | Scott Levesque | 1 | September 25, 2011 | 322 | Plainville, Massachusetts | Great Outdoors Tour (2011) | Levesque defeated "English Lion" Eddie Ryan in a singles match to win the vacant title. | [10] |
| 33 | J. T. Dunn | 1 | August 12, 2012 | 280 | Cumberland, Rhode Island | Cumberlandfest (2012) | ||
| 34 | Scott Levesque | 2 | May 19, 2013 | 133 | Pawtucket, Rhode Island | PowerFest (2013) | ||
| 35 | Matt Storm | 1 | September 29, 2013 | 573 | Plainville, Massachusetts | Great Outdoors Tour (2013) | ||
| 36 | Scott Levesque | 3 | April 25, 2015 | 251 | Glocester, Rhode Island | PowerFest (2015) | ||
List of combined reigns
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| (-) | The reign is shorter than one day. |
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Don Vega | 1 | 1,239 |
| 2 | Dr. Heresy | 2 | 1,184 |
| 3 | Jason the Slasher | 2 | 637 |
| 4 | Matt Storm | 1 | 573 |
| 5 | Scott Levesque | 3 | 556+ |
| 6 | Derik Destiny | 1 | 510 |
| 7 | Amazin' Jay | 2 | 432 |
| 8 | Don Juan de Santo | 1 | 384 |
| 9 | Derek Molhan | 1 | 357 |
| 10 | Chris Blackheart | 1 | 350 |
| 11 | Scott Z. | 4 | 291 |
| 12 | The Universal Soldier | 1 | 286 |
| 13 | J. T. Dunn | 1 | 280 |
| 14 | Sub-Zero | 1 | 274 |
| 15 | T.J. Richter | 1 | 205 |
| Maniacal Mark | 1 | 165 | |
| 17 | Johnny Angel | 1 | 140 |
| 18 | Shane Simons | 1 | 119 |
| Joe O. | 2 | 119 | |
| 20 | The Punisher | 1 | 118 |
| 21 | Hurricane Harvey | 1 | <10 |
| 22 | Gino Martino | 1 | <1 |