DPW National Championship
| DPW National Championship | |||||||||||||||||
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| Promotion | Deadlock Pro-Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||
| Date established | April 28, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
| Current champion(s) | Adam Priest | ||||||||||||||||
| Date won | July 7, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||
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The DPW National Championship is a professional wrestling championship owned and promoted by Deadlock Pro-Wrestling (DPW). It is the secondary championship in DPW. Calvin Tankman was the inaugural champion. The current champion is Adam Priest, who is in his first reign. He won the vacant title by defeating Kevin Blackwood and BK Westbrook at Tag Festival on July 7, 2024 in Raleigh, North Carolina. The title has been defended in the main event of four major DPW events.
History
[edit]The National Championship was announced on April 28, 2022, on Twitter and was won by Calvin Tankman who defeated Kevin Ku at Showdown In The Carolinas in a tournament finals on July 10, 2022.
DPW National Championship Tournament (2022)
[edit]| First round Fire (May 15, 2022) | Semifinals No Pressure (June 5, 2022) | Final Showdown In The Carolinas (July 10, 2022) | ||||||||||||
| Calvin Tankman | 13:20 | |||||||||||||
| Jay Malachi | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Calvin Tankman | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Colby Corino | 10:35 | |||||||||||||
| Colby Corino | 14:29 | |||||||||||||
| Anthony Henry | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Calvin Tankman | 22:30 | |||||||||||||
| Kevin Ku | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Mason Myles | 9:37 | |||||||||||||
| Alec Price | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Mason Myles | 12:15 | |||||||||||||
| Kevin Ku | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Kevin Ku | 15:52 | |||||||||||||
| Davey Richards | Submit | |||||||||||||
Reigns
[edit]As of November 21, 2024, there have been four reigns between four champions, with one vacancy. Calvin Tankman was the inaugural champion. The current champion is Adam Priest, who is in his first reign. He won the vacant title by defeating Kevin Blackwood and BK Westbrook at Tag Festival on July 7, 2024 in Raleigh, North Carolina.
| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific team—reign numbers for the individuals are in parentheses, if different |
| Days | Number of days held |
| Defenses | Number of successful defenses |
| <1 | Reign lasted less than a day |
| + | Current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | Defenses | ||||
| 1 | Calvin Tankman | July 10, 2022 | Showdown In The Carolinas | Durham, North Carolina | 1 | 153 | 2 | Defeated Kevin Ku in a tournament final to become the inaugural champion. Aired on tape delay on July 16. | [1] |
| 2 | Andrew Everett | December 10, 2022 | 1st Anniversary | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | 1 | 246 | 4 | Aired on tape delay on December 17. | [2] |
| 3 | Bryan Keith | August 13, 2023 | Beast Coast | Durham, North Carolina | 1 | 323 | 5 | Aired on tape delay on August 19. | [3] |
| — | Vacated | July 1, 2024 | N/A | N/A | — | — | — | Bryan Keith vacated the title after suffering a legitimate injury. | [4] |
| 4 | Adam Priest | July 7, 2024 | Tag Festival | Raleigh, North Carolina | 1 | 137+ | 4 | Defeated BK Westbrook and Kevin Blackwood in a three-way match to win the vacant championship. Aired on tape delay on July 13. | |
Combined reigns
[edit]As of November 21, 2024
| † | Indicates the current champion |
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined defenses |
Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryan Keith | 1 | 5 | 323 |
| 2 | Andrew Everett | 1 | 4 | 246 |
| 3 | Calvin Tankman | 1 | 2 | 153 |
| 4 | Adam Priest † | 1 | 4 | 137+ |
References
[edit]- ^ Alexander, Brady (July 17, 2022). "DPW: Showdown In The Carolina's Results – 7/16/22". Bodyslam.net. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ^ Thomas, Jeremy (December 18, 2022). "Deadlock Pro Wrestling 1st Anniversary Results: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Colby Corino, More". 411mania.com. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "DPW Beast Coast « Events Database « Cagematch – The Internet Wrestling Database". Cagematch.net. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
- ^ https://x.com/deadlockpro/status/1807658035168350501