DPW Worlds Championship
| DPW Worlds Championship | |||||||||||||
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| Details | |||||||||||||
| Promotion | Deadlock Pro-Wrestling | ||||||||||||
| Date established | December 11, 2021 | ||||||||||||
| Current champion(s) | Jake Something | ||||||||||||
| Date won | October 13, 2024 | ||||||||||||
| Other name(s) | |||||||||||||
DPW World Championship DPW Worlds Heavyweight Championship | |||||||||||||
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The DPW Worlds Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship owned and promoted by Deadlock Pro-Wrestling (DPW). The current champion is Jake Something who defeated Calvin Tankman at Super Battle to win the championship.
History
[edit]On December 11, 2021, Deadlock Pro-Wrestling (DPW) filmed their first DPW Fire episode, where a tournament for the title was started.[2] On January 8, 2022, Bojack defeated Andrew Everett in the tournament finals to become the inaugural world champion.[1]
Worlds Championship Eliminator Tournament (2021)
[edit]| First round Fire (December 11, 2021) | Semifinals Fire (December 11, 2021) | Final You Already Know (January 8, 2022) | ||||||||||||
| Bojack | Pin[2] | |||||||||||||
| Josh Fuller | 6:42 | |||||||||||||
| Bojack | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Kevin Ku | 6:32 | |||||||||||||
| Diego Hill | ||||||||||||||
| Kevin Ku | Sub | |||||||||||||
| Bojack | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Andrew Everett | 21:57 | |||||||||||||
| Andrew Everett | Pin[2] | |||||||||||||
| Rosemary | 14:00 | |||||||||||||
| Andrew Everett | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Calvin Tankman | 13:23 | |||||||||||||
| Calvin Tankman | Pin[3] | |||||||||||||
| Donnie Ray | 9:01 | |||||||||||||
Reigns
[edit]As of November 23, 2024, there have been four reigns between four champions with one vacancy.
| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| Defenses | Number of successful defenses |
| + | Current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | Defenses | ||||
| 1 | Bojack | January 8, 2022 | You Already Know | Raleigh, NC | 1 | 308 | 6 | Defeated Andrew Everett in the finals of a 8-wrestlers single-elimination tournament to become the inaugural champion. Aired on tape delay on January 15. | [1] |
| 2 | Lucky Ali | November 12, 2022 | World's Strongest | Concord, NC | 1 | 309 | 6 | This was a three-way match, also involving Kidd Bandit. Aired on tape delay on November 12. | [4] |
| 3 | Jay Malachi | September 17, 2023 | Carolina Classic | Concord, NC | 1 | 56 | 2 | Aired on tape delay on September 23, 2023. | [5] |
| — | Vacated | November 12, 2023 | World's Strongest | Durham, NC | — | — | — | Jay Malachi relinquished the title after signing with WWE. Aired on tape delay on November 18, 2023. | [6] |
| 4 | Calvin Tankman | December 10, 2023 | 2nd Anniversary | Durham, NC | 1 | 349 | 9 | Defeated Colby Corino to win the vacant championship. Aired on tape delay on December 16, 2023. | [7] |
| 5 | Jake Something | October 13, 2024 | Super Battle | Charlotte, NC | 1 | 41+ | 0 | Defeated Calvin Tankman to win the championship. Aired on tape delay on October 23, 2024. | |
Combined reigns
[edit]As of November 23, 2024
| † | Indicates the current champion |
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined defenses |
Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jake Something † | 1 | 0 | 41 |
| 2 | Calvin Tankman | 1 | 10 | 308 |
| 3 | Lucky Ali | 1 | 6 | 309 |
| 4 | Bojack | 1 | 8 | 308 |
| 5 | Jay Malachi | 1 | 2 | 56 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Lambert, Jeremy (January 16, 2022). "DPW You Already Know Results (1/15): First-Ever DPW Worlds Champion Crowned". Fightful. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
- ^ a b c "DPW Fire Episode 1 Review". Parts Unknown Press. December 17, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
- ^ "DPW Fire Episode 2 Review". Parts Unknown Press. December 24, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (November 20, 2022). "DPW World's Strongest Results (11/19): Emi Sakura, Work Horsemen, Adam Priest In Action". Fightful. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Carolina Classic 2023 « Events Database « Cagematch – The Internet Wrestling Database". Cagematch.net. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (November 19, 2023). "Jay Malachi Relinquishes DPW World Championship". Fightful. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (December 18, 2023). "DPW 2nd Anniversary Results (12/16): Three New Champions Crowned". Fightful. Retrieved December 19, 2023.