Professional wrestling championship
PWA Heavyweight Championship Promotion Pro Wrestling America Date established January 15, 1985 Current champion(s) Udo Date won September 10, 2011
The PWA Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling heavyweight championship in Pro Wrestling America (PWA). It is the only remaining championship after PWA began running occasional events in the mid-1990s.
The inaugural champion was Mad Dog Vachon , who defeated "Mr. Electricity" Steve Regal in Anoka, Minnesota on January 15, 1985 to become the first PWA Heavyweight Champion. Charlie Norris holds the record for most reigns, with five. At 554 days, Ricky Rice 's first reign is the longest in the title's history. Erik Lockhart's only title reign is the shortest, at less than a day. Overall, there have been 26 reigns shared between 15 wrestlers with two vacancies.
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
#
Wrestlers
Reign
Date
Days
Location
Event
Notes
Ref.
1
Mad Dog Vachon 1
January 15, 1985
Anoka, Minnesota Live event Vachon defeated Steve Regal to become the first PWA Heavyweight Champion.
[ 1] [ 2]
2
Ricky Rice 1
March 17, 1986
Omaha, Nebraska Live event
3
Larry Cameron 1
September 12, 1987
N/A
Fridley, Minnesota Live event
[ 3]
—
Vacated —
1989
—
N/A
N/A
Title is vacated when Cameron leaves the territory.
4
Ricky Rice
2
July 8, 1989
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories Live event
5
Charlie Norris 1
October 4, 1989
Fridley, Minnesota Live event
[ 4]
6
Ricky Rice
3
May 14, 1990
Fridley, Minnesota Live event
7
Jerry Lynn 1
August 12, 1990
Fridley, Minnesota Live event
8
Ricky Rice
4
September 22, 1990
St. Charles, Illinois Live event
9
Terminator Riggs
1
January 14, 1991
Fridley, Minnesota Live event
10
Charlie Norris
2
February 7, 1991
Minneapolis, Minnesota Live event
[ 5]
11
Terminator Riggs
2
February 11, 1991
Fridley, Minnesota Live event
12
Charlie Norris
3
May 11, 1991
Shakopee, Minnesota Live event Defeated The Golden Idol when Riggs failed to appear.
[ 6]
13
Teijo Khan 1
October 14, 1991
Fridley, Minnesota Live event
14
Charlie Norris
4
December 22, 1991
N/A
Live event
15
Punisher Sledge 1
February 17, 1992
Fridley, Minnesota Live event
16
Charlie Norris
5
April 26, 1992
Minneapolis, Minnesota Live event
17
The Hater
1
October 20, 1992
Minneapolis, Minnesota Live event
18
Tommy Ferrera
1
May 10, 1993
Fridley, Minnesota Live event
19
The Hater
2
June 12, 1993
Albertville, Minnesota Live event
20
Wellington Wilkens, Jr.
1
August 25, 1996
N/A
Sendai, Japan Live event Title change occurred at a Michinoku Pro event.
[ 7]
—
Vacated —
N/A
—
N/A
N/A
21
Mitch Paradise
1
2003
N/A
N/A
N/A
[ 8]
22
Asylum
1
June 28, 2008
N/A
St. Paul, Minnesota Kaposia Days Festival (2008)
[ 8] [ 9]
23
Mitch Paradise
2
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
24
Erik Lockhart
1
June 25, 2011
St. Paul, Minnesota Kaposia Days Festival (2011)
25
Mitch Paradise
3
June 25, 2011
St. Paul, Minnesota Kaposia Days Festival (2011)Paradise invoked his "automatic rematch clause" soon after the initial contest concluded. After regaining his title, Paradise, Lenny Lane, Billy Blaze, and Nick Mason attacked Lockhart, leaving the former champion incapacitated.
26
Udo
1
September 10, 2011
4849+
Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota Inver Grove Heights Days Festival (2011)
[ 10] [ 11]
List of combined reigns
<1
Indicates that the reign lasted less than one day.
^ Each reign is ranked highest to lowest; reigns with the same number mean that they are tied for that certain rank.
References
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