PLW Heavyweight Championship

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PLW Heavyweight Championship
Details
PromotionPower League Wrestling
Date establishedNovember 18, 1991
Statistics
First champion(s)Joe O.
Most reignsScott Z. (4)
Longest reignDon Vega (1,239 days)
Shortest reignGino Martino (<1)

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.

Title history

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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

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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

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Symbol Meaning
(-) The reign is shorter than one day.
Rank [1] 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

References

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General
  • "Power League Wrestling Champions". Power League Wrestling. Retrieved 2010-01-06.
  • Oliver, Earl. "PLW World Heavyweight Title History". Wrestling Title Histories by Gary Will and Royal Duncan. Solie.org.
  • Gary Will and Royal Duncan (2000). "(United States: New England)". Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  • "Power League Wrestling (PLW)". The New England Independent. September 25, 2005.
Specific
  1. ^ a b "Brutal Bob". Online World of Wrestling.
  2. ^ Martino, Gino (2012). "Professional Wrestling". GinoMartino.com.
  3. ^ "News and Stuff". The Damned News Letter. DamnTheIndies.com. September 17, 2000.
  4. ^ Nason, Josh (January 2, 2002). "411 Wednesday Indy Report: Potential Big News, Power League, Yankee Pro". 411mania.com.
  5. ^ Woodward, Buck (December 30, 2010). "THIS DAY IN HISTORY: LAWLER'S 36TH SOUTHERN TITLE REIGN ENDS, MID-ATLANTIC TITLE CHANGES HANDS IN CHINA, SHEIK VS. BOBO AND MORE". PWInsider.com.
  6. ^ Johnson, Mike (December 30, 2011). "12/30 THIS DAY IN HISTORY: DR. DEATH STEVE WILLIAMS PASSES AWAY, VADER WINS WCW WORLD TITLE FOR SECOND TIME, ROH FINAL BATTLE 2007, MID-ATLANTIC BELT CHANGES HANDS IN CHINA AND MORE". PWInsider.com.
  7. ^ Johnson, Mike (December 30, 2012). "12/30 THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 'DR. DEATH' STEVE WILLIAMS PASSES AWAY". PWInsider.com.
  8. ^ "SEPTEMBER, 2005". The New England Independent. Metrocast.net. 2005.
  9. ^ "Independent Wrestling Results - May 2007". Online World of Wrestling.
  10. ^ Georgia, Dick, ed. (July 2012). "Power League Wrestling". East Providence Heritage Festival. ISSUU.com: 6.
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