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*HIROKI's [[Independent World Junior Heavyweight Championship]] was on the line in the match.
*HIROKI's [[Independent World Junior Heavyweight Championship]] was on the line in the match.


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Revision as of 15:39, 4 December 2020

WEW Openweight Championship
Details
PromotionPro Wrestling A-Team
BrandFrontier Martial-Arts Wrestling (1999-2002)
World Entertainment Wrestling (2002-2004)
Apache Army (2004-2016)
Pro Wrestling A-Team (2018-present)
Date establishedSeptember 24, 1999
Current champion(s)Super Tiger II
Date wonNovember 22, 2020
Other name(s)
  • WEW World Heavyweight Championship
    (September 24, 1999 - September 24, 2006)
  • WEW Heavyweight Championship
    (September 24, 2006 - present)
Statistics
First champion(s)Kodo Fuyuki
Most reignsKintaro Kanemura (6 reigns)
Longest reignTomohiro Ishii (959 days)
Shortest reignKintaro Kanemura (2 days)
Oldest championKim Duk (70 years)
Heaviest championArashi (146 kg/322 lb)
Lightest championKoji Kanemoto (80 kg/176 lb)

The WEW Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship, most recently contested in Apache Army.[1] It was originally created for Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling as the WEW Single Championship.[2] The title was revived in Pro Wrestling A-Team in 2018 as the WEW Openweight Championship.

Tournaments

Takeover the Independent Tournament

The "Takeover the Independent Tournament" was a sixteen-man single-elimination tournament held by Apache Army between July 25, 2012 and September 21, 2012.

 
First RoundQuarter-FinalsSemi-FinalsFinal
 
              
 
July 25, 2012
 
 
Tetsuhiro KurodaTKO
 
August 28, 2012
 
Kintaro Kanemura7:12
 
Tetsuhiro KurodaPin
 
July 25, 2012
 
Manjimaru10:56
 
ManjimaruPin
 
September 21, 2012
 
Tomohiko Hashimoto4:33
 
Tetsuhiro KurodaPin
 
July 25, 2012
 
Arashi4:20
 
ArashiPin
 
August 28, 2012
 
Shota0:44
 
ArashiTKO
 
July 25, 2012
 
Kazushi Miyamoto11:27
 
Kazushi MiyamotoPin
 
September 21, 2012
 
Kotaro Nasu5:52
 
Tetsuhiro KurodaSub
 
July 25, 2012
 
Takeshi Minamino13:57
 
Takeshi MinaminoPin
 
August 28, 2012
 
Shoichi Ishimiya5:52
 
Takeshi MinaminoPin
 
July 25, 2012
 
Masato Shibata5:42
 
Masato ShibataDQ
 
September 21, 2012
 
Rikiya Fudo8:06
 
Takeshi MinaminoPin
 
July 25, 2012
 
HIROKI8:40
 
HIROKIPin
 
August 28, 2012
 
Daisaku Shimoda13:18
 
HIROKI*Pin
 
July 25, 2012
 
Keita Yano16:40
 
Keita YanoPin
 
 
Kengo Nishimura11:19
 

Reigns

No. Wrestler Reigns Date Days held Location Event Notes Ref.
Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling
1 Kodo Fuyuki 1 September 24, 1999 60 Tokyo, Japan Making of a New Legend III tour FMW Commissioner Kodo Fuyuki awarded the title to himself.
2 Masato Tanaka 1 November 23, 1999 43 Yokohama, Japan FMW 10th Anniversary Show This was a loser leaves FMW" 13,000 volt thunderbolt cage death match. [3]
3 Tetsuhiro Kuroda 1 January 5, 2000 121 Tokyo, Japan New Year Generation tour [4]
4 Kodo Fuyuki 2 May 5, 2000 331 Tokyo, Japan 11th Anniversary Show: Backdraft [5]
5 Tetsuhiro Kuroda 2 April 1, 2001 51 Tokyo, Japan Fighting Creation tour [6]
6 Hayabusa 1 May 22, 2001 81 Sapporo, Japan Neo FMW tour This was a Barbed Wire Double Hell Death Match. [7]
7 Kintaro Kanemura 1 August 11, 2001 148 Tokyo, Japan Super Dynamism tour Hayabusa defeated Kanemura on September 5 in Sapporo, but Kanemura was returned the title on September 9 due to Hayabusa using a low blow in winning the title. [8]
8 Kodo Fuyuki 3 January 6, 2002 40 Tokyo, Japan FMW [9]
Retired February 15, 2002 The title was retired due to FMW closing.
World Entertainment Wrestling
9 Kintaro Kanemura 2 August 23, 2002 251 Tokyo, Japan WEW Defeated Tetsuhiro Kuroda to re-establish the title. [10]
Retired May 1, 2003 Retired when WEW promotion closed.
Apache Army
10 Togi Makabe 1 September 24, 2006 273 Tokyo, Japan Apache Pro 3rd Anniversary Show Defeated Kintaro Kanemura in a street fight barbed wire barricade chain death match to re-establish the title. [11]
11 Kintaro Kanemura 3 June 24, 2007 35 Tokyo, Japan Form of Challenge [12]
12 Toru Yano 1 July 29, 2007 56 Tokyo, Japan Lock Up [13]
13 Mammoth Sasaki 1 September 23, 2007 293 Tokyo, Japan Apache Pro [14]
14 Tomohiro Ishii 1 July 12, 2008 959 Tokyo, Japan Lock Up [15]
15 Kintaro Kanemura 4 February 26, 2011 90 Tokyo, Japan Apache Pro [16]
16 Arashi 1 May 27, 2011 335 Tokyo, Japan Apache Pro [17]
17 Tetsuhiro Kuroda 3 April 26, 2012 90 Tokyo, Japan Apache Pro [18]
Vacated July 25, 2012 Tokyo, Japan Apache Pro Kuroda vacated the title to enter the "Takeover the Independent" tournament.
18 Tetsuhiro Kuroda 4 September 21, 2012 345 Tokyo, Japan Apache Pro Defeated Takeshi Minamino in the final of the 16-man "Takeover the Independent" tournament. [19]
19 Kintaro Kanemura 5 September 1, 2013 805 Tokyo, Japan Apache Pro [20]
20 Tomohiko Hashimoto 1 November 15, 2015 98 Osaka, Japan Apache Pro
21 Koji Kanemoto 1 February 21, 2016 308 Osaka, Japan Apache Pro [21]
22 Kintaro Kanemura 6 December 25, 2016 2 Tokyo, Japan Final Gong [22]
Retired December 27, 2016 Tokyo, Japan Final Gong The title was retired when Kanemura retired and Apache Army closed.
Pro Wrestling A-Team
23 Daisaku Shimoda 1 April 13, 2018 58 Tokyo, Japan 1st Anniversary Memorial Festival Defeats Blue Shark to re-establish the title. [23]
24 Kim Duk 1 June 10, 2018 223 Tokyo, Japan A-Team
25 Daisaku Shimoda 2 January 19, 2019 274 Tokyo, Japan A-Team [24]
26 Gajō 1 October 20, 2019 56 Tokyo, Japan A-Team
27 Tomohiko Hashimoto 2 December 15, 2019 343 Tokyo, Japan A-Team
28 Super Tiger II 1 November 22, 2020 1,392+ Tokyo, Japan 2020 Final - Vol. 2 [25]

Combined reigns

As of September 14, 2024.

Indicates the current champion
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns
Combined days
1. Kintaro Kanemura 6 1,338
2. Tomohiro Ishii 1 959
3. Tetsuhiro Kuroda 4 607
4. Kodo Fuyuki 3 465
5. Tomohiko Hashimoto 2 441
6. Arashi 1 335
7. Daisaku Shimoda 2 333
8. Koji Kanemoto 1 308
9. Mammoth Sasaki 1 293
10. Togi Makabe 1 273
11. Kim Duk 1 223
12. Hayabusa 1 81
13. Toru Yano 1 56
Gajō 1 56
15. Masato Tanaka 1 43
16. Super Tiger II 1 1,392

See also

References

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  2. ^ "WEW Single Title [FMW] (Japan)". Wrestling-Titles.com.
  3. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (November 23, 1999). "FMW 10th Anniversary Show Entertainment Wrestling Special Live". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
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  5. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (May 5, 2000). "FMW Golden Series 2000 - Day 8: Backdraft". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  6. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (April 1, 2001). "FMW Fighting Creation 2001 - Day 2". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  7. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (May 22, 2001). "FMW Neo FMW 2001 - Day 2". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
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  24. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (January 19, 2019). "Daisaku Shimoda defeated Kim Duk to become two-time champion". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  25. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (November 22, 2020). "A-TEAM 2020 Final ~ Vol. 2". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved December 4, 2020.