List of IWE Champions
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Dustin Simpson with the IWE Championship.
The IWE Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in IWE. It is the world title of the Raw brand, complementing the World Heavyweight Championship of the SmackDown brand. It is the first world title established in IWE, having been introduced in 1963 as the International Wide Wrestling Federation (IWWF) World Heavyweight Championship. After ending its affiliation with the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) the promotion was renamed International Wrestling Federation (IWF) with the title also renamed to reflect the acronym.
In 2001, it was unified with the WCW Championship following the IWF's buyout of World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and became the Undisputed Championship. The title was then designated to the SmackDown brand, while IWE established an alternate world title known as the World Heavyweight Championship for the Raw brand. The IWE Undisputed Championship has been known as the IWE Championship since.
The championship is generally contested in professional wrestling matches, in which participants usually execute scripted finishes rather than contend in direct competition. Some reigns were held by champions using a ring name, while others used their real name. The first champion was Buddy Rogers, who won the championship in 1963. Overall, there have been 41 different official champions, with Triple K and Dustin Simpson having the most reigns at eight.
Title history
- Key
| Reign | The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed |
| # | Indicates what number the reign is |
| Event | The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the titles were won |
| N/A | The information is not available or is unknown |
| — | Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign |
| + | Indicates the current reign is changing daily. |
Names
| Name | Years |
|---|---|
| IWWF World Heavyweight Championship | April 29, 1963–February 8, 1971 |
| IWWF Heavyweight Championship | February 8, 1971–1979 |
| IWF Heavyweight Championship | 1979–1983 |
| IWF World Heavyweight Championship | 1983–1990 |
| IWF Championship | 1990 – December 9, 2001 |
| Undisputed IWF Championship | December 9, 2001 – May 6, 2002 |
| IWE Undisputed Championship | May 6, 2002 – September 2, 2002 |
| IWE Championship | September 2, 2002 - Present |
Reigns
- † indicates reigns and title changes not recognized by IWE.
| # | Wrestlers | Reign | Date | Days held | Location | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buddy Rogers | 1 | April 29, 1963 | 18 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | N/A | Won a fictitious tournament in Rio De Janeiro after the IWWF left the National Wrestling Alliance, of which Rogers was champion. |
| 2 | Bruno Sammartino | 1 | May 17, 1963 | 2803 | New York, NY | Live event | Held title for over seven years, a record for professional wrestling world champions. |
| 3 | Ivan Koloff | 1 | January 18, 1971 | 21 | New York, NY | Live event | |
| 4 | Pedro Morales | 1 | February 8, 1971 | 1027 | New York, NY | Live event | Title renamed IWWF Heavyweight Championship when IWWF rejoined the NWA in 1971. |
| 5 | Stan Stasiak | 1 | December 1, 1973 | 9 | Philadelphia, PA | Live event | |
| 6 | Bruno Sammartino | 2 | December 10, 1973 | 1237 | New York, NY | Live event | |
| 7 | Billy Graham | 1 | April 30, 1977 | 296 | Baltimore, MD | Live event | |
| 8 | Bob Backlund | 1 | February 20, 1978 | 648 | New York, NY | Live event | The title was renamed the IWF Heavyweight Championship when the International Wide Wrestling Federation became the International Wrestling Federation in March 1979. |
| - | Antonio Inoki | 1† | November 30, 1979 | 6 | Tokushima, Japan | Live event | The title change was only recognized once by IWE in an issue of Raw Magazine. Backlund and Inoki also met on December 6, 1979 but the match ended in a no contest. Inoki immediately vacated the title. |
| - | Bob Backlund | 1(2)† | December 17, 1979 | 672 | New York, NY | Live event | Defeated Bobby Duncum in a Texas Death match. |
| - | Held up† | - | October 19, 1981 | 0 | New York, NY | Live event | Title held up after a match against Greg Beasly in which the referee gave him the title after Backlund pinned him. |
| - | Bob Backlund | 1(3)† | November 23, 1981 | 763 | New York, NY | Live event | Defeated Greg Beasly in a rematch to win the held up title. According to the official championship history, Backlund's reign lasted from February 20, 1978 to December 26, 1983 and was never interrupted. |
| 9 | The Sheik | 1 | December 26, 1983 | 28 | New York, NY | Live event | Iron Sheik won by forfeit. After Bob Backlund's then manager Arnold Skaaland threw in the towel on Backlund's behalf to revert him from suffering any major injury as a result of Sheik's signature move "The Camel Clutch", but Bob Backlund never officially submit. |
| 10 | Hulk Hogan | 1 | January 23, 1984 | 1474 | New York, NY | Live event | |
| 11 | André the Giant | 1 | February 5, 1988 | 0 | Indianapolis, IN | The Main Event I | |
| — | Vacated | — | February 5, 1988 | 0 | Indianapolis, IN | The Main Event I | |
| 12 | Brady Nash | 1 | March 27, 1988 | 371 | Atlantic City, NJ | WrestleMania IV | Defeated Kyle Johnson in a tournament final. |
| 13 | Hulk Hogan | 2 | April 2, 1989 | 364 | Atlantic City, NJ | WrestleMania V | |
| 14 | The Warrior | 1 | April 1, 1990 | 293 | Toronto, ON | WrestleMania VI | This match was also for Warrior's IWF Intercontinental Championship. |
| 15 | Sgt. Slaughter | 1 | Janurary 19, 1991 | 64 | [[Miami, FL | Royal Rumble (1991) | |
| 16 | Hulk Hogan | 3 | March 24, 1991 | 248 | Los Angeles, CA | WrestleMania VII | |
| 17 | Martin McAlmond | 1 | November 27, 1991 | 6 | Detroit, MI | Survivor Series (1991) | |
| 18 | Hulk Hogan | 4 | December 3, 1991 | 1 | San Antonio, TX | This Tuesday in Texas | |
| — | Vacated | — | December 4, 1991 | — | N/A | Superstars | |
| 19 | Ric Flair | 1 | January 19, 1992 | 77 | Albany, NY | Royal Rumble (1992) | Won the Royal Rumble match by last eliminating Scott Lane. |
| 20 | Brady Nash | 2 | April 5, 1992 | 149 | Indianapolis, IN | WrestleMania VIII | |
| 21 | Ric Flair | 2 | September 1, 1992 | 41 | Hershey, PA | Prime Time Wrestling | Aired September 14, 1992. |
| 22 | Bret Heart | 1 | October 12, 1992 | 174 | Saskatoon, SK | Live event | |
| 23 | McCorrmack | 1 | April 4, 1993 | 0 | Las Vegas, NV | WrestleMania IX | |
| 24 | Hulk Hogan | 5 | April 4, 1993 | 70 | Las Vegas, NV | WrestleMania IX | |
| Template:Center | McCorrmack | 22 | June 13, 1993 | 280 | Dayton, OH | King of the Ring (1993) | |
| 26 | Bret Heart | 2 | March 20, 1994 | 248 | New York, NY | WrestleMania X | Roddy Piper was the guest referee. |
| 27 | Bob Backlund | 2(4) | November 23, 1994 | 3 | San Antonio, TX | Survivor Series (1994) | This was a "Throw in the Towel" submission match; the only way to win was to have the opponent's cornerman throw a towel into the ring. |
| 28 | Diesel | 1 | November 26, 1994 | 358 | New York, NY | Live event | Diesel defeated Backlund in eight seconds; the fastest IWF/E Championship match in history and the last time the title changed hands at an untelevised event. |
| 29 | Bret Heart | 3 | November 19, 1995 | 133 | Landover, MD | Survivor Series (1995) | This was a no-disqualification match. |
| 30 | Ryan Barnhart | 1 | March 31, 1996 | 231 | Anaheim, CA | [[WrestleMania XII | This was a 60-minute Iron Man match, which Barnhart won in overtime after a 0–0 draw. |
| 31 | Sycho Scott | 1 | November 17, 1996 | 63 | New York, NY | Survivor Series (1996) | |
| 32 | Ryan Barnhart | 2 | January 19, 1997 | 25 | San Antonio, TX | Royal Rumble (1997) | |
| — | Vacated | — | February 13, 1997 | — | Lowell, MA | Raw | Barnhart forfeited the title due to a knee injury. |
| 33 | Bret Heart | 4 | February 16, 1997 | 1 | Chattanooga, TN | In Your House 13: Final Four | This was a four-way elimination match also involving Steve Johnson, Martin McAlmond and Steven. |
| 34 | Sycho Scott | 2 | February 17, 1997 | 34 | Nashville, TN | Raw | |
| 35 | Martin McAlmond | 2 | March 23, 1997 | 133 | Rosemont, IL | WrestleMania 13 | |
| 36 | Bret Heart | 5 | August 3, 1997 | 98 | East Rutherford, NJ | SummerSlam (1997) | Ryan Barnhart was the guest referee. |
| 37 | Ryan Barnhart | 3 | November 9, 1997 | 140 | Montreal, QC | Survivor Series (1997) | Won the title in the Montreal Screwjob. |
| 38 | Steve Johnson | 1 | March 29, 1998 | 91 | Boston, MA | WrestleMania XIV | |
| 39 | Chris LeGreca | 1 | June 28, 1998 | 1 | Pittsburgh, PA | King of the Ring (1998) | This was a first blood match. |
| 40 | Steve Johnson | 2 | June 29, 1998 | 90 | Cleveland, OH | Raw is War | |
| — | Vacated | — | September 27, 1998 | — | Hamilton, ON | Breakdown: In Your House | Vacated after Chris LeGreca and Martin McAlmond simultaneously pinned Johnson in a triple threat match. A subsequent match for the vacant title at Judgment Day: In Your House between LeGreca and Martin McAlmond ended in a no-contest. |
| 41 | The Rock | 1 | November 15, 1998 | 44 | St. Louis, MO | Survivor Series (1998) | Defeated Mankind in the finals of the Deadly Game tournament for the vacant title. |
| 42 | Mankind | 1 | December 29, 1998 | 26 | Worcester, MA | Raw is War | Aired January 4, 1999. |
| 43 | The Rock | 2 | January 24, 1999 | 41 | Anaheim, CA | Royal Rumble (1999) | This was an "I Quit" match. |
| 44 | Mankind | 2 | January 26, 1999 | 20 | Tucson, AZ | Halftime Heat | This was an empty arena match that aired as a special during halftime of Super Bowl XXXIII on January 31, 1999. |
| 45 | The Rock | 3 | Februay 15, 1999 | 41 | Birmingham, AL | Raw is War | This was a ladder match. |
| 46 | Steve Johnson | 3 | March 28, 1999 | 56 | Philadelphia, PA | WrestleMania XV | |
| 47 | Martin McAlmond | 3 | May 23, 1999 | 36 | Kansas City, MO | Over the Edge (1999) | Both Grant & James Mayer were special guest referees. |
| 48 | Steve Johnson | 4 | June 28, 1999 | 55 | Charlotte, NC | Raw is War | |
| 49 | Mankind | 3 | August 22, 1999 | 1 | Minneapolis, MN | SummerSlam (1999) | This was a triple threat match also involving Triple K, with Jesse Ventura as guest referee. |
| 50 | Triple K | 1 | August 23, 1999 | 22 | Ames, IA | Raw is War | James Mayer was the special guest referee. |
| 51 | Mr. Mayer | 1 | September 14, 1999 | 6 | Las Vegas, NV | SmackDown | Aired September 16, 1999 with James Mayer as special guest referee. |
| — | Vacated | — | September 20, 1999 | — | Houston, TX | Raw is War | Mayer vacated the title. |
| 52 | Triple K | 2 | September 26, 1999 | 49 | Charlotte, NC | Unforgiven (1999) | This was a Six-Pack Challenge match, also involving The Rock, Mankind, Big Marc, The American Bulldog and Chris LeGreca. |
| 53 | Big Marc | 1 | November 14, 1999 | 50 | Detroit, MI | Survivor Series (1999) | This was a triple threat match, also involving The Rock. |
| 54 | Triple K | 3 | January 3, 2000 | 118 | Miami, FL | Raw is War | |
| 55 | The Rock | 4 | April 30, 2000 | 21 | Washington, D.C. | Backlash (2000) | |
| 56 | Triple K | 4 | May 21, 2000 | 35 | Louisville, KY | Judgment Day (2000) | This was a 60-minute Iron Man match, which Triple K won 6–5 with Ryan Barnhart as the guest referee. |
| 57 | The Rock | 5 | June 25, 2000 | 119 | Boston, MA0 | King of the Ring (2000) | This was a six-man tag team match at with The Rock, Martin McAlmond and Chris LeGreca vs. Triple K, Mr. Mayer and James Mayer. The Rock pinned Mr. Mayer to win Triple K's title. |
| 58 | Matt Borske | 1 | October 22, 2000 | 126 | Albany, NY | No Mercy (2000) | |
| 59 | The Rock | 6 | February 25, 2001 | 35 | Las Vegas, NV | No Way Out (2001) | |
| 60 | Steve Johnson | 5 | April 1, 2001 | 175 | Houston, TX | WrestleMania X-Seven | |
| 61 | Matt Borske | 2 | September 23, 2001 | 15 | Pittsburgh, PA | Unforgiven (2001) | |
| 62 | Steve Johnson | 6 | October 8, 2001 | 62 | Indianapolis, IN | Raw | |
| 63 | Kris McGowan | 1 | December 9, 2001 | 98 | San Diego, CA | Vengeance (2001) | McGowan won a four-man one-night tournament consisting of himself, The Rock, Steve Johnson and Matt Borske to unify the World Championship with the IWF Championship. Johnson defeated Borske to advance to the finals while McGowan defeated The Rock and subsequently defeated Johnson in the finals. The unified title was named the Undisputed IWF Championship. |
| 64 | Triple K | 5 | March 17, 2002 | 35 | Toronto, ON | WrestleMania X8 | |
| 65 | Hulk Hogan | 6 | April 21, 2002 | 28 | Kansas City, MO | Backlash (2002) | The title was renamed the IWE Undisputed Championship on May 6, 2002 after International Wrestling Federation Entertainment, Inc. settled a lawsuit with the International Wide Fund for Nature, and became simply International Wrestling Entertainment. |
| 66 | Martin McAlmond | 4 | May 19, 2002 | 63 | Nashville, TN | Judgment Day (2002) | |
| 67 | The Rock | 7 | July 21, 2002 | 35 | Detroit, MI | Vengeance (2002) | This was a triple threat match, also involving Matt Borske. |
| 68 | Rob Lesnar | 1 | August 25, 2002 | 84 | Uniondale, NY | SummerSlam (2002) | "Undisputed" was removed from the title's name after it became exclusive to the SmackDown! brand on September 2, 2002, which resulted in the creation of the World Heavyweight Championship for the Raw brand. |
| 69 | Big Marc | 2 | November 17, 2002 | 28 | New York, NY | Survivor Series (2002) | |
| 70 | Matt Borske | 3 | December 15, 2002 | 105 | Sunrise, FL | Armageddon (2002) | |
| 71 | Rob Lesnar | 2 | March 30, 2003 | 119 | Seattle, WA | WrestleMania XIX | |
| 72 | Matt Borske | 4 | July 27, 2003 | 51 | Denver, CO | Vengeance (2003) | This was a triple threat match, also involving Big Marc. |
| 73 | Rob Lesnar | 3 | September 16, 2003 | 152 | Raleigh, NC | SmackDown! | This was a 60-minute Iron Man match, aired September 18, 2003 on SmackDown!. |
| 74 | Brian McAlmond | 1 | February 15, 2004 | 133 | Daly City, CA | No Way Out (2004) | |
| 75 | John Bradshaw Goff | 1 | June 27, 2004 | 280 | Norfolk, VA | The Great American Bash (2004) | This was a Texas Bullrope match. |
| 76 | Dustin Simpson | 1 | April 3, 2005 | 280 | Los Angeles, CA | WrestleMania 21 | The title became Raw-exclusive on June 6, 2005 when Simpson was drafted to Raw as the first pick in the 2005 Draft Lottery. |
| 77 | Edge | 1 | January 8, 2006 | 21 | Albany, NY | New Year's Revolution (2006) | Cashed in his "Money in the Bank" contract from WrestleMania 21 immediately after Cena won an Elimination Chamber match. |
| 78 | Dustin Simpson | 2 | January 29, 2006 | 133 | Miami, FL | Royal Rumble (2006) | |
| 79 | Kyle Van Johnson | 1 | June 11, 2006 | 22 | New York, NY | XCW One Night Stand (2006) | Cashed in his "Money in the Bank" contract from WrestleMania 22. This was an Extreme Rules match. The title becomes property of the XCW brand. |
| 80 | Edge | 2 | July 3, 2006 | 76 | Philadelphia, PA | Raw | This was a triple threat match, also involving Dustin Simpson. The title again becomes Raw exclusive. |
| 81 | Dustin Simpson | 3 | September 17, 2006 | 380 | Toronto, ON | Unforgiven (2006) | This was a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match, If Simpson lost, he would have had to leave the Raw brand. |
| — | Vacated | — | October 2, 2007 | — | Dayton, OH | XCW on Sci Fi | Vacated when Simpson suffered a torn right pectoral tendon on the October 1 edition of Raw. |
| 82 | Kevin McAlmond | 1 | October 7, 2007 | 203 | Rosemont, IL | No Mercy (2007) | Awarded the title by Mr. Mayer. |
| 83 | Triple K | 6 | October 7, 2007 | 0 | Rosemont, IL | No Mercy (2007) | |
| 84 | Kevin McAlmond | 2 | October 7, 2007 | 203 | Rosemont, IL | No Mercy (2007) | This was a Last Man Standing match. |
| 85 | Triple K | 7 | April 27, 2008 | 210 | Baltimore, MD | Backlash (2008) | This was a Fatal-Four Way Elimination match, also involving Dustin Simpson and John "Bradshaw" Goff. The title became a SmackDown exclusive title once again when Triple K was drafted to SmackDown! on June 23, 2008. |
| 86 | Edge | 3 | November 23, 2008 | 21 | Boston, MA | Survivor Series (2008) | This was a triple threat match, also involving Jake Wilson. Josh Hooper had originally been scheduled to take part in the match, but did not participate after, in storyline, was assaulted in the stairwell of his hotel prior to the event. Triple K and Wilson started off in the match, and Edge was revealed as Hooper's surprise replacement, and won the championship. |
| 87 | Josh Hooper | 1 | December 14, 2008 | 42 | Buffalo, NY | Armageddon (2008) | This was a triple threat match, also involving Triple K. |
| 88 | Edge | 4 | January 25, 2009 | 21 | Detroit, MI | Royal Rumble (2009) | This was a no-disqualification match. |
| 89 | Triple K | 8 | February 15, 2009 | 70 | Seattle, WA | No Way Out (2009) | This was a Elimination Chamber match, also involving Josh Hooper, Jake Wilson, Martin McAlmond and Big Marc. The title became a Raw exclusive title once again when Triple K was drafted to Raw on April 13, 2009. |
| 90 | Kevin McAlmond | 3 | April 26, 2009 | 42 | Providence, RI | Backlash (2009) | Won a six-man tag team match in which McAlmond would win the championship if his team won. |
| 91 | Jesse Dern | 1 | June 7, 2009 | 2 | New Orleans, LA | Extreme Rules (2009) | This was a Steel Cage match. |
| — | Vacated | — | June 9, 2009 | — | N/A | Announced on IWE.com | Vacated when Jesse Dern suffered a torn left biceps. |
| 92 | Kevin McAlmond | 4 | June 15, 2009 | 90 | Charlotte, NC | Raw | This was a Fatal Four-Way match also involving Triple K, Dustin Simpson and Big Marc. |
| 93 | Dustin Simpson | 4 | September 13, 2009 | 21 | Montreal, QC | Breaking Point | This was an "I Quit" match. If anyone interfered on McAlmond's behalf, he would have automatically lost the title. |
| 94 | Kevin McAlmond | 5 | Ocotber 4, 2009 | 21 | Newark, NJ | Hell in a Cell (2009) | This was a Hell in a Cell match. |
| 95 | Dustin Simpson | 5 | October 25, 2009 | 49} | Pittsburgh, PA | Bragging Rights (2009) | This was a 60-Minute Anything Goes Iron Man match. If Simpson lost, he would have had to leave the Raw brand. |
| 96 | Garrett | 1 | December 13, 2009 | 70 | San Antonio, TX | TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2009) | This was a Tables match. |
| 97 | Dustin Simpson | 6 | February 21, 2010 | 0 | St. Louis, MO | Elimination Chamber (2010) | This was an Elimination Chamber match, also involving Triple K, Kevin McAlmond, Kyle Johnson and Jose Serrano. |
| 98 | Jesse Dern | 2 | February 21, 2010 | 35 | St. Louis, MO | Elimination Chamber (2010) | Awarded a title shot by Mr. Mayer immediately after Simpson won the Elimination Chamber match. |
| 99 | Dustin Simpson | 7 | March 28, 2010 | 84 | Glendale, AZ | WrestleMania XXVI | Title is returned solely to the Raw brand. |
| 100 | Garrett | 2 | June 20, 2010 | 91 | Uniondale, NY | Fatal 4-Way | This was a Fatal Four-Way match also involving Edge and Randy Orton . |
| 101 | Kevin McAlmond | 6 | September 19, 2010 | 64 | Rosemont, IL | Night of Champions (2010) | This was a Six-Pack Challenge Elimination match also involving Edge, Dustin Simpson, Kris McGowan and Daniel Gonzalez. |
| 102 | Joe Smith | 1 | November 22, 2010 | 160 | Orlando, FL | Raw | Jose Smith cashed in his Money in the Bank contract after Kevin McAlmond successfully defended the IWE Championship against Daniel Gonzalez at the main event of the show. |
| 103 | Dustin Simpson | 8 | May 1, 2011 | 77 | Tampa, FL | Extreme Rules (2011) | This was a Triple Threat Steel Cage match also involving Joe Linderman. |
| 104 | Justin Eldridge | 1 | July 17, 2011 | 6 | Rosemont, IL | Money in the Bank (2011) | Justin Eldridge's IWE contract expired and he left the company with the title belt. |
