GBYWN Australian Heavyweight Championship
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| GBYWN Australian Heavyweight Championship | |
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| Current champion | Dan Zeplin |
| Date won | October 24, 2010 |
| Promotion | Inner City Wrestling Syndicate
East Coast version formally promoted by AWGP |
| Associated with | Global Backyard Wrestling Nation |
| Date introduced | East Coast: March 3, 2010
East Coast Retired: December 6 2010 West Coast; July 25 2010 |
| Most reigns | East Coast: Keiran Shaw (3) |
| First champion | East Coast: Zac Shaw
West Coast: Tazer |
| Final champion | East Coast: Ryan Phoenix |
The GBYWN Australian Heavyweight Championship is a backyard wrestling top tier international territorial championship in Australia, assigned as one of various other championships in backyard wrestling alliance, Global Backyard Wrestling Nation (GBYWN). The title is the only GBYWN championship recognized in Australia.
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History
Origination
In early 2010, Chairman of the Global Backyard Wrestling Nation alliance, Rad Hazard, sanctioned a GBYWN championship in Australia known as the GBYWN Australian Heavyweight Championship. At AWGP's SuperSlam event, Zac Shaw, one of Queensland Backyard Wrestling's longest serving roster members, defeated Crimson Genocide to become the inaugural champion.
Title Details
The physical championship belt was homemade by Atticus Floyd, originally used as the nWd Tag Team Championship and was to be the Pro Federation, ACWA's version of the Smashmouth Championship. The physical belt returned to active service when AWGP re-activated. In 2011, the physical belt will be the ACW version of the 'Smashmouth Championship'.
Controversy
On May 30, 2010, Keiran Shaw won the vacant AWGP International Championship and thus, the GBYWN Australian Title was unified with the belt to create the AWGP-GBYWN Global Championship. It was mistakingly beleived that the title became inactive but after a breif period of confusion, then GBYWN Championships President Rad Hazard acknowlaged the recently activated version of the title in Inner City Wrestling Syndicate would be the only version of the title effectivly stripping AWGP of the belt without informing AWGP of the decision. GBYWN President Cam, declared the AWGP version of the title the official version however Hazard refused to listen to calls. AWGP and ICWS Owners agreed on a spilt title, AWGP's being represented as the East Coast Vesion and the ICWS's as the West Coast version of the championship with a new lineage. AWGP Management made it quite clear that the orginal version of the title was still active as the AWGP Global Championship was still represented by both belts.In late-October 2010, then AWGP Global / GBYWN Australian Champion Warren Terra split the championship back to its original configuration. The original lineage continued with Infringment becoming the first seperated champion. So for the final months of 2010, two versions of the Australian Heavyweight Championship are recognised. East Coast's in AWGP and West Coast's in ICWS. The East Coast version of the championship was retired on December 6 2010 leaving only the west coast version as the active title.
In late December 2010, AWGP set their Australian Title on fire as apart of their finale as a message to Rad Hazard about how embaressed and angry they were with the entire situation. GBYWN released Hazard from his duties as GBYWN Championships Manager citing the Australian Title controversy as a major factor of their decision. The Australian Title remains active under the Global Backyard Wrestling News promotional body via the (unofficial) Australian Branch.
East Coast Lineage
| # | Wrestler: | Reigns: | Date: | Event: | Location: | Notes: |
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| | Zac Shaw defeated Crimson Genocide at SuperSlam to become the inaugural champion. | |||||
| | Keiran Shaw defeated Zac Shaw at SuperSlam 6 to become the AWGP's first duel champion also hlding the AWGP Smashmouth Championship. | |||||
| | Zac Shaw defeated Keiran Shaw at AWGP SuperSlam / AWL 10 to win the title. | |||||
| | Keiran Shaw defeated Zac Shaw at AWGP Underground 4 to win the title. On May 30, Keiran Shaw won the vacant AWGP Smashmouth Championship and the title was subsequently unified with the GBYWN Australian Championship to make the Global Championship. | |||||
| | Title defended as part of the AWGP Global Championship | |||||
| | During this reign the title was seperated from the Global Championship and vacated. | |||||
| | Defeated Sack Jim and Darkstar in a triple threat. | |||||
| | Apart of the AWGP Finale Gauntlet. This title reign makes Keiran the only 3 time (East Coast) Champion. | |||||
| | Apart of the AWGP Finale Gauntlet. | |||||
| | Apart of the AWGP Finale Gauntlet. |
The East Coast version of the Championship was retired on December 6 2010 at Midnight.
West Coast Lineage
| # | Wrestler: | Reigns: | Date: | Event: | Location: | Notes: |
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| Tazer defeated Dan Zeplin at Animosity to win the inaugral west coast championship. | ||||||
| | Dan Zeplin defeated Tazer at Halloween Hell to win the championship in an impromptu title match. |
