WIW Heavyweight Championship

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:''Not to be confused with [[WIW World Championship]], [[World Heavyweight Championship (WIW)]] or [[WIW Meltdown Heavyweight Championship|Meltdown Heavyweight Championship]].''
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:''This article is about WIW's world title created in 2016 and retired in 2024. For WIW's long-standing world title, see [[WIW World Championship]]. For other WIW men's world championships, see [[WIW World Championship (disambiguation)]].''
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="2" |The [[ShowDown (WIW brand)|ShowDown]] version of the championship belt (2019–2023).
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Current champion(s)'''  
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*'''Undisputed WIW World Heavyweight Championship'''<br>(2022–present)
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The '''WIW Heavyweight Championship''' is a [[Professional Wrestling Championship (WIW)#World championships|world heavyweight championship]] created and promoted by the American [[Professional Wrestling Promotion (WIW)|professional wrestling promotion]] [[World Incorporated Wrestling|WIW]] on the ''[[WIW ShowDown|ShowDown]]'' [[WIW Brand Extension|brand]]. It is one of two world titles in the promotion, and was created on July 29, 2016 to rival the [[WIW World Championship]], which became exclusive to ''[[WIW Rage|Rage]]'' following the re-introduction of the [[WIW Brand Extension|brand extension]] on July 22, 2016. The current champion is [[Damian Lufborough (WIW)|Damian Lufborough]].
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The '''WIW Heavyweight Championship''' was a [[Professional Wrestling Championship (WIW)#World championships|world heavyweight championship]] created and promoted by the American [[Professional Wrestling Promotion (WIW)|professional wrestling promotion]] [[World Incorporated Wrestling|WIW]] on the ''[[WIW ShowDown|ShowDown]]'' [[WIW Brand Extension|brand]]. It is one of two world titles in the promotion, and was created on July 29, 2016 to rival the [[WIW World Championship]], which became exclusive to ''[[WIW Rage|Rage]]'' following the re-introduction of the [[WIW Brand Extension|brand extension]] on July 22, 2016. The inaugural champion was [[Mark Semmler (WIW)|Mark Semmler]] and the final recognized champion was [[Ryan Barnhart (WIW)|Ryan Barnhart]].
==History==
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== Title history ==
=== Reigns ===
=== Reigns ===
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|Undisputed WIW World Heavyweight Championship<sup>[[#Notes|[d]]]
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|align="left"|{{small|This was a [[Professional wrestling match types#No Disqualification match/No Holds Barred match|McBloodline Rules match]].<br>Barnhart defeated [[Robert (WIW wrestler)|Robert]] who represented Martin McAlmond as champion in this match due to a medical issues.<br>Barnhart won the title as a member of the [[Rage (WIW brand)|Rage]] brand and was subsequently transferred to [[ShowDown (WIW brand)|ShowDown]]. The undisputed title's name was also truncated to Unified WIW World Championship.}}
|align="left"|{{small|This was a [[Professional wrestling match types#No Disqualification match/No Holds Barred match|McBloodline Rules match]].<br>Barnhart defeated [[Robert (WIW wrestler)|Robert]] who represented Martin McAlmond as champion in this match due to a medical issues.<br>Barnhart won the title as a member of the [[Rage (WIW brand)|Rage]] brand and was subsequently transferred to [[ShowDown (WIW brand)|ShowDown]]. The undisputed title's name was also truncated to Unified WIW World Championship.}}
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Current revision as of 20:25, 3 February 2026

This article is about WIW's world title created in 2016 and retired in 2024. For WIW's long-standing world title, see WIW World Championship. For other WIW men's world championships, see WIW World Championship (disambiguation).
WIW Heavyweight Championship
The ShowDown version of the championship belt (2019–2023).
Details
Promotion WIW
Brand ShowDown
Date established July 29, 2016
Date retired April 7, 2024
Other name(s)
  • WIW Heavyweight Championship
    (2022-2025)
  • Undisputed WIW World Heavyweight Championship
    (2022–2025)
Statistics

The WIW Heavyweight Championship was a world heavyweight championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion WIW on the ShowDown brand. It is one of two world titles in the promotion, and was created on July 29, 2016 to rival the WIW World Championship, which became exclusive to Rage following the re-introduction of the brand extension on July 22, 2016. The inaugural champion was Mark Semmler and the final recognized champion was Ryan Barnhart.

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[edit] History

With the reintroduction of the brand extension, a draft took place on the July 22, 2016 ShowDown and WIW World Champion Kevin McAlmond was drafted to Rage. At Justice for Brawl on July 24, McAlmond succesfully defended the title in a Triple threat match against fellow Rage draftee, Matt Borske and ShowDown draftee, Chris LaGreca. When McAlmond retained the title, ShowDown was left without a world title. Subsequently, ShowDown commissioner Dixie Finnegan and ShowDown general manager Turf Finnegan created a new championship, the WIW Heavyweight Championship, the following Friday on ShowDown to serve as the brand's top championship.

the inaugural champion was crowned at SummerBash on August 21, 2016 in a tournament final singles match. The tournament began on the July 29, 2016 episode of ShowDown. At SummerBash, Mark Semmler defeated Kevin Hunter to become the inaugural champion.

[edit] Championship belt design

[edit] Reception

[edit] Title history

[edit] Reigns

Name Years
WIW Heavyweight Champonship July 29, 2016 – April 7, 2024
Undisputed WIW World Heavyweight Championship[d] April 3, 2022 – April 7, 2024

Reign The reign number for the specific champion listed
Location The city in which the title was won
Event The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title was won
† Indicates the title change is not recognized by WIW
+ Indicates the current reign is changing daily

No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
1 Mark Semmler August 21, 2016 SummerBash Great Falls, MT 1 130 Defeated Kevin Hunter in the finals of a tournament to become the inaugural champion.
2 Kevin Hunter December 29, 2016 ShowDown Helena, MT 1 31 This was Hunter's Money in the Bank contract cash in.
3 Mark Semmler January 29, 2017 World War Belgrade, MT 2 14
4 Jon Rispens February 12, 2017 Steel Roulette Butte, MT 1 49 This was a Elimination Chamber match, also involving Kevin Hunter, Daniel Gonzalez, Daniel Mazurek, Aron Satre.
5 Brent Huntley April 2, 2017 SuperBrawl IX Billings, MT 1 49 This was a Fatal four way elimination match, also involving Kevin Hunter and Mark Semmler.
6 Craig Sandvig May 21, 2017 Full Throttle Missoula, MT 1 172
7 Kevin Hunter November 9, 2017 ShowDown Great Falls, MT 2 371
8 Mark Semmler November 15, 2018 ShowDown Billings, MT 3 143
9 Steve Britz April 7, 2019 SuperBrawl XI Butte, MT 1 181 This was a triple threat match, also involving Dustin Simpson.
10 Tyler Mane October 5, 2019 ShowDown's Anniversary Show Billings, MT 1 144
11 Martin McAlmond February 27, 2020 Super ShowDown Supercard Charming, CA 1 178
12 "The Horror Fiend" Jon Rispens August 23, 2020 SummerBash Helena, MT 2 8 This was a Fatal 4-Way SummerBash match, also involving Tyler Mane and Mad Hanson
Rispens pinned Hanson to win the match and the title.
WIW: ShowDown
† Kevin McAlmond April 3, 2022 SuperBrawl XIV Butte, Montana 1 394 This was a fatal four-way match, also involving Tyler Mane and Jordan Singleton, who was pinned. However, both titles remain independently active with McAlmond being called the Undisputed WIW Heavyweight Champion.
A controversial finished occured in this match, Martin pinned Mane at the sametime Kevin pinned Singleton, but Kevin was announced as champion. WIW has yet to address the finish.
13 Martin McAlmond August 30, 2020 Retaliation Helena, MT 2 1,316 This was a Triple Threat No Holds Barred match, also involving Mad Hanson
McAlmond pinned Hanson to win the title.
Even after the controversial finish of SuperBrawl XIV, WIW still recognizes Martin McAlmond as WIW Heavyweight Champion.
On the May 2, 2023 episode of Rage, a rematch was made between Kevin McAlmond and Martin McAlmond, where Martin defeated Kevin to win both titles, Martin's Heavyweight Championship reign continued.
14 Ryan Barnhart April 7, 2024 SuperBrawl XVI
Night 2 		Missoula, Montana 1 379 This was a McBloodline Rules match.
Barnhart defeated Robert who represented Martin McAlmond as champion in this match due to a medical issues.
Barnhart won the title as a member of the Rage brand and was subsequently transferred to ShowDown. The undisputed title's name was also truncated to Unified WIW World Championship.
† Damian Lufborough April 20, 2025 SuperBrawl XVII
Night 2 		Paradise, NV 1 1 Barnhart also defended the WIW World Championship.
— Deactivated April 20, 2025 SuperBrawl XVII
Night 2 		Paradise, NV — — The title was officially decommissioned on April 20, 2025, in favor of the WIW World Championship. WIW no longer recognize Lufborough's reign and consider Barnhart as the final Universal Champion with the title retired on April 7, 2024.

[edit] Combined reigns

As of June 12, 2026.

† Indicates the current champion

Rank Champion No. of
reigns 		Combined days
1 Martin McAlmond 2 1,494
2 Kevin Hunter 2 402
3 Kevin McAlmond 1 394
4 Ryan Barnhart 1 379
5 Mark Semmler 3 287
6 Steve Britz 1 181
7 Craig Sandvig 1 172
8 Tyler Mane 1 144
9 "The Horror Fiend" Jon Rispens 2 57
10 Brent Huntley 1 49
— Damian Lufborough 1 1

[edit] References

==External links==

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