FIP World Heavyweight Championship

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The Full Impact Pro (FIP) World Heavyweight Championship, originally the FIP Heavyweight Championship, is the top title contested for the independent professional wrestling promotion Full Impact Pro. The current champion is Roderick Strong.

The first FIP Heavyweight Champion was crowned on September 25, 2004, when Homicide defeated CM Punk in the finals of a tournament in Tampa, Florida at the first FIP show, Emergence. Homicide has the longest reign with the title, holding it for 476 days before losing it to Bryan Danielson on January 14, 2006. He also has, as of this writing, the most title defenses with 16, roughly double that of either of his two successors.

Roderick Strong successfully defended the title in Liverpool, England on March 3, 2007 against PAC. Since then, the title has been called the "Full Impact Pro World Heavyweight Championship" by FIP, yet Pro Wrestling Illustrated has not recognized it as such.

[edit] Title history

Wrestler	Reigns	Date	Location	Event	Notes
Homicide	1	September 25, 2004	Tampa, FL	Emergence	Defeated CM Punk in the finals of a tournament to become first Champion.
Bryan Danielson	1	January 14, 2006	Philadelphia, PA	ROH: Hell Freezes Over	Defeated Homicide and Roderick Strong in a Three-Way Dance.
Roderick Strong	1	November 10, 2006	Inverness, FL	All or Nothing	Upgraded title to FIP World Heavyweight Championship when defended against PAC in Liverpool, England; World title status currently unofficial.