FIP World Heavyweight Championship
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| FIP World Heavyweight Championship | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Current champion(s) |
Roderick Strong | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date won | February 16, 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Promotion | Full Impact Pro Ring of Honor |
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| Date created | September 25, 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other name(s) | FIP 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, and second singles championship of FIP sister promotion Ring of Honor.
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[edit] History
The first FIP Heavyweight Champion was crowned on September 25, 2004, when Homicide defeated CM Punk in the finals of a two night tournament in Tampa, Florida at the first two FIP shows, Emergence. Homicide has the longest reign with the title, holding it for 476 days before losing it to Bryan Danielson on January 14, 2006.
During Ring of Honor's, the sister promotion of FIP, Fifth Year Festival, they ran two shows in Liverpool, England. At the first show on March 3, 2007, Roderick Strong turn the title into the FIP World Heavyweight Championship after successfully defending it against PAC. Strong also went on to become the first-ever 2-time FIP Champion, when he defeated Erick Stevens for the title on February 18, 2008.
[edit] Current champion
The current champion is Roderick Strong, who is in his second reign. He defeated Erick Stevens by countout at Redefined on February 16, 2008 in Crystal River, Florida.
[edit] Title history
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: | Successful defenses: |
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| Homicide | 1 | September 25, 2004 | Tampa, FL | Defeated CM Punk in a tournament final at Emergence to become the first FIP Heavyweight Champion. | 16 |
| Bryan Danielson | 1 | January 14, 2006 | Philadelphia, PA | This was a triple threat match also involving Roderick Strong at Ring of Honor's Hell Freezes Over. | 9 |
| Roderick Strong | 1 | November 10, 2006 | Inverness, FL | This was a title vs. career match at All or Nothing. Became the FIP World Heavyweight Championship when Strong defeated PAC in Liverpool, England at ROH's Fifth Year Festival: Liverpool. | 26 |
| Erick Stevens | 1 | December 30, 2007 | New York, NY | Won at ROH's Final Battle 2007. | 4 |
| Roderick Strong | 2 | February 16, 2008 | Crystal River, FL | Won by countout at Redefined. | 5 |
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
| Ring of Honor |
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| Active championships |
| ROH World Championship • ROH World Tag Team Championship • FIP World Heavyweight Championship • SHIMMER Championship |
| Inactive championship |
| ROH Pure Championship |
| Sister promotions |
| Full Impact Pro • SHIMMER Women Athletes |
| Miscellaneous |
| Roster • Pay-Per-Views • Global Professional Wrestling Alliance |
