IWA World Heavyweight Championship

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IWA World Heavyweight Championship
Blitz holds the championships, with the "Capitol Heavyweight Championship" on the foreground
Blitz holds the championships, with the "Capitol Heavyweight Championship" on the foreground
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Promotion International Wrestling Association
Date created 2000

The IWA World Heavyweight Championship is the top title contested for in the Puerto Rican professional wrestling promotion, the International Wrestling Association. The championship was established in 2000, as the IWA World Heavyweight Championship.

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[edit] Unification with the "Capitol World Heavyweight Championship"

On December 15, 2007, Scott Hall failed to attend a titular defense which led to the local box and wrestling commission's decision to vacate the WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship and award it to the number one contender who at the moment was Biggie Size.[1] On December 30, the Universal championship was declared vacant following the events where Biggie Size was declared the champion following Hall's absence to Lockout. The commission's decision was announced during the company's holiday recess and Biggie Size retained the championship belt in custody.

On January 6, 2008, Hector Melendez who had been managing La Rabia, the stable where Biggie Size performed abandoned the company citing differences with the company's personnel.[2] Following Melendez's exit from the company the stable abandoned the company no-showing the a special event scheduled for January 6, 2008. On January 6, Biggie Size appeared in the International Wrestling Association's Histeria Boricua event, with the championship belt still in his possession and challenged Blitz, the current IWA World Heavyweight Champion to a unification match.[3] The match took place later n the event with Blitz winning both belts.[4] Following this match WWC's merchandise manager, Jose Roberto Rodríguez, who had been allowed entry into the building, publicly demanded that the belt was returned to WWC personnel, but at the moment the IWA's personnel had replaced the belt with Revolution X-Treme Wrestling's championship belt (at the moment in Savio Vega's possession) and had transferred the Universal Championship to a secure location, which led to a discussion between personnel from both companies and Rodríguez's expulsion from the event.[3] After the events conclusion police officers were deployed and the IWA retained physical possession of the championship.[5] Following this the belt was returned to WWC personnel following an ultimatum, which claimed that the company would take legal action if it wasn't returned within forty-eight hours.[6] However both the International Wrestling Association and the National Wrestling Alliance recognized the unification match, and considered Blitz the first Undisputed World Heavyweight Champion in Puerto Rico.[7]

[edit] Title history

Wrestler: Times: Date: Place: Notes:
IWA Undisputed World Unified Heavyweight Championship
Glamour Boy Shane 1 October 28, 2000 Bayamon, Puerto Rico Tournament Final.[8]
Ricky Banderas 1 February 10, 2001 Bayamon, Puerto Rico [8]
Glamour Boy Shane 2 April 7, 2001 Bayamon, Puerto Rico [8]
Ricky Banderas 2 April 21, 2001 Gurabo, Puerto Rico [8]
Gran Apolo 1 June 16, 2001 Bayamon, Puerto Rico [8]
Pain 1 September 29, 2001 Bayamon, Puerto Rico [8]
Glamour Boy Shane 3 October 20, 2001 Carolina, Puerto Rico [8]
Gran Apolo 2 October 27, 2001 Bayamon, Puerto Rico [8]
Title held up December 8, 2001 Orocovis, Puerto Rico Stripped by the company's general manager.[8]
Primo Carnero 1 March 2, 2002 Bayamon, Puerto Rico [8]
Savio Vega 1 March 2, 2002 Bayamon, Puerto Rico [8]
Gran Apolo 3 April 13, 2002 Bayamon, Puerto Rico [8]
Primo Carnero 2 April 27, 2002 Levittown, Puerto Rico [8]
Gran Apolo 4 May 12, 2002 Bayamon, Puerto Rico [8]
Primo Carnero 3 May 18, 2002 Caguas, Puerto Rico [8]
Ricky Banderas 3 June 15, 2002 Bayamon, Puerto Rico [8]
Rey Fenix 1 September 14, 2001 Carolina, Puerto Rico [8]
Gran Apolo 6 November 9, 2002 Bayamon, Puerto Rico [8]
Ricky Banderas 4 January 6, 2003 Carolina, Puerto Rico [8]
Ray Gonzalez 2 April 5, 2003 Carolina, Puerto Rico [8]
Gran Apolo 7 July 19, 2003 Bayamon, Puerto Rico [8]
Glamour Boy Shane 4 September 20, 2003 Bayamon, Puerto Rico [8]
Bison Smith 1 November 1, 2003 Bayamon, Puerto Rico [8]
Glamour Boy Shane 5 December 13, 2003 Bayamon, Puerto Rico [8]
Humongous 1 January 6, 2004 Bayamon, Puerto Rico [8]
Title held up February 7, 2004 Caguas, Puerto Rico [9]
Glamour Boy Shane 6 February 7, 2004 Bayamon, Puerto Rico [9]
Vacated [9]
Ray Gonzalez 3 March 6, 2004 Carolina, Puerto Rico Won the title when Shane abandoned the promotion.[9]
Gran Apolo 8 September 4, 2004 Bayamon, Puerto Rico [9]
Ray Gonzalez 4 November 27, 2004 Bayamon, Puerto Rico [9]
Glamour Boy Shane 7 December 18, 2004 Bayamon, Puerto Rico [10]
Ricky Banderas 5 February 12, 2005 Caguas, Puerto Rico Title was held-up and returned to Glamour Boy Shane.[9]
Title held up February 12, 2005 Caguas, Puerto Rico [10]
Glamour Boy Shane 8 February 12, 2005 Caguas, Puerto Rico [10]
Chicano 1 April 8, 2005 Caguas, Puerto Rico [10]
Slash Venom 1 August 20, 2005 Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico [10]
Chicano 2 October 1, 2005 Carolina, Puerto Rico [10]
Savio Vega 2 November 11, 2005 Bayamon, Puerto Rico [9]
Lightning 1 June 17, 2006 Bayamon, Puerto Rico [9]
Mikael Judas 1 July 29, 2006 Bayamon, Puerto Rico [9]
Ray Gonzalez 5 September 2, 2006 Caguas, Puerto Rico [11]
Title held up September 9, 2006 Caguas, Puerto Rico [12]
Ray Gonzalez 6 September 16, 2006 Cayey, Puerto Rico [13]
Glamour Boy Shane 9 December 9, 2006 Bayamon, Puerto Rico Defeated Ray Gonzalez & Lightning in a three way match to win the title.[14]
Ray Gonzalez 7 January 13, 2007 Cayey, Puerto Rico [15]
Vacated April 13, 2007 Gonzalez abandoned the company
Chicano 3 April 28, 2007 Cayey, Puerto Rico Defeated Joe Bravo in a match for the vacated title.[16]
Bison Smith 2 July 15, 2007 Yabucoa, Puerto Rico [17]
Blitz 1 September 30, 2007 Caguas, Puerto Rico [18]
"Unified" January 6, 2008 Bayamón, Puerto Rico The title is renamed to Undisputed World Unified Heavyweight Championship following a unification match.[19]

[edit] References

  1. ^ WWC: Rresultados Lockout Caguas 12/15. Puerto Rico Wrestling (2007-12-15). Retrieved on 2008-01-07.
  2. ^ Javier Gonzalez (2008-01-06). WWC : Moody abandona la empresa. Lucha Libre Online. Retrieved on 2008-01-07.
  3. ^ a b Americo Guzman (2008-01-06). IWA : Nada es lo que parece. Lucha Libre Online. Retrieved on 2008-01-07.
  4. ^ Raúl Álzaga Sánchez-Bretón (2008-01-07). Bochinche en la lucha libre (Spanish). Primera Hora. Retrieved on 2008-01-12.
  5. ^ Juan Rosario (2008-01-07). WWC: Situación con la correa Universal. Puerto Rico Wrestling. Retrieved on 2008-01-07.
  6. ^ Raul Alzaga (2008-01-10). WWC : Entregan Correa Universal. Lucha Libre Online. Retrieved on 2008-01-15.
  7. ^ David Ramos (2008-01-14). EU : NWA: ¿Se aprueba unificacion en la empresa?. Lucha Libre Online. Retrieved on 2008-01-15.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y Manuel O. González, Luis Santiago. Historia del Campeonato Mundial de los Pesos Pesados. International Wrestling Association. Retrieved on 2008-02-04.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j International Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Title. wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-04.
  10. ^ a b c d e f IWA Heavyweight Title History. Solie's Vintage Wrestling. Retrieved on 2008-02-04.
  11. ^ Luis Santiago (2006-09-06). Resultados y Fotos: Golpe de Estado - Caguas 09/03/06. International Wrestling Association. Retrieved on 2008-02-04.
  12. ^ Luis Santiago (2006-09-10). Resultados: Caguas 09/09/06. International Wrestling Association. Retrieved on 2008-02-04.
  13. ^ Luis Santiago (2006-09-17). Resultados: Cayey 09/16/06. International Wrestling Association. Retrieved on 2008-02-04.
  14. ^ Luis Santiago (2006-12-10). Resultados: Bayamon 12/09/06. International Wrestling Association. Retrieved on 2008-02-04.
  15. ^ Luis Santiago (2007-01-14). Resultados: Cayey 01/13/07. International Wrestling Association. Retrieved on 2008-02-04.
  16. ^ Resultados: Cayey 04/28/07. International Wrestling Association (2007-04-29). Retrieved on 2008-02-04.
  17. ^ Luis Santiago (2007-07-16). Resultados: Yabucoa 07/15/07. International Wrestling Association. Retrieved on 2008-02-04.
  18. ^ J.G. (2007-10-03). Resultados de "En Ruta Al Oro". International Wrestling Association. Retrieved on 2008-02-04.
  19. ^ Luis Santiago (2008-01-11). Historica Unificacion en la IWA. International Wrestling Association. Retrieved on 2008-02-04.

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