ZERO-ONE United States Heavyweight Championship

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ZERO-ONE United States Heavyweight Championship
Details
Current
champion(s)		 Ricky Landell
Date won June 1, 2008
Promotion Pro Wrestling ZERO1
Date created January 6, 2003
Other name(s)
  • NWA/ZERO-ONE United States Heavyweight Championship
  • ZERO-ONE United States Openweight Championship
  • ZERO1-MAX United States Openweight Championship

The ZERO-ONE United States Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling title in Japanese promotion Pro Wrestling ZERO1. It was created on January 6, 2003, with Steve Corino defeating Masato Tanaka.[1] In addition to Japan, it has recently been frequently defended in various independent companies in the United States.

The title was created at a time when the company was known as Pro Wrestling ZERO-ONE, originally naming it the ZERO-ONE United States Heavyweight Championship; on July 4, 2004, following ZERO-ONE joining the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), the title was renamed the NWA/ZERO-ONE United States Heavyweight Championship. On October 26, 2004, ZERO-ONE left the NWA, removing its initials from the title and renaming it the ZERO-ONE United States Openweight Championship. When the promotion's name was changed to ZERO1-MAX in 2005, the championship title followed. On March 25, 2007, the title again switched its name, this time to the ZERO1-MAX International Championship;[2] however, on June 13, 2007, the International title was apparently stricken from the record, and was reverted back to the US title.[1] On April 12, 2008, it was renamed back to its original title by Steve Corino, in honor of ZERO1-MAX's late founder Shinya Hashimoto.[2] There have been a total of 11 recognized champions who have had a combined 16 official reigns.

The championship has been known as:[2][1][3]

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[edit] Title history

Wrestler: Times: Date: Location: Notes:
Steve Corino 1 January 6, 2003 Tokyo, Japan Defeated Masato Tanaka (wrestling as MASA TANAKA) at Fighting Illusion.[4]
The Predator 1 July 4, 2003 Niigata, Japan Won the title on the 01 Storm tour.[5]
Hulk Ogan 1 August 10, 2003 Nagoya, Japan Won the title at 01WORLD in Nagoya.[6]
Vacated August 11, 2003 Stripped by NWA president Howard Brody due to the match not being officially scheduled.[2]
The Predator 2 October 13, 2003 Fukuoka, Japan Defeated Mike Knox on the Evolution tour.[7]
Kohei Sato 1 July 9, 2004 Tokyo, Japan This was a steel cage match on the Rally of the Cage tour.[8]
Steve Corino 2 November 11, 2004 Tokyo, Japan Won the title on the Enormous tour.[9]
Vacated January 30, 2005 Vacated so Corino could focus on winning the AWA World Heavyweight Championship; this announcement was made on February 28, 2005.[2]
Leonardo Spanky 1 March 23, 2005 Hakodate, Japan Defeated Ryouji Sai on the Strong Wind & Thunder tour.[10]
Vacated August 31, 2005 Vacated due to Spanky leaving the company.[2]
Alex Shelley 1 September 19, 2005 Tokyo, Japan Defeated Sonjay Dutt at You Can Do Your Best! Naohiro Hoshikawa Encouragement Show.[11]
Christopher Daniels 1 November 23, 2005 Tokyo, Japan This was a three way match also involving Sonjay Dutt on the MAX Around tour.[12]
Vacated May 4, 2006 Vacated due to inactivity.[1][2][3]
Steve Corino 3† March 25, 2007 Adelaide, Australia Defeated Ryan Eagles.[2]
Ricky Landell 1 June 13, 2007 Indianapolis, IN Defeated Zach Gowen.[2]
Mr. Wrestling 3
(formerly Steve Corino)		 3(4)† January 4, 2008 Valdosta, GA Won the title by forfeit when Landell refused to defend it.[2]
Sterling James Keenan 1 March 8, 2008 Munhall, PA Won the title at the Devil Bhudakahn Memorial Show.[13]
Dr. X 1 March 15, 2008 Morganville, NJ [2]
Jake Manning 1 April 12, 2008 York, SC Won the title at a Carolina Wrestling Association event.[2][14]
Sterling James Keenan 2 May 9, 2008 Limerick, PA Won the title at 3KWrestling New Revolution. Keenan's 1PW World Heavyweight Championship was also at stake.[1]
Ricky Landell 2 June 1, 2008 Limerick, PA [3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e ZERO-ONE United States Heavyweight Championship official title history. ZEROONEUSA.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-20.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l ZERO-ONE United States Heavyweight Championship title history. Solie's Title Histories. Retrieved on 2008-04-20.
  3. ^ a b c ZERO-ONE United States Heavyweight Championship title history. Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-20.
  4. ^ ZERO-ONE*U$A tour results (German). PuroLove.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-20.
  5. ^ 01 Storm tour results (German). PuroLove.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-20.
  6. ^ ZERO-ONE results, 2003 (German). PuroLove.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-20.
  7. ^ ZERO-ONE Evolution tour results (German). PuroLove.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-20.
  8. ^ ZERO-ONE Rally of the Cage tour results (German). PuroLove.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-20.
  9. ^ ZERO-ONE Enormous tour results (German). PuroLove.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-20.
  10. ^ ZERO1-MAX Strong Wind & Thunder tour results (German). PuroLove.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-20.
  11. ^ ZERO1-MAX Scramble tour results (German). PuroLove.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-20.
  12. ^ ZERO1-MAX MAX Around tour results (German). PuroLove.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-20.
  13. ^ Devil Bhudakahn Memorial Show (German). CageMatch. Retrieved on 2008-04-20.
  14. ^ Independent wrestling results, 2008. Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved on 2008-04-20.

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