IPW New Zealand Heavyweight Championship

IPW New Zealand Heavyweight Championship
Details
Current champion(s) "The Deal" Dal Knox
Date won 12 March 2011
Promotion Impact Pro Wrestling
Date established 9 April 2002

IPW New Zealand Heavyweight Championship is the top professional wrestling championship title in the New Zealand promotion Impact Pro Wrestling. It was the original heavyweight title of the Mania Pro Wrestling promotion, later used in IPW as its primary singles title. It was introduced as the MPW Heavyweight Championship on 9 April 2002. When a new promotion was founded by a core group of MPW wrestlers in 2003, the title was established as its new heavyweight championship. The promotion became Impact Pro Wrestling and the title became the IPW New Zealand Heavyweight Championship. On 29 May 2010, the title was won by former K-1 kickboxer and "New Zealand's strongest man"[2] Reuben de Jong.

The championship is regularly defended throughout New Zealand, most often in central Auckland, at live events such as the Armageddon Expo as well at monthly supercards and on its weekly series IPW Ignition.[3] In 2007, the title made its debut in the Northland Region, with the promotion's IPW Collision event in Whangarei. The title match featured Jon E. King facing off against the Samoan Silverback Alexander.[4] It has also been defended at several interpromotional events both in New Zealand and Australia. IPW Heavyweight Champion Jon E. King competed at the 2006 NZPWI Invitational with KPW Heavyweight Champion H-Flame where both men made it to the semi-finals and where King was eliminated by "Heartless" Alfred Valentine. The 2007 NZPWI Invitational saw the first ever "champion vs. champion" match when returning champions Jon E. King and H-Flame faced each other in a non-title match in the opening rounds. King went on to win the tournament.

The championship is generally contested in professional wrestling matches, in which participants execute scripted endings rather than contend in direct competition. The inaugural champion was The Machine, who defeated Jon E. King in Mangere, Auckland on 9 April 2002 to become the first MPW Heavyweight Champion; King had won a Royal Rumble-type match, eliminating "Superstar" Troy Daniels to earn a place in the championship decider. IPW recognized both MPW Heavyweight Championship reigns when the promotion became Impact Pro Wrestling in 2003. King and Davey Deluxeo hold the record for most reigns, with three each.[1] At 515 days, Deluxeo's first reign was the longest in the title's history. Vinny Dunn's second reign, which lasted mere minutes, was the shortest in the history of the title. Overall, there have been 21 reigns shared between 11 wrestlers, with one vacancy.

The promotion has often been represented by the reigning IPW Champion in the national media. In May 2005, TVNZ's Hadyn Jones conducted an interview with The Machine and then IPW Champion The Economist at their Auckland gym.[5] On 2 February 2006, Jon E. King was a guest on Ngati Hine FM where he was interviewed by disc jockey Darcy Edwards[6] and with fellow IPW wrestler Alfred Valentine on the TV One's morning talk show Breakfast by Kay Gregory that summer.[7][8] Jordan Invincible was among the wrestlers featured on the 10 October 2008 edition Television New Zealand's IAM TV and where Invincible wrestled the host in a mock battle at their IPW facility in Auckland.[9] IPW New Zealand Champion Dal Knox was interviewed at the 2008 Armageddon Expo, along with IPW colour commentator Dion McCracken, as part of an upcoming documentary on professional wrestling in New Zealand, A Kiwi Century On The Mat, in April 2009.[10] Knox was also profiled by 20/20 in a special report on professional wrestling in New Zealand,[11] as well as on the Maori Television sports show Hyundai Code.[12]

Contents

Title history

# Order in reign history
Reign The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed
Event The event in which the title was won
 — Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign
N/A The information is not available or is unknown
+ Indicates the current reign is changing daily

Names

Name Years
MPW Heavyweight Championship 2001 — 2002
IPW New Zealand Heavyweight Championship 2003 — present

Reigns

As of March 16, 2012.

# Wrestlers Reign Date Days
held		 Location Event Notes Ref.
1 The Machine 1 02002-04-09 9 April 2002 &10000000000000242000000242 Mangere, Auckland Slaughter in the South (2002) Defeated Jon E. King in a singles match. King had previously won a Royal Rumble-style match to face The Machine.
2 Davey Deluxeo 1 02002-12-07 7 December 2002 &10000000000000515000000515 Pt. Chevalier, Auckland Nightmare Before Xmas (2002) Title renamed the IPW New Zealand Heavyweight Championship when IPW is formed in 2003.
3 Lyte Playa 1 02004-05-05 5 May 2004 &10000000000000105000000105 Pt. Chevalier, Auckland Genesis (2004) [13]
4 Davey Deluxeo 2 02004-08-18 18 August 2004 &10000000000000122000000122 Pt. Chevalier, Auckland Rival Turf (2004) [14]
5 The Machine 2 02004-12-18 18 December 2004 &10000000000000123000000123 Mangere, Auckland Nightmare Before Xmas 2 (2004) [15]
— Vacated — 02005-04-20 20 April 2005 — N/A N/A The championship is vacated when The Machine injures his hand. [16]
6 The Economist 1 02005-04-23 23 April 2005 &10000000000000189000000189 Mangere, Auckland Collision (2005) Won title in tournament final by defeating Joey Kinkade, Jon E. King and The Machine in a fatal four-way elimination match. [17]
7 Alfred Valentine 1 02005-10-29 29 October 2005 &10000000000000147000000147 Lynfield, New Zealand Unleashed (2005) [18]
8 Jon E. King 1 02006-03-25 25 March 2006 &1000000000000002100000021 Lynfield, New Zealand Full Breaking Point (2006) [19]
9 Alfred Valentine 2 02006-04-15 15 April 2006 &1000000000000006300000063 Lynfield, New Zealand Collision (2006) [20]
10 Jon E. King 2 02006-06-17 17 June 2006 &1000000000000007100000071 Lynfield, New Zealand Breakdown (2006) This was a ladder match. [21]
11 Davey Deluxeo 3 02006-08-27 27 August 2006 &1000000000000009100000091 Lynfield, New Zealand Unbreakable (2006) [22]
12 Jon E. King 3 02006-11-26 26 November 2006 &10000000000000384000000384 Lynfield, New Zealand Extreme Measures (2006) This was fatal four-way elimination match also involving Jordan Invincible and Alexander. [23]
13 Dal Knox 1 02007-12-15 15 December 2007 &10000000000000176000000176 Westlake, New Zealand Nightmare Before Xmas 5 (2007) This was a Fans Bring the Weapons match. [24]
14 Jordan Invincible 1 02008-06-28 28 June 2008 &1000000000000009800000098 Lynfield, New Zealand Redemption (2008) This was a No Disqualification match. [25][26]
15 Dal Knox 2 02008-10-04 4 October 2008 &10000000000000336000000336 Lynfield, New Zealand Rival Turf (2008) [27]
16 Joseph Kinkade 1 02009-09-05 5 September 2009 &1000000000000009800000098 Lynfield, New Zealand Fallout (2009) [28][29]
17 Vinny Dunn 1 02009-12-12 12 December 2009 &10000000000000168000000168 Westlake, New Zealand Nightmare Before Xmas 7 (2009) This was a Fans Bring the Weapons match. [28][30]
18 Reuben de Jong 1 02010-05-29 29 May 2010 &1000000000000008500000085 Westlake, New Zealand Genesis (2010) This was an open challenge match put out to any professional wrestler in New Zealand by Vinny Dunn. [28][31]
19 Vinny Dunn 2 02010-08-22 22 August 2010 &100000000000000000000000 Westlake, New Zealand Rival Turf (2010) [32]
20 Dal Knox 3 02010-08-22 22 August 2010 &10000000000000116000000116 Westlake, New Zealand Rival Turf (2010) [32]
21 Vinny Dunn 3 02010-12-11 11 December 2010 &10000000000000461000000461+ Westlake, New Zealand Nightmare B4 Xmas (2010) [32]

List of combined reigns

<1 Indicates that the reign lasted less than one day.
† Indicates the current champion
Rank[N 1] Wrestler # of reigns Combined days
1 Davey Deluxeo 3 728
2 Dal Knox 3 638
3 The Economist 1 554
4 Jon E. King 1 336
5 The Machine 2 365
6 Alfred Valentine 2 210
7 Vinny Dunn† 3 183+
8 Lyte Playa 1 105
9 Jordan Invincible 1 98
10 Joseph Kinkade 1 98

Footnotes

  1. ^ Each reign is ranked highest to lowest; reigns with the same number mean that they are tied for that certain rank.

References

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