UPW Heavyweight Championship
The UPW Heavyweight championship was the main title contested for in the Ultimate Pro Wrestling promotion.
Reign |
The reign number for the specific champion listed |
Location |
The city in which the title was won |
Event |
The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title was won |
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Indicates the current reign is changing daily |
No. |
Champion |
Reign |
Date |
Days held |
Location |
Notes |
Ref. |
1 |
Sylvester Terkay |
1 |
February 1, 1999 |
Unknown |
Mission Viejo, California |
Teraky won Battle Royal to become first champion |
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2 |
Aaron Baker |
1 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Huntington Beach, California |
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3 |
Mike Bell |
1 |
November 1999 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
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— |
Vacated |
— |
02000-01-09-0000January 9, 2000 |
— |
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Bell was stripped of the title. |
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4 |
Bad Boy Basil |
1 |
January 27, 2000 |
62 |
Santa Ana, California |
Basil defeated J.D. Dempsey in tournament final |
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5 |
Smelly |
1 |
March 29, 2000 |
29 |
Santa Ana, California |
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6 |
The Prototype |
1 |
April 27, 2000 |
27 |
San Diego, California |
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7 |
Smelly |
2 |
May 24, 2000 |
91 |
Santa Ana, California |
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8 |
Staz |
1 |
August 23, 2000 |
50 |
Santa Ana, California |
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9 |
Christopher Daniels |
1 |
October 12, 2000 |
153 |
Costa Mesa, California |
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10 |
Samoa Joe |
1 |
March 14, 2001 |
258 |
Santa Ana, California |
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11 |
Mikey Henderson |
1 |
November 27, 2001 |
106 |
Hollywood, California |
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— |
Vacated |
— |
02002-03-13-0000March 13, 2002 |
— |
Santa Ana, California |
Henderson was stripped from the title due no show. |
|
12 |
Christopher Daniels |
2 |
March 13, 2002 |
56 |
Santa Ana, California |
Daniels defeated Frankie Kazarian and Samoa Joe in a Triple Threat match for the vacant title. |
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13 |
Tom Howard |
1 |
May 8, 2002 |
322 |
Santa Ana, California |
Howard was also the Ultimate Pro Wrestling Shoot Champion, which was unified with the Heavyweight title. |
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— |
Vacated |
— |
02003-07-07-0000July 7, 2003 |
— |
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Howard was stripped of the title. |
|
14 |
Adam Pearce |
1 |
July 7, 2003 |
103 |
Anaheim, California |
Pearce defeated Chris Mordetzky in a tournament final. |
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15 |
Tom Howard |
2 |
October 22, 2003 |
Unknown |
Santa Ana, California |
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— |
Deactivated |
— |
2007 |
— |
|
UPW closes. |
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Reference
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