The WWP Heavyweight World Championship[1] was a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in the South African professional wrestling promotion World Wrestling Professionals (WWP), contested exclusively among Heavyweight (>=100 kg (220 lb)) wrestlers. It was created in April 2004 when WWP debuted its television show, WWP Thunderstrike. Tornado has had the longest reign.[2]
| WWP World Heavyweight Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Professionals | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Brand | CPW | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date established | April 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date retired | 24 December 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Title history edit
| Champion | Reign | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | 1 | December 2005 | Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| Dameon Duke | 1 | April 2007 | Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| Fury | 1 | 2 January 2008 | Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| Vacant | 9 January 2009 | |||
| Joe E. Legend | 1 | 10 January 2009 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Defeated P. J. Black.[1] |
| Vacated on 10 July 2009 | ||||
| Tornado | 2 | 11 July 2009 | Lubambashi, Democratic Republic of Congo | Defeated Dameon Duke.[1] |
| Mr. Wrestling | 1 | 22 March 2014 | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | [3] |
| Markus Burke | 1 | 16 April 2017 | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| Brody Steele | 1 | 17 September 2017 | Prince Edward Island, Canada | Defeated Markus Burke. |
| Mr. Wrestling | 2 | 31 March 2018 | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | Defeated Brody Steele. |
| Retired on 24 December 2018 | ||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c "WWP Titles". WWP Thunderstrike. WWP Wrestling. Archived from the original on 31 July 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "WWP World Heavyweight Championship Titles Database". cagematch. 24 December 2018. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022.
- ^ "WWP Wrestling has a new World Champion " Mr Wrestling"". World Wrestling Professionals. 30 April 2014. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
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