The FIP World Heavyweight Championship is a

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world heavyweight championship owned by the

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(FIP)

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. It is currently the highest ranked championship in FIP.

History

The title was introduced on September 25, 2004 at FIP's "Emergence: Part Two"

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as the FIP Heavyweight Championship. It was renamed the FIP World Heavyweight Championship on March 3, 2007, when then-champion

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defeated Pac in

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at the

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(ROH) promotion's "Fifth Year Festival: Liverpool" event. Overall, there have been 23 reigns shared among 17 wrestlers. Title changes happen mostly at FIP-promoted events, which are usually released on DVD. The title has changed hands four times at non-FIP events. Reigns two and four occurred at ROH-promoted events, while reigns 10 and 11 happened at Dragon Gate events. Since being renamed as a "World Championship" after a UK defense in March 2007, the title has been defended internationally multiple times. Not only has the championship been successfully defended in

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but the title has also changed hands in both Japan and China.

Inaugural FIP Heavyweight Champion Tournament (2004)

Title history

The inaugural champion was

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, who defeated

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in the finals of a two-night tournament that concluded on September 25, 2004 at FIP's "Emergence: Part Two" event.

holds the record of most reigns, with three. Jon Davis's second reign is the longest singular reign at 632 days, while

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reign is the shortest at 35 days. Davis also holds the record for longest combined reign at 821 days. Davis is also the oldest champion at 40, while

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is the youngest, having won it at 20. Karam is the current champion in his first reign. He defeated Jon Davis at WWN Supershow: Battle of the Belts on November 14, 2021, in

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Reigns

Combined reigns

As of , .

References

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External links

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