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(PWA). It is the only remaining championship after PWA began running occasional events in the mid-1990s. The inaugural champion was

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, who defeated "Mr. Electricity" Steve Regal in

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on January 15, 1985 to become the first PWA Heavyweight Champion.

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holds the record for most reigns, with five. At 554 days,

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's first reign is the longest in the title's history. Erik Lockhart's only title reign is the shortest, at less than a day. Overall, there have been 26 reigns shared between 15 wrestlers with two vacancies.

Title history

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Reigns

List of combined reigns

Footnotes

References

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