The PWP Heavyweight Championship is a

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owned by

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. It was the second championship incorporated by Pro Wrestling Pride; behind the

PWP Catch Division Championship The PWP Catch Division Championship is a professional wrestling championship owned by Pro Wrestling Pride. It was the first championship incorporated by Pro Wrestling Pride, and the company's second-tier championship behind the PWP Heavyweight C ...

. As the companies main championship, it is usually competed for in the main event of each show. The Championship was established on the companies 5th show, in

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in the main event. Chris Andrews would become the first champion, in a four-way match for the championship; defeating 'Wild Boar' Mike Hitchman, PJ Jones & The UK Dominator.

PWP Heavyweight Wrestling

Unlike the catch division championship, the Heavyweight championship in Pro Wrestling Pride is designed to be fought over by heavyweight wrestlers, rather than the no-limits

. This is suggested by the lightest wrestler to hold the championship – PJ Jones weighing in at 211 lbs, and the heaviest being Steve Griffiths at 305lbs. It is also unusual for the championship to be defended in

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matches, unlike other championships. The belt is usually contested under regular match rules; with the only exceptions being best two out of three falls matches, a lumberjack match, and a loser leaves town match. Certain tournaments in

win number one contendership for the championship, including the Prizefighters tournament, and the King of Christmas Rumble winner. To date, only Steve Griffiths has won the championship this way. Since its inception, the championship has been challenged for by likes of

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and

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. Unlike the catch division championship (

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), and the tag team championships (

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s), the heavyweight championship has always been represented as a traditional

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Title History

The full history of the championship is listed below. As the championship is currently on hiatus; the current championship reign of

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is being accumulated; however, it may not be accurate. The championship status as of .

Championship Lineage

Combined reigns

The total list of combined championship days held. As of .

Triple Crown Champion

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champion is a wrestler that has won three of a promotions championships; specifically, a world championship, secondary singles championship and tag team championship. To date, only one wrestler has won the PWP Heavyweight, PWP Catch & PWP tag team Championships –

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, "completing" the triple crown with his win of the Heavyweight Championship in December 2016. He had previously won the other two championships in 2014, winning the tag team championships with his 'Wrestling Time' partner Darren Saviour.

References

External links

Pro Wrestling Pride official website

PWP Heavyweight Championship Profile – Cagematch

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