| FIP World Heavyweight Championship | |||||||||||
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| Current champion(s) | Masaaki Mochizuki[1] | ||||||||||
| Date won | December 6, 2009[1] | ||||||||||
| Promotion | Full Impact Pro Ring of Honor |
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| Date established | September 25, 2004[1][2] | ||||||||||
| Other name(s) | FIP Heavyweight Championship (September 2004 — March 2007) | ||||||||||
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The FIP World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship owned by the independent promotion Full Impact Pro (FIP). It is currently the highest ranked championship in FIP and also was formerly contested for in Ring of Honor (ROH). It was created and debuted on September 25, 2004 at FIP's Emergence: Part 2 event.[2] The championship was known as the FIP Heavyweight Championship from September 2004 to March 2007, when it was renamed to the FIP World Heavyweight Championship after then–champion, Roderick Strong, defeated PAC in Liverpool, England at ROH's Fifth Year Festival: Liverpool event on March 3, 2007.[3]
Title reigns are determined either by professional wrestling matches between wrestlers involved in pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines, or by scripted circumstances. Wrestlers are portrayed as either villains or heroes as they follow a series of tension-building events, which culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches for the championship. All title changes happen at live events, which are usually released on DVD. The inaugural champion was Homicide, who became the champion after defeating CM Punk in the finals of a two night tournament on September 25, 2004 at FIP's Emergence: Part 2 event.[2] As of December 2009, Roderick Strong and Erick Stevens are tied for the record of most reigns, with two each.[1] FIP publishes a list of successful championship defenses (victories against challengers for the championship) for each champion on their official website, unlike major American professional wrestling promotions. As of December 2009, Strong's first reign holds the record for most defenses, with 26; Tyler Black's only reign has the least, with 1.[1] At 476 days, Homicide's reign is the longest in the title's history.[1] The current champion is Masaaki Mochizuki, who is in his first reign as champion.[1] Overall, there have been 10 reigns shared between 8 wrestlers.[1]
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Title history
| Reign | The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed |
| # | Order in reign history |
| Event | The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the titles were won |
| Successful defenses | Accounts how many defenses the champion had during their reign |
| — | Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign |
| + | Indicates the current reign is changing daily. |
| # | Wrestlers | Reign | Date | Days held |
Location | Successful defenses | Event | Notes |
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1
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1
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September 25, 2004
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476
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16
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Emergence: Part 2
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Homicide defeated CM Punk in a tournament final to become the first champion.[2] | ||
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2
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1
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January 14, 2006
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300
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9
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Hell Freezes Over
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This title change happened at an event promoted by Ring of Honor. | ||
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3
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1
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November 10, 2006
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415
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26
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All or Nothing
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Title was renamed to the FIP World Heavyweight Championship when Strong defeated PAC in Liverpool, England at ROH's Fifth Year Festival: Liverpool event.[3][4] | ||
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4
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1
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December 30, 2007
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48
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4
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Final Battle 2007
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This title change happened at an event promoted by Ring of Honor. | ||
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5
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2
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February 16, 2008
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154
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5
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Redefined
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[5] | ||
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6
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2
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July 19, 2008
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35
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2
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Hot Summer Nights 2008
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[6] | ||
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7
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1
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August 23, 2008
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119
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5
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Heatstroke 2008
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[7] | ||
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8
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1
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December 20, 2008
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133
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1
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Unstoppable 2008
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[8] | ||
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9
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1
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May 2, 2009
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218
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4
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Unfinished Business 2009
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Richards won the championship by forfeit after Black suffered a neck injury the previous night in Berwyn, Illinois and was forced to relinquish the title.[9] | ||
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10
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1
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December 6, 2009
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18+
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0
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This title change happened at an event promoted by Dragon Gate.[10] |
List of combined reigns
Statistics correct as of December 24, 2009
| † | Indicates the current champion |
| Rank [1] | Wrestler | # of reigns | Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roderick Strong | 2 | 569 |
| 2 | Homicide | 1 | 476 |
| 3 | Bryan Danielson | 1 | 300 |
| 4 | Davey Richards | 1 | 218 |
| 5 | Tyler Black | 1 | 133 |
| 6 | Go Shiozaki | 1 | 119 |
| 7 | Erick Stevens | 2 | 83 |
| 8 | Masaaki Mochizuki† | 1 | 18+ |
Notes
- 1.^ – Each reign is ranked highest to lowest; reigns with the exact same number mean that they are tied for that certain rank.
References
- General
- Westcott, Brian. "FIP Heavyweight Championship reign history". Solie.org. http://solie.org/titlehistories/htfip.html. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
- "FIP World Heavyweight Championship title history". Full Impact Pro.com. http://www.fullimpactpro.com/history/heavyweighthistory.htm. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
- "Past Ring of Honor results". Ring of Honor. ROHWrestling.com. http://rohwrestling.com/pastresults/. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
- Specific
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "FIP World Heavyweight Championship title history". Full Impact Pro.com. http://www.fullimpactpro.com/index2.html. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
- ^ a b c d e "Emergence: Part 2". Full Impact Pro.com. http://www.fullimpactpro.com/results/results2004.htm#emergence2. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
- ^ a b Vetter, Chris (2007-07-01). "DVD review: ROH, "FYF: Liverpool" (3-3-07), with Joe-Nigel, Delirious-Sydal, Richards-Homicide". PW Torch.com. http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/DVDs_-_VGames_-_Books_25/article_20757.shtml. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
- ^ "All or Nothing". Full Impact Pro.com. http://www.fullimpactpro.com/results/results2006.htm#1110. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
- ^ "Redefined". Full Impact Pro.com. http://www.fullimpactpro.com/results/results2008.htm#feb16. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
- ^ "Hot Summer Nights 2008". Full Impact Pro.com. http://www.fullimpactpro.com/results/results2008.htm#july19. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
- ^ "Heatstroke 2008". Full Impact Pro.com. http://www.fullimpactpro.com/results/results2008.htm#august23. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
- ^ "Unstoppable 2008". Full Impact Pro.com. http://www.fullimpactpro.com/results/results2008.htm#dec20. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
- ^ "Unfinished Busniness 2009". Full Impact Pro.com. http://www.fullimpactpro.com/results/results2009.htm#5209. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
- ^ "THE GATE OF GENERATION 2009.12.06 北海道・札幌テイセンホール 観衆:1250人(超満員札止め)" (in Japanese). gaora.co.jp. http://www.gaora.co.jp/dragongate/data/result/2009/1206.html. Retrieved 2009-12-06.
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