NZWPW Heavyweight Championship

Three time NZWPW Heavyweight Champion, Ben Mana

Details

Promotion

New Zealand Wide Pro Wrestling

Date established

3 December 2004

Current champion(s)

Chad Howard

Date won

25 March 2016

Other name(s)

WPW Super Heavyweight Championship (2004-2005)

Statistics
First champion(s)	Ruamoko
Most reigns	D-Hoya (5)
Longest reign	D-Hoya (378 days)
Shortest reign	D-Hoya (77 days)

NZNZWPW Heavyweight Championship is the top professional wrestling championship title in the New Zealand promotion New Zealand Wide Pro Wrestling (NZWPW). It was the original super heavyweight title of Wellington Pro Wrestling and introduced as the WPW Super Heavyweight Championship on 3 December 2004. The inaugural champion was Ruamoko, who defeated Les Barrett in a tournament final in Lower Hutt, New Zealand on 25 April 1992. The title became vacant when Ruamoko suffered an injury in early-2005 and, after the promotion became New Zealand Wide Pro Wrestling, it was replaced by the current heavyweight championship first won by Island Boy Si on 25 March 2005.

Title history

#	Order in reign history
Reign	The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed
Event	The event in which the title was won
—	Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign
N/A	The information is not available or is unknown
+	Indicates the current reign is changing daily

Names

Name	Years
WPW Super Heavyweight Championship	2004 — 2005
NZWPW New Zealand Heavyweight Championship	2005 — present

Reigns

As of December 16, 2016.

#	Wrestlers	Reign	Date	Days held	Location	Event	Notes	Ref.
01 !1	Ruamoko !Ruamoko	01 !1	000000002004-12-03-00003 December 2004	N/A	Lower Hutt !Lower Hutt, New Zealand	Colossus !Colossus (2004)	Ruamoko defeated Les Barrett in a tournament final to become the first WPW Super Heavyweight Champion.	^[1]^[2]
1.5 !—	Vacated !Vacated	zz !—	2005	zz !—	N/A	N/A	The championship is vacated after Ruamoko is injured.	^[1]^[3]
02 !2	Island Boy Si !Island Boy Si	01 !1	000000002005-03-25-000025 March 2005	7002224000000000000♠224	Lower Hutt !Lower Hutt, New Zealand	Power Play II !Power Play II	Defeated The Punisher in a tournament final to win the vacant championship.	^[3]^[4]
03 !3	Jonnie Juice !Jonnie Juice	01 !1	000000002005-11-04-00004 November 2005	7002161000000000000♠161	Lower Hutt !Lower Hutt, New Zealand	Eruption II !Eruption II (2005)		^[4]^[5]
04 !4	D-Hoya !D-Hoya	01 !1	000000002006-04-14-000014 April 2006	7001980000000000000♠98	Lower Hutt !Lower Hutt, New Zealand	Power Play III !Power Play III		^[4]^[6]
05 !5	Adam Avalanche !Adam Avalanche	01 !1	000000002006-07-21-000021 July 2006	7002342000000000000♠342	Lower Hutt !Lower Hutt, New Zealand	Pacific Storm !Pacific Storm (2006)		^[4]^[7]
06 !6	D-Hoya !D-Hoya	02 !2	000000002007-06-28-000028 June 2007	7002162000000000000♠162	Lower Hutt !Lower Hutt, New Zealand	The Big One !The Big One (2007)	This was a Last Man Standing match.	^[4]^[8]
07 !7	Jimmy Sparx !Jimmy Sparx	01 !1	000000002007-12-07-00007 December 2007	7002176000000000000♠176	Lower Hutt !Lower Hutt, New Zealand	Christmas Carnage !Christmas Carnage (2007)	This was a Four Corners Tag match involving Axl and Rufguts.	^[4]^[9]
08 !8	D-Hoya !D-Hoya	03 !3	000000002008-05-31-000031 May 2008	7001770000000000000♠77	Lower Hutt !Lower Hutt, New Zealand	Power Play V !Power Play V		^[4]^[10]
8.5 !—	Vacated !Vacated	zz !—	000000002008-08-16-000016 August 2008	zz !—	Wainui !Wainui, New Zealand	Invasion Tour !Invasion Tour (2008)	The championship is vacated on the first night of the tour after a Triple Threat match involving D-Hoya, Jimmy Sparx and Rufguts ended in a no-contest. An 8-man tournament is held for the duration of the tour.	^[11]
09 !9	D-Hoya !D-Hoya	04 !4	000000002008-11-14-000014 November 2008	7002378000000000000♠378	Lower Hutt !Lower Hutt, New Zealand	The Big One !The Big One (2008)	Defeated Jimmy Sparx in tournament final to win the vacant championship.	^[12]
10 !10	Rufguts !Rufguts	01 !1	000000002009-11-27-000027 November 2009	7002204000000000000♠204	Lower Hutt !Lower Hutt, New Zealand	Movember !Movember (2009)	X-Rated was the special referee.	^[4]^[13]
11 !11	Tykade !Tykade	01 !1	000000002010-06-19-000019 June 2010	7002258000000000000♠258	Lower Hutt !Lower Hutt, New Zealand	Power Play VII !Power Play VII (2010)	This was a No Disqualification match. D-Hoya was the special referee.	^[14]
12 !12	"Rufguts" Roddy Gunn !"Rufguts" Roddy Gunn	02 !2	000000002011-03-04-00004 March 2011	7002175000000000000♠175	Lower Hutt !Lower Hutt, New Zealand	Over The Top !Over The Top (2011)
13 !13	D-Hoya !D-Hoya	05 !5	000000002011-08-26-000026 August 2011	7002259000000000000♠259	Lower Hutt !Lower Hutt, New Zealand	Power Play VIII !Power Play VIII
13.5 !—	Vacated !Vacated	zz !—	000000002012-05-11-000011 May 2012	zz !—	Petone !Petone, New Zealand	Bringing Down the House !Bringing Down the House
14 !14	Ben Mana !Ben Mana	01 !1	000000002012-06-15-000015 June 2012	7001610000000000000♠61	Lower Hutt !Lower Hutt, New Zealand	Power Play IX !Power Play IX
14.5 !—	Vacated !Vacated	zz !—	000000002012-08-15-000015 August 2012	zz !—	Lower Hutt !Otaki, New Zealand	Right 2 Challenge !Right 2 Challenge (2012)	Ben Mana injured his knee winning the title against Jakob Cross at Power Play IX
15 !15	Tykade !Tykade	02 !2	000000002012-11-02-00002 November 2012	7001420000000000000♠42	Lower Hutt !Taita, New Zealand	The Bushwacker Luke's Return !The Bushwacker Luke's Return	Defeated James Shaw in the NZWPW tournament final
16 !16	Johnny Idol !Johnny Idol	01 !1	000000002012-12-14-000014 December 2012	7002155000000000000♠155	Stokes Valley !Stokes Valley, New Zealand	Mayhem in the Valley !Mayhem in the Valley (2012)	Cashed in his Right 2 Challenge opportunity and won
17 !17	James Shaw !James Shaw	01 !1	000000002013-05-18-000018 May 2013	7001140000000000000♠14	Ngaio !Ngaio, New Zealand	Ngaio Evolution !Ngaio Evolution (2013)	Defeated Johnny Idol in an "I Quit" match
18 !18	Johnny Idol !Johnny Idol	02 !2	000000002013-06-01-00001 June 2013	7001970000000000000♠97	Wainuiomata !Wainuiomata, New Zealand	Over the Top !Over the Top (2013)	Defeated James Shaw, Travis Banks, and Rufguts
19 !19	Ben Mana !Ben Mana	02 !2	000000002013-09-06-00006 September 2013	7002294000000000000♠294	Lower Hutt !Lower Hutt, New Zealand	Power Play X !Power Play X	Defeated Johnny Idol in a Last Man Standing match
20 !20	!"Rufguts" Roddy Gunn	03 !3	000000002014-06-27-000027 June 2014	7001850000000000000♠85	Petone !Petone, New Zealand	Beat Down (2014) !Beat Down (2014)	Rufguts invoked the Right 2 Challenge he won in October 2013 for another chance at the NZWPW Championship and won
21 !21	“Dream Catcher” Phil Woodgate !“Dream Catcher” Phil Woodgate	01 !1	000000002014-09-20-000020 September 2014	7002252000000000000♠252	Waikanae !Waikanae, New Zealand	Road to Rescue (2014) !Road to Rescue (2014)	Defeated Paul Sayers and “Rufguts” Roddy Gunn
22 !22	Ben Mana !Ben Mana	03 !3	000000002015-05-30-000030 May 2015	7002300000000000000♠300	Wairoa !Wairoa, New Zealand	Wairoa Warzone (2015) !Wairoa Warzone (2015)	Defeated “Dream Catcher” Phil Woodgate
23 !23	Jade Priest !Jade Priest	01 !1	000000002016-03-25-000025 March 2016	5000000000000000000♠0	Wairoa !Belmont, New Zealand	Live Pro Wrestling - Belmont Series !Live Pro Wrestling - Belmont Series	Defeated Ben Mana
24 !24	Chad Howard !Chad Howard	01 !1	000000002016-03-25-000025 March 2016	7002266000000000000♠266+	Wairoa !Belmont, New Zealand	Live Pro Wrestling - Belmont Series !Live Pro Wrestling - Belmont Series	Cashed in his Right 2 Challenge and defeated Jade Priest

List of combined reigns

Rank	Wrestler	# of reigns	Combined days
01 !1	D-Hoya !D-Hoya	05 !5	974 !974
02 !2	Ben Mana !Ben Mana	03 !3	655 !655
03 !3	"Rufguts" Roddy Gunn !"Rufguts" Roddy Gunn	03 !3	463 !463
04 !4	Adam Avalanche !Adam Avanche	01 !1	342 !342
05 !5	Tykade !Tykade	02 !2	300 !300
06 !6	“Dream Catcher” Phil Woodgate !“Dream Catcher” Phil Woodgate	01 !1	252 !252
07 !7	Johnny Idol !Johnny Idol	02 !2	252 !252
08 !8	Island Boy Si !Island Boy Si	01 !1	224 !224
09 !9	Jimmy Sparx !Jimmy Sparx	01 !1	176 !176
10 !10	Jonnie Juice !Jonnie Juice	01 !1	161 !161
11 !11	Chad Howard !Chad Howard	01 !1	7002266000000000000♠266+
12 !12	James Shaw !James Shaw	01 !1	14 !14
13 !13	Jade Priest !Jade Priest	01 !1	0 !0

References

1 2 "W.P.W. Super Heavyweight Title (New Zealand)". The Great Hisa's Puroresu Dojo. Wrestling-Titles.com. 2003. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
↑ "WPW Colossus Full Results". Stories. NZPWI.co.nz. 4 December 2004. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
1 2 "IBS wins Heavyweight Championship at NZWPW Powerplay II!". Stories. NZPWI.co.nz. 26 March 2005. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "N.Z.W.P.W. New Zealand Heavyweight Title". The Great Hisa's Puroresu Dojo. Wrestling-Titles.com. 2003. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
↑ "Era Of Juice Begins In NZWPW". Stories. NZPWI.co.nz. 21 November 2005. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
↑ "D Hoya Dethrones Juice at Powerplay 3". Stories. NZPWI.co.nz. 14 April 2006. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
↑ "Adam Avalanche Steps Up At Pacific Storm". Stories. NZPWI.co.nz. 22 July 2006. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
↑ Dunn, David (30 June 2007). "The Big One: D-Hoya is the Last Man Standing". Stories. NZPWI.co.nz. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
↑ Dunn, David (8 December 2007). "Jimmy Sparx's reign begins at Christmas Carnage". Stories. NZPWI.co.nz. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
↑ Dunn, David (1 June 2008). "NZWPW: D-Hoya makes history at Power Play 5". Stories. NZPWI.co.nz. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
↑ Dunn, David (20 August 2008). "NZWPW: Infinite Avalanche win in Wainui". Stories. NZPWI.co.nz. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
↑ Dunn, David (15 November 2008). "NZWPW Big One: D-Hoya becomes a six-time champ!". Stories. NZPWI.co.nz. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
↑ Dunn, David (28 November 2009). "Rufguts New NZWPW Champion!". Stories. NZPWI.co.nz. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
↑ Dunn, David (22 June 2010). "Tykade takes the title at Power Play". Stories. NZPWI.co.nz. Retrieved 8 July 2010.

External links

New Zealand Wide Pro Wrestling's official title history page

Professional wrestling in New Zealand

Promotions

Current	Aftershock Pro Wrestling Impact Pro Wrestling Independent Wrestling Initiative Hughes Academy of Professional Wrestling Maniacs United New Zealand Wide Pro Wrestling New Zealand Wrestling Federation Prestige Championship Wrestling Professional Wrestling Entertainment Southern Championship Wrestling Southern Pro Wrestling

Governing bodies and interpromotional alliances	National Wrestling Alliance Pro Wrestling International

Former	All Star Pro-Wrestling Central Wrestling Association Dominion Wrestling Union Kiwi Pro Wrestling New Zealand Wrestling Union Wellington Pro Wrestling

Titles

TV Programming

Aftershock Pro Wrestling
IPW Ignited (online only)

Former TV Programming

IPW Ignition
Mana Mamau (IPW)
NZWPW Invasion
NZPWI Invitational (interpromotional)
Off the Ropes (KPW)
On the Mat (ASPW)

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