APW Worldwide Internet Championship
The APW Worldwide Internet Championship is a title contested in All Pro Wrestling (APW). It was introduced on February 27, 1999, when Michael Modest became the first champion. There have been 48 reigns by 37 wrestlers with six vacancies.
| APW Worldwide Internet Championship | |||||||||||
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| Details | |||||||||||
| Promotion | All Pro Wrestling | ||||||||||
| Date established | February 27, 1999 | ||||||||||
| Current champion(s) | Levi Shapiro | ||||||||||
| Date won | June 15, 2019 | ||||||||||
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Title history
As of August 15, 2020.
| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| <1 | Reign lasted less than a day |
| + | Current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||
| 1 | Michael Modest | February 27, 1999 | N/A | Pinole, CA | 1 | 308 | Defeated Tony Jones in the finals of the APW Cup Tournament on February at the Pinole Valley High School in Pinole, California, to win the APW World Wide Internet Championship. | |
| 2 | Christopher Daniels | January 1, 2000 | N/A | Lompoc, CA | 1 | 105 | ||
| — | Vacated | N/A | — | — | — | — | ||
| 3 | Donovan Morgan | April 15, 2000 | N/A | Livingston, CA | 1 | 196 | Defeated Boyce LeGrande in a tournament final to win the vacant title. Morgan also held the APW Universal Heavyweight Championship in conjunction with the APW World Wide Internet Championship. | |
| — | Vacated | N/A | — | Galt, CA | — | — | APW Commissioner Gabe Ramirez stripped Morgan of the title because he also held the Universal Heavyweight Championship. Ramirez declared a one-night tournament was to be held to crown a new champion. | |
| 4 | Vinny Massaro | October 28, 2000 | N/A | Galt, CA | 1 | 203 | Defeated Christopher Daniels in a one-night tournament to win the vacant title. | |
| 5 | Donovan Morgan | May 19, 2001 | N/A | King City, CA | 2 | 300 | ||
| — | Vacated | N/A | — | — | — | — | Morgan vacated the title upon leaving the promotion. | |
| 6 | Jardi Frantz | March 15, 2002 | N/A | Hayward, CA | 1 | 56 | Won a battle royal to determine a new champion. | |
| 7 | Super Dragon | May 10, 2002 | N/A | Hayward, CA | 1 | 37 | ||
| 8 | Bryan Danielson | June 16, 2002 | N/A | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | 54 | ||
| 9 | Larry Blackwell | August 9, 2002 | N/A | Hayward, CA | 1 | 105 | A set up by the Blackout Army falsified a "match" in order to give Kryptonite the Internet title. | |
| 10 | Kryptonite | November 22, 2002 | N/A | Hayward, CA | 1 | 35 | ||
| — | Vacated | N/A | — | Hayward, CA | — | — | Kryptonite was stripped of the title due to injury. | |
| 11 | Super Dragon | December 27, 2002 | N/A | Hayward, CA | 2 | 57 | Defeated Bobby Quance and Jardi Frantz in a triple threat 60-minute Iron Man match. | |
| 12 | James Choi | February 22, 2003 | N/A | Hayward, CA | 1 | 175 | Defeated Excalibur, who wrestled in place of Super Dragon, who was in Japan. | |
| 13 | B-Boy | August 16, 2003 | N/A | Newhall, CA | 1 | 210 | ||
| 14 | J.J. Perez | March 13, 2004 | N/A | Hayward, CA | 1 | 266 | ||
| 15 | Puma | December 4, 2004 | N/A | Hayward, CA | 1 | 217 | ||
| 16 | J.J. Perez | July 9, 2005 | N/A | Hayward, CA | 2 | 420 | ||
| 17 | Mr. Prime Time | September 2, 2006 | N/A | Hayward, CA | 1 | 203 | ||
| 18 | Psicosis | March 24, 2007 | N/A | Bakersfield, CA | 1 | 91 | ||
| 19 | Mr. Prime Time | June 23, 2007 | N/A | Bakersfield, CA | 2 | 49 | Defeated Psicosis in a 2-out-of-3 falls match to become the champion. | |
| 20 | Adam Thornstowe | August 11, 2007 | N/A | Hayward, CA | 1 | 63 | Defeated Mr. Prime Time in a 2-out-of-3 falls match to be become the champion. | |
| 21 | Tito Aquino | October 13, 2007 | N/A | Hayward, CA | 1 | <1 | Defeated Thornstowe, Mr. Prime Time, & Oliver John in a no-disqualification, falls-count-anywhere match. | |
| 22 | Dana Lee | October 13, 2007 | N/A | Hayward, CA | 1 | 136 | Defeated Tito Aquino that same night. | |
| 23 | Brian Cage | February 26, 2008 | N/A | Hayward, CA | 1 | 60 | ||
| — | Vacated | April 26, 2008 | — | Hayward, CA | — | — | Cage was stripped of the title when he was unable to wrestle due to a family emergency. | |
| 24 | Derek Sanders | June 16, 2008 | N/A | Hayward, CA | 1 | 128 | Derek Sanders defeated Nate Rulez in a tournament final. | |
| 25 | Jeckles the Jester | November 1, 2008 | N/A | Hayward, CA | 1 | 63 | ||
| 26 | Timothy Thatcher | January 3, 2009 | N/A | Hayward, CA | 1 | 378 | Mr. Wrestling #4 defeated Thatcher for the title on 10/24/09. Days later, the APW Board of Directors overturned the decision, ruling that the direct outcome was due to the physical involvement of special referee Omega, and Thatcher was reinstated as champion.[1] | |
| 27 | Dave Dutra | January 16, 2010 | N/A | Hayward, CA | 1 | 210 | ||
| 28 | Mr. Wrestling #4 | August 14, 2010 | N/A | Hayward, CA | 1 | 63 | ||
| 29 | Matt Carlos | October 16, 2010 | N/A | Hayward, CA | 1 | 202 | ||
| 30 | Rik Luxury | May 6, 2011 | N/A | Hayward, CA | 1 | 162 | Luxury won a ladder match for both Carlos' APW World Wide Internet Championship & Luxury's "Real" World Wide Internet Championship. | |
| 31 | Colt Cabana | October 15, 2011 | N/A | Hayward, CA | 1 | 168 | Luxury issued an open challenge immediately after retaining the title at Halloween Hell XIV, answered by Cabana. | |
| 32 | Rik Luxury | February 18, 2012 | N/A | Hayward, CA | 2 | 56 | ||
| 33 | Will Rood | April 14, 2012 | N/A | Hayward, CA | 1 | 21 | ||
| 34 | Rik Luxury | May 5, 2012 | N/A | Hayward, CA | 3 | 98 | ||
| 35 | Perry Von Vicious | August 11, 2012 | N/A | Hayward, CA | 1 | 63 | ||
| 36 | Rik Luxury | October 13, 2012 | N/A | Hayward, CA | 4 | 21 | ||
| 37 | Will Rood | November 3, 2012 | N/A | Hayward, CA | 2 | 163 | ||
| 38 | Dave Dutra | April 15, 2013 | N/A | Las Vegas, NV | 2 | 77 | Title defended at Vendetta Pro Wrestling's "Casino Royale" event at the 48th annual Cauliflower Alley Club reunion | |
| — | Vacated | July 1, 2013 | — | Hayward, CA | — | — | Dutra was stripped of the title after refusing to defend the title against number one contender Drake Younger without him first submitting to a blood test because of Younger's death match history. | |
| 40 | Drake Younger | July 6, 2013 | N/A | Hayward, CA | 1 | 119 | With the title held in escrow Younger defeated Timothy Thatcher at Gym Wars to become the new champion. Dave Dutra returned with the original belt and challenged Younger to a unification ladder match. Younger was victorious against Dutra in the main event of Halloween Hell. | |
| 41 | Billy Blade | November 2, 2013 | N/A | Hayward, CA | 1 | 6 | Blade made a surprise return at the Young Lions Cup and challenged Younger immediately following a No DQ title defense against Dalton Frost. | |
| 42 | Jeckles The Jester | November 8, 2013 | N/A | Hayward, CA | 2 | 217 | Won during Roland Alexander's Memorial Show at the APW Garage against Billy Blade, Drake Younger, and Vinny Massaro. | |
| 43 | Chris Hero | June 13, 2014 | N/A | San Francisco, CA | 1 | 85 | Title won at the Bayshore Community Center in Daly City, CA | |
| 44 | Virgil Flynn | September 6, 2014 | N/A | San Francisco, CA | 1 | 188 | Flynn won a battle royal earlier in the night to earn a spot in a Triple Threat match against Jeckles and defending champion Chris Hero | |
| 45 | Boyce LeGrande | March 13, 2015 | N/A | San Francisco, CA | 1 | 182 | Title won in a 4-way match against Virgil Flynn, Marcus Lewis, and Truex | |
| 46 | Will Cuevas | September 11, 2015 | N/A | Daly City, CA | 1 | 371 | Title won at the Bayshore Community Center in Daly City, CA, near the historic Cow Palace | |
| 47 | Rik Luxury | September 16, 2016 | N/A | Daly City, CA | 5 | 56 | ||
| 48 | Will Cuevas | November 11, 2016 | N/A | Pacifica, CA | 2 | 176 | [2] | |
| 49 | Karl Fredericks | May 6, 2017 | N/A | Daly City, CA | 1 | 188 | ||
| 50 | Jacob Fatu | November 10, 2017 | N/A | Daly City, CA | 1 | 224 | ||
| 51 | JR Kratos | June 22, 2018 | N/A | Daly City, CA | 1 | 133 | ||
| 52 | Will Hobbs | November 2, 2018 | N/A | Daly City, CA | 1 | 225 | ||
| 53 | Levi Shapiro | June 15, 2019 | N/A | Daly City, CA | 1 | 427+ | ||
Combined reigns
As of August 15, 2020.
| † | Indicates the current champions |
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J.J. Perez | 2 | 686 |
| 2 | Will Cuevas | 2 | 557 |
| 3 | Donovan Morgan | 2 | 496 |
| 4 | Rik Luxury | 5 | 446 |
| 5 | Levi Shapiro † | 1 | 427+ |
| 6 | Timothy Thatcher | 1 | 378 |
| 7 | Karl Fredericks | 1 | 355 |
| 8 | Michael Modest | 1 | 308 |
| 9 | Dave Dutra | 2 | 287 |
| 10 | Jeckles the Jester | 2 | 275 |
| 11 | Mr. Prime Time | 2 | 252 |
| 12 | Will Hobbs | 1 | 225 |
| 13 | Jacob Fatu | 1 | 224 |
| 14 | Puma | 1 | 217 |
| 15 | B-Boy | 1 | 210 |
| 16 | Vinnie Massaro | 1 | 203 |
| 17 | Matt Carlos | 1 | 202 |
| 18 | Will Rood | 2 | 184 |
| 19 | Virgil Flynn | 1 | 176 |
| 20 | Boyce LeGrande | 1 | 172 |
| 21 | James Choi | 1 | 175 |
| 22 | Colt Cabana | 1 | 168 |
| 23 | Drake Younger | 1 | 145 |
| 24 | Dana Lee | 1 | 136 |
| 25 | JR Kratos | 1 | 133 |
| 26 | Derek Sanders | 1 | 128 |
| 27 | Christopher Daniels | 2 | 105 |
| Larry Blackwell | 2 | 105 | |
| 29 | Super Dragon | 2 | 94 |
| 30 | Chris Hero | 1 | 92 |
| 31 | Psicosis | 1 | 91 |
| 32 | Adam Thornstowe | 3 | 63 |
| Mr. Wrestling #4 | 3 | 63 | |
| Perry Von Vicious | 3 | 63 | |
| 35 | Brian Cage | 1 | 60 |
| 36 | Jardi Frantz | 1 | 56 |
| 37 | Bryan Danielson | 1 | 54 |
| 38 | Kryptonite | 1 | 35 |
| 39 | Billy Blade | 1 | 6 |
| 40 | Tito Aquino | 1 | <1 |
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References
- "The decision is in!". allprowrestling.com. Retrieved 2009-10-30.
- "APW Worldwide Internet Championship". CageMatch. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
External links
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