FIP World Heavyweight Championship
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| FIP World Heavyweight Championship | |
|---|---|
| Championship information | |
| Current champion(s) | |
| Won |
May 2, 2009 |
| Promotion | |
| Introduced |
Emergence: Part Two |
| Previous name(s) |
FIP Heavyweight Championship |
| Statistics | |
| First champion(s) | |
| Most reigns |
Erick Stevens |
| Longest reign |
Homicide |
| Shortest reign |
Erick Stevens |
| Oldest champion |
Homicide |
| Youngest champion |
Tyler Black |
| Heaviest champion(s) |
Erick Stevens |
| Lightest champion(s) |
Bryan Danielson |
The Full Impact Pro (FIP) World Heavyweight Championship, originally the FIP Heavyweight Championship, is the top title contested for the professional wrestling promotion Full Impact Pro.
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[edit] History
The first FIP Heavyweight Champion was crowned on September 25, 2004, when Homicide defeated CM Punk in the finals of a two night tournament in Tampa, Florida at the first two FIP show, Emergence. Homicide has the longest reign with the title, holding it for 476 days before losing it to Bryan Danielson at Ring of Honor's Hell Freezes Over on January 14, 2006.
During Ring of Honor's, Fifth Year Festival, they ran two shows in Liverpool, England. At the first show on March 3, 2007, Roderick Strong turn the title into the FIP World Heavyweight Championship after successfully defending it against PAC.
[edit] Current champion
The current champion is Davey Richards, who is in his first reign. He was awarded the title on May 2, 2009.
[edit] Title history
| Wrestler | Reigns | Date | Location | Event | Notes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 1 | September 25, 2004 | Tampa, FL | Emergence: Night Two | Defeated CM Punk in the finals of a sixteen man two night tournament the first FIP Heavyweight Champion. | ||||||
| Bryan Danielson | 1 | January 14, 2006 | Philadelphia, PA | Hell Freezes Over | This was a triple threat match also involving Roderick Strong at a Ring of Honor show. | ||||||
| Roderick Strong | 1 | November 10, 2006 | Inverness, FL | All or Nothing | This was a title vs. career match. Became the FIP World Heavyweight Championship when Strong defeated PAC in Liverpool, England at ROH's Fifth Year Festival: Liverpool. | ||||||
| Erick Stevens | 1 | December 30, 2007 | New York, NY | Final Battle 2007 | This was at a Ring of Honor show. | ||||||
| Roderick Strong | 2 | February 16, 2008 | Crystal River, FL | Redefined | Won by countout. | ||||||
| Erick Stevens | 2 | July 19, 2008 | Crystal River, FL | Hot Summer Nights 2008 | Stevens defeated Strong in a Dog Collar match. | ||||||
| Go Shiozaki | 1 | August 23, 2008 | Crystal River, FL | Heatstroke '08 | n/a | ||||||
| Tyler Black | 1 | December 20, 2008 | Crystal River, FL | Unstoppable 2008 | n/a | FIP officials were forced to strip Black of the title on May 2, 2009 when he was unable to compete due to injury. | |||||
| Davey Richards | 1 | May 2, 2009 | Unfinished Business 2009 | Richards was awarded the vacated title | |||||||
