NEW Heavyweight Championship
Details
PromotionNortheast Wrestling (NEW)
Date establishedMarch 3, 1996
Current champion(s)Matt Taven
Date wonOctober 15, 2022
Other name(s)
  • NEW Heavyweight Championship
    (1996 - 1998)
  • NWA Northeast Heavyweight Championship
    (1998 - 2006)
  • NEW Heavyweight Championship
    (2006 - present)
Statistics
First champion(s)Bam Bam Bigelow
Most reignsBrian Anthony
(3 reigns)
Longest reignBrian Anthony
(1st reign, 1,051 days)
Shortest reignBrian Anthony
(2nd reign, <1 days)

The NEW Heavyweight Championship is a heavyweight championship owned and promoted by Northeast Wrestling (NEW). The inaugural champion was Bam Bam Bigelow. The current champion is Matt Taven, who is in his third reign.

Title history

As of December 28, 2023, there have been 24 reigns shared among 21 wrestlers with four vacancy. Bam Bam Bigelow was the inaugural champion. Brian Anthony holds four records, 1st the most reigns with three, 2nd his first reign is the longest reign at 1,051 days, 3rd his third reign is shortest reign at less than one day and last longest combined reign at 1,114 days.


Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
+ Current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
1 Bam Bam Bigelow March 3, 1996 - Wallkill, NY 1 942 [1]
— Vacated October 1, 1998 - - — —
2 Sycho Sid October 4, 1998 - Terryville, CT 1 485 [1]
— Vacated February 1, 2000 - - — —
3 Xavier December 9, 2006 Holiday Havoc Terryville, CT 1 497 Defeated AJ Styles and Jay Lethal in a three-way match to win the vacant title. [2]
4 Ron Zombie April 19, 2008 Wrestlefest XII Bristol, CT 1 143 [3]
5 Jeff Starr September 9, 2008 Moscow Mania Moscow, PA 1 53 [4]
— Vacated November 1, 2008 - - — —
6 Jason Blade December 6, 2008 Holiday Havoc Waterbury, CT 1 342 Defeated Prince Jalil Salaam to win vacant title. [5]
7 Paul London November 13, 2009 Hart Attack Waterbury, CT 1 127 [6]
8 Matt Taven March 20, 2010 Wrestlefest XIV Poughkeepsie, NY 1 559 This was a five-way elimination match, which also involving Brian Anthony, Jason Blade and Mike Bennett. [7]
9 Brian Anthony September 30, 2011 Brass City Brawl II Waterbury, CT 1 1,051 This was a Steel Cage match. [8]
10 Matt Taven August 16, 2014 Heat Wave Bethany, CT 2 512 [9]
— Vacated January 10, 2016 - - — —
11 Brian Anthony January 30, 2016 Over The Top Bethany, CT 2 <1 This was a 30 Man Royal Rumble match for the vacant title. [10]
12 Hanson January 30, 2016 Over The Top Bethany, CT 1 252 [10]
13 Brian Anthony October 8, 2016 Destiny Bethany, CT 3 63 This was a triple threat match, which also involving T. K. O'Ryan. [11]
14 T. K. O'Ryan December 10, 2016 The Best Around Is Coming To Town Bethany, CT 1 83 [12]
15 Mike Bennett March 3, 2017 Wrestlefest XXI Waterbury, CT 1 15 [13]
16 Cody Rhodes March 18, 2017 March Mayhem Port Jervis, NY 1 258 [14]
17 Flip Gordon December 1, 2017 Holiday Havoc Waterbury, CT 1 204 This was a three-way match, which also involving Brad Hollister. [15]
18 Wrecking Ball Legursky June 23, 2018 Big Bethany Bash': Bethany, CT 1 28 [16]
19 Jack Swagger July 21, 2018 Wrestling Under The Stars Tour: Niles Niles, OH 1 91 [17]
20 Brad Hollister October 20, 2018 Destiny Bethany, CT 1 196 [18]
21 J. T. Dunn May 4, 2019 NEW Bethany, CT 1 42 [19]
22 Darby Allin June 15, 2019 Six Flags Slam Fest Jackson, NJ 1 224 [20]
23 Dan Maff January 25, 2020 Over The Top Waterbury, CT 1 994 [21]
24 Traevon Jordan October 15, 2022 The Show With No Name Bethany, CT 1 63 Vacated due to injury. [22]
24 Matt Taven December 17, 2022 Holiday Havoc Bethany, CT 3 376+ Defeated Flip Gordon and JT Dunn in the Tournament of Champions final. [23]

Combined reigns

As of December 28, 2023.

† Indicates the current champion
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns		 Combined
days
1 Matt Taven †31,221
2 Brian Anthony31,114
3 Danny Maff1994
4 Bam Bam Bigelow945
5 Xavier497
6 Sycho Sid485
7 Jason Blade342
8 Cody Rhodes258
9 Hanson252
10 Darby Allin224
11 Brad Hollister196
12 Flip Gordon193
13 Ron Zombie161
14 Paul London127
15 Jack Swagger91
16 T. K. O'Ryan83
17 Traevon Jordan63
18 Jeff Star58
19 J. T. Dunn42
20 Wrecking Ball Legursky28
21 Mike Bennett15

References

  1. 1 2 "NEW Heavyweight Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
  2. ↑ Philip Kreikenbohm (December 9, 2006). "NEW Holiday Havoc - Event @ Terryville High School in Terryville, Connecticut, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  3. ↑ Philip Kreikenbohm (April 19, 2008). "NEW Wrestlefest XII - Event @ Bristol High School in Bristol, Connecticut, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  4. ↑ Philip Kreikenbohm (September 9, 2008). "NEW Moscow Mania - Event @ North Pocono High School in Moscow, Pennsylvania, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  5. ↑ Philip Kreikenbohm (December 6, 2008). "NEW Holiday Havoc - Event @ Police Athletic League Recreation Center in Waterbury, Connecticut, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  6. ↑ Philip Kreikenbohm (November 13, 2009). "NEW Hart Attack - Event @ Crosby High School in Waterbury, Connecticut, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  7. ↑ Philip Kreikenbohm (March 20, 2010). "NEW Wrestlefest XIV - Event @ Mid-Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie, New York, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  8. ↑ Philip Kreikenbohm (September 30, 2011). "NEW Brass City Brawl II - Event @ Crosby High School in Waterbury, Connecticut, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  9. ↑ Philip Kreikenbohm (August 16, 2014). "NEW Heat Wave - Event @ Town Hall in Bethany, Connecticut, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  10. 1 2 Philip Kreikenbohm (January 30, 2016). "NEW Over The Top 2016 - Event @ NEW Arena in Bethany, Connecticut, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  11. ↑ Philip Kreikenbohm (October 8, 2016). "NEW Destiny - Event @ NEW Arena in Bethany, Connecticut, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  12. ↑ Philip Kreikenbohm (December 10, 2016). "NEW The Best Around Is Coming To Town - Event @ NEW Arena in Bethany, Connecticut, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  13. ↑ Philip Kreikenbohm (March 3, 2017). "NEW Wrestlefest XXI - Event @ Crosby High School in Waterbury, Connecticut, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  14. ↑ Philip Kreikenbohm (March 18, 2017). "NEW March Mayhem 2017 - Event @ Port Jervis High School in Port Jervis, New York, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  15. ↑ Philip Kreikenbohm (December 1, 2017). "NEW Holiday Havoc 2017 - Event @ Wilby High School in Waterbury, Connecticut, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  16. ↑ Philip Kreikenbohm (June 23, 2018). "NEW Big Bethany Bash - Event @ NEW Arena in Bethany, Connecticut, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  17. ↑ Philip Kreikenbohm (July 21, 2018). "NEW Wrestling Under The Stars Tour: Niles - Event @ Niles, Ohio, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  18. ↑ Philip Kreikenbohm (May 4, 2019). "NEW Destiny 2018 - Event @ NEW Arena in Bethany, Connecticut, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  19. ↑ Philip Kreikenbohm (May 4, 2019). "NEW - Event @ NEW Arena in Bethany, Connecticut, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  20. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (June 15, 2019). "NEW Six Flags Slam Fest - Event @ Six Flags Great Adventure Theme Park in Jackson, New Jersey, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  21. ↑ Philip Kreikenbohm (January 25, 2020). "NEW Over The Top 2020 - Event @ Kennedy High School in Waterbury, Connecticut, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  22. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (October 15, 2022). "NEW The Show With No Name - Pay Per View @ NEW Arena in Bethany, Connecticut, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  23. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (October 15, 2022). "NEW Holiday Havoc - Pay Per View @ NEW Arena in Bethany, Connecticut, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
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