wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship
Official design of the title
Details
PromotionWestside Xtreme Wrestling
Date establishedJuly 1, 2001
Current champion(s)Robert Dreissker
Date wonJune 17, 2023
Other name(s)
  • wXw Heavyweight Championship
    (July 1, 2001 – June 21, 2003)
  • wXw World Heavyweight Championship
    (June 21, 2003 – June 5, 2010)
  • wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship
    (June 5, 2010 – present)
Statistics
First champion(s)Mad Cow
Most reignsBig van Walter, John Klinger and Jurn Simmons
(3 reigns)
Longest reignAres
(604 days)
Shortest reignAlex Shelley, Jimmy Jacobs and Marty Scurll (<1 day)
Oldest championRobbie Brookside
(38 years, 275 days)
Heaviest championBig Daddy Walter/Big Van Walter
(310 lb)

The wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship[1] is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship, contested in the German professional wrestling promotion, Westside Xtreme Wrestling. The championship was established in 2001 as the wXw World Heavyweight Championship, but was later unified with the wXw World Lightweight Championship to create the modern title.[1]

Title history

There have been a total of 51 reigns shared between 34 different champions. Mad Cow was the inaugural champion. Big van Walter, John Klinger and Jurn Simmons shares the record for most reign with three. Ares's second reign is the longest at 603 days, while Alex Shelley, Jimmy Jacobs and Marty Scurll reign is the shortest at less than hour. The current champion is Robert Dreissker who is in his first reign.

At wXw 23rd Anniversary on December 23, 2023, Dreissker defeated Masha Slamovich to unify the title with the wXw Women's Championship.[2]

Key
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 Mad Cow July 1, 2001 Dead End Essen, Germany 1 56 Defeated Chris the Bambikiller to become the inaugural champion [3]
2 Eric Schwarz August 26, 2001 Broken Rulz Essen, Germany 1 112 Defeated The Bull, substituting an injured Mad Cow [4]
— Vacated December 15, 2001 — — — — Vacated due to injury [1]
3 Thomas Blade December 16, 2001 Live Event Dresden, Germany 1 49 Defeated Big Sick Ben for the vacated title
4 Chris the Bambikiller February 3, 2002 wXw Payback Nuremberg, Germany 1 159 [5]
— Vacated July 12, 2002 — — — —
5 Martin Nolte August 17, 2002 True Colors Essen, Germany 1 196 Won a 20-man Battle Royal for the vacated title [6]
6 Chris Hero March 1, 2003 Back To The Roots 2 Essen, Germany 1 252 Due to the title being defended in the USA against IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Champion Mark Wolf on June 21, 2003, it gained "World" status and was renamed to wXw World Heavyweight Championship [7]
7 Alex Shelley November 8, 2003 IWA Mid-South Ted Petty Invitational 2003 - Day 2 Salem, IN 1 41 This was a tournament final three-way match, also involving IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Champion Danny Daniels [8]
8 Jimmy Jacobs December 19, 2003 IWA Mid-South Winter Wars 2003 Lafayette, IN 1 <1 This was a Submission Match and the third in a Best Of Seven Series [9]
9 Alex Shelley December 19, 2003 IWA Mid-South Winter Wars 2003 Lafayette, IN 2 <1 This was a Lumberjack Match and the fourth in a Best of Seven Series [9]
10 Jimmy Jacobs December 19, 2003 IWA Mid-South Winter Wars 2003 Lafayette, IN 2 8 This was a Texas Death Match and the fifth in a Best of Seven Series [9]
11 Double C December 27, 2003 3rd Anniversary HUSS-Mas Essen, Germany 1 168 [10]
12 Ian Rotten June 12, 2004 Dead End 4 Essen, Germany 1 7 [11]
13 Double C June 19, 2004 Live Event Vienna, Austria 2 175 This was also the Round Robin Tournament Match. [12]
14 Robbie Brookside December 11, 2004 4th Anniversary Show Essen, Germany 1 295 [13]
15 Ares October 2, 2005 Sunday Bloody Sunday II Essen, Germany 1 167 [14]
16 Mike Quackenbush March 18, 2006 Back To The Roots 5 - Enter The Dark Side Essen, Germany 1 13 [15]
17 Ares March 31, 2006 CHIKARA Naked Reading, PA 2 603 [16]
18 Alex Pain November 24, 2007 7th Anniversary Show - Strong Style Tournament Oberhausen, Germany 1 105 [17]
19 Steve Douglas March 8, 2008 16 Carat Gold 2008 - Day 2 Essen, Germany 1 246 [18]
— Vacated November 9, 2008 — — — — [1]
20 John Klinger December 13, 2008 8th Anniversary Show Oberhausen, Germany 1 84 [19][20]
21 Bryan Danielson March 7, 2009 16 Carat Gold 2009 - Day 2 Oberhausen, Germany 1 55 [21]
22 Absolute Andy May 1, 2009 Dead End IX Beta Oberhausen, Germany 1 225 [22]
23 Steve Douglas December 12, 2009 9th Anniversary Show Oberhausen, Germany 2 175 [23]
24 Zack Sabre Jr. June 5, 2010 Dead End X Oberhausen, Germany 1 119 Sabre Jr. defeated Douglas to unify the wXw World Heavyweight Championship into his wXw World Lightweight Championship. The title became known as the wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship [24]
25 Big Daddy Walter October 2, 2010 HATEs Fuckin' Birthday Show Oberhausen, Germany 1 105 [25]
26 Daisuke Sekimoto January 15, 2011 Back To The Roots X Oberhausen, Germany 1 107 [26]
27 Big Van Walter May 2, 2011 BJW Live Event Tokyo, Japan 2 383 Walter was originally known as Big Daddy Walter. [27]
28 El Generico May 19, 2012 Dead End XII Oberhausen, Germany 1 85 [28]
29 Axel Tischer August 12, 2012 Fans Appreciation Weekend 2012 - Day 2 Oberhausen, Germany 1 293 This was a four-way match, also involving John Klinger and Karsten Beck. [29]
30 Tommy End June 1, 2013 Dead End XIII Oberhausen, Germany 1 421 [30]
31 Big Daddy Walter July 27, 2014 Fans Appreciation Night 2014 Oberhausen, Germany 3 174 [31]
32 Karsten Beck January 17, 2015 Back To The Roots XIV Oberhausen, Germany 1 223 [32]
33 John Klinger August 28, 2015 Fans Appreciation Night 2015: Hamburg Hamburg, Germany 2 1 [33]
34 Karsten Beck August 29, 2015 Fans Appreciation Night 2015: Oberhausen Oberhausen, Germany 2 196 This was a three-way match also involving A.J. Styles. [34]
35 Jurn Simmons March 12, 2016 16 Carat Gold 2016 - Day 2 Oberhausen, Germany 1 273 This was a four-way match, also involving Absolute Andy and John Klinger. [35]
36 Marty Scurll December 10, 2016 16th Anniversary Oberhausen, Germany 1 <1 This was a three-way match also involving Adam Cole. [36]
37 Axel Dieter Jr. December 10, 2016 16th Anniversary Oberhausen, Germany 1 91 [36]
38 Jurn Simmons March 11, 2017 16 Carat Gold 2017 - Day 2 Oberhausen, Germany 2 147 [37]
39 John Klinger August 5, 2017 Fight Forever Tour Opening Oberhausen, Germany 3 217 This was a three-way match also involving Ilja Dragunov. [38]
40 Ilja Dragunov March 10, 2018 16 Carat Gold 2018 - Day 2 Oberhausen, Germany 1 147 This was a three-way match also involving Walter. [39]
41 Absolute Andy August 4, 2018 Shortcut To The Top 2018 Oberhausen, Germany 2 217 [40]
42 Bobby Gunns March 9, 2019 16 Carat Gold 2019 - Day 2 Oberhausen, Germany 1 210 [41]
43 Timothy Thatcher October 5, 2019 World Tag Team Festival - Night 2 Oberhausen, Germany 1 70 [42]
44 Bobby Gunns December 14, 2019 19th Anniversary Oberhausen, Germany 2 482 This was a four-way match also involving David Starr and Ilja Dragunov. [43]
45 Marius Al-Ani April 9, 2021 Dead End Oberhausen, Germany 1 197 [44]
46 Axel Tischer October 23, 2021 True Colors Dresden, Germany 2 133 [45]
47 Tristan Archer March 5, 2022 16 Carat Gold 2020 Oberhausen, Germany 1 28 This was a four-way match, also involving Jurn Simmons and Levaniel. [46]
48 Jurn Simmons April 2, 2022 We Love Wrestling - 16 Carat Gold Revenge Frankfurt, Germany 3 28 This was a three-way match, also involving Axel Tischer. [47]
49 Tristan Archer April 30, 2022 We Love Wrestling - SLAM In Den Mai Weyhe, Germany 2 231 [48]
50 Levaniel December 17, 2022 22nd Anniversary Weyhe, Germany 1 56 [49]
— Vacated February 11, 2023 — — — — Vacated due to Levaniel failing to qualify for the wXw 16 Carat Gold Tournament, where he was scheduled to defend his title. [50]
51 Shigehiro Irie March 12, 2023 wXw 16 Carat Gold - Day 3 Oberhausen, Germany 1 97 Defeated Axel Tischer for the vacant title. [51]
52 Robert Dreissker June 17, 2023 wXw Drive Of Champions 2023 Oberhausen, Germany 1 206+ At wXw 23rd Anniversary on December 23, 2023, Dreissker defeated Masha Slamovich to unify the title with the wXw Women's Championship.[52] [2]

Combined reigns

Ares, records longest combined reigns at 770 days and longest single reign at 603 days
Walter, record-tied three-time champion, under the ring names Big Van Walter and Big Daddy Walter
Current champion, Robert Dreissker.

As of January 9, 2024.

† Indicates the current champion
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns		 Combined days
1 Ares2770
2 Bobby Gunns2693
3 Big Van Walter/Big Daddy Walter3662
4 Jurn Simmons3448
5 Absolute Andy2442
6 Axel "Axeman" Tischer2426
7 Steve Douglas2421
Tommy End1421
9 Karsten Beck2419
10 Double C2343
11 John Klinger3302
12 Robbie Brookside1295
13 Tristan Archer2259
14 Chris Hero1252
15 Robert Dreissker †1206+
16 Marius Al-Ani1197
17 Martin Nolte1196
18 Chris the Bambikiller1159
19 Ilja Dragunov1147
20 Zack Sabre Jr.1119
21 Eric Schwarz1112
22 Daisuke Sekimoto1107
23 Alex Pain1105
24 Shigehiro Irie197
25 Axel Dieter Jr.191
26 El Generico185
27 Timothy Thatcher170
28 Mad Cow156
Levaniel
30 Bryan Danielson155
31 Thomas Blade149
32 Alex Shelley241
33 Mike Quackenbush113
34 Jimmy Jacobs28
35 Ian Rotten17
36 Marty Scurll1<1

See also

References

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