WEW Heavyweight Championship
| WEW World Heavyweight Championship | |||||||||||
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| Details | |||||||||||
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Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling (1999-2002) World Entertainment Wrestling (2002-2004) Apache Army (2004-2016) | ||||||||||
| Date established | September 29, 1999 | ||||||||||
| Current champion(s) | Koji Kanemoto | ||||||||||
| Date won | February 21, 2016 | ||||||||||
| Other name(s) | |||||||||||
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WEW Single Championship | |||||||||||
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The WEW Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship currently contested in Apache Army. It was originally created for Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling as the WEW Single Championship.
On October 18, 2016, it was announced the championship will be sealed after the December 25 Apache Army show, with champion Koji Kanemoto and challenger Kintaro Kanemura, who will be retiring on December 27, determine its final champion.
Title history
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kodo Fuyuki | 1 | September 24, 1999 | Tokyo, Japan | Awarded the title. |
| Masato Tanaka | 1 | November 23, 1999 | Yokohama, Japan | This was a "loser leaves FMW" 13,000 volt thunderbolt cage death match. |
| Tetsuhiro Kuroda | 1 | January 5, 2000 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Vacated | May 1, 2000 | Vacated by Kuroda after a title defense against Kodo Fuyuki ends in a no contest. | ||
| Kodo Fuyuki | 2 | May 5, 2000 | Tokyo, Japan | Defeated Tetsuhiro Kuroda in a rematch. |
| Tetsuhiro Kuroda | 2 | April 1, 2001 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Hayabusa | 1 | May 22, 2001 | Sapporo, Japan | This was a Barbed Wire Double Hell Death Match. |
| Kintaro Kanemura | 1 | August 11, 2001 | Tokyo, Japan | Hayabusa defeats Kanemura on September 5, 2001 in Sapporo, but Kanemura was returned the title on September 9 due to Hayabusa using a low blow in winning the title. |
| Kodo Fuyuki | 3 | January 6, 2002 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Vacated | April 2002 | Fuyuki vacated the title after the original FMW promotion closes. | ||
| Kintaro Kanemura | 2 | August 23, 2002 | Tokyo, Japan | Defeated Tetsuhiro Kuroda to reestablish the title in WEW promotion. |
| Retired | May 2003 | Retired when WEW promotion closes. | ||
| Togi Makabe | 1 | September 24, 2006 | Tokyo, Japan | Defeated Kintaro Kanemura in a street fight barbed wire barricade chain death match to reestablish the title in Apache Army. |
| Kintaro Kanemura | 3 | June 24, 2007 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Toru Yano | 1 | July 29, 2007 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Mammoth Sasaki | 1 | September 23, 2007 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Tomohiro Ishii | 1 | July 12, 2008 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Kintaro Kanemura | 4 | February 26, 2011 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Arashi | 1 | May 27, 2011 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Tetsuhiro Kuroda | 3 | April 26, 2012 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Vacated | July 25, 2012 | Vacates the title to enter the "Takeover the Independent" round-robin tournament. | ||
| Tetsuhiro Kuroda | 4 | September 21, 2012 | Tokyo, Japan | Defeated Takeshi Minamino in the final of the 16-man "Takeover the Independent" tournament. |
| Kintaro Kanemura | 5 | September 1, 2013 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Tomohiko Hashimoto | 1 | November 15, 2015 | Osaka, Japan | |
| Koji Kanemoto | 1 | February 21, 2016 | Osaka, Japan | |
List of reigns by length
As of December 23, 2016.
| Wrestler | Days Held | Date Won | Date Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomohiro Ishii | 1,079 | July 12, 2008 | February 26, 2011 |
| Kintaro Kanemura | 806 | September 1, 2013 | November 15, 2015 |
| Tetsuhiro Kuroda | 345 | September 21, 2012 | September 1, 2013 |
| Arashi | 335 | May 27, 2011 | April 26, 2012 |
| Kodo Fuyuki | 330 | May 5, 2000 | April 1, 2001 |
| Mammoth Sasaki | 293 | September 23, 2007 | July 12, 2008 |
| Togi Makabe | 273 | September 24, 2006 | June 24, 2007 |
| Kintaro Kanemura | 251 | August 23, 2002 | May, 2003 |
| Kintaro Kanemura | 154 | August 11, 2001 | January 6, 2002 |
| Tetsuhiro Kuroda | 117 | January 5, 2000 | May 1, 2000 |
| Tomohiko Hashimoto | 99 | November 15, 2015 | February 21, 2016 |
| Kintaro Kanemura | 90 | February 26, 2011 | May 27, 2011 |
| Tetsuhiro Kuroda | 90 | April 26, 2012 | July 25, 2012 |
| Kodo Fuyuki | 85 | January 6, 2002 | April, 2002 |
| Hayabusa | 81 | May 22, 2001 | August 11, 2001 |
| Toru Yano | 56 | July 29, 2007 | September 23, 2007 |
| Tetsuhiro Kuroda | 51 | April 1, 2001 | May 22, 2001 |
| Kodo Fuyuki | 50 | September 24, 1999 | November 23, 1999 |
| Masato Tanaka | 43 | November 23, 1999 | January 5, 2000 |
| Kintaro Kanemura | 35 | June 24, 2007 | July 29, 2007 |
| Koji Kanemoto | 306+ | February 21, 2016 | Current champion |
List of combined reigns
As of December 23, 2016.
| Rank | Wrestler | # Of Reigns | Combined Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kintaro Kanemura | 5 | 1336 |
| 2. | Tomohiro Ishii | 1 | 1079 |
| 3. | Tetsuhiro Kuroda | 4 | 603 |
| 4. | Kodo Fuyuki | 3 | 465 |
| 5. | Arashi | 1 | 335 |
| 6. | Mammoth Sasaki | 1 | 293 |
| 7. | Togi Makabe | 1 | 273 |
| 8. | Tomohiko Hashimoto | 1 | 99 |
| 9. | Hayabusa | 1 | 81 |
| 10. | Toru Yano | 1 | 56 |
| 11. | Masato Tanaka | 1 | 43 |
| 12. | Koji Kanemoto | 1 | 306+ |
References
- "WEW Heavyweight Championship title history". TitleHistories.com. Retrieved 2007-06-24.
- "WEW Heavyweight Championship title history". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
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