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FIP World Heavyweight Championship
Former FIP World Heavyweight Champion Austin Theory with the belt, at EVOLVE 112, September 2018.
Details
Promotion	World Wrestling Network
Brand	Full Impact Pro (FIP)
Date established	September 25, 2004
Current champion(s)	August Artois
Date won	December 10, 2023
Other name(s)
FIP Heavyweight Championship (September 25, 2004 – March 3, 2007) FIP World Heavyweight Championship (March 3, 2007 – present)
Statistics First champion(s) Homicide Most reigns Roderick Strong (3 reigns) Longest reign Jon Davis (632 days) Shortest reign Florenz De La Hunt (1 day) Oldest champion Jon Davis (40 years, 189 days) Youngest champion Austin Theory (20 years, 130 days) Heaviest champion Erick Stevens (247 lb (112 kg)) Lightest champion Rich Swann (165 lb (75 kg))

The FIP World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship held by the Full Impact Pro (FIP), a promotion owned by the World Wrestling Network. It is currently the highest ranked championship in FIP.

History

The title was introduced on September 25, 2004, at FIP's "Emergence: Part Two" event as the FIP Heavyweight Championship. It was renamed the FIP World Heavyweight Championship on March 3, 2007, when then-champion Roderick Strong defeated Pac in Liverpool, England, at the Ring of Honor (ROH) promotion's "Fifth Year Festival: Liverpool" event. Overall, there have been 23 reigns shared among 17 wrestlers. Title changes happen mostly at FIP-promoted events, which are usually released on DVD. The title has changed hands four times at non-FIP events. Reigns two and four occurred at ROH-promoted events, while reigns 10 and 11 happened at Dragon Gate events.

Since being renamed as a "World Championship" after a UK defense in March 2007, the title has been defended internationally multiple times. Not only has the championship been successfully defended in Japan, China, Canada, Mexico but the title has also changed hands in both Japan and China.

Inaugural FIP Heavyweight Champion Tournament (2004)

Title history

The inaugural champion was Homicide, who defeated CM Punk in the finals of a two-night tournament that concluded on September 25, 2004, at FIP's "Emergence: Part Two" event. Roderick Strong holds the record of most reigns, with three. Jon Davis's second reign is the longest singular reign at 632 days, while Erick Stevens reign is the shortest at 35 days. Davis also holds the record for longest combined reign at 821 days. Davis is also the oldest champion at 40, while Austin Theory is the youngest, having won it at 20.

Brian Brock is the current champion in his first reign. He defeated Lucky Ali at WWN Supershow: Mercury Rising on August 27, 2023, in Clearwater, FL.

Reigns

Combined reigns

As of December 19, 2024.

References

General

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• "FIP World Heavyweight Championship title history". Full Impact Pro. Archived from the original on 2010-10-06. Retrieved 2010-04-10.

Specific

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32. Kreikenbohm, Philip (November 14, 2021). "WWN Supershow: Battle Of The Belts 2021 - Pay Per View @ OCC Road House in Clearwater, Florida, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
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37. Kreikenbohm, Philip (December 10, 2023). "FIP World Heavyweight Championship – August Artois". CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved December 11, 2023.

External links

• Full Impact Pro.com
• FIP World Heavyweight Championship

• Full Impact Pro championships
• WWNLive championships
• World heavyweight wrestling championships
• World professional wrestling championships