IPW United States Heavyweight Championship
| Innovate Wrestling United States Heavyweight Championship | |||||||||||
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| Promotion | Innovate Wrestling | ||||||||||
| Date established | August 19, 2017 | ||||||||||
| Current champion(s) | Elliot Russell | ||||||||||
| Date won | December 1, 2018 | ||||||||||
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Innovate Wrestling United States Heavyweight Championship (August 19, 2017-present) | |||||||||||
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The Innovate Wrestling United States Heavyweight Championship is the top title in the American promotion Innovate Wrestling. On August 19, 2017 at ReGensis; promoter Tony Givens announced that NWA Smoky Mountain was leaving the National Wrestling Alliance and their name was changing to Innovate Wrestling. Toby Farley who was the reigning NWA Mountain Empire Champion defeated Tommy Lou Retton to become the Interim Innovate Wrestling United States Champion with a pending match with Chase Owens upon his return.[1] Devin Driscoll became the official championship on October 21, 2017 at Shocktober in a 4-Way match when he defeated Chase Owens, Farley, and Jeff Connelly.[1][2][3]
Title history
As of December 12, 2024.
| # | Numbers in bold indicate that a reign is current and changes daily |
|---|---|
| Reign | The reign number for the specific wrestler listed |
| + | Indicates the current reign is changing daily |
| — | Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign |
| + | Indicates the current reign is changing daily. |
| # | Champions | Reign | Date | Days held | Location | Event | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toby Farley | 1 | August 19, 2017 | 63 | Kingsport, Tennessee | ReGenesis | Farley who was the reigning NWA Empire Champion defeated Tommy Lou Retton to become the interim Innovate United States Heavyweight Champion. | [4][5] |
| 2 | Devin Driscoll | 1 | October 21, 2017 | 217 | Johnson City, Tennessee | Shocktober | Driscoll defeated Chase Owens, Toby Farley, and Jeff Connelly in a Four Way match to become the official Innovate Wrestling United States Heavyweight Champion. | [1][2][3][5] |
| 3 | Elliott Russell | 1 | May 26, 2018 | 84 | Kingsport, Tennessee | Collision Course XIV | [5][6][7] | |
| 4 | Jeff Connelly | 1 | August 18, 2018 | 105 | Kingsport, Tennessee | Fire on the Mountain 2018 | [5][8][9] | |
| 5 | Elliot Russell | 2 | December 1, 2018 | 176 | Morristown, Tennessee | Seasons Beatings 2018 | [5][10][11] | |
| 6 | Axton Ray | 1 | May 25, 2019 | 10+ | Kingsport, Tennessee | Collision Course XV |
Combined reigns
As of December 12, 2024.
| † | Indicates the current champion |
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| Rank | Champion | No. of reigns |
Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elliot Russell | 2 | 260 |
| 2 | Devin Driscoll | 1 | 217 |
| 3 | Jeff Connelly | 1 | 105 |
| 4 | Toby Farley | 1 | 63 |
| 5 | Axton Ray† | 1 | 2028+ |
Reference
- ^ a b c "Innovate Pro Wrestling United States Heavyweight Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
- ^ a b "Results from Shocktober". Innovate Wrestling. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
- ^ a b "IPW Shocktober". Cagematch - Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
- ^ "NWA Smoky Mountain ReGenesis". Cagematch - Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "Innovate Pro Wrestling Television Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
- ^ "IPW Collision Course XIV". Cagematch - Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
- ^ "Collision Course XIV Results". Innovate Wrestling. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
- ^ "IPW Fire on the Mountain 2018". Cagematch - Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
- ^ "Fire on the Mountain 2018 Results". Innovate Wrestling. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
- ^ "IPW Seasons Beatings 2018". Cagematch - Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
- ^ "Seasons Beatings Results". Innovate Wrestling. Retrieved April 7, 2019.