DEFY World Championship
| DEFY World Championship | |||||||||||||||||||
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 Current title design (2017–present) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Promotion | DEFY Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date established | June 30, 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Current champion(s) | Kenta | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date won | June 3, 2023[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
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The DEFY World Championship is a men's
promotion DEFY Wrestling, being sanctioned as the promotion's top championship. There have been a total of ten reigns shared between eight different champions. The current champion is Kenta who is in his first reign.[1]
Title history
There have been a total of 10 reigns shared between 8 different champions.
Seattle, Washington.[1]
| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| Defenses | Number of successful defenses |
| <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 | Defenses | ||||
| 1 | Davey Richards | June 30, 2017 | DEFY5 Gigantic | Seattle, WA
|
1 | 8 | 0 | Defeated Shane Strickland in the tournament final to become the inaugural champion.
|
[2] |
| 2 | Shane Strickland
|
July 8, 2017 | CZW Evilution | Voorhees, NJ
|
1 | 279 | 5 | This was a four-way winner takes all match also disputed for Strickland's CZW World Heavyweight Championship which also involved Joe Gacy and Lio Rush. | [3] |
| 3 | Austin Aries | April 13, 2018 | DEFY Vibes | Seattle, WA
|
1 | 98 | 1 | This was a Impact World Championship .
|
[4] |
| 4 | Shane Strickland
|
July 20, 2018 | DEFY Swerve Vs. Aries | Portland, OR
|
2 | 147 | 3 | [5] | |
| 5 | Artemis Spencer | December 14, 2018 | DEFY On Edge | Seattle, WA
|
1 | 252 | 8 | [6] | |
| 6 | Schaff | August 23, 2019 | DEFY Defyance Forever | Tacoma, WA
|
1 | 182 | 4 | [7] | |
| 7 | Randy Myers | February 21, 2020 | DEFY Kings Of Crash | Seattle, WA
|
1 | 1,009 | 0 | [8] | |
| 8 | Swerve Strickland | November 26, 2022 | DEFY Fightwave | Seattle, WA
|
3 | 133 | 1 | This was a title unification match in which Strickland wrestled as the interim champion. The bout was a six-way ladder match which also involved Artemis Spencer, Christopher Daniels, Cody Chhun and Schaff. Strickland was previously known as Shane Stricklad. | [9] |
| 9 | Nick Wayne | April 8, 2023 | DEFY The Realest | Seattle, WA
|
1 | 56 | 2 | [10] | |
| 9 | Kenta | June 3, 2023 | DEFY Your Nightmare | Seattle, WA
|
1 | 379+ | 5 | [11] | |
Combined reigns
As of June 16, 2024.
| † | Indicates the current champion |
|---|
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined defenses |
Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Randy Myers | 1 | 0 | 1,009 |
| 2 | Swerve Strickland[a] | 3 | 9 | 559 |
| 3 | Kenta † | 1 | 5 | 379+ |
| 4 | Artemis Spencer | 1 | 8 | 252 |
| 5 | Schaff | 1 | 4 | 182 |
| 6 | Austin Aries | 1 | 1 | 98 |
| 7 | Nick Wayne | 1 | 2 | 56 |
| 8 | Davey Richards | 1 | 0 | 8 |
Notes
- ^ Strickland was known as "Shane Strickland" during his first two title reigns.
References
- ^ a b c Kreikenbohm, Philip. "DEFY World Championship". cagematch.net. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
- ^ "Defy 06/30/17 Defy 5: Gigantic Night 2 Results". pwponderings.com. PW Ponderings. July 1, 2017. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
- ^ Perez, Luis (August 4, 2017). "ZW 07/08/17 EVILution iPPV Review". pwponderings.com. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
- ^ Rosado, Emmanuel (April 14, 2018). "#AndNEW: Austin Aries Wins Defy Wrestling Championship". lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
- ^ DEFY Wrestling (July 18, 2018). "VIDEO: SHANE STRICKLAND BEGINS SECOND REIGN AS DEFY CHAMPION". defywrestling.com. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
- ^ DEFY Wrestling (December 15, 2018). "RESULTS: DEFY ON EDGE 12/14/18 …AND NEW, DEFY WORLD CHAMPION - ARTEMIS SPENCER". defywrestling.com. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
- ^ "Defy Wrestling 08/23/19 Defyance Forever Results". pwponderings.com. PW Ponderings. August 25, 2019. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
- ^ Toro, Carlos (February 24, 2020). "DEFY Wrestling Kings Of Crash Results (2/21): New Champion Crowned, Jeff Cobb, Anthony Bowens, More". fightful.com. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
- ^ Chicasaca, Renato (November 26, 2022). "Cartelera DEFY Fightwave: Swerve Strickland, Christopher Daniels, Wheeler Yuta y más". turnheelwrestling.com (in Spanish). Retrieved May 11, 2024.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (April 9, 2023). "DEFY The Realest Results (4/8): Nick Wayne Faces Swerve Strickland". fightful.com. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
- ^ Guzzo, Gisberto (June 4, 2023). "DEFY Your Nightmare Results (6/3): KENTA, Christopher Daniels, And More In Action". fightful.com. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
External links
- DEFY World Title History at Cagematch.net