PWA Heavyweight Championship | |||||||||||
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Promotion | Pro Wrestling America | ||||||||||
Date established | January 15, 1985 | ||||||||||
Current champion(s) | Udo | ||||||||||
Date won | September 10, 2011 | ||||||||||
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First champion(s) | Mad Dog Vachon |
Most reigns | Charlie Norris (5) |
Longest reign | Ricky Rice (554 days) |
Shortest reign | Charlie Norris (4 days) |
The PWA Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling heavyweight championship in Pro Wrestling America (PWA). It is the only remaining championship after PWA began running occasional events in the mid-1990s.
The inaugural champion was Mad Dog Vachon, who defeated "Mr. Electricity" Steve Regal in Anoka, Minnesota on January 15, 1985 to become the first PWA Heavyweight Champion. Charlie Norris holds the record for most reigns, with five. At 554 days, Ricky Rice's first reign is the longest in the title's history. Charlie Norris's second reign was the shortest in the history of the title lasting only 4 days. Overall, there have been 23 reigns shared between 14 wrestlers with two vacancies.