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. Erik Lockhart's only title reign is the shortest, at less than a day. Overall, there have been 26 reigns shared between 15 wrestlers with two vacancies.
Title history Key #Order in reign historyReignThe reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listedEventThe event in which the title was won —Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reignN/AThe information is not available or is unknown+Indicates the current reign is changing daily
Reigns #WrestlersReignDateDaysheldLocationEventNotesRef.Vachon defeated Steve Regal to become the first PWA Heavyweight Champion.Title is vacated when Cameron leaves the territory.Defeated The Golden Idol when Riggs failed to appear.Title change occurred at a Michinoku Pro event.Paradise invoked his "automatic rematch clause" soon after the initial contest concluded. After regaining his title, Paradise, Lenny Lane, Billy Blaze, and Nick Mason attacked Lockhart, leaving the former champion incapacitated.+
List of combined reigns <1Indicates that the reign lasted less than one day. RankEach reign is ranked highest to lowest; reigns with the same number mean that they are tied for that certain rank.Wrestler# of reignsCombined days
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