Professional wrestling championship
FOW Heavyweight Championship Promotion Future of Wrestling Date established May 1, 1998 Date retired December 2013 First champion(s) Johnny Evans Final champion(s) Sean Allen Most reigns Billy Fives (6 reigns) Longest reign Sean Allen (435-465 days) Shortest reign T.J. Jackson (<1 day)
The FOW Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling title in American independent promotion Future of Wrestling . The title was created when "Ram Man" Johnny Evans won the title in Miami, Florida on May 1, 1998. It was defended throughout southern Florida , most often in Davie , Oakland Park , Pembroke Pines and occasionally in Ft. Lauderdale and Tampa, Florida . The title was also defended outside the United States during international tours to Peru and Saudi Arabia in 1999 and 2002 respectively. There have been a total of 21 recognized individual champions, who have had a combined 30 official reigns.[1]
Title history [ ]
No.
Wrestlers
Reigns
Date
Days held
Place
Notes
1
Johnny Evans
1
May 1, 1998
92
Miami, Florida
2
T.J. Jackson
1
August 1, 1998
<1
Oakland Park, Florida
Title vacant.
3
Rusty Brooks
1
October 10, 1998
63
Oakland Park, Florida
Won title in a battle royal.
4
J.R. James
1
December 12, 1998
38
Oakland Park, Florida
5
Gator B. Long
1
January 19, 1999
11
Tampa, Florida
6
Pat McGuire
1
January 30, 1999
91
Oakland Park, Florida
Pat McGuire also holds the FOW Hardcore Championship during this time.
7
Bobby Rogers
1
May 1, 1999
19
Cooper City, Florida
8
Prince Ali Khan
1
May 20, 1999
2
Lima, Peru
9
Bobby Rogers
2
May 22, 1999
35
Lima, Peru
10
Dennis Allen
1
June 26, 1999
91
Pembroke Pines, Florida
Won title in a 10-man "Table Death Match".
11
Pat McGuire
2
September 25, 1999
–
Pembroke Pines, Florida
Title vacant.
12
Chris Charger
1
March 26, 2000
27
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Defeated Billy Fives in a tournament final at Chairshots and Champions .
13
Pat McGuire
3
April 22, 2000
273
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
14
Billy Fives
1
January 20, 2001
75
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
15
Scoot Andrews
1
April 5, 2001
37
Tampa, Florida
16
Billy Fives
2
May 12, 2001
35
Davie, Florida
17
Low Ki
1
June 16, 2001
1
Davie, Florida
18
Billy Fives
3
June 17, 2001
300
Hollywood, Florida
19
Norman Smiley
1
April 13, 2002
77
Davie, Florida
20
Billy Fives
4
June 29, 2002
26
Davie, Florida
21
Mike Sullivan
1
July 25, 2002
1
Saudi Arabia
22
Billy Fives
5
July 26, 2002
36
Saudi Arabia
23
Bruno Sassi
1
August 31, 2002
105
Plantation, Florida
Sassi also holds the FOW International Heavyweight Championship .
24
Curt Hennig
1
December 14, 2002
58
Pembroke Pines, Florida
Curt Hennig died as champion prior to the FOW closing.
Title vacant.
25
The Sheik
1
October 10, 2009
–
Davie, Florida
Sheik defeated Big Daddy Gonzo,Casey Thompson,Craig Classic ,Dirty White Boy,J-Dawg,Jason Trade,Joey Saint,Jordan Rayner and The Beast in a Ten Man Elimination Tables Match for the vacant Championship
Title vacant.
26
Billy Fives
6
January 29, 2011
189
Davie, Florida
Billy Fives defeated ERA III in a tournament final in the FOW Relaunch event.
27
Tommy Vandal
1
August 6, 2011
350
Hollywood, Florida
28
Aron Agony
1
July 21, 2012
21
Miami, Florida
29
Tommy Vandal
2
August 11, 2012
42
Deerfield Beach, Florida
30
Sean Allen
1
September 22, 2012
435 - 465
Deerfield Beach, Florida
Ended December 2013
Combined reigns [ ]
Rank
Wrestler
No. of reigns
Combined days
1
Billy Fives
6
661
2
Sean Allen
1
435-465
3
Tommy Vandal
2
392
4
Pat McGuire
3
364 -
5
Bruno Sassi
1
105
6
Johnny Evans
1
92
7
Dennis Allen
1
91
8
Norman Smiley
1
77
9
Rusty Brooks
1
63
10
Curt Hennig
1
58
11
Bobby Rogers
2
54
12
J.R. James
1
38
13
Scoot Andrews
1
37
14
Chris Charger
1
27
15
Aron Agony
1
21
16
Gator B. Long
1
11
17
Prince Ali Khan
1
2
18
Low Ki
1
1
Mike Sullivan
1
1
20
T.J. Jackson
1
<1
21
The Sheik
1
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