IPW United States Heavyweight Championship

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IPW United States Heavyweight Championship
Details
PromotionInnovate Pro Wrestling
Date establishedAugust 19, 2017
Date retiredMay 29, 2021
Other name(s)
IPW United States Heavyweight Championship
(2017-2021)

The IPW United States Heavyweight Championship was the top title in the American independent wrestling promotion Innovate Pro 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 IPW United States Heavyweight Champion with a pending match with Chase Owens upon his return.[1][2] Devin Driscoll became the official championship on October 21, 2017 at Shocktober in a Four-way match when he defeated Chase Owens, Farley, and Jeff Connelly.[1][3][4]

On May 29, 2021, Toby Farley defeated Chris Richards for the IPW Television Championship. Both titles were merged and the IPW Grand Championship was created. Farley became the inaugural champion as a result.[1]

Title history[]

Names[]

Name Time of use
IPW United States Heavyweight Championship August 19, 2017 – May 29, 2021

Reigns[]

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days


— Toby Farley August 19, 2017 ReGenesis Kingsport, Tennessee — 63 Farley who was the reigning NWA Mountain Empire Champion defeated Tommy Lou Retton to become the interim IPW United States Heavyweight Champion [1]
1 Devin Driscoll October 21, 2017 Shocktober Johnson City, Tennessee 1 217 Driscoll defeated Chase Owens, Toby Farley, and Jeff Connelly in a Four-way match to become the official IPW United States Heavyweight Champion. [1][3][4]
2 Elliott Russell May 26, 2018 Collision Course XIV Kingsport, Tennessee 1 84 [1][5][6]
3 Jeff Connelly August 18, 2018 Fire on the Mountain Kingsport, Tennessee 1 105 [1][7][8]
4 Elliot Russell December 1, 2018 Seasons Beatings Morristown, Tennessee 2 175 [1][9][10]
5 Axton Ray May 25, 2019 Collision Course XV Kingsport, Tennessee 1 175 [1][11][12]
6 Jordan Kage November 16, 2019 House show Kingsport, Tennessee 1 558 Kage cashed in his VIP Fast Pass on Ray to win the title. [1]
7 Toby Farley May 27, 2021 House show Kingsport, Tennessee 1 2 [1]
— Deactivated May 29, 2021 House show Kingsport, Tennessee — — After defeating Chris Richards for the IPW Television Championship the titles were merged and Farley became the first IPW Grand Champion. [1]

Combined reigns[]

Rank Champion No. of
reigns 		Combined days
1 Jordan Kage 1 558
2 Elliot Russell 2 260
3 Devin Driscoll 1 217
4 Axton Ray 1 175
5 Jeff Connelly 1 105
6 Toby Farley 1 2

Reference[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Innovate Pro Wrestling United States Heavyweight Championship". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  2. ^ "NWA Smoky Mountain ReGenesis". Cagematch - Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Results from Shocktober". Innovate Pro Wrestling. Retrieved April 22, 2018.[dead link]
  4. ^ a b "IPW Shocktober". Cagematch - Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  5. ^ "IPW Collision Course XIV". Cagematch - Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  6. ^ "Collision Course XIV Results". Innovate Pro Wrestling. Retrieved July 27, 2018.[dead link]
  7. ^ "IPW Fire on the Mountain 2018". Cagematch - Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  8. ^ "Fire on the Mountain 2018 Results". Innovate Pro Wrestling. Retrieved November 11, 2018.[dead link]
  9. ^ "IPW Seasons Beatings 2018". Cagematch - Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  10. ^ "Seasons Beatings Results". Innovate Pro Wrestling. Retrieved April 7, 2019.[dead link]
  11. ^ "IPW Seasons Beatings 2018". Cagematch - Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  12. ^ "Seasons Beatings Results". Innovate Pro Wrestling. Retrieved April 7, 2019.[dead link]
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