Professional wrestling championship
World Heavyweight Championship Hayato Tamura with the current belt design in September 2020
Promotion Pro Wrestling Zero1 Date established October 26, 2007 Current champion(s) Takashi Sugiura Date won August 14, 2021
ZERO1-MAX World Heavyweight Championship (2007 - 2008)
AWA World Heavyweight Championship (Zero1) (2008 - present)
The World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in the Japanese promotion Pro Wrestling Zero1 . It is one of Zero1's top two singles titles, along with the United National Heavyweight Championship . It was first introduced on December 15, 2007 when Zero1 ended their relationship with the AWA Superstars of Wrestling . The Superstars of Wrestling champion at the time, Masato Tanaka , was then recognized as the first Zero1 World Heavyweight Champion.[1] To this day, Zero1 continues to use the AWA title belt, which reads "AWA World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion", to represent the World Heavyweight Championship .[2]
There have been a total of 20 recognized champions who have had a combined 30 official reigns. The current champion is Takashi Sugiura who is in his first reign.
Title history [ ]
Key
No.
Overall reign number
Reign
Reign number for the specific champion
Days
Number of days held
Defenses
Number of successful defenses
+
Current reign is changing daily
No.
Champion
Championship change
Reign statistics
Notes
Ref.
Date
Event
Location
Reign
Days
Defenses
1
Masato Tanaka
October 26, 2007
Innovation
Tokyo, Japan
1
353
6
Defeated Takao Omori on October 26, 2007 to win the World Heavyweight Championship of AWA Superstars of Wrestling ; Zero1 ends business relationship with AWA Superstars of Wrestling on December 15, 2007 and the reign is recognized as the Zero1 World Heavyweight Championship.[1]
2
Yuji Nagata
October 13, 2008
New Japan Pro-Wrestling 's Destruction '08
Tokyo, Japan
1
137
3
3
Shinjiro Otani
February 27, 2009
Wrestler's Belief
Tokyo, Japan
1
30
2
4
Ryouji Sai
March 29, 2009
Wrestler's Belief
Tokyo, Japan
1
94
1
5
Masato Tanaka
July 1, 2009
Wrestler's 4
Tokyo, Japan
2
115
0
6
Toshiaki Kawada
October 24, 2009
Wrestler's 6: Never Gonna Stop!
Tokyo, Japan
1
169
3
7
Kohei Sato
April 11, 2010
Celebration from the Yasukuni Shrine "Yamato Shinshu Chikara Matsuri"
Tokyo, Japan
1
91
2
8
Bambikiller
July 11, 2010
ZERO ONE Knight STAND
Tokyo, Japan
1
60
0
[3]
9
Daisuke Sekimoto
September 9, 2010
Euro Vintage Action
Tokyo, Japan
1
178
4
[4]
10
Ryouji Sai
March 6, 2011
10th Anniversary
Tokyo, Japan
2
119
2
11
The Sheik
July 3, 2011
Destructive King 7th Anniversary of Death Commemoration
Tokyo, Japan
1
126
2
This match was also for The Sheik's NWA World Heavyweight Championship
12
Kohei Sato
November 6, 2011
Yarisugi Forever I
Tokyo, Japan
2
87
2
13
February 1, 2012
Zero1 Action 2012
Tokyo, Japan
1
30
0
14
Akebono
March 2, 2012
11th Anniversary Show
Tokyo, Japan
1
193
2
[5]
—
Vacated
September 11, 2012
—
—
—
—
—
[1]
15
James Raideen
August 4, 2013
Fire Festival 2013: Final Day
Tokyo, Japan
1
238
4
Defeated Masato Tanaka in the finals of the 2013 Fire Festival to win the vacant title.
16
Kohei Sato
March 30, 2014
11th Yamato Shinshu Chikara Matsuri
Tokyo, Japan
3
98
1
17
Masakatsu Funaki
July 6, 2014
Wrestle-1 's Shōgeki: Impact
Tokyo, Japan
1
75
1
18
Kohei Sato
September 19, 2014
Tenkaichi Special
Tokyo, Japan
4
408
4
19
Hideki Suzuki
November 1, 2015
Live event
Tokyo, Japan
1
147
2
20
Kohei Sato
March 27, 2016
Live event
Tokyo, Japan
5
364
3
21
Masato Tanaka
March 26, 2017
14th Yamato Shinshu Chikara Matsuri
Tokyo, Japan
3
281
4
22
Yusaku Obata
January 1, 2018
Kinga Shinnen
Tokyo, Japan
1
153
4
23
Masato Tanaka
June 3, 2018
Shinsei Zero1 Sapporo First Landing ~ No Gravity Warrior Sugi Sapporo First Visit
Sapporo, Japan
4
174
0
24
Daisuke Sekimoto
November 24, 2018
ZERO1 Dream Series ~ Nenotsuki No Jin ~ Tenka-Ichi Junior Tournament 2018
Tokyo, Japan
2
294
6
25
Yuji Hino
September 14, 2019
16th ZERO1 Tenka-Ichi Championship Decision 2019
Tokyo, Japan
1
169
4
[6]
26
Kohei Sato
March 1, 2020
19th Anniversary Show
Tokyo, Japan
6
63
0
[7]
27
May 3, 2020
Chojin Matsuri In Samurai! TV
Tokyo, Japan
1
116
2
[8]
28
Hayato Tamura
August 27, 2020
New Zero1
Tokyo, Japan
1
127
2
[9]
29
Masato Tanaka
January 1, 2021
ZERO1 Happy New Year 2021
Tokyo, Japan
5
226
1
[10]
30
Takashi Sugiura
August 15, 2021
Noah Kawasaki GO!
Kawasaki, Japan
1
136+
0
This was a Winner Takes All match , in which Sugiura also defended the GHC National Championship .
[11]
Combined reigns [ ]
Six-time and longest combined reigning champion
Kohei Sato
As of December 29, 2021.
†
Indicates the current champion
See also [ ]
References [ ]
^ a b c "ZERO1-MAX World Heavyweight Championship title history" . TitleHistories.com. Retrieved 2008-01-10 .
^ "船木の「世界ヘビー級王座をW-1王座と統一する」発言を受け、大谷「ベルトを奪い返すためにW-1に乗り込みます!」" . Battle News (in Japanese). 2014-08-14. Retrieved 2014-08-14 .
^ Cagematch : ZERO1 ZERO-ONE KNIGHT STAND ~ Wasshoi!! (in German)
^ Risultati ZERO1 09/09 (Sekimoto campione WHW) - Puroresu Mission R Newsboard
^ "ZERO1, NOAH, Osaka & 19pro Results for March 2, 2012" . Retrieved 2012-03-02 .
^ Daly, Wayne (September 14, 2019). "ZERO-1 Results: 16th Tenka Ichi Junior Championship Decision – Tokyo, Japan (9/14)" . wrestling-news.net . Retrieved May 7, 2021 .
^ Daly, Wayne (March 9, 2020). "ZERO1 Results: 19th Anniversary Show Part 2 – Tokyo, Japan (3/8)" . wrestling-news.net . Retrieved May 7, 2021 .
^ Daly, Wayne (May 3, 2020). "ZERO1 Results: Choujin Festival In Samurai! TV – Chiba, Japan (5/3)" . wrestling-news.net . Retrieved May 7, 2021 .
^ Pro Wrestling Zero1 (August 27, 2020). 新生ZERO1 2020年08月27日(木) 試合開始19時00分(18時30開場) . z-1.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved September 19, 2021 .
^ "NAITO TALKS, ZERO1 KICKS OFF THE YEAR, ALL JAPAN, FREEDOMS, NOAH AND MORE FROM JAPAN" . PWInsider.com. 2021-01-01. Retrieved 2021-11-26 .
^ Pro Wrestling Noah (August 15, 2021). 2021年08月15日 (日) KAWASAKI,GO! 2021 . noah.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved August 15, 2021 .
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