Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship
Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship | |||||||||||||||||||
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Promotion | Revolution Pro Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||
Date established | 16 July 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||
Current champion | Ricky Knight Jr. | ||||||||||||||||||
Date won | July 25, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||
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The Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship owned by the Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro/RPW) promotion. The title was created and debuted on 16 July 2005 and is the promotion's principal championship.
The current title was formed after the IPW:UK Championship and the All-England Championship were unified into the Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship, but later became known as simply the "British Heavyweight Championship" after RPW separated itself from International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom (IPW:UK). The title has been defended in the United States and in Japan through RPW's working relationships with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and Ring of Honor (ROH). In 2018, the championship name was reverted to the "Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship".
Title history
[edit]Ricky Knight Jr. is the current champion, in his second reign. He defeated Michael Oku for the title at Summer Sizzler on July 25, 2025, in Wolverhampton, England.
Reigns
[edit]No. | Overall reign number |
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Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
Days | Number of days held |
+ | Current reign is changing daily |
No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||||
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Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||||
IPW:UK | ||||||||||
1 | Aviv Maayan | 16 July 2005 | Weekend Of Champions: Night I | Orpington, England | 1 | 1 | Maayan defeated Martin Stone and Steve Douglas in a three-way match to become the inaugural champion. | [1] | ||
2 | Martin Stone | 17 July 2005 | Weekend Of Champions: Night II | Orpington, England | 1 | 462 | [2] | |||
3 | Andy Boy Simmonz | 22 October 2006 | Extreme Measures III | Orpington, England | 1 | 210 | This was a No Disqualification match. | [3] | ||
4 | JC Thunder | 20 May 2007 | Royale Rewards | Orpington, England | 1 | 125 | [4] | |||
5 | Andy Boy Simmonz | 22 September 2007 | 3rd Anniversary Weekend: Night Two | Orpington, England | 2 | 175 | This was a Submission match. | [5] | ||
6 | Martin Stone | 16 March 2008 | Battle Royale: The Last Orpington Stand | Orpington, England | 2 | 189 | This was a Last Man Standing match. | [6] | ||
7 | Iestyn Rees | 21 September 2008 | Fourth Anniversary Tour | Bromley, London | 1 | 209 | [7] | |||
8 | Alex Shane | 18 April 2009 | Iron Fist | Kent, England | 1 | 148 | This was an Iron Fist match. | [8] | ||
9 | Leroy Kincaide | 13 September 2009 | 5th Anniversary Show | Kent, England | 1 | 161 | Unified the IPW:UK Championship and the All-England Championship into the Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship. | [9] | ||
10 | Dave Mastiff | 21 February 2010 | No Escape | Kent, England | 1 | 448 | [10] | |||
11 | Sha Samuels | 15 May 2011 | Sittingbourne Spectacular | Kent, England | 1 | 686 | This was a Three-way elimination match also involving Takeshi Morishima. The championship begins to be referred to as the British Heavyweight Championship during this reign. | [11] | ||
RevPro | ||||||||||
12 | Colt Cabana | 31 March 2013 | High Stakes | Kent, England | 1 | 349 | [12] | |||
13 | Marty Scurll | 15 March 2014 | High Stakes | Greater London, England | 1 | 456 | This was a 30-minute Iron Fist match. | [13] | ||
14 | A.J. Styles | June 14, 2015 | Summer Sizzler | Greater London, England | 1 | 216 | [14] | |||
15 | Zack Sabre Jr. | 16 January 2016 | High Stakes | Greater London, England | 1 | 299 | [15] | |||
16 | Katsuyori Shibata | 10 November 2016 | RevPro/NJPW Global Wars UK 2016: Night 1 | Greater London, England | 1 | 116 | [16] | |||
17 | Zack Sabre Jr. | 6 March 2017 | NJPW Hataage Kinenbi | Tokyo, Japan | 2 | 396 | The championship was renamed back to the Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship during this reign. | [17] | ||
18 | Tomohiro Ishii | 6 April 2018 | Live In New Orleans | New Orleans, Louisiana | 1 | 86 | [18] | |||
19 | Minoru Suzuki | July 1, 2018 | NJPW Strong Style Evolved UK | Manchester, England | 1 | 105 | [19] | |||
20 | Tomohiro Ishii | 14 October 2018 | RevPro/NJPW Global Wars UK 2018 | Greater London, England | 2 | 82 | [20] | |||
21 | Zack Sabre Jr. | 4 January 2019 | NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 13 | Tokyo, Japan | 3 | 239 | [21] | |||
22 | Hiroshi Tanahashi | 31 August 2019 | NJPW Royal Quest | Greater London, England | 1 | 15 | [22] | |||
23 | Zack Sabre Jr. | 15 September 2019 | NJPW Destruction In Beppu | Beppu, Oita, Japan | 4 | 152 | [23] | |||
24 | Will Ospreay | 14 February 2020 | High Stakes | Greater London, England | 1 | 919 | [24] | |||
25 | Ricky Knight Jr. | 21 August 2022 | Ten Year Anniversary - Night 2 | Greater London, England | 1 | 118 | [25] | |||
26 | Great-O-Khan | 17 December 2022 | Uprising | Greater London, England | 1 | 204 | Zak Zodiac was a replacement for Ricky Knight Jr. | [26] | ||
27 | Michael Oku | 9 July 2023 | Epic Encounter 2023 | Greater London, England | 1 | 412 | [27] | |||
28 | Luke Jacobs | 24 August 2024 | RevPro 12th Anniversary Show | Greater London, England | 1 | 119 | [28] | |||
29 | Michael Oku | 21 December 2024 | Uprising | Greater London, England | 2 | 216 | [29] | |||
30 | Ricky Knight Jr. | July 25, 2025 | Summer Sizzler | Wolverhampton, England | 2 | 13+ | [30] |
Combined reigns
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As of August 7, 2025.
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Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined days |
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1 | Zack Sabre Jr. | 4 | 1,086 |
2 | Will Ospreay | 1 | 919 |
3 | Sha Samuels | 1 | 686 |
4 | Martin Stone | 2 | 651 |
5 | Michael Oku | 2 | 628 |
6 | Marty Scurll | 1 | 456 |
7 | Dave Mastiff | 1 | 448 |
8 | Andy Boy Simmonz | 2 | 385 |
9 | Colt Cabana | 1 | 349 |
10 | A.J. Styles | 1 | 216 |
11 | Iestyn Rees | 1 | 209 |
12 | Great-O-Khan | 1 | 204 |
13 | Tomohiro Ishii | 2 | 168 |
14 | Leroy Kincaide | 1 | 161 |
15 | Alex Shane | 1 | 148 |
16 | Ricky Knight Jr. † | 2 | 131+ |
17 | JC Thunder | 1 | 125 |
18 | Luke Jacobs | 1 | 119 |
19 | Katsuyori Shibata | 1 | 116 |
20 | Minoru Suzuki | 1 | 105 |
21 | Hiroshi Tanahashi | 1 | 15 |
22 | Aviv Maayan | 1 | 1 |
See also
[edit]- Professional wrestling in the United Kingdom
- RPW Undisputed British Tag Team Championship
- RPW British Cruiserweight Championship
- IPW:UK All-England Championship
- IPW:UK World Championship
References
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