History of the PW Rebirth/World Championship

[Slaine Rodrick]

NOTE: All of this is from before the reboot in October of 2016. Listed here is the lineage of the top title through the years.

THE LAST PW WORLD CHAMPION

PW World Champion: Aurora Jansen

Defeated Alan Pryor @ Redemption 71 on February 5th, 2014 to win the PW World Championship

Successful defenses:

-Lex Collins @ RISEN 2015 January 25, 2015

-The Pentagram (Lex Collins, Ja Gi Kyung-Moon, John Wayne Rockefeller, Ashlyn De Luca, Fin-Nisher, Christopher Shields) @ Devil's Playground November 16, 2014

-Ashlyn De Luca (Ladder Match) @ Redemption 90-October 12th, 2014

-Gryphon @ Under The Colosseum Lights 4 - July 20, 2014

-Rowyn Starr @ Malicious Intent - May 18th 2014

-Chris Chaos @ Redemption 76 - April 20th 2014

-Georgie Nickles @ Collision Course - March 23rd 2014

==HALL OF CHAMPIONS==

SCOTT RAGE

Scott Rage enters the PW-AWR merger as the AWR World Champion. Being that Scott Rage is an already reigning World Champion previous to the co-promotion, Brandon Watkins makes him the first PW Rebirth Champion at Justice 26 on November 9th, 2008.

PW Family Values, December 2008: Scott Rage successfully defends his Rebirth Championship in a 60 minute Ironman Match with John Cross via time limit draw.

‘TNT’ NICK STEVENSON

PWR Revolution Rising, February 2009: ‘TNT’ Nick Stevenson defeats John Cross and PW(R) Rebirth Champion Scott Rage via pinfall in a Hell In The Cell match to win the PW(R) Rebirth Championship.

PWR Presents Envy 1, April 14th 2009: ‘TNT’ Nick Stevenson successfully defends his PW(R) Rebirth Championship against Cory Hatred via pinfall.

SCOTT RAGE(2)

PW Presents Under The City Lights 2, August 2nd 2009: Scott Rage wins a three way elimination match for the PWR World Championship, defeating Latrisha and Hawk Henshaw to become the first man to hold the Rebirth Championship and PWR World Championship.

*The PW World Champion ‘TNT’ Nick Stevenson was attacked earlier in the evening by TFWF superstar Sandy Makel, officially kicking off the ‘PWR vs. TFWF’ war. Brandon Watkins was adamant about TNT not competing, and had a new PW World Championship put up for grabs to spite the fact he couldn’t strip Stevenson of the Rebirth Championship. This show marked the official change to the PW(R) World Championship. 

PWR/TFWF Presents Hard Steel: Revolution Rising, September 14th, 2010: Scott Rage defeats Hawk Henshaw via pinfall in a Falls Count Anywhere Match to retain the PW(R) World Championship.

LATRISHA

Justice 59, October 18th, 2009: Latrisha beats Scott Rage via contract stipulation to win the PW(R) World Championship

*Scott Rage signs a contract to face Latrisha for the PW Rebirth Championship at the 2009 Super Show. However in the contract clause, it states if he lays a hand on her before the Super Show, he forfeits the PW World Championship to Latrisha. All through the show she annoys him, going to the furthest extremes to get him to do something. A man can only take so much, and by the end of the show Scott Rage finds himself putting Latrisha through a table. As stated in the contract, Latrisha is as of that point the PW(R) World Champion. She also makes history as the first ever female World Champion.

PWR Presents The Supershow, October 30th, 2009: Latrisha successfully defends the PW(R) World Championship against Scott Rage via pinfall in a No Holds Barred Match.

WILLIAM BATEMAN

PWR Presents Global Domination, December 27th, 2009: William Bateman defeats Latrisha in a strap match to win his first PW(R) World Championship.

EL GALLEGO(HAWK HENSHAW)

PWR Presents The Supershow IV, March 13th, 2010: El Gallego defeats William Bateman via submission to win the PW(R) World Championship.

PWR Justice 71, March 20th, 2010: El Gallego retains his PW(R) World Championship via countout when William is unable to appear for the match.

PWR Presents Envy 2, April 26th, 2010: El Gallego defeats Cory Hatred via submission in a Fatal Four Way match against William Bateman and David ‘Bones’ McCoy to retain the PW(R) World Championship.

WILLIAM BATEMAN(2)

PWR Presents The Supershow V, May 24th, 2010: William Bateman defeats El Gallego via pinfall to win the PW(R) World Championship for the second time.

PWR Presents Under The City Lights 3, August 2010: William Bateman defeats Chris Chaos in an I Quit Match to retain the PW(R) World Championship.

PWR Presents Ground Zero 2, September 20th, 2010: William Bateman defeats Chris Chaos and Tj Jones via pinfall to retain the PW(R) World Championship.

PWR Justice 90, October 12th, 2010: William Bateman defeats the Fin-Nisher via pinfall to retain the PW(R) World Championship.

PWR Presents Devil’s Playground 2010, November 1st, 2010: William Bateman defeats David ‘Bones’ McCoy, Brandon Thornton, Tj Jones, Arkia Fisk, Chris Chaos, and CWC World Champion Jinx to become the first man in PW history to walk in and out with the PW(R) World Championship. 

PWR Presents Family Values 2, December 12th, 2010: William Bateman defeats Tj Jones via pinfall in an everyone barred from ringside match to retain the PW(R) World Championship.

PWR Presents Envy 3, January 10th, 2011: William Bateman defeats Jeremiah Belmont via pinfall w/Jinx as special guest referee to retain the PW(R) World Championship.

PWR Presents Revolution Rising 3, February 21st, 2011: William Bateman defeats Black Death via pinfall to retain the PW(R) World Championship. 

PW Presents Global Domination 2, May 24th, 2011: William Bateman defeats Jinx at the Arcview Asylum in a No Holds Barred Match to retain the PW(R) World Championship. 

*This show dropped the ‘Revolution’ from Phoenix, bringing it back to Phoenix Wrestling after Slaine Rodrick fired Brandon Watkins at Justice 109. 

*William Bateman goes down in history as the longest reigning PW World Champion with a 13 month long tenure. 5-24-10/6-30-11.

DAVID ‘BONES’ MCCOY

PW Presents Infamous, June 30th, 2011: David ‘Bones’ McCoy defeats William Bateman by submission to become the new PW World Champion.

ROBB MCBRIDE

PW Presents Under The Coliseum Lights(UTCL3), August 10th, 2011: Robb McBride defeats David ‘Bones’ McCoy via pinfall to win the PW World Championship. 

PW Presents Sentenced 2011, September 19th, 2011: Robb McBride defeats Trent Stone via submission to retain the PW World Championship.

WILLIAM BATEMAN(3)

PW Presents Redemption 11, October 11th, 2011: William Bateman defeats Robb McBride via verbal submission to win the PW World Championship.

*This marks William’s third PW World Championship win, making him the record holder for longest PW World Championship reign and most PW World Championships held.

GEORGIE NICKLES

PW Presents Devil’s Playground, October 31st, 2011: Georgie Nickles defeats William Bateman, Legacy, Trent Stone, Chris Chaos, Mason Daniels, and David ‘Bones’ McCoy to walk out of the Pentagram with the PW World Championship.

SETH BLACK

PW Presents Revelations, December 19th, 2011: Seth Black defeats Georgie Nickles via pinfall to win the PW World Championship.

PW Presents Redemption 18, January 12th, 2012: Seth Black defeats Redemption Champion Ash Bombay via disqualification to retain the PW World Championship.

PW Presents Explosion 20, January 31st, 2012: Seth Black defeats Johnny Rebel via pinfall to retain the PW World Championship.

MASARU INOUE

PW Presents Malicious Intent, March 2nd, 2012: Masaru Inoue defeats Seth Black via pinfall to win the PW World Championship in an Empire barred from ringside match.

*Johnny Rebel was special guest referee.

PW Presents Collision Course 2012, May 23rd, 2012: Masaru Inoue defeats Johnny Rebel via pinfall to retain the PW World Championship.

PW Presents Collision Course 2012, May 23rd, 2012: Masaru Inoue retains his PW World Championship versus Inaugural Iron King Tournament Winner Tj Jones in a 5 round Steel Cage MMA match via judges’ draw.

PW Presents Redemption 27, June 1st, 2012: Masaru Inoue defeats Tj Jones in a No Time Limit Match to retain the PW World Championship.

*Being Tj-Masaru was undecided at Collision Course, Slaine gave Tj Jones a no time limit rematch for the PW World Championship.

JA GI KYUNG-MOON

PW Presents Under The Colosseum Lights II, July 26th, 2012: Ja Gi Kyung-Moon defeats Masaru Inoue and Tj Jones in a Ladder Match to win the PW World Championship.

PW Presents the Super Show 2012(VI), September 27th, 2012: Ja Gi Kyung-Moon defeats Kris Keebler via disqualification to retain the PW World Championship.

LEGACY

PW Presents Devil’s Playground 2012, October 31st, 2012: Legacy defeats Ja Gi Kyung-Moon, William Bateman, Georgie Nickles, Kris Keebler, Juan Ramirez, and Johnny Rebel to walk out of the Pentagram the PW World Champion.

PW Presents Redemption 44, February 2nd, 2013: Legacy defeats Trent Stone via pinfall to retain the PW World Championship.

PW Presents Redemption 50, Night 5, March 23rd, 2013: Legacy defeats Reya Serra via submission to retain the PW World Championship.

*Iron King Tournament Match.

ROWYN STARR

PW Presents Redemption 51, April 5th, 2013: Rowyn Starr defeats Legacy via submission to win the PW World Championship.

*Iron King Tournament Match.

VACANT

Rowyn Starr is stripped of the World Championship Belt at Malicious Intent May 5th, 2013 after PW officials nullify his title match against Legacy. PW officials later vacate the World Championship and announce the winner of the Iron King Tournament will also win the World Championship.

JA GI KYUNG-MOON(2)

PW Presents Malicious Intent, May 5th, 2013: Ja Gi Kyung-Moon defeats Michael Norcia via submission in a 5 Round MMA Match to win the vacant PW World Championship and the 2013 Iron King Tournament.

ARKIA FISK

PW Presents Redemption 54, June 15th, 2013: Arkia Fisk defeats Ja Gi Kyung-Moon via pinfall to win the PW World Championship.

PW Presents Redemption 55, June 22nd, 2013: Arkia Fisk defeats Legacy via pinfall to retain the PW World Championship.

PW Presents Under The Colosseum Lights III, July 14th, 2013: Arkia Fisk defeats Rowyn Starr via pinfall to retain the PW World Championship.

PW Presents Sentenced, September 8th, 2013: Arkia Fisk defeats Rowyn Starr in a Siberian Tundra Ironman Match to retain the PW World Championship.

BAD ASS

PW Presents Devil’s Playground 2013, November 3rd, 2013: BAD ASS defeats Arkia Fisk, Ash Bombay, Aurora Jansen, Exile, Georgie Nickles, Masaru Inoue, Rowyn Starr, and SCW Global Champion Drake Mosa to walk out of the Pentagram with the PW World Championship.

ALAN PRYOR

PW Presents Risen 2014, January 12th, 2014: Alan Pryor defeats BAD ASS via submission to win the PW World Championship.