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The CWF World Heavyweight Championship is the Classic Wrestling Federation's main title. The first champion was The Huckster. The last champion was Yoshiru Long. Triple X and "Golden One" Jeff Jericho hold the honor of the most CWF World Heavyweight Title reigns, each having five reigns. "The Ruler" Paul Blair and Magnus Thunder, both two time holders, are tied at 134 days as the longest reigning champions of all time.
The CWF World Heavyweight Champion has always been looked upon as a leader not just in the CWF, but wrestling in general. This belt has been the adulation and the ire of countless superstars.
History[]
As of January 25, 2025.
| # | Wrestler | Reigns | Date | Days Held | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huckster | 10/26/97 | 63 | Became first ever champion by winning Battle Royal at Halloween Extreme (1997) | |
| 2 | Sammy Salerno | 12/27/97 | 22 | Defended title against Mike Stewart & Anaconda at Last Man Standing (1998) and then handed title to Stewart and quit CWF. | |
| 3 | "Hotshot" Mike Stewart | 01/17/98 | 91 | Vacated when CWF closed on 4/17/1998 | |
| 4 | Shadow Maxx | 06/25/98 | 64 | Won Battle Royal at Summer Smash (1998) to win vacant title | |
| 5 | "Studly" Steve Dart | 08/27/98 | 18 | The title was vacated on 9/13/98 due to injury | |
| 6 | "Golden One" Jeff Jericho | 09/20/98 | 21 | Defeated Jimmy Blast to win vacant title | |
| 7 | Freeze | 10/10/98 | 8 | Stripped of title by Mark X after controversial end to Jeff Jericho vs Freeze. | |
| 8 | "Golden One" Jeff Jericho | 2 | 10/17/98 | 15 | Was re-named champion due to controversial ending to match with Freeze. Considered his second title reign. |
| 9 | Jimmy Blast | 10/31/98 | 16 | ||
| 10 | "The Ruler" Paul Blair | 11/15/98 | 15 | ||
| 11 | "Golden One" Jeff Jericho | 3 | 11/29/98 | 8 | |
| 12 | Nemesis | 12/06/98 | 10 | ||
| 13 | Triple X | 12/15/98 | 17 | Title vacated 12/31/98 due to closing | |
| 14 | Kevin Merrix | 02/22/99 | 10 | Won vacant title at Super Card II by defeating Triple X | |
| 15 | Bain | 03/03/99 | 21 | ||
| 16 | Triple X | 2 | 03/23/99 | 54 | |
| 17 | "Golden One" Jeff Jericho | 4 | 05/15/99 | 18 | Crowned new champion by commissioner Andrew Coin at Red Alert. Z-Pac looked to have defeated Triple X, but Coin crowned Jericho the new champion. |
| 18 | Triple X | 3 | 06/01/99 | 27 | |
| 19 | Dean "The Doctor" Warren | 06/27/99 | 32 | Vacated title due to injury on 7/28/99 | |
| 20 | Triple X | 4 | 07/28/99 | 54 | Defeated Steve Dart, Lenny Luscious and Andrew Coin to win vacant title |
| 21 | Mass Debater | 09/19/99 | 8 | ||
| 22 | Triple X | 5 | 09/26/99 | 36 | |
| 23 | Bain | 2 | 10/31/99 | 13 | Vacated, title was vacant from 11/12/99 to 11/21/99. |
| 24 | Z-Pac | 11/21/99 | 10 | Defeated Jeff Jericho, Warren Frost, Jon Northcross and Paul Blair in a 5 man elimination match to win vacant title | |
| 25 | Silver | 11/30/99 | 13 | ||
| 26 | "Golden One" Jeff Jericho | 5 | 12/12/99 | 36 | |
| 27 | Pledge Alligence | 01/16/00 | 15 | The title was vacated as the company closed 1/30/00 and reopened in March. | |
| 28 | "Mr. Aggressive" Dallas Storm | 03/27/00 | 35 | Won the Craze in the Maze match at Super Card III | |
| 29 | Fox Korchev | 04/30/00 | 1 | Defeated Storm at Retribution (2000), which was last card before CWF closed. | |
| 30 | Z-Pac | 2 | 03/31/01 | 52 | Won Ladder Match involving entire roster at Super Card IV |
| 31 | Mike Van Pro | 05/21/01 | 8 | ||
| 32 | Z-Pac | 3 | 05/28/01 | 21 | |
| 33 | Pledge Alligence | 2 | 06/17/01 | 1 | Vacated due to closing |
| 34 | Tyronne Walker | 09/04/05 | <1 | Defeated Eric Dane for vacant title at Summer Smash (2005) | |
| 35 | "The Ruler" Paul Blair | 2 | 09/04/05 | 134 | Cashed in #1 contendership as soon as Walker won belt at Summer Smash (2005). Held until 01/15/06 when CWF closed. |
| 36 | Ricky Chambers | 09/03/06 | Vacated when CWF closed | ||
| 37 | Brian Adams | 03/21/09 | 99 | Won the Elimination Chamber match at Super Card V to earn vacant title | |
| 38 | Magnus Thunder | 06/27/99 | 29 | ||
| 39 | "The Nitemare" Rob Osbourne | 07/25/99 | 65 | ||
| 40 | Pledge Alligence | 3 | 09/27/09 | 35 | |
| 41 | Magnus Thunder | 2 | 10/31/09 | 134 | |
| 42 | Tige' | 03/13/10 | 22 | ||
| 43 | Brian Adams | 2 | 04/03/10 | 58 | |
| 44 | Yoshiru Long | 05/30/10 | 1 | Defeated Brian Adams at Night of Champions VI: Lord of the Ring 2010. The CWF closed the next day. |
List of combined reigns[]
| Rank | Champion | No. of reigns | Combined Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Triple-X | 5 | 188 |
| 2 | Magnus Thunder | 2 | 163 |
| 3 | Brian Adams | 2 | 157 |
| 4 | Paul Blair | 2 | 149 |
| 5 | Jeff Jericho | 5 | 98 |
| 6 | Mike Stewart | 1 | 91 |
| 7 | Z-Pac | 3 | 83 |
| 8 | Rob Osbourne | 1 | 65 |
| 9 | Shadow Maxx | 1 | 64 |
| 10 | Huckster | 1 | 63 |
| 11 | Pledge Alligence | 3 | 51 |
| 12 | Dallas Storm | 1 | 35 |
| 13 | Bain | 2 | 34 |
| 14 | Dean Warren | 1 | 32 |
| 15 | Tige' | 1 | 22 |
| 16 | Steve Dart | 1 | 18 |
| 17 | Jimmy Blast | 1 | 16 |
| 18 | Silver | 1 | 13 |
| 19 | Nemesis | 1 | 10 |
| 20 | Kevin Merrix | 1 | 10 |
| 21 | Freeze | 1 | 8 |
| 22 | Mass Debater | 1 | 8 |
| 23 | Mike Van Pro | 1 | 8 |
| 24 | Yoshiru Long | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Fox Korchev | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Tyronne Walker | 1 | <1 |