DUW Australian Championship | |||||||||||||||
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Date introduced | September 5, 2010 | ||||||||||||||
Date retired | December 17, 2016 | ||||||||||||||
Promotion | Down Under Wrestling | ||||||||||||||
Date retired | December 17, 2016 | ||||||||||||||
Other name(s) | FBW Trans-Tasman Championship (Title history) OWA European Championship | ||||||||||||||
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The DUW Australian Championship was a mid-tier title in Down Under Wrestling.
The championship's history can be traced back to the FBW Trans-Tasman Championship from Future Bebo Wrestling.
On May 31, 2015, the championship (referred to as the OWA European Championship at the time) was unified with the DUW Trans-Tasman Championship at When Worlds Collide, when Trans-Tasman Champion Jeff Palmer defeated European Champion Trip Johnson. Palmer decided to keep the European Title, rebranding it under the DUW banner. It would later become the DUW Australian Championship, to remain relevant to the company's geographical location.
The championship was officially retired on December 17, 2016 when it was unified with the DUW World Heavyweight Championship.
Title history[]
No. | Wrestler | Reign | Date | Days held | Notes |
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1 | Jamie Couture | 1 | September 5, 2010 | 31 | Defeated Craig Adams and Marcus Cowan Fraser |
2 | Aero Scantlin | 1 | October 8, 2010 | 40 | This was a Fatal 4-Way Match also involving Derek Scott and Taylor Williams |
- | Vacant | - | November 17, 2010 | - | Title declared vacant when Cheyenne Star decided Scantlin no longer needed to be champion |
3 | Chuck Jones | 1 | November 24, 2010 | 72 | Defeated Bob Van Dam and Haris Khan to claim the vacant title |
4 | Todd Austin | 1 | February 7, 2011 | 21 | |
- | Vacant | - | February 28, 2011 | - | Title declared vacant when Austin is kidnapped |
5 | Dash Rock | 1 | March 8, 2011 | 110 | Defeated Jamo, Tyler Hawkins and Felix Miles to claim the vacant title |
6 | Jason Stone | 1 | June 26, 2011 | 67 | |
- | Vacant | - | September 1, 2011 | - | Title declared vacant when Heath Williams closes Future Bebo Wrestling |
7 | Daniel Williams | 1 | December 18, 2011 | 26 | Defeated Chris Black for the vacant title |
8 | Alex Sanders | 1 | January 13, 2012 | 17 | |
- | Vacant | - | January 30, 2012 | - | Title declared vacant when Sanders leaves FBW |
9 | Maxine Blake | 1 | February 26, 2012 | 60 | Defeated Basilio Raul Morenos, Matt Young, Revenant, Desmond Armstrong and Craig Adams in an Elimination Chamber Match for the vacant title |
10 | Chris Walker | 1 | April 26, 2012 | 72 | |
11 | Konvict | 1 | July 7, 2012 | 69 | This was a Foot Race |
12 | Zack Richards | 1 | September 13, 2012 | 32 | |
- | Unified | - | October 15, 2012 | - | Title unified with the FBW Massacre Championship and FBW Elite Championship. Title reactivated by OWA Owner Trip Johnson on December 27, 2012 as the OWA European Championship. Reigns following this are not tied to the original championship. |
13 | Jeff Palmer | 1 | January 3, 2013 | 94 | |
14 | Jamo | 1 | April 4, 2013 | 26 | This was an Anarchy Rules Match |
15 | Amani Rakman | 1 | May 3, 2013 | 7 | |
16 | Kevin Vipers | 1 | May 10, 2013 | 14 | |
17 | Alex Johnson | 1 | May 24, 2013 | 0 | |
18 | Angel | 1 | May 24, 2013 | 35 |
Title unified with the OWA Intercontinental Championship. Both titles remain active, known collectively as the OWA International Championship. |
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(formerly Dash Rock) |
2 | June 28, 2013 | 14 | |
20 | Treth Crollins | 1 | July 12, 2013 | 27 | |
21 | Greek Sunns | 1 | August 8, 2013 | 22 | Crollins gave Sunns the title as a birthday present. The European and Intercontinental titles are no longer unified beginning with this reign. |
22 | Bryan Daniels | 1 | August 30, 2013 | 182 | |
23 | Cash Morgan | 1 | February 28, 2014 | 30 | |
24 | Bryan Daniels | 2 | March 30, 2014 | 119 | |
25 | Angel | 2 | July 27, 2014 | 12 | |
- | Vacant | - | August 8, 2014 | 7 | Angel surrenders title to challenge for the OWA Championship instead |
26 | Josh Coyles | 1 | August 15, 2014 | 9 | Defeated Dave Crowley for the vacant championship |
27 | Sarinyde | 1 | August 24, 2014 | 126 | This was an Anarchy Rules Match |
28 | Zack Richards | 2 | December 28, 2014 | 30 | |
29 | Trip Johnson | 1 | January 27, 2015 | 124 | |
30 | Jeff Palmer | 2 | May 31, 2015 | 174 | Title is renamed the DUW Australian Championship beginning with this reign. |
31 | Adam McIntyre | 1 | November 21, 2015 | 96 | This was a Triangle Match also involving Alex Johnson |
32 | Alex Johnson | 2 | February 25, 2016 | 45 | This was a Five-Way Match also involving Tony Flow, Sarinyde and Cash Morgan |
33 | Cheyenne Star | 1 | April 10, 2016 | 45 | This was an Open Invitation Ladder Match also involving Bob Van Dam, Dave Crowley, Cheesecake and Josh Coyles. |
34 | Aero Scantlin | 2 | May 25, 2016 | 73 | |
35 | Blake Roderick | 1 | August 6, 2016 | 77 | |
36 | Tyron Bickerton | 1 | October 22, 2016 | 56 | This match was an unscheduled challenge made by Roderick |
- | Title retired | - | December 17, 2016 | - | Title retired when it is unified with the DUW World Heavyweight Championship |