| OWA World Heavyweight Championship | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date introduced | April 29, 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date retired | May 31, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Promotion | Online Wrestling Alliance | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date retired | May 31, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other name(s) | OWA Championship OWA World Championship OWA Heavyweight Championship | ||||||||||||||||||
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The OWA (Online Wrestling Alliance) World Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling heavyweight championship. It served as the primary wrestling championship in Online Wrestling Alliance, the highest honor one could receive in the company. During the company's hiatus, the title remained active, being defended independently.
Seventeen reigns are shared between nine wrestlers. The title has been vacated once. The record for the longest reign as champion is held by Zack Richards, who was champion for 104 uninterrupted days. Richards also has the shortest reign as champion, with his second reign lasting only 12 minutes. On the March 28, 2014 edition of OWA, then-champion Zack Richards unveiled a new design for the title.
The title was unified into the DUW World Heavyweight Championship on May 31, 2015 at the When Worlds Collide pay-per-view event.
History[]
Key
| Reign | The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed |
| # | Indicates what number the reign is |
| Event | The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the titles were won |
| N/A | The information is not available or is unknown |
| - | Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign |
| + | Indicates the current reign is changing daily |
Names[]
| Name | Years |
|---|---|
| OWA World Heavyweight Championship | April 29, 2012 – Present |
Reigns[]
| # | Wrestler | Reign | Date | Days held | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shane Williams | 1 | April 29, 2012 | 42 | OWA Chained (2012) | Elimination Chamber also featuring Preston Scott, Hayden Johnson, Zack Richards, Chris Walker and Matt Young |
| 2 | TK Jones | 1 | June 10, 2012 | 77 | OWA Redemption (2012) | |
| 3 | Preston Scott | 1 | August 26, 2012 | 27 | OWA Stairway To Stardom III | Preston Scott cashed in his King Of The World win on TK Jones and became the new OWA Heavyweight Champion |
| - | Vacant | - | September 22, 2012 | - | OWA Fusion | Title is declared vacant when Preston Scott retired |
| 4 | Zack Richards | 1 | December 14, 2012 | 104 | OWA Ramifications (2012) | Defeated Paul Benzema to claim the vacant championship |
| 5 | Craig Anderson | 1 | March 27, 2013 | 58 | OWA Live Event | Defeated Richards at a live event |
| 6 | Zack Richards | 2 | May 24, 2013 | 0 | OWA Chained (2013) | This was an Elimination Chamber Match also involving Jamo, Chris Hunter, Slade Wilson and Wade Wilson |
| 7 | Craig Anderson | 2 | May 24, 2013 | 56 | OWA Chained (2013) | Anderson used his Pot of Gold title shot to regain the title |
| 8 | Angel | 1 | July 19, 2013 | 43 | OWA Stairway To Stardom IV | |
| 9 | Zack Richards | 3 | August 30, 2013 | 14 | OWA Total Anarchy | This is the final reign under the OWA banner, as the company folded the next day. Despite this, however, the championship remains active. |
| 10 | Trip Johnson | 1 | September 13, 2013 | 15 | TEWF Botchdown | This was a Triple Threat Match also involving Jeff Palmer |
| - | Vacant | - | September 29, 2013 | 0 | TEWF Invasion (2013) | Title declared vacant when champion Trip Johnson isn't medically cleared to compete. A match for the vacant title is set up for later that same night. |
| 11 | Zack Richards | 4 | September 29, 2013 | 80 | TEWF Invasion (2013) | Defeated Jason Oliver for the vacant championship |
| 12 | Trip Johnson | 2 | Decemeber 17, 2013 | 39 | TEWF Last Stand (2013) |
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| 13 | Zack Richards | 5 | January 25, 2014 | 64 | Fight Night (2014) | |
| 14 | Julio Zapien | 1 | March 30, 2014 | 12 | OWA Amicable Treason (2014) | |
| 15 | Zack Richards | 6 | April 11, 2014 | 16 | OWA | |
| 16 | Julio Zapien | 2 | April 27, 2014 | 23 | OWA Futurefest III | This was a Hell in a Cell Match. The championship becomes exclusive property of the Adamantium brand beginning with this reign. |
| 17 | Cash Morgan | 1 | May 20, 2014 | 68 | OWA Chained (2014) | This was an Elimination Chamber Match also involving Jeff Palmer, Merle Newton, Orlando Flowers and Sarinyde. |
| 18 | Jeff Palmer | 1 | July 27, 2014 | 91 | OWA Stairway To Stardom V | |
| 19 | Angel | 2 | October 26, 2014 | 217 | OWA Borrowed Time (2014) | |
| 20 | Blake Roderick | 1 | May 31, 2015 | 0 | DUW When Worlds Collide (2015) | This was a title unification match, also for Roderick's DUW World Heavyweight Championship |
| - | Retired | - | May 31, 2015 | - | - | Title retired following unification. |
List of combined reigns[]
| † | Indicates the current champions |
| <1 | Indicates the reign was less than 1 day |
As of March 26, 2025
| Rank | Wrestler | # of Reigns | Combined Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zack Richards 
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6 | 278 |
| 2 | Angel
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2 | 260 |
| 3 | Craig Anderson 
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2 | 114 |
| 4 | Jeff Palmer 
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1 | 91 |
| 5 | TK Jones  
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1 | 77 |
| 6 | Cash Morgan
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1 | 68 |
| 7 | Trip Johnson
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2 | 54 |
| 8 | Shane Williams
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1 | 42 |
| 9 | Julio Zapien
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2 | 35 |
| 10 | Preston Scott 
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1 | 27 |
| 11 | Blake Roderick
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1 | 0 |
Notes[]
1.^ – Each wrestler's total number of days as champion are ranked highest to lowest; wrestlers with the same number mean that they are tied for that certain rank.
2.^ – Zack Richards first defense was a double championship match, in which he won the Intercontinental championship and retained his title.