The inaugural champion was "Mr. Electric" Steve Regal, who won the title in Chicago, Illinois on April 13, 1988 to become the first WCPW Heavyweight Champion. Sean Mulligan holds the record for most reigns, with four.[1] At 1,092 days, Ripper Manson's first and only reign is the longest in the title's history. He is the only wrestler in the promotion's history to retire as champion. Mulligan's second reign was the shortest in the history of the title as it was returned to him on the same night as he lost it. Overall, there have been 25 reigns shared between 17 wrestlers, with four vacancies, and 1 deactivation.
Title history
Key
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Order in reign history
Reign
The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed
Event
The event in which the title was won
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Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign
Manson defeated Larry Zbyszko in what would be his final match. He was the first and only wrestler to retire as champion. The championship is subsequently vacated due to Manson's retirement.
Roberts defeated Sean Mulligan in a tournament final to win the vacant championship. On May 17, 2008, the title was unified with the Bare Knuckles and League Championships to create the "WCPW World Heavyweight Championship".
Psycho won all of WCPW's singles titles, with exception to the lightweight championship, in a "Pot of Gold" battle royal. On August 15, 2009, due to his controversial victory, he was ordered by WCPW promoter Sam DeCero to defend his titles in a second battle royal during "Hot Summer Nights". He failed to win and the titles were returned to the previous champions.
WCPW merged with Chicago Pro Wrestling Academy on December 16, 2010, to form Dynasty Sports Entertainment and Mulligan was the final champion in WCPW as a company.
Combined reigns
<1
Indicates that the reign lasted less than one day.
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