The Rock 09/01/00
Defeated El Hijo Del Santo on 02/05/00 to become
first and only APW Heavy Metal Champion. All-Pro
Wrestling closes on 02/29/00 and is renamed World
Pro Wrestling. Title is re-named the WPW Special
Matches Title. Rock re-signs with the new
promotion and is declared champion.
Scott Norton 09/11/00 Wilmington, DE
Defeated The Rock and David Flair in a Three-Way
Match. Vacated title on 10/21/00 upon leaving the
federation.
Don Frye 11/23/00 New York, NY
Won vacant title in 30-man Royal Rumble.
Minoru Tanaka 01/21/01 Tokyo, Japan
Alexander Otsuka 01/21/01 Tokyo, Japan
Lizmark Jr. 01/21/01 Tokyo, Japan
Tony Mamaluke 01/21/01 Tokyo, Japan
All of the title changes for 01/21/01 occured during
a 5-match King of Extreme series at Final Judgement
PPV.
Shinya Hashimoto 01/24/01 San Antonio, TX
Match was a title-vs.-title match in which Hashimoto's
United States Title was also on the line.
Rhino 02/12/01 Middletown, OH
Atlantis 02/21/01 Bethlehem, PA
Mike Awesome 03/18/01 Jackson, MS
Lizmark Jr. [2] 04/04/01 Los Angeles, CA
Billy Gunn 04/11/01 Baltimore, MD
Defeated Lizmark Jr. & Vader in a Three-Way Match.
Vader 04/20/01 Atlanta, GA
Emilio Charles Jr. 04/24/01 Mansfield, MA
Diamond Dallas Page 05/26/01 Antioch, CA
Page was defeated in a televised Chain Match by Blue
Panther on 06/06/01 in Dalton, GA, but Commissioner
Bret Hart, claiming the match was too short (1:32),
restarted the match.
Yoshihiro Takayama 06/08/01 San Diego, CA
Hardcore Holly 06/16/01 Los Angeles, CA
Diamond Dallas Page [2] 06/17/01 Tampa, FL
Defeated Holly and Yoshihiro Takayama in a Triple
Threat Match.
Rob Van Dam 06/21/01 Wilmington, DE
Kevin Nash 08/06/01 Anaheim, CA
Nash, the Hardcore champion, won a title-vs.-title match
against Van Dam to win both titles.
Greg Valentine 08/07/01 New York, NY
Defeated Nash and Air Paris in a Three-Way First Blood
Match.
Sting 08/08/01 Piedmont, AL
Won 2-out-of-3 falls match. Vacated title on 08/18/01
prior to Battle of The Belts PPV.
Lance Storm 08/18/01 Greenville, SC
Won vacant title in Battle of The Belts royal rumble.
Villano III 02/18/02 Cape Girardeau, MI
The Undertaker 04/12/02 Fort Myers, FL
Defeated Villano III, Grandmaster Sexay and Christian
in a Four Corners Strap Match. Stripped on same day
for no-showing scheduled title defense in Pensacola,
FL.
Sting [2] 04/12/02 Pensacola, FL
Defeated Shiro Koshinaka for vacant title. Vacated on
04/22/02 when Sting retired.
Sid Vicious 05/27/02 Vancouver, BC
Won 18-man Hardcore battle royal for vacant title.
Vacated title on 06/10/02.
Tatsuhito Takaiwa 06/17/02 Fort Lauderdale, FL
Defeated Masato Tanaka for vacant title.
Jerry Estrada 07/21/02 Vancouver, BC
Vacated title on 08/18/02 prior to Battle of The
Belts PPV.
Steve Austin 08/18/02 Fresno, CA
Won title in Battle of the Belts royal rumble.
Abdullah the Butcher 11/10/02 McKeesport, PA
Atlantis [2] 11/24/02 Lakeland, FL
Defeated Abdullah the Butcher, Shawn Stasiak & Steve
Williams in a Four corners, Ultimate Weapon Death Match
Stripped on 12/06/02 when Atlantis no-shows scheduled
title defense.
Booker T 12/06/02 St. John, New Brunswick
Defeated Matt Hardy for vacant title.
Abdullah the Butcher [2]
01/02/03 Seattle, WA
Perry Saturn 01/20/03 Atlanta, GA
Abdullah the Butcher [3]
01/26/03 Pittsburgh, PA
Mitsuharu Misawa 02/10/03 Ft. Wayne, IN
Kurt Angle 04/07/03 Washington, DC
The Hurricane 05/13/03 Calgary, AB
The Big Show 05/24/03 Helsinki, Finland
Defeated The Hurricane, Kurt Angle & Booker T in a Four
Corners Glass Death Match. Stripped on 06/15/03 for
no-showing scheduled title defense.
The Hurricane [2] 06/15/03 Surrey, BC
Defeated Danny Doring by DQ for vacant title.
Christian 07/26/03 Atlantic City, NJ
Booker T [2] 08/01/03 New York, NY
Red 08/15/03 Winnipeg, Manitoba
Christian [2] 08/16/03 Huntington, WV
Defeated Booker T & Red in a Triple Threat Match.
Mr. Niebla 08/27/03 Chicago, IL
Tom Carter 09/16/03 Tampa, FL
Mr. Niebla [2] 09/16/03 Columbia, MO
Tom Carter [2] 09/19/03 Nashville, TN
Vacated title prior to Battle of the Belts PPV.
Ric Flair 09/27/03 Capetown, South Africa
Won vacant title in Royal Rumble.
Rodney Mack 10/13/03 Cornelia, GA
James Storm 10/18/03 Nashville, TN
Vacated title on 10/25/03 due to injury.
Rodney Mack [2] 10/25/03 Fort Myers, FL
Defeated Ric Flair for vacant title.
Mr. Niebla [3] 10/26/03 Dothan, AL
Rodney Mack [3] 10/28/03 Nashville, TN
Great Sasuke 10/31/03 Las Vegas, NV
Tamon Honda 11/12/03 Las Vegas, NV
Great Sasuke [2] 11/14/03 Las Vegas, NV
Mr. Niebla [4] 11/17/03 Las Vegas, NV
Great Sasuke [3] 11/19/03 Las Vegas, NV
Rodney Mack [4] 11/22/03 Las Vegas, NV
Defeated Sasuke, Mr. Niebla & Tamon Honda in a Four Corners
Match.
Great Sasuke [4] 11/24/03 Las Vegas, NV
Tom Carter [3] 12/09/03 Nashville, TN
Rodney Mack [5] 12/27/03 Poughkeepsie, NY
Defeated Carter & Great Sasuke in a Triple Threat Match.
Christopher Daniels 01/01/04 Sydney, Australia
Mitsuharu Misawa [2] 03/28/04 West Palm Beach, FL
Defeated D-Von Dudley on 07/19/04 to unify title with
WPW Hardcore Title to create WPW Hardcore-Gimmick Match
Title.
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