PWG World Championship
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Human Tornado with the PWG World Championship belt
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| Current champion(s) | Roderick Strong[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date won | December 12, 2014[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date established | August 30, 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Promotion | Pro Wrestling Guerrilla | ||||||||||||||||||
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The PWG World Championship is a professional wrestling world championship in the Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) professional wrestling promotion. It was first introduced in 2003 as the PWG Championship. The championship is generally contested in professional wrestling matches, in which participants execute scripted finishes rather than contend in direct competition.
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History
The title became known under its current name in February 2006, when PWG had a two-event European Vacation tour stopping in Essen, Germany and Orpington, England. The title has also been defended in Japan in the Dragon Gate promotion, as well as in the United Kingdom in 1PW and again on PWG's European Vacation II tour in Paris, France, Portsmouth, England and Essen, Germany, with it recently being defended in Queensland, Australia.
Reigns
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The inaugural champion was Frankie Kazarian, who won the championship by defeating Joey Ryan in the finals of a sixteen man tournament on August 30, 2003 at PWG's Bad Ass Mother 3000 - Stage 2 event.[2] At 538 days, Adam Cole's only reign is the longest in the title's history.[3] Bryan Danielson is the shortest reigning champion in history by vacating it immediately after winning it for the second time.[4] Kevin Steen holds the record for most reigns, with 3.[5][6][7] As of July 2024, Roderick Strong is the current champion in his first reign, after defeating Kyle O'Reilly in a Guerrilla Warfare match on December 12, 2014, to win the title.[1][8] Overall, there have been 23 reigns among 17 different wrestlers.[9]
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