No.
|
Champion
|
Championship change
|
Reign statistics
|
Notes
|
Ref.
|
Date
|
Event
|
Location
|
Reign
|
Days
|
1
|
Mad Cow
|
July 1, 2001
|
Dead End
|
Essen, Germany
|
1
|
56
|
Defeated Chris the Bambikiller to become the inaugural champion
|
|
2
|
Eric Schwarz
|
August 26, 2001
|
Broken Rulz
|
Essen, Germany
|
1
|
112
|
Defeated The Bull, substituting an injured Mad Cow
|
|
—
|
Vacated
|
December 15, 2001
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Vacated due to injury
|
|
3
|
Thomas Blade
|
December 16, 2001
|
Live Event
|
Dresden, Germany
|
1
|
49
|
Defeated Big Sick Ben for the vacated title
|
|
4
|
Chris the Bambikiller
|
February 3, 2002
|
wXw Payback
|
Nuremberg, Germany
|
1
|
159
|
|
|
—
|
Vacated
|
July 12, 2002
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|
|
5
|
Martin Nolte
|
August 17, 2002
|
True Colors
|
Essen, Germany
|
1
|
196
|
Won a 20-man Battle Royal for the vacated title
|
|
6
|
Chris Hero
|
March 1, 2003
|
Back To The Roots 2
|
Essen, Germany
|
1
|
252
|
Due to the title being defended in the USA against IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Champion Mark Wolf on June 21, 2003, it gained "World" status and was renamed to wXw World Heavyweight Championship
|
|
7
|
Alex Shelley
|
November 8, 2003
|
IWA Mid-South Ted Petty Invitational 2003 - Day 2
|
Salem, IN
|
1
|
41
|
This was a tournament final three-way match, also involving IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Champion Danny Daniels
|
|
8
|
Jimmy Jacobs
|
December 19, 2003
|
IWA Mid-South Winter Wars 2003
|
Lafayette, IN
|
1
|
<1
|
This was a Submission Match and the third in a Best Of Seven Series
|
|
9
|
Alex Shelley
|
December 19, 2003
|
IWA Mid-South Winter Wars 2003
|
Lafayette, IN
|
2
|
<1
|
This was a Lumberjack Match and the fourth in a Best of Seven Series
|
|
10
|
Jimmy Jacobs
|
December 19, 2003
|
IWA Mid-South Winter Wars 2003
|
Lafayette, IN
|
2
|
8
|
This was a Texas Death Match and the fifth in a Best of Seven Series
|
|
11
|
Double C
|
December 27, 2003
|
3rd Anniversary HUSS-Mas
|
Essen, Germany
|
1
|
168
|
|
|
12
|
Ian Rotten
|
June 12, 2004
|
Dead End 4
|
Essen, Germany
|
1
|
7
|
|
|
13
|
Double C
|
June 19, 2004
|
Live Event
|
Vienna, Austria
|
2
|
175
|
This was also the Round Robin Tournament Match.
|
|
14
|
Robbie Brookside
|
December 11, 2004
|
4th Anniversary Show
|
Essen, Germany
|
1
|
295
|
|
|
15
|
Ares
|
October 2, 2005
|
Sunday Bloody Sunday II
|
Essen, Germany
|
1
|
167
|
|
|
16
|
Mike Quackenbush
|
March 18, 2006
|
Back To The Roots 5 - Enter The Dark Side
|
Essen, Germany
|
1
|
13
|
|
|
17
|
Ares
|
March 31, 2006
|
CHIKARA Naked
|
Reading, PA
|
2
|
603
|
|
|
18
|
Alex Pain
|
November 24, 2007
|
7th Anniversary Show - Strong Style Tournament
|
Oberhausen, Germany
|
1
|
105
|
|
|
19
|
Steve Douglas
|
March 8, 2008
|
16 Carat Gold 2008 - Day 2
|
Essen, Germany
|
1
|
246
|
|
|
—
|
Vacated
|
November 9, 2008
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|
|
20
|
John Klinger
|
December 13, 2008
|
8th Anniversary Show
|
Oberhausen, Germany
|
1
|
84
|
|
|
21
|
Bryan Danielson
|
March 7, 2009
|
16 Carat Gold 2009 - Day 2
|
Oberhausen, Germany
|
1
|
55
|
|
|
22
|
Absolute Andy
|
May 1, 2009
|
Dead End IX Beta
|
Oberhausen, Germany
|
1
|
225
|
|
|
23
|
Steve Douglas
|
December 12, 2009
|
9th Anniversary Show
|
Oberhausen, Germany
|
2
|
175
|
|
|
24
|
Zack Sabre Jr.
|
June 5, 2010
|
Dead End X
|
Oberhausen, Germany
|
1
|
119
|
Sabre Jr. defeated Douglas to unify the wXw World Heavyweight Championship into his wXw World Lightweight Championship. The title became known as the wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship
|
|
25
|
Big Daddy Walter
|
October 2, 2010
|
HATEs Fuckin' Birthday Show
|
Oberhausen, Germany
|
1
|
105
|
|
|
26
|
Daisuke Sekimoto
|
January 15, 2011
|
Back To The Roots X
|
Oberhausen, Germany
|
1
|
107
|
|
|
27
|
Big Van Walter
|
May 2, 2011
|
BJW Live Event
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
2
|
383
|
Walter was originally known as Big Daddy Walter.
|
|
28
|
El Generico
|
May 19, 2012
|
Dead End XII
|
Oberhausen, Germany
|
1
|
85
|
|
|
29
|
Axel Tischer
|
August 12, 2012
|
Fans Appreciation Weekend 2012 - Day 2
|
Oberhausen, Germany
|
1
|
293
|
This was a four-way match, also involving John Klinger and Karsten Beck.
|
|
30
|
Tommy End
|
June 1, 2013
|
Dead End XIII
|
Oberhausen, Germany
|
1
|
421
|
|
|
31
|
Big Daddy Walter
|
July 27, 2014
|
Fans Appreciation Night 2014
|
Oberhausen, Germany
|
3
|
174
|
|
|
32
|
Karsten Beck
|
January 17, 2015
|
Back To The Roots XIV
|
Oberhausen, Germany
|
1
|
223
|
|
|
33
|
John Klinger
|
August 28, 2015
|
Fans Appreciation Night 2015: Hamburg
|
Hamburg, Germany
|
2
|
1
|
|
|
34
|
Karsten Beck
|
August 29, 2015
|
Fans Appreciation Night 2015: Oberhausen
|
Oberhausen, Germany
|
2
|
196
|
This was a three-way match also involving A.J. Styles.
|
|
35
|
Jurn Simmons
|
March 12, 2016
|
16 Carat Gold 2016 - Day 2
|
Oberhausen, Germany
|
1
|
273
|
This was a four-way match, also involving Absolute Andy and John Klinger.
|
|
36
|
Marty Scurll
|
December 10, 2016
|
16th Anniversary
|
Oberhausen, Germany
|
1
|
<1
|
This was a three-way match also involving Adam Cole.
|
|
37
|
Axel Dieter Jr.
|
December 10, 2016
|
16th Anniversary
|
Oberhausen, Germany
|
1
|
91
|
|
|
38
|
Jurn Simmons
|
March 11, 2017
|
16 Carat Gold 2017 - Day 2
|
Oberhausen, Germany
|
2
|
147
|
|
|
39
|
John Klinger
|
August 5, 2017
|
Fight Forever Tour Opening
|
Oberhausen, Germany
|
3
|
217
|
This was a three-way match also involving Ilja Dragunov.
|
|
40
|
Ilja Dragunov
|
March 10, 2018
|
16 Carat Gold 2018 - Day 2
|
Oberhausen, Germany
|
1
|
147
|
This was a three-way match also involving Walter.
|
|
41
|
Absolute Andy
|
August 4, 2018
|
Shortcut To The Top 2018
|
Oberhausen, Germany
|
2
|
217
|
|
|
42
|
Bobby Gunns
|
March 9, 2019
|
16 Carat Gold 2019 - Day 2
|
Oberhausen, Germany
|
1
|
210
|
|
|
43
|
Timothy Thatcher
|
October 5, 2019
|
World Tag Team Festival - Night 2
|
Oberhausen, Germany
|
1
|
70
|
|
|
44
|
Bobby Gunns
|
December 14, 2019
|
19th Anniversary
|
Oberhausen, Germany
|
2
|
482
|
This was a four-way match also involving David Starr and Ilja Dragunov.
|
|
45
|
Marius Al-Ani
|
April 9, 2021
|
Dead End
|
Oberhausen, Germany
|
1
|
197
|
|
|
46
|
Axel Tischer
|
October 23, 2021
|
True Colors
|
Dresden, Germany
|
2
|
133
|
|
|
47
|
Tristan Archer
|
March 5, 2022
|
16 Carat Gold 2020
|
Oberhausen, Germany
|
1
|
28
|
This was a four-way match, also involving Jurn Simmons and Levaniel.
|
|
48
|
Jurn Simmons
|
April 2, 2022
|
We Love Wrestling - 16 Carat Gold Revenge
|
Frankfurt, Germany
|
3
|
28
|
This was a three-way match, also involving Axel Tischer.
|
|
49
|
Tristan Archer
|
April 30, 2022
|
We Love Wrestling - SLAM In Den Mai
|
Weyhe, Germany
|
2
|
231
|
|
|
50
|
Levaniel
|
December 17, 2022
|
22nd Anniversary
|
Weyhe, Germany
|
1
|
56
|
|
|
—
|
Vacated
|
February 11, 2023
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Vacated due to Levaniel failing to qualify for the wXw 16 Carat Gold Tournament, where he was scheduled to defend his title.
|
|
51
|
Shigehiro Irie
|
March 12, 2023
|
wXw 16 Carat Gold - Day 3
|
Oberhausen, Germany
|
1
|
97
|
Defeated Axel Tischer for the vacant title.
|
|
52
|
Robert Dreissker
|
June 17, 2023
|
wXw Drive Of Champions 2023
|
Oberhausen, Germany
|
1
|
220+
|
At wXw 23rd Anniversary on December 23, 2023, Dreissker defeated Masha Slamovich to unify the title with the wXw Women's Championship.
|
|