APW Worldwide Internet Championship

APW Worldwide Internet Championship
Details
PromotionAll Pro Wrestling
Date establishedFebruary 27, 1999
Current champion(s)Levi Shapiro
Date wonJune 15, 2019
Statistics
First champion(s)Michael Modest
Most reignsRik Luxury (5 times)
Longest reignLevi Shapiro (2,020+ days)
Shortest reignTito Aquino (<1 day)

The APW Worldwide Internet Championship is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the independent professional wrestling promotion All Pro Wrestling.

Title history

As of December 25, 2024, there have been 53 reigns between 39 champions with six vacancies. Michael Modest was the inaugural champion. Rik Luxury has the most reigns with five. Levi Shapiro's current and ongoing reign is the longest at 2,020+ days, while Tito Aquino's reign is the shortest at 1 hour.

Levi Shapiro is the current champion in his first reign. He defeated Will Hobbs at Bay Area Bash on June 15, 2019, in Daly City, CA.

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
<1 Reign lasted less than a day
+ Current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
1 Michael Modest February 27, 1999 Spartanfest '99 Pinole, CA 1 308 Defeated Tony Jones in the finals of the APW Cup Tournament to become the inaugural champion. [1][2]
2 Christopher Daniels January 1, 2000 Y2Kaos Weekend - Night 2 Lompoc, CA 1 105 [3]
— Vacated N/A — — — —
3 Donovan Morgan April 15, 2000 Farewell To Modest - Worldwide Internet Tournament Livingston, CA 1 196 Defeated Boyce LeGrande in a tournament final to win the vacant title. Morgan also held the APW Universal Heavyweight Championship in conjunction with the APW World Wide Internet Championship. [4][5]
— Vacated N/A — Galt, CA — — APW Commissioner Gabe Ramirez stripped Morgan of the title because he also held the Universal Heavyweight Championship. Ramirez declared a one-night tournament was to be held to crown a new champion.
4 Vinny Massaro October 28, 2000 Halloween Hell IV Galt, CA 1 203 Defeated Christopher Daniels in a one-night tournament to win the vacant title. [6][7]
5 Donovan Morgan May 19, 2001 King City Kaos King City, CA 2 300 [8]
— Vacated N/A — — — — Morgan vacated the title upon leaving the promotion.
6 Jardi Frantz March 15, 2002 Gym Wars The Return Hayward, CA 1 56 This was a 19-man battle royal for the vacant title. [9]
7 Super Dragon May 10, 2002 Gym Wars Hayward, CA 1 37 [10]
8 Bryan Danielson June 16, 2002 EPIC International Collision Los Angeles, CA 1 54 [11]
9 Larry Blackwell August 9, 2002 Gym Wars Hayward, CA 1 105 A set up by the Blackout Army falsified a "match" in order to give Kryptonite the Internet title. [12]
10 Kryptonite November 22, 2002 APW Hayward, CA 1 35 [13]
— Vacated N/A — Hayward, CA — — Kryptonite was stripped of the title due to injury.
11 Super Dragon December 27, 2002 Kristmas Kaos Hayward, CA 2 57 Defeated Bobby Quance and Jardi Frantz in a triple threat 60-minute Iron Man match. [14]
12 James Choi February 22, 2003 Gym Wars Hayward, CA 1 175 Defeated Excalibur, who wrestled in place of Super Dragon, who was in Japan. [15]
13 B-Boy August 16, 2003 LA Nemesis II Santa Clarita, CA 1 210 [16]
14 J.J. Perez March 13, 2004 The Garage Rumble Hayward, CA 1 266 [17]
15 Puma December 4, 2004 Kristmas Kaos Hayward, CA 1 217 [18]
16 J.J. Perez July 9, 2005 APW Hayward, CA 2 420 [19]
17 Mr. Primetime September 2, 2006 APW Hayward, CA 1 203 [20]
18 Psicosis March 24, 2007 March Madness Bakersfield, CA 1 91 [21]
19 Mr. Primetime June 23, 2007 Summer Sizzle Bakersfield, CA 2 49 This was a 2-out-of-3 falls match. [22]
20 Adam Thornstowe August 11, 2007 Gym Wars Hayward, CA 1 63 This was a 2-out-of-3 falls match. [23]
21 Tito Aquino October 13, 2007 Halloween Hell X Hayward, CA 1 <1 Defeated Thornstowe, Mr. Prime Time and Oliver John in a No Disqualification Falls Count Anywhere Triple Threat match. [24]
22 Dana Lee October 13, 2007 Halloween Hell X Hayward, CA 1 136 [24]
23 Brian Cage February 26, 2008 Gym Wars Hayward, CA 1 60 [25]
— Vacated April 26, 2008 — Hayward, CA — — Cage was stripped of the title when he was unable to wrestle due to a family emergency.
24 Derek Sanders June 16, 2008 Gym Wars Hayward, CA 1 128 Defeated Nate Rulez in a tournament final to win the vacant title. [26]
25 Jeckles the Jester November 1, 2008 Halloween Hell XI Hayward, CA 1 63 [27]
26 Timothy Thatcher January 3, 2009 Gym Wars Hayward, CA 1 378 Mr. Wrestling #4 defeated Thatcher for the title on 10/24/09. Days later, the APW Board of Directors overturned the decision, ruling that the direct outcome was due to the physical involvement of special referee Omega, and Thatcher was reinstated as champion.[28] [29][30]
27 Dave Dutra January 16, 2010 Gym Wars Hayward, CA 1 210 [31]
28 Mr. Wrestling #4 August 14, 2010 Gym Wars Hayward, CA 1 63 [32]
29 Matt Carlos October 16, 2010 Halloween Hell XIII Hayward, CA 1 202 [33]
30 Rik Luxury May 6, 2011 Gym Wars Hayward, CA 1 162 Luxury won a ladder match for both Carlos' APW World Wide Internet Championship & Luxury's "Real" World Wide Internet Championship. [34]
31 Colt Cabana October 15, 2011 Halloween Hell XIV Hayward, CA 1 168 Luxury issued an open challenge immediately after retaining the title at Halloween Hell XIV, answered by Cabana. [35]
32 Rik Luxury February 18, 2012 N/A Hayward, CA 2 56
33 Will Rood April 14, 2012 Gym Wars Hayward, CA 1 21 [36]
34 Rik Luxury May 5, 2012 Gym Wars - Young Lions Cup Hayward, CA 3 98 [37]
35 Perry Von Vicious August 11, 2012 Gym Wars Hayward, CA 1 63 [38]
36 Rik Luxury October 13, 2012 Halloween Hell XV Hayward, CA 4 21 [39]
37 Will Rood November 3, 2012 Gym Wars Hayward, CA 2 163 [40]
38 Dave Dutra April 15, 2013 Vendetta Pro Casino Royale Las Vegas, NV 2 77 Title defended at Vendetta Pro Wrestling's "Casino Royale" event at the 48th annual Cauliflower Alley Club reunion. [41]
— Vacated July 1, 2013 — Hayward, CA — — Dutra was stripped of the title after refusing to defend the title against number one contender Drake Younger without him first submitting to a blood test because of Younger's death match history.
40 Drake Younger July 6, 2013 Gym Wars Hayward, CA 1 119 With the title held in escrow Younger defeated Timothy Thatcher at Gym Wars to become the new champion. Dave Dutra returned with the original belt and challenged Younger to a unification ladder match. Younger was victorious against Dutra in the main event of Halloween Hell.[42] [43]
41 Billy Blade November 2, 2013 Young Lions Cup Hayward, CA 1 6 Blade made a surprise return at the Young Lions Cup and challenged Younger immediately following a No DQ title defense against Dalton Frost. [44]
42 Jeckles The Jester November 8, 2013 Roland Alexander Memorial Show Hayward, CA 2 217 This was a four-way elimination match, which also involving Billy Blade and Drake Younger. [45]
43 Chris Hero June 13, 2014 Friday The 13th San Francisco, CA 1 85 [46]
44 Virgil Flynn September 6, 2014 War At The Shore San Francisco, CA 1 188 This was a three-way match, which also involving Jeckles The Jester. [47]
45 Boyce LeGrande March 13, 2015 Friday The 13th Part 2 San Francisco, CA 1 182 This was a four-way match, which also involving Marcus Lewis and Truex. [48]
46 Will Cuevas September 11, 2015 Bayshore Bash Daly City, CA 1 371 [49]
47 Rik Luxury September 16, 2016 N/A Daly City, CA 5 56
48 Will Cuevas November 11, 2016 11:11 Pacifica, CA 2 176 [50]
49 Karl Fredericks May 6, 2017 Cow Palace Royale Daly City, CA 1 188 [51]
50 Jacob Fatu November 10, 2017 Clash At The Cow Palace Daly City, CA 1 224 [52]
51 JR Kratos June 22, 2018 Bay Area Bash Daly City, CA 1 133 [53]
52 Will Hobbs November 2, 2018 Halloween Hell Daly City, CA 3 225 Previously known as Will Rood [54]
53 Levi Shapiro June 15, 2019 Bay Area Bash Daly City, CA 1 2,020+ [55]

Combined reigns

As of December 25, 2024.

† Indicates the current champions
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns 		Combined
days
1 Levi Shapiro † 1 2,020+
2 J.J. Perez 2 686
3 Will Cuevas 2 557
4 Donovan Morgan 2 496
5 Rik Luxury 5 446
6 Will Rood / Will Hobbs 3 409
7 Timothy Thatcher 1 378
8 Karl Fredericks 1 355
9 Michael Modest 1 308
10 Dave Dutra 2 287
11 Jeckles the Jester 2 275
12 Mr. Prime Time 2 252
13 Jacob Fatu 1 224
14 Puma 1 217
15 B-Boy 1 210
16 Vinnie Massaro 1 203
17 Matt Carlos 1 202
18 Virgil Flynn 1 176
19 Boyce LeGrande 1 172
20 James Choi 1 175
21 Colt Cabana 1 168
22 Drake Younger 1 145
23 Dana Lee 1 136
24 JR Kratos 1 133
25 Derek Sanders 1 128
26 Christopher Daniels 2 105
Larry Blackwell 2 105
28 Super Dragon 2 94
29 Chris Hero 1 92
30 Psicosis 1 91
31 Adam Thornstowe 3 63
Mr. Wrestling #4 3 63
Perry Von Vicious 3 63
34 Brian Cage 1 60
35 Jardi Frantz 1 56
36 Bryan Danielson 1 54
37 Kryptonite 1 35
38 Billy Blade 1 6
39 Tito Aquino 1 <1

See also

References

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