WSW World Heavyweight Championship
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The WSW World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world championship contested for in the heavyweight division of World Series Wrestling (WSW).
History
On 5 October 2005, during WSW's first show, Rhino became the inaugural champion by defeating Jeff Jarrett, during a tour that took part in Melbourne, Victoria. Rhino held the championship for three days before losing it to Jarrett on 8 October. On 1 May 2007, due to Jarrett's commitments with Total Nonstop Action (TNA), WSW stippred him of the championship. on 1 June, Bryan Danielson won the vacant championship by defeating Nigel McGuinness.
On 31 August 2007, the championship was deactivated as WSW went to hiatus. Ten years later, on 25 November 2017, Ricochet won the now reactivated championship after defeating Austin Aries and Brian Cage in a three-way match. In 2019, the championship was vacated with the previous titleholder being Marty Scurll.[better source needed] On 8 July 2022, Johnny Downunder won the vacant championship after defeating Joey Janela in a no disqualification match. Downunder has previously won the title under the ring name Johnny Impact.
Reigns
As of 17 April 2026, there have been 15 reigns between 12 wrestlers and two vacancies. Rhino was the inaugural champion. Matt Cardona holds the record for most reigns at three. Aries is the oldest champion at 40 years old, while Bryan Danielson is the youngest at 26 years old. Jeff Jarrett's reign is the longest at 570 days, while Brian Cage and Impact's first reign was the shortest at one day.
Matt Cardona is the current champion in his third reign. He won the title by defeating Nic Nemeth in a Sydney Street Fight, which was also for the Nemeth's Internet Championship at Legacy on 31 March 2025, in Sydney, New South Wales.
| No. | Overall reign number |
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| + | Current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||
| 1 | Rhino | 5 October 2005 | International Assault Tour Day 1 | Melbourne, Victoria | 1 | 3 | Defeated Jeff Jarrett to become inaugural champion. | |
| 2 | Jeff Jarrett | 8 October 2005 | International Assault Tour Day 3 | Newcastle, New South Wales | 1 | 570 | ||
| — | Vacated | 1 May 2007 | — | — | — | — | WSW stripped Jeff Jarrett of the championship due to his commitments with Total Nonstop Action (TNA). | |
| 3 | Bryan Danielson | 1 June 2007 | International Assault Tour Day 1 | Kensington, New South Wales | 1 | 2 | Defeated Nigel McGuinness to win the vacant title. | |
| 4 | Billy Kidman | 3 June 2007 | International Assault Tour Day 3 | Newcastle West, New South Wales | 1 | 89 | ||
| — | Deactivated | 31 August 2007 | — | — | — | — | The championship became inactive after WSW went to hiatus. | [citation needed] |
| 5 | Ricochet | 25 November 2017 | International Assault Tour 2K17 Day 2 | Adelaide, South Australia | 1 | 2 | Defeated Austin Aries and Brian Cage in a three-way match to win the vacant title. | |
| 6 | Austin Aries | 27 November 2017 | International Assault Tour 2K17 Day 4 | Penrith, New South Wales | 1 | 207 | ||
| 7 | Brian Cage | 22 June 2018 | International Assault Best of the Best 2K18 Day 1 | Ferntree Gully, Victoria | 1 | 1 | This was a three-way match, also involving Johnny Impact. | |
| 8 | Johnny Impact | 23 June 2018 | International Assault Best of the Best 2K18 Day 2 | Ferntree Gully, Victoria | 1 | 1 | ||
| 9 | Austin Aries | 24 June 2018 | International Assault Best of the best 2K18 Day 3 | Adelaide, South Australia | 2 | 155 | ||
| 10 | Robbie Eagles | 26 November 2018 | International Assault the Elite Takeover Day 4 | Ferntree Gully, Victoria | 1 | 208 | ||
| 11 | Marty Scurll | 22 June 2019 | International Assault Zero Fear Day 2 | Ferntree Gully, Victoria | 1 | N/A | ||
| Championship history is unrecorded from June 23, 2019 to July 8, 2022. | ||||||||
| 12 | Johnny Downunder | 8 July 2022 | Phoenix Rising Day 1 | Adelaide, South Australia | 2 | 246 | Defeated Joey Janela in a No Disqualification match to win the vacant title. Downunder was previously known as Johnny Impact. | |
| 13 | Matt Cardona | 11 March 2023 | Unleash Hell Day 2 | Melbourne, Victoria | 1 | 209 | ||
| 14 | Shawn Spears | 6 October 2023 | Full Throttle Day 1 | Melbourne, Victoria | 1 | 7 | ||
| 15 | Matt Cardona | 13 October 2023 | Full Throttle Day 6 | Sydney, New South Wales | 2 | 261 | ||
| 16 | Nic Nemeth | 30 June 2024 | Most Wanted Day 4 | Adelaide, South Australia | 1 | 274 | Defeated Hammerstone in a No Disqualification match, who substituted for Cardona due to Cardona's torn pec injury. | |
| 17 | Matt Cardona | 31 March 2025 | Legacy Day 4 | Sydney, New South Wales | 3 | 382+ | This was a Sydney Street Fight, which was also for the Nemeth's Internet Championship. |
Combined reigns
| † | Indicates the current champion. |
| N/A | The exact length of a title reign is too uncertain to calculate. |
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of Reigns | Combined Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Cardona † | 3 | 852+ |
| 2 | Jeff Jarrett | 1 | 540 |
| 3 | Austin Aries | 2 | 362 |
| 4 | Nic Nemeth | 1 | 274 |
| 5 | Johnny Downunder/Impact | 2 | 247 |
| 6 | Robbie Eagles | 1 | 208 |
| 7 | Billy Kidman | 1 | 89 |
| 8 | Shawn Spears | 1 | 7 |
| 9 | Rhino | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Bryan Danielson | 1 | 2 |
| Ricochet | 1 | 2 | |
| 12 | Brian Cage | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Marty Scurll | 1 | N/A |