The wXw Shotgun Championship is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the German promotion Westside Xtreme Wrestling. All of the matches disputed for the title are broadcast on wXw's YouTube channel. The first champion was crowned on August 18, 2013. Ilja Dragunov defeated Tony Blunt in the finals of a tournament to become the first champion.

Title history

There have been a total of 43 reigns and four vacancies shared between 34 different champions. The current champion is Axel Tischer who is in his third reign.

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific champion
DaysNumber of days held
+Current reign is changing daily
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDays
1Ilja DragunovAugust 18, 2013Fans Appreciation Weekend 2013 – Day 2Oberhausen, Germany1152Defeated Toby Blunt in a tournament final to become the inaugural champion
—VacatedJanuary 17, 2014————Vacated due to Dragunov suffering a severe head injury
2Axel TischerJanuary 18, 2014Back to the Roots XIIIOberhausen, Germany1266Defeated Carnage in a Steel Cage match for the vacant Championship.
3John KlingerOctober 11, 201414th Anniversary Tour: PraguePrague, Czech Republic17
4Mason RyanOctober 18, 201414th Anniversary Tour: SlamMania IIMannheim, Germany11
5John KlingerOctober 19, 201414th Anniversary Tour: ApoldaApolda, Germany2139
6Ilja DragunovMarch 7, 201516 Carat Gold 2015 – Day 2Oberhausen, Germany2105
7Kim RayJune 20, 2015More Than Wrestling Tour: Finale – Shortcut To The TopOberhausen, Germany1175
8Sasa KeelDecember 12, 201515th Anniversary Tour: FinaleOberhausen, Germany1112
9Da MackApril 2, 2016True Colors 2016Dresden, Germany1181
10Pete DunneSeptember 30, 2016World Tag Team League 2016 – Day 1Oberhausen, Germany115
11Tyler BateOctober 15, 2016Shotgun Live Tour 2016: BielefeldBielefeld, Germany134
12David StarrNovember 18, 2016Shotgun Live Tour 2016: GothaGotha, Germany115
13Chris BrookesDecember 3, 2016Shotgun Live Tour 2016: BerlinBerlin, Germany17This was a four-way match, also involving Dave Crist and Ilja Dragunov
14David StarrDecember 10, 201616th AnniversaryOberhausen, Germany292This was a four-way match, also involving Da Mack and Pete Dunne
15Emil SitociMarch 12, 201716 Carat Gold 2017 – Day 3Oberhausen, Germany162This was a four-way match, also involving Cody Rhodes and Jurn Simmons
16AngélicoMay 13, 2017Superstars of Wrestling 2017Oberhausen, Germany149This was a four-way match, also involving Penta el Zero M and Rey Fénix
17David StarrJuly 1, 2017Shortcut to the Top 2017Cologne, Germany362This was a three-way match, also involving Emil Sitoci
18Ivan KievSeptember 1, 2017Fans Appreciation Night 2017Hamburg, Germany1113This was a three-way match, also involving Flip Gordon
19Bobby GunnsDecember 23, 201717th AnniversaryOberhausen, Germany1224
20Marius Al-AniAugust 4, 2018Shortcut To The Top 2018Oberhausen, Germany1238
21Emil SitociMarch 30, 201916 Carat Gold Revenge 2019: FrankfurtFrankfurt, Germany2167This was a three-way match, also involving Julian Pace
22AvalancheSeptember 13, 2019FAN 2019 - Du EntscheidestHamburg, Germany192This was a Street Fight match
23Jay SkilletDecember 14, 201919th AnniversaryOberhausen, Germany163This was a four-way match also involving Absolute Andy and Veit Müller.
24AvalancheFebruary 15, 2020Road To 16 Carat Gold: BielefeldBielefeld, Germany222
25Alexander WolfeMarch 8, 202016 Carat Gold 2020Oberhausen, Germany282This was a three-way match also involving Ilja Dragunov. Wolfe was previously known as Axel Tischer.
—VacatedMay 29, 2020————Wolfe was unable to defend the title due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
26MetehanJuly 30, 2020ShotgunOberhausen, Germany1154Defeated Hektor Invictus in the finals of a tournament to win the vacant Championship.
27Norman HarrasDecember 31, 2020Shotgun Silvester EpezielOberhausen, Germany1148
28Prince AhuraMay 28, 2021Drive Of Champions 2021Oberhausen, Germany173
—VacatedAugust 9, 2021————
29Vincent HeisenbergSeptember 25, 2021Catch Grand Prix 2021Oberhausen, Germany126Defeated Norman Harras to win the vacant title.
30Michael KnightOctober 21, 2021wXw Live In Limbach-OberfrohnaLimbach-Oberfrohna, Germany157
31Norman HarrasDecember 17, 2021wXw We Love Wrestling #26Borken, Germany21
32Absolute AndyDecember 18, 2021wXw 21st AnniversaryOberhausen, Germany176
—VacatedMarch 4, 2022————Andy was unable to defend the title due to illness.
33Ninja MackMarch 5, 2022wXw 16 Carat Gold 2022Oberhausen, Germany11Defeated Ace Romero in a lotterie match to win the vacant title.
34MaggotMarch 6, 2022wXw 16 Carat Gold 2022Oberhausen, Germany1328This was a four-way match also involving Ender Kara and The Rotation.
35Laurance RomanJanuary 28, 2023wXw Back To The Roots 2023Oberhausen, Germany1266
36Elijah BlumOctober 21, 2023wXw We Love Wrestling - Live In BielefeldBielefeld, Germany163
37The RotationDecember 24, 2023wXw 23rd AnniversaryOberhausen, Germany176This was a six-way scramble also involving Alex Duke, Bobby Gunns, Jacob Crane and Nick Schreier.
38LevanielMarch 8, 2024wXw 16 Carat Gold 2024Oberhausen, Germany1212This was a three-way match also involving Maggot.
39Anita VaughanOctober 6, 2024wXw World Tag Team Festival 2024Oberhausen, Germany1153Vaughan became the first ever female wrestler to hold the championship.
40Joseph Fenech Jr.March 8, 2025wXw Shotgun BonanzaOberhausen, Germany128
41Hektor InvictusApril 5, 2025wXw We Love Wrestling: 16 Carat Gold RevengeFrankfurt, Hessen1176
42Dennis DullnigSeptember 28, 2025wXw We Love Wrestling #71Oberhausen, Germany1195
43Axel TischerApril 11, 2026wXw We Love Wrestling #76Dresden, Germany36+

Combined reigns

Inaugural champion Ilja Dragunov.
Record-tying three-time champion Alexander Wolfe with the title in 2020.
Record-tying three-time champion David Starr.

As of April 17, 2026.

†Indicates the current champion
RankChampionNo. of reignsCombined days
1Axel Tischer/Alexander Wolfe †3354+
2Maggot1328
3Laurance Roman1266
4Ilja Dragunov2257
5Marius Al-Ani1238
6Emil Sitoci2229
7Bobby Gunns1224
8Levaniel1212
9Dennis Dullnig1195
10Da Mack1181
11Hektor Invictus1176
12Kim Ray1175
13David Starr3169
14Metehan1154
15Anita Vaughan1153
16Norman Harras2149
17John Klinger2146
18Avalanche2114
19Ivan Kiev1113
20Sasa Keel1112
21Absolute Andy176
The Rotation176
23Prince Ahura173
24Elijah Blum163
Jay Skillet163
26Michael Knight157
27Angélico149
28Tyler Bate134
29Joseph Fenech Jr.128
30Vincent Heisenberg126
31Pete Dunne115
32Chris Brookes17
33Mason Ryan11
Ninja Mack11

See also

External links