The wXw Unified World Wrestling Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship, contested in the German professional wrestling promotion, Westside Xtreme Wrestling. The championship was established in 2001 as the wXw World Heavyweight Championship, but was later unified with the wXw World Lightweight Championship to create the modern title.

Title history

There have been a total of 57 reigns shared between 40 different champions. Mad Cow was the inaugural champion. Big van Walter, John Klinger and Jurn Simmons shares the record for most reign with three. Ares's second reign is the longest at 603 days, while Alex Shelley, Jimmy Jacobs and Marty Scurll reign is the shortest at less than hour. The current champion is Elijah Blum who is in his first reign.

At wXw 23rd Anniversary on December 23, 2023, Robert Dreissker defeated Masha Slamovich to unify the title with the wXw Women's Championship.

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific champion
DaysNumber of days held
<1Reign lasted less than a day
+Current reign is changing daily
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDays
1Mad CowJuly 1, 2001Dead EndEssen, Germany156Defeated Chris the Bambikiller to become the inaugural champion
2Eric SchwarzAugust 26, 2001Broken RulzEssen, Germany1112Defeated The Bull, substituting an injured Mad Cow
—VacatedDecember 15, 2001————Vacated due to injury
3Thomas BladeDecember 16, 2001Live EventDresden, Germany149Defeated Big Sick Ben for the vacated title
4Chris the BambikillerFebruary 3, 2002wXw PaybackNuremberg, Germany1159
—VacatedJuly 12, 2002————
5Martin NolteAugust 17, 2002True ColorsEssen, Germany1196Won a 20-man Battle Royal for the vacated title
6Chris HeroMarch 1, 2003Back To The Roots 2Essen, Germany1252Due 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
7Alex ShelleyNovember 8, 2003IWA Mid-South Ted Petty Invitational 2003 - Day 2Salem, IN141This was a tournament final three-way match, also involving IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Champion Danny Daniels
8Jimmy JacobsDecember 19, 2003IWA Mid-South Winter Wars 2003Lafayette, IN1<1This was a Submission Match and the third in a Best Of Seven Series
9Alex ShelleyDecember 19, 2003IWA Mid-South Winter Wars 2003Lafayette, IN2<1This was a Lumberjack Match and the fourth in a Best of Seven Series
10Jimmy JacobsDecember 19, 2003IWA Mid-South Winter Wars 2003Lafayette, IN28This was a Texas Death Match and the fifth in a Best of Seven Series
11Double CDecember 27, 20033rd Anniversary HUSS-MasEssen, Germany1168
12Ian RottenJune 12, 2004Dead End 4Essen, Germany17
13Double CJune 19, 2004Live EventVienna, Austria2175This was also the Round Robin Tournament Match.
14Robbie BrooksideDecember 11, 20044th Anniversary ShowEssen, Germany1295
15AresOctober 2, 2005Sunday Bloody Sunday IIEssen, Germany1167
16Mike QuackenbushMarch 18, 2006Back To The Roots 5 - Enter The Dark SideEssen, Germany113
17AresMarch 31, 2006CHIKARA NakedReading, PA2603
18Alex PainNovember 24, 20077th Anniversary Show - Strong Style TournamentOberhausen, Germany1105
19Steve DouglasMarch 8, 200816 Carat Gold 2008 - Day 2Essen, Germany1246
—VacatedNovember 9, 2008————
20John KlingerDecember 13, 20088th Anniversary ShowOberhausen, Germany184
21Bryan DanielsonMarch 7, 200916 Carat Gold 2009 - Day 2Oberhausen, Germany155
22Absolute AndyMay 1, 2009Dead End IX BetaOberhausen, Germany1225
23Steve DouglasDecember 12, 20099th Anniversary ShowOberhausen, Germany2175
24Zack Sabre Jr.June 5, 2010Dead End XOberhausen, Germany1119Sabre 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
25Big Daddy WalterOctober 2, 2010HATEs Fuckin' Birthday ShowOberhausen, Germany1105
26Daisuke SekimotoJanuary 15, 2011Back To The Roots XOberhausen, Germany1107
27Big Van WalterMay 2, 2011BJW Live EventTokyo, Japan2383Walter was originally known as Big Daddy Walter.
28El GenericoMay 19, 2012Dead End XIIOberhausen, Germany185
29Axel TischerAugust 12, 2012Fans Appreciation Weekend 2012 - Day 2Oberhausen, Germany1293This was a four-way match, also involving John Klinger and Karsten Beck.
30Tommy EndJune 1, 2013Dead End XIIIOberhausen, Germany1421
31Big Daddy WalterJuly 27, 2014Fans Appreciation Night 2014Oberhausen, Germany3174
32Karsten BeckJanuary 17, 2015Back To The Roots XIVOberhausen, Germany1223
33John KlingerAugust 28, 2015Fans Appreciation Night 2015: HamburgHamburg, Germany21
34Karsten BeckAugust 29, 2015Fans Appreciation Night 2015: OberhausenOberhausen, Germany2196This was a three-way match also involving A.J. Styles.
35Jurn SimmonsMarch 12, 201616 Carat Gold 2016 - Day 2Oberhausen, Germany1273This was a four-way match, also involving Absolute Andy and John Klinger.
36Marty ScurllDecember 10, 201616th AnniversaryOberhausen, Germany1<1This was a three-way match also involving Adam Cole.
37Axel Dieter Jr.December 10, 201616th AnniversaryOberhausen, Germany191
38Jurn SimmonsMarch 11, 201716 Carat Gold 2017 - Day 2Oberhausen, Germany2147
39John KlingerAugust 5, 2017Fight Forever Tour OpeningOberhausen, Germany3217This was a three-way match also involving Ilja Dragunov.
40Ilja DragunovMarch 10, 201816 Carat Gold 2018 - Day 2Oberhausen, Germany1147This was a three-way match also involving Walter.
41Absolute AndyAugust 4, 2018Shortcut To The Top 2018Oberhausen, Germany2217
42Bobby GunnsMarch 9, 201916 Carat Gold 2019 - Day 2Oberhausen, Germany1210
43Timothy ThatcherOctober 5, 2019World Tag Team Festival - Night 2Oberhausen, Germany170
44Bobby GunnsDecember 14, 201919th AnniversaryOberhausen, Germany2482This was a four-way match also involving David Starr and Ilja Dragunov.
45Marius Al-AniApril 9, 2021Dead EndOberhausen, Germany1197
46Axel TischerOctober 23, 2021True ColorsDresden, Germany2133
47Tristan ArcherMarch 5, 202216 Carat Gold 2020Oberhausen, Germany128This was a four-way match, also involving Jurn Simmons and Levaniel.
48Jurn SimmonsApril 2, 2022We Love Wrestling - 16 Carat Gold RevengeFrankfurt, Germany328This was a three-way match, also involving Axel Tischer.
49Tristan ArcherApril 30, 2022We Love Wrestling - SLAM In Den MaiWeyhe, Germany2231
50LevanielDecember 17, 202222nd AnniversaryWeyhe, Germany156
—VacatedFebruary 11, 2023————Vacated due to Levaniel failing to qualify for the wXw 16 Carat Gold Tournament, where he was scheduled to defend his title.
51Shigehiro IrieMarch 12, 2023wXw 16 Carat Gold - Day 3Oberhausen, Germany197Defeated Axel Tischer for the vacant title.
52Robert DreisskerJune 17, 2023wXw Drive Of Champions 2023Oberhausen, Germany1350At wXw 23rd Anniversary on December 23, 2023, Dreissker defeated Masha Slamovich to unify the title with the wXw Women's Championship.
53Laurance RomanJune 1, 2024wXw Drive Of Champions 2024Oberhausen, Germany1126This was a lumberjack match.
54Peter TihanyiOctober 5, 2024wXw World Tag Team Festival 2024 - Night 2Oberhausen, Germany1131This was a three-way match also involving Robert Dreissker.
—VacatedFebruary 13, 2025————Vacated due to Peter Tihanyi sustaining a shoulder injury.
551 Called MandersApril 5, 2025wXw We Love Wrestling: 16 Carat Gold RevengeFrankfurt, Hessen1175He defeated Elijah Blum to win the vacant title.
56Peter TihanyiSeptember 27, 2025wXw Catch Grand Prix 2025 - Night 3Oberhausen, Germany2119
57Elijah BlumJanuary 24, 2026wXw Back To The Roots 2026Oberhausen, Germany1145+This was a pure wrestling rules match.

Combined reigns

Ares, records longest combined reigns at 770 days and longest single reign at 603 days
Walter, record-tied three-time champion, under the ring names Big Van Walter and Big Daddy Walter
Current champion, Elijah Blum.

As of June 18, 2026.

†Indicates the current champion
RankWrestlerNo. of reignsCombined days
1Ares2770
2Bobby Gunns2693
3Big Van Walter/Big Daddy Walter3662
4Jurn Simmons3448
5Absolute Andy2442
6Axel "Axeman" Tischer2426
7Steve Douglas2421
Tommy End1421
9Karsten Beck2419
10Robert Dreissker1350
11Double C2343
12John Klinger3302
13Robbie Brookside1295
14Tristan Archer2259
15Chris Hero1252
16Peter Tihanyi2250
17Marius Al-Ani1197
18Martin Nolte1196
191 Called Manders1175
20Chris the Bambikiller1159
21Ilja Dragunov1147
22Elijah Blum †1145+
23Laurance Roman1126
24Zack Sabre Jr.1119
25Eric Schwarz1112
26Daisuke Sekimoto1107
27Alex Pain1105
28Shigehiro Irie197
29Axel Dieter Jr.191
30El Generico185
31Timothy Thatcher170
32Mad Cow156
Levaniel
34Bryan Danielson155
35Thomas Blade149
36Alex Shelley241
37Mike Quackenbush113
38Jimmy Jacobs28
39Ian Rotten17
40Marty Scurll1<1

See also

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