APW Worldwide Internet Championship

The APW Worldwide Internet Championship is a title contested in All Pro Wrestling (APW). It was introduced on February 27, 1999, when Michael Modest became the first champion. There have been 53 reigns by 39 wrestlers with six vacancies.

APW Worldwide Internet Championship
Details
PromotionAll Pro Wrestling
Date establishedFebruary 27, 1999
Current champion(s)Levi Shapiro
Date wonJune 15, 2019

Reigns
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 N/A Pinole, CA 1 308 Defeated Tony Jones in the finals of the APW Cup Tournament on February at the Pinole Valley High School in Pinole, California, to win the APW World Wide Internet Championship.
2 Christopher Daniels January 1, 2000 N/A Lompoc, CA 1 105
— Vacated N/A — — — —
3 Donovan Morgan April 15, 2000 N/A 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.
— 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 N/A Galt, CA 1 203 Defeated Christopher Daniels in a one-night tournament to win the vacant title.
5 Donovan Morgan May 19, 2001 N/A King City, CA 2 300
— Vacated N/A — — — — Morgan vacated the title upon leaving the promotion.
6 Jardi Frantz March 15, 2002 N/A Hayward, CA 1 56 Won a battle royal to determine a new champion.
7 Super Dragon May 10, 2002 N/A Hayward, CA 1 37
8 Bryan Danielson June 16, 2002 N/A Los Angeles, CA 1 54
9 Larry Blackwell August 9, 2002 N/A Hayward, CA 1 105 A set up by the Blackout Army falsified a "match" in order to give Kryptonite the Internet title.
10 Kryptonite November 22, 2002 N/A Hayward, CA 1 35
— Vacated N/A — Hayward, CA — — Kryptonite was stripped of the title due to injury.
11 Super Dragon December 27, 2002 N/A Hayward, CA 2 57 Defeated Bobby Quance and Jardi Frantz in a triple threat 60-minute Iron Man match.
12 James Choi February 22, 2003 N/A Hayward, CA 1 175 Defeated Excalibur, who wrestled in place of Super Dragon, who was in Japan.
13 B-Boy August 16, 2003 N/A Newhall, CA 1 210
14 J.J. Perez March 13, 2004 N/A Hayward, CA 1 266
15 Puma December 4, 2004 N/A Hayward, CA 1 217
16 J.J. Perez July 9, 2005 N/A Hayward, CA 2 420
17 Mr. Prime Time September 2, 2006 N/A Hayward, CA 1 203
18 Psicosis March 24, 2007 N/A Bakersfield, CA 1 91
19 Mr. Prime Time June 23, 2007 N/A Bakersfield, CA 2 49 Defeated Psicosis in a 2-out-of-3 falls match to become the champion.
20 Adam Thornstowe August 11, 2007 N/A Hayward, CA 1 63 Defeated Mr. Prime Time in a 2-out-of-3 falls match to be become the champion.
21 Tito Aquino October 13, 2007 N/A Hayward, CA 1 <1 Defeated Thornstowe, Mr. Prime Time, & Oliver John in a no-disqualification, falls-count-anywhere match.
22 Dana Lee October 13, 2007 N/A Hayward, CA 1 136 Defeated Tito Aquino that same night.
23 Brian Cage February 26, 2008 N/A Hayward, CA 1 60
— 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 N/A Hayward, CA 1 128 Derek Sanders defeated Nate Rulez in a tournament final.
25 Jeckles the Jester November 1, 2008 N/A Hayward, CA 1 63
26 Timothy Thatcher January 3, 2009 N/A 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.[1]
27 Dave Dutra January 16, 2010 N/A Hayward, CA 1 210
28 Mr. Wrestling #4 August 14, 2010 N/A Hayward, CA 1 63
29 Matt Carlos October 16, 2010 N/A Hayward, CA 1 202
30 Rik Luxury May 6, 2011 N/A Hayward, CA 1 162 Luxury won a ladder match for both Carlos' APW World Wide Internet Championship & Luxury's "Real" World Wide Internet Championship.
31 Colt Cabana October 15, 2011 N/A Hayward, CA 1 168 Luxury issued an open challenge immediately after retaining the title at Halloween Hell XIV, answered by Cabana.
32 Rik Luxury February 18, 2012 N/A Hayward, CA 2 56
33 Will Rood April 14, 2012 N/A Hayward, CA 1 21
34 Rik Luxury May 5, 2012 N/A Hayward, CA 3 98
35 Perry Von Vicious August 11, 2012 N/A Hayward, CA 1 63
36 Rik Luxury October 13, 2012 N/A Hayward, CA 4 21
37 Will Rood November 3, 2012 N/A Hayward, CA 2 163
38 Dave Dutra April 15, 2013 N/A Las Vegas, NV 2 77 Title defended at Vendetta Pro Wrestling's "Casino Royale" event at the 48th annual Cauliflower Alley Club reunion
— 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 N/A 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.
41 Billy Blade November 2, 2013 N/A 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.
42 Jeckles The Jester November 8, 2013 N/A Hayward, CA 2 217 Won during Roland Alexander's Memorial Show at the APW Garage against Billy Blade, Drake Younger, and Vinny Massaro.
43 Chris Hero June 13, 2014 N/A San Francisco, CA 1 85 Title won at the Bayshore Community Center in Daly City, CA
44 Virgil Flynn September 6, 2014 N/A San Francisco, CA 1 188 Flynn won a battle royal earlier in the night to earn a spot in a Triple Threat match against Jeckles and defending champion Chris Hero
45 Boyce LeGrande March 13, 2015 N/A San Francisco, CA 1 182 Title won in a 4-way match against Virgil Flynn, Marcus Lewis, and Truex
46 Will Cuevas September 11, 2015 N/A Daly City, CA 1 371 Title won at the Bayshore Community Center in Daly City, CA, near the historic Cow Palace
47 Rik Luxury September 16, 2016 N/A Daly City, CA 5 56
48 Will Cuevas November 11, 2016 N/A Pacifica, CA 2 176 [2]
49 Karl Fredericks May 6, 2017 N/A Daly City, CA 1 188
50 Jacob Fatu November 10, 2017 N/A Daly City, CA 1 224
51 JR Kratos June 22, 2018 N/A Daly City, CA 1 133
52 Will Hobbs November 2, 2018 N/A Daly City, CA 3 225 Previously known as Will Rood
53 Levi Shapiro June 15, 2019 N/A Daly City, CA 1 584+

Combined reigns

As of January 19, 2021.

† Indicates the current champions
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns		 Combined
days
1 J.J. Perez2686
2 Levi Shapiro †1584+
3 Will Cuevas2557
4 Donovan Morgan2496
5 Rik Luxury5446
6 Will Rood / Will Hobbs3409
7 Timothy Thatcher1378
8 Karl Fredericks1355
9 Michael Modest1308
10 Dave Dutra2287
11 Jeckles the Jester2275
12 Mr. Prime Time2252
13 Jacob Fatu1224
14 Puma1217
15 B-Boy1210
16 Vinnie Massaro1203
17 Matt Carlos1202
18 Virgil Flynn1176
19 Boyce LeGrande1172
20 James Choi1175
21 Colt Cabana1168
22 Drake Younger1145
23 Dana Lee1136
24 JR Kratos1133
25 Derek Sanders1128
26 Christopher Daniels2105
Larry Blackwell2105
28 Super Dragon294
29 Chris Hero192
30 Psicosis191
31 Adam Thornstowe363
Mr. Wrestling #4363
Perry Von Vicious363
34 Brian Cage160
35 Jardi Frantz156
36 Bryan Danielson154
37 Kryptonite135
38 Billy Blade16
39 Tito Aquino1<1

See also

References
  1. "The decision is in!". allprowrestling.com. Retrieved 2009-10-30.
  2. "APW Worldwide Internet Championship". CageMatch. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
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