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Professional wrestling champonship
| FOW Heavyweight Championship |
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| Promotion | Future of Wrestling |
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| Date established | May 1, 1998 |
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| Date retired | August 6, 2011 |
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| First champion(s) | Johnny Evans |
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| Final champion(s) | Tommy Vandal |
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| Most reigns | Billy Fives (6 reigns) |
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The FOW Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling title in American independent promotion Future of Wrestling. The title was created when "Ram Man" Johnny Evans won the title in Miami, Florida on May 1, 1998. It was defended throughout southern Florida, most often in Davie, Oakland Park, Pembroke Pines and occasionally in Ft. Lauderdale and Tampa, Florida. The title was also defended outside the United States during international tours to Peru and Saudi Arabia in 1999 and 2002 respectively. There have been a total of 18 recognized individual champions, who have had a combined 26 official reigns.[1]
Title history
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Reigns together:
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Date:
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Place:
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Notes:
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| Johnny Evans
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1
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May 1, 1998
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Miami, Florida
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| T.J. Jackson
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1
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August 1, 1998
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Oakland Park, Florida
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| Title vacant.
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| Rusty Brooks
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1
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October 10, 1998
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Oakland Park, Florida
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Won title in a battle royal.
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| J.R. James
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1
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December 12, 1998
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Oakland Park, Florida
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| Gator B. Long
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1
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January 19, 1999
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Tampa, Florida
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| Pat McGuire
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1
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January 30, 1999
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Oakland Park, Florida
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Pat McGuire also holds the FOW Hardcore Championship during this time.
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| Bobby Rogers
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1
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May 1, 1999
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Cooper City, Florida
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| Prince Ali Khan
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1
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May 20, 1999
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Lima, Peru
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| Bobby Rogers
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2
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May 22, 1999
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Lima, Peru
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| Dennis Allen
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1
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June 26, 1999
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Pembroke Pines, Florida
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Won title in a 10-man "Table Death Match".
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| Pat McGuire
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2
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September 25, 1999
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Pembroke Pines, Florida
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| Title vacant.
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| Chris Charger
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1
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March 26, 2000
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Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
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Defeated Billy Fives in a tournament final at Chairshots and Champions.
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| Pat McGuire
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3
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April 22, 2000
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Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
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| Billy Fives
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1
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January 20, 2001
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Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
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| Scoot Andrews
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1
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April 5, 2001
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Tampa, Florida
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| Billy Fives
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2
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May 12, 2001
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Davie, Florida
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| Low Ki
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1
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June 16, 2001
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Davie, Florida
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| Billy Fives
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3
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June 17, 2001
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Hollywood, Florida
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| Norman Smiley
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1
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April 13, 2002
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Davie, Florida
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| Billy Fives
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4
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June 29, 2002
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Davie, Florida
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| Mike Sullivan
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1
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July 25, 2002
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Saudi Arabia
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| Billy Fives
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5
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July 26, 2002
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Saudi Arabia
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| Bruno Sassi
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1
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August 31, 2002
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Plantation, Florida
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Sassi also holds the FOW International Heavyweight Championship.
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| Curt Hennig
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1
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December 14, 2002
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Pembroke Pines, Florida
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Curt Hennig died as champion prior to the FOW closing.
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| Title vacant.
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| Billy Fives
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6
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January 29, 2011
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Davie, Florida
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Billy Fives defeated ERA III in a tournament final in the FOW Relaunch event.
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| Tommy Vandal
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1
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August 6, 2011
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Hollywood, Florida
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