XPW King of the Deathmatch Championship
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| XPW King of the Deathmatch Championship | |||||||||||
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| Promotion | Xtreme Pro Wrestling | ||||||||||
| Date established | June 20, 2000 | ||||||||||
| Date retired | August 22, 2009 | ||||||||||
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The XPW King of the Deathmatch Championship was one of Xtreme Pro Wrestling's championships. Originally, the championship existed as a trophy that was at stake in the first-ever Baptized in Blood event, which featured a Japanese-style 8-Man King of the Deathmatch tournament.
Background
After The Messiah defeated Supreme for the championship, an actual title belt for the championship would later appear and debut at XPW's Baptized in Blood 2. The Messiah would wind up as the longest reigning champion, holding onto the title for nearly a year, and only being stripped of the title after he was fired from XPW.
The championship was highly contested while XPW was based in the West Coast, as matches would often consist of a plethora of Barbed-Wire, Beds of Nails, Beds of Thumbtacks, Light Bulbs and (occasionally) exploding barbed-wire devices.
Baptized in Blood 2000
The title was first awarded to the winner of an 8-Man Single Elimination Tournament, held at XPW Baptized in Blood on June 20, 2000.[1]
| First Round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Supreme | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Kid Kaos | ||||||||||||||
| Supreme | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Messiah | ||||||||||||||
| Messiah | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Johnny Webb | ||||||||||||||
| Supreme | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Kronus | ||||||||||||||
| Kronus | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Carlito Montana | ||||||||||||||
| Kronus | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Axl Rotten | ||||||||||||||
| Axl Rotten | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Homeless Jimmy | ||||||||||||||
1. Bed of Nails, Barbed Wire Board & Barbed Wire Table Match
2. Barbed Wire Ladder & Thumbtacks Match
3. Bed of Light Bulbs & Barbed Wire Board Match
4. Beds of Nails, Glass & Barbed Wire Bat Match
5. Beds of Barbed Wire, Thumbtacks & Nails Match
6. Barbed Wire Board & Barbed Wire Bat Match
7. No Rope Barbed Wire, Beds of Everything Match
Baptized in Blood 2001
The title was first awarded to the winner of an 8-Man Single Elimination Tournament, held at XPW Baptized in Blood 2 on February 24, 2001.[1]
| First Round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Messiah | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Kraq | ||||||||||||||
| Messiah | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Homeless Jimmy | ||||||||||||||
| Homeless Jimmy | 2 | |||||||||||||
| John Kronus | ||||||||||||||
| Messiah | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Supreme | ||||||||||||||
| Supreme | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Rizzono & Pogo the Clown | ||||||||||||||
| Supreme | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Johnny Webb | ||||||||||||||
| Johnny Webb | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Nosawa | ||||||||||||||
1. Beds of Barbed Wire & Nails Match
2. Beds of Light Tubes/Light Bulbs & Broken Glass Match
3. Bed of Thumbtacks, Barbed Wire Board & Barbed Wire Table Match
4. Bed of Thumbtacks & Barbed Wire Ladder Match
5. Beds of Light Bulbs, Broken Glass & Barbed Wire Board Match
6. Beds of Barbed Wire, Thumbtacks & Nails Match
7. Double Hell, Beds of Thumbtacks, Broken Glass, Light Tubes, Barbed Wire Light Tube Tables, Barbed Wire Ladder & 16-Feet Ladder Match
Baptized in Blood 2002 - Night of Champions
The title was first awarded to the winner of an 8-Man Single Elimination Tournament, held at XPW Baptized in Blood 3 on July 20, 2002.[1]
| First Round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Supreme | 1 | |||||||||||||
| The Sandman | ||||||||||||||
| Supreme | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Altar Boy Luke | ||||||||||||||
| Altar Boy Luke | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Vinny Massaro | ||||||||||||||
| Supreme | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Angel | ||||||||||||||
| Pogo the Clown | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Rizzono | ||||||||||||||
| Angel | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Pogo The Clown | ||||||||||||||
| Angel | 4 | |||||||||||||
| GQ Money | ||||||||||||||
1. Barbed Wire Ropes, Beds of Barbed Wire, Nails, Barbed Wire Board, Barbed Wire Ladder & Fans Bring The Weapons Match
2. Barbed Wire Ropes, Beds of Barbed Wire, Nails, Barbed Wire Board, Barbed Wire Ladder & Fans Bring The Weapons Match
3. Barbed Wire Ropes, Beds of Barbed Wire, Nails, Barbed Wire Board, Barbed Wire Ladder & Fans Bring The Weapons Match (this match was supposed to be Steve Rizzono vs. Crimson, but Pogo the Clown interjected himself into the match and pinned Rizzono while Crimson was outside the ring)
4. Barbed Wire Ropes, Beds of Barbed Wire, Nails, Barbed Wire Board, Barbed Wire Ladder & Fans Bring The Weapons Match
5. Barbed Wire Ropes, Beds of Barbed Wire, Nails, Barbed Wire Board, Barbed Wire Ladder & Fans Bring The Weapons Match
6. Barbed Wire Ropes, Beds of Barbed Wire, Nails, Barbed Wire Board, Barbed Wire Ladder & Fans Bring The Weapons Match
7. Barbed Wire Ropes, Beds of Light Tubes, Nails, Barbed Wire Board, Barbed Wire Table, Barbed Wire Ladder, Fans Bring The Weapons & Exploding Ring Scaffold Match
Title history
- Key
| Symbol | Meaning |
| No. | The overall championship reign |
| Reign | The reign number for the specific wrestler listed. |
| Event | The event in which the championship changed hands |
| N/A | The specific information is not known |
| — | Used for vacated reigns in order to not count it as an official reign |
| [Note #] | Indicates that the exact length of the title reign is unknown, with a note providing more details. |
| # | Wrestler | Reign | Date | Days held | Location | Event | Notes | Ref. |
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| 1 | Supreme | 1 | February 26, 2000 | 259 | Hollywood, California | XPW My Bloody Valentine 2000 - Tag 2 | Defeated John Kronus in a No Rope, Barbed Wire, Beds of Everything Match in a tournament final to become the first champion | |
| 2 | The Messiah | 1 | November 11, 2000 | 287 | San Bernardino, California | XPW Dismembered In November | This was a Barbed Wire Ropes, Beds of Tumbtacks, Light Bulls, Nails, Barbed Wire Board, Light Tube, Caribbean Spider Web Match | |
| - | Vacated | - | August 25, 2001 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Messiah was fired from XPW, and the title is vacated. | |
| 3 | Supreme | 2 | October 13, 2001 | 133 | Pico Rivera, California | XPW Halloween In Hell 2 | Defeated Vic Grimes in a Double Hell, Barbed Wire Landmines, Bed of Lights Tubes Match to win the vacant title | |
| 4 | The Sandman | 1 | February 23, 2002 | 147 | Los Angeles, California | XPW Freefall | This was a Beds of Thumbtacks, Barbed Wire, Nails, Barbed Wire Board Match | |
| 5 | Supreme | 3 | July 20, 2002 | 77 | Pico Rivera, California | XPW Baptized In Blood III: Night Of Champions | Defeated Angel in a No Rope Barbed wire, Bed of Light tubes, Nails, Barbed Wire Boards, Barbed Wire Ladders, Fans Bring the Weapons, Exploding Ring Scaffold Match in a tournament final | |
| 6 | Altar Boy Luke | 1 | October 5, 2002 | 77 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | XPW Fallout | This was a Bed of Light Tubes, Barbed Wire Board Match | |
| 7 | Supreme | 4 | December 21, 2002 | 77 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | XPW Merry F'N X-Mas | This was a House of Horrors Match | |
| - | Deactivated | - | March 8, 2003 | N/A | N/A | N/A | XPW closed and the title was abandoned | |
| 8 | Supreme | 5 | May 24, 2008 | 455 | Redondo Beach, CA | XPW Cold Day In Hell | Defeated Necro Butcher in a Double Hell, Barbed Wire Chairs, Barbed Wire Light Tube Tables, Light Tube Table, Thumbtacks, Beds of Mouse Traps and Light Tubes Death match to reactivate the title | |
| - | Deactivated | - | August 22, 2009 | N/A | N/A | N/A | XPW held a reunion show in August 22, 2009, with Supreme defending the title against "The Artist Formerly Known As The Hardcore Homo" Angel. XPW closes, and MEXPW opened with most of the XPW competitors in its roster. Title was abandoned |
List of combined reigns
| Rank | Wrestler | # of Reigns |
Combined Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Supreme | 5 | 1001 |
| 2 | The Messiah | 1 | 287 |
| 3 | The Sandman | 1 | 147 |
| 4 | Altar Boy Luke | 1 | 77 |
See also
- IWA King of the Death Match
- IWA Mid-South King of the Deathmatch
- Combat Zone Wrestling's Tournament of Death
References
- General
- "XPW King of The Death Match title". Xtreme Pro Wrestling. Retrieved 2010-01-06.
- Oliver, Earl. "XPW King of the Death Match Title History". Solie's Title Histories. Solie.org.
- Specific
- ^ a b c "Xtreme Pro Wrestling Tournaments". ProWrestlingHistory.com.