WWN Championship
| WWN Championship | |||||||||
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| File:WWN Championship belt.png The WWN Championship belt (March 2017 — present) | |||||||||
| Details | |||||||||
| Promotion | WWNLive | ||||||||
| Date established | November 23, 2016[2] | ||||||||
| Current champion(s) | Matt Riddle | ||||||||
| Date won | April 1, 2017[1] | ||||||||
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The WWN Championship is a professional wrestling championship promoted by the WWNLive governing body. The inaugural champion was crowned on April 1, 2017, when Matt Riddle defeated five other men for the title.[1]
Like most professional wrestling championships, the title is won as a result of a scripted match. Matt Riddle is the current and inaugural champion.[1]
History
On November 23, 2016, WWNLive, the governing body overseeing promotions such as Evolve and Full Impact Pro (FIP), announced the creation of the WWN Championship.[2] The champion would defend the title across all promotions under the WWNLive umbrella. Each promotion was asked to send their representative for an elimination match on April 1, 2017, at Mercury Rising 2017 to determine the inaugural champion. Former Evolve Champion and Evolve Tag Team Champion Drew Galloway was the first entrant into the match on February 22.[3] Over the following weeks, Fred Yehi, Jon Davis, Matt Riddle, Parrow and Tracy Williams were added to the match.[4] At Mercury Rising 2017, Timothy Thatcher was added to the match, while Galloway was pulled out, after suffering a storyline injury at the hands of Keith Lee.[1] It was later revealed that this had been done due to Galloway having re-signed with WWE.[5] Riddle went on to win the six-way elimination match to become the inaugural WWN Champion.[1]
Title history
| # | Order in reign history |
| Reign | The reign number for the specific wrestler listed |
| Event | The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title was won |
| — | Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign |
| + | Indicates the current reign is changing daily |
As of December 22, 2024
| # | Wrestler | Reign | Date | Days held |
Location | Event | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Riddle | 1 | April 1, 2017 | 2,822+ | Orlando, Florida | Mercury Rising 2017 | Riddle defeated Fred Yehi, Jon Davis, Parrow, Timothy Thatcher and Tracy Williams in a six-way elimination match to become the inaugural champion. | [1] |
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Trionfo, Richard (April 1, 2017). "WWN Mercury Rising 2017 report: the first WWN Champion is crowned, Progress versus Evolve series, Shine Championship match, and is there a new sheriff in Evolve?". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
- ^ a b Johnson, Mike (November 23, 2016). "WWNLive launching new title, new brand". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
- ^ Fernandes, Steven (February 22, 2017). "How WWNLive champ will be crowned, first competitor announced". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
- ^ Currier, Joseph (April 1, 2017). "Evolve 81 recap: The man of the hour". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
- ^ Currier, Joseph (April 1, 2017). "Drew Galloway re-signs with WWE, appears at NXT TakeOver". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved April 2, 2017.