The championship is generally contested in professional wrestling matches, in which participants execute scripted finishes rather than contend in direct competition. All reigns are won at live events, which are released on DVD. The inaugural champion was Frankie Kazarian, whom PWG recognized to have become the champion after defeating Ryan in the finals of a 16-man tournament on August 30, 2003, at PWG's Bad Ass Mother 3000 – Stage 2 event.[1] As of September 2024, Kevin Steen holds the record for most reigns, with three.[4][5][6]Bandido's only reign at 863 days is the longest in the title's history. PWG publishes a list of successful championship defenses for each champion on its official website (though this section of the website has not been updated in a few years). As of September 2024, Ryan has the most defenses, with 19, while Bryan Danielson and Kenny Omega have the least, with 0.
Daniel Garcia is the current champion in his first reign, after defeating Bandido on May 1, 2022, to win the title. Overall, there have been 32 reigns among 25 different wrestlers and three vacancies.[7]Low Ki, Bryan Danielson, and Davey Richards, all of whom vacated the championship, are the only people to have not been defeated for the championship.[8]
Title history
Names
Reigns
Combined reigns
As of September 21, 2024.
References
General
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^"Chanukah Chaos (The C's Are Silent)". Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.com. Archived from the original on 2011-03-08. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
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^"Giant-Size Annual #4". Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.com. Archived from the original on 2011-03-08. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
^"All-Star Weekend 6 - Night One". Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.com. Archived from the original on 2009-05-04. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
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^"¡Dia de los Dangerous!". Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.com. Archived from the original on 2016-10-30. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
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^"Guerre Sans Frontières". Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.com. Archived from the original on 2016-10-30. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
^"Kenny Omega's first reign". Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-16. Retrieved 2009-11-23.
^"2009 Battle of Los Angeles - Night Two". Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.com. Archived from the original on 2009-11-25. Retrieved 2009-11-23.
^"Davey Richards' first reign". Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.com. Archived from the original on 2011-10-12. Retrieved 2010-02-28.
^"As the Worm Turns". Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.com. Archived from the original on 2010-04-11. Retrieved 2010-02-28.
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^"The Curse of Guerrilla Island". Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.com. Archived from the original on 2010-10-19. Retrieved 2010-10-09.
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^"World's Finest". Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-01. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
^"Adam Cole's first reign". Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.com. Archived from the original on 2013-03-17. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
^"Mystery Vortex". Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.com. Archived from the original on 2012-12-31. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
^"Kyle O'Reilly's first reign". Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.com. Archived from the original on 2014-05-27. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
^"Sold our Soul for Rock 'n Roll". Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.com. Archived from the original on 2014-05-27. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
^"Roderick Strong's first reign". Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-25. Retrieved 2014-12-13.
^"Black Cole Sun". Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-25. Retrieved 2014-12-13.
^"3/5 PWG All-Star Weekend Night Two: Roderick Strong vs. Zack Sabre Jr. for the PWG Championship, The Young Bucks vs. Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly for the PWG Tag Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. 2016-03-06. Archived from the original on 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
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External links
PWG World Title History Archived 2021-12-23 at the Wayback Machine at Cagematch.net