ICW United States Heavyweight Championship

The ICW United States Heavyweight Championship was a secondary singles championship in International Championship Wrestling. The title was created when The Sheik brought the now-defunct Detroit version of the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship to the promotion, making the Sheik the first ICW United States Heavyweight Champion.[1] Because the championship is a professional wrestling championship, it is not won or lost competitively but instead by the decision of the bookers of a wrestling promotion. The championship is awarded after the chosen team "wins" a match to maintain the illusion that professional wrestling is a competitive sport.[2]

ICW United States Heavyweight Championship
Details
PromotionInternational Championship Wrestling
Date established1981
Date retired1983
Statistics
First champion(s)The Sheik
Most reignsThe Sheik, Pez Whatley and Paul Christy (2 reigns)
Longest reignUncertain[Note 1]
Shortest reignUncertain[Note 1]
Oldest championThe Sheik (57 years, 357 days approximately)
Youngest championPez Whatley (31 years, 355 days approximately)
Heaviest champion[Note 2]
Lightest champion[Note 2]

Title history
Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
1 The Sheik 1981 N/A [Note 3] 1 [Note 4] Title awarded  
2 Thunderbolt Patterson 1982 ICW show [Note 3] 1 [Note 4]    
3 The Sheik 1982 ICW show [Note 3] 2 [Note 4]    
4 Ratamyus December 7, 1982 ICW show [Note 3] 1 [Note 4]    
5 Pez Whatley 1982 ICW show [Note 3] 1 [Note 4]    
6 Paul Christy 1982 ICW show [Note 3] 1 [Note 4]    
7 Pez Whatley 1983 ICW show [Note 3] 2 [Note 4]    
8 Paul Christy 1983 ICW show [Note 3] 2 [Note 4]    
— Deactivated 1983 N/A N/A — — Championship was abandoned for undocumented reasons  

Footnotes
  1. Due to gaps in the championship history it is impossible to determine this.
  2. Documentation of the billed weight of 60% of the champions has not been found.
  3. The location of the match was not captured as part of the championship documentation.
  4. Neither the date the title was won or lost has been documented, making it too uncertain to determine any length for this reign.

References
  1. Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  2. Ed Grabianowski. "How Pro Wrestling Works". How Stuff Works. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2009.
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