IWRG Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship

The IWRG Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship (Campeon Intercontinental Peso Completo IWRG in Spanish) is a singles Championship in the Mexican lucha libre (Professional wrestling) promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) and was introduced in 1997. It has since been defended throughout Mexico, primarily in Naucalpan, but also in Japan as well.[1] As the Championship is designated as a heavyweight title, it can only officially be competed for by wrestlers weighing at least 105 kg (231 lb).[2]

IWRG Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship
The belt representing the heavyweight championship
Details
PromotionInternational Wrestling Revolution Group
Date establishedSeptember 28, 1997[1]
Current champion(s)Galeno del Mal
Date wonAugust 21, 2022
Statistics
First champion(s)Pierroth Jr.[1]
Most reignsScorpio Jr. and Máscara Año 2000 Jr. (4 reigns)
Longest reignCanek (1,444 days)
Shortest reignGianni Valletta (11 days)

The current champion is Galeno del Mal, who defeated AK47 for the vacant championship on August 21, 2022. The first holder of the IWRG Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship was Pierroth Jr. who won the title on September 28, 1997 defeating Black Magic in the finals of an eight-man tournament.[1] There have been eighteen recognized champions, combining for twenty-five total reigns. Máscara Año 2000 Jr. and Scorpio Jr. are tied for most championship reigns, with four each. El Canek holds the record for the longest individual reign 1,444 days (from May 5, 2006 to April 18, 2010, although his reign had a long period of inactivity). Valletta's first reign lasted 11 days, the shortest of any champion. Scorpio Jr.'s four reigns combined to at least 4,987 days, almost quadrupling El Canek.

As it is a professional wrestling championship, the championship was not won not by actual competition, but by a scripted ending to a match determined by the bookers and match makers.[lower-alpha 1] On occasion the promotion declares a championship vacant, which means there is no champion at that point in time. This can either be due to a storyline,[lower-alpha 2] or real life issues such as a champion suffering an injury being unable to defend the championship,[lower-alpha 3] or leaving the company.[lower-alpha 4]

Title history
Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
N/A Unknown information
+ Current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
 1  Pierroth Jr.  September 28, 1997  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  672 Defeated Black Magic in the finals of an eight-man tournament. [1]
 2  Pirata Morgan  August 1, 1999  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  114   [1]
 3  Super Parka  November 23, 1999  Live event Yokkaichi, Japan  1  23   [1]
 4  Scorpio Jr.  December 16, 1999  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  609   [1]
 5  Tinieblas Jr.  August 16, 2001  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  378   [7]
 6  Scorpio Jr.  August 29, 2002  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  2  273   [8]
 7  El Enterrador  May 29, 2003  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  136   [9]
 8  Tinieblas Jr.  October 12, 2003  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  2  123   [9]
 9  Villano IV  February 12, 2004  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  210   [10]
 10  Scorpio Jr.  September 9, 2004  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  3  245   [10]
 11  Heavy Metal  May 12, 2005  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  224   [11]
 12  Scorpio Jr.  December 22, 2005  Guerra del Golfo Naucalpan, State of Mexico  4  [lower-alpha 5]   [11]
— Vacated  February 2006 — — — — Championship vacated when Scorpio Jr. left the promotion. [12]
 13  Canek  May 5, 2006  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  1,444 Defeated Rayo de Jalisco Jr. in a Relevos Increibles, that saw Perro Aguayo Jr. and Headhunter A against Canek and Jalisco. [12]
 14  Máscara Año 2000 Jr.  April 18, 2010  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  67   [13]
 15  Silver King  June 24, 2010  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  479   [14]
 16  Taboo  October 16, 2011  Dr. Wagner 50th Anniversary Show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  70 This was an elimination steel cage Title vs. Masks match, also involving Dr. Wagner Jr. and La Parka. [15]
 17  Headhunter I  December 25, 2011  Guerra de Campeones Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  179 This was a three-way Bullterrier match, also involving Electroshock. [16]
 18  Cien Caras Jr.  June 21, 2012  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  584 Won the match and the title via disqualification.[lower-alpha 6] [17]
 19  Vampiro Canadiense  January 26, 2014  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  161   [18]
— Vacated  July 6, 2014 — — — — Championship declared vacant by IWRG due to Vampiro not working for IWRG for an extended period of time
 20  El Hijo de Dos Caras  July 20, 2014  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  448 This was six-way ladder match, also involving Demon Clown, Dr. Wagner Jr., L.A. Park, Máscara Sagrada and Pirata Morgan. [19]
 21  Máscara Año 2000 Jr.  October 11, 2015  Caravana de Campeones Naucalpan, State of Mexico  2  21   [20]
 22  El Hijo de Dos Caras  November 1, 2015  Castillo del Terror Naucalpan, State of Mexico  2  105   [21]
 23  Trauma I  February 14, 2016  Live event Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  70 Match also included Herodes Jr. [22]
 23  Máscara Año 2000 Jr.  April 24, 2016  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  3  49   [23]
 24  Mr. Electro  June 12, 2016  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  56 Won the match and the championship by disqualification [24]
 25  Trauma I  August 7, 2016  Máscara vs. Cabellera Naucalpan, State of Mexico  2  133   [25]
 26  Mr. Electro  December 18, 2016  IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  2  733 Won the match and the championship by disqualification [26]
 27  Máscara Año 2000 Jr.  December 21, 2018 Arena Naucalpan 41st Anniversary Show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  4  114 This was a triple threat apuestas match, also including Toscano. Máscara Año 2000 Jr. and Toscano put their hairs on the line [27]
 28 El Hijo de Canis Lupus  April 14, 2019 IWRG 80. Torneo FILL Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  546 El Hijo de Canis Lupus defeated Máscara Año 2000 Jr. by count-out. Even so, it was considered a title change. [28]
 29 Fresero Jr.  October 11, 2020 N/A Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  329 [28]
— Vacated  September 5, 2021 — — — —
 30 Gianni Valletta  September 5, 2021 IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  11 [29]
 31 El Hijo del Espectro Jr.  September 16, 2021 IWRG show Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  328 [30]
— Vacated  August 10, 2022 — — — —
 32 Galeno del Mal  August 21, 2022 Caravana de Campeones Naucalpan, State of Mexico  1  430+ Defeated AK47 to win the vacant championship. [31]

Combined reigns
Current champion Galeno del Mal
† Indicates the current champion
¤ The exact length of at least one title reign is too uncertain to calculate.
Rank Wrestler Nr. of
reigns		 Combined days
1 Canek11,444
2 Scorpio Jr.41,127¤
3 El Hijo de Dos Caras2906
4 Mr. Electro2796
5 Pierroth Jr.1672
6 Cien Caras Jr.1584
7 El Hijo de Canis Lupus1546
8 Silver King1479
9 Galeno del Mal †1430+
10 Tinieblas Jr.2379
11 Fresero Jr.1329
12 El Hijo del Espectro Jr.1328
13 Máscara Año 2000 Jr.4251
14 Heavy Metal1224
15 Villano IV1210
16 Trauma I1204
17 Headhunter I1179
18 Vampiro Canadiense1161
19 El Enterrador1136
20 Pirata Morgan1114
21 Taboo170
22 Super Parka123
23 Gianni Valletta111

Footnotes
  1. Hornbaker (2016) p. 550: "Professional wrestling is a sport in which match finishes are predetermined. Thus, win–loss records are not indicative of a wrestler's genuine success based on their legitimate abilities – but on now much, or how little they were pushed by promoters"[3]
  2. Duncan & Will (2000) p. 271, Chapter: Texas: NWA American Tag Team Title [World Class, Adkisson] "Championship held up and rematch ordered because of the interference of manager Gary Hart"[4]
  3. Duncan & Will (2000) p. 20, Chapter: (United States: 19th Century & widely defended titles – NWA, WWF, AWA, IW, ECW, NWA) NWA/WCW TV Title "Rhodes stripped on 85/10/19 for not defending the belt after having his leg broken by Ric Flair and Ole & Arn Anderson"[5]
  4. Duncan & Will (2000) p. 201, Chapter: (Memphis, Nashville) Memphis: USWA Tag Team Title "Vacant on 93/01/18 when Spike leaves the USWA."[6]
  5. The exact date Scorpio Jr. left IWRG is not known placing the title reign between 41 and 68 days.
  6. In IWRG, as with a number of Lucha Libre promotions, a championship can change hands on a disqualification victory.

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