6-511: The IWC World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling heavyweight championship in the wrestling promotion, International Wrestling Cartel . The championship was first awarded March 17, 2001 when Powerhouse Hughes defeated Bubba the Bulldog, Guido Corleone, Homicyde, Orion, and Paul Atlas in a six-way elimination match last eliminating Orion. During Hughes' reign, the title was defended on Championship Wrestling Federation shows as Hughes
12-413: Is best known for their annual Super Indy Tournament. This tournament has featured many participants and winners who have gone on to become major television stars, and is often considered to be a launching pad into professional wrestling success. The local wrestlers would refer to popular, well known wrestlers as "Super Indy" and the tournament was born. IWC's Iron City Wrestling Academy is responsible for
18-502: Is the current champion in his second reign. He defeated Elijah Dean at the 5th Annual Pittsburgh Classic on December 3, 2022. As of November 29, 2024. As of November 29, 2024. International Wrestling Cartel International Wrestling Cartel is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania . It is owned and operated by Justin Plummer, has become
24-513: The Superstars, and the long lasting Super Indy Tournament. IWC aired 56 episodes of a weekly television show called IWC Ignition. In 2019, the promotion unveiled the IWC Network, which allowed streaming of live events and a back-catalog of past events as far back as 2002. Produced by 2:1 Media, events began streaming live for IWC Network subscribers or available as one-time purchases. The IWC
30-491: The longest tenured owner. Norm Connors ran the promotion for 9 years until he handed the reins to then announcer Chuck Roberts. Roberts owned the International Wrestling Cartel till 2015 before being sold to Justin Plummer. IWC holds live events and pay-per-views now exclusively on their streaming network, the IWC Network. Annual PPV events include Winner Takes All, Caged Fury, Reloaded, Night of
36-431: Was the owner of the promotion. As of March 9, 2022, there are 44 reigns among 28 wrestlers with five vacancies. The inaugural champion was Powerhouse Hughes. Dennis Gregory has the most reigns at five. Shirley Doe has the longest singular reign at 545 days. Dennis Gregory, RJ City , and DJZ have the shortest singular reign at less than one day. John McChesney has the longest combined reign at 805 days. Bill Collier
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