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| 2006 LIST OF CHAMPS AND TITLE CHANGES |
Up-To-Date List of 2006 Title Changes and Holders Worldwide
By Dr. Keith Lipinski, Torch Team Contributor
Updated March 8th, 2005
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World Wrestling Entertainment
WWE Championship (Smackdown 01/01/2005 - 06/06/2005, Raw 06/06/2005 - forward)
John Cena - 04/03/2005 - Los Angeles, CA - WrestleMania XXI PPV
* Defeated John Bradshaw Layfield for the title.
Edge - 01/08/2006 - Albany, NY - New Year's Revolution PPV
* Won the title after using his "Money in the Bank" title shot after a bloody John Cena survived the Elimination Chamber match against Kurt Angle, Shawn Michaels, Chris Masters, Carlito and Kane.
John Cena (2) - 01/29/2006 - Miami, FL - Royal Rumble 2006 PPV
(WWE) World Heavyweight Championship (Raw 01/01/2005 - 06/27/2005, Smackdown 06/27/2005 - forward)
Batista - 04/03/2005 - Los Angeles, CA - WrestleMania XXI PPV
* Defeated Triple H for the title.
Title Vacated - 01/10/2006 - Philadelphia, PA - Smackdown
* Title was vacated by Batista after suffering a torn triceps muscle during the January 8th house show match against Mark Henry, while working with a torn lat suffered during a street fight match with Edge due to a double chokeslam from Kane and the Big Show on November 8th.
Kurt Angle - 01/10/2006 - Philadelphia, PA - Smackdown
* Won a twenty man battle royal to win the vacant title, last eliminating Mark Henry. Others in the battle royal: Paul London, Brian Kendrick, William Regal, Paul Birchall, Lashley, Nunzio, Vito, Super Crazy, Psychosis, Matt Hardy, JBL, Johnny Nitro, Joey Mercury, Animal, Rey Mysterio, Simon Dean, Orlando Jordan, and yes Sylvian
(WWE) World Tag Team Championship (Raw)
The Big Show & Kane - 11/01/2005 - San Diego, CA - Taboo Tuesday PPV
* Defeated Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch for the titles.
WWE World Tag Team Championship (Smackdown)
MNM (Mercury & Nitro with Melina) (3) - 12/27/2005 - Uncasville, CA - Smackdown
* Defeated Batista & Rey Mysterio for the titles.
WWE United States Championship (Smackdown)
Title Vacant - 11/21/2005 - Sheffield, England - Smackdown
* Title was held up after a match between then-champion Booker T. and Chris Benoit went to a draw after two referees got involved and each counted a pinfall as both men had their shoulders on the mat. Friday Night Smackdown GM and HNIC Teddy Long declared the title vacant and that it will be Booker T. vs. Chris Benoit in a Best of Seven series with the winner declared the new champion.
Booker T (3) - 01/10/2006 - Philadelphia, PA - Smackdown
* Randy Orton (subbing for an injured Booker T. who interfered costing Benoit the match) defeats Chris Benoit in a Best-of-Seven Series to win vacant title (4-3, Booker won the first 3, Benoit won the next 3 with a pin of Booker, then two DQ victories over Orton).
Chris Benoit (2) - 02/19/2006 - Baltimore, MD - No Way Out PPV
WWE Intercontinental Championship (Raw)
Ric Flair - 09/18/2005 - Oklahoma City, OK - Unforgiven PPV
* Defeated Carlito Caribbean Cool for the title.
Shelton Benjamin (2) - 02/20/2006 - Trenton, NJ - RAW
WWE Cruiserweight Championship (Smackdown)
Kid Kash - 12/18/2005 - Providence, RI - Armageddon PPV
* Defeated Juventud Guerrera for the title.
Gregory Helms (3) - 01/29/2006 - Miami, FL - Royal Rumble PPV
* Pins Funaki in a Six-Way Cruiserweight Invitational match also featuring Kid Kash, Jamie Noble, Nunzio, and Paul London.
WWE Women's Championship (Raw)
Trish Stratus (6) - 01/09/2005 - San Juan, Puerto Rico - New Years Revolution PPV
* Defeated Lita for the title.
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National Wrestling Alliance - Total Nonstop Action
NWA World Heavyweight Championship
Jeff Jarrett (5) - 10/25/2005 - Orlando, FL - iMPACT! special on SpikeTV
* Defeated Rhino for the title.
Christian Cage - 02/12/2006 - Orlando, FL - Against All Odds PPV
NWA-TNA "X" Division Championship
Samoa Joe - 12/11/2005 - Orlando, FL - Turning Point PPV
* Defeated AJ Styles for the title.
NWA World Tag Team Championship
America's Most Wanted ("Wildcat" Chris Harris & "Cupcake Cowboy" James Storm) (5) - 10/11/2005 - Orlando, FL - iMPACT
* Defeated The Naturals (Chase Stevens & Andy Douglas) to win held-up title.
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Ohio Valley Wrestling
OVW Heavyweight Championship
Matt Cappotelli - 11/09/2005 - Louisville, KY - OVW TV Taping
* Defeated former partner Johnny Jeter in a 2 out of 3 falls match for the title.
Title Vacant - 02/08/2005 - Louisville, KY - OVW TV Taping
* Vacated the title due to his Brain Cancer. If anyone can beat this Cappotelli can.
NEW! Brent Albright (2) - 03/01/2006 - Louisville, KY - OVW TV Taping
* Defeated Elijah Burke (first round), Mike "The Miz" Mizanin (semi-final), and finally C.M. Punk (who himself beat Ken "Spirit Squad" Done and Chris Cage to get into the finals) in tournament final to win vacant title.
OVW Southern Tag Team Championship
Seth Skyfire & Chet 'The Jet' Jablonski - 10/12/2005 - Louisville, KY - OVW TV Taping
* Defeated the Blonde Bombers (Tank & Chad Tolland with Jillian Hall) for the titles.
Mike "The Miz" Mizanin & Chris Cage - 02/08/2006 - Louisville, KY - OVW TV Taping
OVW "Beat the Champ" Television Championship
CM Punk - 11/09/2005 - Louisville, KY - OVW TV Taping
* Took out Brent Albright before Albrights schedule match against TV Champion Ken Doane (his fifth match against him) with a chair. Doane said he owed Punk one, Punk then attacked him. Finish saw Albright come back with a chair and swing for Punk but hit Doane instead.
Aaron "The Idol" Stevens - 01/04/2006 - Louisville, KY - OVW TV Taping
* Started as a three-way with Punk vs. Albright vs. Doane, but Punk was "injured," and Aaron Stevens replaced him, and Stevens, with the help of Punk, beat Albright and won the title.
NEW! Seth Skyfire - 03/08/2006 - Louisville, KY - OVW TV Taping
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Ring Of Honor
Ring Of Honor World Championship
"American Dragon" Bryan Danielson - 09/17/2005 - Lake Grove, NY - Glory by Honor IV
* Defeated James Gibson for the title.
Ring Of Honor Tag Team Championship
Austin Aries & Roderick Strong - 12/17/2005 - Edison, NJ - Final Battle 2005
* Defeated Tony Mamaluke & Sal Rinauro for the titles.
Ring Of Honor Pure Wrestling Championship
Nigel McGuinness - 08/27/2005 - Williamsville, NY - Dragon Gate Invasion
* Defeated Samoa Joe for the title.
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All Japan Pro Wrestling
All Japan Triple Crown (Pacific Wrestling Federation, NWA International, NWA United National Titles) Championship
Satoshi Kojima - 02/16/2005 - Tokyo, Japan (YoYogi) - Realize PPV
* Defeated Toshiaki Kawada for the title.
All Japan International (PWF & NWA International) Tag Team Title
Jamal & Taiyo Kea - 1/16/2005 - Osaka, Japan
* Defeated the New Japan team of Hiroshi Tanahashi & Yutaka Yoshie in a decision match for the titles after previous champions Ka Shin & Nagata did not defend their titles in over six months.
PWF World Junior Heavyweight Title
Shuji Kondo - 10/22/2005 - Tokyo, Japan
* Defeated TAKA Michinoku for the title.
All Asian Tag Team Title
Kensuke Sasaki & Katsuhiko Nakajima - 07/26/2005 - Tokyo, Japan (Yoyogi National Stadium Gym II) - Heavy Fighting Yoyogi PPV
* Defeated Shuji Kondo & Brother "YASSHI" to the titles.
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New Japan Pro Wrestling
IWGP Heavyweight Title
Brock Lesnar - 10/08/2005 - Tokyo, Japan - Toukon Souzou (Fighting Spirit Creation) - New Chapter Tokyo Dome Show
* Defeated then-champion Kazuyuki Fujita and G-1 Climax Winner Masahiro Chono in a three way match, when he pinned Chono with "the Verdict" (formerly known as the F-5)
IWGP International Tag Team Title
Masahiro Chono & Hiroyoshi Tenzan (5) - 10/30/2005 - Hyogo, Japan
* Defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi & Shinsuke Nakamura to win the titles.
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title
Black Tiger IV - 10/08/2005 - Tokyo, Japan - Toukon Souzou (Fighting Spirit Creation) - New Chapter Tokyo Dome Show
* Defeated Tiger Mask IV for the title.
Tiger Mask IV (3) - 02/19/2006 - Tokyo, Japan
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Title
Minoru Tanaka & Hirooki Goto - 05/14/2004 - Tokyo, Japan - Nexus VI Tokyo Dome show
* Defeated Wataru Inoue & Koji Kanemoto for the titles.
El Samurai & Ryusuke Taguchi - 02/19/2006 - Tokyo, Japan
IWGP U-30 (Under 30) Title
Hiroshi Tanahashi (2) - 06/18/2005 - Kyoto, Japan
* Defeated Toru "Drunkard" Yano in a tournament final to win revived title. The title was vacated by Shinsuke Nakamura who was worried the message of the title was "people under 30 can't challenge for the IWGP Heavyweight Title."
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Pro Wrestling NOAH
Global Honored Crown Title
Akira Taue - 11/05/2005 - Tokyo, Japan
* Defeated Takeshi Rikio for the title.
Jun Akiyama (2) - 01/22/2006 - Tokyo, Japan - First Navigation '06
Global Honored Crown Tag Team Title
Mohammed Yone & Takeshi Morishima - 10/28/2005 - Osaka, Japan
* Defeated Minoru Suzuki & Naomichi Marufuji for the titles.
Global Honored Crown Junior Heavyweight Title
KENTA - 07/18/2005 - Tokyo, Japan - Destiny Tokyo Dome Show
* Defeated Yoshinobu Kanemaru for the title.
Global Honored Crown Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Title
Takashi Sugiura & Yoshinobu Kanemaru - 06/05/2005 - Sapporo, Japan
* Defeated KENTA & Naomichi Marufuji to win the titles.
NEW! Ikuto Hidaka & Minoru Fujita - 03/05/2006 -Tokyo, Japan
Global Hardcore Crown Title
Scorpio - 10/22/2005 - Tokushima, Japan
* Defeated Mohammed "Hardcore'fro" Yone for the title.
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Zero-One MAX Pro Wrestling
AWA American Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Title
Steve Corino - 06/11/2005 - Bay City, MI
* Defeated Takao Omori for the title.
Shinjiro Ohtani - 01/22/2006 - Tokyo, Japan - Faithfully
AWA/Z1-MAX/UPW/World-1 International Junior Heavyweight Title
Ikuto Hidaka - 04/14/2005 - Tokyo, Japan
* Defeated Super Crazy for the title.
Takuya Sugawara - 02/26/2006 -Tokyo, Japan
PWF Universal tag team champions
Steve Corino & C.W. Anderson - 03/23/2005 - Hakodate, Japan
* Defeated Ikuto Hidaka & Minoru Fujita for the titles.
NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Title
Ikuto Hidaka & Minoru Fujita - 10/10/2005 - Tokyo, Japan
* Defeated Kohei Sato & Ryouji Sai for the titles.
The P-Force Men: Steve Corino & Y2P-160kg (Yutaka Yoshie) - 02/25/2006 - Osaka, Japan
Zero-One MAX United States Open Weight Title
Christopher Daniels - 11/23/2005 - Tokyo, Japan
* Defeated then-champion Alex Shelley & Sonjay Dutt in a Three Way Dance to win the title..
NWA United National Title
CW Anderson - 03/27/2005 - Tokyo, Japan - Strong Wind & Thunder
* Defeated Kohei Sato in a decision match for vacant titles after champion Takao Omori vacated the title due to winning AWA World Heavyweight Title
Title Vacant - 02/04/2006
* Title Vacated due to CW Andersons back injury (Hardcore Homecoming show in November)
Kohei Sato - 02/26/2006 - Tokyo, Japan
* Defeated Ryoji Sai to win vacant title
NWA International Light Heavyweight Tag Team Title
Ikuto Hidaka & Minoru Fujita - 03/27/2005 - Tokyo, Japan - Strong Wind & Thunder
* Defeated Leonardo Spanky & Alex Shelley in a decision match for vacant titles. The titles were decared vacant on 02/28/2005 by General Manager Oscar David due to "lack of defenses" and not "wealth of titles."
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East Coast Wrestling Association
ECWA World Heavyweight Championship
Bonecrusher Fred Sampson - 11/05/2005 - Bear, Deleware
* Defeated then-champion Scotty Charisma and Vic D.Vine in a three-way for the title.
ECWA Tag Team Championship
The Valedictorians (Billy Bax & Rob Eckos) - 11/09/2003 - Wilmington, DE
* Defeated the brothers Maxx (Johnny & Joey) for the title.
ECWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship
Chase Del Monte - 02/12/2005 - Newark, DE
* Defeated Nick Malakai for the title.
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Jersey All Pro Wrestling
JAPW Heavyweight Championship
Jay Lethal - 05/21/2005 - Braintree, MA
* Defeated then champion Homicide, Kevin Steen, & Samoa Joe in a Four Way match for the title.
Rhino - 01/07/2006 - Rahway, NJ - Wild Card II
JAPW Light Heavyweight Championship
Azrael (3) - 8/19/2005 - Lake Hiawatha, NJ - Free Admission
* Defeated Bandido Jr and Archadia in a three way dance for the vacant title after B-Boy vacated the title when he was unable to appear at a JAPW event due to the passing of his good friend and fellow pro-wrestler Chris Ca$h.
Teddy Hart - 01/07/2006 - Rahway, NJ - Wild Card II
* Defeated Arcadia, Javi Air, Quiet Storm, Grim Reefer, M-Dogg 20 and last eliminating Azrieal in a gauntlet match to win the title.
JAPW Tag Team Championship
The SAT: Jose Maximo & Joel Maximo - 12/03/2005 - Braintree, MA - Neil Sullivan Jr. Fundraiser
* Defeated Trent Acid in a handicap match to win the titles, as his partner Johnny Kashmere was unavailable due to not having a ride to the show
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Combat Zone Wrestling
CZW Heavyweight Championship
Super Dragon - 12/10/2005 - Philadelphia, PA - Cage Of Death 7
* Defeated Ruckus for the title.
Ruckus (2) - 02/11/2006 - Philadelphia, PA - Seven Years Strong
* Defeated Super Dragon & "Mr. Wrestling" Kevin Steen to win the title. Steen invited himself into the match and was pinned by Ruckus
CZW Tag Team Championship
Chris Hero & Claudio Castagnoli - 09/10/2005 - Philadelphia, PA - Big Mutha Fn Deal
* Defeated Tough Crazy Bastards (Necro Butcher & Toby Klein) for the titles.
BLK OUT (Eddie Kingston and Joker) - 02/11/2006 - Philadelphia, PA - Seven Years Strong
CZW Junior Heavyweight Championship
"Pure Impact" Derek Frazier - 09/10/2005 - Philadelphia, PA - Big Mutha Fn Deal
* Defeated then champion Mike Quackenbush, Niles Young, & Kenny the Bastard in a Four Way match for the title.
CZW Iron Man Championship
"Mr. Wrestling" Kevin Steen - 08/17/2005- Philadelphia, PA - Déjà vu
* Defeated Frankie The Mobster for the title.
CZW Ultraviolent Underground Title
J.C. Bailey - 02/05/2005 - Philadelphia, PA - CZW Sixth Anniversary Show "Only the Strong: Scarred for Life."
* Defeated Necro Butcher to become the first champion.
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USA Xtreme Wrestling Wrestling
USA Xtreme Wrestling Heavyweight Championship
Rhino - 11/26/2005 - Old Bethpage, NY - Pure Torture
* Defeated Homicide for the title.
USA Xtreme Wrestling Tag Team Championship
Havok & Monsta Mack - 11/26/2005 - Old Bethpage, NY - Pure Torture
* Defeated the Outcast Killaz and All Money is Legal to win the vacated titles by the Backseat Boyz.
USA Xtreme Wrestling United States Championship
Mike Kruel (4) 05/21/2005 - Old Bethpage, NY - Chris Candido Memorial Show
* Defeated "Natural" Andy Douglas in a battle of former champion Chris Candido's former tag team partners to win vacant title.
USA Xtreme Wrestling X-Treme Championship
Reefer - 11/26/2005 - Old Bethpage, NY - Pure Torture
* Defeated Nick Berk and Dagon Briggs to win the vacated title (last held by Frankie Kazarian).
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IWA Mid-South Wrestling
IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship
Jimmy Jacobs - 04/01/2005 - Herrin, IL - April Bloodshowers 2005
* Defeated Danny Daniels for the title.
"The Anarchist" Arik Cannon (2) - 01/21/2006 - Midlothian, IL
* Defeated Jimmy Jacobs in a No DQ/No Countouts/Pinfalls Count Anywhere match.
IWA Mid-South Tag Team Championship
The Iron Saints (Vito & Sal Thomaselli) - 09/10/2005 - Plymouth, IN - The Champ Is Here
* Defeated Matt Sydal & Delirious in a tournament final to win vacant title, title was vacated after Ian Rotten's (who was partner with Axl Rotten) multiple injuries.
IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship
Tyler Black - 10/15/2005 - Midlothian, IL
* Defeated Josh Abercrombie in a 30 minute Iron Man Tables 4-3
Josh Abercrombie (2) - 01/21/2006 - Midlothian, IL
* Defeated Tyler Black in a finishers match
NWA Midwest - Indiana State Champion
El Drunko - 08/20/05 - Lafayette, Indiana - 12 More Minutes
* Defeated Jimmy Jacobs for the title.
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Pro Wrestling Guerrilla
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla Championship
Joey Ryan - 12/03/2005 - Los Angeles, CA - Chanukah Chaos (The C's Are Silent)
* Defeated Kevin Steen for the title.
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla Tag Team Championship
Super Dragon & Davey Richards - 10/01/2005 - Los Angeles, CA - After School Special
* Defeated Two Skinny Black Guys (El Generico & Human Tornado for the tiles.
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Full Impact Pro
Full Impact Pro Heavyweight Title
Homicide - 09/25/2004 - Tampa, FL - Emergence
* Defeated AJ Styles, Joshua Masters, Austin Aries, and CM Punk in the finals 16-man tournament final to become the first champion.
Bryan Danielson - 01/14/2006 - Philadelphia, PA
* Defeated Homicide & Roderick Strong in a Three Way Dance for the title.
Full Impact Pro Tag Team Title
The Heartbreak Express (Sean Davis & Phil Davis) - 09/02/2005 - Arcadia, FL - Big Year One Bash - Night 1
* Defeated Spanky & Sal Rinauro for the tiles in an impromptu match.
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