IWA Intercontinental Championship
The IWA Intercontinental Championship is a secondary professional wrestling title defended in Puerto Rico. It was originally defended in the original International Wrestling Association, later being reintroduced in the World Wrestling League (WWL)
IWA Intercontinental Championship | |||||||||||
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The IWA Intercontinental Championship (right) being held by former champion Chris Angel. | |||||||||||
Details | |||||||||||
Promotion | International Wrestling Association | ||||||||||
Date established | February 23, 2002 | ||||||||||
Current champion(s) | Manny Fernos | ||||||||||
Date won | March 11, 2020 | ||||||||||
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The title was used since 2002, when Super Crazy became the first champion, defeating Eddie Guerrero at the very first Ring of Honor event, The Era of Honor Begins, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The championship was modified in 2009, changing the original black belt to another colored red.
History
In early 2015, while Vega was part of La Radio PR's "Más Allá del Ring" show, the title made appearances as part of the studio's decore along the Undisputed World Heavyweight and World Tag Team Championships.
Reintroduced by Savio Vega as part of the main angle of Golpe de Estado 2018, in which he led a group that intended to convert the WWL into the second incarnation of the IWA. At the event, Richard Rondón carried the title with him. Despite IWA failing at Golpe de Estado, the angle was continued. In the meantime, the Intercontinental Championship was featured in an event sponsored by the municipal administration of Naranjito, still lacking formal adjudication.
Tournament (2019)
On June 15, 2019 in Naranjito, Puerto Rico IWA started doing matches to determine a new Intercontinental Champion. the new champion will be determined at Golpe de Estado in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico on September 7, 2019. On August 24 edition of Impacto Total, Chicky Starr announced that Monster Pain would replace Sweet Nasty Papi due he was beaten and unable to participate at the event.
Impacto Total
06/15 Naranjito | Zona de Conflicto
08/17 Vega Alta | Golpe de Estado
09/07 Guaynabo | ||||||||||||
1 | Huracan Castillo | W | ||||||||||||
8 | Pupe Jackson | |||||||||||||
Thunder | W | |||||||||||||
Huracan Castillo | ||||||||||||||
5 | Thunder | W | ||||||||||||
4 | PMS Dean Rose | |||||||||||||
Huracan Castillo | ||||||||||||||
Monster Pain | ||||||||||||||
3 | Sweet Nasty Papi | W | ||||||||||||
6 | Excellent Mantell | |||||||||||||
Lightning | W | |||||||||||||
Sweet Nasty Papi | ||||||||||||||
7 | Lightning | W | ||||||||||||
2 | Bolo The Red Bulldog | |||||||||||||
Title history
- | Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Event: | Notes: | Ref. |
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1 | Super Crazy | 1 | February 23, 2002 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ROH : The Era of Honor Begins | Defeated Eddie Guerrero at Ring of Honor's debut show to become the first champion. | [1] |
2 | "El Lobo" Andy Anderson | 1 | April 6, 2002 | Carolina, Puerto Rico | Juicio Final II | Defeated Super Crazy in a Tables, Ladders and Chairs Match. | [2] |
3 | Super Crazy | 2 | April 13, 2002 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Won the title by forfeit due to Lobo being injured. | ||
4 | Anarchy | 1 | April 20, 2002 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |||
5 | Chicano | 1 | May 18, 2002 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | IWA TV Taping | [3] | |
6 | "El Lobo" Andy Anderson | 2 | August 24, 2002 | Toa Baja, Puerto Rico | IWA TV Taping | [4] | |
Vacant | October 5, 2002 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | IWA TV Taping | Miguel Pérez stripped El Lobo of the title due to an injury. | [5] | ||
7 | Justin Sane | 1 | October 5, 2002 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | IWA TV Taping | Defeated Diabólico. | [5] |
8 | Eric Alexander | 1 | November 2, 2002 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | IWA TV Taping | [6] | |
9 | Abyss | 1 | December 14, 2002 | Carolina, Puerto Rico | Christmas in PR (2002) | [7] | |
10 | Glamour Boy Shane | 1 | December 15, 2002 | San Germán, Puerto Rico | Christmas in PR (2002) | [8] | |
11 | Nord | 1 | March 8, 2003 | Toa Baja, Puerto Rico | IWA TV Taping | [9] | |
12 | Chicano | 2 | April 19, 2003 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |||
13 | Ricky Banderas | 1 | July 26, 2003 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | IWA TV Taping | Also Defeated Vampiro to win his 5th reign for the IWA Hardcore Championship on July 12, 2003 in San Juan, Puerto Rico and Banderas Defeated Vampiro again to win his 6th for the IWA Hardcore Championship on October 7, 2003 in Kissimmee, Florida. | [10] |
Vacant | November 29, 2003 | Manatí, Puerto Rico | Hardcore Weekend (2002) | Ray Gonzalez requested a match with David Flair for the belt. | [11] | ||
14 | David Flair | 1 | November 29, 2003 | Manatí, Puerto Rico | Hardcore Weekend (2002) | Defeated Ray Gonzalez for the vacant championship. | [12] |
15 | Ray González | 1 | November 30, 2003 | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | |||
16 | Invader I | 1 | December 1, 2003 | Carolina, Puerto Rico | |||
17 | Glamour Boy Shane | 2 | April 24, 2004 | Cayey, Puerto Rico | IWA TV Taping | [13] | |
18 | Bison | 1 | November 20, 2004 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Hardcore Weekend (2004) | [14] | |
19 | Slash Venom | 1 | February 12, 2005 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | IWA TV Taping | This was a Steel Cage match. | [15] |
20 | Kasey James | 1 | February 25, 2005 | Gurabo, Puerto Rico | |||
21 | Ricky Banderas | 2 | March 27, 2005 | Guayanilla, Puerto Rico | IWA TV Taping | ||
22 | Jean-Pierre Lafitte | 1 | April 16, 2005 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | |||
23 | Ricky Banderas | 3 | June 18, 2005 | Carolina, Puerto Rico | Won the title in a Steel Cage match. | ||
24 | Hannibal | 1 | September 29, 2005 | Gurabo, Puerto Rico | |||
25 | Noriega | 1 | October 9, 2005 | Toa Baja, Puerto Rico | |||
26 | Invader I | 2 | November 5, 2005 | Bayamon, Puerto Rico | |||
26 | Chicano | 3 | January 28, 2006 | Levittown, Puerto Rico | |||
27 | Ray González | 2 | March 11, 2006 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | |||
Vacant | June 18, 2006 | Yabucoa, Puerto Rico | Title stripped. | ||||
28 | Magnificent Chris | 1 | July 15, 2006 | Toa Baja, Puerto Rico | Won a battle royal, last eliminating Joe Bravo. | ||
29 | Chicano | 4 | October 14, 2006 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | Hardcore Weekend (2006) | If Magnificent Chris loses, he will have to dress like a woman. | [16] |
30 | Mr. Big | 1 | January 5, 2007 | Isabela, Puerto Rico | Histeria Boricua (2007) | [17] | |
31 | Lightning | 1 | January 20, 2007 | Levittown, Puerto Rico | IWA TV Taping | [18] | |
32 | El Diamante (Julio César Cruz) | 1 | April 15, 2007 | Isabela, Puerto Rico | |||
33 | "Jumpin" Jeff Jeffrey | 1 | May 19, 2007 | Carolina, Puerto Rico | Juicio Final - La Revancha | Won the title pinning the champion in a tag team match | [19] |
Vacant | July 28, 2007 | Carolina, Puerto Rico | Jeff Jeffrey jumped to WWC so the title was stripped from him. | ||||
34 | Vito | 1 | August 18, 2007 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Armagedón (2007) | Defeated El Bacano. | [20] |
Vacant | October 2, 2007 | Yabucoa, Puerto Rico | Title vacant. | ||||
35 | Richard Rondón | 1 | January 6, 2008 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Histeria Boricua (2008) | Won a battle royal. | [21] |
36 | Romeo | 1 | March 15, 2008 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | IWApr.tv Exclusive | The event was branded exclusive for IWApr.tv website. | [22] |
37 | Richard Rondón | 2 | May 17, 2008 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Juicio Final VIII | [23] | |
Vacant | July 12, 2008 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Title vacant. | ||||
38 | Romeo | 2 | July 19, 2008 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Summer Attitude (2008) | Defeated Mr. Big. | [24] |
39 | Mr.Big | 2 | July 27, 2008 | Levittown, Puerto Rico | Summer Attitude - La Revancha | [25] | |
40 | Richard Rondón | 3 | August 23, 2008 | Levittown, Puerto Rico | Road to Armaggedon | Before the match Romeo attacks brutally Mr. Big, later in the same night Richard Rondón returns and Defeated Romeo to become the new IWA Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion. | [26] |
41 | Joe Bravo | 1 | October 4, 2008 | Isabela, Puerto Rico | Golpe de Estado (2008) | [27] | |
42 | Super Crazy | 3 | February 14, 2009 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Noche de Campeones (2009) | [28] | |
43 | Rick Stanley | 1 | May 16, 2009 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Juicio Final (2009) | [29] | |
44 | Diabólico | 1 | July 18, 2009 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | IWA 10th Anniversary | Defeated Rick Stanley in a Ladder Match. | [30] |
45 | Joe Bravo | 2 | October 10, 2009 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | IWA TV Taping | Also Defeated Miguel Pérez, Jr. for the IWA World Heavyweight Championship to become double champion. | [31] |
46 | Dennis Rivera | 1 | October 28, 2009 | Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico | |||
47 | Joe Bravo | 3 | January 16, 2010 | Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico | IWA TV Taping | [32] | |
48 | Noel Rodríguez | 1 | April 17, 2010 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Juicio Final (2010) | [33] | |
49 | Gilbert | 1 | June 26, 2010 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | V Copa José Miguel Pérez | [34] | |
50 | Noel Rodríguez | 2 | July 17, 2010 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Summer Attitude (2010) | Defeated Gilbert in a TLC match. | [35] |
51 | Diabólico | 2 | August 7, 2010 | Toa Alta, Puerto Rico | Back to School | Defeated Ash Rubinsky and Noel Rodríguez in 3-way match. | [36] |
52 | Chris Angel | 1 | December 5, 2010 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Christmas in P.R (2010) | After Diabólico no showed the match, Chris Angel Defeated Savio Vega in his in-ring debut to win the vacant title. | [37] |
53 | El Ilegal (Jeff Jeffrey) | 2 | October 28, 2011 | Toa Alta, Puerto Rico | Halloween Mayhem (2011) | [38] | |
54 | Zcion | 1 | February 11, 2012 | Toa Alta, Puerto Rico | Kaos and Odissey | Defeated El Ilegal, Jay-Cobs and Enigma in a 4-way match. | [39] |
Deactivated | June 16, 2012 | When IWA closed | |||||
55 | Huracan Castillo | 1 | September 7, 2019 | Guaynabo, Puerto Rico | Golpe de Estado | The President of IWA, Savio Vega named Huracan Castillo as the Tournament Champion by default and the New IWA Intercontinental Champion. | [40] |
56 | Monster Pain | 1 | September 7, 2019 | Guaynabo, Puerto Rico | Golpe de Estado | [41] | |
57 | Electro | 1 | November 30, 2019 | Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico | Hardcore Weekend | [42] | |
58 | Manny Fernos | 1 | March 7, 2020 | Humacao, Puerto Rico | House Show |
Combined reigns
- As of February 9, 2021.
† | Indicates the current champion |
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Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined days |
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1 | Chicano | 4 | 427 |
2 | Chris Angel | 1 | 326 |
3 | Glamour Boy Shane | 2 | 293 |
4 | Joe Bravo | 3 | 280 |
5 | Ricky Banderas | 3 | 248 |
6 | Ray Gonzalez | 2 | 244 |
7 | Manny Ferno | 1 | 339† |
8 | Diabólico | 2 | 198 |
9 | Invader I | 2 | 168 |
10 | Richard Rondón | 3 | 167 |
11 | Super Crazy | 3 | 140 |
12 | Zcion | 1 | 126 |
13 | Electro | 1 | 98 |
14 | Noel Rodríguez | 2 | 91 |
Magnificent Chris | 1 | 91 | |
14 | Lightning | 1 | 87 |
15 | Bison Smith | 1 | 84 |
16 | Monster Pain | 1 | 80 |
17 | Romeo | 2 | 71 |
18 | Jeff Jeffrey | 1 | 67 |
19 | Jean Pierre Lafitte | 1 | 63 |
Rick Stanley | 1 | 63 | |
20 | Dennis Rivera | 1 | 49 |
21 | El Lobo (Andy Anderson) | 2 | 48 |
22 | Big Vito | 1 | 45 |
23 | Nord | 1 | 42 |
Eric Alexander | 1 | 42 | |
24 | Mr. Big | 2 | 35 |
25 | Diamante | 1 | 32 |
26 | Kasey James | 30 | |
27 | Anarchy | 28 | |
28 | Justin Sane | 27 | |
29 | Noriega | 27 | |
30 | Gilbert | 21 | |
31 | Slash Venom | 13 | |
32 | Hannibal | 10 | |
33 | David Flair | 2 | |
34 | Abyss | 1 | 1 |
35 | Huracan Castillo | 1 | <1 |
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