| WEW Championship | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Current champion(s) |
Alexis Morrison | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date won | December 1, 2014 (aired December 1, 2014) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brand | Animosity | ||||||||||||||||||
| Promotion | World Elite Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||
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The WEW Championship was the premier championship title in the World Elite Wrestling federation hosted on the Animosity brand. The first champion was determined on the companies flagship brand, Animosity, and was Jordan Zachary. The champion with the most reigns was Chris McKenzie, with four reigns. Alexis Morrison retired the original WEW Championship at 298 days as champion, taking over as the longest-reigning champion while Chance Rugani‘s three reigns made him the longest combined WEW Champion with over 400 days; juxtaposed, the inaugural champion, Jordan Zachary, holds the shortest reign at 13 days.
History[]
The WEW Championship was originally to be contested in a tournment, but when the two finalists, Kameron Copeland and Jordan Zachary fought to a double count out, the WEW Owner announced that it was to be contested under No Disqualification Pinfall Anywhere rules two weeks later. Two weeks later, Jordan defeated Kameron to become the inaugural champion, along the way he re-injured Kameron, this time with an ankle injury, and Copeland requested and was granted his release from WEW. Two weeks prior, at the Cyberslam event, Jordan was defeated for the title by James Kash: a man who had been voted into the match by the Cyberslam theme. Two weeks later, Zachary was released after failing to regain the title from Kash. On September 25, 2011 at the Shattered Dreams pay-per-view, Sophie Oliveira became the first female WEW Champion and James Kash left the company. Oliveira lost the championship months later to Jaxson Baxter after a handicap match including her boyfriend and WEW President Chance Rugani, a match where Chance tapped out to Jaxson's finisher, thus Sophie lost her championship for Jaxson to gain his first title in the WEW. Rugani pinned Baxter during a Fatal Four-Way to gain the Championship, and win his first title in the company. On October 14, 2012, Rugani hit a milestone 200 days, at the time an accomplishment only 3 other Superstars attained. Rugani's reign came to an end shortly after at the Third Degree Burns pay-per-view when he lost an Inferno Match to Chris McKenzie. McKenzie would lose the belt back to Chance three weeks later during the main event of the 50th Animosity episode, making Chance the first person to hold the championship more than once. On February 8, 2013, Chance Rugani would defend his championship against Adam Banz in a losing effort following an interference from long time rival, Brian James' stable, Nation of Prominence. On April 15, 2013, Chance entered his third reign as WEW Champion after defeating Adam Banz in a Barbed Wire Steel Cage match. Rugani lost the championship to long-time rival Chris McKenzie at the Crossroads pay-per-view in a singles match. Six months later, after a heated rivalry, McKenzie lost the championship in a Casket match at Legacy: Jamaica to Vantage, marking the veterans first WEW title run; McKenzie would regain the championship at Beach Brawl for a record-setting fourth time. On the November 3, 2014 edition of Animosity, McKenzie quit the company, thus vacating the WEW Championship. At CyberSlam III, Alexis Morrison won an Open Invitational Battle Royal to be named the new WEW Champion. At Legacy: Japan, Morrison headlined the event in a main event Title vs. Title Unification Match; Morrison, the defending WEW Champion, defeated Ashley Tierney to earn her first WEW World Championship reign.
Reigns[]
Key[]
| # | Indicates what number the reign is |
| Date | The date in which the championship was obtained |
| Venue | The event where the championship was obtained |
| Notes | Any additional important information on how the championship changed hands |
| — | Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign |
| # | Wrestler Name | Date | Venue | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Zachary | August 8, 2011 | WEW Monday Night Animosity |
Jordan defeated Kameron Copeland to become the inaugural WEW Champion. |
| 2 | James Kash | August 21, 2011 | WEW Cyberslam | Kash was voted by the fans via the Cyberslam theme to face Jordan in a singles match and defeated him to become the new champion. |
| 3 | Sophie Oliveira | September 25, 2011 | WEW Shattered Dreams | Sophie became the first female WEW Champion. |
| 4 | Jaxson Baxter | March 19, 2012 | WEW Monday Night Animosity | Baxter defeated Oliveira and Chance Rugani in a 2-on-1 Handicap match. |
| 5 | Chance Rugani | April 8, 2012 | WEW Retribution | Rugani pinned Baxter in a Fatal Four-Way match consisting of himself, Baxter, Ligeia Cariosus, and Sophie Oliveira. |
| 6 | Chris McKenzie | October 28, 2012 | WEW Third Degree Burns | McKenzie defeated Rugani in an Inferno match. |
| 7 | Chance Rugani | November 19, 2012 | WEW Monday Night Animosity | This was the 50th Episode celebration of Animosity; Rugani defeated McKenzie in a Steel Cage match. |
| 8 | Adam Banz | February 8, 2013 | WEW Friday Night Adrenaline Super Show | Banz defeated Rugani in a No Disqualification match. |
| 9 | Chance Rugani | April 15, 2013 | WEW Monday Night Animosity | Rugani defeated Banz in a Barbed Wire Steel Cage match. |
| 10 | Chris McKenzie | November 3, 2013 | WEW Crossroads II | |
| 11 | Craig Anderson | December 8, 2013 | WEW Third Degree Burns II | Anderson defeated McKenzie in an Inferno match. |
| 12 | Chris McKenzie | December 23, 2013 | WEW Monday Night Animosity Supershow | |
| 13 | Vantage | June 29, 2014 | WEW Legacy: Jamaica | Vantage defated McKenzie in a Casket match. |
| 14 | Chris McKenzie | September 7, 2014 | WEW Beach Brawl III | |
| — | Vacated | November 3, 2014 | WEW Monday Night Animosity | |
| 15 | Alexis Morison | December 1, 2014 | WEW CyberSlam III | Morrison won an Open Invitational Battle Royal. |
| — | Deactivated | September
25, 2015 |
Legacy: Japan | Morrison merged the WEW and WEW World Championship in the main event of Legacy: Japan against Ashley Tierney. |
List of individual reigns[]
| † | Indicates the current champion |
| <1 | Indicates the reign was less than 1 day |
WEW Championship Reigns
| Wrestler | Days Held | Date Won | Date Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexis Morrison | 298 | December 1, 2014 | — |
| Chance Rugani | 208 | April 8, 2012 | October 28, 2012 |
| Chance Rugani | 202 | April 15, 2013 | November 3, 2013 |
| Chris McKenzie | 189 | December 23, 2013 | June 29, 2014 |
| Sophie Oliveira | 179 | September 25, 2011 | March 19, 2012 |
| Chance Rugani | 82 | November 19, 2012 | February 9, 2013 |
| Vantage | 70 | June 29, 2014 | September 7, 2014 |
| Adam Banz | 67 | February 8, 2013 | April 15, 2013 |
| Chris McKenzie | 58 | September 7, 2014 | November 3, 2014 |
| Chris McKenzie | 35 | November 3, 2013 | December 8, 2013 |
| James Kash | 35 | August 21, 2011 | September 25, 2011 |
| Chris McKenzie | 22 | October 28, 2012 | November 19, 2012 |
| Jaxson Baxter | 20 | March 19, 2012 | April 8, 2012 |
| Jordan Zachary | 13 | August 8, 2011 | August 21, 2011 |
| Craig Anderson | 15 | December 8, 2013 | December 23, 2013 |
List of combined reigns[]
| † | Indicates the current champion |
| <1 | Indicates the reign was less than 1 day |
Total WEW Championship Reigns
| Rank | Wrestler | # of Reigns | Combined Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Chance Rugani | 3 | 494 |
| 2. | Chris McKenzie | 4 | 304 |
| 3. | Alexis Morrison | 1 | 298 |
| 4. | Sophie Oliveira | 1 | 179 |
| 5. | Vantage | 1 | 70 |
| 6. | Adam Banz | 1 | 67 |
| 7. | James Kash | 1 | 35 |
| 8. | Jaxson Baxter | 1 | 20 |
| 9. | Craig Anderson | 1 | 15 |
| 10. | Jordan Zachary | 1 | 13 |
Past Designs[]
