Zero1 USA World Junior Heavyweight Championship

The Zero1 USA World Junior Heavyweight Championship is a title defended in Pro Wrestling Zero1's American affiliate Zero1 USA. The title was previously defended in the Midwest territory of the National Wrestling Alliance as the NWA Midwest X Division Championship[1] until 2011 when NWA Midwest disbanded following the stripping of Almighty Sheik (chairman of the territory) of the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship by NWA president Robert Trobich.[2][3]

Zero1 USA World Junior Heavyweight Championship
Details
PromotionNational Wrestling Alliance (2003–2011)
Pro Wrestling Zero1 / New Wrestling Alliance (2011–present)
Date establishedSeptember 3, 2003
Current champion(s)DeVonte Knox
Date won2023
Other name(s)
  • NWA Midwest X Division Championship (2003–2011)
  • Zero1 USA Midwest X Division Championship (2011–2013)
Statistics
First champion(s)Austin Aries
Most reignsWARHORSE (3 reigns)
Longest reignOliver Cain (812 days)
Shortest reignArya Daivari (<1 day)

Title history

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Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
+ Current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
(NWA) National Wrestling Alliance
1 Austin Aries September 6, 2003 N/A Denmark, WI 1 216 Defeated Justin Kage and Shawn Daivari in a three-way match to become the first champion.
2 Justin Kage April 9, 2004 N/A Milwaukee, WI 1 82
3 Matt Sydal June 30, 2004 N/A Rock Island, WI 1 388
4 Delirious July 23, 2005 N/A Streamwood, IL 1 112
5 Matt Sydal November 12, 2005 N/A Streamwood, IL 2 84 Won the title when his partner in a tag team match, Daizee Haze pinned Delirious's partner MsChif.
6 Jaysin Strife February 4, 2006 N/A Lawrence, KS 1 91
7 Alex Shelley May 6, 2006 N/A Streamwood, IL 1 245 This was a four-way match also involving Jaysin Strife, Brandon Thomaselli and Acid Jazz.
8 Jason Dukes January 6, 2007 N/A Streamwood, IL 1 505 This was a three-way match also involving Alex Shelley and The Mississippi Madman.
9 Arya Daivari May 25, 2008 N/A Milwaukee, WI 1 0 Defeated Jason Dukes during the course of a one-night tournament.
10 Egotistico Fantastico May 25, 2008 N/A Milwaukee, WI 1 229 Defeated Arya Daivari, Prince Ali and Troy Walters in the finals of a one-night tournament.
Vacated January 9, 2009
11 Troy Walters January 9, 2009 N/A Milwaukee, WI 1 120 Defeated Jason Hades after Egotistico Fantastico vacated the belt.
12 Bobby Valentino May 9, 2009 N/A Milwaukee, WI 1 76
13 Troy Walters July 24, 2009 N/A Milwaukee, WI 2 189
14 Mickey McCoy January 29, 2010 N/A Milwaukee, WI 1 49
15 Dysfunction March 19, 2010 N/A West Allis, WI 1 119
16 Mason Quinn July 16, 2010 N/A West Allis, WI 1 169 This was a three-way match also involving Dysfunction and TW3. The current length of this reign is uncertain.
Vacated January 1, 2011
(NWA) National Wrestling Alliance / Pro Wrestling Zero1 (Zero1)
17 Oliver Cain January 29, 2011 N/A Mattoon, IL 1 812 This was a four-way match also involving Dacobra, Shank Barzini, and Jason Lyte. The championship became part of the Pro Wrestling Zero1 promotion after November 1, 2011 when some of the NWA Midwest affiliates left NWA.
Pro Wrestling Zero1 (Zero1) / Pro Wrestling Zero1 (Zero1 USA)
18 Jonathan Gresham April 20, 2013 N/A Mattoon, IL 1 362
19 Blake Steel April 17, 2014 N/A Champaign, IL 1 238
20 Matt Cage December 11, 2014 N/A Champaign, IL 1 415
21 Jordan Perry January 30, 2016 N/A Mattoon, IL 1 266
22 Matt Cage October 22, 2016 N/A Mattoon, IL 2 161
23 Jake Parnell April 1, 2017 N/A Mattoon, IL 1 301
24 Gary Jay January 27, 2018 N/A Mattoon, IL 1 119 Last Man Standing Match
25 Jake Parnell May 26, 2018 N/A Mattoon, IL 1 308 Steel Cage Match [4]
Vacated May 25, 2019 Vacated when Jake Parnell won the Zero1 USA Heavyweight Championship and decided to continue competing in the company's heavyweight division.
26 Jake Lander May 25, 2019 N/A Mattoon, IL 1 539 This was the final of the 2019 Zero1 USA Tenkaichi Junior Tournament in which Lander defeated Gary Jay to win the vacant title.
Vacated November 14, 2020 Vacated after Lander suffered a torn ACL & was diagnosed with compartment syndrome, needing to step away for multiple surgeries.
27 Victor Analog November 14, 2020 N/A Noble, IL 1 287 Won in the finals of the 2020 Zero1 USA Tenkaichi Junior Tournament by defeating DaCobra.
28 Jake Lander August 28, 2021 N/A Decatur, IL 2 21 This was a four-way tables, ladders & chairs match also involving Jimmy Karryt and Sabin Gauge.
29 Jimmy Karryt September 18, 2021 N/A Mattoon, IL 1 224 Singles Match [5]
30 Mat Fitchett April 30, 2022 N/A Mattoon, IL 1 207 Singles Match
Vacated November 23, 2022 Vacated due to a shoulder injury.
32 Victor Analog December 17, 2022 Zero1 USA: How The Lowlifes Stole Christmas Mattoon, IL 2 245 This was a four-way elimination match for the vacant title also featuring Anakin Murphy, Eli Wylder, & Devonte Knox.
33 Jake Parnell August 19, 2023 Zero1 USA: Homecoming 2023 Mattoon, IL 3 42 By winning this match, Warhorse became the first three-time champion in the title’s history.
34 DaCobra September 30, 2023 Zero1 USA Live Pro Wrestling featuring Chavo Guerrero Clinton, IL 1 112
35 Victor Analog January 20, 2024 Zero1 USA New Year’s Retribution Mattoon, IL 3 0 This was a four-way match that also included defending champion DaCobra & former champions Gary Jay & “Warhorse” Jake Parnell. Analog pinned Parnell for the first time in his career.
36 Devonte Knox January 20, 2024 Zero1 USA New Year’s Retribution Mattoon, IL 1 297 Cashed in his contract for any title shot of his choosing at any time.
37 Joey O’Riley October 19, 2024 Zero1 USA Anniversary XVIII Mattoon, IL 1 24 Won the title in a ladder match where if he lost, he would retire.

Combined reigns

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Indicates the current champion
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns
Combined days
1 Oliver Cain 1 812
2 Jake Parnell 3 651
3 Matt Cage 2 576
4 Jake Lander 2 560
5 Victor Analog 2 532
6 Jason Dukes 1 505
7 Matt Sydal 2 472
8 Jonathan Gresham 1 362
9 Troy Walters 2 322
10 Devonte Knox 1 297
11 Jordan Perry 1 266
12 Alex Shelley 1 245
13 Blake Steel 1 238
14 Egotistico Fantastico 1 229
15 Jimmy Karryt 1 224
16 Austin Aries 1 216
17 Mat Fitchett 1 207
18 Mason Quinn 1 169-197
19 Dysfunction 1 119
Gary Jay 1 119
20 DaCobra 1 112
Delirious 1 112
21 Jaysin Strife 1 91
22 Justin Kage 1 82
23 Bobby Valentino 1 63
24 Mickey McCoy 1 49
25 † Joey O’Riley 1 24
26 Arya Daivari 1 <1

References

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  1. ^ "N.W.A. Midwest X Division Title". wrestling-titles.com.
  2. ^ Andrews, Michael (July 26, 2011). "NWA Atlanta Fanfest spotlights Georgia history and beyond". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  3. ^ "Announcing: Zero1 Pro Wrestling USA". Zero1 USA. 2011-11-01. Retrieved 2013-08-02.
  4. ^ Loss (August 24, 2018). "2018-05-26-Z1 USA-Mattoon IL". prowrestlingonly.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  5. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (September 18, 2021). "ZERO1 USA". cagematch.net (in German). Retrieved September 23, 2021.
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