PPW HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Since 2013 the Pennsylvania Premiere Wrestling Heavyweight Championship has been the biggest prize in Hazleton, Pennsylvania.
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Held by wrestling greats such as Bully Ray, Jack Swagger (aka Jake Hager) and Austin Aries, the PPW Heavyweight Championship has quite the history. The championship has been in the arms of "The Green Machine" Mike Orlando more than any other person in history, as the big man is synonymous with the gold.
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The following is the complete list of former PPW Heavyweight champions.
10/19/19 -- Hazleton, PA -- Clutch Adams defeats Austin Aries to win the PPW Heavyweight Championship
10/26/19 -- Hazleton, PA -- Teddy Hart defeats Clutch Adams by Disqualification. As a PPW rule, the title cannot change hands via DQ.
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11/09/19 -- Hazleton, PA -- Clutch Adams defeats KC Navarro, Desean Pratt, Facade, Evander James and Charles Mason to retain the PPW Heavyweight Championship
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11/10/19 -- Scranton, PA -- Clutch Adams defeats Desean Pratt, Facade, Evander James and BLK Jeez to retain the PPW Heavyweight Championship
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12/21/19 -- Hazleton, PA -- Clutch Adams defeats KC Navarro to retain the PPW Heavyweight Championship
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01/25/20 -- Hazleton, PA -- Clutch Adams defeats Facade to retain the PPW Heavyweight Championship
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02/15/20 -- Hazleton, PA -- Clutch Adams defeats Breaux Keller via disqualification to retain the PPW Heavyweight Championship
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10/19/19-PRESENT
CLUTCH ADAMS
09/21/19 -- Hazleton, PA -- Austin Aries defeats Evander James to win the PPW Heavyweight Championship
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10/19/19 -- Hazleton, PA -- Clutch Adams defeats Austin Aries to win the PPW Heavyweight Championship
09/21/19-10/19/19
AUSTIN ARIES
04/27/19 -- Hazleton, PA -- Evander James defeats Sean Carr to win the PPW Heavyweight Championship
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05/18/19 -- Hazleton, PA -- Evander James defeats 2 Cold Scorpio, Samuel Adams and Desean Pratt to retain the PPW Heavyweight Championship
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06/22/19 -- Hazleton, PA -- Evander James defeats TJP and Sean Maluta to retain the PPW Heavyweight Championship
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07/20/19 -- Hazleton, PA -- Evander James defeats Facade to retain the PPW Heavyweight Championship
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08/10/19 -- Scranton, PA -- Evander James defeats Facade to retain the PPW Heavyweight Championship
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09/21/19 -- Hazleton, PA -- Austin Aries defeats Evander James to win the PPW Heavyweight Championship
04/27/19 - 09/21/19
EVANDER JAMES
11/17/18 -- Hazleton, PA -- Sean Carr defeats Evander James to win the vacant PPW Heavyweight Championship
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12/15/18 -- Hazleton, PA -- Sean Carr defeats Terrell Kenneth to retain the PPW Heavyweight Championship
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01/26/19 -- Hazleton, PA -- Sean Carr defeats Sam Adams, KC Navarro, Mike Orlando, Tony Storm and Cody Vance in a 6-man ladder match to retain the PPW Heavyweight Championship
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02/16/19 -- Hazleton, PA -- Sean Carr defeats Brian Pillman Jr. to retain the PPW Heavyweight Championship
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03/16/19 -- Hazleton, PA -- Sean Carr defeats Sam Adams to retain the PPW Heavyweight Championship
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04/27/19 -- Hazleton, PA -- Evander James defeats Sean Carr to win the PPW Heavyweight Championship
11/17/18 - 04/27/19
SEAN CARR
09/15/18 -- Hazleton, PA -- Bully Ray defeats Evander James to become the new PPW Heavyweight Champion.
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11/17/18 -- Hazleton, PA -- Bully Ray is stripped of the PPW Heavyweight Championship for failure to defend within' 90 days
09/15/18 - 11/17/18
BULLY RAY
09/15/18 - Hazleton, PA -- Evander James defeats Sean Carr to win the PPW Heavyweight Championship by cashing in his Golden Ticket match.
09/15/18 -- Hazleton, PA -- Bully Ray defeats Evander James to become the new PPW Heavyweight Champion.
09/15/18 - 09/15/18
EVANDER JAMES
09/15/18 - Hazleton, PA -- Sean Carr defeated Desean Pratt, Johnny Moran, KC Navarro, Lance Anoai, and Clutch Adams to become the new PPW Heavyweight Champion.
09/15/18 - Hazleton, PA -- Evander James defeats Sean Carr to win the PPW Heavyweight Championship by cashing in his Golden Ticket match.
09/15/18 - 09/15/18
SEAN CARR
04/21/18 - Hazleton, PA -- Mike Orlando defeated Jack Swagger to become the new PPW Heavyweight Champion.
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05/19/18 - Hazleton, PA -- Mike Orlando defeated Teddy Hart, Samuel Adams, and Evander James to retain the PPW Heavyweight Championship.
07/21/18 -- Mike Orlando is forced to forfeit the PPW Heavyweight Championship after suffering an injury the night before in another promotion.
04/21/18 - 07/21/18
MIKE ORLANDO
01/27/18 - Hazleton,PA -- Jack Swagger defeated Mike Orlando to become the new PPW Heavyweight Champion.​
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04/21/18 - Hazleton, PA -- Mike Orlando defeated Jack Swagger to become the new PPW Heavyweight Champion.
01/27/18 - 04/21/18
JACK SWAGGER
05/20/17 - Hazleton,PA -- Mike Orlando defeated Kekoa to become the new PPW Heavyweight Champion.
07/22/17 - Hazleton, PA -- Mike Orlando defeats Jerry "The King" Lawler via Disqualification to retain the PPW Heavyweight Championship.
09/16/17 - Hazleton, PA -- Mike Orlando defeated Nick Aldis (Magnus) to retain the PPW Heavyweight Championship.
10/21/17 - Hazleton,PA -- Mike Orlando defeated Chris Masters to retain the PPW Heavyweight Championship
05/20/17 - 01/27/18
MIKE ORLANDO
02/18/17 - Hazleton, PA -- Kekoa defeated Sam Adams to win the PPW Championship
02/18/17 - Hazleton, PA -- Kekoa defeated Havoc to retain the PPW Championship
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04/22/17 - Hazleton, PA -- Kekoa defeated "Mr Good Luck" Samuel Adams to retain his title.
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05/20/17 - Hazleton,PA -- Mike Orlando defeated Kekoa to become the new PPW Heavyweight Champion.
02/18/17 - 05/20/17
KEKOA
11/19/16 - Hazleton, PA -- Sam Adams defeated Havoc to win the PPW Championship
01/21/17 - Hazleton, PA -- Sam Adams defeated Havoc to retain championship
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02/18/17 - Hazleton, PA --Kekoa defeated Sam Adams to win the PPW Championship
11/19/16 - 02/18/17
SAM ADAMS
05/20/16 - Hazleton, PA -- Bill Daly defeated David Starr to win the PPW Heavyweight Championship
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06/25/16 - Hazleton, PA -- Bill Daly defeated Shane Douglas to retain championship
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07/09/16 - Hazleton, PA -- Bill Daly defeated Ken Dixon to retain championship
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Bill Daly forfeited the PPW Championship due to injury.
05/20/16 - 07/09/16
BILL DALY
11/21/15 - Hazleton, PA --David Starr defeated Tommy Suede to win the PPW Championship
12/19/15 - Hazleton, PA -- David Starr defeated Ethan Carter by DQ to retain championship
​01/16/16 - Hazleton, PA -- David Starr defeated Billy Gunn to retain championship
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04/16/16 - Hazleton, PA -- David Starr defeated Havoc to retain championship
05/20/16 - Hazleton, PA -- Bill Daly defeated David Starr to win the PPW Championship
11/21/15 - 04/16/16
DAVID STARR
09/19/15 - Hazleton, PA -- Tommy Suede defeated Afa Jr. to win the PPW Championship
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​10/17/15 - Hazleton, PA -- Tommy Suede defeated Danny Maff to retain championship
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11/21/15 - Hazleton, PA --David Starr defeated Tommy Suede to win the PPW Championship
09/19/15 - 11/21/15
TOMMY SUEDE
04/18/15 - Hazleton, PA -- Afa Jr. defeated Lance Anoai & Danny Maff to win the PPW Championship
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05/16/15 - Hazleton, PA -- Afa Jr. (NO CONTEST) Danny Maff to retain championship
07/18/15 - Hazleton, PA -- Afa Jr. (TIME LIMIT DRAW) Samoa Joe to retain championship
08/15/15 - Hazleton, PA -- Afa Jr. (NO CONTEST) Tommy Suede to retain championship
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09/19/15 - Hazleton, PA -- Tommy Suede defeated Afa Jr. to win the PPW Championship
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04/18/15 - 09/19/15
AFA JR
09/20/14 - Hazleton, PA -- Lance Anoai defeated Tommy Suede to win the PPW Championship​
12/20/14 - Hazleton, PA -- Lance Anoai defeated Ricky Martinez to retain championship
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02/21/15 - Hazleton, PA -- Lance Anoai defeated Luca Brazzi to retain championship
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04/18/15 - Hazleton, PA -- Afa Jr. defeated Lance Anoai & Danny Maff to win the PPW Championship
09/20/14 - 04/18/15
LANCE ANOAI
09/20/14 - Hazleton, PA -- Tommy Suede defeated Chris Envy, Mark Maverick & Travis Dorian to win the PPW Championship
09/20/14 - Hazleton, PA -- Lance Anoai defeated Tommy Suede to win the PPW Championship​.
09/20/14 - 09/20/14
TOMMY SUEDE
07/19/14 - Hazleton, PA -- Brodus Clay defeated Tommy Suede to win the PPW Championship
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Brodus Clay forfeited the PPW Championship for failure to defend within' 30 days.
05/24/14 - 07/19/14
BRODUS CLAY
11/23/13 - Freeland, PA -- Tommy Suede defeated David Starr to win the PPW Championship
02/23/14 - Freeland, PA -- AJ Styles defeated Tommy Suede by DQ. Suede retains championship
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03/29/14 – Freeland, PA -- Tommy Suede defeated James Varquez to retain championship
04/26/14 – Hazleton, PA -- Tommy defeated David Starr to retain championship
05/24/14 – Hazleton, PA -- Tommy Suede defeated Val Venis to retain championship
07/19/14 - Hazleton, PA -- Brodus Clay defeated Tommy Suede to win the PPW Championship
11/23/13 - 05/24/14
TOMMY SUEDE
11/23/13 - Freeland, PA -- David Starr defeated Ricky Martinez to win the PPW Championship in tournament final.
11/23/13 - Freeland, PA -- Tommy Suede cashes in Golden Ticket Briefcase and defeats David Starr immediately after his victory over Martinez.
11/23/13 - 11/23/13
