Back in the 1970’s and 1980’s, kayfabe magazines such as Pro Wrestling World and Pro Wrestling Illustrated would often have a listing at the back of the magazines that listed every major promotion’s major champions. It was a real treat for those who couldn’t always keep up with every promotion to keep an eye on who was holding the gold elsewhere. Once a month, Last Word on Pro Wrestling looks to continue this tradition, including many of the world’s top major independents as well. Here’s the roll call as we head into December of 2017.
Special thanks to all the wrestling fans around the world who have requested additional promotions to be added – we started with about 35 promotions and we’re now covering 90 promotions worldwide! If you want to see a promotion not listed added to future reports, leave us the promotion’s name in the comments section at the end of the article.
The Championship Report: December 2017
NOTE: To avoid spoilers, champions are listed per television appearance – any title changes that occurred during tapings for future episodes are not revealed. An asterisk (*) denotes a new champion crowned since last month’s report.
ABSOLUTE INTENSE WRESTLING (AIW), USA (Cleveland)
- *AIW Absolute Champion: Nick Gage, 1st reign, def. Tim Donst, 7 days
- AIW Women’s Champion: Shayna Baszler, 1st reign, def. Heidi Lovelance (Ruby Riot), 448 days
- AIW Intense Champion: Joey Janela, 1st reign, def. Alex Daniels, 133 days
- AIW Tag Team Champions: To Infinity And Beyond (Colin Delaney & Cheech), 3rd reign, def. Gringo Loco & Steve Pain, 252 days
ALL AMERICAN WRESTLING (AAW), USA (Chicago)
- AAW Heavyweight Champion: Rey Fenix, 1st reign, def. Sami Callihan, 92 days
- AAW Heritage Champion: Penta El 0M, 1st reign, def. ACH, 259 days
- *AAW Tag Team Champions: The Besties in the World (Davey Vega & Mat Fitchett), 2nd reign, def. Scarlet & Graves (Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz), 28 days
ALL JAPAN PRO WRESTLING (AJPW), Japan (Yokohama)
- Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion: Joe Doering, 2nd reign, def. Suwama, 41 days
- World Tag Team Champions: Burning Wild (Jun Akiyama & Takao Omori), 3rd reign, def. Daisuke Sekimoto & Ryuji Ito, 41 days
- World Junior Heavyweight Champion: TAJIRI, 2nd reign, def. Ultimo Dragon, 41 days
- All Asia Tag Team Champions: NEXTREAM (Naoya Nomura & Yuma Aoyagi), 1st reign, def. TAKA Michinoku & Black Tiger, 61 days
- Gaora TV Champion: Jun Akiyama, 1st reign, def. Kenso, 264 days
ALPHA-1, Canada (Hamilton, ON)
- *A1 Alpha Male Champion: Rickey Shane Page, 1st reign, def. Kobe Durst, 5 days
- A1 Outer Limits Champion: Stokely Hathaway, 1st reign, def. Joey Janela, 110 days
- A1 Tag Team Champions: 2 Stars (Cody Rhodes & Ethan Page), 1st reign, def. Virus (Gavin Quinn & Josh Alexander), 166 days
- *A1 Zero Gravity Champion: Shane Sabre, 1st reign, def. Gregory Iron, 5 days
AMERICA’S MOST LIKED WRESTLING (AML), USA (Winston-Salem, NC)
- AML Champion: Zane Dawson, 1st reign, def. Shane Williams, 279 days
- AML Prestige Champion: Brandon Scott, 1st reign, def. Axton Ray, 187 days
- AML Tag Team Champions: The Heat Seekers (Sigmon & Elliott Russell), 3rd reign, def. The Geordie Bulldogs (Mark & Sean Denney), 61 days
AMERICAN COMBAT WRESTLING (ACW), USA (Florida)
- ACW Heavyweight Champion: Parrow, 1st reign, def. Sean Swag, 349 days
- ACW Women’s Champion: Salina de la Renta, 1st reign, def. Kamilla Kaine, 34 days
- ACW Combat Champion: Sideshow, 4th reign, def. Romeo Quevedo, 243 days
- ACW Cruiserweight Champion: Snoop Strikes, 1st reign, def. Troy Hollywood, 34 days
- ACW Tag Team Champions: The Precipice (Chance Champion & Omar Amir), 1st reign, def. The Stateline (Damien Angel & Eddie Taurus), 34 days
ANARCHY CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING (ACW), USA (Austin, TX)
- ACW Heavyweight Champion: Jojo Bravo, 1st reign, 131 days
- ACW American Joshi Champion: Sage Sin, 1st reign, def. Su Yung, 166 days
- ACW Televised Champion: Ricky Starks, 1st reign, def. Darin Childs, 320 days
- ACW Tag Team Champions: Killah Kash & MASADA, 1st reign, def. The Unholy Complex (Gregory James & Jason Silver), 565 days
- ACW Hardcore Champion: Sky de Lacrimosa, 1st reign, 131 days
- ACW U-30 Young Gun Champion: Dillon Divine, 1st reign, def. Dylan Dunbar, 131 days
ASISTENCIA ASESORIA Y ADMINISTRACION (AAA), Mexico (Mexico City)
- AAA Mega Champion: Johnny Mundo (John Morrison), 1st reign, def. El Texano Jr., 257 days
- AAA Reina de Reinas Champion: Lady Shani, 1st reign, def. Ayako Hamada, 61 days
- AAA Latin America Champion: El Hijo del Fantasma, 1st reign, won a 20-man Battle Royale, 61 days
- AAA World Cruiserweight Champion: Lanzelot, 1st reign, def. Johnny Mundo and others in a 10-way match, 61 days
- AAA World Tag Team Champions: Los Totalmente Traidores (Monster Clown & Murder Clown), 1st reign, def. La Secta (Cuervo & Escoria), 97 days
- AAA World Trios Champions: Neuvo Poder del Norte (Carta Brava Jr., Mocho Cota Jr., & Soul Rocker), 1st reign, def. El Apache, Faby Apache, & Mary Apache, 224 days
ATTACK! PRO WRESTLING, Wales (Cardiff)
- ATTACK! Champion: Flash Morgan Webster, 1st reign, def. Chief Deputy Dunne, 103 days
- ATTACK! 24/7 Champion: Pete Dunne, 6th reign, def. Tyler Bate, 196 days
- ATTACK! Tag Team Champions: The Brothers of Obstruction (Jim & Leigh Obstruction), 2nd reign, def. Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis), 42 days
BORDER CITY WRESTLING, Canada (Windsor, ON)
- BCW Heavyweight Champion: Kongo Kong, 1st reign, def. Cody Deaner, 220 days
- BCW Can-Am Tag Team Champions: Phil Atlas & Brent Banks, 1st reign, def. The Syndicate (Jon Bolen & Johnny Devine), 220 days
CAPITAL CITY CHAMPIONSHIP COMBAT (C-4), Canada (Ottawa)
- C4 Champion: Kobe Durst, 1st reign, def. Mathieu St-Jacques, 62 days
- C4 Tag Team Champions: Heavy Metal Chaos (Alextreme & James Stone), 2nd reign, def. Fight or Flight (Gabriel Fuerza & Vaughn Vertigo), 62 days
- C4 Underground Champion: Kobe Durst, 1st reign, def. Evil Uno, 280 days
CARIBBEAN WRESTLING ASSOCIATION (CWA), Puerto Rico
- CWA Heavyweight Champion: ‘Sensacional’ Star Roger, 1st reign, def. Jay Lethal, 357 days
- CWA Puerto Rican Champion: Justin Dynamite, 1st reign
- CWA Intercontinental Champion: Steve Joel, 1st reign, def. Mike Nice, 94 days
CAROLINA WRESTLING FEDERATION MID-ATLANTIC (CWF), USA (North Carolina)
- CWF Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion: Trevor Lee, 1st reign, def. Roy Wilkins, 643 days
- CWF Mid-Atlantic Television Champion: Jesse Adler, 1st reign, def. Aric Andrews, 48 days
- CWF Mid-Atlantic Rising Generation League Champion: Dirty Daddy, 2nd reign, def. Cain Justice, 48 days
- CWF Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champions: Dave & Zane Dawson, 1st reign, def. Aaron Boggs & Mecha Mercenary, 203 days
CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING FROM HOLLYWOOD (CWFH), USA (California)
- CWFH Heritage Heavyweight Champion: Tito Escondido, 1st reign, def. Peter Avalon, 159 days
- UWN Television Champion: Rocky Romero, 1st reign, def. Scorpio Sky, 187 days
- UWN Tag Team Champions: Pac 3 (Dan Joseph & Dylan Bostic), 1st reign, def. Classic Connection (Buddy Royal & Levi Shapiro) and Spirit And The Stars (Astro Viajero & Espiritu) and Eric Watts & Ty Matthews, 222 days
CHAOTIC WRESTLING, USA (Massachusetts)
- CW Heavyweight Champion: Elia Markopoulos, 1st reign, def. Chase Del Monte, 259 days
- CW Women’s Champion: Ashley Vox, 1st reign, def. Devienne, 217 days
- CW New England Champion: Josh Briggs, 1st reign, def. JT Dunn, 77 days
- CW Tag Team Champions: The Can-Am Connection (Anthony Greene & Cam Zagami), 1st reign, def. The Mill Street Hooligans (Bryan and Matt Logan & Chase Del Monte), 259 days
CHIKARA, USA (Philadelphia)
- Grand Champion: Juan Francisco de Coronado, 1st reign, def. UltraMantis Black, 244 days
- Campeonatos de Parejas: Los Ice Creams (El Hijo del Ice Cream & Ice Cream Jr.), 1st reign, def. The Rumblebees (Solo Darling & Travis Huckabee), 146 days
- *Young Lions Cup: Ophidian II, 1st reign, def. Razerhawk, 47 days
COMBAT ZONE WRESTLING (CZW), USA (Philadelphia)
- *CZW World Heavyweight Champion: Rickey Shane Page, 1st reign, def. Joe Gacy, 20 days
- *CZW World Tag Team Champions: Scarlet & Graves (Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz), 2nd reign, def. CCK (Chris Brookes & Kid Lykos), 6 days
- CZW Wired Champion: Joey Janela, 4th reign, def. Maxwell Jacob Friedman, 48 days
- CZW Medal of Honor Champion: Mike Del, 1st reign, def. Kit Osborne, 62 days
CONSEJO MUNDIAL de LUCHA LIBRE (CMLL), Mexico (Mexico City)
- CMLL World Heavyweight Champion: Marco Corleone (Mark Jindrak), 1st reign, def. Euforia, Dragon Rojo Jr., El Terrible, Gran Guerrero, Kraneo, Mr. Nebula, Pierroth, Rey Bucanero and Rush, 178 days
- CMLL World Women’s Champion: Dalys de Caribena, 1st reign, def. Marcela, 630 days
- CMLL World Light Heavyweight Champion: Niebla Rojo, 1st reign, def. Blue Panther, Caristico, Drone, El Barbaro Cavernario, Johnny Idol, Misterioso Jr., Ripper, Stuka Jr., Polvora, 174 days
- CMLL World Lightweight Champion: Dragon Lee, 2nd reign, def. Kamaitachi, 637 days
- CMLL World Middleweight Champion: Angel del Oro, 1st reign, def. Dragon Rojo Jr., 250 days
- CMLL World Welterweight Champion: Mephisto, 2nd reign, def. Mascara Dorado (Gran Metalik), 577 days
- CMLL World Tag Team Champions: Negra Casas & Shocker, 1st reign, def. La Mascara & Rush, 1,267 days
- CMLL World Trios Champions: El Sky Team (Mistico, Valiente, & Volador Jr), 1st reign, def. Los Guerreros Laguneros (Ultimo Guerrero, Euforia, & Niebla Roja), 1,022 days
- CMLL-REINA International Champion: Zeuxis, 1st reign, def. Marcela, 111 days
- CMLL-REINA Junior Heavyweight Champion: Kaho Kobayashi, 1st reign, def. La Jarochita, 78 days
- Mexico National Light Heavyweight Champion: Atlantis, 1st reign, def. Mephisto, 800 days
- Mexico National Lightweight Champion: Electrico, 1st reign, def. Pequeno Nitro, 1,541 days
THE CRASH, Mexico (Tijuana)
- *The Crash Heavyweight Champion: Rey Mysterio Jr., 1st reign, def. Penta El 0M, La Mascara & Rush, 27 days
- The Crash Cruiserweight Champion: Rey Fenix, 2nd reign, def. Rey Horus, 117 days
- The Crash Femenil Champion: Keira, 1st reign, def. Sexy Star, 250 days
- The Crash Junior Heavyweight Champion: Arkangel Divino, 1st reign, def, Black Danger, 314 days
- The Crash Tag Team Champions: Matt & Jeff Hardy, 1st reign, def. Juventud Guerrera & Super Crazy, 314 days
DEFIANT WRESTLING (formerly WCPW), England (Newcastle)
- DEFIANT World Champion: Marty Scurll, 1st reign, def. Joe Hendry, 62 days
- DEFIANT Women’s Champion: Kay Lee Ray, 1st reign, def. Bea Priestley, 159 days
- DEFIANT Internet Champion: Zack Sabre Jr., 1st reign, def. Gabriel Kidd, 98 days
- DEFIANT Hardcore Champion: Primate, 2nd reign, def. BT Gunn, 97 days
- DEFIANT Tag Team Champions: Jimmy Havoc & Primate, 1st reign, def. War Machine (Hanson & Rowe), 59 days
DESTINY WORLD WRESTLING (DWW), Canada (Toronto, ON)
- DWW Champion: “Bruiserweight” Pete Dunne, 1st reign, def. “Psycho” Mike Rollins, 168 days
DRAGON GATE WRESTLING, Japan (Kobe)
- Open The Dream Gate (Heavyweight) Champion: Masaaki Mochizuki, 3rd reign, def. YAMATO, 74 days
- Open The Brave Gate (Light Heavyweight) Champion: Jimmy Kagetora, 1st reign, def. El Lindaman, 256 days
- Open The Twin Gate (Tag Team) Champions: Over Generation (CIMA & Dragon Kid), 1st reign, def. Jimmyz (Jimmy Kagetora & Jimmy Susumu), 393 days
- *Open The Triangle Gate (6-Man Tag Team) Champions: Tribe Vanguard (BxB Hulk, Kzy, YAMATO), 1st reign, def. VerserK (Shingo Takagi, Takashi Yoshida & El Lindaman), 28 days
DRAMATIC DREAM TEAM (DDT) PRO WRESTLING, Japan (Tokyo)
- KO-D Openweight Champion: Konosuke Takeshita, 2nd reign, def. Harashima, 256 days
- KO-D Tag Team Champions: HARASHIMA & Naomichi Marufuji, 1st reign, def. Kazusada Higuchi & Shigehiro Irie, 1st reign, 103 days
- *KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions: ALL OUT (Akito, Diego & Konosuke Takeshita), 1st reign, def. DAMNATION (Daisuke Sasaki, Mad Paulie & Shuji Ishikawa), 28 days
- Ironman Heavymetalweight Champion: Yuu, 2nd reign, def. Makato Oishi, 87 days
- DDT Extreme Division Champion: Daisuke Sasaki, 1st reign, def. Jun Kasai, 256 days
- King of Dark Champion: Dai Suzuki, 2nd reign, def. Kota Ibushi, 103 days
EAST COAST WRESTLING ASSOCIATION (ECWA), USA (Delaware)
- ECWA Unified Heavyweight Champion: Bobby Shields, 2nd reign, 77 days
- ECWA Women’s Champion: Karen Q, 1st reign, def. Deonna Purrazzo, 41 days
- ECWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion: Breaker Morant, 1st reign, def. Howie Timbereche, 161 days
- ECWA Unified Tag Team Champions: The Classics (Eric Martin & Tyler Stone), 1st reign, def. The Extreme Rednecks (Chuck & Kyle Payne), 161 days
ELITE CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING (ECCW), Canada (Vancouver, BC)
- ECCW Champion: Daniel Adonis, 1st reign, def. Nicole Matthews, Scotty Mac and Shreddz, 83 days
- ECCW Women’s Champion: Tony Baroni, 1st reign, def. Cat Power, 140 days
- ECCW Tag Team Champions: The Voros Twins (Chris & Patrick Voros), 1st reign, def. Beauty And The Builds (Christina Von Eerie & Scotty Mac), 111 days
EVOLVE, USA (Philadelphia)
- *WWN Champion: Keith Lee, 1st reign, def. Matt Riddle, 48 days
- EVOLVE Champion: Zack Sabre Jr., 1st reign, def. Timothy Thatcher, 280 days
- EVOLVE Tag Team Champions: The Doom Patrol (Chris Dickinson & Jaka), 2nd reign, def. Ethan Page & ACH, 70 days
FEDERATION DE LUTTE QUEBEC (FLQ), Canada (Montreal)
- FLQ Heavyweight Champion: Stu Grayson, 1st reign, def. Mathieu St-Jacques, Alex Silva and Ryan Rogan, 426 days
FIGHT CLUB: PRO, England (Wolverhampton)
- FCP Champion: Chris Brookes, 1st reign, def. Travis Banks, 161 days
F1RST WRESTLING, USA (Minneapolis)
- F1RST Championship: Arik Cannon, 1st reign, def. Ariya Daivari, 320 days
- F1RST Tag Team Champions: The North Star Express (Darin Corbin & Ryan Cruz), def. Zero Gravity (Brett Gakiya & CJ Esparza), 895 days
FREELANCE WRESTLING (FW), USA (Chicago, IL)
- FW Champion: Steve Fierce, 1st reign, def. GPA, 245 days
- FW Tag Team Champions: Team BETA (Craig Mitchell & Kenny Sutra), 1st reign, def. The Superiority Complex (Roy Flash Gordon & Tony Nas) and Zero Gravity (Brett Gakiya & CJ Esparza) and Kobe Durst & Nick Brubaker, 106 days
FULL IMPACT PRO, USA (Largo, FL)
- FIP World Heavyweight Champion: Fred Yehi, 1st reign, def. Caleb Konley, 553 days
- FIP Florida Heritage Champion: Jon Davis, 1st reign, def. Martin Stone, 243 days
- FIP Tag Team Champions: The Hooligans (Devin & Mason Cutter), 1st reign, def. The Savages (Eddie Graves & Teddy Stigma), 847 days
FUTURESHOCK WRESTLING (FSW), England (Manchester)
- FSW Champion: Ashton Smith, 1st reign, def. Zack Gibson, 98 days
- FSW Women’s Champion: Lana Austin, 2nd reign, def. April Davids, 75 days
- FSW Adrenaline Champion: Xander Cooper, 2nd reign, def. Pete Dunne, 61 day
- FSW Tag Team Champions: Sexy Gents (John McGregor & Sexy Kev), 1st reign, def. The WonderLand (Henry T. Grodd & Noah), 98 days
GLORY PRO, USA (Alton, IL)
- *Crown of Glory Champion: Jake Something, 1st reign, def. Myron Reed, 47 days
- Glory Tag Team Champions: Everett Connors & Michael Elgin, 1st reign, def. Besties in the World (Davey Vega & Mat Fitchett), 104 days
HEAVY ON WRESTLING, USA (Duluth, MN)
- HOW Undisputed Champion: Darin Corbin, 1st reign, def. Arik Cannon, 173 days
HOUSE OF GLORY (HOG), USA (New York)
- HOG Heavyweight Champion: The Amazing Red, 1st reign, def. “The Rogue” Anthony Gangone, 75 days
- HOG Crown Jewel Champion: Evander James, 1st reign, def. Leroy Green, 40 days
- HOG Tag Team Champions: The New York Wrecking Krew (Smooth Blackmon & Chris Seaton), 1st reign, def. EYFBO (Angel Ortiz & Mike Draztik), 122 days
HOUSE OF HARDCORE (HOH), USA (Philadelphia)
- *Inaugural titles coming soon, in conjunction with new weekly Twitch series
IMPACT PRO WRESTLING, New Zealand (Auckland)
- Impact Pro New Zealand Heavyweight Champion: Brooke Duncan, 2nd reign, def. James Shaw, 104 days
- Impact Pro New Zealand Women’s Champion: Britenay, 4th reign, def. Carmen Rose, 294 days
- Impact Pro New Zealand Tag Team Championship: The Privileged (Charlie Roberts & Curtis Castlewood), 1st reign, def. The F.I.S.T. (Brodie Coast & Mason Daniels), 229 days
IMPACT WRESTLING, Canada (Toronto)
- Impact World Heavyweight Champion: Eli Drake, 1st reign, won 20-man Gauntlet for the Gold, 107 days
- Impact Knockouts Champion: VACANT, 15 days
- Impact Grand Champion: Ethan Carter III, 1st reign, def. Moose, 149 days
- Impact World Tag Team Champions: OvE (Dave & Jake Crist), 1st reign, def. LAX (Santana & Ortiz), 104 days
- Impact X-Division Champion: Trevor Lee, 3rd reign, def. Low Ki, 105 days
INSANE CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING (ICW), Scotland (Glasgow)
- *ICW World Heavyweight Champion: BT Gunn, 3rd reign, def. Joe Coffey, 12 days
- *ICW Women’s Champion: Kasey Owens, 2nd reign, def. Kay Lee Ray, 12 days
- ICW Zero-G Champion: BT Gunn, 1st reign, def. Kenny Williams, 125 days
- *ICW World Tag Team Champions: Polo Promotions (Jackie Polo & Mark Coffey), 4th reign, def. The Marauders (Mike Bird & Wild Boar), 12 days
INTERNATIONAL PRO WRESTLING: UNITED KINGDOM (IPW:UK), England (London)
- IPW:UK World Champion: VACANT, 9 days
- IPW:UK Women’s Champion: Livvii Grace, 1st reign, def. Amazon, 285 days
- All England Champion: Adam Maxted, 1st reign, def. Earl Black Jr., 70 days
- IPW:UK British Tag Team Champions: The Collective (James Castle, Lewis Howley & Sammy Smooth), 1st reign, def. DnD (Cieran Donnelly & Danny Duggan), 75 days
- Z-Force Champion: Kip Sabian, 1st reign, def. Robert Sharpe, 70 days
IWA MID-SOUTH, USA (Indiana)
- *IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Champion: Jimmy Jacobs, 2nd reign, def. Aaron Williams, 8 days
- *IWA Mid-South Tag Team Champions: Outlaw Inc. (Eddie Kingston & Homicide), 1st reign, def. Mance Warner & Zodiak, 29 days
INTERNATIONAL WRESTLING SYNDICATE (IWS), Canada (Montreal, QC)
- IWS World Heavyweight Champion: Scott Parker, 1st reign, def. Black Dynomite, 300 days
- IWS Canadian Champion: Matt Angel, 1st reign, def. Mitch Thompson, Kevin Blanchard & Steve Mainz, 55 days
- IWS Tag Team Champions: Les Brasseurs (Benjamin Tull & Matt Falco), 1st reign, def. Tabernak de Team (Mathieu St-Jacques & Thomas Dubois), 55 days
JUGGALO CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING (JCW), USA (Detroit, MI)
- JCW Heavyweight Champion: Kongo Kong, 1st reign, def. The Weedman, 722 days
- JCW Tag Team Champions: The Ring Rydas (Ring Ryda Blue & Ring Ryda Red), 5th reign, def. Super Strong Tiger & The Spike Monkey, 497 days
LUCHA UNDERGROUND, USA (Boyle Heights, CA)
- Lucha Underground Champion: Pentagon Dark (Penta El 0M), 1st reign, def. Prince Puma, 43 days
- Gift of the Gods Champion: VACANT, 43 days
- Lucha Underground Trios Champions: Dante Fox (AR Fox), Killshot (Shane Strickland) & Willie Mack, 1st reign, def. The Reptile Tribe (Kobra Moon, Pindar & Vibora), 50 days
MCW PRO WRESTLING (MCW PRO), USA (Baltimore)
- MCW Heavyweight Champion: Joey Matthews (Joey Mercury), 2nd reign, def. The Bruiser, 62 days
- MCW Women’s Champion: Sahara Se7en, 1st reign, def. Brittani Blake, 41 days
- MCW Rage Television Champion: Greg Excellent, 1st reign, def. Maxwell Jacob Friedman, 62 days
- MCW Tag Team Champions: Guns For Hire (Bill Collier & Paul Jordane), 1st reign, def. The Ecktourage (Dirty Money & Eric Chapel), 224 days
MELBOURNE CITY WRESTLING (MCW), Australia (Melbourne)
- MCW Heavyweight Champion: Jonah Rock, 1st reign, def. Mr. Juicy, 118 days
- MCW Intercommonwealth Champion: Adam Brooks, 3rd reign, def. Will Ospreay, 104 days
- MCW Tag Team Champions: The Brat Pack (Mitch Waterman & Nick Bury), 1st reign, def. The World’s Friendliest Bastards (KrackerJak & Lochy Hendricks), 174 days
NATIONAL WRESTLING ALLIANCE (NWA), USA (Los Angeles)
- NWA World Heavyweight Champion: Tim Storm, 1st reign, def. Jax Dane, 406 days
- NWA World Women’s Champion: Jazz, 1st reign, def. Amber O’Neal, 441 days
- NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion: Barrett Brown, 1st reign, def. Mr. USA, 111 days
- NWA World Tag Team Champions: Rob Terry & Kazushi Miyamoto, 1st reign, def. The Iron Empire (Rob Conway & Matt Riviera), 281 days
NCW FEMME FATALES, Canada (Montreal, QC)
- nCw Femme Fatales Champion: Mercedes Martinez, 2nd reign, def. Stefany Sinclair, 209 days
NEW ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING (NECW), USA (Massachusetts)
- NECW Heavyweight Champion: Todo Loco, 1st reign, def. Mike McCarthy, 517 days
- NECW Women’s Champion: Vanity VixSin, 1st reign, def. Alexxis Naveah (Alisha Edwards), 447 days
- NECW Television Champion: Devin Blaze, 1st reign, def. Kris Pyro, 111 days
- NECW Tag Team Champions: The Kool People (DJ AC & Samme DeLeon), 1st reign, def. Adrenaline Rush (Daniel Evans & Keith Youngblood), 111 days
NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING (NJPW), Japan (Tokyo)
- IWGP World Heavyweight Champion: Kazuchika Okada, 4th reign, def. Tetsuya Naito, 530 days
- IWGP Intercontinental Champion: Hiroshi Tanahashi, 2nd reign, def. Tetsuya Naito, 173 days
- IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion: Kenny Omega, 1st reign, def. Ishii, 154 days
- *IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion: “The Villain” Marty Scurll, 1st reign, def. Will Ospreay, 26 days
- IWGP Tag Team Champions: Killer Elite Squad (Davey Boy Smith Jr. & Vance Archer), 3rd reign, def. War Machine (Hanson & Rowe), 68 days
- *IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions: Roppongi 3k (SHO & YOH), 1st reign, def. Ricochet & Ryusuke Taguchi, 52 days
- NEVER Openweight Champion: Minoru Suzuki, 1st reign, def. Hirooki Goto, 218 days
- NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champions: Los Ingobernables deJapon (BUSHI, EVIL & SANADA), 3rd reign, def. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Ricochet & Ryusuke Taguchi, 212 days
NEW GENERATION WRESTLING (NGW), England (Hull)
- NGW Undisputed Champion: Nathan Cruz, 3rd reign, def. Matt Myers, 175 days
- *NGW Gen-X Champion: Robbie X, 1st reign, def. Matt Myers, Jake McCluskey and Kip Sabian, 69 days
- NGW Tag Team Champions: The Proven (Caz Crash & Sam Wilder), 1st reign, def. The Insane Fight Club (Joe Hendry, Kid Fit & Lionheart), 175 days
NEW YORK WRESTLING CONNECTION (NYWC), USA (Long Island, NY)
- NYWC Heavyweight Champion: Bull James (Bull Dempsey), 1st reign, def. Stockade, 280 days
- NYWC Starlet Champion: Willow Nightingale, 2nd reign, def. J-Redd, 280 days
- *NYWC Fusion Champion: Johnny Radke, 1st reign, def. Big O, 6 days
- NYWC Tag Team Champions: The Benson Brothers (Brad & CJ Benson), 1st reign, def. Anthony LaCerra & Jesse Vane, 41 days
NORTHEAST WRESTLING, USA (New York)
- NEW Heavyweight Champion: Cody Rhodes, 1st reign, def. Mike Bennett, 259 days
- NEW Tag Team Champions: NOW (Hale Collins & Vik Dalishus), 1st reign, def. The Battle Brothers (Anthony & Chris Battle), 190 days
OVER THE TOP (OTT) WRESTLING, Ireland (Dublin)
- OTT No Limits Champion: Mark Haskins, 1st reign, def. Ryan Smile, 118 days
- OTT Women’s Champion: Martina The Session Moth, 2nd reign, def. Katey Harvey, 118 days
- OTT Tag Team Champions: The Kings of the North (Bonesaw & Damien Corvin),2nd reign, def. The Gymnasties (B. Cool & Sammy D.), 349 days
PACIFIC COAST WRESTLING (PCW), USA (California)
- PCW Heavyweight Champion: John Hennigan (John Morrison), 1st reign, def. Rob Van Dam, 182 days
- PCW Light Heavyweight Champion: Douglas James, 1st reign, def. “Mr. 450”, 182 days
- PCW Tag Team Champions: Jacob Fatu & The Almighty Sheik, 1st reign, def. The Keepers of the Faith (Dom Vitalli & Gabriel Gallo), 315 days
PREMIERE WRESTLING XPERIENCE (PWX), USA (Charlotte, NC)
- PWX Heavyweight Champion: Anthony Henry, 1st reign, def. Jake Manning, 285 days
- PWX Innovative Television Champion: Darius Lockhart, 1st reign, def. Elijah Evans IV, 103 days
- PWX Ultra J Champion: Logan Easton LeRoux, 1st reign, def. Chet Sterling, 140 days
- PWX Tag Team Champions: The Syndicate (Devan Knight & Timmy Lou Rotten), 1st reign, def. The Ugly Ducklings (Lance Lude & Rob Killjoy), 194 days
PRESTON CITY WRESTLING (PCW), England (Preston)
- PCW Champion: Tyson T-Bone, 3rd reign, def. Iestyn Rees, 35 days
- PCW Women’s Champion: Lucy Cole, 1st reign, won 12 woman tournament to crown inaugural champion, 98 days
- PCW Cruiserweight Champion: Dean Allmark, 1st reign, def. Ashton Smith, 169 days
- PCW Tag Team Champions: The UK Hooligans (Roy & Zak Knight), 1st reign, def. The Spirit Squad (Kenny & Mikey), 245 days
PRO WRESTLING ALLIANCE AUSTRALIA (PWA), Australia (Sydney)
- PWA Champion: Adam Brooks, 1st reign, def. Will Ospreay, 104 days
- PWA Tag Team Champions: Big Fudge & Shazza McKenzie, 1st reign, def. SMS (InstaGraham & Unsocial Jordan), 236 days
PRO WRESTLING WOMEN’S ALLIANCE (PWWA), Australia (Sydney)
- PWWA Champion: Shazza McKenzie, 2nd reign, def. Bea Priestley, 181 days
PRO WRESTLING GUERRILLA (PWG), USA (Reseda, CA)
- PWG World Heavyweight Champion: Ricochet, 1st reign, def. Chuck Taylor, 41 days
- PWG World Tag Team Champions: The Chosen Bros. (Matt Riddle & Jeff Cobb), 1st reign, def. The Lucha Brothers (Penta El 0M & Rey Fenix), 42 days
PRO WRESTLING NOAH, Japan (Tokyo)
- GHC Heavyweight Champion: Eddie Edwards, 1st reign, def. Katsuhiko Nakajima, 97 days
- GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion: Daisuke Harada, 2nd reign, def. Taiji Ishimori, 61 day
- GHC Tag Team Champions: Mohammed Yone & Quiet Storm, 1st reign, def. Atsushi Kotoge & Go Shiozaki, 61 day
- GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions: HAYATA & YO-HEY, 1st reign, def. Hi69 & Taiji Ishimori, 97 days
PROGRESS, England (London)
- PROGRESS World Champion: Travis Banks, 1st reign, def. Pete Dunne, 82 days
- PROGRESS Women’s Champion: Toni Storm, 1st reign, def. Jinny & Laura Di Matteo for inaugural title match, 187 days
- PROGRESS Atlas Champion: WALTER, 2nd reign, def. Matt Riddle, 82 days
- *PROGRESS Tag Team Champions: The Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake & Zach Gibson), def. CCK (Chris Brookes & Kid Lykos), 5 days
PRO WRESTLING EVE, England (Suffolk)
- Pro Wrestling EVE Champion: Sammii Jayne, 1st reign, def. Kay Lee Ray, 194 days
PRO WRESTLING REVOLVER, USA (Des Moines, IA)
- PWR Scramble Champion: Matt Palmer, 1st reign, def. Jordan Len-X, 119 days
QUEENS OF COMBAT WRESTLING (QOC), USA (Charlotte, NC)
- QOC Champion: Su Yung, 1st reign, def. Taeler Hendrix, 369 days
- QOC Tag Team Champions: Laurel Van Ness & Taeler Hendrix, 1st reign, def. The Lucha Sisters (Leva Bates & Mia Yim), 286 days
RESISTANCE PRO WRESTLING (RPW), USA (Chicago, IL)
- RPW Heavyweight Champion: John Skyler, 1st reign, def. Daniel Eads, 69 days
- RPW Women’s Champion: Holidead, 1st reign, def. Rachael Ellering, 69 days
- RPW Tag Team Champions: Mojo McQueen & Yabo The Clown, 1st reign, def. Main Street Youth (Jake Omen & Scotty Young), 195 days
REVOLUTION PRO (RevPro), England (Portsmouth)
- RevPro British Heavyweight Champion: Zack Sabre Jr., 2nd reign, def. Katsuyori Shibata, 270 days
- *RevPro British Cruiserweight Champion: Ryan Smile, 1st reign, def. Josh Bodom, 22 days
- RevPro British Tag Team Champions: Moustache Mountain (Trent Seven & Tyler Bate), 1st reign, def. CCK (Chris Brookes & Travis Banks), 39 days
RING OF HONOR (ROH), USA (Bristol, PA)
- ROH World Champion: Cody Rhodes, 1st reign, def. Christopher Daniels, 161 days
- ROH World Television Champion: Kenny King, 1st reign, def. KUSHIDA, 70 days
- ROH World Tag Team Champions: Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley), 1st reign, def. The Young Bucks, 70 days
- ROH World 6-Man Tag Team Champions: Bullet Club (Young Bucks & Hangman Page), 1st reign, def. Dalton Castle & The Boys, 103 days
RIOT CITY WRESTLING (RCW), Australia (South Australia)
- RCW Heavyweight Champion: Nick Armstrong, 2nd reign, def. Matt Basso, 139 days
- RCW Women’s Champion: Casey Johns, 1st reign, def. Amity Row, Eliza Sway and Izzy Shaw, 96 days
- RCW Tag Team Champions: The Rude Ones (Bulldog McKenzie & Marvel), 2nd reign, def. The Savage Gentlemen (Brodie Marshall & Tyler Daniels), 139 days
RISE Wrestling, USA (Naperville, IL)
- *Phoenix of RISE Champion: Delilah Doom, 1st reign, def. Shotzi Blackheart, 21 days
SCOTTISH WRESTLING ALLIANCE (SWA), Scotland (Bellshill)
- Scottish Heavyweight Champion: Joe Coffey, 2nd reign, def. Mark Coffey, 370 days
- Scottish Junior Heavyweight Champion: “DCT” David Campbell Thomson, 1st reign, def. Glen Dunbar, 63 days
- SWA Tag Team Champions: Gainz N’ Games (Jason Reed & Kevin Williams), 1st reign, def. The English Agenda (Johnny Lions & Lucian Maynard Smith), 338 days
SENDAI GIRLS’ PRO WRESTLING, Japan
- Sendai Girls’ World Champion: Chihiro Hashimoto, 3rd reign, Hiroyo Matsumoto, 139 days
- Sendai Girls’ Tag Team Champions: DASH Chisako & KAORU, 2nd reign, def. Alex Lee & Mika Shirahime, 68 days
SHIMMER WOMEN ATHLETES, USA (Berwyn, IL)
- *SHIMMER Champion: Nicole Savoy, 1st reign, def. Mercedes Martinez, 19 days
- Heart of SHIMMER Champion: Shazza McKenzie, 1st reign, def. Nicole Savoy, 146 days
- *SHIMMER Tag Team Champions: Totally Tubular Tag Team (Leva Bates & Delilah Doom), 1st reign, def. Mount Tessa (Tessa Blanchard & Vanessa Kraven), 20 days
SHINE WRESTLING, USA (Ybor City, FL)
- SHINE Champion: LuFisto, 1st reign, def. Allysin Kay (Sienna) & Mercedes Martinez for vacant title, 322 days
- SHINE Nova Champion: Priscilla Kelly, 1st reign, def. Candy Cartwright, 138 days
- SHINE Tag Team Champions: Las Sicarias (Ivelise & Mercedes Martinez), 1st reign, def. Santana Garrett & Gabi Castrovinci, 203 days
SMASH WRESTLING, Canada (Toronto)
- SMASH Champion: Tyson Dux, 1st reign, def. Brent Banks for vacant title, 385 days
SOUTHSIDE WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT (SWE), England (Cambridgeshire)
- SWE Heavyweight Champion: “All Ego” Ethan Page, 1st reign, def. BT Gunn, 34 days
- *SWE Queen of Southside Champion: Kay Lee Ray, 3rd reign, def. Lana Austin, 6 days
- SWE Speed King Champion: Stevie Boy, 1st reign, def. Chris Tyler, 34 days
- SWE Tag Team Champions: El Ligero & Joseph Conners, 1st reign, def. GBH (Big Grizzly & Robbie X), 119 days
TIER-1 WRESTLING, USA (New York City)
- Tier 1 Champion: Darius Carter, 2nd reign, def. Mike Verna, 76 days
- Tier 1 Tag Team Champions: Matt Tremont & Stockade, 1st reign, def. Bam Sullivan & Logan Black, 134 days
WESTSIDE XTREME WRESTLING (wXw), Germany (Oberhausen)
- wXw Unified World Wrestling Champion: John Klinger, 2nd reign, def. Jurn Simmons, 118 days
- wXw Shotgun Champion: Ivan Kiev, 1st reign, def. David Starr, 91 days
- wXw World Tag Team Champions: RINGKAMPF (WALTER & Timothy Thatcher), 1st reign, def. Massive Product (Jurn Simmons & David Starr), 55 days
WOMEN SUPERSTARS UNCENSORED (WSU), USA (New Jersey)
- WSU World Champion: Mercedes Martinez, 3rd reign, def. Cherry Bomb (Allie), 293 days
- WSU Spirit Champion: Kiera Hogan, 1st reign, def. Su Yung, 293 days
- WSU Tag Team Champions: Maria Manic & Penelope Ford, 1st reign, def. The Fella Twins (Eddy McQueen & Rick Cataldo), 202 days
WORLD ASSOCIATION OF WRESTLING (WAW), England (Norfolk)
- WAW Undisputed World Heavyweight Champion: VACANT, 136 days
- Bellatrix World Champion: VACANT, 62 days
- WAW Open Light Heavyweight Champion: Brad O’Brien, 3rd reign, def. Peter Nixon, 48 days
- WAW European Heavyweight Champion: VACANT, 55 days
- WAW British Heavyweight Champion: Aaron Sharp, 1st reign, def. Brad Slayer, 292 days
- WAW Television Champion: Ricky Knight Jr., 1st reign, def. Roy Knight, 77 days
- WAW World Tag Team Champions: Sigma (Hallows & The Morning Star), 1st reign, def. The UK Hooligans (Roy & Zak Knight), 77 days
WORLD WONDER RING STARDOM, Japan (Tokyo)
- World of Stardom Champion: Toni Storm, 1st reign, def. Mayu Iwatani, 68 days
- Wonder of Stardom Champion: Io Shirai, 2nd reign, def. Yoko Bito, 12 days
- High Speed Champion: Mary Apache, 1st reign, def. Shanna, 110 days
- Goddesses of Stardom Champions: Oedo Tai (Hana Kimura & Kagetsu), 1st reign, def. Hiroyo Matsumoto & Jungle Kyona, 163 days
- Artist of Stardom Champions: Queen’s Quest (Io Shirai, HZK & Viper), 4th reign, def. Team Jungle (Hiroyo Matsumoto, Jungle Kyona & Kaori Yoneyama), 110 days
- SWA Undisputed World Women’s Champion: Toni Storm, 1st reign, def. Io Shirai, 495 days
WORLD WRESTLING COUNCIL (WWC), Puerto Rico
- WWC Universal Heavyweight Champion: Ray Gonzalez, 21st reign, def. Thunder, 190 days
- WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Champion: Gilbert, 7th reign, def. Lightning, 110 days
- WWC World Junior Heavyweight Champion: Peter The Bad Romance, 4th reign, def. O.T. Fernandez, 118 days
- WWC World Tag Team Champions: La Revolución, 7th reign, def. El Cuervo & ‘El Hombre Bestia’ Angel, 138 days
WORLD XTREME WRESTLING (WXW), USA (Pennsylvania)
- WXW Heavyweight Champion: Jorel Ganzy, 1st reign, def. The Beast, 41 days
- WXW Women’s Champion: Raeven Marie, 1st reign, def. Mercedes Martinez, 41 days
- WXW Television Champion: Devin Abrams, 1st reign, def. Gariston Spears, 41 days
- WXW Cruiserweight Champion: Tony Ice, 1st reign, def. Ace Radic, 160 days
- WXW Tag Team Champion: The New Breed (The Diamond Kid & Vinny Mac), 2nd reign, def. The Brothers Lockhart (Andrew & Erik Lockhart), 96 days
WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT (WWE): RAW, USA (Stamford, CT)
- WWE Universal Champion: Brock Lesnar, 1st reign, def. Goldberg, 243 days
- WWE Raw Women’s Champion: Alexa Bliss, 2nd reign, def. Sasha Banks, 95 days
- *WWE Intercontinental Champion: Roman Reigns, 1st reign, def. The Miz, 11 days
- WWE Cruiserweight Champion: Enzo Amore, 2nd reign, def. Kalisto, 41 days
- *WWE Raw Tag Team Champions: The Bar (Sheamus & Cesaro), 3rd reign, def. Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose, 25 days
WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT (WWE): SMACKDOWN, USA (Stamford, CT)
- *WWE Champion: AJ Styles, 2nd reign, def. Jinder Mahal, 24 days
- *WWE Smackdown Women’s Champion: Charlote Flair, 1st reign, def. Natalya, 17 days
- WWE United States Champion: Baron Corbin, 1st reign, def. AJ Styles, 54 days
- WWE Smackdown Tag Team Champions: The Usos (Jimmy & Jey Uso), 3rd reign, def. New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods), 54 days
WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT (WWE): NXT, USA (Orlando)
- *NXT Champion: Andrade “Cien” Almas, 1st reign, def. Drew McIntyre, 13 days
- *NXT Women’s Champion: Ember Moon, 1st reign, def. Kairi Sane, Nikki Cross & Peyton Royce, 13 days
- WWE United Kingdom Champion: Pete Dunne, 1st reign, def. Tyler Bate, 195 days
- NXT Tag Team Champions: SaNitY (Eric Young & Alexander Wolfe), 1st reign, def. Authors of Pain (Rezar & Akam), 104 days
WORLD WRESTLING LEAGUE (WWL), Puerto Rico
- WWL World Heavyweight Champion: Mr. Big, 1st reign, def. Manny Ferno, Vassago, and Payatronic for vacant title, 308 days
- WWL Americas Champion: Spectro, 1st reign, def. Wonderful Xavier, 308 days
- WWL World Super Cruiserweight Champion: Payatronic, 1st reign, def. Dimes, 161 days
- WWL World Tag Team Champions: West Side Mafia (Morgan & Tabu), 1st reign, def. Khaos & Abbadon, 192 days
- WWL World Trios Champions: ‘La Perla Negra’ Allison, Excellent Mantel & Mark Davidson, 1st reign (Allison replaced Justin Dynamite during reign), def. The Bullying Crew, 351 days
WRESTLECIRCUS, USA (Austin, TX)
- WC Ringmaster Champion: Brian Cage, 2nd reign, def. Shane Strickland, 43 days
- WC Lady of the Ring Champion: Tessa Blanchard, 1st reign, def. Rachael Ellering, 133 days
- WC Sideshow Champion: Tessa Blanchard, 1st reign, def. Joey Ryan, 161 days
- WC Big Top Tag Team Champions: Extra Talented (Aaron Solo & Ricky Starks), 1st reign, def. Scarlet & Graves (Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz), 43 days
XTREME INTENSE CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING (XICW), USA (Detroit, MI)
- XICW Champion: “The Franchise” Shane Douglas, 1st reign, def. “The Genetic Jackpot” Joe Coleman, 204 days
- *XICW Midwest Heavyweight Champion: Rockstar Spud, 1st reign, def. Gavin Quinn and Hakim Zane, 57 days
- XICW Light Heavyweight Champion: Johnny Devine, 1st reign, def. Willie Watts, 221 days
- XICW Tag Team Champions: The Monroes (Malcolm II and Malcolm III Monroe), 2nd reign, def. OI4K (Dave & Jake Crist), 447 days
We’ll see you next year for January’s Championship Report!