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Click Here For Some Stats International Wrestling Alliance
International Wrestling Enterprise
World Heavyweight Championship
(December 19, 1968 — September 30, 1981)
Won By: Date: Event: Location: Reign:
Billy Robinson Dec 19, 1968 I.W.A. World Se… Okayama, Japan 516 days
Defeated Toyonobori in the final of a tournament to crown the inaugural champion.
Thunder Sugiyama May 19, 1970 I.W.A. World Se… Sendai, Japan 289 days
Bill Miller Mar 4, 1971 A.W.A. Big Figh… Kitakyushu, Japan 107 days
Strong Kobayashi Jun 19, 1971 -- -- 874 days
Wahoo McDaniel Nov 9, 1973 Big Winter Series Wakayama, Japan 21 days
Strong Kobayashi [2] Nov 30, 1973 Big Winter Series Tokyo, Japan 75 days
** Vacated ** Feb 13, 1974 -- --
After Kobayashi leaves I.W.A./I.W.E.
Billy Robinson [2] Jun 3, 1974 Live Event Tokyo, Japan 74 days
Defeated The Great Kusatsu in the final of a tournament for the vacant title.
Billy Graham Aug 16, 1974 -- -- 52 days
Mighty Inoue Oct 7, 1974 Live Event Koshigaya, Japan 185 days
Mad Dog Vachon Apr 10, 1975 Dynamite Series Tokyo, Japan 9 days
Rusher Kimura Apr 19, 1975 Dynamite Series Sapporo, Japan 360 days
** Held-Up ** Apr 13, 1976 -- --
After a controversial match against The Undertaker.
Rusher Kimura [2] Apr 22, 1976 Dynamite Series Mito, Japan 50 days
Umanosuke Ueda Jun 11, 1976 Big Challenge S… Koga, Japan 47 days
** Vacated ** Jul 28, 1976 -- --
After a match against Rusher Kimura that ended in controversy.
Rusher Kimura [3] Jul 31, 1976 Big Summer Series Koshigaya, Japan 1085 days
Alexis Smirnoff Jul 21, 1979 Big Summer Series Murakami, Japan 4 days
Rusher Kimura [4] Jul 25, 1979 Big Summer Series Mishima, Japan 111 days
Verne Gagne Nov 13, 1979 Devilish Fight… Sanjo, Japan 3 days
Rusher Kimura [5] Nov 16, 1979 Devilish Fight… Wakayama, Japan 684 days
** Promotion Closed ** Sep 30, 1981 -- --