DPW Worlds Championship
| DPW Worlds Championship | |||||||||||||||
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| Promotion | Deadlock Pro-Wrestling | ||||||||||||||
| Date established | December 11, 2021 | ||||||||||||||
| Current champion | LaBron Kozone | ||||||||||||||
| Date won | December 12, 2025 | ||||||||||||||
| Other names | |||||||||||||||
DPW World Championship DPW Worlds Heavyweight Championship | |||||||||||||||
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The DPW Worlds Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship owned and promoted by Deadlock Pro-Wrestling (DPW). The current champion is LaBron Kozone, who is in his first reign. He won the title by defeating Jake Something in a Winner Takes All match also for Kozone's DPW National Championship, at 4th Anniversary on December 12, 2025, in Cary, North Carolina.
History
On December 11, 2021, Deadlock Pro-Wrestling (DPW) filmed their first DPW Fire episode, where a tournament for the title was started.[2] On January 8, 2022, Bojack defeated Andrew Everett in the tournament finals to become the inaugural world champion.[1]
Worlds Championship Eliminator Tournament (2021)
| First round Fire (December 11, 2021) | Semifinals Fire (December 11, 2021) | Final You Already Know (January 8, 2022) | ||||||||||||
| Bojack | Pin[2] | |||||||||||||
| Josh Fuller | 6:42 | |||||||||||||
| Bojack | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Kevin Ku | 6:32 | |||||||||||||
| Diego Hill | ||||||||||||||
| Kevin Ku | Sub | |||||||||||||
| Bojack | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Andrew Everett | 21:57 | |||||||||||||
| Andrew Everett | Pin[2] | |||||||||||||
| Rosemary | 14:00 | |||||||||||||
| Andrew Everett | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Calvin Tankman | 13:23 | |||||||||||||
| Calvin Tankman | Pin[3] | |||||||||||||
| Donnie Ray | 9:01 | |||||||||||||
Reigns
As of January 3, 2026, there have been eight reigns between seven different champions with two vacancies.
The current champion is LaBron Kozone, who is in his first reign. He won the title by defeating Jake Something in a Winner Takes All match also for Kozone's DPW National Championship, at 4th Anniversary on December 12, 2025, in Cary, North Carolina.
| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| Defenses | Number of successful defenses |
| + | Current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | Defenses | ||||
| 1 | Bojack | January 8, 2022 | You Already Know | Raleigh, NC | 1 | 308 | 6 | Defeated Andrew Everett in the finals of a 8-wrestlers single-elimination tournament to become the inaugural champion. Aired on tape delay on January 15. | [1] |
| 2 | Lucky Ali | November 12, 2022 | World's Strongest | Concord, NC | 1 | 309 | 6 | This was a three-way match, also involving Kidd Bandit. Aired on tape delay on November 19, 2022. | [4] |
| 3 | Jay Malachi | September 17, 2023 | Carolina Classic | Concord, NC | 1 | 56 | 2 | Aired on tape delay on September 23, 2023. | [5] |
| — | Vacated | November 12, 2023 | World's Strongest | Durham, NC | — | — | — | Jay Malachi relinquished the title after signing with WWE. Aired on tape delay on November 18, 2023. | [6] |
| 4 | Calvin Tankman | December 10, 2023 | 2nd Anniversary | Durham, NC | 1 | 308 | 12 | Defeated Colby Corino to win the vacant championship. Aired on tape delay on December 16, 2023. | [7] |
| 5 | Jake Something | October 13, 2024 | Super Battle | Charlotte, NC | 1 | 118 | 3 | Aired on tape delay on October 23, 2024. | [8] |
| — | Vacated | February 8, 2025 | — | — | — | — | — | Jake Something vacated the title after suffering a legitimate injury. | [9] |
| 6 | Adam Priest | April 18, 2025 | Title Fight in Vegas | Las Vegas, NV | 1 | 184 | 5 | This was an Ultimate Conflict match for the vacant championship, which Priest won by last eliminating Calvin Tankman. Aired on tape delay on April 23, 2025. | [10] |
| 7 | Jake Something | October 19, 2025 | Super Battle | Charlotte, NC | 2 | 54 | 0 | This was a Steel Cage match. Aired on tape delay on October 27, 2025. | [11] |
| 8 | LaBron Kozone | December 12, 2025 | 4th Anniversary | Cary, NC | 1 | 22+ | 0 | This was Winner Takes All match in which Kozone's DPW National Championship was also on the line. Aired on tape delay on December 21, 2025. | [12] |
Combined reigns
As of January 3, 2026
| † | Indicates the current champion |
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined defenses | Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lucky Ali | 1 | 6 | 309 |
| 2 | Calvin Tankman | 1 | 12 | 308 |
| Bojack | 1 | 6 | 308 | |
| 4 | Adam Priest | 1 | 4 | 184 |
| 5 | Jake Something | 2 | 3 | 172 |
| 6 | Jay Malachi | 1 | 2 | 56 |
| 7 | LaBron Kozone † | 1 | 0 | 22+ |
References
- ^ a b c Lambert, Jeremy (January 16, 2022). "DPW You Already Know Results (1/15): First-Ever DPW Worlds Champion Crowned". Fightful. Archived from the original on October 28, 2025. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
- ^ a b c "DPW Fire Episode 1 Review". Parts Unknown Press. December 17, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
- ^ "DPW Fire Episode 2 Review". Parts Unknown Press. December 24, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (November 20, 2022). "DPW World's Strongest Results (11/19): Emi Sakura, Work Horsemen, Adam Priest In Action". Fightful. Archived from the original on October 28, 2025. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Carolina Classic 2023 « Events Database « Cagematch – The Internet Wrestling Database". Cagematch.net. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (November 19, 2023). "Jay Malachi Relinquishes DPW World Championship". Fightful. Archived from the original on November 21, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (December 18, 2023). "DPW 2nd Anniversary Results (12/16): Three New Champions Crowned". Fightful. Archived from the original on October 28, 2025. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (October 19, 2024). "DPW Super Battle". Cagematch.net. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (February 8, 2024). "Jake Something To Vacate DPW World Title, Not Medically Cleared To Compete". Fightful. Archived from the original on March 23, 2025. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
- ^ Vetter, Chris (April 23, 2025). "Deadlock Pro Wrestling "DPW Title Fight In Vegas" results: Vetter's review of the Ultimate Conflict match for the vacant DPW Title, Grizzled Young Veterans vs. Violence is Forever for the DPW Tag Team Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on April 26, 2025. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
- ^ Vetter, Chris (October 27, 2025). "Deadlock Pro Wrestling "Super Battle" results: Vetter's review of Adam Priest vs. Jake Something in a cage match for the DPW Title, Miracle Generation vs. Violence is Forever vs. GYV in a ladder match for the DPW Tag Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on October 28, 2025. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
- ^ Vetter, Chris (December 22, 2025). "Deadlock Pro Wrestling "4th Anniversary" results: Vetter's review of the final U.S. Show with Jake Something vs. LaBron Kozone for the DPW Title, Erick Stevens vs. Mad Dog Connelly in a dog collar match". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
