MLW World Heavyweight Championship
Reigns
As of April 30, 2019, there have been 6 reigns and 2 vacancies. Shane Douglas was the inaugural champion, but he vacated the title after trying to abandon it.

MLW World Heavyweight Championship

Section Title: Reigns
Table Section Text: As of April 30, 2019, there have been 6 reigns and 2 vacancies. Shane Douglas was the inaugural champion, but he vacated the title after trying to abandon it.

No.	Champion	Championship change	Reign statistics	Notes	Ref.

Date	Event	Location	Reign	Days

1	Shane Douglas	June 15, 2002	Genesis	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	1	90	Defeated Vampiro and Taiyo Kea in a 3-way match in the finals of a eight-man single-elimination tournament to become the first champion.

—	Vacated	September 13, 2002	—	—	—	—	Douglas attempted to throw the title down, but referee John Finnegan threatened that he would be banned from wrestling in Philadelphia if he did.

2	Satoshi Kojima	September 26, 2002	Reload	New York City, New York	1	267	Defeated Jerry Lynn to win the vacant championship.

3	Mike Awesome	June 20, 2003	Hybrid Hell	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	1	<1

4	Steve Corino	June 20, 2003	Hybrid Hell	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	1	235	Corino challenged Awesome to a match following Awesome's victory over Kojima. Corino claimed that Awesome had promised him title shot before his win whenever Corino wanted.

—	Vacated	February 10, 2004	—	—	—	—	Steve Corino was no longer listed as the MLW World Heavyweight Champion after the company stopped hosting events.

5	Shane Strickland	April 12, 2018	The World Championship Finals	Orlando, Florida	1	91	Defeated Matt Riddle in the finals of a eight-man single-elimination tournament to win the vacant championship.

6	Low Ki	July 12, 2018	MLW Fusion	Orlando, Florida	1	292	Match aired on July 20, 2018.

7	Tom Lawlor	February 2, 2019	MLW Superfight	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	1	87+

Sentence(s)

On June 20, 2003 at MLW Hybrid Hell, Kojima would lose the title to Mike Awesome in which Awesome had promised him title shot before his win whenever Corino wanted.

final_sentence: On June 20, 2003 at MLW Hybrid Hell, Kojima would lose the title to Mike Awesome in which Awesome had promised him title shot before his win whenever Corino wanted.