# IWRG Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship

The IWRG Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship (Campeon Intercontinental Peso Completo IWRG in Spanish) is a singles Championship in the Mexican lucha libre (Professional wrestling) promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) and was introduced in 1997. It has since been defended throughout Mexico, primarily in Naucalpan, but also in Japan as well. As the Championship is designated as a heavyweight title, it can only officially be competed for by wrestlers weighing at least 105 kg (231 lb).
The current champion is Dr. Wagner Jr., who defeated DMT Azul for the championship on January 1, 2025. The first holder of the IWRG Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship was Pierroth Jr. who won the title on September 28, 1997 defeating Black Magic in the finals of an eight-man tournament. There have been twenty-five recognized champions, combining for thirty-four total reigns. Máscara Año 2000 Jr. and Scorpio Jr. are tied for most championship reigns, with four each. El Canek holds the record for the longest individual reign 1,444 days (from May 5, 2006 to April 18, 2010, although his reign had a long period of inactivity). Valletta's first reign lasted 11 days, the shortest of any champion.
As it is a professional wrestling championship, the championship was not won not by actual competition, but by a scripted ending to a match determined by the bookers and match makers. On occasion the promotion declares a championship vacant, which means there is no champion at that point in time. This can either be due to a storyline, or real life issues such as a champion suffering an injury being unable to defend the championship, or leaving the company.

## Title history

Key :
| No. | Overall reign number |
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| N/A | Unknown information |
| + | Current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Championship change | Championship change | Reign statistics | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. |
| No. | Champion | Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | Notes | Ref. |
| 1 | Pierroth Jr. | September 28, 1997 | IWRG show | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 1 | 672 | Defeated Black Magic in the finals of an eight-man tournament. | |
| 2 | Pirata Morgan | August 1, 1999 | IWRG show | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 1 | 114 | | |
| 3 | Super Parka | November 23, 1999 | Live event | Yokkaichi, Japan | 1 | 23 | | |
| 4 | Scorpio Jr. | December 16, 1999 | IWRG show | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 1 | 609 | | |
| 5 | Tinieblas Jr. | August 16, 2001 | IWRG show | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 1 | 378 | | |
| 6 | Scorpio Jr. | August 29, 2002 | IWRG show | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 2 | 273 | | |
| 7 | El Enterrador | May 29, 2003 | IWRG show | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 1 | 136 | | |
| 8 | Tinieblas Jr. | October 12, 2003 | IWRG show | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 2 | 123 | | |
| 9 | Villano IV | February 12, 2004 | IWRG show | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 1 | 210 | | |
| 10 | Scorpio Jr. | September 9, 2004 | IWRG show | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 3 | 245 | | |
| 11 | Heavy Metal | May 12, 2005 | IWRG show | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 1 | 224 | | |
| 12 | Scorpio Jr. | December 22, 2005 | Guerra del Golfo | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 4 | | | |
| — | Vacated | February 2006 | — | — | — | — | Championship vacated when Scorpio Jr. left the promotion. | |
| 13 | Canek | May 5, 2006 | IWRG show | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 1 | 1,444 | Defeated Rayo de Jalisco Jr. in a Relevos Increibles, that saw Perro Aguayo Jr. and Headhunter A against Canek and Jalisco. | |
| 14 | Máscara Año 2000 Jr. | April 18, 2010 | IWRG show | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 1 | 67 | | |
| 15 | Silver King | June 24, 2010 | IWRG show | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 1 | 479 | | |
| 16 | Taboo | October 16, 2011 | Dr. Wagner 50th Anniversary Show | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 1 | 70 | This was an elimination steel cage Title vs. Masks match, also involving Dr. Wagner Jr. and La Parka. | |
| 17 | Headhunter I | December 25, 2011 | Guerra de Campeones | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 1 | 179 | This was a three-way Bullterrier match, also involving Electroshock. | |
| 18 | Cien Caras Jr. | June 21, 2012 | IWRG show | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 1 | 584 | Won the match and the title via disqualification. | |
| 19 | Vampiro Canadiense | January 26, 2014 | IWRG show | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 1 | 161 | | |
| — | Vacated | July 6, 2014 | — | — | — | — | Championship declared vacant by IWRG due to Vampiro not working for IWRG for an extended period of time. | |
| 20 | El Hijo de Dos Caras | July 20, 2014 | IWRG show | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 1 | 448 | This was a six-way ladder match, also involving Demon Clown, Dr. Wagner Jr., L.A. Park, Máscara Sagrada and Pirata Morgan. | |
| 21 | Máscara Año 2000 Jr. | October 11, 2015 | Caravana de Campeones | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 2 | 21 | | |
| 22 | El Hijo de Dos Caras | November 1, 2015 | Castillo del Terror | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 2 | 105 | | |
| 23 | Trauma I | February 14, 2016 | Live event | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 1 | 70 | This match also involved Herodes Jr. | |
| 23 | Máscara Año 2000 Jr. | April 24, 2016 | IWRG show | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 3 | 49 | | |
| 24 | Mr. Electro | June 12, 2016 | IWRG show | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 1 | 56 | Won the match and the championship by disqualification | |
| 25 | Trauma I | August 7, 2016 | Máscara vs. Cabellera | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 2 | 133 | | |
| 26 | Mr. Electro | December 18, 2016 | IWRG show | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 2 | 733 | Won the match and the championship by disqualification | |
| 27 | Máscara Año 2000 Jr. | December 21, 2018 | Arena Naucalpan 41st Anniversary Show | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 4 | 114 | This was a triple threat apuestas match, also including Toscano. Máscara Año 2000 Jr. and Toscano put their hairs on the line | |
| 28 | El Hijo de Canis Lupus | April 14, 2019 | IWRG 80. Torneo FILL | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 1 | 546 | El Hijo de Canis Lupus defeated Máscara Año 2000 Jr. by count-out. Even so, it was considered a title change. | |
| 29 | Fresero Jr. | October 11, 2020 | N/A | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 1 | 329 | | |
| — | Vacated | September 5, 2021 | — | — | — | — | | |
| 30 | Gianni Valletta | September 5, 2021 | IWRG show | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 1 | 11 | | |
| 31 | El Hijo del Espectro Jr. | September 16, 2021 | IWRG show | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 1 | 328 | | |
| — | Vacated | August 10, 2022 | — | — | — | — | | |
| 32 | Galeno del Mal | August 21, 2022 | Caravana de Campeones | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 1 | 438 | Defeated AK47 to win the vacant championship. | |
| 33 | DMT Azul | November 2, 2023 | Castillo del Terror | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 1 | 426 | This was a five-way elimination match, also involving Ivan Rokov, Vito Fratelli and Hijo del Pirata Morgan. | |
| 34 | Dr. Wagner Jr. | January 1, 2025 | IWRG Guerreros De Acero 2025 | Naucalpan, State of Mexico | 1 | 25+ | | |

## Combined reigns

| † | Indicates the current champion |
| ¤ | The exact length of at least one title reign is too uncertain to calculate. |
| Rank | Wrestler | Nr. of reigns | Combined days |
| 1 | Canek | 1 | 1,444 |
| 2 | Scorpio Jr. | 4 | 1,127¤ |
| 3 | El Hijo de Dos Caras | 2 | 906 |
| 4 | Mr. Electro | 2 | 796 |
| 5 | Pierroth Jr. | 1 | 672 |
| 6 | Cien Caras Jr. | 1 | 584 |
| 7 | El Hijo de Canis Lupus | 1 | 546 |
| 8 | Silver King | 1 | 479 |
| 9 | Galeno del Mal | 1 | 438 |
| 10 | DMT Azul | 1 | 426 |
| 11 | Tinieblas Jr. | 2 | 379 |
| 12 | Fresero Jr. | 1 | 329 |
| 13 | El Hijo del Espectro Jr. | 1 | 328 |
| 14 | Máscara Año 2000 Jr. | 4 | 251 |
| 15 | Heavy Metal | 1 | 224 |
| 16 | Villano IV | 1 | 210 |
| 17 | Trauma I | 1 | 204 |
| 18 | Headhunter I | 1 | 179 |
| 19 | Vampiro Canadiense | 1 | 161 |
| 20 | El Enterrador | 1 | 136 |
| 21 | Pirata Morgan | 1 | 114 |
| 22 | Taboo | 1 | 70 |
| 23 | Dr. Wagner Jr. † | 1 | 25+ |
| 24 | Super Parka | 1 | 23 |
| 25 | Gianni Valletta | 1 | 11 |

## Footnotes

* ↑ Hornbaker (2016) p. 550: "Professional wrestling is a sport in which match finishes are predetermined. Thus, win–loss records are not indicative of a wrestler's genuine success based on their legitimate abilities – but on now much, or how little they were pushed by promoters"
* ↑ Duncan & Will (2000) p. 271, Chapter: Texas: NWA American Tag Team Title [World Class, Adkisson] "Championship held up and rematch ordered because of the interference of manager Gary Hart"
* ↑ Duncan & Will (2000) p. 20, Chapter: (United States: 19th Century & widely defended titles – NWA, WWF, AWA, IW, ECW, NWA) NWA/WCW TV Title "Rhodes stripped on 85/10/19 for not defending the belt after having his leg broken by Ric Flair and Ole & Arn Anderson"
* ↑ Duncan & Will (2000) p. 201, Chapter: (Memphis, Nashville) Memphis: USWA Tag Team Title "Vacant on 93/01/18 when Spike leaves the USWA."
* ↑ The exact date Scorpio Jr. left IWRG is not known placing the title reign between 41 and 68 days.
* ↑ In IWRG, as with a number of Lucha Libre promotions, a championship can change hands on a disqualification victory.