# APW Worldwide Internet Championship

The APW Worldwide Internet Championship was a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the independent professional wrestling promotion All Pro Wrestling.

## Title history

As of February 12, 2025, there have been 53 reigns between 39 champions with six vacancies. Michael Modest was the inaugural champion. Rik Luxury has the most reigns with five. Levi Shapiro's was the final Champion and Tito Aquino's reign is the shortest at 1 hour.
Levi Shapiro was the final champion in his first reign. He defeated Will Hobbs at Bay Area Bash on June 15, 2019, in Daly City, CA.
Key :
| No. | Overall reign number |
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| <1 | Reign lasted less than a day |
| + | 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 | Michael Modest | February 27, 1999 | Spartanfest '99 | Pinole, CA | 1 | 308 | Defeated Tony Jones in the finals of the APW Cup Tournament to become the inaugural champion. | |
| 2 | Christopher Daniels | January 1, 2000 | Y2Kaos Weekend - Night 2 | Lompoc, CA | 1 | 105 | | |
| — | Vacated | N/A | — | — | — | — | | |
| 3 | Donovan Morgan | April 15, 2000 | Farewell To Modest - Worldwide Internet Tournament | Livingston, CA | 1 | 196 | Defeated Boyce LeGrande in a tournament final to win the vacant title. Morgan also held the APW Universal Heavyweight Championship in conjunction with the APW World Wide Internet Championship. | |
| — | Vacated | N/A | — | Galt, CA | — | — | APW Commissioner Gabe Ramirez stripped Morgan of the title because he also held the Universal Heavyweight Championship. Ramirez declared a one-night tournament was to be held to crown a new champion. | |
| 4 | Vinny Massaro | October 28, 2000 | Halloween Hell IV | Galt, CA | 1 | 203 | Defeated Christopher Daniels in a one-night tournament to win the vacant title. | |
| 5 | Donovan Morgan | May 19, 2001 | King City Kaos | King City, CA | 2 | 300 | | |
| — | Vacated | N/A | — | — | — | — | Morgan vacated the title upon leaving the promotion. | |
| 6 | Jardi Frantz | March 15, 2002 | Gym Wars The Return | Hayward, CA | 1 | 56 | This was a 19-man battle royal for the vacant title. | |
| 7 | Super Dragon | May 10, 2002 | Gym Wars | Hayward, CA | 1 | 37 | | |
| 8 | Bryan Danielson | June 16, 2002 | EPIC International Collision | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | 54 | | |
| 9 | Larry Blackwell | August 9, 2002 | Gym Wars | Hayward, CA | 1 | 105 | A set up by the Blackout Army falsified a "match" in order to give Kryptonite the Internet title. | |
| 10 | Kryptonite | November 22, 2002 | APW | Hayward, CA | 1 | 35 | | |
| — | Vacated | N/A | — | Hayward, CA | — | — | Kryptonite was stripped of the title due to injury. | |
| 11 | Super Dragon | December 27, 2002 | Kristmas Kaos | Hayward, CA | 2 | 57 | Defeated Bobby Quance and Jardi Frantz in a triple threat 60-minute Iron Man match. | |
| 12 | James Choi | February 22, 2003 | Gym Wars | Hayward, CA | 1 | 175 | Defeated Excalibur, who wrestled in place of Super Dragon, who was in Japan. | |
| 13 | B-Boy | August 16, 2003 | LA Nemesis II | Santa Clarita, CA | 1 | 210 | | |
| 14 | J.J. Perez | March 13, 2004 | The Garage Rumble | Hayward, CA | 1 | 266 | | |
| 15 | Puma | December 4, 2004 | Kristmas Kaos | Hayward, CA | 1 | 217 | | |
| 16 | J.J. Perez | July 9, 2005 | APW | Hayward, CA | 2 | 420 | | |
| 17 | Mr. Primetime | September 2, 2006 | APW | Hayward, CA | 1 | 203 | | |
| 18 | Psicosis | March 24, 2007 | March Madness | Bakersfield, CA | 1 | 91 | | |
| 19 | Mr. Primetime | June 23, 2007 | Summer Sizzle | Bakersfield, CA | 2 | 49 | This was a 2-out-of-3 falls match. | |
| 20 | Adam Thornstowe | August 11, 2007 | Gym Wars | Hayward, CA | 1 | 63 | This was a 2-out-of-3 falls match. | |
| 21 | Tito Aquino | October 13, 2007 | Halloween Hell X | Hayward, CA | 1 | <1 | Defeated Thornstowe, Mr. Prime Time and Oliver John in a No Disqualification Falls Count Anywhere Triple Threat match. | |
| 22 | Dana Lee | October 13, 2007 | Halloween Hell X | Hayward, CA | 1 | 136 | | |
| 23 | Brian Cage | February 26, 2008 | Gym Wars | Hayward, CA | 1 | 60 | | |
| — | Vacated | April 26, 2008 | — | Hayward, CA | — | — | Cage was stripped of the title when he was unable to wrestle due to a family emergency. | |
| 24 | Derek Sanders | June 16, 2008 | Gym Wars | Hayward, CA | 1 | 128 | Defeated Nate Rulez in a tournament final to win the vacant title. | |
| 25 | Jeckles the Jester | November 1, 2008 | Halloween Hell XI | Hayward, CA | 1 | 63 | | |
| 26 | Timothy Thatcher | January 3, 2009 | Gym Wars | Hayward, CA | 1 | 378 | Mr. Wrestling #4 defeated Thatcher for the title on 10/24/09. Days later, the APW Board of Directors overturned the decision, ruling that the direct outcome was due to the physical involvement of special referee Omega, and Thatcher was reinstated as champion. | |
| 27 | Dave Dutra | January 16, 2010 | Gym Wars | Hayward, CA | 1 | 210 | | |
| 28 | Mr. Wrestling #4 | August 14, 2010 | Gym Wars | Hayward, CA | 1 | 63 | | |
| 29 | Matt Carlos | October 16, 2010 | Halloween Hell XIII | Hayward, CA | 1 | 202 | | |
| 30 | Rik Luxury | May 6, 2011 | Gym Wars | Hayward, CA | 1 | 162 | Luxury won a ladder match for both Carlos' APW World Wide Internet Championship & Luxury's "Real" World Wide Internet Championship. | |
| 31 | Colt Cabana | October 15, 2011 | Halloween Hell XIV | Hayward, CA | 1 | 168 | Luxury issued an open challenge immediately after retaining the title at Halloween Hell XIV, answered by Cabana. | |
| 32 | Rik Luxury | February 18, 2012 | N/A | Hayward, CA | 2 | 56 | | |
| 33 | Will Rood | April 14, 2012 | Gym Wars | Hayward, CA | 1 | 21 | | |
| 34 | Rik Luxury | May 5, 2012 | Gym Wars - Young Lions Cup | Hayward, CA | 3 | 98 | | |
| 35 | Perry Von Vicious | August 11, 2012 | Gym Wars | Hayward, CA | 1 | 63 | | |
| 36 | Rik Luxury | October 13, 2012 | Halloween Hell XV | Hayward, CA | 4 | 21 | | |
| 37 | Will Rood | November 3, 2012 | Gym Wars | Hayward, CA | 2 | 163 | | |
| 38 | Dave Dutra | April 15, 2013 | Vendetta Pro Casino Royale | Las Vegas, NV | 2 | 77 | Title defended at Vendetta Pro Wrestling's "Casino Royale" event at the 48th annual Cauliflower Alley Club reunion. | |
| — | Vacated | July 1, 2013 | — | Hayward, CA | — | — | Dutra was stripped of the title after refusing to defend the title against number one contender Drake Younger without him first submitting to a blood test because of Younger's death match history. | |
| 40 | Drake Younger | July 6, 2013 | Gym Wars | Hayward, CA | 1 | 119 | With the title held in escrow Younger defeated Timothy Thatcher at Gym Wars to become the new champion. Dave Dutra returned with the original belt and challenged Younger to a unification ladder match. Younger was victorious against Dutra in the main event of Halloween Hell. | |
| 41 | Billy Blade | November 2, 2013 | Young Lions Cup | Hayward, CA | 1 | 6 | Blade made a surprise return at the Young Lions Cup and challenged Younger immediately following a No DQ title defense against Dalton Frost. | |
| 42 | Jeckles The Jester | November 8, 2013 | Roland Alexander Memorial Show | Hayward, CA | 2 | 217 | This was a four-way elimination match, which also involving Billy Blade and Drake Younger. | |
| 43 | Chris Hero | June 13, 2014 | Friday The 13th | San Francisco, CA | 1 | 85 | | |
| 44 | Virgil Flynn | September 6, 2014 | War At The Shore | San Francisco, CA | 1 | 188 | This was a three-way match, which also involving Jeckles The Jester. | |
| 45 | Boyce LeGrande | March 13, 2015 | Friday The 13th Part 2 | San Francisco, CA | 1 | 182 | This was a four-way match, which also involving Marcus Lewis and Truex. | |
| 46 | Will Cuevas | September 11, 2015 | Bayshore Bash | Daly City, CA | 1 | 371 | | |
| 47 | Rik Luxury | September 16, 2016 | N/A | Daly City, CA | 5 | 56 | | |
| 48 | Will Cuevas | November 11, 2016 | 11:11 | Pacifica, CA | 2 | 176 | | |
| 49 | Karl Fredericks | May 6, 2017 | Cow Palace Royale | Daly City, CA | 1 | 188 | | |
| 50 | Jacob Fatu | November 10, 2017 | Clash At The Cow Palace | Daly City, CA | 1 | 224 | | |
| 51 | JR Kratos | June 22, 2018 | Bay Area Bash | Daly City, CA | 1 | 133 | | |
| 52 | Will Hobbs | November 2, 2018 | Halloween Hell | Daly City, CA | 3 | 225 | Previously known as Will Rood | |
| 53 | Levi Shapiro | June 15, 2019 | Bay Area Bash | Daly City, CA | 1 | 104 | | |
| — | Retired | September 27, 2023 | — | — | | | The title was retired. | |

## Combined reigns

As of February 12, 2025.
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined days |
| 1 | J.J. Perez | 2 | 686 |
| 2 | Will Cuevas | 2 | 557 |
| 3 | Donovan Morgan | 2 | 496 |
| 4 | Rik Luxury | 5 | 446 |
| 5 | Will Rood / Will Hobbs | 3 | 409 |
| 6 | Timothy Thatcher | 1 | 378 |
| 7 | Karl Fredericks | 1 | 355 |
| 8 | Michael Modest | 1 | 308 |
| 9 | Dave Dutra | 2 | 287 |
| 10 | Jeckles the Jester | 2 | 275 |
| 11 | Mr. Prime Time | 2 | 252 |
| 12 | Jacob Fatu | 1 | 224 |
| 13 | Puma | 1 | 217 |
| 14 | B-Boy | 1 | 210 |
| 15 | Vinnie Massaro | 1 | 203 |
| 16 | Matt Carlos | 1 | 202 |
| 17 | Virgil Flynn | 1 | 176 |
| 18 | Boyce LeGrande | 1 | 172 |
| 19 | James Choi | 1 | 175 |
| 20 | Colt Cabana | 1 | 168 |
| 21 | Drake Younger | 1 | 145 |
| 22 | Dana Lee | 1 | 136 |
| 23 | JR Kratos | 1 | 133 |
| 24 | Derek Sanders | 1 | 128 |
| 25 | Christopher Daniels | 2 | 105 |
| 25 | Larry Blackwell | 2 | 105 |
| 26 | Levi Shapiro | 1 | 104 |
| 27 | Super Dragon | 2 | 94 |
| 28 | Chris Hero | 1 | 92 |
| 29 | Psicosis | 1 | 91 |
| 30 | Adam Thornstowe | 3 | 63 |
| 31 | Mr. Wrestling #4 | 3 | 63 |
| 32 | Perry Von Vicious | 3 | 63 |
| 33 | Brian Cage | 1 | 60 |
| 34 | Jardi Frantz | 1 | 56 |
| 35 | Bryan Danielson | 1 | 54 |
| 36 | Kryptonite | 1 | 35 |
| 37 | Billy Blade | 1 | 6 |
| 38 | Tito Aquino | 1 | <1 |