# DPW National Championship

The DPW National Championship is a professional wrestling championship owned and promoted by Deadlock Pro-Wrestling (DPW). It is the secondary championship in DPW. Calvin Tankman was the inaugural champion. The current champion is LaBron Kozone, who is in his first reign. He won the title by defeating Adam Priest at 3rd Anniversary on December 8, 2024 in Durham, North Carolina. The title has been defended in the main event of five major DPW events.

## History

The National Championship was announced on April 28, 2022, on Twitter and was won by Calvin Tankman who defeated Kevin Ku at Showdown In The Carolinas in a tournament finals on July 10, 2022.

### DPW National Championship Tournament (2022)

| First round Fire (May 15, 2022) | First round Fire (May 15, 2022) | First round Fire (May 15, 2022) | Semifinals No Pressure (June 5, 2022) | Semifinals No Pressure (June 5, 2022) | Semifinals No Pressure (June 5, 2022) | Final Showdown In The Carolinas (July 10, 2022) | Final Showdown In The Carolinas (July 10, 2022) | Final Showdown In The Carolinas (July 10, 2022) |
| Calvin Tankman | Calvin Tankman | 13:20 | | | | | | |
| Jay Malachi | Jay Malachi | Pin | | | | | | |
| Jay Malachi | Jay Malachi | Pin | Calvin Tankman | Calvin Tankman | Pin | | | |
| | | | Colby Corino | Colby Corino | 10:35 | | | |
| Colby Corino | Colby Corino | 14:29 | Colby Corino | Colby Corino | 10:35 | | | |
| Anthony Henry | Anthony Henry | Pin | | | | | | |
| Anthony Henry | Anthony Henry | Pin | | | | Calvin Tankman | Calvin Tankman | 22:30 |
| | | | | | | Kevin Ku | Kevin Ku | Pin |
| Mason Myles | Mason Myles | 9:37 | | | | | | | Kevin Ku | Kevin Ku | Pin |
| Alec Price | Alec Price | Pin | | | | | | |
| Alec Price | Alec Price | Pin | Mason Myles | Mason Myles | 12:15 | | | |
| | | | Kevin Ku | Kevin Ku | Pin | | | |
| Kevin Ku | Kevin Ku | 15:52 | Kevin Ku | Kevin Ku | Pin | | | |
| Davey Richards | Davey Richards | Submit | | | | | | |

## Reigns

As of February 24, 2025, there have been five reigns between five champions, with one vacancy. Calvin Tankman was the inaugural champion. The current champion is LaBron Kozone, who is in his first reign. He won the title by defeating Adam Priest at 3rd Anniversary on December 8, 2024 in Durham, North Carolina.
Key :
| No. | Overall reign number |
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| Defenses | Number of successful defenses |
| <1 | Reign lasted less than a day |
| + | Current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Championship change | Championship change | Reign statistics | Reign statistics | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. |
| No. | Champion | Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | Defenses | Notes | Ref. |
| 1 | Calvin Tankman | July 10, 2022 | Showdown In The Carolinas | Durham, North Carolina | 1 | 153 | 2 | Defeated Kevin Ku in a tournament final to become the inaugural champion. Aired on tape delay on July 16. | |
| 2 | Andrew Everett | December 10, 2022 | 1st Anniversary | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | 1 | 246 | 4 | Aired on tape delay on December 17. | |
| 3 | Bryan Keith | August 13, 2023 | Beast Coast | Durham, North Carolina | 1 | 323 | 5 | Aired on tape delay on August 19. | |
| — | Vacated | July 1, 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | Bryan Keith vacated the title after suffering a legitimate injury. | |
| 4 | Adam Priest | July 7, 2024 | Tag Festival | Raleigh, North Carolina | 1 | 154 | 5 | Defeated BK Westbrook and Kevin Blackwood in a three-way match to win the vacant championship. Aired on tape delay on July 13. | |
| 5 | LaBron Kozone | December 8, 2024 | 3rd Anniversary | Durham, North Carolina | 1 | 78+ | 2 | Aired on tape delay on December 15. | |

## Combined reigns

As of February 24, 2025
| † | Indicates the current champion |
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined defenses | Combined days |
| 1 | Bryan Keith | 1 | 5 | 323 |
| 2 | Andrew Everett | 1 | 4 | 246 |
| 3 | Adam Priest | 1 | 5 | 154 |
| 4 | Calvin Tankman | 1 | 2 | 153 |
| 5 | LaBron Kozone † | 1 | 2 | 78+ |