# EWF Heavyweight Championship

The EWF Heavyweight Championship is the top professional wrestling title in the Southern California-based Empire Wrestling Federation independent promotion. It was established in 1996, with Bobby Bradley as the first champion, who defeated Zuma to win it. There have been a total of 33 recognized champions who have had a combined 45 official reigns.

## Title history

As of March 15, 2025.
| No. | Wrestler: | Reigns: | Date: | Days held: | Location: | Event: | Notes: |
| 1 | Bobby Bradley | 1 | Jun 16, 1996 | 140 | San Bernardino, CA | | Defeated Zuma to become the first champion. |
| 2 | The Irish Assassin | 1 | Nov 3, 1996 | 245 | San Bernardino, CA | | |
| 3 | Tim Patterson | 1 | Jul 6, 1997 | 56 | San Bernardino, CA | | |
| 4 | Bulldog Sampson | 1 | Aug 31, 1997 | 28 | San Bernardino, CA | | |
| 5 | Christopher Daniels | 1 | Sep 28, 1997 | 41 | San Bernardino, CA | | |
| 6 | Suicide Kid | 1 | Nov 8, 1997 | 175 | Hemet, CA | | |
| 7 | Bobby Bradley | 2 | May 2, 1998 | 92 | Bloomington, CA | | |
| 8 | John Black | 1 | Aug 2, 1998 | 105 | Rialto, CA | | |
| 9 | Rico Costantino | 1 | Nov 15, 1998 | 245 | San Jacinto, CA | | |
| - | Vacated | - | Jul 18, 1999 | 0 | San Bernardino, CA | | The title was vacated after Constantino signed a developmental contract with the World Wrestling Federation. |
| 10 | Frankie Kazarian | 1 | Jul 18, 1999 | 250 | San Bernardino, CA | | Defeated John Black. |
| 11 | Keiji Sakoda | 1 | Mar 24, 2000 | 51 | San Bernardino, CA | | |
| - | Vacated | - | May 14, 2000 | 0 | Corona, CA | | The title was vacated after Sakoda left the promotion. |
| 12 | Bobby Bradley | 3 | May 14, 2000 | 126 | Corona, CA | | Won a battle royal, last eliminating Mando Guerrero. |
| 13 | Eddie Williams | 1 | Sep 17, 2000 | 56 | San Bernardino, CA | | |
| 14 | Brian Owen | 1 | Nov 12, 2000 | 194 | Riverside, CA | | |
| 15 | Krazy K.C. | 1 | May 25, 2001 | 141 | Lytle Creek, CA | | |
| 16 | TOOL | 1 | Oct 13, 2001 | 154 | San Bernardino, CA | | |
| 17 | Krazy K.C. | 2 | Mar 16, 2002 | 71 | San Bernardino, CA | | |
| 18 | John Black | 2 | May 26, 2002 | 145 | San Bernardino, CA | | |
| 19 | Steve Masters | 1 | Oct 18, 2002 | 343 | Covina, CA | | |
| 20 | Bo Cooper | 1 | Sep 26, 2003 | 77 | Covina, CA | | |
| - | Vacated | - | Dec 12, 2003 | 0 | Covina, CA | | Cooper was stripped of the title after no-showing two consecutive scheduled defenses. |
| 21 | Vizzion | 1 | Dec 12, 2003 | 133 | Covina, CA | | Won a battle royal. |
| 22 | Kayam | 1 | Apr 23, 2004 | 14 | Covina, CA | | |
| 23 | Vizzion | 2 | May 7, 2004 | 156 | La Puente, CA | | |
| - | Vacated | - | Oct 10, 2004 | 0 | Covina, CA | | The title was held up after a match between Vizzion and Black Pearl ended in a double pin. |
| 24 | Vizzion | 3 | Oct 22, 2004 | 0 | Covina, CA | | Defeated Black Pearl. |
| 25 | Ricky Reyes | 1 | Oct 22, 2004 | 113 | Covina, CA | | |
| 26 | Jason King | 1 | Feb 12, 2005 | 223 | Covina, CA | A New Era Begins | |
| 27 | Bino Gambino | 1 | Sep 23, 2005 | 142 | Covina, CA | California Chaos Tour: Night Two | |
| 28 | Aaron Aguilera | 1 | Feb 12, 2006 | 28 | Covina, CA | Total Annihilation | |
| - | Vacated | - | Mar 12, 2006 | 0 | Covina, CA | Old School Justice | Aguilera was stripped of the title by EWF Commissioner Mando Guerrero due to no-showing a defense. |
| 29 | Chavo Guerrero, Sr. | 1 | Mar 12, 2006 | 7 | Covina, CA | Old School Justice | He defeated Bino Gambino and Syrus to win the vacant title. |
| 30 | Syrus | 1 | Mar 19, 2006 | 68 | El Monte, CA | Fallout: Night One | |
| 31 | Bino Gambino | 2 | May 26, 2006 | 224 | San Bernardino, CA | Pro Wrestling Legends | |
| 32 | Joey Harder | 1 | Jan 5, 2007 | 168 | Covina, CA | Series Finale | |
| 33 | Dan Kobrick | 1 | Jun 22, 2007 | 154 | Covina, CA | Knockdown Dragout | |
| 34 | Bino Gambino | 3 | Nov 23, 2007 | 51 | Covina, CA | Thanksgiving Throwdown II | |
| 35 | Brandon Gatson | 1 | Jan 13, 2008 | 110 | San Bernardino, CA | Return to the Hudson | |
| 36 | Scorpio Sky | 1 | May 2, 2008 | 112 | Covina, CA | 12th Anniversary Extravaganza: Nothing Personal | This was a Two out of three falls match. |
| - | Vacated | - | Aug 22, 2008 | 0 | Covina, CA | Red Hot Summer | The title was vacated due to Scorpio Sky being injured. |
| 37 | Brandon Gatson | 2 | Aug 22, 2008 | 50 | Covina, CA | Red Hot Summer | Defeated Mikey Nicholls, Joey Ryan and Sonny Samson in a four-way elimination match. |
| 38 | Black Metal | 1 | Oct 11, 2008 | 139 | San Bernardino, CA | Vendetta II | |
| 39 | Brandon Gatson | 3 | Feb 27, 2009 | 245 | San Bernardino, CA | Total Annihilation 4 | |
| 40 | Ryan Taylor | 1 | Oct 30, 2009 | 567 | Covina, CA | Vendetta III: Halloween Madness | |
| 41 | Johnny Starr | 1 | May 20, 2011 | 84 | Covina, CA | 15th Anniversary Show | Mikey Henderson served as the special guest referee. |
| 42 | Ryan Taylor | 2 | August 12, 2011 | 21 | Covina, CA | Sweet Revenge | Shaun Ricker served as the special guest referee. |
| 43 | Shaun Ricker | 1 | September 2, 2011 | 21 | Covina, CA | | |
| 44 | Johnny Starr | 2 | September 23, 2011 | 252 | Covina, CA | Last Man Standing | |
| - | Vacated | - | June 1, 2012 | 0 | Covina, CA | | Starr vacates the title to recover from injuries. |
| 45 | Joey Ryan | 1 | July 6, 2012 | 154 | Covina, CA | | Defeated Brandon Gatson and Mike Maze in a three-way match to win the vacant title. |
| 46 | Brandon Gatson | 4 | December 7, 2012 | 147 | | | |
| 47 | Marty Ellias | 1 | May 3, 2013 | 0 | Covina, CA | EWF 17th Anniversary Extravaganza | |
| - | Vacated | - | May 3, 2013 | 0 | Covina, CA | EWF 17th Anniversary Extravaganza | Due to Ellias trying to give the title to Brute Barreto, the title was vacated by Johnny Starr. |
| 48 | Mike Maze | 1 | May 3, 2013 | 22 | Covina, CA | EWF 17th Anniversary Extravaganza | Maze won a 44 man Great Goliath Rumble |
| 49 | Raccid Najjar | 1 | May 25, 2013 | 1 | Lytle Creek, CA | | |
| 50 | Mike Maze | 2 | May 26, 2013 | 159 | Covina, CA | | |
| 51 | Tommy Wilson | 1 | November 1, 2013 | 182 | Covina, CA | | |
| 52 | Mike Maze | 3 | May 2, 2014 | 56 | Covina, CA | EWF 18th Anniversary Extravaganza | Casket Match |
| 53 | Rock Riddle | 1 | June 27, 2014 | 0 | Covina, CA | | |
| 54 | Mike Maze | 4 | June 27, 2014 | 50 | Covina, CA | | |
| 55 | Juan Roman | 1 | August 16, 2014 | 111 | San Bernardino, CA | | |
| 56 | Mike Maze | 5 | December 5, 2014 | 245 | Covina, Ca | | |
| 57 | Gary Yap's Man In Black | 1 | August 7, 2015 | 279 | Covina, Ca | | |
| 58 | Uptown Andy Brown | 1 | May 12, 2016 | 428 | Covina, Ca | | |
| 59 | Fidel Bravo | 1 | July 14, 2017 | 294 | Covina, Ca | The Independence Day Massacre | Bravo won a Fatal 4 Way vs Friar Roman, Mariachi Loco and Andy Brown by pinning Loco. |
| 60 | Uptown Andy Brown | 2 | May 4, 2018 | 2507 | Covina, Ca | EWF 22nd Anniversary Extravaganza | This was a Roman Gladiator Death Match. |
| 61 | The Decapitator | 1 | August 31, 2018 | 1 | Covina, California | EWF | |
| 62 | El Mariachi Loco | 1 | December 07, 2018 | 84 | Covina, California | EWF Jingle Slam 9 | |
| 63 | Rico Dynamite | 1 | March 01, 2019 | 104 | Covina, California | EWF All Tangled Up | |
| 64 | El Mariachi Loco | 2 | June 13, 2019 | 119 | Covina, California | EWF | This was a Best Two Out Of Three Falls match. Mariachi scored 2 falls against Idol's 0 to win the title. |
| 65 | Anthony Idol | 1 | October 10, 2019 | <1 | Covina, California | EWF | |
| 66 | Rico Dynamite | 2 | October 4, 2019 | 934 | Covina, California | EWF | |
| 67 | Antony Idol | 2 | May 1, 2022 | 162 | San Bernardino, California | EWF 26th Anniversary Show | |
| 68 | J2 Mattioli | 1 | October 8, 2022 | 887+ | San Bernardino, California | EWF | This was a steel cage match. |