- APW World Heavyweight Championship -

All-Pro Wrestling was founded in early 2005 by Eric Bischoff (Dean Mason). The promotion was criticized from its inception for Bischoff's treatment of his competitors and always mired in controversy that never allowed the company to build any semblance of credibility. The promotion amassed great ratings in the early days, almost purely out of car crash value, but succumbed eventually to the sheer power of Solid Gold Wrestling and never recovered. All-Pro Wrestling closed its doors for the final time in mid-2006.

We include this world title history complete and uncut out of respect for the championship, the promotion, and the competitors who worked to make it what it is today. But not the owner.

	CARLITO CARIBBEAN COOL Handler Brian Mills Date Won February 28th, 2005 Length of Title Reign 15 days
Carlito Caribbean Cool defeated John Cena (Anthony Mancini) in a tournament final to become the first All-Pro Wrestling World Heavyweight Champion.

	LANCE STORM Handler Corey Rich Date Won March 14th, 2005 Length of Title Reign 22 days
Lance Storm defeated Carlito Caribbean Cool (Brian Mills) to become the new APW World Heavyweight Champion.

	SHAWN MICHAELS Handler Tushar Gate Date Won April 4th, 2005 Length of Title Reign 29 days
Shawn Michaels defeated Lance Storm (Corey Rich) to become the new APW World Heavyweight Champion.

	RANDY ORTON Handler Josh Edmonson Date Won May 2nd, 2005 Length of Title Reign 28 days
In a Six-Pack Challenge involving the champion, Shawn Michaels (Tushar Gate), Randy Orton won the APW World Heavyweight Championship. The match included Mordecai (Fizzle), Triple H (Mike Adkins), Chris Jericho (Shawn Taggart), and Lance Storm (Corey Rich).

	TRIPLE H Handler Mike Adkins Date Won May 30th, 2005 Length of Title Reign 57 days
Triple H defeated Randy Orton (Josh Edmonson) and Lance Storm (Corey Rich) in a Triple Threat Match to become the new APW World Heavyweight Champion.

	CARLITO CARIBBEAN COOL Handler Richie Date Won July 25th, 2005 Length of Title Reign 15 days
Carlito Caribbean Cool defeated Triple H (Mike Adkins) to become the new APW World Heavyweight Champion.

	CHRIS BENOIT Handler Craig McDermid Date Won August 8th, 2005 Length of Title Reign 5 minutes
"The Canadian Crippler" Chris Benoit defeated Carlito Caribbean Cool (Richie) to become the new APW World Heavyweight Champion.

	CARLITO CARIBBEAN COOL (2) Handler Richie Date Won August 8th, 2005 Length of Title Reign 14 days
Eric Bischoff immediately came out and restarted the match, allowing Carlito to defeat Chris Benoit (Craig McDermid) to regain his championship only moments after losing it.

	STING Handler Manny Date Won August 22nd, 2005 Length of Title Reign 32 days
Sting defeated Carlito Caribbean Cool (Richie) to become the new APW World Heavyweight Champion.

	"MR. PERFECT" CURT HENNIG Handler Barka Date Won September 21st, 2005 Length of Title Reign 30 days
In what went on to become known in APW lore as "The Lost Show" due to camera feeds cutting out in the middle of the transmission, a man fans in attendance claimed to be an impostor of the late, great "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig defeated Sting for the APW World Heavyweight Championship.

November 21st, 2005 - When fan petitions and a significant drop in ratings forced Eric Bischoff to acknowledge that the Curt Hennig imposter was in bad taste, he stripped him of the APW World Championship and put it up in a battle royal after several months to determine who deserved to compete for it.

	ROB VAN DAM Handler Dave Trayers Date Won March 26th, 2006 Length of Title Reign 56 days
Rob Van Dam won a Battle Royal, last eliminating Randy Orton (Josh Edmonson) to become the new APW World Heavyweight Champion.

May 21st, 2006 - Due to bad morale issues, the workrate of the competitors in APW begins to falter. Furious with this development, Eric Bischoff punishes them by shutting the doors forever, denying them a place to compete. All of them worth their salt found immediate employment in Solid Gold Wrestling.

June 25th, 2006 - Former APW World Heavyweight Champion, Carlito Caribbean Cool (Brian Mills) interferes in the SGW World Title Match at SGW's Total Destruction pay-per-view and attempts to assault fellow former APW World Heavyweight Champion, Lance Storm (Corey Rich). After the match, Carlito cuts a promo and declares himself the APW World Heavyweight Champion and challenges the new SGW World Heavyweight Champion, Lance Storm, to a unification match at a later date.

	CARLITO CARIBBEAN COOL (2) Handler Brian Mills Date Won June 25th, 2006 Length of Title Reign 13 days
Immediately after debuting in Solid Gold Wrestling by attempting to spoil an SGW World Title Match, Carlito, the first APW World Heavyweight Champion, declared himself the new APW World Heavyweight Champion.

ROB VAN DAM (2)

Handler
Dave Trayers

Date Won
July 8th, 2006

Length of Title Reign
7 days

The last official APW World Heavyweight Champion, Rob Van Dam, showed up in Solid Gold Wrestling and challenged Carlito's claim to the championship. Forced to put the title on the line only one week before his scheduled unification match with Lance Storm, Rob Van Dam defeated Carlito Caribbean Cool (Brian Mills) to reclaim the championship he never lost. As a result, Rob Van Dam replaced Carlito in the unification match only seven days later.

	LANCE STORM (2) Handler Corey Rich Date Won July 15th, 2006 Length of Title Reign Final
Lance Storm, the reigning SGW World Heavyweight Champion, defeated Rob Van Dam (Dave Trayers) to successfully unify the SGW World and APW World Championships.

July 15th, 2006 - When the All-Pro Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship merged with the Solid Gold Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship, it ceased to exist as a physical entity and became a part of the SGW Championship's long and storied history.