ICW United States Heavyweight Championship

The ICW United States Heavyweight Championship was a secondary singles championship in International Championship Wrestling. The title was created when The Sheik brought the now-defunct Detroit version of the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship to the promotion, making the Sheik the first ICW United States Heavyweight Champion.^[1] Because the championship is a professional wrestling championship, it is not won or lost competitively but instead by the decision of the bookers of a wrestling promotion. The championship is awarded after the chosen team "wins" a match to maintain the illusion that professional wrestling is a competitive sport.^[2]

ICW United States Heavyweight Championship
Details
Promotion	International Championship Wrestling
Date established	1981
Date retired	1983
Statistics First champion(s) The Sheik Most reigns The Sheik, Pez Whatley and Paul Christy (2 reigns) Longest reign Uncertain[Note 1] Shortest reign Uncertain[Note 1] Oldest champion The Sheik (57 years, 357 days approximately) Youngest champion Pez Whatley (31 years, 355 days approximately) Heaviest champion [Note 2] Lightest champion [Note 2]

Title history

Key

No.	Overall reign number
Reign	Reign number for the specific champion
Days	Number of days held

No.	Champion	Championship change			Reign statistics		Notes	Ref.
		Date	Event	Location	Reign	Days
1	The Sheik	1981	N/A	[Note 3]	1	[Note 4]	Title awarded
2	Thunderbolt Patterson	1982	ICW show	[Note 3]	1	[Note 4]
3	The Sheik	1982	ICW show	[Note 3]	2	[Note 4]
4	Ratamyus	December 7, 1982	ICW show	[Note 3]	1	[Note 4]
5	Pez Whatley	1982	ICW show	[Note 3]	1	[Note 4]
6	Paul Christy	1982	ICW show	[Note 3]	1	[Note 4]
7	Pez Whatley	1983	ICW show	[Note 3]	2	[Note 4]
8	Paul Christy	1983	ICW show	[Note 3]	2	[Note 4]
—	Deactivated	1983	N/A	N/A	—	—	Championship was abandoned for undocumented reasons

Footnotes

1. Due to gaps in the championship history it is impossible to determine this.
2. Documentation of the billed weight of 60% of the champions has not been found.
3. The location of the match was not captured as part of the championship documentation.
4. Neither the date the title was won or lost has been documented, making it too uncertain to determine any length for this reign.

References

1. Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). Wrestling Title Histories (4th ed.). Archeus Communications. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
2. Ed Grabianowski. "How Pro Wrestling Works". How Stuff Works. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2009.