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.^[1][2]

EWF Heavyweight Championship
Details
Promotion	Empire Wrestling Federation
Date established	Jun 16, 1996
Current champion	Rico Dynamite
Date won	October 4, 2019
Statistics First champion Bobby Bradley Most reigns Mike Maze (5 reigns) Longest reign Ryan Taylor (567 days) Shortest reign Anthony Idol, Rock Riddle, Marty Elias and Vizzion (<1 day)

Title history

As of December 18, 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.[1][2]
2	The Irish Assassin	1	Nov 3, 1996	245	San Bernardino, CA		[1][2]
3	Tim Patterson	1	Jul 6, 1997	56	San Bernardino, CA		[1][2]
4	Bulldog Sampson	1	Aug 31, 1997	28	San Bernardino, CA		[1][2]
5	Christopher Daniels	1	Sep 28, 1997	41	San Bernardino, CA		[1][2]
6	Suicide Kid	1	Nov 8, 1997	175	Hemet, CA		[1][2]
7	Bobby Bradley	2	May 2, 1998	92	Bloomington, CA		[1][2]
8	John Black	1	Aug 2, 1998	105	Rialto, CA		[1][2]
9	Rico Costantino	1	Nov 15, 1998	245	San Jacinto, CA		[1][2]
-	Vacated	-	Jul 18, 1999	0	San Bernardino, CA		The title was vacated after Constantino signed a developmental contract with the World Wrestling Federation.[1]
10	Frankie Kazarian	1	Jul 18, 1999	250	San Bernardino, CA		Defeated John Black.[1][2]
11	Keiji Sakoda	1	Mar 24, 2000	51	San Bernardino, CA		[1][2]
-	Vacated	-	May 14, 2000	0	Corona, CA		The title was vacated after Sakoda left the promotion.[1][2]
12	Bobby Bradley	3	May 14, 2000	126	Corona, CA		Won a battle royal,[1] last eliminating Mando Guerrero.[2]
13	Eddie Williams	1	Sep 17, 2000	56	San Bernardino, CA		[1][2]
14	Brian Owen	1	Nov 12, 2000	194	Riverside, CA		[1][2]
15	Krazy K.C.	1	May 25, 2001	141	Lytle Creek, CA		[1][2]
16	TOOL	1	Oct 13, 2001	154	San Bernardino, CA		[1][2]
17	Krazy K.C.	2	Mar 16, 2002	71	San Bernardino, CA		[1][2]
18	John Black	2	May 26, 2002	145	San Bernardino, CA		[1][2]
19	Steve Masters	1	Oct 18, 2002	343	Covina, CA		[1][2]
20	Bo Cooper	1	Sep 26, 2003	77	Covina, CA		[1][2]
-	Vacated	-	Dec 12, 2003	0	Covina, CA		Cooper was stripped of the title after no-showing two consecutive scheduled defenses.[1][2]
21	Vizzion	1	Dec 12, 2003	133	Covina, CA		Won a battle royal.[1][2]
22	Kayam	1	Apr 23, 2004	14	Covina, CA		[1][2]
23	Vizzion	2	May 7, 2004	156	La Puente, CA		[1][2]
-	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.[1][2]
24	Vizzion	3	Oct 22, 2004	0	Covina, CA		Defeated Black Pearl.[1][2]
25	Ricky Reyes	1	Oct 22, 2004	113	Covina, CA		[1][2]
26	Jason King	1	Feb 12, 2005	223	Covina, CA	A New Era Begins	[1][2]
27	Bino Gambino	1	Sep 23, 2005	142	Covina, CA	California Chaos Tour: Night Two	[1][2][3]
28	Aaron Aguilera	1	Feb 12, 2006	28	Covina, CA	Total Annihilation	[1][2][4]
-	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.[1][2][5]
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.[1][2][5]
30	Syrus	1	Mar 19, 2006	68	El Monte, CA	Fallout: Night One	[1][2][6]
31	Bino Gambino	2	May 26, 2006	224	San Bernardino, CA	Pro Wrestling Legends	[1][2][7]
32	Joey Harder	1	Jan 5, 2007	168	Covina, CA	Series Finale	[1][2][8]
33	Dan Kobrick	1	Jun 22, 2007	154	Covina, CA	Knockdown Dragout	[1][2][9]
34	Bino Gambino	3	Nov 23, 2007	51	Covina, CA	Thanksgiving Throwdown II	[1][2][10]
35	Brandon Gatson	1	Jan 13, 2008	110	San Bernardino, CA	Return to the Hudson	[1][2][11]
36	Scorpio Sky	1	May 2, 2008	112	Covina, CA	12th Anniversary Extravaganza: Nothing Personal	This was a Two out of three falls match.[1][2][12]
-	Vacated	-	Aug 22, 2008	0	Covina, CA	Red Hot Summer	The title was vacated due to Scorpio Sky being injured.[1][2][13]
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.[1][2][13]
38	Black Metal	1	Oct 11, 2008	139	San Bernardino, CA	Vendetta II	[1][2][14]
39	Brandon Gatson	3	Feb 27, 2009	245	San Bernardino, CA	Total Annihilation 4	[1][2][15]
40	Ryan Taylor	1	Oct 30, 2009	567	Covina, CA	Vendetta III: Halloween Madness	[1][2][16]
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	2785	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	1,165+	San Bernardino, California	EWF	This was a steel cage match.

See also

• Empire Wrestling Federation