Reigns
The inaugural champion was Frankie Kazarian, who won the championship by defeating Joey Ryan in the finals of a sixteen man tournament on August 30, 2003 at PWG's Bad Ass Mother 3000 - Stage 2 event. At 425 days, Chris Hero's only reign is the longest in the title's history. Bryan Danielson is the shortest reigning champion in history by vacating it immediately after winning it for the second time. Kevin Steen holds the record for most reigns, with 3. As of May 2013, Adam Cole is the current champion in his first reign, after defeating Kevin Steen in a Guerrilla Warfare match on December 1, 2012, to win the title. Overall, there have been 21 reigns among 15 different wrestlers.
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