THE HISTORY OF THE

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

8/7/2016 - 9/24/2022

 

1st CHAMPION

HANDLER
Ailly

DATE
08 / 07 / 2016

REIGN
154 days

Tyler Breeze became the first LARIAT Underground World Champion after winning the original Battle for Seattle match.

2nd CHAMPION

HANDLER
Joe

DATE
01 / 08 / 2017

REIGN
91 days

At Conquest: Canada, Sami Zayn defeated Tyler Breeze to become the new champion.

3rd CHAMPION

HANDLER
Mike

DATE
04 / 09 / 2017

REIGN
294 days

During Scurll's Spring Break, EC3 defeated Sami Zayn to become the new champion.

 

4th CHAMPION

HANDLER
Stephen

DATE
01 / 28 / 2018

REIGN
211 days

At Unbreakable, Marty Scurll defeated EC3 to become the new champion.

5th CHAMPION

HANDLER
Ailly

DATE
08 / 26 / 2018

REIGN
343 days

Jimmy Havoc became the first Lariat Underground World Champion.

6th CHAMPION

HANDLER
Dave

DATE
08 / 03 / 2019

REIGN
132 days

Bryan Danielson defeated Jimmy Havoc to become the new champion.

 

7th CHAMPION

HANDLER
Shawn Taggart

DATE
12 / 12 / 2019

REIGN
134 days

Maxwell Jacob Friedman defeated Bryan Danielson to become the new champion.

8th CHAMPION

HANDLER
Mike

DATE
04 / 23 / 2020

REIGN
242 days

Brian Cage defeated Maxwell Jacob Friedman to become the new champion.

VACATED
 12 / 20 / 2020

Lariat Underground ceases operations and the LU World Championship is declared vacant.

A return date of 3/31/21 is announced, but never comes to fruition.

 

9th CHAMPION

HANDLER
Josh Smith

DATE
09 / 24 / 2022

REIGN
40 minutes

During The Death of SGW, Tony Khan revealed he had purchased the rights to LARIAT Underground. He offered to purchase Solid Gold Wrestling and keep it going, then gave Jeff Jarrett the LARIAT Underground World Championship as a good faith gesture. Jarrett accepted the championship, though he denied Khan's offer to purchase the company.

10th CHAMPION

HANDLER
Anthony

DATE
09 / 24 / 2022

REIGN
10 seconds

Jeff Jarrett awarded Miro with the championship during a random backstage segment.

11th CHAMPION

REIGN #2

HANDLER
Josh Smith

DATE
09 / 24 / 2022

REIGN
30 minutes

Jeff Jarrett took the championship back from Miro and declared himself the champion for the second time. With this gesture, Jeff Jarrett became the first-ever two-time LARIAT Underground World Champion.

 

12th CHAMPION

HANDLER
Brett

DATE
09 / 24 / 2022

REIGN
10 seconds

Jeff Jarrett let Rob Conway try on the title backstage and named him the new champion.

13th CHAMPION

REIGN #3

HANDLER
Josh Smith

DATE
09 / 24 / 2022

REIGN
1 hour

Jeff Jarrett took the belt from Conway and declared himself the champion for the record breaking third time.

14th CHAMPION

REIGN #2

HANDLER
Ailly

DATE
09 / 24 / 2022

REIGN
10 seconds

While Havoc was assaulting former SGW owner Arn Anderson, Jeff Jarrett named him the new champion.

 

15th CHAMPION

REIGN #4

HANDLER
Josh Smith

DATE
09 / 24 / 2022

REIGN
10 seconds

Jeff Jarrett named himself the champion for a record breaking fourth time.

16th CHAMPION

HANDLER
Dustin L

DATE
09 / 24 / 2022

REIGN
10 seconds

Proving that flattery will get you anywhere you want in life, Jeff Jarrett awarded the Golden Role Models the championship, making them not only the first women to hold the title, but the first co-champions as well.

17th CHAMPION

REIGN #5

HANDLER
Josh Smith

DATE
09 / 24 / 2022

REIGN
1 hour

For the final time, Jeff Jarrett named himself the champion, shattering all previous records and becoming the only five-time champion in LU history.

Later that night, Jeff Jarrett defeated Cody Rhodes to become the new SGW Triple Crown World Champion, unifying the titles. As a result, the LARIAT Underground Championship ceases to exist.