[1] It was renamed the FIP World Heavyweight Championship on March 3, 2007, when then-champion Roderick Strong defeated Pac in Liverpool, England, at the Ring of Honor (ROH) promotion's "Fifth Year Festival: Liverpool" event.

Title changes happen mostly at FIP-promoted events, which are usually released on DVD.

Since being renamed as a "World Championship" after a UK defense in March 2007, the title has been defended internationally multiple times.

[7] The inaugural champion was Homicide, who defeated CM Punk in the finals of a two-night tournament that concluded on September 25, 2004, at FIP's "Emergence: Part Two" event.

He defeated Lucky Ali at WWN Supershow: Mercury Rising on August 27, 2023, in Clearwater, FL.