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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Professional wrestling |
| Founded | August 2, 2003; 22 years ago (2003-08-02) |
| Founder | Sal Hamaoui |
| Headquarters | Largo,Florida,U.S. |
Key people | Sal Hamaoui –President Trevin Adams –VP |
| Parent | WWNLive[1] |
| Website | Official website |
Full Impact Pro (FIP) is an Americanprofessional wrestling promotion. It is currently part of theWorld Wrestling Network (WWN) along withShine Wrestling. Sal Hamaoui founded the company and serves as the president, while Trevin Adams is the vice president of FIP.
FIP was founded in 2003 and has run the majority of their shows in Florida. The promotion was inactive from late 2011 until early 2013. They currently promote theFIP World Heavyweight Championship,FIP Tag Team Championship, and theFIP Florida Heritage Championship.
Full Impact Pro was founded in 2003 by Sal Hamaoui. It was originally the sister promotion ofRing of Honor. The first show was held on August 2, 2003. The main event sawMike Awesome defeatJustin Credible andNew Jack.[2] On September 25, 2004, FIP introduced theFIP Heavyweight Championship at Emergence: Part Two, whereHomicide defeatedCM Punk in the finals of a tournament.[3]
On April 22, 2005, FIP introduced theFIP Tag Team Championship. Eddie Vegas andJimmy Rave defeated the teams ofRoderick Strong and Jerrelle Clark and CM Punk and Don Juan to become the inaugural champions.[4] On March 3, 2007,Roderick Strong successfully defended the FIP Heavyweight Championship againstPac inLiverpool, England at ROH's "Fifth Year Festival: Liverpool" event, after which the title was renamed the "FIP World Heavyweight Championship".[5] On March 10, 2007, FIP introduced their third championship, theFIP Florida Heritage Championship.Erick Stevens defeated Roderick Strong at Battle for the Belts to win the championship.[6] In 2009, FIP and ROH parted ways.
After the partnership with ROH was dissolved, FIP became part of theWorld Wrestling Network (WWN), a governing body for various independent promotions in the United States.[citation needed] WWN was founded by FIP founder Sal Hamaoui andGabe Sapolsky, formerly of Ring of Honor. In 2011, WWN launched "WWNLive", a web based, live-streaming service that featured internetpay-per-views from all its affiliated promotions.[7] On October 29, 2011, FIP held the 2011Jeff Peterson Memorial Cup,[8] its last show before its hiatus, which lasted until 2013.[9] FIP returned to running events regularly in Florida on February 1, 2013.
In November 2014, FIP,Evolve,Dragon Gate USA andShine Wrestling participated in a WWNLive-organized tour ofChina.[1] The following month, WWNLive announced a long-term deal with Great-Wall International Sports Management for regular tours of Asia.[10] During the tour of China,Rich Swann defeatedTrent Barretta to win the FIP World Heavyweight Championship and later defended it againstA. R. Fox while still in China.[11][12][13]
FIP has a training facility inTrinity, Florida, which they share with Evolve and Shine under the name "World Wrestling Network Academy".[14]
On October 24, 2016, WWNLive and FloSports announced a new streaming service,Club WWN, which would host events held by the WWNLive promotions, including FIP.[15]
Over the years, Full Impact Pro has established a series of recurring shows that they produce almost every year they have been active. Starting in 2004, FIP has held the "Florida Rumble," often highlighted by FIP's version of theRoyal Rumble match, with the winner becoming the number one contender for the FIP World Heavyweight Championship.[16][17] Early in the year they usually hold a show billed as "New Year's Class" and also used show names such as "Fallout," "Everything Burns," "Heatstroke," "Declaration of Independence" and "Violence is the Answer" on multiple occasions.[18][19][20]
From 2009 through 2011, FIP hosted the annualJeff Peterson Memorial Cup tournament, an annual tournament held over several nights. In 2009,Davey Richards defeatedSilas Young to win the tournament.[21] In 2010,Sami Callihan won the 32-man tournament by defeatingJon Moxley in the finals.[22]A. R. Fox defeatJohnny Gargano to win the 2011 tournament.[23] In both 2007 and 2009, honored long timeChampionship Wrestling from Florida promoterEddie Graham by holding the "Eddie Graham Memorial Battle of the Belts," using the name of one of Graham's major shows.[24][25] While working with Ring of Honor, FIP co-promoted the show "Impact of Honor" on June 10, 2006.[26] In 2006, 2007 and 2010, FIP promoted a show called "Cage of Pain" (I, II and III respectively) with each show featuring asteel cage match.[27][28][29]
| Championship | Current champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Days held | Location | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Heavyweight Championship | August Artois | 1 | December 10, 2023 | 715 | Clearwater, FL | Defeated Brian Brock in abullrope match at WWN Supershow: Battle of the Belts. | [30] |
| Florida Heritage Championship | Steven Frick | 1 | January 12, 2025 | 316 | Clearwater, FL | Defeated Sideshow at FIP Everything Burns. | [31] |
| World Tag Team Championship | The Emerald Empire (Devin Diaz and Jonathan Hudson) | 1 | June 8, 2025 | 169 | Clearwater, FL | DefeatedLJ Cleary andRich Swann at WWN Supershow: Mercury Rising 2025. | [32] |
Full Impact Pro defines a "Triple Crown" winner as someone who has held every championship in Full Impact Pro at some point in their career.[33] To date, only two wrestlers have won the FIP Triple Crown,Erick Stevens, achieving it when he won the FIP Florida Heritage Championship on December 20, 2008,[34] andJon Davis.
| Champion | World Heavyweight Championship | World Tag Team Championship | Florida Heritage Championship |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erick Stevens | December 30, 2007 | December 20, 2008 (withRoderick Strong) | March 10, 2007 |
| Jon Davis | February 1, 2013 | July 31, 2010 (withKory Chavis) | April 2, 2017 |
WWNLive, the parent company of Evolve, Shine, FIP and Dragon Gate USA.
