WCW International World Heavyweight Championship
| WCW International World Heavyweight Championship | |
|---|---|
| Data | |
| owner | WCW |
| Introduced | September 1993 |
| Discontinued | June 23, 1994 |
The WCW International World Heavyweight Championship was a world heavyweight wrestling title from World Championship Wrestling . Introduced in September 1993 as the successor to the NWA World Heavyweight Championship , the title was only given to male individual wrestlers. On June 23, 1994 he was united with the WCW World Heavyweight Championship .
history
The WCW International World Heavyweight Championship originates from the NWA World Heavyweight Championship and was the world heavyweight championship of a fictional promotion called WCW International.
In September 1993, World Championship Wrestling and the National Wrestling Alliance split again after other NWA member promotions complained that the NWA World Heavyweight Championship was not available for them. Thereupon the NWA declared the title for vacant and recognized the reigning title holder Ric Flair , the title. Nevertheless, the WCW retained the Big Gold Belt and continued to list Flair as the WCW International World Heavyweight Champion . Only after this championship was discontinued, the NWA crowned a new NWA World Heavyweight Champion . Even so, WCW International World Heavyweight Regencies are not recognized by the NWA and WWE .
At Clash of the Champions XXVII on June 23, 1994, the title was combined and set in a union match between the reigning title holder Sting and the WCW World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair .
List of title holders
| # | Title holder | No. | Days | date | place | event | annotation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ric flair | 1 | 63 | July 18, 1993 | Biloxi, Mississippi | Beach blast | Defeated Barry Windham for his ninth and final NWA World Heavyweight Championship . In September 1993, the NWA separated from the WCW and Flair recognized the title. Nevertheless, the WCW retained the Big Gold Belt and continued to list Flair as the WCW International World Heavyweight Champion . |
| 2 | Rick Rude | 1 | 178 | September 19, 1993 | Houston, Texas | Fall Brawl | |
| 3 | Hiroshi rabbit | 1 | 8th | March 16, 1994 | Tokyo, Japan | Houseshow | |
| 4th | Rick Rude | 2 | 24 | March 24, 1994 | Kyoto, Japan | Houseshow | |
| 5 | Sting | 1 | 35 | April 17, 1994 | Rosemont, Illinois | Spring stampede | On May 1st at Wrestling Dontaku , Rude won the championship for the third time. However, his victory was reversed as he used the belt as a weapon. Sting's reign was unbroken. |
| - | Title vacant | - | - | May 22, 1994 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Slamboree | Sting has been informed that Rude's victory has been reversed. He refused to withdraw the title and declared it vacant. |
| 6th | Sting | 2 | 32 | May 22, 1994 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Slamboree | Defeated Big Van Vader on the same evening for the vacant championship. |
| 7th | Ric flair | 2 | <1 | June 23, 1994 | North Charleston, South Carolina | Clash of the Champions XXVII | This was a title unification match. |
| - | Title united | - | - | June 23, 1994 | North Charleston, South Carolina | Clash of the Champions XXVII | The championship was combined with the WCW World Heavyweight Championship and discontinued. |
Title Statistics
| record | Record holder | unit |
|---|---|---|
| Most title wins | Rick Rude , Sting , Ric Flair | 2 times |
| Longest reign | Rick Rude | 178 days |
| Shortest reign | Ric flair | Title association |
Web links
- WCW International World Heavyweight Championship history on bleacherreport.com