WCW World Heavyweight Championship

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WCW World Heavyweight Championship
The three-time title holder Diamond Dallas Page with the Big Gold Belt title design.
The three-time title holder Diamond Dallas Page with the Big Gold Belt title design.
Data
owner WCW
Introduced January 11, 1991
Discontinued December 9, 2001

The WCW World Heavyweight Championship was the main title of World Championship Wrestling . Introduced on January 11, 1991, the title was only given to male individual wrestlers. On December 9, 2001, the title was combined with the WWF Championship .

history

On January 11, 1991 Ric Flair defeated Sting in a title match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship . Flair has now been recognized by the WCW as a WCW World Heavyweight Champion in addition to his role as NWA World Heavyweight Champion . The two titles continued to be represented by the previous NWA title belt, the Big Gold Belt .

On July 1, 1991, the reigning champion Flair left the WCW and switched to the WWF . He kept the Big Gold Belt because WCW did not repay the 25,000 US dollars Flair had deposited as a deposit for the title belt. The WCW was then forced to create its own title belt for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship . The first wearer of the new title belt was Lex Luger .

WCW sued Flair for using the Big Gold Belt in the rival league WWF. An out-of-court settlement was later reached and WCW repurchased the title from Flair for $ 38,000.

In September 1993, the WCW separated from the NWA 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 . The WCW International World Heavyweight Regencies are not officially recognized by the NWA and the WWE.

In 1993, Flair, who returned to WCW, won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship from Vader . The WCW decided to combine the titles through a match between the then title holder Ric Flair and the then WCW International World Heavyweight Champion Sting. Flair won the match and thus combined the two titles, taking the name of the WCW World Heavyweight Championship and the Big Gold Belt .

After the WCW's quotas continued to fall, it was bought up by the WWF in March 2001. Only four WCW titles remained active, including the WCW World Heavyweight Championship , henceforth called the WCW Championship . When the storyline invasion of WCW was completed and it was officially dismantled, the title was renamed World Championship . The World Championship was combined with the WWF Championship at the PPV event Vengeance on December 9, 2001 after Chris Jericho defeated the then World Champion The Rock and then the then WWF Champion Steve Austin and thus the two world heavyweight championships of the two largest wrestling promotions held at the same time. When the titles were merged, the Undisputed Championship inherited the WWF Championship cover story , which led to the deactivation of the World Championship .

List of title holders

# Title holder No. Days date place event annotation
1 Ric flair 1 171 January 11, 1991 East Rutherford , NJ Houseshow Defeated Sting to claim his seventh NWA World Heavyweight Championship . After winning this title, WCW Flair officially declared the first WCW World Heavyweight Champion . Flair's NWA and WCW reigns are viewed as one by the WWE .
- Title vacant - - July 1, 1991 N / A N / A Flair left WCW and switched to WWF .
2 Lex Luger 1 230 July 14, 1991 Baltimore , MD The Great American Bash Defeated Barry Windham in a Steel Cage match. .
3 Sting 1 134 February 29, 1992 Milwaukee , WI SuperBrawl II
4th Big Van Vader 1 21st July 12, 1992 Albany , GA The Great American Bash
5 Ron Simmons 1 150 2nd August 1992 Baltimore, MD Houseshow Became the first African-American world heavyweight champion in wrestling .
6th Big Van Vader 2 71 December 30, 1992 Baltimore, MD Houseshow
7th Sting 2 6th March 11, 1993 London , England Houseshow
8th Big Van Vader 3 285 March 17, 1993 Dublin , Ireland Houseshow
9 Ric flair 2 202 December 27, 1993 Charlotte , NC Starrcade This was a title vs. Career match.
- Title vacant - - April 17, 1994 Rosemont , IL Spring stampede At the 1994 Spring Stampede event, no clear winner could be determined in the title match between Flair and Ricky Steamboat . As a result, the title became vacant. Flair's reign is viewed as uninterrupted by the WWE .
10 Ric flair 3 87 April 21, 1994 Atlanta , GA Saturday night Defeated Steamboat in a rematch. The title change is not recognized by the WWE .
11 Hulk Hogan 1 469 17th July 1994 Orlando , FL Bash at the Beach This was Hogan's first match in WCW.
12 The Giant 1 8th October 29, 1995 Detroit , MI Halloween Havoc That was a no-disqualification match in which Giant won the title with the help of Jimmy Hart.
- Title vacant - - November 6, 1995 Jacksonville , FL Monday nitro Disqualified after the controversial end of the match at Halloween Havoc .
13 Randy Savage 1 31 November 26, 1995 Norfolk , VA World War 3 Savage won a World War 3 match.
14th Ric flair 4th 26th December 27, 1995 Nashville , TN Starrcade
15th Randy Savage 2 20th January 22, 1996 Las Vegas , NV Monday nitro
16 Ric flair 5 71 February 11, 1996 Saint Petersburg , FL SuperBrawl VI Flair won a steel cage match.
17th The Giant 2 110 April 22, 1996 Albany, GA Houseshow
18th Hollywood Hogan 2 359 August 10, 1996 Sturgis , SD Hog Wild
19th Lex Luger 2 5 4th August 1997 Auburn Hills , MI Monday nitro
20th Hollywood Hogan 3 141 August 9, 1997 Sturgis, SD Road Wild
21st Sting 3 11 December 28, 1997 Washington, DC Starrcade Hogan made the first pin, but guest referee Bret Hart accused referee Nick Patrick of counting too fast and restarted the match. Sting won the restarted match by giving up.
- Title vacant - - January 6, 1998 Daytona Beach , FL Thunder Aired January 8, 1998. Title was declared vacant due to the controversial title match at Starrcade .
22nd Sting 4th 56 February 22, 1998 San Francisco , CA SuperBrawl VIII Defeated Hogan in a rematch.
23 Randy Savage 3 1 April 19, 1998 Denver , CO Spring stampede
24 Hollywood Hogan 4th 77 April 20, 1998 Colorado Springs , CO Monday nitro This was a no disqualification match.
25th Goldberg 1 174 July 6, 1998 Atlanta, GA Monday nitro Goldberg was also the WCW United States Champion at the same time .
26th Kevin Nash 1 8th December 27, 1998 Washington, DC Starrcade
27 Hollywood Hogan 5 69 January 4, 1999 Atlanta, GA Monday nitro Nash lay down on the ring floor and let Hogan pin him. The incident is also known as the Fingerpoke of Doom .
28 Ric flair 6th 28 March 14, 1999 Louisville , KY Uncensored Flair won a First Blood Steel Cage match.
29 Diamond Dallas Page 1 15th April 11, 1999 Tacoma , WA Spring stampede Defeated Flair, Sting and Hollywood Hogan in a four-way match .
30th Sting 5 0 April 26, 1999 Fargo , ND Monday nitro
31 Diamond Dallas Page 2 13 April 26, 1999 Fargo, ND Monday nitro Defeated Sting, Kevin Nash and Goldberg in a Fatal Four-Way.
32 Kevin Nash 2 63 May 9, 1999 St. Louis , MO Slamboree
33 Randy Savage 4th 1 July 11, 1999 Fort Lauderdale , FL Bash at the Beach Savage and Sid Vicious defeated Nash and Sting in a tag team match in which whoever scored the pinfall became the champion.
34 Hulk Hogan 6th 62 July 12, 1999 Jacksonville, FL Monday nitro
35 Sting 6th 43 September 12, 1999 Winston-Salem , NC Fall Brawl
- Title vacant - - October 25, 1999 Phoenix , AZ Monday nitro Sting was stripped of the title after attacking a referee.
36 Bret Hart 1 29 November 21, 1999 Toronto , Canada Mayhem Beat Chris Benoit in a tournament final.
- Title vacant - - December 20, 1999 Baltimore, MD Monday nitro Hart declared the title vacant after a controversial match with Goldberg.
37 Bret Hart 2 27 December 20, 1999 Baltimore, MD Monday nitro
- Title vacant - - January 16, 2000 Cincinnati , OH Souled out Hart had to declare the title vacant due to an injury that ended his career.
38 Chris Benoit 1 1 January 16, 2000 Cincinnati, OH Souled out Defeated Sid Vicious .
- Title vacant - - January 17, 2000 N / A N / A Benoit gave up the title, left WCW after a dispute with management and switched to WWF.
39 Sid Vicious 1 1 January 24, 2000 Los Angeles , CA Monday nitro Defeated Kevin Nash.
- Title vacant - - January 25, 2000 Las Vegas , NV Thunder WCW Commissioner Kevin Nash's title revoked. Kevin Nash proclaimed himself the title holder; this title change is not recognized by the WCW and the WWE .
40 Sid Vicious 2 76 January 25, 2000 Las Vegas, NV Thunder
- Title vacant - - April 10, 2000 Denver , CO Monday nitro All WCW titles were declared vacant after Vince Russo and Eric Bischoff restarted WCW.
41 Jeff Jarrett 1 8th April 16, 2000 Chicago , IL Spring stampede Defeated Dallas Page in a tournament final.
42 Diamond Dallas Page 3 1 April 24, 2000 Rochester , NY Monday nitro
43 David Arquette 1 12 April 25, 2000 Syracuse , NY Thunder Won a tag team match by declaring the first person to pinfall the champion. Arquette and Page defeated Jeff Jarrett and Eric Bischoff when Arquette Bischoff pinned.
44 Jeff Jarrett 2 8th May 7, 2000 Kansas City , MO Slamboree
45 Ric flair 7th 7th May 15, 2000 Biloxi , MS Monday nitro
- Title vacant - - May 22, 2000 Grand Rapids , MI Monday nitro Vince Russo's title revoked.
46 Jeff Jarrett 3 1 May 22, 2000 Grand Rapids, MI Monday nitro Awarded by Vince Russo.
47 Kevin Nash 3 6th May 23, 2000 Saginaw , MI Thunder Defeated Jarrett and Scott Steiner in a Triple Threat match
48 Ric flair 8th 0 May 29, 2000 Salt Lake City , UT Monday nitro Was awarded the title by Kevin Nash.
49 Jeff Jarrett 4th 41 May 29, 2000 Salt Lake City, UT Monday nitro On July 9, 2000, Jeff Jarrett lay down at the start of the match, a confused Hogan took the pin and left the hall with the title. The title change took place, but is not officially recognized by the WCW and WWE, as Vince Russo reversed the decision.
50 Booker T 1 50 July 9, 2000 Daytona Beach, FL Bash at the Beach Vince Russo did not recognize Hogan's victory and on the same evening put Booker T vs. Jeff Jarrett (c) as a new title match.
51 Kevin Nash 4th 20th August 28, 2000 Las Cruces , NM Monday nitro
52 Booker T 2 8th September 17, 2000 Buffalo , NY Fall Brawl This was a caged heat match.
53 Vince Russo 1 7th September 25, 2000 Uniondale , NY Monday nitro This was a steel cage match.
- Title vacant - - October 2, 2000 San Francisco , CA Monday nitro Russo decided he didn't want to defend the title because he's not a wrestler.
54 Booker T 3 55 October 2, 2000 San Francisco, CA Monday nitro Defeated Jeff Jarrett in a San Francisco 49ers match.
55 Scott Steiner 1 120 November 26, 2000 Milwaukee , WI Mayhem This was a Straight Jacket Steel Cage match.
56 Booker T 4th 120 March 26, 2001 Panama City Beach , FL Monday nitro Won the title in the last edition of Monday Nitro and became the last title holder in the WCW, which was bought up by the WWF shortly afterwards.
57 Kurt Angle 1 6th July 24, 2001 Pittsburgh , PA SmackDown First to win the WCW Championship in a wrestling show produced by the WWF. Aired July 26, 2001.
58 Booker T 5 20th July 30, 2001 Philadelphia , PA Raw is war
59 The Rock 1 63 August 19, 2001 San Jose , CA SummerSlam
60 Chris Jericho 1 15th October 21, 2001 St. Louis , MO No Mercy
61 The Rock 2 34 November 5, 2001 Uniondale, NY Raw is war Referred to as the World Championship after The Alliance's demise .
62 Chris Jericho 2 0 December 9, 2001 San Diego , CA Vengeance
- Title united - - December 9, 2001 San Diego , CA Vengeance The title was combined with the WWF Championship and discontinued.

Title Statistics

record Record holder unit
Most title wins Ric flair 8 times
Longest reign Hulk Hogan 469 days
Shortest reign Chris Jericho 15 minutes (title association)
Oldest title holder Ric flair 51 years
Youngest title holder The Giant 23 years
Heaviest title holder The Giant 230 kilograms
Easiest title holder David Arquette 68 kilograms

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ WCW World Championship history
  2. ^ Undisputed Championship . WWE.com. Retrieved March 6, 2008.
  3. ↑ Ric Flair's first reign . WWE.com. Retrieved October 3, 2007.
  4. ↑ a b Lex Luger's first reign . WWE.com. Retrieved October 3, 2007.
  5. ↑ SuperBrawl II . In: Pro Wrestling History . Retrieved October 2, 2007.
  6. ↑ Sting's first reign . WWE.com. Retrieved October 9, 2007.
  7. ↑ The Great American Bash 1992 . In: Pro Wrestling History . Retrieved October 2, 2007.
  8. ^ Vader's first reign . WWE.com. Retrieved October 9, 2007.
  9. ↑ Ron Simmons' first reign . WWE.com. Retrieved October 3, 2007.
  10. ^ Vader's second reign . WWE.com. Retrieved October 9, 2007.
  11. ↑ Sting's second reign . WWE.com. Retrieved October 9, 2007.
  12. ^ Vader's third reign . WWE.com. Retrieved October 9, 2007.
  13. ^ WCW World Heavyweight Title History . In: Wrestling Information Archive . Archived from the original on May 22, 2011. Retrieved October 3, 2007.
  14. ↑ WCW 1994 . In: The History of WWE.com . Archived from the original on May 17, 2007. Retrieved October 3, 2007.
  15. ↑ Starrcade 1993 . In: Pro Wrestling History . Retrieved October 2, 2007.
  16. ↑ Ric Flair's first reign . WWE.com. Retrieved October 9, 2007.
  17. ↑ WCW 1994 . In: The History of WWE.com . Archived from the original on May 17, 2007. Retrieved October 3, 2007.
  18. ^ Bash at the Beach 1994 . In: Pro Wrestling History . Retrieved October 2, 2007.
  19. ↑ Hulk Hogan's first reign . WWE.com. Retrieved October 9, 2007.
  20. ↑ a b The Giant's first reign . WWE.com. Retrieved October 3, 2007.
  21. ↑ World War 3 1995 . In: Pro Wrestling History . Retrieved October 2, 2007.
  22. ↑ Randy Savage's first reign . WWE.com. Retrieved October 9, 2007.
  23. ↑ Starrcade 1995 . In: Pro Wrestling History . Retrieved October 2, 2007.
  24. ↑ Ric Flair's third recognized reign . WWE.com. Retrieved October 9, 2007.
  25. ↑ Randy Savage's second reign . WWE.com. Retrieved October 3, 2007.
  26. ↑ SuperBrawl VI . In: Pro Wrestling History . Retrieved October 2, 2007.
  27. ↑ Ric Flair's fourth recognized reign . WWE.com. Retrieved October 9, 2007.
  28. ↑ The Giant's second reign . WWE.com. Retrieved October 3, 2007.
  29. ↑ Hog Wild 1996 . In: Pro Wrestling History . Retrieved October 2, 2007.
  30. ↑ Hulk Hogan's second reign . WWE.com. Retrieved October 9, 2007.
  31. ^ Lex Luger's second reign . WWE.com. Retrieved October 3, 2007.
  32. ^ Road Wild 1997 . In: Pro Wrestling History . Retrieved October 2, 2007.
  33. ↑ Hulk Hogan's third reign . WWE.com. Retrieved October 9, 2007.
  34. ↑ Sting's third reign . WWE.com. Retrieved October 3, 2007.
  35. ↑ Starrcade 1997 . In: Pro Wrestling History . Retrieved January 16, 2008.
  36. ↑ Starrcade 1997 . In: pWw Everything Wrestling . Retrieved January 16, 2008.
  37. ↑ a b Sting’s fourth reign . WWE.com. Retrieved October 3, 2007.
  38. ↑ Spring Stampede 1998 . In: Pro Wrestling History . Retrieved October 2, 2007.
  39. ↑ Randy Savage's third reign . WWE.com. Retrieved October 9, 2007.
  40. ↑ Hulk Hogan's fourth reign . WWE.com. Retrieved October 3, 2007.
  41. ^ Bill Goldberg's first reign . WWE.com. Retrieved October 3, 2007.
  42. ↑ Starrcade 1998 . In: Pro Wrestling History . Retrieved October 2, 2007.
  43. ↑ Kevin Nash's first reign . WWE.com. Retrieved October 9, 2007.
  44. ↑ Hulk Hogan's fifth reign . WWE.com. Retrieved October 3, 2007.
  45. ↑ Uncensored 1999 . In: Pro Wrestling History . Retrieved October 2, 2007.
  46. ↑ Ric Flair's fifth recognized reign . WWE.com. Retrieved October 9, 2007.
  47. ↑ Spring Stampede 1999 . In: Pro Wrestling History . Retrieved October 2, 2007.
  48. ↑ Dallas Page's first reign . WWE.com. Retrieved October 9, 2007.
  49. ↑ Sting's fifth reign . WWE.com. Retrieved October 3, 2007.
  50. ↑ Dallas Page's second reign . WWE.com. Retrieved October 3, 2007.
  51. ^ Slamboree 1999 . In: Pro Wrestling History . Retrieved October 2, 2007.
  52. ↑ Kevin Nash's second reign . WWE.com. Retrieved October 9, 2007.
  53. ↑ Randy Savage's fourth reign . WWE.com. Retrieved October 3, 2007.
  54. ↑ Hulk Hogan's sixth reign . WWE.com. Retrieved October 3, 2007.
  55. ^ Case of Brawl 1999 . In: Pro Wrestling History . Retrieved October 2, 2007.
  56. ↑ Sting's sixth reign . WWE.com. Retrieved October 9, 2007.
  57. ↑ Bret Hart's first reign . WWE.com. Retrieved October 3, 2007.
  58. ^ WCW World Title Tournament 1999 . In: Pro Wrestling History . Retrieved October 2, 2007.
  59. ↑ Mayhem 1999 . In: Pro Wrestling History . Retrieved October 2, 2007.
  60. ↑ Bret Hart's first reign . WWE.com. Retrieved October 9, 2007.
  61. ↑ a b Bret Hart's second reign . WWE.com. Retrieved October 3, 2007.
  62. ^ Wrestler Profiles: Bret Hart . In: Online World of Wrestling . Retrieved October 3, 2007.
  63. ↑ a b Souled Out 2000 . In: Pro Wrestling History . Retrieved October 3, 2007.
  64. ↑ Wrestler Profiles: Chris Benoit . In: Online World of Wrestling . Retrieved October 3, 2007.
  65. ↑ Sid Vicious' first reign . WWE.com. Retrieved October 3, 2007.
  66. ↑ a b Kevin Nash's fifth reign . WWE.com. Retrieved October 3, 2007.
  67. ↑ Sid Vicious' second reign . In: World Wrestling Entertainment . Retrieved October 13, 2007.
  68. ^ A b Jeff Jarrett's first reign . WWE.com. Retrieved October 3, 2007.
  69. ^ Dallas Page's third reign . WWE.com. Retrieved October 3, 2007.
  70. ↑ David Arquette's first reign . WWE.com. Retrieved October 3, 2007.
  71. ↑ Jeff Jarrett's second reign . WWE.com. Retrieved October 3, 2007.
  72. ↑ Ric Flair's sixth reign . WWE.com. Retrieved October 3, 2007.
  73. ↑ a b Jeff Jarrett's third reign . WWE.com. Retrieved October 3, 2007.
  74. ↑ a b Kevin Nash's fourth reign . WWE.com. Retrieved October 3, 2007.
  75. ↑ Title history on cagematch.de
  76. ↑ Jeff Jarrett's fourth reign . WWE.com. Retrieved October 3, 2007.
  77. ↑ Title history on cagematch.de
  78. ^ Case of Brawl 2000 . In: Pro Wrestling History . Retrieved October 2, 2007.
  79. ^ Booker T's second reign . WWE.com. Retrieved October 9, 2007.
  80. ↑ a b Vince Russo's first reign . WWE.com. Retrieved October 3, 2007.
  81. ^ Booker T's third reign . WWE.com. Retrieved October 3, 2007.
  82. ↑ Mayhem 2000 . In: Pro Wrestling History . Retrieved October 2, 2007.
  83. ↑ Scott Steiner's first reign . WWE.com. Retrieved October 9, 2007.
  84. ^ Booker T's fourth reign . WWE.com. Retrieved October 3, 2007.
  85. ^ Kurt Angle's first reign . WWE.com. Retrieved October 3, 2007.
  86. ↑ Booker T's fifth reign . WWE.com. Retrieved October 3, 2007.
  87. ^ SummerSlam 2001 . In: Pro Wrestling History . Retrieved October 2, 2007.
  88. ↑ The Rock's first reign . WWE.com. Retrieved October 9, 2007.
  89. ↑ The Rock's second reign . WWE.com. Retrieved October 3, 2007.
  90. ↑ Chris Jericho's second reign . WWE.com. Retrieved October 3, 2007.

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