WCW International World Heavyweight Championship - Revision history

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IWEWrestling2012 — Thu, 09 Nov 2023 10:43:21 GMT

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	\|June 23, 1994		\|June 23, 1994
-	\|[[WCW Clash of the Champions#Clash of the Champions XXVII\|Clash of the Champions XXVII	+	\|[[WCW Clash of the Champions#Clash of the Champions XXVII\|Clash of the Champions XXVII]]
	\|[[North Charleston, South Carolina]]		\|[[North Charleston, South Carolina]]
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IWEWrestling2012 — Thu, 09 Nov 2023 10:42:53 GMT

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	\|May 22, 1994		\|May 22, 1994
	\|[[WCW Slamboree (1994)\|Slamboree 1994]]		\|[[WCW Slamboree (1994)\|Slamboree 1994]]
-	\|Philadelphia\|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]	+	\|[[Philadelphia\|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
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-	\|	+	\|[[Kevin Borden<!--(2007, pg 29)--> (wrestler)\|Sting]]
-	\|	+	\|May 22, 1994
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-	\|	+	\|[[Philadelphia\|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
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-	\|align="left"\|	+	\|align="left"\|{{small\|Sting defeated [[Larry <!--Yent (1969, pg. 125)--> White\|Big Van Vader]] for the vacant championship later that same night.}}
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-	\|	+	\|[[Ric Meyer<!--Father of Allyson Meyer (2006, pg. 35)-->\|Ric Flair]]
-	\|	+	\|June 23, 1994
-	\|	+	\|[[WCW Clash of the Champions#Clash of the Champions XXVII\|Clash of the Champions XXVII
-	\|	+	\|[[North Charleston, South Carolina]]
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-	~~!bgcolor="~~#e3e3e3"\|	+	!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"\|—
-	\|	+	\|[[Championship Unification\|Unified]]
-	\|	+	\|June 23, 1994
-	\|	+	\|—
-	\|	+	\|—
-	\|	+	\|—
-	\|	+	\|—
-	\|align="~~left"\|~~	+	\|align="left"\|{{small\|The championship was retired following its [[Championship unification\|unification]] with the [[WCW World Heavyweight Championship]].}}
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IWEWrestling2012: /* Reigns */

IWEWrestling2012 — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 09:54:56 GMT

Reigns

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	\|align="left"\|{{small\|Later, this victory was reversed due to use of the belt as a weapon and Rude's entire reign became unrecognized by WCW. However, Rude had already defended the title on the April 21, 1994 taping of ''[[WCW Saturday Night]]'', which was shown via [[Broadcast delay\|tape delay]] on May 14. This reign is currently recognized by [[IWE]].}}		\|align="left"\|{{small\|Later, this victory was reversed due to use of the belt as a weapon and Rude's entire reign became unrecognized by WCW. However, Rude had already defended the title on the April 21, 1994 taping of ''[[WCW Saturday Night]]'', which was shown via [[Broadcast delay\|tape delay]] on May 14. This reign is currently recognized by [[IWE]].}}
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-	\|- style="~~text~~-~~align~~: center"	+	\|-style="background-color:#e3e3e3" align="center"
-	!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"\|	+	!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"\|—
-	\|	+	\|[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Vacant\|Vacated]]
-	\|	+	\|May 22, 1994
-	\|	+	\|[[WCW Slamboree (1994)\|Slamboree 1994]]
-	\|	+	\|Philadelphia\|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
-	\|	+	\|—
-	\|	+	\|—
-	\|align="left"\|	+	\|align="left"\|{{small\|Sting was notified of the reversal at Slamboree, but refused the title, leaving it vacant.}}
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IWEWrestling2012 — Sun, 29 Oct 2023 22:07:34 GMT

Reigns

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	!style="background: #e3e3e3;" colspan="2" width=1%\|Reign statistics		!style="background: #e3e3e3;" colspan="2" width=1%\|Reign statistics
-	!style="background: #e3e3e3;" rowspan="2" width=3%\|Notes	+	!style="background: #e3e3e3;" rowspan="2" width=5%\|Notes
	!style="background: #e3e3e3;" rowspan="2" width=1%\|{{tooltip\|Ref.\|Reference(s)}}		!style="background: #e3e3e3;" rowspan="2" width=1%\|{{tooltip\|Ref.\|Reference(s)}}
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IWEWrestling2012 — Sun, 29 Oct 2023 22:05:27 GMT

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-	\|	+	\|[[Randy Rucker<!--Rood (1972, pg. 121)-->\|Rick Rude]]
-	\|	+	\|May 1, 1994
-	\|	+	\|[[NJPW Wrestling Dontaku (1994)\|Wrestling Dontaku 1994]]
-	\|	+	\|[[Fukuoka, Japan]]
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-	\|align="left"\|	+	\|align="left"\|{{small\|Later, this victory was reversed due to use of the belt as a weapon and Rude's entire reign became unrecognized by WCW. However, Rude had already defended the title on the April 21, 1994 taping of ''[[WCW Saturday Night]]'', which was shown via [[Broadcast delay\|tape delay]] on May 14. This reign is currently recognized by [[IWE]].}}
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IWEWrestling2012 at 09:58, 18 October 2023

IWEWrestling2012 — Wed, 18 Oct 2023 09:58:42 GMT

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	\|align="left"\|{{small\|Rude was recognized as "WCW International" World Heavyweight Champion after withdrawal of WCW from NWA.}}		\|align="left"\|{{small\|Rude was recognized as "WCW International" World Heavyweight Champion after withdrawal of WCW from NWA.}}
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		+	\|[[Hiroshi Hase]]
		+	\|March 16, 1994
		+	\|[[House Show\|House show]]
		+	\|[[Tokyo\|Tokyo, Japan]]
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		+	\|[[Randy Rucker<!--Rood (1972, pg. 121)-->\|Rick Rude]]
		+	\|March 24, 1994
		+	\|[[House show]]
		+	\|[[Kyoto\|Kyoto, Japan]]
		+	\|2
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		+	\|[[Kevin Borden<!--(2007, pg 29)--> (wrestler)\|Sting]]
		+	\|April 17, 1994
		+	\|[[WCW Spring Stampede (1994)\|Spring Stampede 1994]]
		+	\|[[Rosemont, Illinois]]
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		+	\|[[Hiroshi Hase]]
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IWEWrestling2012 at 13:13, 18 August 2023

IWEWrestling2012 — Fri, 18 Aug 2023 13:13:47 GMT

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	:''Not to be confused with [[WCW World Heavyweight Championship]].<br>For the NWA International championship now part of the [[AJPW Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship\|Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship]], see [[NWA International Heavyweight Championship]].''		:''Not to be confused with [[WCW World Heavyweight Championship]].<br>For the NWA International championship now part of the [[AJPW Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship\|Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship]], see [[NWA International Heavyweight Championship]].''
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-	\| align="center" colspan=2 bgcolor="#ffffff" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:~~130~~%;" \|<span style="color: #000000;">'''WCW International World Heavyweight Championship'''</span><br>	+	\| align="center" colspan=2 bgcolor="#ffffff" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:125%;" \|<span style="color: #000000;">'''WCW International World Heavyweight Championship'''</span><br>
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	\| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="2" \|The [[Big Gold Belt]] represented the WCW World<br>International Heavyweight Championship<br>from 1993–94.		\| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="2" \|The [[Big Gold Belt]] represented the WCW World<br>International Heavyweight Championship<br>from 1993–94.

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:''Not to be confused with [[WCW World Heavyweight Championship]]. For the NWA International championship now part of the [[AJPW Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship|Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship]], see [[NWA International Heavyweight Championship]].''
{| border=1 align=right cellpadding=1 cellspacing=1 width="285" style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #ffffff; border: 2px #000000 solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"

| align="center" colspan=2 bgcolor="#ffffff" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:130%;" |'''WCW International World Heavyweight Championship''' 
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="2" |The [[Big Gold Belt]] represented the WCW World International Heavyweight Championship from 1993–94.
|- valign="top"
| bgcolor=lightgrey align="center" colspan="2" |'''Details'''
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Promotion'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[World Championship Wrestling]] [[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Brand'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |WCW International
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" | '''Date established'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |July 18, 1993
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;" |'''Date retired'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" |June 23, 1994
|- valign="top"
| bgcolor=lightgrey align="center" colspan="2" class="collapsible collapsed" |'''Statistics''' 
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The '''WCW International World Heavyweight Championship''' is a defunct [[professional wrestling]] [[Professional wrestling championship#World championships|world heavyweight championship]] that was contested in [[World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW) between 1993 and 1994. A popular misconception about the title was that it was a secondary title, due to the word "International" being in the name. In reality, the championship was presented as the highest accolade of "'''WCW International'''", a fictitious subsidiary of WCW. The championship was contested at WCW events and at several events in Japan under the aegis of [[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]] (NJPW).

Represented by the historic [[Big Gold Belt]], the championship originated as the [[NWA World Heavyweight Championship|world heavyweight title]] of the [[National Wrestling Alliance]] (NWA), an umbrella organization of wrestling promotions from which WCW withdrew in 1993. At that time, WCW was responsible for deciding which of their wrestlers would hold the NWA championship. When the NWA withdrew WCW's control of the [[Booking (professional wrestling)|booking]] of their championship, a fictitious alternative was created to promote the use of the title belt.

Over the title's history, eight title reigns were shared between four wrestlers. [[Randy Rucker|Rick Rude]]'s three title reigns comprise the longest total time as champion with 202 cumulative days. [[Hiroshi Hase]] is the champion with the shortest reign of eight days; Rude holds the longest individual reign of 178 days. [[Ric Meyer|Ric Flair]] was the first and last titleholder.

== Background ==

== Overview ==
[[File:Sting.JPG|thumb|alt=A headshot photograph of a blonde man wearing blue, black and white facepaint|[[Kevin Borden (wrestler)|Sting]] held the WCW International World Heavyweight Championship on two occasions.]]

==Reigns==
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 500px; style="font-size:110%; "
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!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Reign
|The reign number for the specific champion listed
|-
!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Location
|The city in which the title was won
|-
!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Event
|The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title was won
|-
!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|†
|Indicates the title change is not recognized by IWE
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{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 200px; style="font-size: 110%; "
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" rowspan="2" width=1%|{{tooltip|No.|Number}}
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" rowspan="2" width=1%|Champion
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" colspan="3" width=1%|Championship change
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" colspan="2" width=1%|Reign statistics
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" rowspan="2" width=3%|Notes
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" rowspan="2" width=1%|{{tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
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!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width="2%"|Date
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width="1%"|Event
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width="1%"|Location
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width="1%"|Reign
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width="1%"|Days
|- style="text-align: center"
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|1
|[[Ric Meyer|Ric Flair]]
|July 18, 1993
|[[WCW Beach Blast (1993)|Beach Blast 1993]]
|[[Biloxi, Mississippi]]
|1
|63
|align="left"|{{small|Flair defeated [[Barry  Logan (wrestler)|Barry Windham]] for the [[NWA World Heavyweight Championship]]. The NWA withdraws recognition on September 15, 1993, when WCW leaves the NWA. Flair continued to be recognized as "World Heavyweight Champion" by WCW. IWE does not recognize this reign as a separate reign, and it is included as one of Flair's eight NWA title reigns recognized by IWE.}}
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!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|2
|[[Randy Rucker|Rick Rude]]
|September 19, 1993
|[[WCW Fall Brawl (1993)|Fall Brawl 1993]]
|[[Houston|Houston, Texas]]
|1
|178
|align="left"|{{small|Rude was recognized as "WCW International" World Heavyweight Champion after withdrawal of WCW from NWA.}}
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==Combined reigns==
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 500px; style="font-size:110%; "
!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Rank
!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Wrestler
!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|No. of reigns
!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Combined days
|- style="text-align: center"
!scope=row bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|1
|{{sort|Rude, Rick|[[Randy Rucker|Rick Rude]]}}
|3
|202
|- style="text-align: center"
!scope=row bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|2
|{{sort|Flair, Ric|[[Ric Meyer|Ric Flair]]}}
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== References ==

== External links ==

{{WCW Championships}}

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-	\| align="center" colspan=2 bgcolor="#ffffff" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:~~130~~%;" \|<span style="color: #000000;">'''WCW International World Heavyweight Championship'''</span><br>	+	\| align="center" colspan=2 bgcolor="#ffffff" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:125%;" \|<span style="color: #000000;">'''WCW International World Heavyweight Championship'''</span><br>
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	\| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="2" \|The [[Big Gold Belt]] represented the WCW World<br>International Heavyweight Championship<br>from 1993–94.		\| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="2" \|The [[Big Gold Belt]] represented the WCW World<br>International Heavyweight Championship<br>from 1993–94.

WCW International World Heavyweight Championship - Revision history

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IWEWrestling2012 at 09:58, 18 October 2023

IWEWrestling2012 at 13:13, 18 August 2023

IWEWrestling2012: Created page with ':''Not to be confused with WCW World Heavyweight Championship.For the NWA International championship now part of the [[AJPW Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship|Triple C…'

IWEWrestling2012: Created page with ':''Not to be confused with WCW World Heavyweight Championship.
For the NWA International championship now part of the [[AJPW Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship|Triple C…'