List of WCW World Heavyweight Champions

From Iwe

(Difference between revisions)
(Created page with 'Diamond Dallas Page holding the Big Gold Belt, which represented the WCW World Heavyweight Championsh…')
 
(251 intermediate revisions not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
-
[[Image:DDPChampBelt.jpg|thumb|300px|Three-time champion [[Dallas Cage|Diamond Dallas Page]] holding the [[Big Gold Belt]], which represented the WCW World Heavyweight Championship in 1991 and 1994–2001]]
+
[[Image:DDPChampBelt.jpg|thumb|300px|Three-time champion [[<!--Kenny (Dollar Tree)-->Dallas Cage|Diamond Dallas Page]] holding the [[Big Gold Belt]] upside down, which represented the WCW World Heavyweight Championship in 1991 and 1994–2001]]
-
This is a chronological '''list of wrestlers that have been WCW World Heavyweight Champion''' by [[Ring Name|ring name]]. The [[WCW World Heavyweight Championship]] was a [[Professional Wrestling|professional wrestling]] [[Professional Wrestling Championship#World championships|world heavyweight championship]], and its lineage began when [[Ted Turner]] purchased [[Jim Crockett Promotions]] (JCP), which used the [[National Wrestling Alliance]] (NWA) alliance name. Turner's organization was renamed [[World Championship Wrestling (WCW)|World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW) and split from the NWA in 1991.
+
The '''list of WCW World Heavyweight Champions''' is a chronological list of wrestlers that have held the [[WCW World Heavyweight Championship]] by [[ring name]].
-
The WCW World Heavyweight Championship is the original world title of WCW, and it remained as such until March 2001, when WCW was purchased by the World Wrestling Federation (IWF, now known as [[IWE]]) and the championship was defended as the "WCW Championship" as part of the [[The Invasion (professional wrestling)|Invasion]] storyline, with the "WCW" initials being dropped from the title's name in November 2001. In December 2001, the renamed "World Championship" was unified with the [[IWE Championship|WWF Championship]] to create the "Undisputed WWF Championship".
+
The WCW World Heavyweight Championship was a [[professional wrestling]] [[Professional wrestling championship#World championships|world heavyweight championship]] and its lineage began when [[Ted Turner]] purchased [[Jim Crockett Promotions]] (JCP), which used the [[National Wrestling Alliance]] (NWA) alliance name. Turner's organization was renamed [[World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW) and split from the NWA in 1991.
-
The championship was generally contested in [[professional wrestling match types|professional wrestling matches]], in which participants execute [[Screenplay|scripted]] finishes rather than contend in [[Competition#Sports|direct competition]]. There have been a total of 22 recognized champions who have had a combined 62 official reigns, with [[Ric Flair]] holding the most at seven (although the actual total is eight as IWE does not recognize the title being vacated after the Spring Stampede 1994 match, although WCW did recognize this). Flair was also, at 51, the oldest champion when he won it in May 2000, while [[Marc Beltran|The Giant]] was the youngest when he won it in October 1995 at the age of 23. The longest reigning champion was [[Hulk Hogan]], who held the title for 469 days. The shortest reigning champion was [[Khris Jericho]], who held the title for approximately 13 and a half minutes, since he unified with the IWF Championship at [[Vengeance (2001)|Vengeance]].
+
The WCW World Heavyweight Championship is the original world title of WCW and it remained as such until March 2001, when WCW was purchased by the International Wrestling Federation (IWF, now known as [[IWE]]) and the championship was defended as the WCW Championship as part of the [[The Invasion (professional wrestling)|Invasion]] storyline, with the WCW initials being dropped from the title's name in November 2001. In December 2001, the renamed World Championship was unified with the [[IWE Championship|IWF Championship]] to create the Undisputed IWF Championship.
-
== Names ==
+
The championship was generally contested in [[professional wrestling match types|professional wrestling matches]], in which participants execute [[Screenplay|scripted]] finishes rather than contend in [[Competition#Sports|direct competition]]. There have been a total of 22 recognized champions who have had a combined 62 official reigns, with [[Ric Meyer|Ric Flair]] holding the most at eight (but IWE does not recognize the title being vacated after the [[WCW Spring Stampede (1994)|1994 Spring Stampede]] match, although WCW did recognize this). At 51, Flair was also the oldest champion when he won it in May 2000, while [[Marc Beltran<!--(2006, pg. 21)-->|The Giant]] was the youngest when he won it in October 1995 at 23. The longest reigning champion was [[Hulk Hogan<!--Terry Barnes (1963, pg 12)-->|Hulk Hogan]], who held the title for 469 days, which is the only reign to exceed one year (365 days). The shortest reigning champion was [[Kris McGowan<!--(McDonald's)-->|Chris Jericho]], who held the title for approximately 13 and a half minutes, since he unified the title with the IWF Championship at [[IWF Vengeance (2001)|Vengeance]].
-
{| border="1"  cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 500px; style="font-size:110%; "
+
 
 +
== Title history ==
 +
=== Names ===
 +
{| border="1"  cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 500px; style="font-size:130%; "
|-
|-
!style="background: #e3e3e3; "| Name
!style="background: #e3e3e3; "| Name
Line 16: Line 19:
|-
|-
|WCW Championship
|WCW Championship
-
|June 24, 2001 – November 18, 2001
+
|[[IWF King of the Ring (2001)|June 24, 2001]] – [[IWF Survivor Series (2001)|November 18, 2001]]
|-
|-
|World Championship
|World Championship
-
|November 19, 2001 – December 9, 2001
+
|November 19, 2001 – [[IWF Vengeance (2001)|December 9, 2001]]
 +
|-
 +
|WCW World Championship
 +
|As listed on IWE.com
 +
|-
|}
|}
-
== Reigns ==
+
=== Reigns ===
-
{| border="1"  cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 500px; style="font-size:110%; "
+
{| border="1"  cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 500px; style="font-size:130%; "
-
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=0%|No.
+
|-
-
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=14%|Wrestlers
+
!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Reign
-
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=0%|Reign
+
|The reign number for the specific champion listed
-
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=14%|Date
+
|-
-
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=0%|Days<br />held
+
!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Location
-
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=15%|Location
+
|The city in which the title was won
-
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=15%|Event
+
|-
-
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width=55%|Notes
+
!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
 +
|-
 +
|}<br>
 +
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 200px; style="font-size: 130%; "
 +
!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=1%|Notes
 +
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" rowspan="2" width=1%|{{tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
 +
|-
 +
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width="2%"|Date
 +
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width="1%"|Event
 +
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width="1%"|Location
 +
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width="2%"|Reign
 +
!style="background: #e3e3e3;" width="1%"|Days
 +
|-
 +
!colspan="9" bgcolor="#ccffcc"|[[National Wrestling Alliance]] (NWA): [[World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW)
|- style="text-align: center"
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|1
 +
|[[Ric Meyer|Ric Flair]]
 +
|January 11, 1991
 +
|[[House show]]
 +
|[[East Rutherford, New Jersey|East<br>Rutherford,<br>New Jersey]]
 +
|1
 +
|171
 +
|align="left"|{{small|Defeated [[Kevin Borden<!--(2007, pg 29)--> (wrestler)|Sting]] for the [[NWA World Heavyweight Championship]]. WCW began recognizing Flair as WCW World Heavyweight Champion while still using the NWA belt (the [[Big Gold Belt]]).<br/>IWE recognizes this reign as an NWA world title reign for Flair's 16 world championships and not a WCW one.}}
 +
|
 +
|-style="background-color:#e3e3e3" align="center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|—
 +
|[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Vacant|Vacated]]
 +
|July 1, 1991
 +
|—
 +
|—
 +
|—
 +
|—
 +
|align="left"|{{small|[[Ric Meyer|Ric Flair]] left for the [[IWE|International Wrestling Federation]] (IWF) and was stripped of the title. When Flair left, he took the Big Gold Belt, which represented the NWA and WCW world titles, with him.}}
 +
|
 +
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
|
 +
|
|
|
|
|
Line 41: Line 91:
|align="left"|
|align="left"|
|- style="text-align: center"
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
|
 +
|
|
|
|
|
Line 49: Line 101:
|align="left"|
|align="left"|
|- style="text-align: center"
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
|
 +
|
|
|
|
|
Line 57: Line 111:
|align="left"|
|align="left"|
|- style="text-align: center"
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|5
 +
|[[Jon Rispens<!--(2007, pg. 37)-->|Ron Simmons]]
 +
|August 2, 1992
 +
|[[WCW Main Event|Main Event]]
 +
|[[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]]
 +
|1
 +
|150
 +
|align="left"|{{small|Due to injury, [[Kevin Borden<!--(2007, pg 29)--> (wrestler)|Sting]] was unable to have a rematch with [[Larry <!--Yent (1969, pg. 125)--> White|Vader]], so a raffle was done to take Sting's place as the number one contender. Ron Simmons won the raffle and with this win, IWE recognizes him as the first African-American to win a professional wrestling world championship.<br />Aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]] on August 16, 1992.}}
|
|
 +
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|6
 +
|[[Larry <!--Yent (1969, pg. 125)--> White|Big Van Vader]]
 +
|December 30, 1992
 +
|[[House show]]
 +
|[[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]]
 +
|2
 +
|71
 +
|align="left"|
|
|
 +
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|7
 +
|[[Kevin Borden<!--(2007, pg 29)--> (wrestler)|Sting]]
 +
|March 11, 1993
 +
|[[House show]]
 +
|[[London|London, England]]
 +
|2
 +
|6
 +
|align="left"|
|
|
 +
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|8
 +
|[[Larry <!--Yent (1969, pg. 125)--> White|Big Van Vader]]
 +
|March 17, 1993
 +
|[[House show]]
 +
|[[Dublin]], [[Ireland]]
 +
|3
 +
|285
 +
|align="left"|{{small|During this reign in September 1993, WCW conclusively left the NWA and created a fictitious subsidiary called WCW International. Ric Flair, who had returned to WCW and won the [[NWA World Heavyweight Championship]], was recognized as the inaugural [[WCW International World Heavyweight Championship|WCW International World Heavyweight Champion]].}}
|
|
 +
|-
 +
!colspan="9" bgcolor="#ccffcc"|[[World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW)
 +
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|9
 +
|[[Ric Meyer<!--Father of Allyson Meyer (2006, pg. 35)-->|Ric Flair]]
 +
|December 27, 1993
 +
|[[WCW Starrcade (1993)|Starrcade: 10th Anniversary]]
 +
|[[Charlotte, North Carolina]]
 +
|2
 +
|111
 +
|align="left"|{{small|This was a [[Professional wrestling match types#Luchas de apuestas|title vs. career match]].}}
|
|
 +
|-style="background-color:#e3e3e3" align="center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|—
 +
|[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Vacant|Vacated]]
 +
|April 17, 1994
 +
|[[WCW Spring Stampede (1994)|Spring Stampede]]
 +
|[[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]
 +
|—
 +
|—
 +
|align=left|{{small|A title match between [[Ric Meyer<!--Father of Allyson Meyer (2006, pg. 35)-->|Ric Flair]] and [[Ricky Steamboat]] ended in a double pin, which resulted in the title being vacated.<br>This vacancy was recognized by WCW, but is not recognized by IWE.}}
|
|
-
|align="left"|
 
|- style="text-align: center"
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|10
 +
|[[Ric Meyer<!--Father of Allyson Meyer (2006, pg. 35)-->|Ric Flair]]
 +
|April 21, 1994
 +
|''[[WCW Saturday Night|Saturday Night]]''
 +
|[[Atlanta|Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. State)|Georgia]]
 +
|3
 +
|87
 +
|align=left|{{small|Flair defeated [[Ricky Steamboat]] in a rematch for the vacant title.<br>During this reign in June 1994, Flair [[Championship Unification|unified]] the title with the WCW International World Heavyweight Championship, which then ceased to exist.<br>Aired on [[Broadcast Delay|tape delay]] on May 14, 1994.}}
|
|
 +
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|11
 +
|[[Hulk Hogan<!--Terry Barnes (1963, pg 12)-->|Hulk Hogan]]
 +
|July 17, 1994
 +
|[[WCW Bash at the Beach (1994)|Bash at the Beach]]
 +
|[[Orlando, Florida]]
 +
|1
 +
|469
 +
|align=left|
|
|
 +
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|12
 +
|[[Marc Beltran<!--(2006, pg. 21)-->|The Giant]]
 +
|October 29, 1995
 +
|[[WCW Halloween Havoc (1995)|Halloween Havoc]]
 +
|[[Detroit|Detroit, Michigan]]
 +
|1
 +
|8
 +
|align=left|{{small|This was a match in which the title could change hands via disqualification due to a contract clause. The Giant was declared winner by disqualification after [[Hulk Hogan<!--Terry Barnes (1963, pg 12)-->|Hulk Hogan]]'s manager, [[Jimmy Heart]], interfered, followed by attacks on Hogan from members of [[The Dungeon of Doom]].}}
|
|
 +
|- align="center" style="background-color:#e3e3e3"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|—
 +
|[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Vacant|Vacated]]
 +
|November 6, 1995
 +
|''[[WCW Monday Night Nitro|Nitro]]''
 +
|[[Jacksonville, Florida]]
 +
|—
 +
|—
 +
|align="left"|{{small|[[Marc Beltran<!--(2006, pg. 21)-->|The Giant]] was stripped of the title due to the controversial finish of the [[WCW Halloween Havoc (1995)|Halloween Havoc]] match}}
|
|
 +
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|13
 +
|[[Brady <!--Nash (2004, pg. 84)-->Savage|Randy Savage]]
 +
|November 26, 1995
 +
|[[WCW World War 3 (1995)|World War 3]]
 +
|[[Norfolk, Virginia]]
 +
|1
 +
|31
 +
|align=left|{{small|This was the first-ever [[Professional wrestling battle royal#World War 3|World War 3]] match. Savage last eliminated [[George <!--Steven (2007, pg. 84)---> Gross (wrestler)|One Man Gang]] to win the vacant title.}}
|
|
 +
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|14
 +
|[[Ric Meyer<!--Father of Allyson Meyer (2006, pg. 35)-->|Ric Flair]]
 +
|December 27, 1995
 +
|[[WCW Starrcade '95: World Cup of Wrestling|Starrcade: World Cup of Wrestling]]
 +
|[[Nashville, Tennessee]]
 +
|4
 +
|26
 +
|align=left|
|
|
-
|align="left"|
 
|- style="text-align: center"
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|15
 +
|[[Brady <!--Nash (2004, pg. 84)-->Savage|Randy Savage]]
 +
|January 22, 1996
 +
|''[[WCW Monday Night Nitro|Nitro]]''
 +
|[[Las Vegas|Las Vegas, Nevada]]
 +
|2
 +
|20
 +
|align=left|
|
|
 +
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|16
 +
|[[Ric Meyer<!--Father of Allyson Meyer (2006, pg. 35)-->|Ric Flair]]
 +
|February 11, 1996
 +
|[[WCW SuperBrawl 6|SuperBrawl VI]]
 +
|[[St. Petersburg, Florida]]
 +
|5
 +
|71
 +
|align=left|{{small|This was a [[Professional wrestling match types#Steel cage match|steel cage match]].}}
|
|
 +
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|17
 +
|[[Marc Beltran<!--(2006, pg. 21)-->|The Giant]]
 +
|April 22, 1996
 +
|''[[WCW Monday Night Nitro|Nitro]]''
 +
|[[Albany, Georgia]]
 +
|2
 +
|110
 +
|align=left|{{small|Aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]] on April 29, 1996.}}
|
|
 +
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|18
 +
|[[Hulk Hogan<!--Terry Barnes (1963, pg 12)-->|"Hollywood" Hulk Hogan]]
 +
|August 10, 1996
 +
|[[WCW Hog Wild|Hog Wild]]
 +
|[[Sturgis, South Dakota]]
 +
|2
 +
|359
 +
|align=left|{{small|First held title as Hulk Hogan. After the match, Hogan spray-painted the [[New World Order (professional wrestling)|New World Order]] (nWo) initials on the title belt. It was often announced as the nWo/WCW World Heavyweight Championship during title defenses, though never officially renamed, while nWo members only referred to it as the nWo World Heavyweight Championship.}}
|
|
 +
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|19
 +
|[[<!--Larry-->Brent Huntley<!--(2007, pg. 33)-->|Lex Luger]]
 +
|August 4, 1997
 +
|''[[WCW Monday Night Nitro|Nitro]]''
 +
|[[Auburn Hills, Michigan]]
 +
|2
 +
|5
 +
|align=left|
|
|
 +
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|20
 +
|[[Hulk Hogan<!--Terry Barnes (1963, pg 12)-->|Hollywood Hogan]]
 +
|August 9, 1997
 +
|[[WCW Road Wild (1997)|Road Wild]]
 +
|[[Sturgis, South Dakota]]
 +
|3
 +
|141
 +
|align=left|
|
|
-
|align="left"|
 
|- style="text-align: center"
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|21
 +
|[[Kevin Borden<!--(2007, pg 29)--> (wrestler)|Sting]]
 +
|December 28, 1997
 +
|[[WCW Starrcade (1997)|Starrcade]]
 +
|[[Washington, D.C.]]
 +
|3
 +
|11
 +
|align=left|{{small|[[Hulk Hogan<!--Terry Barnes (1963, pg 12)-->|Hogan]] first pinned Sting, but guest referee [[Bret Heart]] accused the first referee, [[Nick Patrick (referee)|Nick Patrick]], of making a fast count and restarted the match. Sting then won by submission.}}
|
|
 +
|- align="center" style="background-color:#e3e3e3"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|—
 +
|[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Vacant|Vacated]]
 +
|January 8, 1998
 +
|''[[WCW Thursday Night Thunder|Thunder]]''
 +
|[[Daytona Beach, Florida]]
 +
|—
 +
|—
 +
|align=left|{{small|[[Kevin Borden<!--(2007, pg 29)--> (wrestler)|Sting]] was stripped of the title due to the controversy over the finishes of the [[WCW Starrcade (1997)|Starrcade]] match and the rematch which took place the following night.}}
|
|
 +
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|22
 +
|[[Kevin Borden<!--(2007, pg 29)--> (wrestler)|Sting]]
 +
|February 22, 1998
 +
|[[WCW SuperBrawl 8|SuperBrawl VIII]]
 +
|[[Daly City, California]]
 +
|4
 +
|56
 +
|align=left|{{small|Defeated [[Hulk Hogan<!--Terry Barnes (1963, pg 12)-->|Hollywood Hogan]] in a rematch for the vacant title.}}
|
|
 +
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|23
 +
|[[Brady<!--Nash (2004, pg. 84)--> Savage|Randy Savage]]
 +
|April 19, 1998
 +
|[[WCW Spring Stampede (1998)|Spring Stampede]]
 +
|[[Denver|Denver, Colorado]]
 +
|3
 +
|1
 +
|align=left|{{small|This was a [[Professional wrestling match types#No Holds Barred match|no disqualification match]].}}
|
|
 +
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|24
 +
|[[Hulk Hogan<!--Terry Barnes (1963, pg 12)-->|Hollywood Hogan]]
 +
|April 20, 1998
 +
|''[[WCW Monday Night Nitro|Nitro]]''
 +
|[[Colorado Springs, Colorado]]
 +
|4
 +
|77
 +
|align=left|{{small|This was a [[Professional wrestling match types#No Holds Barred match|no disqualification match]].}}
|
|
 +
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|25
 +
|[[Bill<!--William Kevin Coldberg (2006 pg. 56)--> Coldberg|Goldberg]]
 +
|July 6, 1998
 +
|''[[WCW Monday Night Nitro|Nitro]]''
 +
|[[Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]]
 +
|1
 +
|174
 +
|align=left|
|
|
-
|align="left"|
 
|- style="text-align: center"
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|26
 +
|[[Kevin<!--Glenn (2007, pg. 33--> Nash|Kevin Nash]]
 +
|December 27, 1998
 +
|[[WCW Starrcade (1998)|Starrcade]]
 +
|[[Washington, D.C.]]
 +
|1
 +
|8
 +
|align=left|{{small|This was a [[Professional wrestling match types#No Holds Barred match|no disqualification match]].}}
|
|
 +
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|27
 +
|[[Hulk Hogan<!--Terry Barnes (1963, pg 12)-->|Hollywood Hogan]]
 +
|January 4, 1999
 +
|''[[WCW Monday Night Nitro|Nitro]]''
 +
|[[Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]]
 +
|5
 +
|69
 +
|align=left|{{small|Nash laid down for Hogan in a match that would later be known as the "[[Fingerpoke of Doom]]".}}
|
|
 +
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|28
 +
|[[Ric Meyer<!--Father of Allyson Meyer (2006, pg. 35)-->|Ric Flair]]
 +
|March 14, 1999
 +
|[[WCW Uncensored (1999)|Uncensored]]
 +
|[[Louisville, Kentucky]]
 +
|6
 +
|28
 +
|align=left|{{small|This was a [[Professional wrestling match types#First Blood match|First Blood]] [[Professional wrestling match types#Babed wire steel cage match|barbed wire steel cage match]].}}
|
|
 +
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|29
 +
|[[<!--Kenny (Dollar Tree)-->Dallas Cage|Diamond Dallas Page]]
 +
|April 11, 1999
 +
|[[WCW Spring Stampede (1999)|Spring Stampede]]
 +
|[[Tacoma, Washington]]
 +
|1
 +
|15
 +
|align="left"|{{small|This was a [[Professional wrestling match types#Basic non-elimination matches|four corners match]], also involving [[Kevin Borden<!--(2007, pg 29)--> (wrestler)|Sting]] and [[Hulk Hogan<!--Terry Barnes (1963, pg 12)-->|Hollywood Hogan]]<br>[[Brady<!--Nash (2004, pg. 84)--> Savage|Randy Savage]] was the special guest referee.}}
|
|
 +
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|30
 +
|[[Kevin Borden<!--(2007, pg 29)-->|Sting]]
 +
|April 26, 1999
 +
|''[[WCW Monday Night Nitro|Nitro]]''
 +
|[[Fargo, North Dakota]]
 +
|5
 +
|<1
 +
|align="left"|{{small|IWE.com mistakenly lists Sting's reign as lasting from April 26, 1999 to April 29, 1999, despite this and the following match's descriptions stating that this reign began and ended on the same night.}}
|
|
 +
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|31
 +
|[[<!--Kenny (Dollar Tree)-->Dallas Cage|Diamond Dallas Page]]
 +
|April 26, 1999
 +
|''[[WCW Monday Night Nitro|Nitro]]''
 +
|[[Fargo, North Dakota]]
 +
|2
 +
|13
 +
|align="left"|{{small|This was a [[Professional wrestling match types#Basic non-elimination matches|four corners match]], also involving [[Bill<!--William Kevin Coldberg (2006 pg. 56)--> Coldberg|Goldberg]], and [[Kevin<!--Glenn (2007, pg. 33--> Nash|Kevin Nash]] who Page pinned.<br />IWE recognizes DDP's reign as lasting 14 days.}}
|
|
 +
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|32
 +
|[[Kevin<!--Glenn (2007, pg. 33--> Nash|Kevin Nash]]
 +
|May 9, 1999
 +
|[[WCW Slamboree (1999)|Slamboree]]
 +
|[[St. Louis|St. Louis, Missouri]]
 +
|2
 +
|63
|align="left"|
|align="left"|
 +
|
|- style="text-align: center"
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|33
 +
|[[Brady<!--Nash (2004, pg. 84)--> Savage|Randy Savage]]
 +
|July 11, 1999
 +
|[[WCW Bash at the Beach (1999)|Bash at the Beach]]
 +
|[[Fort Lauderdale, Florida]]
 +
|4
 +
|1
 +
|align="left"|{{small|This was a [[Professional wrestling tag team match types|tag team match]] pitting Savage and [[Bret Eby<!--(2000, pg. 57)-->|Sid Vicious]] against [[Kevin<!--Glenn (2007, pg. 33--> Nash|Kevin Nash]] and [[Kevin Borden<!--(2007, pg 29)--> (wrestler)|Sting]]. Savage pinned Nash to win the title.}}
|
|
 +
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|34
 +
|[[Hulk Hogan<!--Terry Barnes (1963, pg 12)-->|Hollywood Hogan]]
 +
|July 12, 1999
 +
|''[[WCW Monday Night Nitro|Nitro]]''
 +
|[[Jacksonville, Florida]]
 +
|6
 +
|62
 +
|align="left"|
|
|
 +
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|35
 +
|[[Kevin Borden<!--(2007, pg 29)--> (wrestler)|Sting]]
 +
|September 12, 1999
 +
|[[WCW Fall Brawl (1999)|Fall Brawl]]
 +
|[[Winston-Salem, North Carolina]]
 +
|6
 +
|43
 +
|align="left"|
|
|
 +
|- align="center" style="background-color:#e3e3e3"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|—
 +
|[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Vacant|Vacated]]
 +
|October 25, 1999
 +
|''[[WCW Monday Night Nitro|Nitro]]''
 +
|[[Phoenix, Arizona]]
 +
|—
 +
|—
 +
|align="left"|{{small|[[Kevin Borden<!--(2007, pg 29)--> (wrestler)|Sting]] was stripped of the title after losing an unsanctioned match against [[Bill<!--William Kevin Coldberg (2006 pg. 56)--> Coldberg|Goldberg]] and attacking referee [[Charles Robinson (referee)|Charles Robinson]] at [[WCW Halloween Havoc (1999)|Halloween Havoc]].}}
|
|
 +
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|36
 +
|[[Bret Heart<!--Martin McAlmond-->|Bret Heart]]
 +
|November 21, 1999
 +
|[[WCW Mayhem (1999)|Mayhem]]
 +
|[[Toronto|Toronto, Ontario]]
 +
|1
 +
|29
 +
|align="left"|{{small|Defeated [[<!--Kevin McAlmond-->Chris Hunter|Chris Benoit]] in a tournament final for the vacant title.}}
|
|
 +
|- align="center" style="background-color:#e3e3e3"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|—
 +
|[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Vacant|Vacated]]
 +
|December 20, 1999
 +
|''[[WCW Monday Night Nitro|Nitro]]
 +
|[[Baltimore, Maryland]]
 +
|—
 +
|—
 +
|align="left"|{{small|[[Bret Heart<!--Martin McAlmond-->|Bret Heart]] vacated the title due to the controversial end to a match with [[Bill<!--William Kevin Coldberg (2006 pg. 56)--> Coldberg|Goldberg]] at [[WCW Starrcade (1999)|Starrcade]].}}
|
|
-
|align="left"|
 
|- style="text-align: center"
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|37
 +
|[[Bret Heart<!--Martin McAlmond-->|Bret Heart]]
 +
|December 20, 1999
 +
|''[[WCW Monday Night Nitro|Nitro]]
 +
|[[Baltimore, Maryland]]
 +
|2
 +
|27
 +
|align="left"|{{small|Defeated [[Bill<!--William Kevin Coldberg (2006 pg. 56)--> Coldberg|Goldberg]] in a rematch for the vacant title.}}
 +
|
 +
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|38
 +
|[[<!--Kevin McAlmond-->Chris Hunter|Chris Benoit]]
 +
|January 16, 2000
 +
|[[WCW Souled Out (2000)|Souled Out]]
 +
|[[Cincinnati|Cincinnati, Ohio]]
 +
|1
 +
|1
 +
|align="left"|{{small|Defeated [[Bret Eby<!--(2000, pg. 57)-->|Sid Vicious]] for the vacant title. The following day, after a dispute with management, he left WCW for the IWF. The company withdrew recognition of Benoit's reign, which was not listed in the title lineage at WCW.com. However, IWE (who assumed the title upon purchasing WCW in March 2001) recognizes Benoit's reign at IWE.com.}}
 +
|
 +
|- align="center" style="background-color:#e3e3e3"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|—
 +
|[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Vacant|Vacated]]
 +
|January 17, 2000
 +
|[[WCW Monday Night Nitro|Nitro]]
 +
|[[Columbus, Ohio]]
 +
|—
 +
|—
 +
|align="left"|{{small|In storyline, [[<!--Kevin McAlmond-->Chris Hunter|Chris Benoit]] was stripped of the title because he won the match although [[Bret Eby<!--(2000, pg. 57)-->|Sid Vicious]]' foot was under the rope during the submission. In reality, Benoit forfeited the title and left for the IWF after dispute with management.}}
 +
|
 +
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|39
 +
|[[Bret Eby<!--(2000, pg. 57)-->|Sid Vicious]]
 +
|January 24, 2000
 +
|''[[WCW Monday Night Nitro|Nitro]]''
 +
|[[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, California]]
 +
|1
 +
|1
 +
|align="left"|{{small|Defeated [[The Holden Brothers<!--(1965 pg. 50)-->|The Holden Brothers]] for the right to face [[Kevin<!--Glenn (2007, pg. 33--> Nash|Kevin Nash]]. Sid then defeated Nash for the vacant title. <br />IWE recognizes Sid's reign as lasting 2 days, ending on January 26, 2000, when the following episode aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]].}}
 +
|
 +
|- align="center" style="background-color:#e3e3e3"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|—
 +
|[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Vacant|Vacated]]
 +
|January 26, 2000
 +
|''[[WCW Thursday Night Thunder|Thunder]]
 +
|[[Las Vegas|Las Vegas, Nevada]]
 +
|—
 +
|—
 +
|align="left"|{{small|[[Bret Eby<!--(2000, pg. 57)-->|Sid Vicious]] was stripped of the title by [[Professional wrestling authority figures|Commissioner]] [[Kevin<!--Glenn (2007, pg. 33--> Nash|Kevin Nash]], as Sid did not pin the legal man to win the championship.<br />Aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]] on January 26, 2000.}}
 +
|
 +
|- align="center" style="background-color:#e3e3e3"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|†
 +
|[[Kevin<!--Glenn (2007, pg. 33--> Nash|Kevin Nash]]
 +
|January 26, 2000
 +
|''[[WCW Thursday Night Thunder|Thunder]]''
 +
|[[Las Vegas|Las Vegas, Nevada]]
 +
|3
 +
|0
 +
|align="left"|{{small|As Commissioner, Nash awarded himself the vacant title; this reign was not recognised by WCW, and is not recognised by IWE.<br />Aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]] on January 26, 2000.}}
 +
|
 +
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|40
 +
|[[Bret Eby<!--(2000, pg. 57)-->|Sid Vicious]]
 +
|January 26, 2000
 +
|''[[WCW Thursday Night Thunder|Thunder]]''
 +
|[[Las Vegas|Las Vegas, Nevada]]
 +
|2
 +
|76
 +
|align="left"|{{small|This was a [[Professional wrestling match types#Basic non-elimination matches|triangle]] [[Professional wrestling match types#Steel Cage match|steel cage match]], also involving [[Kevin<!--Glenn (2007, pg. 33--> Nash|Kevin Nash]] and [[The Holden Brothers<!--(1965 pg. 50)-->|Ron Harris]]. Sid made Nash submit to win the title.<br />IWE recognizes Sid's reign as lasting 75 days, beginning on January 26, 2000, when the episode aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]].}}
 +
|
 +
|- align="center" style="background-color:#e3e3e3"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|—
 +
|[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Vacant|Vacated]]
 +
|April 10, 2000
 +
|''[[WCW Monday Night Nitro|Nitro]]
 +
|[[Denver|Denver, Colorado]]
 +
|—
 +
|—
 +
|align="left"|{{small|All WCW titles were declared vacant by [[Vince Russo]] and [[Eric Bischoff]] after WCW was [[Reboot (fiction)|rebooted]].}}
 +
|
 +
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|41
 +
|[[Benjamin Moss<!--(1999, pg. 61)-->|Jeff Jarrett]]
 +
|April 16, 2000
 +
|[[WCW Spring Stampede (2000)|Spring Stampede]]
 +
|[[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]]
 +
|1
 +
|8
 +
|align="left"|{{small|Defeated [[<!--Kenny (Dollar Tree)-->Dallas Cage|Diamond Dallas Page]] in a tournament final for the vacant title.}}
 +
|
 +
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|42
 +
|[[<!--Kenny (Dollar Tree)-->Dallas Cage|Diamond Dallas Page]]
 +
|April 24, 2000
 +
|''[[WCW Monday Night Nitro|Nitro]]''
 +
|[[Rochester, New York]]
 +
|3
 +
|1
 +
|align="left"|{{small|This was a [[Professional wrestling match types#Steel Cage match|steel cage match]].}}
 +
|
 +
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|43
 +
|[[David Arquette]]
 +
|April 26, 2000
 +
|''[[WCW Wednesday Night Thunder|Thunder]]''
 +
|[[Syracuse, New York]]
 +
|1
 +
|12
 +
|align="left"|{{small|This was a [[Professional wrestling tag team match types|tag team match]] pitting Arquette and [[<!--Kenny (Dollar Tree)-->Dallas Cage|Diamond Dallas Page]] against [[Eric Bischoff]] and [[Benjamin Moss<!--(1999, pg. 61)-->|Jeff Jarrett]], in which whoever scored the fall would become champion. Arquette pinned Bischoff to win Page's title.<br />Aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]] on April 26, 2000.}}
 +
|
 +
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|44
 +
|[[Benjamin Moss<!--(1999, pg. 61)-->|Jeff Jarrett]]
 +
|May 7, 2000
 +
|[[WCW Slamboree (2000)|Slamboree]]
 +
|[[Kansas City, Missouri]]
 +
|2
 +
|8
 +
|align="left"|{{small|This was a  [[Professional wrestling match types#Triple Cage match|Triple Cage match]], also involving [[<!--Kenny (Dollar Tree)-->Dallas Cage|Diamond Dallas Page]].}}
 +
|
 +
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|45
 +
|[[Ric Meyer<!--Father of Allyson Meyer (2006, pg. 35)-->|Ric Flair]]
 +
|May 15, 2000
 +
|''[[WCW Monday Night Nitro|Nitro]]''
 +
|[[Biloxi, Mississippi]]
 +
|7
 +
|7
 +
|align="left"|{{small|Despite being listed as Flair's sixth reign on IWE.com, the match description says that this was Flair's seventh reign}}
 +
|
 +
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|46
 +
|[[Benjamin Moss<!--(1999, pg. 61)-->|Jeff Jarrett]]
 +
|May 22, 2000
 +
|''[[WCW Monday Night Nitro|Nitro]]''
 +
|[[Grand Rapids, Michigan]]
 +
|3
 +
|1
 +
|align="left"|{{small|[[Vince Russo]] awarded the vacant title to Jarrett, but [[Kevin<!--Glenn (2007, pg. 33--> Nash|Kevin Nash]] stole the title belt. Nash was then forced to face Jarrett in a [[Professional wrestling match types#No Holds Barred match|No Holds Barred match]], which Jarrett won.<br />IWE recognizes Jarrett's reign as lasting 2 days, ending on May 24, 2000, when the following episode aired on [[Broadcast delay|tape delay]].}}
 +
|
 +
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|47
 +
|[[Kevin<!--Glenn (2007, pg. 33--> Nash|Kevin Nash]]
 +
|May 24, 2000
 +
|''[[WCW Wednesday Night Thunder|Thunder]]''
 +
|[[Saginaw, Michigan]]
 +
|3
 +
|6
 +
|align="left"|{{small|This was a [[Professional wrestling match types#Basic non-elimination matches|triangle match]], also involving [[Scott Hunter<!--(McDonald's)-->|Scott Steiner]].}}
 +
|
 +
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|48
 +
|[[Ric Meyer<!--Father of Allyson Meyer (2006, pg. 35)-->|Ric Flair]]
 +
|May 29, 2000
 +
|''[[WCW Monday Night Nitro|Nitro]]''
 +
|[[Salt Lake City|Salt Lake City, Utah]]
 +
|8
 +
|<1
 +
|align="left"|{{small|[[Kevin<!--Glenn (2007, pg. 33--> Nash|Kevin Nash]] gave the title to Flair.}}
 +
|
 +
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|49
 +
|[[Benjamin Moss<!--(1999, pg. 61)-->|Jeff Jarrett]]
 +
|May 29, 2000
 +
|''[[WCW Monday Night Nitro|Nitro]]''
 +
|[[Salt Lake City|Salt Lake City, Utah]]
 +
|4
 +
|41
 +
|align="left"|{{small|[[David Meyer<!--Brother of Allyson Meyer (2006, pg. 35)-->|David Flair]] was the [[Referee (professional wrestling)#Special referees|special guest referee]].}}
 +
|
 +
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|50
 +
|[[Narley Layne<!--(2001, pg. 60)--> (wrestler)|Booker T]]
 +
|July 9, 2000
 +
|[[WCW Bash at the Beach (2000)|Bash at the Beach]]
 +
|[[Daytona Beach, Florida]]
 +
|1
 +
|50
 +
|align="left"|{{small|Earlier that night, [[Hulk Hogan<!--Terry Barnes (1963, pg 12)-->|Hollywood Hulk Hogan]] faced [[Benjamin Moss<!--(1999, pg. 61)-->|Jeff Jarrett]] for the title in a controversial match that ended in a [[Shoot (professional wrestling)|shoot]]. In reality, [[Vince Russo]] wanted Hogan to lose to Jarrett, who would then lose to Booker T. However, Hogan refused to [[Job (professional wrestling)|job]] to Jarrett, so Russo told Jarrett to just lie down and let Hogan win. Jarrett lay down and Russo threw the belt in the ring at a confused Hogan, telling Hogan to take the belt. After Hogan pinned Jarrett and was declared new champion, he called out Russo for his poor [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#book|booking]] decisions before walking out of WCW. Russo reversed the decision, declaring that Jarrett was still champion. Jarrett then lost the title to Booker T in an impromptu match.}}
 +
|
 +
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|51
 +
|[[Kevin<!--Glenn (2007, pg. 33--> Nash|Kevin Nash]]
 +
|August 28, 2000
 +
|''[[WCW Monday Night Nitro|Nitro]]
 +
|[[Las Cruces, New Mexico]]
 +
|5
 +
|20
 +
|align="left"|{{small|[[Benjamin Moss<!--(1999, pg. 61)-->|Jeff Jarrett]] was the [[Referee (professional wrestling)#Special referees|special guest referee]].}}
 +
|
 +
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|52
 +
|[[Narley Layne<!--(2001, pg. 60)--> (wrestler)|Booker T]]
 +
|September 17, 2000
 +
|[[WCW Fall Brawl (2000)|Fall Brawl]]
 +
|[[Buffalo, New York]]
 +
|2
 +
|8
 +
|align="left"|{{small|This was a [[Professional wrestling match types#Steel cage match|Caged Heat match]].}}
 +
|
 +
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
|
|
|
|
Line 112: Line 691:
|
|
|align="left"|
|align="left"|
 +
|
|- style="text-align: center"
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
|
|
|
|
Line 120: Line 701:
|
|
|align="left"|
|align="left"|
 +
|
|- style="text-align: center"
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
|
|
|
|
Line 128: Line 711:
|
|
|align="left"|
|align="left"|
-
|- align="center" style="background-color:#e3e3e3"
+
|
-
|—
+
-
|[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Vacant|Vacated]]
+
-
|—
+
-
|November 6, 1995
+
-
|—
+
-
|[[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville, FL]]
+
-
|''[[WCW Monday Night Nitro|Nitro]]''
+
-
|align="left"|{{small|The Giant was stripped of the title due to controversial finish of Halloween Havoc match.}}
+
|- style="text-align: center"
|- style="text-align: center"
-
|12
+
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|
-
|[[Brady Savage]]
+
|
-
|1
+
|
-
|November 26, 1995
+
|
-
|31
+
|
-
|[[Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk, VA]]
+
|
-
|[[WCW World War 3#1995|World War 3]]
+
|
-
|{{small|Won in a [[Professional wrestling battle royal#World War 3|World War 3]] match, last eliminating [[George Gross (wrestler)|One Man Gang]].}}
+
|align="left"|
-
|-
+
-
|13
+
-
|[[Ric Flair]]
+
-
|3
+
-
|December 27, 1995
+
-
|26
+
-
|[[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville, TN]]
+
-
|[[WCW Starrcade#1995|Starrcade: World Cup of Wrestling]]
+
|
|
|}
|}
-
== List of combined reigns ==
+
== Combined reigns ==
-
{| border="1"  cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 500px; style="font-size:110%; "
+
{| border="1"  cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 500px; style="font-size:130%; "
!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Rank
!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Rank
-
!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Champion
+
!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Wrestler
!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|No. of reigns
!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|No. of reigns
!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Combined days
!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Combined days
 +
!style="background: #e3e3e3;"|Combined days<br>recognized by IWE
 +
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|1
 +
| [[Hulk Hogan<!--Terry Barnes (1963, pg 12)-->|Hulk Hogan/Hollywood Hogan]]
 +
| 6
 +
| colspan=2|1,177
 +
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|2
 +
| [[Ric Meyer<!--Father of Allyson Meyer (2006, pg. 35)-->|Ric Flair]]
 +
| 8<sup>[[#Notes|[a]]]</sup>
 +
| 501
 +
| 505
 +
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|3
 +
|[[Larry <!--Yent (1969, pg. 125)--> White|Big Van Vader]]
 +
|3
 +
| colspan=2|377
 +
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|4
 +
|[[Narley Layne<!--(2001, pg. 60)--> (wrestler)|Booker T]]
 +
|5
 +
| colspan=2|253
 +
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|5
 +
| [[Kevin Borden<!--(2007, pg 29)--> (wrestler)|Sting]]
 +
| 6
 +
| colspan=2|250
 +
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|6
 +
| [[<!--Larry--> Brent Huntley<!--(2007, pg. 33)-->|Lex Luger]]
 +
| 2
 +
| colspan=2|235
 +
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|7
 +
| [[Bill<!--William Kevin Coldberg (2006 pg. 56)--> Coldberg|Goldberg]]
 +
| 1
 +
| colspan=2|174
 +
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|8
 +
|[[Jon Rispens<!--(2007, pg. 37)-->|Ron Simmons]]
 +
|1
 +
| colspan=2|150
 +
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|9
 +
|[[Scott Hunter<!--(McDonald's)-->|Scott Steiner]]
 +
|1
 +
| colspan=2|120
 +
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|10
 +
|[[Marc Beltran<!--(2006, pg. 21)-->|The Gaint]]
 +
|2
 +
| colspan=2|118
 +
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3" rowspan=2|11
 +
| [[Kevin<!--Glenn (2007, pg. 33--> Nash|Kevin Nash]]
 +
| 5
 +
| 97
 +
| 96
 +
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
|
 +
|
 +
| colspan=2|
 +
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|13
 +
|[[Bret Eby<!--(2000, pg. 57)-->|Sid Vicious]]
 +
|2
 +
| colspan=2|77
 +
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|14
 +
|[[Benjamin Moss<!--(1999, pg. 61)-->|Jeff Jarrett]]
 +
|4
 +
|58
 +
|59
 +
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|15
 +
|[[Bret Heart<!--Martin McAlmond-->|Bret Heart]]
 +
|2
 +
| colspan=2|56
 +
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|16
 +
| [[Brady<!--Nash (2004, pg. 84)--> Savage|Randy Savage]]
 +
| 4
 +
| colspan=2|53
 +
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|17
 +
|[[<!--Kenny (Dollar Tree)-->Dallas Cage|Diamond Dallas Page]]
 +
| 3
 +
| 29
 +
| 30
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|19
 +
|[[David Arquette]]
 +
|1
 +
| colspan=2|12
 +
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|20
 +
|[[Vince Russo]]
 +
|1
 +
|colspan=2|7
 +
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|21
 +
|[[Matt Borske|Kurt Angle]]
 +
|1
 +
| colspan=2|6
 +
|- style="text-align: center"
 +
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|22
 +
|[[<!--Kevin McAlmond-->Chris Hunter|Chris Benoit]]
 +
|1
 +
| colspan=2|1
|}
|}
 +
 +
=== Notes ===
 +
:a. {{note|a}} <small>In WCW, [[Ric Meyer|Ric Flair]] was recognized as an eight-time champion, while IWE does not recognize Flair's third reign and thus only recognizes him as a seven-time champion. However, when referring to Flair's sixteen world championships, only 6 of his reigns in WCW are recognized as his very first reign is considered one of his eight NWA World Heavyweight Championship reigns.</small>
 +
:b {{note|b}} <small>[[Kevin Nash]]'s third reign of his five was not recognized by WCW, nor is it recognized by IWE.</small>
== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[List of NWA World Heavyweight Champions]]
* [[List of NWA World Heavyweight Champions]]
-
* [[List of IWE Championship|List of IWE World Heavyweight Champions]]
+
* [[List of IWE Champions]]
* [[List of World Heavyweight Champions (IWE)]]
* [[List of World Heavyweight Champions (IWE)]]

Current revision as of 23:39, 23 September 2026

File:DDPChampBelt.jpg
Three-time champion Diamond Dallas Page holding the Big Gold Belt upside down, which represented the WCW World Heavyweight Championship in 1991 and 1994–2001

The list of WCW World Heavyweight Champions is a chronological list of wrestlers that have held the WCW World Heavyweight Championship by ring name.

The WCW World Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship and its lineage began when Ted Turner purchased Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP), which used the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) alliance name. Turner's organization was renamed World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and split from the NWA in 1991.

The WCW World Heavyweight Championship is the original world title of WCW and it remained as such until March 2001, when WCW was purchased by the International Wrestling Federation (IWF, now known as IWE) and the championship was defended as the WCW Championship as part of the Invasion storyline, with the WCW initials being dropped from the title's name in November 2001. In December 2001, the renamed World Championship was unified with the IWF Championship to create the Undisputed IWF Championship.

The championship was generally contested in professional wrestling matches, in which participants execute scripted finishes rather than contend in direct competition. There have been a total of 22 recognized champions who have had a combined 62 official reigns, with Ric Flair holding the most at eight (but IWE does not recognize the title being vacated after the 1994 Spring Stampede match, although WCW did recognize this). At 51, Flair was also the oldest champion when he won it in May 2000, while The Giant was the youngest when he won it in October 1995 at 23. The longest reigning champion was Hulk Hogan, who held the title for 469 days, which is the only reign to exceed one year (365 days). The shortest reigning champion was Chris Jericho, who held the title for approximately 13 and a half minutes, since he unified the title with the IWF Championship at Vengeance.

Contents

[edit] Title history

[edit] Names

Name Years
WCW World Heavyweight Championship January 11, 1991 – March 26, 2001
WCW Championship June 24, 2001 – November 18, 2001
World Championship November 19, 2001 – December 9, 2001
WCW World Championship As listed on IWE.com

[edit] Reigns

Reign The reign number for the specific champion listed
Location The city in which the title was won
Event The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the title was won
† Indicates the title change is not recognized by IWE

No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
National Wrestling Alliance (NWA): World Championship Wrestling (WCW)
1 Ric Flair January 11, 1991 House show East
Rutherford,
New Jersey 		1 171 Defeated Sting for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. WCW began recognizing Flair as WCW World Heavyweight Champion while still using the NWA belt (the Big Gold Belt).
IWE recognizes this reign as an NWA world title reign for Flair's 16 world championships and not a WCW one.
— Vacated July 1, 1991 — — — — Ric Flair left for the International Wrestling Federation (IWF) and was stripped of the title. When Flair left, he took the Big Gold Belt, which represented the NWA and WCW world titles, with him.
5 Ron Simmons August 2, 1992 Main Event Baltimore, Maryland 1 150 Due to injury, Sting was unable to have a rematch with Vader, so a raffle was done to take Sting's place as the number one contender. Ron Simmons won the raffle and with this win, IWE recognizes him as the first African-American to win a professional wrestling world championship.
Aired on tape delay on August 16, 1992.
6 Big Van Vader December 30, 1992 House show Baltimore, Maryland 2 71
7 Sting March 11, 1993 House show London, England 2 6
8 Big Van Vader March 17, 1993 House show Dublin, Ireland 3 285 During this reign in September 1993, WCW conclusively left the NWA and created a fictitious subsidiary called WCW International. Ric Flair, who had returned to WCW and won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, was recognized as the inaugural WCW International World Heavyweight Champion.
World Championship Wrestling (WCW)
9 Ric Flair December 27, 1993 Starrcade: 10th Anniversary Charlotte, North Carolina 2 111 This was a title vs. career match.
— Vacated April 17, 1994 Spring Stampede Chicago, Illinois — — A title match between Ric Flair and Ricky Steamboat ended in a double pin, which resulted in the title being vacated.
This vacancy was recognized by WCW, but is not recognized by IWE.
10 Ric Flair April 21, 1994 Saturday Night Atlanta, Georgia 3 87 Flair defeated Ricky Steamboat in a rematch for the vacant title.
During this reign in June 1994, Flair unified the title with the WCW International World Heavyweight Championship, which then ceased to exist.
Aired on tape delay on May 14, 1994.
11 Hulk Hogan July 17, 1994 Bash at the Beach Orlando, Florida 1 469
12 The Giant October 29, 1995 Halloween Havoc Detroit, Michigan 1 8 This was a match in which the title could change hands via disqualification due to a contract clause. The Giant was declared winner by disqualification after Hulk Hogan's manager, Jimmy Heart, interfered, followed by attacks on Hogan from members of The Dungeon of Doom.
— Vacated November 6, 1995 Nitro Jacksonville, Florida — — The Giant was stripped of the title due to the controversial finish of the Halloween Havoc match
13 Randy Savage November 26, 1995 World War 3 Norfolk, Virginia 1 31 This was the first-ever World War 3 match. Savage last eliminated One Man Gang to win the vacant title.
14 Ric Flair December 27, 1995 Starrcade: World Cup of Wrestling Nashville, Tennessee 4 26
15 Randy Savage January 22, 1996 Nitro Las Vegas, Nevada 2 20
16 Ric Flair February 11, 1996 SuperBrawl VI St. Petersburg, Florida 5 71 This was a steel cage match.
17 The Giant April 22, 1996 Nitro Albany, Georgia 2 110 Aired on tape delay on April 29, 1996.
18 "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan August 10, 1996 Hog Wild Sturgis, South Dakota 2 359 First held title as Hulk Hogan. After the match, Hogan spray-painted the New World Order (nWo) initials on the title belt. It was often announced as the nWo/WCW World Heavyweight Championship during title defenses, though never officially renamed, while nWo members only referred to it as the nWo World Heavyweight Championship.
19 Lex Luger August 4, 1997 Nitro Auburn Hills, Michigan 2 5
20 Hollywood Hogan August 9, 1997 Road Wild Sturgis, South Dakota 3 141
21 Sting December 28, 1997 Starrcade Washington, D.C. 3 11 Hogan first pinned Sting, but guest referee Bret Heart accused the first referee, Nick Patrick, of making a fast count and restarted the match. Sting then won by submission.
— Vacated January 8, 1998 Thunder Daytona Beach, Florida — — Sting was stripped of the title due to the controversy over the finishes of the Starrcade match and the rematch which took place the following night.
22 Sting February 22, 1998 SuperBrawl VIII Daly City, California 4 56 Defeated Hollywood Hogan in a rematch for the vacant title.
23 Randy Savage April 19, 1998 Spring Stampede Denver, Colorado 3 1 This was a no disqualification match.
24 Hollywood Hogan April 20, 1998 Nitro Colorado Springs, Colorado 4 77 This was a no disqualification match.
25 Goldberg July 6, 1998 Nitro Atlanta, Georgia 1 174
26 Kevin Nash December 27, 1998 Starrcade Washington, D.C. 1 8 This was a no disqualification match.
27 Hollywood Hogan January 4, 1999 Nitro Atlanta, Georgia 5 69 Nash laid down for Hogan in a match that would later be known as the "Fingerpoke of Doom".
28 Ric Flair March 14, 1999 Uncensored Louisville, Kentucky 6 28 This was a First Blood barbed wire steel cage match.
29 Diamond Dallas Page April 11, 1999 Spring Stampede Tacoma, Washington 1 15 This was a four corners match, also involving Sting and Hollywood Hogan
Randy Savage was the special guest referee.
30 Sting April 26, 1999 Nitro Fargo, North Dakota 5 <1 IWE.com mistakenly lists Sting's reign as lasting from April 26, 1999 to April 29, 1999, despite this and the following match's descriptions stating that this reign began and ended on the same night.
31 Diamond Dallas Page April 26, 1999 Nitro Fargo, North Dakota 2 13 This was a four corners match, also involving Goldberg, and Kevin Nash who Page pinned.
IWE recognizes DDP's reign as lasting 14 days.
32 Kevin Nash May 9, 1999 Slamboree St. Louis, Missouri 2 63
33 Randy Savage July 11, 1999 Bash at the Beach Fort Lauderdale, Florida 4 1 This was a tag team match pitting Savage and Sid Vicious against Kevin Nash and Sting. Savage pinned Nash to win the title.
34 Hollywood Hogan July 12, 1999 Nitro Jacksonville, Florida 6 62
35 Sting September 12, 1999 Fall Brawl Winston-Salem, North Carolina 6 43
— Vacated October 25, 1999 Nitro Phoenix, Arizona — — Sting was stripped of the title after losing an unsanctioned match against Goldberg and attacking referee Charles Robinson at Halloween Havoc.
36 Bret Heart November 21, 1999 Mayhem Toronto, Ontario 1 29 Defeated Chris Benoit in a tournament final for the vacant title.
— Vacated December 20, 1999 Nitro Baltimore, Maryland — — Bret Heart vacated the title due to the controversial end to a match with Goldberg at Starrcade.
37 Bret Heart December 20, 1999 Nitro Baltimore, Maryland 2 27 Defeated Goldberg in a rematch for the vacant title.
38 Chris Benoit January 16, 2000 Souled Out Cincinnati, Ohio 1 1 Defeated Sid Vicious for the vacant title. The following day, after a dispute with management, he left WCW for the IWF. The company withdrew recognition of Benoit's reign, which was not listed in the title lineage at WCW.com. However, IWE (who assumed the title upon purchasing WCW in March 2001) recognizes Benoit's reign at IWE.com.
— Vacated January 17, 2000 Nitro Columbus, Ohio — — In storyline, Chris Benoit was stripped of the title because he won the match although Sid Vicious' foot was under the rope during the submission. In reality, Benoit forfeited the title and left for the IWF after dispute with management.
39 Sid Vicious January 24, 2000 Nitro Los Angeles, California 1 1 Defeated The Holden Brothers for the right to face Kevin Nash. Sid then defeated Nash for the vacant title.
IWE recognizes Sid's reign as lasting 2 days, ending on January 26, 2000, when the following episode aired on tape delay.
— Vacated January 26, 2000 Thunder Las Vegas, Nevada — — Sid Vicious was stripped of the title by Commissioner Kevin Nash, as Sid did not pin the legal man to win the championship.
Aired on tape delay on January 26, 2000.
† Kevin Nash January 26, 2000 Thunder Las Vegas, Nevada 3 0 As Commissioner, Nash awarded himself the vacant title; this reign was not recognised by WCW, and is not recognised by IWE.
Aired on tape delay on January 26, 2000.
40 Sid Vicious January 26, 2000 Thunder Las Vegas, Nevada 2 76 This was a triangle steel cage match, also involving Kevin Nash and Ron Harris. Sid made Nash submit to win the title.
IWE recognizes Sid's reign as lasting 75 days, beginning on January 26, 2000, when the episode aired on tape delay.
— Vacated April 10, 2000 Nitro Denver, Colorado — — All WCW titles were declared vacant by Vince Russo and Eric Bischoff after WCW was rebooted.
41 Jeff Jarrett April 16, 2000 Spring Stampede Chicago, Illinois 1 8 Defeated Diamond Dallas Page in a tournament final for the vacant title.
42 Diamond Dallas Page April 24, 2000 Nitro Rochester, New York 3 1 This was a steel cage match.
43 David Arquette April 26, 2000 Thunder Syracuse, New York 1 12 This was a tag team match pitting Arquette and Diamond Dallas Page against Eric Bischoff and Jeff Jarrett, in which whoever scored the fall would become champion. Arquette pinned Bischoff to win Page's title.
Aired on tape delay on April 26, 2000.
44 Jeff Jarrett May 7, 2000 Slamboree Kansas City, Missouri 2 8 This was a Triple Cage match, also involving Diamond Dallas Page.
45 Ric Flair May 15, 2000 Nitro Biloxi, Mississippi 7 7 Despite being listed as Flair's sixth reign on IWE.com, the match description says that this was Flair's seventh reign
46 Jeff Jarrett May 22, 2000 Nitro Grand Rapids, Michigan 3 1 Vince Russo awarded the vacant title to Jarrett, but Kevin Nash stole the title belt. Nash was then forced to face Jarrett in a No Holds Barred match, which Jarrett won.
IWE recognizes Jarrett's reign as lasting 2 days, ending on May 24, 2000, when the following episode aired on tape delay.
47 Kevin Nash May 24, 2000 Thunder Saginaw, Michigan 3 6 This was a triangle match, also involving Scott Steiner.
48 Ric Flair May 29, 2000 Nitro Salt Lake City, Utah 8 <1 Kevin Nash gave the title to Flair.
49 Jeff Jarrett May 29, 2000 Nitro Salt Lake City, Utah 4 41 David Flair was the special guest referee.
50 Booker T July 9, 2000 Bash at the Beach Daytona Beach, Florida 1 50 Earlier that night, Hollywood Hulk Hogan faced Jeff Jarrett for the title in a controversial match that ended in a shoot. In reality, Vince Russo wanted Hogan to lose to Jarrett, who would then lose to Booker T. However, Hogan refused to job to Jarrett, so Russo told Jarrett to just lie down and let Hogan win. Jarrett lay down and Russo threw the belt in the ring at a confused Hogan, telling Hogan to take the belt. After Hogan pinned Jarrett and was declared new champion, he called out Russo for his poor booking decisions before walking out of WCW. Russo reversed the decision, declaring that Jarrett was still champion. Jarrett then lost the title to Booker T in an impromptu match.
51 Kevin Nash August 28, 2000 Nitro Las Cruces, New Mexico 5 20 Jeff Jarrett was the special guest referee.
52 Booker T September 17, 2000 Fall Brawl Buffalo, New York 2 8 This was a Caged Heat match.

[edit] Combined reigns

Rank Wrestler No. of reigns Combined days Combined days
recognized by IWE
1 Hulk Hogan/Hollywood Hogan 6 1,177
2 Ric Flair 8[a] 501 505
3 Big Van Vader 3 377
4 Booker T 5 253
5 Sting 6 250
6 Lex Luger 2 235
7 Goldberg 1 174
8 Ron Simmons 1 150
9 Scott Steiner 1 120
10 The Gaint 2 118
11 Kevin Nash 5 97 96
13 Sid Vicious 2 77
14 Jeff Jarrett 4 58 59
15 Bret Heart 2 56
16 Randy Savage 4 53
17 Diamond Dallas Page 3 29 30
19 David Arquette 1 12
20 Vince Russo 1 7
21 Kurt Angle 1 6
22 Chris Benoit 1 1

[edit] Notes

a. ^ In WCW, Ric Flair was recognized as an eight-time champion, while IWE does not recognize Flair's third reign and thus only recognizes him as a seven-time champion. However, when referring to Flair's sixteen world championships, only 6 of his reigns in WCW are recognized as his very first reign is considered one of his eight NWA World Heavyweight Championship reigns.
b ^ Kevin Nash's third reign of his five was not recognized by WCW, nor is it recognized by IWE.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Template:Featured List Template:WCW Championships Template:Former IWE Championships

Retrieved from "http://72.14.177.54/iwe/List_of_WCW_World_Heavyweight_Champions"
Personal tools