List of WCW World Heavyweight Champions
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This is a chronological list of wrestlers that have been WCW World Heavyweight Champion by ring name. The WCW World Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship. Its lineage began when Ted Turner purchased Jim Crockett Promotions, which used the National Wrestling Alliance alliance name. Turner's organization was renamed World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and split from the NWA in 1991.[1]
The WCW World Heavyweight Championship is the original world championship of World Championship Wrestling. It was deactivated after WCW was purchased by the World Wrestling Federation (now World Wrestling Entertainment) and the title was unified with the WWF Championship. There have been a total of 22 recognized champions who have had a combined 63 official reigns.
Diamond Dallas Page as WCW World Heavyweight Champion.The championship has been known as:
WCW World Heavyweight Championship (January 11, 1991 – March 26, 2001)[2]
WCW Championship (June 25, 2001 – November 18, 2001)[2]
World Championship (November 19, 2001 - December 9, 2001)[3]
Contents [hide]
1 Title history
2 See also
3 References
4 External Links
[edit] Title history
† indicates reigns and title changes not recognized by WWE.
Wrestler: Times: Date: Location: Notes:
Ric Flair 1 January 11, 1991 East Rutherford, NJ Defeated Sting for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship[4]
Vacant (titles split) July 1, 1991 Flair leaves for the World Wrestling Federation.[5]
Lex Luger 1 July 14, 1991 Baltimore, MD Defeated Barry Windham.[5]
Sting 1 February 29, 1992 Milwaukee, WI Won at SuperBrawl II.[6][7]
Big Van Vader 1 July 12, 1992 Albany, GA Won at The Great American Bash.[8][9]
Ron Simmons 1 August 2, 1992 Baltimore, MD Became first African American World Heavyweight Champion.[10]
Big Van Vader 2 December 30, 1992 Baltimore, MD [3][11]
Sting 2 March 11, 1993 London, England [3][12]
Big Van Vader 3 March 17, 1993 Dublin, Ireland [3][13]
Ric Flair 2 December 27, 1993 Charlotte, NC Won at Starrcade.[14][15]
Vacant April 17, 1994 Rosemont, IL Title Held Up after Flair vs. Ricky Steamboat at Spring Stampede results in a double pin.[16] This occurrence is unrecognized by WWE, who considers Flair a seven time WCW Champion, his first reign being a joint NWA/WCW reign.
Ric Flair 2(3)† April 21, 1994 Atlanta, GA Defeated Steamboat in a rematch.[17]
Hulk Hogan 1 July 17, 1994 Orlando, FL Won at Bash at the Beach; this was Hogan's first match in WCW[18][19]
The Giant 1 October 29, 1995 Detroit, MI Won at Halloween Havoc in a match where the title could be changed by disqualification. The Giant defeated Hogan by disqualification when Jimmy Hart interfered.[20]
Vacant November 6, 1995 Jacksonville, FL Stripped due to controversial finish of October 29 match.[20]
Randy Savage 1 November 26, 1995 Norfolk, VA Won at World War 3 in a three-ring, 60-man battle royal.[21][22]
Ric Flair 3(4)† December 27, 1995 Nashville, TN Won at Starrcade.[23][24]
Randy Savage 2 January 22, 1996 Las Vegas, NV [25]
Ric Flair 4(5)† February 11, 1996 St. Petersburg, FL Won at SuperBrawl VI in a Steel cage match.[26][27]
The Giant 2 April 22, 1996 Albany, GA [28]
Hulk Hogan 2 August 10, 1996 Sturgis, SD Won at Hog Wild.[29][30]
Lex Luger 2 August 4, 1997 Auburn Hills, MI Won on Monday Nitro.[31]
Hulk Hogan 3 August 9, 1997 Sturgis, SD Won at Road Wild.[32][33]
Sting 3 December 28, 1997 Washington, D.C. Won at Starrcade. Bret Hart made the 3 count after accusing the assigned ref of making a fast count and restarting the match.[34]
Vacant January 8, 1998 Daytona Beach, FL Held up due to controversy over finish of December 28 match.[35]
Sting 4 February 22, 1998 San Francisco, CA Defeated Hulk Hogan in a rematch.[35]
Randy Savage 3 April 19, 1998 Denver, CO Won at Spring Stampede.[36][37]
Hulk Hogan 4 April 20, 1998 Colorodo, Springs, CO Won a no-disqualification match on Monday Nitro[38]
Goldberg 1 July 6, 1998 Atlanta, GA Won on Monday Nitro.[39]
Kevin Nash 1 December 27, 1998 Washington, D.C. Won at Starrcade.[40][41]
Hulk Hogan 5 January 4, 1999 Atlanta, GA Nash laid down for Hogan.[42]
Ric Flair 5(6)† March 14, 1999 Louisville, KY Won a First Blood Steel Cage match at Uncensored.[43][44]
Diamond Dallas Page 1 April 11, 1999 Tacoma, WA Defeated Flair, Sting, and Hollywood Hogan in a four-way match at Spring Stampede.[45][46]
Sting 5 April 26, 1999 Fargo, ND Won on Monday Nitro.[47]
Diamond Dallas Page 2 April 26, 1999 Fargo, ND Defeated Sting, Kevin Nash, and Goldberg in a No Disqualification Fatal Four-Way match on Monday Nitro.[48]
Kevin Nash 2 May 9, 1999 St. Louis, MO Won at Slamboree.[49][50]
Randy Savage 4 July 11, 1999 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Savage and Sid Vicious defeated Nash and Sting at Bash at the Beach in a tag team match where the one who scored the victory would be the champion.[51]
Hulk Hogan 6 July 12, 1999 Jacksonville, FL Won on Monday Nitro.[52]
Sting 6 September 12, 1999 Winston-Salem, NC Won at Fall Brawl.[53][54]
Vacant October 25, 1999 Phoenix, AZ Sting is stripped of the title after attacking WCW referee Charles Robinson at the Halloween Havoc pay-per-view, after having a non sanctioned match with Goldberg.[55]
Bret Hart 1 November 21, 1999 Toronto, Ontario Defeated Chris Benoit in a tournament final at Mayhem.[56][57][58]
Vacant December 20, 1999 Baltimore, MD Hart vacates title because of controversial match with Bill Goldberg.[59]
Bret Hart 2 December 20, 1999 Baltimore, MD Defeated Goldberg in a rematch on Monday Nitro.[59]
Vacant January 16, 2000 Cincinnati, OH Hart vacates the title due to injury.[60]
Chris Benoit 1 January 16, 2000 Cincinnati, OH Defeated Sid Vicious at Souled Out.[61]
Vacant January 17, 2000 Benoit forfeits the title and leaves for the WWF after dispute with management.[61][62]
Sid Vicious 1 January 24, 2000 Los Angeles, CA Defeated Kevin Nash on Monday Nitro after defeating the Harris Brothers for the right to wrestle Nash for the belt.[63]
Vacant January 25, 2000 Las Vegas, NV Stripped by Commissioner Kevin Nash.[3]
Kevin Nash 3 January 25, 2000 Las Vegas, NV Awards himself the title on Thunder.[3] Not listed in the title lineage at WWE.com, although the page claims that Nash is a 5-time champion.[64]
Sid Vicious 2 January 25, 2000 Las Vegas, NV Aired January 26 on Thunder.[65]
Vacant April 10, 2000 Denver, CO All WCW titles were declared vacant by Vince Russo and Eric Bischoff after WCW was rebooted.[66]
Jeff Jarrett 1 April 16, 2000 Chicago, IL Defeated Dallas Page in tournament final at Spring Stampede.[66]
Diamond Dallas Page 3 April 24, 2000 Rochester, NY Won in a cage match on Monday Nitro.[67]
David Arquette 1 April 25, 2000 Syracuse, NY In a tag team match where the first person to get the victory would be declared the champion, Arquette and Page defeated Jeff Jarrett and Eric Bischoff when Arquette pinned Bischoff. Aired April 26 on Thunder.[68]
Jeff Jarrett 2 May 7, 2000 Kansas City, MO Won at Slamboree in a Triple Cage match that also included Page.[69]
Ric Flair 6(7)† May 15, 2000 Biloxi, MS Won on Monday Nitro.[70]
Vacant May 22, 2000 Grand Rapids, MI Stripped by Vince Russo.[71]
Jeff Jarrett 3 May 22, 2000 Grand Rapids, MI Awarded by Vince Russo on Monday Nitro.[71]
Kevin Nash 4 May 23, 2000 Saginaw, MI Defeats Jarrett and Scott Steiner in a Triple Threat match on Thunder. Aired on May 24[72]
Ric Flair 7(8)† May 29, 2000 Salt Lake City, UT Awarded title by Kevin Nash on Monday Nitro.[72]
Jeff Jarrett 4 May 29, 2000 Salt Lake City, UT Won on Monday Nitro.[73]
Booker T 1 July 9, 2000 Daytona Beach, FL Won at Bash at the Beach. The match was originally billed as Jarrett vs. Hogan (which Hogan won after Jarrett intentionally laid down for Hogan),[74] but WCW head writer Vince Russo stripped Hogan of the title after cutting a shoot promo about getting frustrated with dealing with Hogan's backstage politics, and announced that Jarrett was still officially recognized as the champion and would defend the title in an impromptu match against Booker T.[75]
Kevin Nash 5 August 28, 2000 Las Cruces, NM Won on Monday Nitro.[64]
Booker T 2 September 17, 2000 Buffalo, NY Won a Caged Heat match at Fall Brawl[76][77]
Vince Russo 1 September 25, 2000 Uniondale, NY Won in a steel cage match on Monday Nitro.[78]
Vacant October 2, 2000 San Francisco, CA Russo decides he is not a wrestler and does not want the title.[78]
Booker T 3 October 2, 2000 San Francisco, CA Defeated Jeff Jarrett in a "San Francisco 49ers match" on Monday Nitro.[79]
Scott Steiner 1 November 26, 2000 Milwaukee, WI Won in a "Straight Jacket steel cage match" at Mayhem.[80][81]
Booker T 4 March 26, 2001 Panama City Beach, FL Won on final edition of Monday Nitro. Last wrestler to hold the title under the WCW banner. WCW was purchased by the World Wrestling Federation.[82]
Kurt Angle 1 July 24, 2001 Pittsburgh, PA Won on the July 26 edition of SmackDown! Became the first person to win the WCW Championship in World Wrestling Federation programing.[83]
Booker T 5 July 30, 2001 Philadelphia, PA Won on RAW is WAR.[84]
The Rock 1 August 19, 2001 San Jose, CA Won at SummerSlam.[85][86]
Chris Jericho 1 October 21, 2001 St. Louis, MO Won at No Mercy.[87][88]
The Rock 2 November 5, 2001 Uniondale, NY Won on RAW is WAR.[89] Referred to as simply the "World Championship" on November 19 after the demise of The Alliance.
Chris Jericho 2 December 9, 2001 San Diego, CA Won at Vengeance. The title was then unified with the WWF Championship.[90]
[edit] See also
List of NWA World Heavyweight Champions
List of WWE Champions
List of World Heavyweight Champions (WWE)
List of WCW World Heavyweight Championship reigns by length
[edit] References
^ WCW Wrestling History. Wrestling Information Archive. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
^ a b WCW World Heavyweight Title History. Wrestling Information Archive. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
^ a b c d e f World Championship Wrestling World Heavyweight Title. Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
^ Ric Flair's first reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ a b Lex Luger's first reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ SuperBrawl II. Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
^ Sting's first reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
^ The Great American Bash 1992. Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
^ Vader's first reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
^ Ron Simmons' first reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ Vader's second reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
^ Sting's second reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
^ Vader's third reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
^ Starrcade 1993. Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
^ Ric Flair's first reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
^ WCW World Heavyweight Title History. Wrestling Information Archive. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ WCW 1994. The History of WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ Bash at the Beach 1994. Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
^ Hulk Hogan's first reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
^ a b The Giant's first reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ World War 3 1995. Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
^ Randy Savage's first reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
^ Starrcade 1995. Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
^ Ric Flair's third recognized reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
^ Randy Savage's second reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ SuperBrawl VI. Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
^ Ric Flair's fourth recognized reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
^ The Giant's second reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ Hog Wild 1996. Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
^ Hulk Hogan's second reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
^ Lex Luger's second reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ Road Wild 1997. Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
^ Hulk Hogan's third reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
^ Sting's third reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ a b Sting's fourth reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ Spring Stampede 1998. Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
^ Randy Savage's third reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
^ Hulk Hogan's fourth reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ Bill Goldberg's first reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ Starrcade 1998. Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
^ Kevin Nash's first reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
^ Hulk Hogan's fifth reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ Uncensored 1999. Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
^ Ric Flair's fifth recognized reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
^ Spring Stampede 1999. Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
^ Dallas Page's first reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
^ Sting's fifth reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ Dallas Page's second reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ Slamboree 1999. Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
^ Kevin Nash's second reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
^ Randy Savage's fourth reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ Hulk Hogan's sixth reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ Fall Brawl 1999. Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
^ Sting's sixth reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
^ Bret Hart's first reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ WCW World Title Tournament 1999. Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
^ Mayhem 1999. Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
^ Bret Hart's first reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
^ a b Bret Hart's second reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ Wrestler Profiles: Bret Hart. Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ a b Souled Out 2000. Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ Wrestler Profiles: Chris Benoit. Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ Sid Vicious' first reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ a b Kevin Nash's fifth reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ Sid Vicious' second reign. World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved on 2007-10-13.
^ a b Jeff Jarrett's first reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ Dallas Page's third reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ David Arquette's first reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ Jeff Jarrett's second reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ Ric Flair's sixth reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ a b Jeff Jarrett's third reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ a b Kevin Nash's fourth reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ Jeff Jarrett's fourth reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ Wrestler Profiles: Jeff Jarrett. Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
^ Bash at the Bash 2000. Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
^ Fall Brawl 2000. Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
^ Booker T's second reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
^ a b Vince Russo's first reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ Booker T's third reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ Mayhem 2000. Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
^ Scott Steiner's first reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
^ Booker T's fourth reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ Kurt Angle's first reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ Booker T's fifth reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ SummerSlam 2001. Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
^ The Rock's first reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
^ No Mercy 2001. Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
^ Chris Jericho's first reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
^ The Rock's second reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ Chris Jericho's second reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
[edit] External Links
Official WCW World Heavyweight Championship History
List of WCW World Heavyweight Champions
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Have questions? Find out how to ask questions and get an...all »List of WCW World Heavyweight Champions
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Have questions? Find out how to ask questions and get answers. •Jump to: navigation, search
This is a chronological list of wrestlers that have been WCW World Heavyweight Champion by ring name. The WCW World Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship. Its lineage began when Ted Turner purchased Jim Crockett Promotions, which used the National Wrestling Alliance alliance name. Turner's organization was renamed World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and split from the NWA in 1991.[1]
The WCW World Heavyweight Championship is the original world championship of World Championship Wrestling. It was deactivated after WCW was purchased by the World Wrestling Federation (now World Wrestling Entertainment) and the title was unified with the WWF Championship. There have been a total of 22 recognized champions who have had a combined 63 official reigns.
Diamond Dallas Page as WCW World Heavyweight Champion.The championship has been known as:
WCW World Heavyweight Championship (January 11, 1991 – March 26, 2001)[2]
WCW Championship (June 25, 2001 – November 18, 2001)[2]
World Championship (November 19, 2001 - December 9, 2001)[3]
Contents [hide]
1 Title history
2 See also
3 References
4 External Links
[edit] Title history
† indicates reigns and title changes not recognized by WWE.
Wrestler: Times: Date: Location: Notes:
Ric Flair 1 January 11, 1991 East Rutherford, NJ Defeated Sting for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship[4]
Vacant (titles split) July 1, 1991 Flair leaves for the World Wrestling Federation.[5]
Lex Luger 1 July 14, 1991 Baltimore, MD Defeated Barry Windham.[5]
Sting 1 February 29, 1992 Milwaukee, WI Won at SuperBrawl II.[6][7]
Big Van Vader 1 July 12, 1992 Albany, GA Won at The Great American Bash.[8][9]
Ron Simmons 1 August 2, 1992 Baltimore, MD Became first African American World Heavyweight Champion.[10]
Big Van Vader 2 December 30, 1992 Baltimore, MD [3][11]
Sting 2 March 11, 1993 London, England [3][12]
Big Van Vader 3 March 17, 1993 Dublin, Ireland [3][13]
Ric Flair 2 December 27, 1993 Charlotte, NC Won at Starrcade.[14][15]
Vacant April 17, 1994 Rosemont, IL Title Held Up after Flair vs. Ricky Steamboat at Spring Stampede results in a double pin.[16] This occurrence is unrecognized by WWE, who considers Flair a seven time WCW Champion, his first reign being a joint NWA/WCW reign.
Ric Flair 2(3)† April 21, 1994 Atlanta, GA Defeated Steamboat in a rematch.[17]
Hulk Hogan 1 July 17, 1994 Orlando, FL Won at Bash at the Beach; this was Hogan's first match in WCW[18][19]
The Giant 1 October 29, 1995 Detroit, MI Won at Halloween Havoc in a match where the title could be changed by disqualification. The Giant defeated Hogan by disqualification when Jimmy Hart interfered.[20]
Vacant November 6, 1995 Jacksonville, FL Stripped due to controversial finish of October 29 match.[20]
Randy Savage 1 November 26, 1995 Norfolk, VA Won at World War 3 in a three-ring, 60-man battle royal.[21][22]
Ric Flair 3(4)† December 27, 1995 Nashville, TN Won at Starrcade.[23][24]
Randy Savage 2 January 22, 1996 Las Vegas, NV [25]
Ric Flair 4(5)† February 11, 1996 St. Petersburg, FL Won at SuperBrawl VI in a Steel cage match.[26][27]
The Giant 2 April 22, 1996 Albany, GA [28]
Hulk Hogan 2 August 10, 1996 Sturgis, SD Won at Hog Wild.[29][30]
Lex Luger 2 August 4, 1997 Auburn Hills, MI Won on Monday Nitro.[31]
Hulk Hogan 3 August 9, 1997 Sturgis, SD Won at Road Wild.[32][33]
Sting 3 December 28, 1997 Washington, D.C. Won at Starrcade. Bret Hart made the 3 count after accusing the assigned ref of making a fast count and restarting the match.[34]
Vacant January 8, 1998 Daytona Beach, FL Held up due to controversy over finish of December 28 match.[35]
Sting 4 February 22, 1998 San Francisco, CA Defeated Hulk Hogan in a rematch.[35]
Randy Savage 3 April 19, 1998 Denver, CO Won at Spring Stampede.[36][37]
Hulk Hogan 4 April 20, 1998 Colorodo, Springs, CO Won a no-disqualification match on Monday Nitro[38]
Goldberg 1 July 6, 1998 Atlanta, GA Won on Monday Nitro.[39]
Kevin Nash 1 December 27, 1998 Washington, D.C. Won at Starrcade.[40][41]
Hulk Hogan 5 January 4, 1999 Atlanta, GA Nash laid down for Hogan.[42]
Ric Flair 5(6)† March 14, 1999 Louisville, KY Won a First Blood Steel Cage match at Uncensored.[43][44]
Diamond Dallas Page 1 April 11, 1999 Tacoma, WA Defeated Flair, Sting, and Hollywood Hogan in a four-way match at Spring Stampede.[45][46]
Sting 5 April 26, 1999 Fargo, ND Won on Monday Nitro.[47]
Diamond Dallas Page 2 April 26, 1999 Fargo, ND Defeated Sting, Kevin Nash, and Goldberg in a No Disqualification Fatal Four-Way match on Monday Nitro.[48]
Kevin Nash 2 May 9, 1999 St. Louis, MO Won at Slamboree.[49][50]
Randy Savage 4 July 11, 1999 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Savage and Sid Vicious defeated Nash and Sting at Bash at the Beach in a tag team match where the one who scored the victory would be the champion.[51]
Hulk Hogan 6 July 12, 1999 Jacksonville, FL Won on Monday Nitro.[52]
Sting 6 September 12, 1999 Winston-Salem, NC Won at Fall Brawl.[53][54]
Vacant October 25, 1999 Phoenix, AZ Sting is stripped of the title after attacking WCW referee Charles Robinson at the Halloween Havoc pay-per-view, after having a non sanctioned match with Goldberg.[55]
Bret Hart 1 November 21, 1999 Toronto, Ontario Defeated Chris Benoit in a tournament final at Mayhem.[56][57][58]
Vacant December 20, 1999 Baltimore, MD Hart vacates title because of controversial match with Bill Goldberg.[59]
Bret Hart 2 December 20, 1999 Baltimore, MD Defeated Goldberg in a rematch on Monday Nitro.[59]
Vacant January 16, 2000 Cincinnati, OH Hart vacates the title due to injury.[60]
Chris Benoit 1 January 16, 2000 Cincinnati, OH Defeated Sid Vicious at Souled Out.[61]
Vacant January 17, 2000 Benoit forfeits the title and leaves for the WWF after dispute with management.[61][62]
Sid Vicious 1 January 24, 2000 Los Angeles, CA Defeated Kevin Nash on Monday Nitro after defeating the Harris Brothers for the right to wrestle Nash for the belt.[63]
Vacant January 25, 2000 Las Vegas, NV Stripped by Commissioner Kevin Nash.[3]
Kevin Nash 3 January 25, 2000 Las Vegas, NV Awards himself the title on Thunder.[3] Not listed in the title lineage at WWE.com, although the page claims that Nash is a 5-time champion.[64]
Sid Vicious 2 January 25, 2000 Las Vegas, NV Aired January 26 on Thunder.[65]
Vacant April 10, 2000 Denver, CO All WCW titles were declared vacant by Vince Russo and Eric Bischoff after WCW was rebooted.[66]
Jeff Jarrett 1 April 16, 2000 Chicago, IL Defeated Dallas Page in tournament final at Spring Stampede.[66]
Diamond Dallas Page 3 April 24, 2000 Rochester, NY Won in a cage match on Monday Nitro.[67]
David Arquette 1 April 25, 2000 Syracuse, NY In a tag team match where the first person to get the victory would be declared the champion, Arquette and Page defeated Jeff Jarrett and Eric Bischoff when Arquette pinned Bischoff. Aired April 26 on Thunder.[68]
Jeff Jarrett 2 May 7, 2000 Kansas City, MO Won at Slamboree in a Triple Cage match that also included Page.[69]
Ric Flair 6(7)† May 15, 2000 Biloxi, MS Won on Monday Nitro.[70]
Vacant May 22, 2000 Grand Rapids, MI Stripped by Vince Russo.[71]
Jeff Jarrett 3 May 22, 2000 Grand Rapids, MI Awarded by Vince Russo on Monday Nitro.[71]
Kevin Nash 4 May 23, 2000 Saginaw, MI Defeats Jarrett and Scott Steiner in a Triple Threat match on Thunder. Aired on May 24[72]
Ric Flair 7(8)† May 29, 2000 Salt Lake City, UT Awarded title by Kevin Nash on Monday Nitro.[72]
Jeff Jarrett 4 May 29, 2000 Salt Lake City, UT Won on Monday Nitro.[73]
Booker T 1 July 9, 2000 Daytona Beach, FL Won at Bash at the Beach. The match was originally billed as Jarrett vs. Hogan (which Hogan won after Jarrett intentionally laid down for Hogan),[74] but WCW head writer Vince Russo stripped Hogan of the title after cutting a shoot promo about getting frustrated with dealing with Hogan's backstage politics, and announced that Jarrett was still officially recognized as the champion and would defend the title in an impromptu match against Booker T.[75]
Kevin Nash 5 August 28, 2000 Las Cruces, NM Won on Monday Nitro.[64]
Booker T 2 September 17, 2000 Buffalo, NY Won a Caged Heat match at Fall Brawl[76][77]
Vince Russo 1 September 25, 2000 Uniondale, NY Won in a steel cage match on Monday Nitro.[78]
Vacant October 2, 2000 San Francisco, CA Russo decides he is not a wrestler and does not want the title.[78]
Booker T 3 October 2, 2000 San Francisco, CA Defeated Jeff Jarrett in a "San Francisco 49ers match" on Monday Nitro.[79]
Scott Steiner 1 November 26, 2000 Milwaukee, WI Won in a "Straight Jacket steel cage match" at Mayhem.[80][81]
Booker T 4 March 26, 2001 Panama City Beach, FL Won on final edition of Monday Nitro. Last wrestler to hold the title under the WCW banner. WCW was purchased by the World Wrestling Federation.[82]
Kurt Angle 1 July 24, 2001 Pittsburgh, PA Won on the July 26 edition of SmackDown! Became the first person to win the WCW Championship in World Wrestling Federation programing.[83]
Booker T 5 July 30, 2001 Philadelphia, PA Won on RAW is WAR.[84]
The Rock 1 August 19, 2001 San Jose, CA Won at SummerSlam.[85][86]
Chris Jericho 1 October 21, 2001 St. Louis, MO Won at No Mercy.[87][88]
The Rock 2 November 5, 2001 Uniondale, NY Won on RAW is WAR.[89] Referred to as simply the "World Championship" on November 19 after the demise of The Alliance.
Chris Jericho 2 December 9, 2001 San Diego, CA Won at Vengeance. The title was then unified with the WWF Championship.[90]
[edit] See also
List of NWA World Heavyweight Champions
List of WWE Champions
List of World Heavyweight Champions (WWE)
List of WCW World Heavyweight Championship reigns by length
[edit] References
^ WCW Wrestling History. Wrestling Information Archive. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
^ a b WCW World Heavyweight Title History. Wrestling Information Archive. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
^ a b c d e f World Championship Wrestling World Heavyweight Title. Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
^ Ric Flair's first reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ a b Lex Luger's first reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ SuperBrawl II. Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
^ Sting's first reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
^ The Great American Bash 1992. Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
^ Vader's first reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
^ Ron Simmons' first reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ Vader's second reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
^ Sting's second reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
^ Vader's third reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
^ Starrcade 1993. Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
^ Ric Flair's first reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
^ WCW World Heavyweight Title History. Wrestling Information Archive. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ WCW 1994. The History of WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ Bash at the Beach 1994. Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
^ Hulk Hogan's first reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
^ a b The Giant's first reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ World War 3 1995. Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
^ Randy Savage's first reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
^ Starrcade 1995. Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
^ Ric Flair's third recognized reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
^ Randy Savage's second reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ SuperBrawl VI. Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
^ Ric Flair's fourth recognized reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
^ The Giant's second reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ Hog Wild 1996. Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
^ Hulk Hogan's second reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
^ Lex Luger's second reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ Road Wild 1997. Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
^ Hulk Hogan's third reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
^ Sting's third reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ a b Sting's fourth reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ Spring Stampede 1998. Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
^ Randy Savage's third reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
^ Hulk Hogan's fourth reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ Bill Goldberg's first reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ Starrcade 1998. Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
^ Kevin Nash's first reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
^ Hulk Hogan's fifth reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ Uncensored 1999. Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
^ Ric Flair's fifth recognized reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
^ Spring Stampede 1999. Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
^ Dallas Page's first reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
^ Sting's fifth reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ Dallas Page's second reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ Slamboree 1999. Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
^ Kevin Nash's second reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
^ Randy Savage's fourth reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ Hulk Hogan's sixth reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ Fall Brawl 1999. Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
^ Sting's sixth reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
^ Bret Hart's first reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ WCW World Title Tournament 1999. Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
^ Mayhem 1999. Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
^ Bret Hart's first reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
^ a b Bret Hart's second reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ Wrestler Profiles: Bret Hart. Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ a b Souled Out 2000. Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ Wrestler Profiles: Chris Benoit. Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ Sid Vicious' first reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ a b Kevin Nash's fifth reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ Sid Vicious' second reign. World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved on 2007-10-13.
^ a b Jeff Jarrett's first reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ Dallas Page's third reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ David Arquette's first reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ Jeff Jarrett's second reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ Ric Flair's sixth reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ a b Jeff Jarrett's third reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ a b Kevin Nash's fourth reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ Jeff Jarrett's fourth reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ Wrestler Profiles: Jeff Jarrett. Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
^ Bash at the Bash 2000. Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
^ Fall Brawl 2000. Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
^ Booker T's second reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
^ a b Vince Russo's first reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ Booker T's third reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ Mayhem 2000. Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
^ Scott Steiner's first reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
^ Booker T's fourth reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ Kurt Angle's first reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ Booker T's fifth reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ SummerSlam 2001. Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
^ The Rock's first reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
^ No Mercy 2001. Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
^ Chris Jericho's first reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
^ The Rock's second reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ Chris Jericho's second reign. WWE.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
[edit] External Links
Official WCW World Heavyweight Championship History
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