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| DATE |
CHAMPION |
CITY |
| 07-03-75 |
Johnny
Valentine (first recognized champion.) |
Greensboro,
NC |
| 11-09-75 |
Terry
Funk (tournament final over Paul Jones; Valentine's career
ended in plane crash on 10/4/75) |
Greensboro,
NC |
| 11/75 |
Paul
Jones |
|
| 3/76 |
Blackjack
Mulligan |
|
| 1976 |
Paul
Jones [2] |
|
| 1/77 |
Blackjack
Mulligan [2] |
|
| 1977 |
Bobo
Brazil |
|
| 10/77 |
Ric
Flair |
|
| 1/78 |
Rick
Steamboat |
|
| 1978 |
Blackjack
Mulligan [3] |
|
| 3/78 |
Tim
Woods |
|
| 8/78 |
Ric
Flair [2] |
|
| 12-18-78 |
Rick
Steamboat [2] |
Toronto,
Ontario |
| 5/79 |
Ric
Flair [3] |
|
| 08-01-79 |
Jimmy
Superfly Snuka |
Charlotte,
NC |
| 04-19-80 |
Ric
Flair [4] |
Greensboro,
NC |
| 01-27-81 |
Roddy
Piper |
Raleigh,
NC |
| 08-08-81 |
Wahoo
McDaniel |
Greensboro,
NC |
| 10/81 |
Sgt.
Slaughter (tournament final over Rick Steamboat; McDaniel
stripped 9/81 for failing to defend title) |
Charlotte,
NC |
| 05-21-82 |
Wahoo
McDaniel [2] |
Richmond,
VA |
| 06-07-82 |
Sgt.
Slaughter [2] (via forfeit; McDaniel never showed up for
match) |
Greenville,
SC |
| 08-22-82 |
Wahoo
McDaniel [3] |
Greensboro,
NC |
| 11-04-82 |
Greg
Valentine |
Norfolk,
VA |
| 04-16-83 |
Roddy
Piper [2] |
Greensboro,
NC |
| 04-30-83 |
Greg
Valentine [2] |
Greensboro,
NC |
| 12-14-83 |
Dick
Slater |
Shelby,
NC |
| 04-21-84 |
Rick
Steamboat [3] |
Greensboro,
NC |
| 06-24-84 |
Wahoo
McDaniel [4] |
Greensboro,
NC |
| 03-23-85 |
Magnum
T.A. |
Charlotte,
NC |
| 07-21-85 |
Tully
Blanchard |
Charlotte,
NC |
| 11-28-85 |
Magnum
T.A. [2] |
Greensboro,
NC |
| 08-17-86 |
Nikita
Koloff |
Charlotte,
NC |
| 07-11-87 |
Lex
Luger |
Greensboro,
NC |
| 11-26-87 |
Dusty
Rhodes |
Chicago |
| 05-13-88 |
Barry
Windham (tournament final over Nikita Koloff; Dusty stripped
4/15/88 for attacking promoter Jim Crockett) |
Houston,
TX |
| 02-20-89 |
Lex
Luger [2] |
Chicago |
| 05-07-89 |
Michael
Hayes |
Nashville,
TN |
| 05-22-89 |
Lex
Luger [3] |
Bluefield,
WV |
| 10-27-90 |
Stan
Hansen |
Chicago |
| 12-16-90 |
Lex
Luger [4] |
St.
Louis, MO |
| 08-25-91 |
Sting
(tournament final over Steve Austin; Luger wins NWA/WCW World
title) |
Atlanta |
| 11-19-91 |
Rick
Rude |
Savannah,
GA |
| 08-30-93 |
Dustin
Rhodes |
Atlanta |
| 12-27-93 |
Steve
Austin |
Charlotte,
NC |
| 08-24-94 |
Rick
Steamboat [4] |
Cedar
Rapids, IA |
| 09-18-94 |
Steve
Austin [2] |
Roanoake,
VA |
| 09-18-94 |
Hacksaw
Jim Duggan (Austin was awarded the title after Steamboat was
injured and could not wrestle for that match. WCW officials
assigned an impromptu challenger to Austin - Duggan - who won
the belt.) |
Roanoake,
VA |
| 12-27-94 |
Big
Van Vader |
Nashville,
TN |
| 06-18-95 |
Sting
[2] (tournament final over Meng; Vader stripped 5/95) |
Dayton,
OH |
| 11-13-95 |
Kensuke
Sasaki |
Tokyo,
JAPAN |
| 12-27-95 |
One
Man Gang |
Nashville,
TN |
| 01-29-96 |
Konnan |
Canton,
OH |
| 07-07-96 |
Ric
Flair [6] |
Daytona
Beach, FL |
| 12-29-96 |
Eddie
Guerrero |
Nashville,
TN |
| 03-16-97 |
Dean
Malenko |
Charleston,
SC |
| 06-09-97 |
Jeff
Jarrett |
Boston,
MA |
| 08-21-97 |
Steve
McMichael |
Nashville,
TN |
| 09-15-97 |
Curt
Hennig |
Charlotte,
NC |
| 12/28/97 |
Dallas
Page |
Washington,
DC |
| 4/19/98 |
Raven |
Denver, CO |
| 4/20/98 |
Goldberg |
Colorado
Springs CO |
| 10/26/98 |
Dimond
Dallas Page defeats Bret Hart
* Match to decide who gets the title after Goldberg vacates
title after winning World Heavyweight title |
Phoenix AZ |
| 11/30/98 |
Bret Hart |
Chattanooga
TN |
| 2/08/99 |
Roddy
Piper |
Buffalo NY |
| 2/21/99 |
Scott Hall |
Oakland CA |
| 4/11/99 |
Scott
Steiner
Scott Steiner stripped of belt due to injuries. 6/28/99
David Flair awarded belt by his father, WCW 'president' Ric
Flair who had declared David the 'top' contender. 7/05/99 -
Atlanta, GA |
Tacoma WA |
| 8/09/99 |
Chris
Benoit |
Nampa ID |
| 9/12/99 |
Sid
Vicious |
Winston-Salem
NC |
| 10/24/99 |
Golberg |
Las Vegas
NV |
| 10/25/99 |
Bret Hart |
Phoenix AZ |
| 11/8/99 |
Scott Hall
defeats Goldberg, Sid Vicious and Bret Hart |
Indiannapolis,
IN |
| 12/19/99 |
Chris
Benoit defeats Jeff Jarrett in a Ladder Match
Due to injury Scott Hall is unable to defend the title against
Benoit at Starrcade. |
Washington
DC |
| 12/20/99 |
Jeff
Jarrett |
Baltimore
MD |
| 04/10/2000 |
All Titles
were ordered vacated upon the return of Eric Bischoff and
Vince Russo as the creative team. New Champions will be
determined at the Spring Stampede PPV |
Denver, CO |
| 04/16/2000 |
Scott
Steiner defeats Sting |
Chicago,
IL |
| 05/29/2000 |
Scott
Steiner defeats The Franchise Shane Douglas |
Salt Lake
City, UT |
| Lance Storm |
Mike Awesome |
Auburn Hills, MI |
7-18-00
|
| Terry Funk |
Lance Storm |
Amarillo, TX |
9-22-00
|
| Lance Storm |
Terry Funk |
Lubbock, TX |
9-23-00
|
| General Rection |
Hacksaw Jim Duggan |
Las Vegas, NV |
10-29-00
|
| Lance Storm |
General Rection |
London, England |
11-10-00
|
| General Rection |
Lance Storm |
Milwaukee, WI |
11-26-00
|
| Shane Douglas |
General Rection |
Indianapolis, IN |
1-14-01
|
| Rick Steiner |
Shane Douglas |
Tupelo, MS |
2-5-01
|
| Booker T |
Rick Steiner |
Jacksonville, FL |
3-18-01
|
| Kanyon-20 |
|
Pittsburgh, PA |
7-24-01
|
| Yoshihiro Tajiri |
Kanyon |
San Antonio, TX |
9-10-01
|
| Rhyno |
Yoshihiro Tajiri |
Pittsburgh, PA |
9-23-01
|
| Kurt Angle |
Rhyno |
Kansas City, MO |
10-22-01
|
| Edge |
Kurt Angle |
Boston, MA |
11-12-01
|
[Merges
with the WWF IC Title]
|
