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| DATE |
CHAMPION |
CITY |
| 05-04-05 |
George
Hackenschmidt (defeated Tom Jenkins to become first recognized
NWA/WCW World champion) |
New
York |
| 04-03-08 |
Frank
Gotch |
Chicago |
| 07-04-15 |
Joe
Stecher (over Charles Cutler to fill vacant title; Gotch
retired as champion in 1913) |
Omaha,
NE |
| 04-09-17 |
Earl
Caddock |
Omaha,
NE |
| 01-30-20 |
Joe
Stecher [2] |
New
York |
| 12-13-20 |
Ed
the Strangler Lewis |
New
York |
| 05-06-21 |
Stanislaus
Zbyszko |
New
York |
| 03-03-22 |
Strangler
Lewis [2] |
Wichita,
KS |
| 01-08-25 |
Wayne
Munn |
Kansas
City, MO |
| 04-15-25 |
Stan
Zbyszko [2] |
Philadelphia |
| 05-30-25 |
Joe
Stecher [3] |
St.
Louis |
| 02-20-28 |
Strangler
Lewis [3] |
St.
Louis |
| 01-04-29 |
Gus
Sonnenberg |
Boston |
| 12-10-30 |
Ed
Don George |
Boston |
| 04-13-31 |
Strangler
Lewis [4] |
Los
Angeles, CA |
| 05-04-31 |
Henry
DeGlane |
Montreal,
Quebec |
| 04-07-32 |
Ed
Don George [2] |
Boston |
| 07-30-35 |
Dan
O'Mahoney |
Boston |
| 03-02-36 |
Dick
Shikat |
New
York |
| 04-25-36 |
Ali
Baba |
Detroit,
MI |
| 06-26-36 |
Everett
Marshall |
Columbus,
OH |
| 12-29-37 |
Lou
Thesz |
St.
Louis |
| 02-11-38 |
Crusher
Casey |
Boston |
| 09-14-38 |
Everett
Marshall [2] (via officials' decision; Casey refused to defend
title in the U.S.) |
|
| 02-23-39 |
Lou
Thesz [2] |
St.
Louis |
| 06-23-39 |
Bronko
Nagurski |
Houston,
TX |
| 03-07-40 |
Ray
Steele |
St.
Louis |
| 03-11-41 |
Bronko
Nagurski [2] |
Minneapolis |
| 06-05-41 |
Sandor
Szabo |
St.
Louis |
| 02-19-42 |
Bill
Longson |
St.
Louis |
| 10-07-42 |
Yvon
Robert |
Montreal,
Quebec |
| 11-27-42 |
Bobby
Managoff |
Houston,
TX |
| 02-19-43 |
Bill
Longson [2] |
St.
Louis |
| 02-21-47 |
Whipper
Watson |
St.
Louis |
| 04-25-47 |
Lou
Thesz [3] |
St.
Louis |
| 11-21-47 |
Bill
Longson [3] |
St.
Louis |
| 07-20-48 |
Lou
Thesz [4] |
Indianapolis,
IN |
| 03-15-56 |
Whipper
Watson [2] |
Toronto,
Ontario |
| 11-09-56 |
Lou
Thesz [5] |
St.
Louis |
| 11-04-57 |
Dick
Hutton |
Toronto,
Ontario |
| 01-09-59 |
Pat
O'Connor |
St.
Louis |
| 06-30-61 |
Buddy
Rogers |
Chicago |
| 01-24-63 |
Lou
Thesz [6] |
Toronto,
Ontario |
| 01-07-66 |
Gene
Kiniski |
St.
Louis |
| 02-11-69 |
Dory
Funk Jr. |
Tampa,
FL |
| 05-24-73 |
Harley
Race |
Kansas
City, KS |
| 07-20-73 |
Jack
Brisco |
Houston,
TX |
| 12-02-74 |
Shohei
"Giant" Baba |
Kagoshimi,
Japan |
| 12-09-74 |
Jack
Brisco [2] |
Tokyo,
Japan |
| 12-10-75 |
Terry
Funk |
Miami
Beach, FL |
| 02-06-77 |
Harley
Race [2] |
Toronto,
Ontario |
| 08-21-79 |
Dusty
Rhodes |
Tampa,
FL |
| 08-26-79 |
Harley
Race [3] |
Orlando,
FL |
| 10-31-79 |
Shohei
"Giant" Baba [2] |
Nagoya,
Japan |
| 11-07-79 |
Harley
Race [4] |
Amageseki,
Japan |
| 09-04-80 |
Shohei
"Giant" Baba [3] |
Saga,
Japan |
| 09-10-80 |
Harley
Race [5] |
Ostu,
Japan |
| 04-27-81 |
Tommy
Rich |
Augusta,
GA |
| 05-01-81 |
Harley
Race [6] |
Gainesville,
GA |
| 06-21-81 |
Dusty
Rhodes [2] |
Atlanta |
| 09-17-81 |
Ric
Flair |
Kansas
City, MO |
| 06-10-83 |
Harley
Race [7] |
St.
Louis |
| 11-24-83 |
Ric
Flair [2] |
Greensboro,
NC |
| 05-06-84 |
Kerry
Von Erich |
Irving,
TX |
| 05-24-84 |
Ric
Flair [3] |
Yokosuka
City, Jap. |
| 07-26-86 |
Dusty
Rhodes [3] |
Greensboro,
NC |
| 08-09-86 |
Ric
Flair [4] |
St.
Louis |
| 09-25-87 |
Ronnie
Garvin |
Detroit,
MI |
| 11-26-87 |
Ric
Flair [5] |
Chicago |
| 02-20-89 |
Rick
Steamboat |
Chicago |
| 05-07-89 |
Ric
Flair [6] |
Nashville,
TN |
| 07-07-90 |
Sting |
Baltimore,
MD |
| 01-11-91 |
Ric
Flair [7] |
East
Rutherford, NJ |
| 07-14-91 |
Lex
Luger (over Barry Windham to fill vacant title; Flair stripped
of belt after signing with WWF 7/1/91) |
Baltimore,
MD |
| 02-29-92 |
Sting
[2] |
Milwaukee,
WI |
| 07-12-92 |
Big
Van Vader |
Albany,
GA |
| 08-02-92 |
Ron
Simmons |
Baltimore,
MD |
| 12-30-92 |
Big
Van Vader [2] |
Baltimore,
MD |
| 03-11-93 |
Sting
[3] |
London,
England |
| 03-17-93 |
Big
Van Vader [3] |
Dublin,
Ireland |
| 12-27-93 |
Ric
Flair [8] |
Charlotte,
NC |
| 07-17-94 |
Hulk
Hogan |
Orlando,
FL |
| 10-29-95 |
The
Giant |
Detroit,
MI |
| 11-26-95 |
Randy
Savage |
Norfolk,
VA |
| 12-27-95 |
Ric
Flair [4] |
Nashville,
TN |
| 01-22-96 |
Randy
Savage [2] |
Las
Vegas, NV |
| 02-11-96 |
Ric
Flair [5] |
St.
Petersburg, FL |
| 04-22-96 |
The
Giant [2] |
Albany,
GA |
| 08-10-96 |
Hulk
Hogan [2] |
Sturgis,
SD |
| 08-04-97 |
Lex
Luger [2] |
Auburn
Hills, MI |
| 08-09-97 |
Hulk
Hogan [3] |
Sturgis,
SD |
| 12/28/97 |
Sting *
Declared vacant on 01/08/98 in Dayton Beach, FL by J.J.
Dillon, the chairman of WCW Executive Committee, because of
the controversial endings at the 12/28/97 card in Washington,
DC and the 12/29/97 card in Baltimore, MD. |
Washington,
D.C. |
| 2/22/98 |
Sting |
San
Francisco, CA |
| 9/12/99 |
Sting |
Winston-Salem,
NC |
| 4/19/98 |
Randy
Savage |
Denver,
CO |
| 4/20/98 |
Hollywood
Hogan |
Colorado
Springs, CO |
| 7/06/98 |
Goldberg |
Atlanta,
GA |
| 12/27/98 |
Kevin
Nash |
Washington,
D.C. |
| 1/04/99 |
Nash
gives title to Hogan |
Atlanta,
GA |
| 3/14/99 |
Ric Flair |
Louisville,
KY |
| 4/11/99 |
Diamond
Dallas Page |
Tacoma,
WA |
| 4/26/99 |
Sting |
Fargo, ND |
| 4/26/99 |
DDP
defeats Sting, Nash, and Goldberg Four- Corners Match - |
Fargo, ND |
| 5/9/99 |
Nash |
St.
Louis, MO |
| 7/11/99 |
Macho Man
defeats Nash |
Ft.
Lauderdale, FL |
| 7/12/99 |
Hogan |
Jacksonville,
FL |
| 9/12/99 |
Sting
* On 10/25/99, Sting was stripped of his title for assaulting
referee Charles Robinson. A 32-man tournament is underway. A
new champion will be crowned November 21 at Mayhem in Toronto. |
Winston-Salem,
NC |
| 11/21/99 |
Bret Hart
defeats Chris Benoit in the final match of a 31-competitor
Tournament |
| 01/16/2000 |
Bret Hart
stripped of title when he was unable to compete due to injury
at Souled Out |
Cincinatti,
OH |
| 01/24/2000 |
Sid
Vicious defeats Kevin Nash |
Los
Angeles, CA |
| 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 |
| 04/24/2000 |
DDP
defeats Jeff Jarrett with Vince Russo in a Cage match |
Rochester,
NY |
| 04/26/2000 |
Diamond
Dallas Page and David Arquette defeats Jeff Jarrett and Eric
Bischoff |
Syracuse,
NY |
| 05/07/2000 |
Jeff
Jarrett defeats David Arquette and Diamond Dallas Page at
Slamboree in a WCW World Title Triple Cage Match |
Kansas
City, MO |
| 05/15/2000 |
Ric Flair
defeats Jeff Jarrett at Monday Nitro |
Biloxi,
MS |
| 05/22/2000 |
Jeff
Jarrett defeats Kevin Nash |
Grand
Rapids, MI |
| 05/23/2000 |
Kevin
Nash defeats Jeff Jarrett and Big Poppa Pump |
Saginaw,
MI |
| 05/29/2000 |
Jeff
Jarrett defeats Ric Flair |
Salt Lake
City, UT |
| 07/9/2000 |
Booker T
defeats Jeff Jarrett at Bash At The Beach |
Daytona,
FL |
| Kevin Nash |
Booker T |
Las Cruces, NM |
8-28-00
|
| Booker T |
Kevin Nash |
Buffalo, NY |
9-17-00
|
| Booker T |
Jeff
Jarrett-25 |
San Francisco,
CA |
10-2-00
|
| Scott Steiner |
Booker T |
Milwaukee, WI |
11-26-00
|
| Booker T |
Scott Steiner |
Panama City,
FL |
3-26-01
|
| Kurt Angle |
Booker T |
Pittsburgh, PA |
7-24-01
|
| Booker T |
Kurt Angle |
Philadelphia,
PA |
7-30-01
|
| The Rock |
Booker T |
San Jose, CA |
8-19-01
|
| Chris Jericho |
The Rock |
St. Louis, MO |
10-21-01
|
| The Rock |
Chris Jericho |
Uniondale, NY |
11-5-01
|
| Chris Jericho |
The Rock |
San Diego, CA |
12-9-01
|
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