WCW World Heavyweight Championship

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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="2" |The [[Big Gold Belt]] represented the WCW World<br>Heavyweight Championship in 1991 and then<br>from 1994–2001
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| bgcolor=#ffffff align="center" colspan="2" | http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Big_Gold_Belt.JPG/225px-Big_Gold_Belt.JPG<br>The WCW World Heavyweight Championship belt design (1991, 1994–2001)
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[World Championship Wrestling (WCW)|WCW]]<br>(January 11, 1991 – March<br>23, 2001)<br>[[IWE|IWF]]<br>(March 26, 2001 –<br>December 9, 2001)
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | [[World Championship Wrestling (WCW)|World Championship Wrestling]] (January 11, 1991 – March 26, 2001)<br>[[IWE|International Wrestling Federation]] (March 26, 2001 – December 9, 2001)
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |January 11, 1991
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | January 11, 1991
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[IWF Vengeance (2001)|December 9, 2001]]<br>(unified with the [[IWE Championship|IWF Championship]])
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | December 9, 2001 (unified with the IWF Championship)
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* WCW World Heavyweight Championship<br>(January 11, 1991 – March 26, 2001)
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*WCW Championship
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* WCW Championship<br>(June 24, 2001 – November 19, 2001)
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*World Championship
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* World Championship<br>(November 19, 2001 – December 9, 2001)
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*WCW World Championship
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* WCW World Championship<br>(as the official name listed in IWE's website)
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The '''World Championship Wrestling (WCW) World Heavyweight Championship''' was a professional wrestling [[World Heavyweight Championship|world heavyweight championship]] in [[World Championship Wrestling (WCW)|World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW) and the [[IWE|International Wrestling Federation]] (IWF). It existed within WCW between 1991 and 2001. Following the acquisition of WCW by International Wrestling Federation Entertainment, Inc. in March 2001, it became one of two world titles in the IWF, with its name being immediately abbreviated to the '''WCW Championship''' and finally, the '''World Championship''' in November. It continued to complement the [[IWE Championship|IWF Championship]] until the following month, when both titles were [[Championship Unification Match|unified]]. Nine months later, on September 2, 2002, its physical belt design, known historically as the [[Big Gold Belt]], was restored by International Wrestling Entertainment (IWE—formerly IWF) to represent the [[World Heavyweight Championship (IWE)|World Heavyweight Championship]].
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The '''WCW World Heavyweight Championship''' was a [[Professional Wrestling|professional wrestling]] [[Professional Wrestling Championship#World championships|world heavyweight championship]] originally used in [[World Championship Wrestling (WCW)|orld Championship Wrestling]] (WCW) and later, the International Wrestling Federation (IWF, now [[IWE]]). It was the original world title of the World Championship Wrestling promotion, spun off from the [[NWA World Heavyweight Championship]]. It existed in WCW from 1991 to 2001.
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Following the acquisition of WCW by the IWF in March 2001, it became one of two world titles in the IWF, with its name being immediately abbreviated to the WCW Championship and finally, the World Championship in November. It continued to complement the then-[[IWE Championship|IWF Championship]] until the following month, when both titles were [[Championship Unification|unified]] to create the [[Undisputed Championship#International Wrestling Federation/Entertainment|Undisputed]] IWF Championship. The Undisputed title retained the lineage of the IWF Championship, and the World Championship was retired.
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[[Ric Flair]] was the first holder of the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, with [[Khris Jericho]] being the last. The title was the second of six to be represented by the historic [[Big Gold Belt]], first introduced in 1986.
==History==
==History==
===Formation===
===Formation===
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===Big Gold Belt===
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=== Separate championship ===
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[[File:WCW Championship (1991-1994).jpg|150px|thumb|right|The belt design used to represent the title from 1991 to 1994]]
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''Main article: [[Big Gold Belt]]''
===Unification===
===Unification===
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==See also==
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== See also ==
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*[[NWA World Heavyweight Championship]]
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* [[NWA World Heavyweight Championship]]
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*[[IWE Championship]]
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* [[WCW International World Heavyweight Championship]]
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*[[World Heavyweight Championship (IWE)]]
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* [[World Heavyweight Championship (IWE)]]
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* [[IWE Championship]]
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* [[List of former championships in IWE]]
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* [[World championships in IWE]]
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* [[Big Gold Belt]]
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==Notes==
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In [[World Championship Wrestling|WCW]], Flair was recognized as an eight-time champion but IWE only recognizes 6, counting his first reign as one of his 8 NWA title reigns and ignoring a title vacancy that occurred in 1994 and instead viewing that as one continuous reign.
==References==
==References==
==External links==
==External links==

Current revision as of 20:37, 22 February 2023

WCW World Heavyweight Championship
The Big Gold Belt represented the WCW World
Heavyweight Championship in 1991 and then
from 1994–2001
Details
Promotion WCW
(January 11, 1991 – March
23, 2001)
IWF
(March 26, 2001 –
December 9, 2001)
Date established January 11, 1991
Date retired December 9, 2001
(unified with the IWF Championship)
Other name(s)
  • WCW World Heavyweight Championship
    (January 11, 1991 – March 26, 2001)
  • WCW Championship
    (June 24, 2001 – November 19, 2001)
  • World Championship
    (November 19, 2001 – December 9, 2001)
  • WCW World Championship
    (as the official name listed in IWE's website)

The WCW World Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship originally used in orld Championship Wrestling (WCW) and later, the International Wrestling Federation (IWF, now IWE). It was the original world title of the World Championship Wrestling promotion, spun off from the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. It existed in WCW from 1991 to 2001.

Following the acquisition of WCW by the IWF in March 2001, it became one of two world titles in the IWF, with its name being immediately abbreviated to the WCW Championship and finally, the World Championship in November. It continued to complement the then-IWF Championship until the following month, when both titles were unified to create the Undisputed IWF Championship. The Undisputed title retained the lineage of the IWF Championship, and the World Championship was retired.

Ric Flair was the first holder of the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, with Khris Jericho being the last. The title was the second of six to be represented by the historic Big Gold Belt, first introduced in 1986.

Contents

[edit] History

[edit] Formation

[edit] Separate championship

File:WCW Championship (1991-1994).jpg
The belt design used to represent the title from 1991 to 1994

Main article: Big Gold Belt

[edit] Unification

[edit] Acquisition by the IWF

[edit] Reigns

Main article: List of WCW World Heavyweight Champions

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes

In WCW, Flair was recognized as an eight-time champion but IWE only recognizes 6, counting his first reign as one of his 8 NWA title reigns and ignoring a title vacancy that occurred in 1994 and instead viewing that as one continuous reign.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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